167. Chapter 167
"A good sentence of kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself." With applause, a man's voice came into the room. Su Liu and the others were stunned, turned their heads, and saw a middle-aged man with a beard and a robe walking in. "Daddy." Cao Mingzhu stood up and asked a little hurriedly, "Could it be that the ring is already there?" ”
There was some anxiety in her voice, even a little panic, and her magnificent red lips bit lightly.
When the man saw it, pity rose in his heart, and he said softly: "Zhu'er, don't worry, the ring suddenly collapsed, I'm afraid it won't be comparable tonight." "Collapsed?" Cao Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, but the whole person relaxed, and even a little happy.
The man nodded, and when he saw her relieved look, he couldn't help but feel even more guilty.
The person who came was Cao Kui, the head of the Cao family, who was wearing a dark green robe, a white jade belt around his waist, and had an elegant temperament, looking not like a businessman, but like a scholar. But such a person has nothing to do in the face of the family behind him.
Cao Kui looked at Su Liu, looked at her with a pair of eyes that were similar to Cao Mingzhu, and a flash of essence flashed in her eyes: "Who is this girl?" "Dad, this is Su Liu, a friend of my daughter." Cao Mingzhu hurriedly said, yes, this is a friend. "That's the girl who says the customer is everything?" Cao Kui raised his eyebrows, obviously knowing about the Eight Treasures Hall of the Dao. "Su Liu has seen the head of the Cao family." Su Liu lightly saluted Cao Kui.
Cao Kui raised his hand and asked, "I heard what you just said, I didn't expect you to be so decisive at such a young age, and you are ruthless enough." ”
These words seemed to be reproachful, but there was no tone of reproach, Su Liu was not afraid, looked at him and said: "Su Liu only knows the way, when he should be ruthless, he must be ruthless, and the head of the Cao family is willing to sacrifice his only daughter, just for the so-called family?" ”
Cao Mingzhu lowered her head and pursed her lips, tears already welling up in her beautiful eyes.
The beauty was crying, not to mention the man, even Su Liu felt pity in her heart, and she spoke even more politely, and said: "Don't talk about it, take the ring tonight, if the ring doesn't collapse, the white-bearded old man really wins, and the head of the Cao family will serve him as the best son-in-law of Dongchuang?" That old man can be the father of the Cao family. If the head of the Cao family promised Ruhua's daughter such a bad old man, he would not be afraid of his heart. ”
She is outspoken, does not beat around the bush, and is not afraid of offending people, when she thinks of Cao Mingzhu's situation, she feels a little similar to herself, and her words are a little rushed.
Cao Mingzhu tugged at her sleeve, Su Liu came back to her senses, and then realized that she was a little rushed, uh, and said: "Su Liu is from a peasant family, and he doesn't know etiquette, so I hope the head of the Cao family will not be surprised." After a pause, he said: "But now that the ring has collapsed, it is also the will of God to think about it, and the head of the Cao family still needs to think carefully, so as not to miss Miss Cao's life." "Daddy, Su Liu, she didn't mean it." Cao Mingzhu hurriedly said: "Don't blame her, her daughter is quite close to her." ”
Cao Kui looked at Su Liu steadily, suddenly smiled, and said, "You girl is really interesting, sit down and talk." ”
Cao Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Su Liu to sit down. "I think I, Cao Kui, earn millions of family fortunes, but I only have a daughter in Mingzhu, where do I want her to suffer? I thought that marrying the county lord would be better than finding a son-in-law by myself, which was better than being a concubine, but I didn't expect that the person who came would be so ......" Cao Kui sighed, looked at his daughter apologetically, and said: "It's also that I didn't think about it and almost made a big mistake, Zhu'er, do you blame Daddy?" "Dad, my daughter doesn't blame you, I just hate that my daughter is not a man, and I can't share my father's worries." Cao Mingzhu burst into tears and choked up. "I've heard everything you said about this girl, and it's really to the point, I'm the one who got the horns." Cao Kui looked at Su Liu again and said, "I only think that as long as I recruit a son-in-law, everything will be fine, but I never thought about whether I want to be willing or not." What you said is also true, people die like lights go out, and they will be buried in a hundred years, whether they have children or not, and where can they know the Tao? ”
Su Liu saw him admit his mistake like this, but he didn't know what to say. "It's just that the people don't fight with the officials, the county lord is the county magistrate, I'm just a businessman, how can I fight with him?" Cao Kui sighed and said: "My Cao family's luck is mainly in Changping County, and I don't know how much snowflakes and silver are enshrined every year, but Tang Zhi County still thinks about my family's pearls, which is really too deceitful." ”
Cao Kui slammed the table beside him hard, his eyes lit up with anger.
Su Liu was silent, pursed his lips, and said, "Master Cao, who is not flattering?" What you don't lack is silver, what you lack is only connections, if you find a safe backer, what else can he do to you? "Easy to say." Cao Kui sighed and said: "It's only been two years since our Cao family came to Changping, although Tang Zhixian is just a county, it's not that it doesn't have no connections, it's just that I want to make it up, and I haven't touched it yet, so I ......."
Su Liu is obviously just a child younger than his own daughter, but Cao Kui still told her his scruples, and always felt that although the girl in front of her was small, she had an idea.
Su Liu also understood the meaning of his words, knowing that in this era, the imperial power is supreme, Shinong businessmen, businessmen and businessmen are ranked at the bottom, and some people, scattering tens of millions of family wealth, also want to get an official position to get out of business, this is the case.
