The City’s Strongest Son-in-law Chapter 1290 - 1289: Confirming Something

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Shen Yunlong failed to kill Su Changfeng due to Wang Junyi's interference. He and his father, Shen Yaowen, begin to suspect Su Changfeng might be a powerful expert, especially after Wang Junyi's cryptic remarks and the mysterious disappearance of a Fourth Rank Expert within the Shen Family. As they plan to investigate the family grounds for the missing expert's body, Qiutang Yu'er struggles to understand Su Changfeng's indifference and contemplates how to gain his attention.

Although Qiutang Yu’er was born into nobility, she never really enjoyed any good life. Later, her wet nurse quietly left when she was 10 years old, so over the years, she has been living alone, and cooking is naturally not difficult for her.

"I can." Qiutang Yu’er said.

"Alright, from now on, cooking is your job." Su Changfeng said.

"I won’t! You don’t want to take me as a disciple or marry me, why should I do these things for you?" Qiutang Yu’er said, glaring at Su Changfeng.

"Okay then, you can leave. We don’t have any relationship, why should I shelter you?" Su Changfeng said.

The anger in Qiutang Yu’er’s stomach vanished instantly. Under the eaves, one must bow; she could only agree: "I was just joking, I’m willing to cook."

"I was just joking too, so go ahead and get to it." Su Changfeng chuckled.

The little girl seems to negotiate conditions with him frequently, but she probably forgets that right now she’s reliant on his shelter. If she doesn’t behave, he won’t be polite.

Qiutang Yu’er could cook quite well. After Su Changfeng paced around the courtyard for a while, he soon smelled the aroma of the meal and walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing Qiutang Yu’er’s skillful movements, Su Changfeng smiled and spoke: "Turns out you really can cook. Not bad, not bad, sheltering you does have some benefits."

"If you’re willing to accept me as a disciple, or marry me, I can cook even more delicious dishes." Qiutang Yu’er smiled radiantly, like a little fox plotting.

"How long until we can eat?" Su Changfeng directly asked.

Qiutang Yu’er knew Su Changfeng deliberately didn’t answer her, but she wasn’t angry. As long as Su Changfeng didn’t chase her away, she could always think of a way. She who has perseverance will achieve success, she can wait slowly.

While the two were about to eat, Shen Rushuang’s maid came.

Previously, when at the Shen Family, Su Changfeng had interacted with this maid several times, so naturally he recognized her. However, regarding her purpose for coming, Su Changfeng felt quite confused.

"Why are you here? Do you need me for something?" Su Changfeng raised an eyebrow and asked.

The maid, upon seeing Qiutang Yu’er, felt a burning fire in her chest. She never expected that Su Changfeng, having just left the Shen Family for a few days, would find another woman. The key is this woman’s appearance, which is no worse than her mistress’s.

She felt curious about how this useless guy, Su Changfeng, managed to quickly deceive a little girl.

"My mistress wants to see you." The maid, feeling indignant, had a bad attitude.

"It seems I’ve been driven out by the Shen Family, so we have no relationship anymore. Why does she still want to see me? Moreover, if she says she wants to see me, should I just go?" Su Changfeng said.

"My mistress can’t leave the Shen Family now, but she really wants to see you. She’s been looking for you this entire time." The maid said, having spent considerable effort to come out this time. Currently, Shen Rushuang is being strictly watched by Shen Yunlong, and she has no opportunity to come out on her own.

"Looking for me?" Su Changfeng looked at the maid with a puzzled expression. He had no romantic issues with Shen Rushuang, and the high-and-mighty Shen Family’s young lady surely wouldn’t think highly of him. So why does she suddenly want to find him?

"Back then, if it weren’t for my mistress, you might have already died. Now she just wants to meet you once; is such a small request really something you are unwilling to grant?" The maid said.

Even though Su Changfeng doesn’t know much about what happened during his coma, he did indeed remain unconscious for a long time. Without Shen Rushuang, he probably wouldn’t be alive today. Although Shen Rushuang’s purpose in saving him wasn’t purely benevolent, she did save him, and Su Changfeng wouldn’t deny that.

"Then do you know why she wants to meet me? Besides, the current Shen Family isn’t a place I can simply enter, right?" Su Changfeng said.

"You can disguise yourself as a servant; I’ll lead you in when the time comes. As for why my mistress wants to see you, she hasn’t said." The maid said.

"He won’t go." Before Su Changfeng had a chance to respond, Qiutang Yu’er coldly answered.

She naturally didn’t want Su Changfeng to have anything to do with other women. To Qiutang Yu’er, at this moment, any woman would be an obstacle.

Su Changfeng sighed helplessly, noticing Qiutang Yu’er’s demeanor resembling a little wife unwilling to let her husband be enticed away by a vixen. Has this girl still not given up the idea of marrying him?

"Who are you to interfere in my conversation with Su Changfeng?" The maid looked unfriendly towards Qiutang Yu’er. She already felt displeased by Qiutang Yu’er’s presence, and unexpectedly, Qiutang Yu’er picked a fight before she could vent for her mistress. Wasn’t this deliberately giving her an opportunity to teach Qiutang Yu’er a lesson?

"He’s my husband, who do you think I am?" Qiutang Yu’er said.

The maid clenched her fists tightly. Actually, upon first meeting Qiutang Yu’er, she imagined such a scenario, but hearing it directly, she still couldn’t accept it. Su Changfeng had barely left the Shen Family, and he immediately sought another woman, clearly disregarding her mistress.

"She’s joking; we have no relationship. But as for going to the Shen Family to see Shen Rushuang, let’s forget about it. While I owe her my life, I believe I’ve repaid it." Su Changfeng said flatly, not to mention the time when the Li and Wu Families brought fourth-rank experts to threaten Shen Rushuang, and the matter of the hunting tournament, where he also saved Shen Rushuang’s life.

Though the Shen Family helped him, he has returned the favor. Now they owe each other nothing.

"Su Changfeng, do you really intend to repay kindness with enmity?" The maid bitterly looked at him.

"Repay kindness with enmity?" Su Changfeng couldn’t help but laugh. If he were to repay kindness with enmity, the Shen Family might have ceased to exist long ago. Although it was Shen Yunlong who expelled him from the Shen Family, Shen Rushuang never opposed him either.

Since Shen Rushuang willingly severed ties with him, they are now only strangers, and naturally, he has no obligation to maintain any connection with the Shen Family.

"What, you don’t intend to admit it? You’ve caused my mistress to be in this state, yet you insist on being so cold and heartless?" The maid said.

What has he done to Shen Rushuang? First, it was Shen Yunlong, now a little maid, both saying the same, yet he clearly has no relationship with Shen Rushuang!

Su Changfeng’s face was full of suspicion; he and Shen Rushuang never had any emotional entanglements. All along, Shen Rushuang never even looked at him seriously. Even if there’s something, it shouldn’t be because of him, right?

"What does she mean by looking for me? We’ve barely spoken, how could I harm her?" Su Changfeng asked.

"My mistress just said she wants to see you; she hasn’t told me exactly what for. By the way, my mistress said she hopes to see you once, to verify some things." The maid said.

Verify some things?

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