Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 178: The Choices of Those Involved

"Sister-in-law, the boss wants to talk to you," Ke Zeming suddenly reminded.

Su Yijia hastily composed her expression, gazing with clear yet puzzled eyes towards Qin Kaize.

"Investigate! I don’t believe him," Qin Kaize’s dark, brooding eyes were full of distrust and coldness. Although he was only three years old when his mother died, he still vaguely remembered how tender she was, how much she loved him. Even when feeling unwell, she’d hum soft lullabies each night, soothing him to sleep.

Observing Kaize’s demeanor, the turmoil that had just risen in Su Yijia’s heart dissipated instantly.

"Uncle Xia, Kaize doesn’t believe it and wants to continue investigating," she turned, her gaze piercing as she looked at Xia Weiguo.

Xia Weiguo was a bit distracted and momentarily befuddled by the statement. Upon understanding its meaning, he didn’t immediately agree but rather asked with some uncertainty, "Yijia, do you also think something’s off with Kaize’s father?"

"Yes! If he was so good to my mother-in-law, how could he treat Kaize so poorly? It’s to the extent of hating him to death," Su Yijia affirmed decisively.

After all, if Qin Kaize wasn’t afraid to hand over his biological father for retribution, she certainly wouldn’t have any psychological burden. Everyone else’s judgement should be considered merely as advisory opinions. The ultimate decision still rested on those involved. However, for so long, Su Yijia never doubted whether Qin Kaize was truly Qin Zongyao’s biological child. After all, if he wasn’t, a person like Qin Zongyao probably wouldn’t let Kaize live this long.

"Then I’ll have someone go and inquire right away." Xia Weiguo urgently rose from his seat, about to head out. Even though the members of the Qin family were detained and were unlikely to be released, he couldn’t sit still, especially when it concerned Qin Kaize’s biological mother.

"Uncle Xia, back then what kind of fruit did Qin Zongyao buy?" Su Yijia suddenly asked, feeling a bit curious.

Twenty years ago, it was a time when even having enough to eat was a luxury. Money was scarce, so shouldn’t having enough to eat, especially meat, have been the most important things? The use of fruits when caring for a sick person, compared to someone like Qin’s father, seemed quite out of place.

"Do you think the fruit is suspicious? I’ll make detailed inquiries in this regard," Xia Weiguo, though unaware of the fruit’s significance, didn’t question Su Yijia’s conjecture. Instead, he took her question seriously.

Ke Zeming, observing Xia Weiguo’s hurried departure, pondered for a moment and followed suit.

After everyone had left, Grandpa and Grandma Lin looked at Qin Kaize with affectionate eyes. This child, like their Yijia, had faced a life of hardships. They hoped the truth wouldn’t be too cruel to him.

His biological father harmed his biological mother, and now he had to find out about and punish his own biological father. The mere thought of it was heartbreaking.

Su Yijia couldn’t sit still at home. Whenever she had a moment, she couldn’t help but contemplate the investigation. She could only take out the distillation equipment, sitting in the courtyard, chatting with Qin Kaize and listening to the radio while preparing the Hair Growth Solution in advance.

According to the timeline in the book, Su Xinyue didn’t get involved with that man so quickly. Therefore, she planned to wait for the trial of the Qin family members to be completed and then immediately take Qin Kaize to Yun Province.

If Qin Mingcheng wanted to act like a mad dog, she would redirect all his attention to Su Xinyue. The more difficult Su Xinyue’s life became, the more she would try every means to find someone who could help her escape from Qin Mingcheng and lead a better life. What’s more, her miserable life would likely trigger the protective instincts of those men.

Su Yijia hoped that when she returned from Yun Province, not only would she be able to wrap up this situation, but the Hair Growth Solution she had provided to Qiu Yanqing would have gained some popularity.

After spending several hours and having lunch at noon, Su Yijia finally finished preparing the solution.

She filled fifteen bottles, keeping five for herself and handing the remaining ten bottles to Qiu Yanqing.

"Hair Growth Solution? This product does have a market, but it’s mostly needed by older men. Men don’t really care much about their appearance, and the price you’ve set is the same as the Whitening Lotion. It probably won’t sell as well as the Whitening Lotion," Qiu Yanqing said, looking at the bottles on the table, feeling a bit uncertain.

It’s not that it couldn’t sell, but he felt that if Su was short on manpower and time, she would actually make more profit focusing on making oil and the Whitening Lotion.

"It’s not necessarily just for treating baldness; even girls with dry, yellow, and thinning hair can use it. Just using one bottle will show a significant improvement in darkening and thickening the hair. Although girls care a lot about their faces, it doesn’t mean they don’t care about their hair," Su Yijia redirected Qiu Yanqing’s thinking.

Upon hearing about these remarkable effects, the man’s eyes immediately lit up. However, he instinctively looked at Su Yijia. Seeing her fine, brittle, and yellowing hair at the top, he became quite doubtful for a moment.

Su Yijia’s heart, already wounded by 666’s comment last time, was once again pierced deeply by Qiu Yanqing’s gaze.

"I made it for my own use, and incidentally gave some to you to try selling. If you don’t believe in its effectiveness, then return it to me. Once I see results from using it, you can sell it then," she said with a cold expression, her words tinged with a hint of resentment.

Qiu Yanqing also realized that his previous look had been a bit hurtful, so he hurriedly apologized, "I believe! How could I not believe what you’ve made! You can leave these ten bottles with me. When you come next time, I’ll make sure they’re all sold."

"Okay, then I’ll leave now," Su Yijia glanced at the time and didn’t want to delay here.

Although she had bought clothes for her family, they were only for the summer. They still hadn’t prepared jackets for their travel to Yun Province.

This time, Su Yijia had brought all the cloth coupons, intending to buy a few sets of fresh clothes for her family. They needed thicker jackets and comfortable outfits for the journey.

That kind of venomous creature was usually found in remote mountain villages where the roads weren’t accessible, and transportation was limited to walking. The small leather shoes she previously bought wouldn’t be suitable. She also needed to buy more raincoats, umbrellas, flashlights, and batteries.

Initially, she planned to bring money and coupons as these items could be bought there. However, Qin Kaize mentioned that there were no department stores in that region, and the supply and marketing cooperatives had scarce resources. Primarily, with mountains abundant but farmland scarce, most people there lived in poverty. Consequently, most goods were left unsold at the cooperatives, the stock of which was replenished only every two or three months. If they missed the opportunity, they’d have to wait a long time for the next batch.

But within two or three months, they should have already returned. Therefore, they needed to take some necessary items themselves, despite the inconvenience.

Both Su Yijia and Gao Huabin were currently very strong, so as long as the items weren’t scattered, carrying a lot of things wouldn’t be a problem.

"Chief? Chief, what are you looking at?"

A man struggling with goods to carry emerged from the supply and marketing cooperative, only to see their leader’s gaze fixed fiercely on something not too far ahead.

"Look, isn’t that girl the one?" The man refused to avert his gaze, instead pulling a photo out of his pocket against his chest.