The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 748 The best friend of the reborn daughter of the Duke's Mansion (7)

Su Xiangran didn't reveal all the details, but Madam Su got a glimpse of the meaning behind her words from just a few words. She nodded to her daughter and said, "The elders in the mansion should be punished when necessary, and they should be saved face when necessary."

"Yes! People of the same kind feel sorry for each other!" Su Xiangran echoed, "We all entered the mansion together. It would be hard for me to feel good if I saw others suffer a bad end."

Mrs. Su said with satisfaction: "My son has indeed grown up."

The two talked for a while, and Su Xiangran's elder brother Su Ruoxu came over to pay his respects to Su's mother.

Seeing my younger sister and mother talking and laughing, my mood also improved.

"Did something good happen?" Su Ruoxu walked in. "I see that mother and little sister seem to be in a good mood."

"We were just chatting, and we happened to talk about some interesting things." Mrs. Su took over the conversation, but didn't say much. "How come you have time to come here today? Isn't the Ministry of Industry busy during this period?"

Su Ruoxu was the head of the Ministry of Works, a sixth-rank official, and was mainly responsible for clerical and documentary work.

Although he looked like a sixth-rank official, he was actually a low-level official in the Ministry of Works, mainly responsible for assisting the doctor in handling the daily work of the department.

Therefore, whether he is busy or not depends mainly on how much workload his boss has recently.

Su Ruoxu sat down, took the tea from the maid, and then said, "A few days ago, a big project was completed, and I have sorted out the information here. Seeing my hard work, the superiors specially gave me a few days of vacation."

"I remember that your boss seemed to be a Jinshi in the same year as your father." Madam Su thought for a moment and said, "Does he take good care of you?"

Su Ruoxu put down his teacup and said, "It's OK! He and my father have met several times, so they are classmates. Besides, he has several people like me under him, so he can't do too much.

Alas! It’s all my fault for not listening to my father’s advice. If I had taken the imperial examination a year later as my father had said, perhaps things would have been different.”

Su Ruoxu was actually quite talented, but he was too arrogant when he was young and always thought he was very capable. He passed the imperial examination when he was in his teens, but he was not very successful.

Su's father meant to let him settle down for a few more years and then take the imperial examination after he turned 20. Anyway, their family could afford it.

However, Su Ruoxu did not listen to the advice and took part in the imperial examination. He passed the examination, but his ranking was very low, which led to some embarrassment when he was arranged for an official position later.

Originally, it was a better choice to be sent to other places, make achievements and then return to Beijing.

However, when arranging the officials, Su's father found out that they were all in remote and poor areas, and many of them were still plagued by banditry.

The Su family only has this one son, how could they let him go!

There was no other way but to ask someone to find a job for him in the Ministry of Works. Fortunately, his starting rank was sixth grade, which was slightly higher than those who were sent out to be county magistrates.

It’s just that there may be some lack of success in subsequent promotions.

However, this kind of thing usually requires a lot of experience. When you reach a certain age and your superiors retire, Su Ruoxu will naturally take over.

When he first arrived at the Ministry of Industry, Su Ruoxu was full of ambition and wanted to do a great job, but after a few years, he had lost his initial passion.

Sometimes I secretly regret not listening to my parents' advice.

But the past cannot be changed, and all he can do now is to try his best to do his job well.

"Brother, don't think like that." Su Xiangran saw that he seemed a little sad again, so she advised, "You should know that your starting point may be the end point of some people's lives. It is not easy for you to stand out among so many people at a young age, no matter your ranking.

Many people are just white-haired students in their whole lives, and you are a sixth-rank official when you enter the court. I think you are already very outstanding."

After being praised by his sister, Su Ruoxu felt much more open-minded.

"Qingshi, your sister is right." Madam Su also said, "Just do your best to do the things in front of you and live in the present."

"Yeah!" Su Ruoxu nodded.

Then, as they chatted, they talked about his marriage.

Su Ruoxu still trusted his mother's vision, so he had no objection to the candidates she mentioned.

"You kid, it's you who's getting married, not me." Madam Su scolded with a smile, "Don't forget, in our family, we can only take concubines if you are over 40 and childless. If you don't pick someone you like, be careful that I'll find you a demon."

"Mom, please stop scaring my brother. Maybe he already has a lover!" Su Xiangran had the memories of the original owner, so she knew that Su Ruoxu actually liked the sister of a classmate, but he just didn't say it.

Therefore, he never married the woman of his dreams in both lives, and had to settle for the rest of his life. It can be seen that having a mouth is a very important part of love and marriage.

When Su Ruoxu heard what her sister said, her face turned slightly red and she turned her head away evasively.

When Mrs. Su saw her son's expression, she knew what the other party was thinking. She immediately asked, "Tell me! Whose daughter is she? I'll send someone to find out the situation and then go and propose marriage to you."

Su Ruoxu hesitated and didn't say anything.

Su Xiangran took a look and said: This won’t work! My mouth still won’t grow in this life!

So I decided to help the other party so that he wouldn't regret it for the rest of his life!