The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 492 - 496: Wushuang in the World (Eight)

Chapter 492: Chapter 496: Wushuang in the World (Eight)

"How do you see today’s events?"

"The son believes that Mother’s selfishness is too heavy, and it’s inevitable that Sister would notice something amiss."

"I will talk to her properly... As for Su Li, you should pay more attention to her, everything will be fine after her sixteenth birthday."

"Father... Did the master say there was only this one method?"

"Father knows you find it hard to bear, but am I willing to do this either? It’s all her fate, having enjoyed so many benefits from the Su Family, as a daughter of the Su Family, she ought to devote herself completely to the Su Family’s prosperity. The master said that Su Li has extremely good luck, as you have also seen. Truly, as the master said, these past years our Su Family has developed very rapidly."

"After her departure, her contributions to the Su Family will earn our descendants continuous worship and tribute, which is only fair to her."

"Even if we didn’t do this, she wouldn’t survive on her own. Those who achieve great things cannot afford the mercy of women."

In the dimly lit study, the secretive conversation between father and son was startling.

The dialogue contained a tremendous amount of information.

They thought that no third person would ever know their conversation, but in fact...

Su Li sat cross-legged on the bed, her eyes fixing on the emptiness gradually filled with frost.

So that was it, that was it...

Human nature once again revealed its terrifying and ugly face before her.

Was it to bolster the entire Su Family?

Indeed, well done.

Old Master Su, Su Yao, and the old lady had all gone mad, actually putting the hope of bolstering the family on a small infant more than a decade ago.

They truly believed in this profound and mysterious concept of luck.

Miss Su was destined merely to pass through this world and bring luck to the Su Family’s prosperity.

During dinner, when gathered together, Su Li had placed an insignificant amount of spiritual power on each person, so any unusual movement couldn’t be hidden from her.

Sooner than she had expected, the murderer who caused the original owner’s sudden death was exposed.

It wasn’t one person, but everyone.

They were the family members whom the original owner had trusted and loved.

How sad it was that the original owner, unwilling to leave her family, deeply resented those who caused her death, and expended merit accumulated over several lifetimes just to live longer, so as not to make her beloved family sad. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was these family members who had caused her death.

But I refuse...

The concept of luck is not entirely unfounded.

Some with Great Fortune indeed bring good fortune to those close to them.

But the original owner wasn’t one of them; her luck was much stronger than ordinary people, but not strong enough to influence the fate of an entire family.

In Su Li’s view, the so-called master was definitely just a charlatan.

Otherwise, when the original body really reached sixteen years old, she hadn’t seen her demise, yet because the master’s words hadn’t come true for a long time, they decided to stop waiting and simply ended the original owner’s life.

All these were guesses Su Li made based on the information she just received; they couldn’t be considered accurate, the exact circumstances were still unknown now.

Su Li only knew that the people of the Su Family indeed harbored malicious intentions toward the original owner.

The next day, early in the morning, a line of unfamiliar-faced maids stood outside the small courtyard.

"Lady, these are new maids brought into the mansion. Madam said to let you choose first."

Mrs. Su’s favorite Chief Maid led a group of maids, standing outside with beaming smiles, speaking loudly.

Su Li’s gaze swept over these maids, each one either shrinking back or bowing their head in an effort to hide her presence.

Among them, there were indeed two standout figures, yet it was clear they were troublemakers.

Their eyes darted around, lively to an excessive degree.

This batch of maids was unusable, not only unfit to serve herself, but even as coarse servants in the yard, they were worryingly unreliable.

It was frustrating.

Mrs. Su had indeed met Su Li’s request, with over a dozen maids enough for the Lady to choose from.

The constant backstabbing in the backyard was a silent agony.

Seeing the Lady remaining silent, the Chief Maid standing by Mrs. Su’s side only smiled, her posture appearing respectful but her demeanor was contemptuous.

"Lady..." The servant by Su Yao’s side broke the silence.

The servant saluted Su Li first, then turned with a smile to the Chief Maid, "Sister Yan is here too."

The Chief Maid glanced at the four maids following the servant with well-measured steps; her expression darkened momentarily but swiftly returned to calm, feigning confusion, "Xiao Zhuzi, what about this..."

Xiao Zhuzi remained composed, "These four maids were specially chosen by Eldest Young Master for the Lady."

"Met the Lady."

The four maids behind Xiao Zhuzi bowed to Su Li, creating a stark contrast that made the others brought by the Chief Maid look even worse.

The Chief Maid struggled to retain her smile, her face twitching, she uttered through clenched teeth, "How could Eldest Young Master suddenly decide this?"

Everyone in the household knew that although Eldest Young Master appeared to treat his full-blooded Lady, Second Young Lady, and Young Master equally, in reality, he didn’t hold the Lady in high regard.

Otherwise, just on account of Eldest Young Master being the Old Master’s and Old Madam’s favorite, and the future head of this household, Madam wouldn’t dare to be too egregious.

At least on the surface, Madam would complete the motions, unlike now where she didn’t even bother to hide her displeasure.

But why had Eldest Young Master suddenly started caring for this sister?

Xiao Zhuzi said, "Eldest Young Master mentioned, asking Madam not to overthink; he was merely fulfilling his duties as a brother."

Su Li, too, was surprised by Su Yao’s unexpected move.

A final display of tenderness before unhesitatingly sending her to death?

It was, indeed, rather ironic.

However, Su Li still accepted the four maids and chose eight taller ones from the more than ten brought by Mrs. Su’s Chief Maid.

Having picked the maids, Su Li handed them over to the newly appointed Chief Maids and washed her hands of the matter.

The newly appointed Chief Maids, carefully selected by Su Yao, attended to their tasks in perfect accord with Su Li’s wishes without needing her directives.

Only Huang Ying was distracted all day, acting absent-minded and frequently looking at Su Li with hesitance in her demeanor.

Su Li chose to ignore it; it wasn’t the master’s place to guess what was on a servant’s mind.

When Huang Ying accidentally spilled the teacup again, leaving a red mark on Su Li’s hand with the scalding water, "You can leave; you are no longer needed here, send Lan Hua instead."

Huang Ying bit her lip, her eyes reddening with grievance as she looked at Su Li.

"Leave."

Huang Ying ran out, forgetting all sense of proper behavior.

Wiping away her tears, driven by a surge of emotion, Huang Ying ran to the junction between the backyard and front yard, hesitating.

Then, as if making up her mind, she grabbed a passing servant, "Kind brother, could you please call Xiao Zhuzi, who serves beside Eldest Young Master?"

"I am the Chief Maid by the Lady’s side, and I have something important to discuss with him..."