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Chapter 147: Ha. Ha. …Ha

Ning Shu had no interest in watching their show of affection any longer and just said to the servants, "Remember to cook abalone for me."

Ning Shu's words caused the pair of grandparents and grandchildren to glare at her again. Su Dabao's gaze as he looked at Ning Shu was particularly sinister even as he continued to comfort his younger sister. Su Xiaobao was wailing loudly as she peeked through the cracks between her fingers at Ning Shu. Whenever she met Ning Shu's eyes, she would start wailing with a renewed vengeance. She looked extremely scared of Ning Shu and cried so hard it caused people's hearts to ache.

"The child's crying so terribly, yet you're still talking about abalone? Su Ran, are you that starved? Could it be it's been eight lifetimes since you've eaten abalone?" Madame Xiao glared at Ning Shu as she continued to coax Su Xiaobao gently.

Ning Shu: She really hasn't eaten abalone in eight lifetimes.

As expected, her very existence was an error. No matter what she did, it was wrong.

Ning Shu simply turned and left without bothering with them. Even those little kids knew to give her att.i.tude and secretly schemed to cause her trouble. It was a wonder how that moronic Su Meng had been able to give birth to such shrewd children, or was it that the Xiao family's genes were just like this? If that was the case, ha. ha…

The Xiao family parents were furious with her att.i.tude. This daughter-in-law was sure arrogant, to actually treat her elders this way! What kind of daughter-in-law was she? The goal of taking a wife was to marry a virtuous partner, how could a woman like this become the Xiao family's future female master?

However, Ning Shu didn't care what the family thought. She had to first open a deposit box to lock up all the things.

After getting that done, Ning Shu went to the Su family home to visit this body's dad. Ning Shu couldn't figure out how a person who had spent half his lifetime weaving skillfully in and out of the commerce market had ended up falling into the trap of Xiao Yan, who was younger and more inexperienced than him by a generation.

En, the main character halo definitely defied common logic. Whenever supporting leads and cannon fodders encountered the main lead, their intelligence levels would immediately take a nosedive.

Su Ran's father was a scholarly middle-aged man with a very calm temperament. One could tell with a look that he was a mature and graceful businessman. When he saw Ning Shu, he took a moment to size her up before saying, "You shouldn't move around too much right after leaving the hospital."

Ning Shu smiled and said, "Dad, I'm already fully recovered."

When Father Su saw the smile on Ning Shu's face, he furrowed his brows. "How can you still smile? You couldn't even protect your own child and fell into the scheme of a six-year-old! Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? Are you even still my daughter?"

Ning Shu inwardly remarked, you also fell into Xiao Yan's scheme too though. Xiao Yan had milked the Su family dry without leaving even a single drop behind.

"Dad, I was wrong, but what else could I do? Those two children have charmed the entire Xiao family, from the parents to the servants. I don't even have a place to stand in the Xiao family anymore," said Ning Shu in a pitiful manner.

"You're seriously a disappointment ah. You can't even win against children?" Su Bo's brows furrowed even more. "If it goes on like this, our business with the Xiao family will probably fall apart."

"Dad." Ning Shu looked at Su Bo earnestly. "It's best if we don't collaborate with the Xiao family anymore."

"Right now Su Meng and Xiao Yan are pretty pa.s.sionately in love, and Xiao Yan even said that he was going to get revenge for Su Meng and avenge her parents. Su Meng has always believed that you were the one responsible for the death of her parents, so it's best if we seek a different direction in business." Ning Shu kept a depressed expression on her face and did her best to act out the despair of being betrayed by a man.

Su Bo's expression changed a little. He seemed skeptical of this news and said, "Business is business. Xiao Yan probably won't go as far as to ruin our two family's business just for a woman."

The only response Ning Shu could give to Su Bo's words were: ha. ha.

Xiao Yan was willing to do anything for Su Meng. How else could he express his love towards Su Meng, fulfill the two children's dream of living together as a family, and his parents' hope for him to have a happy marriage?

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Chapter 148: Another One Lost to the Mary Sue Halo

"After getting married, your duty is to support your husband and educate your children. Your place is in the home, don't mingle in business matters," said Su Bo. "Take care of your body. Only the child you give birth to will be the real successor to the Xiao family. Su Meng's children are just illegitimate children; they won't be able to shake your position."

Ning Shu's heart sank a little. She hadn't expected Su Bo to be so obstinate and to not believe her at all. Could it be that the Su family being swallowed by the Xiao family really was an inescapable fate?

Ning Shu thought for a moment, then felt that she had been too impatient. The business between the Xiao family and Su family has always been good and no problems had ever occurred, so it was normal that Su Bo didn't believe her when she suddenly said that the Xiao family was planning to harm the Su family.

