Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 92: Su Mother’s Hidden Secrets

"I swear it has nothing to do with us!" Su Xinyue exclaimed, fear evident in her eyes. Despite her trepidation, she instinctively shielded Su Yijia, presenting herself as a dutiful and protective daughter.

"Still won’t come clean, huh? You won’t cry until you see the coffin," Su Yijia sneered, her contemptuous gaze locked on Su Xinyue. Her mother’s evident deceit left her bewildered, but she quickly shrugged off any suspicions. She gritted her teeth and met Su Yijia’s gaze head-on. "I’m your mother! Even if you want to misunderstand me and cast me in the darkest light, you can’t resort to such violence. Even if I had done something wrong, you can’t—"

"You’re not!" Su Yijia interrupted with a mocking snort. She wasn’t her mother, after all. Even if readers found her selfish or cold-hearted, she was an innocent party thrown into this story. With so many people failing to treat their own parents properly, why should she be expected to adhere to some concept of filial piety for a stranger who had treated her poorly throughout her life? Moreover, the woman in front of her had never shown kindness to the original character, not even during her childhood. Initially, Su Yijia’s comment had been just a complaint, but the unmistakable panic and fear in her mother’s eyes were too glaring to ignore. Despite her mother’s attempts to conceal it, her lack of acting skills was evident.

Su Yijia paused for a moment, and then her mind raced. Could it be that the original host wasn’t her daughter? Was the original host merely a tool, a pawn in the story?

[Congratulations to the host for successfully unlocking a side quest. Please investigate the reasons for the original character’s mother’s negative attitude towards the original character. Upon completing the quest, you will receive the Functional Restoration Elixir formula.]

"What is the Functional Restoration Elixir?" Su Yijia’s attention immediately shifted to her new reward. Compared to these unimportant people, her golden finger was the most crucial.

[When a person has suffered injuries or illnesses, even if they are healed, some damage can be irreversible. For example, if someone’s nervous system is damaged by poison, even after detoxification, they may never fully recover. However, with this Functional Restoration Elixir, the damaged areas of the body can be restored to their optimal condition.] 666 explained.

"So, intentionally injuring every part of the body and then drinking this elixir would allow all parts of the body to return to their best condition, right?" Su Yijia’s question almost slipped out involuntarily.

fell silent for a moment and then somewhat exasperatedly retorted,

[Theoretically, yes! But Host, don’t you think your idea is more like that of a big antagonist trying to create trouble rather than a proactive and positive protagonist?]

"How is my idea not proactive and positive? I completed the task, and you provided the reward. Enduring pain to make oneself better isn’t inspirational enough? Your Transmigrator’s Self-Rescue System is too picky," Su Yijia retorted with disdain.

But that was just a fleeting thought. Who would take such a huge risk and intentionally harm every part of their body? What if something went wrong?!

However, this elixir was indeed valuable. If it could be mass-produced and made readily available, it could save countless lives. Su Yijia eagerly opened the system panel and examined the formula for the Functional Restoration Elixir.

The ingredients in the formula weren’t too expensive, totaling only thirteen. However, there were strict requirements regarding their ages, all needing to be at least ten years old.

"So, even if she submits the prescription, she won’t be able to mass-produce it until at least ten years later."

"Su Yijia, what nonsense are you talking about?! I’ve raised you so painstakingly, and you actually think I’m not your mother! I must have committed some grievous sin to have given birth to such an ungrateful child," Su’s mother grabbed Su Yijia’s clothes and began wailing hysterically.

Su Xinyue quickly tried to reason with her, "Sister, I know you’re angry, but this has nothing to do with us. Besides, Mom has worked so hard to raise us. How can you say such hurtful things to her?"

"Are you teaching me a lesson now? The villain reports first?" Su Yijia snapped out of her momentary daze, impatiently glaring at them. She shook off her mother’s hand and walked over to the man who was playing dead on the side, wielding the rolling pin.

The man trembled in fear, as if he had seen a demon, and frantically shook his head while trying to back away. Su Yijia grabbed his collar, pulled him back, and yanked out the cloth stuffed in his mouth. The man immediately opened his mouth, trying to call for help.

She raised the rolling pin and slammed it hard onto his shoulder. "Call all you want! You better confess every detail, or today I can shatter every bone in your body."

The man let out a pained groan, but Su Yijia’s intimidation forced him to keep his mouth shut and refrain from making too much noise. After he recovered from the pain, he quickly crawled to his feet and knelt before Su Yijia.

"I’m innocent! I’m really innocent! My wife died last month, and I wanted to marry a new one for 300 yuan. As you can see, I’m already in my thirties, nearly forty, and from a village. But I wanted to marry a girl around twenty from the city. I took out all the savings I had at home, a total of 300 yuan as a dowry. But for more than half a month, no one paid attention to me. They all said I was like a toad wanting to eat swan meat. Then, a few days ago, I met your mother, to be precise, she was brought here by a matchmaker from the city. She said that if I gave her 300 yuan as a dowry, she would marry you to me as my daughter-in-law. That’s how this whole thing started. I know I did wrong, but in my understanding, I thought I was just doing something with my future daughter-in-law in advance. It shouldn’t have been such a big mistake," the man said, shifting all the blame onto Su’s mother.

"You’re talking nonsense!" Su’s mother screamed in anger and rushed forward, only to be slapped away by the man.

"What nonsense? The matchmaker from the city is right there. Go ask her if you want to make things clear," the man said angrily. "You’re just a crazy woman! You took my 300 yuan dowry and still plotted against me. I’m telling you, I’m not finished with you."

"You don’t need to act so innocent. If 300 yuan was just the dowry, it would have been fine. But in the city, it’s worthless. You spent nearly half a month in the city, and you couldn’t possibly be unaware of the going rates. When she came to find you and said she’d marry her daughter to you for 300 yuan, did you really think that was okay? Then, you came here in this way, still trying to harm me. Even if you were an idiot, you should have suspected something fishy. If you had followed the law, how could you have cooperated with their scheme and carried out their actions?" Su Yijia sneered sarcastically. She allowed dogs to bite dogs, but she wouldn’t let this dog take her for a fool.