Chapter 71: This Water is No Ordinary Water

Chapter 71: This Water is No Ordinary Water

Su Jianjun cursed and ranted, but because the Zhao family held leverage over him, he was ultimately wary and dared not confront them head-on.

After the couple finished their ranting and raving, Ji Qingqing went to her parents' house on the street ahead, while Su Jianjun, with a dark expression, went to Su Jianguo's house.

Given that Su Jianjun had just berated her, Su An took a moment to reflect on her actions.

Su Jiao was right. No matter how poorly he treated her, he was still her father, and one must not be unfilial. She felt compelled to do her part for the family.

The family had indeed been going through a streak of bad luck recently, so she decided to take advantage of Su Jianjun and Ji Qingqing being out to help rid the house of its misfortune.

The houses in the canned food factory's residential building did not have private bathrooms. Each household used the shared bathroom on the first floor, and at night, they used a bedpan at home.

Su An entered the small room where Su Lei slept and, sure enough, the bedpan was still on the floor.

Perhaps due to the recent chaos, it had been forgotten and left unemptied, and it was quite full.

After closing the front door, Su An picked up the bedpan from the floor, grabbed a dust mop from the living room cabinet, and rolled it inside. Then, risking being reported for superstition, she started a ritual to chase away the bad luck haunting the house.

She rolled the dust mop in the pot twice, then swiftly flicked it around the room, chanting a smooth incantation:

"This water is no ordinary water, nine dragons turn into eighteen tails~"

"All calamities dissolve into water, misfortune turns to ash and floats away~"

"Once the Heavenly Master opens his eyes, the clouds gaze upon the blue sky, the Heavenly Master's magic is no simple feat... A thousand miles, a thousand times, a thousand spirits... Calling across mountains, the mountains respond......."

Su Lei watched with wide eyes as Su An ran around the room holding the bedpan and dust mop.

Listening to the lofty incantation, the admiration in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.

His sister was nothing short of incredible.

Su An, while mimicking the words she had heard from Xiao Jiliang in her past life, used the dust mop to fling the "extraordinary water" all over the room.

She focused particularly on the master bedroom, Ji Qingqing and Su Jianjun's room, opening the wardrobe and flinging the "extraordinary water" all over it.

She was determined to do everything she could for the family, to rid the house of its misfortune. She was a dutiful daughter.

"As the Supreme Lord Laozi commands~" With the final line of the incantation, Su An's dust mop struck Ji Qingqing and Su Jianjun's pillows with force.

The remaining "extraordinary water" in the bedpan was then poured all over the bed.

Su Lei, hearing the final line, "As the Supreme Lord Laozi commands," felt a shiver run down his spine.

His sister was truly remarkable. After the ritual, he felt the entire house had changed. A strange, indefinable odor quickly permeated the air.

"Sister, sister, what are you doing?" Su Lei asked.

Su An replied, "Go, go, open the windows to air out the room."

"Why are you, a child, worrying about so much?"

Su An waved her small hand under her nose, surveying the master bedroom with a look of disdain.

After opening the windows, she took Su Lei outside, carrying a small stool, and sat down to wait for Su Jianjun and Ji Qingqing.

They waited for over an hour, and just as Su An was wondering if Su Jianjun had run away with Ji Qingqing, the couple finally returned, one after the other.

Su An's face lit up with surprise, and she instinctively stood up.

Ji Qingqing's eyes were red, as if she had been crying, and Su Jianjun's expression was even more unpleasant, like he had been constipated for weeks.

"Dad, did you manage to gather the money?"

Su Jianjun's eyes were icy cold. In his eyes, Su An was no longer his daughter but a member of the Zhao family, his enemy.

He thrust a thick stack of cash at her and growled, "Tell the Zhao family not to show their faces in front of me again. If they really push me to the limit, don't forget, they have three kids too!"

Su An quickly counted the money and said indifferently, "Dad, what's the point of telling me this? I'm just a stepmother. Do you think I give a damn about those three kids?"

Su Jianjun choked, "Just make sure you deliver the message!"

Su An looked up, "Dad, the money isn't enough. The bride price from their family was over 1,100 yuan, and you only have 600 here!"

Su Jianjun tried to hold back but couldn't suppress his anger, roaring at Su An.

"Who the hell doesn't ask for a bride price when getting married? Back then, Su Jiao barely missed the cutoff. Buying her way in would’ve only cost 600 yuan. How long does she think she can keep threatening me with this? If it weren't for... do you think I'd be afraid of them?"

"Take the 600 yuan if you want it. If not, let her go ahead and report it to the school. If she really gets me fired, do you think Zhao Daxing can still comfortably be the deputy director at the steel mill?"

"At worst, I'll fight her to the death!"

"A virgin girl of eighteen, who couldn't I sell for five or six hundred? He got a steal!!"

Seeing Su Jianjun's indifference and the harsh words he spoke in front of her, Su An felt no emotional fluctuation.

"Alright, I'll relay your words exactly as they are to the Zhao family."

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"Hey, wait."

Ji Qingqing quickly called out to Su An.

"You're taking this money without any proof. How do we know if the Zhao family really received it?"

Ji Qingqing's swollen eyes flashed with cunning, "Jianjun, let An An leave a note, proving that the Zhao family took the money. If they go back on their word later, we can sue them for fraud!"

Su Jianjun's eyes lit up, "Right, your mom is right. Su An, write a receipt saying that the Zhao family threatened us into giving them 600 yuan for this matter, and promise to keep it a secret. Otherwise..."

Su An didn't hesitate at all. She took the notebook Ji Qingqing handed her and started writing.

Not only did she write that the Zhao family had threatened the Su family into giving them 600 yuan in exchange for her wife's admission spot, promising not to expose the matter, but she also added that if they went back on their word, they would return double the amount. She even included various curses like being struck by lightning or hit by a car.

After scribbling half a page, she signed Zhao Daxing and Xiao Jiliang's names and handed the notebook back to Ji Qingqing.

After all, she signed Xiao Jiliang and Zhao Daxing's names, so it wasn't her problem.

As Su An walked away, Ji Qingqing had a nagging feeling something wasn’t right, but she couldn’t figure out what.

After leaving the canned food factory's housing complex with the money, Su An headed straight to Ms. Wei’s place.

Last time, Ms. Wei said she would help inquire about something, but Su An wasn't sure if there was any news yet.

On the way, passing by a mall, Su An went in and bought a bunch of bananas and a bag of grapes. When she arrived at Ms. Wei's neighborhood, she happened to meet Ms. Wei coming home from work.

"Ms. Wei!"

Ms. Wei's eyes lit up, "Su An, I was just thinking of you. Come on, follow me inside."