Su Bo probably thought that she had brought this up because she had been too emotionally hurt from losing her child and the appearance of Su Meng, this love rival.

Ning Shu felt that it was necessary to find evidence in order to convince Su Bo, but at the same time, she shouldn't put all her hopes on the Su family.

She finally understood how the Su family ended up completely collapsing so quickly. It was because Su Bo trusted the Xiao family too much and never imagined that Xiao Yan would make the Su family go bankrupt with one move.

"Ran, will you be having lunch here?" Madame Su asked Ning Shu. Ning Shu shook her head. She had already achieved today's goal. "I won't be eating here."

Ning Shu then warned Su Bo seriously one more time. "Dad, in a little while, the Xiao family will start developing a plot of land. I hear that it's a government plan, so they'll definitely have the Xiao family partic.i.p.ate as well. This will probably be the project in which Xiao Yan moves to attack our family. Perhaps I'm overthinking, but Dad, it's best if you watch out a little."

Although the route of relying on the Su family wouldn't work, there were still other routes available. This brief interaction was enough for Ning Shu to see that Su Bo looked down on women a lot. In addition, since she had already gotten married, she didn't really count as a member of the Su family anymore.

Su Bo was probably inwardly angry that she came back to try and make the two families enemies.

Ning Shu thought about it and felt that it was pretty meaningless to stay. She had come back to warn him with good intentions, but he didn't appreciate it at all. She was just about to leave when Su Ran's younger brother came back.

Su Lan was currently in college. When he saw Ning Shu, he greeted her with a call of 'big sister.' Then his gaze s.h.i.+fted towards Ning Shu's stomach and he said, "Sis, don't be too hurt. Children are just too young to know any better."

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes slightly. How had they put it? It was an accident? Ning Shu looked at Su Lan. Su Lan looked quite similar to Su Bo. He was wearing a white s.h.i.+rt and looked very refined. He was probably one of the handsomest boys at his school.

"Who was the one that told you Su Dabao didn't do it on purpose?" Ning Shu knitted her brows as she continued looking at him.

An expression of disagreement appeared on Su Lan's face. "Cousin Su Meng already explained to me that her son didn't do it on purpose. Sis, you're definitely hurt since you lost your child, but you shouldn't blame the incident on a little kid."

These words were practically saying, even if you want to frame someone, you shouldn't frame a kid.

Inwardly, Ning Shu tilted her head back to roar towards the sky: it's another man that is kneeling to the Mary Sue halo ah! Why did men kneel so much beneath the Mary Sue halo? Why did they fall to being cannon fodder so much? Ning Shu could feel twinges of pain coming from her heart. Her own younger brother didn't believe her and instead, was actually taking Su Meng's side and speaking for her

The original host had been very angry with her younger brother, but also helpless against it, so it just made her hate Su Meng more.

However, there was only one thing Ning Shu felt which was: could she whip this brat?

Song t.i.tle: 雨蝶 (Rain b.u.t.terfly)

Music Composer:  張宇 (Zhāng Yǔ)

Lyrics Composer: 許常德, 瓊瑤  (Xǔ Chángdé ,   Qióng Yáo)

Performed by: 李翊君 (Lǐ Yìjūn)

Published: 1998

Background: This is a really beautiful song that's the end credits song of the old Chinese drama, Return of the Pearl Princess.

Return of the Pearl Princess is about a tomboyish and naive girl that befriends the emperor's illegitimate daughter and ended up being mistaken as the lost princess. I quite liked the drama when I was little, but haha, it's seems a little dumb now, especially after reading QTF.

Original Music Video:

Version I Prefer:

Lyrics:

ài dào xīn pò sùi yě bié qù guài shúi

愛到心破碎 也別去怪誰

zhǐ yīn wèi xiàng yù tài měi

只因爲相遇太美

jìu suàn líu gān lèi shāng dào dǐ

就算流乾淚 傷到底

xīn chéng hūi yě wú sǔo wèi

心成灰 也無所謂

Should my heart break from love, there's no one to blame,

It's all because our first encounter was too beautiful.

Even if my tears flow dry, I'm hurt to the core,

My heart turns to ash, it's alright.

wǒ pò jiǎn chéng dié yuàn hé nǐ shuāng fēi

我破繭成蝶 願和你雙飛

zùi pà nǐ hùi yī qù bù húi

最怕你會一去不回

sūi rán ài gùo wǒ gěi gùo wǒ

雖然愛過我 給過我

xiǎng gùo wǒ jìu shì ān wèi

想過我 就是安慰

I break out of my coc.o.o.n to become a b.u.t.terfly in desire to fly with you,

As my worst fear is that you'll leave and never come back.

