âHmm.â She nodded.
Just as she was about to leave, he took the pillow he was using from the bed and handed it to her.
Her heart was filled with warmth, realizing that fourth brother had noticed she didnât have a pillow.
She didnât take it, âThis is your pillow. Iâll go to the storage room and get mine back.â
With that, she left the master bedroom and headed for the storage room.
The door to the storage room was open, and she heard voices coming from inside before she arrived.
âSecond brother, do you really like Su Qingyue even though sheâs so ugly?â It was Xiao Ailiuâs voice.
âOf course I do.â Xiao Yishanâs voice was cold and deep.
âSecond brother, what if we sell Su Qingyueâ¦â Xiao Ailiu suggested, âBig sister can introduce you to a better wife, younger and prettier, with a more beautiful appearanceâ¦â
âBig sister, I wonât sell Yueâer. If you talk nonsense again, Iâll drive you out!â
âFine, I wonât say it.â Xiao Ailiu changed the subject, âSu Qingyue is ugly, but she can make money. Itâd be a pity to sell her.â
âYouâre still talking!â
âAre you really going to help her? Didnât you see what she did to your sister tonight? Second brother, Iâm your real sister, that woman is just an outsiderâ¦â
âShe is my wife.â
âWives can be replaced, but Iâll always be your sister! Now that you have money, it wonât be a problem even if you marry another one.â Her voice had a hint of temptation, âSecond brother, youâve always been in charge of this family. Itâs true that 300 taels of silver were spent, but the rest should still be in your hands, right?â
âThis is the Xiao familyâs money, and it has nothing to do with you.â
âIâm just asking.â She groaned in pain, âSecond brother, look at my injuries! Iâm in so much pain! Can you give me some money for medicine?â
âNo money.â He said firmly.
Xiao Ailiu knew that her second brother had a cold face and a hard heart, but heâd soften after some coaxing. She started to cry, âSecond brother, my life is hanging by a thread, and my husbandâs family treats me badly too. I donât even have a cent on me. I need to buy some medicine for my injuries. Please give me some moneyâ¦â
âWho told you to go out without money? Itâs all your own fault.â
âItâs all because of Su Qingyue⦠Chuan is crazy too, beating me up for such a womanâ¦â Xiao Ailiu really wanted to slap Su Qingyue a few times for bewitching her younger brother, âLook⦠Look at my injuries⦠And that mixed-haired dog too, it bit me like itâs mad. We should skin it and stew it tomorrow!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âDonât you dare touch Yueâerâs âdog,â sheâll turn against you.â
âWhat does it matter if she does? As long as you agree, youâre the one in charge.â
âYueâer likes that little bastard, I wonât let you kill it.â
âFine, I wonât kill itâ¦â She conceded, âSecond brother, just help me buy some medicine for my injuries then. If I die, Su Qingyueâs guilt will only be greater! Please, help me buy some medicineâ¦â
âNo.â
âEven cheap medicine worth a few copper coins will doâ¦â Xiao Ailiu cried, âDoes your sisterâs life really mean nothing to you, worth only a few copper coins? Are you just going to watch me die? Even if itâs a stranger, giving them a few copper coins should be the right thing to do. Second brother⦠Please buy me some medicine!â
Xiao Yishan looked at his eldest sisterâs exposed skin and saw that she was indeed covered in injuries.