The Cao family is so rich, how can the county not try? Naturally, he held it tightly, which would give him a chance to get involved with other adults. "Even so, the head of the Cao family should not gamble on Miss Cao's marriage." Su Liu complained. "It's a helpless solution." Cao Kui smiled bitterly.
Su Liu looked at him looking at Cao Mingzhu's guilty look, and also knew that he really loved Cao Mingzhu, and he was a little envious in his heart, this is his biological father, how can he be like Su Changsheng's scum. "But since the ring has collapsed, it is also the will of God, Mingzhu, don't worry, it is my father who is not thoughtful, even if my father breaks away from the Cao family, he will not wronged you." Cao Kui held his daughter's hand and said, "Liu Yatou is right, they eat me, I wear my flowers, why do we want to look at their faces?" It's amazing that our father and daughter left this family and went to another country. "Daddy......" Cao Mingzhu was so moved that she burst into tears. You guys are in love, say stubborn, I'll take care of some things. Cao Kui stood up and said with a smile: "Zhu'er, treat people well." "Hmm."
Su Liu sighed, this Cao Kui also really loves his daughter, thought about it and asked: "This ring is open, although it has collapsed, I don't know how the head of the Cao family will deal with this matter?" ”
Cao Kui frowned. "The collapse of the ring shows that God is so, after calculation, Miss Cao should not marry someone within the year, otherwise the person who is married will either die or be injured." Su Liu looked at Cao Kuidao lightly.
Cao Kui was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "That's right, the will of heaven is hard to disobey, and I will talk about it in two years." ”
Cao Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Su Liu's eyes full of gratitude.
Su Liu said again: "Master Cao, I have a few friends in the garden of your mansion, and one of them has a son, who is the fifth son of the prefect, and I hope that the head of the Cao family will send a careful person to serve you." ”
Cao Kui was taken aback, and looked at Su Liu's eyes with some consternation: "The son of the prefect? ”
Su Liu smiled and nodded, Cao Kui pressed his excitement, and arched his hand to Su Liuyi: "Miss Su is so gracious, Cao Kui has written it down, since the fifth prince has come to my house, how can the old man be lazy, so let's go and ask for a good one." ”
Since Cao Kui can do such a big business, how could Su Liu not know that she intends to pull the strings for him? How can the son of the prefect not be better than the county lord? So, in addition to gratitude, it is a surprise.
Su Liu avoided it and said, "I'm just in love with Miss Cao's family." ”
Cao Kui couldn't bear it, and repeatedly told Cao Mingzhu to accompany Su Liu, while he hurriedly walked out.
There were only two girls left in the house, Cao Mingzhu stepped forward and grabbed Su Liu's hand and said sincerely: "Today, thank you so much Sister Su." "Miss Cao, I can't see the ugly faces of those individuals, I don't hide it from Miss, I just broke off with my family, and the reason is no different from Miss." Su Liu smiled bitterly.
Cao Mingzhu was a little surprised, so she said: "What about Miss, since I call you a sister, doesn't my sister want to call me a sister?" "Sister Cao." Su Liu was stunned for a while before smiling happily.
Cao Mingzhu couldn't help but be overjoyed, pulled her to sit down again, and after what happened just now, the intimacy was even worse, and asked: "You said that you broke up with your family, what's going on?" ”
Su Liu didn't have anything to look at, and he did fall in love with her, so he told him about himself, and Cao Mingzhu sighed when he heard it, and took her hand and said: "I'm a motherless, you don't have a father, we are really hard-working people, no wonder we can make friends with you." ”
Su Liu smiled and said, "This may be fate." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and the distance suddenly became closer.
As the night was late, Cao Mingzhu still wanted to stay with Su Liu to live in Cao's Mansion, Su Liu pushed it in every possible way, and Ning Guang's side also said that it was time to go back, so Cao Mingzhu reluctantly sent Su Liu out of the house, and agreed to see him again the next day.
Out of Cao's Mansion, Su Liu saw that Song Xiao couldn't stop looking at her, she was a little weak-hearted, coughed, and called, "Fifth Master......"
Song Xiao snorted and said, "Su Liu, you have a lot of ability, just after a while, you will sell the master." ”
Su Liu was weak in the end, and flattered: "I, I can't bear to see a beauty fall into the hands of a bad old man, and I also pity the head of the Cao family for a love for his daughter." She also knew that she was reckless, so she said softly: "It's me who is reckless today, you, just look at the Cao family master's love for his daughter, so take a ride." ”
Song Xiao snorted, and before he could speak, Ning Guang said in an orderly manner: "The Song family has long wanted to make a living from Caoyun, and now it is just a matter of pushing the boat down the river, so how can I buy and sell." ”
Song Xiao was stunned, and looked at Ning Guang in a daze, the Song family really wanted to make a living, and also thought about taking Cao Kui's path, after all, he was the boss of Changping Caoyun, but he and Cao Kui didn't say much, Ning Guang actually saw it.
Song Xiao's heart froze, his eyes narrowed, and he didn't speak, if anyone said that this Ning Guang was just a mountain hunter, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed.
Ning Guang ignored him, only glanced at him coldly, and pulled Su Liu away.
Wu Gang looked at their backs and stepped forward: "Fifth Young Master." ”
Song Xiao waved his hand and said, "Hasn't the third brother found out the identity of this person yet?" "Who is this Ning Guang, and what are his intentions to hide in Daao Village?