Even though the fact that you once loved me, once gave me love,

Once thought of me, is already consolement enough.

wǒ xiàng nǐ fēi yǔ wēn róu de zhùi

我向你飛 雨溫柔的墜

xiàng nǐ de yōng bào bǎ wǒ bāo wéi

像你的擁抱把我包圍

wǒ xiàng nǐ fēi dūo yuǎn dōu bù lèi

我向你飛 多遠都不累

sūi rán lǚ tú zhōng yǒu gùo tòng hé lèi

雖然旅途中有過痛和淚

As I fly towards you, the rain falls gently,

And encloses me like an embrace from you.

I continue to fly towards you, not feeling tired no matter the distance,

Although there was pain and tears in the process.

wǒ xiàng nǐ zhūi fēng wēn róu de chūi

我向你追 風溫柔的吹

zhǐ yào nǐ wú yuàn wǒ yě wú hǔi

只要你無怨 我也無悔

ài shì nà me měi wǒ xīn táo zùi

愛是那麼美 我心陶醉

bèi ài de gǎn jué

被愛的感覺

As I chase after you, the wind blows gently.

As long as you aren't angry, I also feel no regret.

Love is just that beautiful, just that enchanting,

I'm intoxicated by this feeling of being loved.

ài dào xīn pò sùi yě bié qù guài shúi

愛到心破碎 也別去怪誰

zhǐ yīn wèi xiàng yù tài měi

只因爲相遇太美

jìu suàn líu gān lèi shāng dào dǐ

就算流乾淚 傷到底

xīn chéng hūi yě wú sǔo wèi

心成灰 也無所謂

Should my heart break from love, there's no one to blame,

It's all because our first encounter was too beautiful.

Even if my tears flow dry, I'm hurt to the core,

My heart turns to ash, it's alright.

wǒ pò jiǎn chéng dié yuàn hé nǐ shuāng fēi

我破繭成蝶 願和你雙飛

zùi pà nǐ hùi yī qù bù húi

最怕你會一去不回

sūi rán ài gùo wǒ gěi gùo wǒ

雖然愛過我 給過我

xiǎng gùo wǒ jìu shì ān wèi

想過我 就是安慰

I break out of my coc.o.o.n to become a b.u.t.terfly in desire to fly with you,

As my worst fear is that you'll leave and never come back.

Even though the fact that you once loved me, once gave me love,

Once thought of me, is already consolement enough.

wǒ xiàng nǐ fēi yǔ wēn róu de zhùi

我向你飛 雨溫柔的墜

xiàng nǐ de yōng bào bǎ wǒ bāo wéi

像你的擁抱把我包圍

wǒ xiàng nǐ fēi dūo yuǎn dōu bù lèi

我向你飛 多遠都不累

sūi rán lǚ tú zhōng yǒu gùo tòng hé lèi

雖然旅途中有過痛和淚

As I fly towards you, the rain falls gently,

And encloses me like an embrace from you.

I continue to fly towards you, not feeling tired no matter the distance,

Although there was pain and tears in the process.

wǒ xiàng nǐ zhūi fēng wēn róu de chūi

我向你追 風溫柔的吹

zhǐ yào nǐ wú yuàn wǒ yě wú hǔi

只要你無怨 我也無悔

ài shì nà me měi wǒ xīn táo zùi

愛是那麼美 我心陶醉

bèi ài de gǎn jué

被愛的感覺

As I chase after you, the wind blows gently.

As long as you aren't angry, I also feel no regret.

Love is just that beautiful, just that enchanting,

I'm intoxicated by this feeling of being loved.

wǒ xiàng nǐ fēi yǔ wēn róu de zhùi

我向你飛 雨溫柔的墜

xiàng nǐ de yōng bào bǎ wǒ bāo wéi

像你的擁抱把我包圍

wǒ xiàng nǐ fēi dūo yuǎn dōu bù lèi

我向你飛 多遠都不累

sūi rán lǚ tú zhōng yǒu gùo tòng hé lèi

雖然旅途中有過痛和淚

As I fly towards you, the rain falls gently,

And encloses me like an embrace from you.

I continue to fly towards you, not feeling tired no matter the distance,

Although there was pain and tears in the process.

wǒ xiàng nǐ zhūi fēng wēn róu de chūi

我向你追 風溫柔的吹

zhǐ yào nǐ wú yuàn wǒ yě wú hǔi

只要你無怨 我也無悔

ài shì nà me měi wǒ xīn táo zùi

愛是那麼美 我心陶醉

bèi ài de gǎn jué

被愛的感覺

As I chase after you, the wind blows gently.

As long as you aren't angry, I also feel no regret.

Love is just that beautiful, just that enchanting,

I'm intoxicated by this feeling of being loved.