I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 396: Su Yan Su Yu

Chapter 396: Chapter 396: Su Yan Su Yu

Suizi already had an answer to this question, spouting off immediately:

"I too had a dream, where Luoluo spoke to me, saying there’s a gem in Grandpa’s horse stone."

This explanation seemed too mystical - no ordinary person would believe it.

Suizi recounted the story of her dream about two radishes signaling her pregnancy which had left Yu Shuisheng clueless.

Really?

Wang Cuihua seemed to have a sudden realization.

"Our twin grandchildren’s birthdays are a huge secret, let me tell you..."

She told Yu Shuisheng the legendary story of the twins’ birth.

Those who gamble on stones believe in all these, they even take a ceremonial bath before making a big gamble.

Being in this business for many years, Yu Shuisheng abides by these rules. Initially skeptical, he slowly convinced himself that the truth indeed lay herein.

"If our two children really have this kind of skill, we could cultivate them further. Who knows, they may become masters in stone gambling."

Yu Shuisheng looked at the two children in the stroller with a surprised delight.

Unattended for a while, the chubby faces of the two were covered in yolk.

Upon realizing that they were the focus of the family’s gaze, the two children smiled in unison. To them, their own child is always wonderful - full of spirit.

"I’ve brought back many raw stones. When they get a bit older, I’ll start teaching them how to identify jade," Yu Shuisheng thought far into the future.

Suizi did likewise.

If it’s considered a hobby, a casual play not straining the body, it’s okay to participate.

However, if it were to become their main job, she wouldn’t agree.

Although the gambling industry regards itself as "cultural heritage", not simply "gambling", thinking deeply about it, the word gambling comes first in "gem gambling", suggesting that the risks outweigh the profits.

From a legal perspective, gambling on stones is not considered gambling, but the risks in this industry are no less than those of gambling. One could end up poor or rich with a single stroke - countless people have lost their fortunes, and even their lives to it.

Suizi kept these thoughts to herself and didn’t verbalize them.

As a wise daughter-in-law, she would never crush an elder’s current face with future matters.

Living in a three-generation family, dealing with elders necessitates wisdom. Even if their concepts differ, she wouldn’t express it openly.

She smiled and nodded along with the elders, keeping her opinion on differing matters to herself. Once the time comes, she will act according to her thoughts, an approach commonly known as, sticking to one’s guns.

Her unassuming, well-mannered demeanor ensured her position as the Yu family’s daughter-in-law, regardless of how far the family would advance, she was always the ideal daughter-in-law in the eyes of the elders.

"What was written in the last two scrolls that Suizi left? I still don’t understand. If a single scroll could bring your father back, why keep three?" Wang Cuihua asked the second question that everyone was interested in.

"We are a nation that values filial piety. As the saying goes, a filial parent will have filial children, and a disobedient one will have disobedient children. Since he adopted my father, we have to reward the favor."

"...Suizi, could you explain in terms understandable to us?"

Wang Cuihua asked on behalf of the baffled household.

Who could understand Suizi’s roundabout phrasing?

"My lady means to always keep a card up our sleeve when dealing with unsettled people. With the remaining two scrolls, we can effectively keep the old man cautious about crossing us for decades to come."

Having gained substantial experience in interpreting "Suizi’s language", Yu Jingting understood the crux of Suizi’s statement: "a disobedient one will have disobedient children".

All the talk of filial piety and so on was just pretence.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—that’s the real essence Suizi wanted to express.

Old Hu was moved by Yu Shuisheng and spared him for the moment.

But who knows whether the old man will repent in the future?

An old man who sent people across several provinces to kill defenseless kids is no saint.

Without a grip over him, what if he starts causing trouble again?

For an old man, no matter how much money he has or how much power he wields, what he desires most and also fears most, is life itself.

Suizi exploited this, leaving him two scrolls that would agonize him but couldn’t be opened prematurely.

"In more than a decade, we have enough time to grow and stand strong. If, after ten years, he can still send people over to harm our children like this time, then I’ve lived in vain."

Yu Jingting downed his drink. The words were not uttered out of heated passion but from his innermost feelings.

This recent threat to his daughter had hit him hardest.

Though he did not show it outwardly, refraining from tear-filled drama like Suizi, he made a vow deep within. Such humiliation could not be allowed to happen a second time.

To protect his family from powerful external forces, brute strength and raw grit are not sufficient anymore.

Be it the unpredictable Fan family or the Hu family on the border, their powerful influence not only imposed pressure but also fueled motivation on Yu Jingting, a young man just 21.

Wang Cuihua wanted to curb her son’s fervor, but she did not speak up.

Because she saw Suizi raise her glass, toast with water instead of liquor, and knock it against Jingting’s glass.

In Suizi’s eyes was full trust in Jingting.

No matter what others thought of Jingting’s words, Suizi believed in him. She believed that he can do it, can lead the family further.

Wang Cuihua felt a lump in her throat as she took a swig of wine to disguise her tear-filled eyes, causing her to cough from the strong alcoholic taste.

Seeing the concern in Yu Shuisheng’s eyes made her laugh between coughs:

"Our boy has grown up."

These words echoed the sentiments in Yu Shuisheng’s heart.

The tale of how Jingting had made a name for himself that he told was nowhere near as thrilling as witnessing it firsthand or experiencing it personally.

The plot of the scrolls was Suizi’s, but the implementation was Jingting’s.

This seemingly bold plan contained many unknowns and risks. It was more a bet on one’s state of mind than on gemstone gambling.

Others might not have succeeded in executing Suizi’s plan.

You could say Jingting, barely twenty, deserves half the credit for the success of this plan.

If he had shown any hint of fear, Old Hu might not even have given him the chance to open the first scroll.

Yu Shuisheng asked himself – at twenty, he did not possess Jingting’s calm. This boy’s composure was surprising and pleasing.

A courageous and shrewd son like him, coupled with a clever and meticulous wife like Suizi, makes one look forward to the future.

"Now that we are wealthy, let’s renovate our house first. The current interior design is too simple and we don’t have enough furniture. Let’s replace them all with ones inlaid with ivory."

Suizi choked, her mouth twitching at the corners.

Brushing aside her father-in-law’s ’local tyrant aesthetics’, decorating the house like that... was it to get attention to their house, inviting trouble?