Mrs. Cao was so furious she felt like coughing blood, yet she could only smile and express gratitude: "You are thoughtful. Thanks to you, otherwise I would have been kept in the dark."
Su Xing merely smiled.
In truth, neither commons sons nor commoner girls were foolish; they understood that Mrs. Cao must have embezzled the money, with Zhong Dasheng as the scapegoat. But now that what Mrs. Cao swallowed must all be returned, they watched, pleased because they had shops too, not as many as their eldest brother, just one or two each, but Mrs. Cao had also embezzled their money.
Involuntarily, the commons sons and commoner girls looked toward Su Xing, all with pleading eyes asking Su Xing to speak on their behalf: Sister-in-law, please say something for us.
