Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 334: Chapter 333: The Predicament of the Shangguan Family

Uncle Kang continued to lead Su Yang onward, briefly explaining Shangguan Kong’s identity along the way.

Shangguan Kong was Ying’er’s cousin, the child of Ying’er’s third uncle.

Ying’er and Xue’er’s father, Shangguan Xiong, was the eldest and the heir to the Shangguan family, the next Family Head.

However, Shangguan Xiong had no sons, only the twin daughters. To many in the Shangguan family, this meant Shangguan Xiong had no successor, and his several brothers began to position their own children to take over as the next heir.

But to everyone’s surprise, Shangguan Xue’er demonstrated an extraordinary talent for business. She began engaging with the family’s enterprise at a young age, and now, she could practically shoulder half the family business, earning her great admiration from Shangguan Ge, who even intended to place the heavy responsibility of the family on her.

This development almost drove Shangguan Xiong’s brothers to despair. Meanwhile, many in the family opposed the idea, feeling that a girl should not be in charge of family affairs. They believed that a girl would eventually get married and once she took charge of the family’s affairs, the Shangguan family’s wealth would end up belonging to another family. Some even clamored for Shangguan Xiong to abdicate, believing he was not suitable for the position of the Family Head without a son!

Even though Shangguan Ge personally intervened, many continued to object. After all, the idea of a girl taking over the family was truly inconceivable to them.

In such circumstances, Xue’er suddenly made a statement one day, informing everyone that she would never marry in her lifetime and would dedicate all she had to the Shangguan family. She would elevate the Shangguan family to new heights and then select a worthy individual from the direct descendants of the Shangguan family to groom as the new successor.

With that, the voices of opposition were suppressed. And Shangguan Xue’er indeed kept her promise, even replacing all her assistants, including her driver, with females, resolved to remain unmarried for life.

At this point, Uncle Kang sighed and said softly, ”Master Su, actually, Miss Xue’er is very kind-hearted. But because of her oath, she refuses to interact with any men. She even harbors animosity towards them. When she asked you to leave last time, it was also to protect Miss Ying’er. Alas, the miss is still too hard on herself!”

Su Yang nodded slowly. This Shangguan Xue’er was indeed an extraordinary person.

”The old master’s illness was truly a catastrophe for the Shangguan family,” Uncle Kang said. ”After the old master fell ill, those in the family who opposed our side tried to make their move again.”

”Miss has only been in charge of the family for a few years; her authority isn’t solidified enough. Those people wanted to take the opportunity to overthrow her. That’s why Miss Ying’er had to take the risk of bringing back the Red Fire Ginseng to save the old master and stabilize the family situation. Otherwise, the current state of the Shangguan family would really be unpredictable!”

Su Yang suddenly realized; he too had found it odd that with the Shangguan family’s power, they would let Ying’er personally take the risk to retrieve the Red Fire Ginseng. Now, he finally understood the situation.

With the old master bedridden, Shangguan Xiong and Xue’er were isolated and unable to control the family. At that time, Ying’er indeed had no support from the family and had no choice but to take the risk herself.

This showed that Ying’er was indeed brave. After all, the south, near the border, was rife with crime. For a beautiful female celebrity like her to venture there was like a sheep entering a lion’s den. If Su Yang hadn’t been with her, she would never have made it back to Pingnan Province!

As they talked, the two of them had entered Ying’er’s small loft building.

Downstairs sat a woman in her forties or fifties. Uncle Kang approached her and asked softly, ”Sister Zhang, how is the second miss doing?”

”Still the same, she hardly ate two bites of dinner.” Sister Zhang’s eyes reddened. ”Ah, this can’t go on, she’ll ruin her health!”

”Oh, it’s fine, let’s go up and see her,” said Uncle Kang in a low voice.

Sister Zhang glanced at Su Yang, slightly surprised, ”Old Kang, the second miss doesn’t want to see anyone... It’s not appropriate for you to bring someone in...”

”It’s all right!” Uncle Kang laughed. ”If anyone can cheer the young lady up, I guess it’s him!”

”Is that so?” Sister Zhang couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Su Yang, feeling like a mother-in-law sizing up a son-in-law.

Su Yang was at a loss for words, awkwardly saying, ”Well, Ying’er and I are just good friends...”

”Oh, that’s great, friends are good!” Sister Zhang immediately smiled. ”Okay then, you two go upstairs. I’ll make some tea for you, what would you like to drink?”

”Anything!” Su Yang had a splitting headache. Sister Zhang’s smile was definitely off. Auntie, it’s not the kind of relationship you’re thinking of, we really are just normal friends!

As Su Yang arrived upstairs outside Ying’er’s room, he smelled a faint fragrance. A girl’s bedroom does indeed like to be scented like this.

Uncle Kang went ahead to knock on the door, whispering, ”Miss, it’s me!”

After a while, a feeble voice came from inside, ”Uncle Kang, I’m all right, you go ahead with your work...”

”It’s not that, I’ve brought a friend to see you, your good friend!” Uncle Kang chuckled. ”Do you want to come out and see?”

Ying’er said, ”Uncle Kang, I really don’t feel like seeing anyone these days, you... you take him away first...”

”Are you sure?” Uncle Kang smiled. ”He came all the way from Nanluo City, which was not easy. Should I... should I send him back?”

Thump, something sounded as it hit the floor inside the room. Then, Ying’er’s flustered voice came out, ”Is... is it Su Yang?”

”Who else could it be?” Uncle Kang laughed.

”Then... then... wait a moment, I... I need to tidy up...” Ying’er clamored in a flurry.

Uncle Kang smiled, knowing that once Su Yang was here, Ying’er’s mood would surely improve.

Su Yang sat down on the living room sofa, and before long, Ying’er finally opened the door to her room.

She looked somewhat haggard, but it was obvious that she had tried to freshen up. However, she had done so in such a hurry that her hair was still somewhat disheveled. This showed that she probably hadn’t taken much care of herself these days at home!

Just then, Sister Zhang came over with the tea. Seeing Ying’er’s appearance, she was surprised and delighted, ”Miss, you came out? Ay, you should have dolled up a bit, such a beautiful girl, why be so disheveled...”

Ying’er’s cheeks flushed slightly. ”Sister Zhang, please go ahead with your tasks, I... I’ll stay here with my friend...”

”All right, sure!” Sister Zhang nodded excitedly, casting another couple of fervent glances at Su Yang.

Ying’er hadn’t bothered much with her appearance these past few days, but she tidied up as soon as Su Yang arrived. Is this relationship really just ordinary?