Chapter Thirty-One I Believe in Facts

  After reading this letter, Su Huawen did not hesitate and set off immediately for Pingyang Prefecture.

  He was aware of the role of the Chamber of Commerce, and although he had left Pingyang Prefecture, his business had moved to Taiyuan Prefecture, but he couldn't afford to offend the Chamber of Commerce. Taiyuan Prefecture also has a Chamber of Commerce, which has a lot of contact with the Pingyang Prefecture Chamber of Commerce. If the Chamber of Commerce were to make things difficult for him, it would be really hard to do business.

  All the way, Su Huawen was somewhat uneasy. The letter from Pingyang Prefecture Chamber of Commerce was very severe and even said that Su Huawen had no way to teach his son. The implication was that Su Tiancheng had done a terrible thing, but the letter did not say what it was.

  In this case, Su Huawen was even more worried.

  News from Pingyang Prefecture, Su Huawen carefully analyzed it and found nothing serious, just that Su Tiancheng's tone was a bit too heavy when facing Lei Wentong.

  Lei Wentong's character is ordinary, with a vengeful mentality, but Su Tiangcheng is after all his junior, and it's unlikely that things would escalate to this point.

  Su Huawen did not expect that his wife also received the same letter, and within a day of his departure, she packed her bags, took Su Tianran with her, and rushed to Pingyang Prefecture.

  Taiyuan to Pingyang, more than 500 miles away, Su Huawen, who had something on his mind, arrived in just over two days.

  It was already the eighth day of the twelfth month, at the hour of Shen, when they saw the city wall of Pingyang Prefecture from afar.

  Sitting in the carriage, Su Huawen was unwilling to show his face and asked the coachman to go directly to the Su Mansion.

  Su Tiancheng entered the study and saw Su Huawen, who was furious.

  How to face his family, he had considered it a long time ago. There is a hierarchical division here. Su Huawen is his father, and the attitude towards him must be different. He must strive for Su Huawen's support. Family ties need to be maintained. From the perspective of personal development, starting from scratch is still too difficult.

  As for the big woman, there's no need to be polite, directly confront her, argue with reason and strength, thoroughly abandon past weakness, if necessary, intimidating her is also acceptable.

  Facing Su Tianhao and Su Tianran, the two are their own paternal half-brothers, with the same blood flowing in their veins. When handling relationships, it's also necessary to have a sense of propriety, best is to make both men respect oneself.

  Su Huawen looked at Su Tiancheng and did not speak for the time being. He was already used to this approach, every time he saw Su Tiancheng, it was a serious face.

  Su Tiancheng made a fist and bowed to Su Huawen.

  "Father has traveled a long way, arriving at Pingyang Prefecture City, and must be quite tired. I'll instruct the kitchen to prepare some good dishes, and I'll keep you company, Father, as we drink wine to alleviate your fatigue. After dinner, rest well for a while."

  Su Huawen was stunned for a moment, extremely surprised, but more of a warmth, didn't expect Su Tiānchéng to care about his parents, this change is really big.

  His expression looked a bit better, and although his tone was still severe, it had lost its scolding flavor.

  "Kunyuan, I came to Pingyang Prefecture specifically to take a look. Next year is the imperial examination, if possible, you can follow me to Taiyuan Prefecture to get familiar with the provincial capital."

  Su Tiancheng's face showed no expression, following Su Huawen to Taiyuan Prefecture, it was clearly not feasible, what about the so many fields of the Su family, what about his own plans, but opening his mouth to oppose immediately was also not suitable, the key was to see why Su Huawen would suddenly bring up such a request.

  "Father's request, the child will naturally follow, but this Pingyang Prefecture City's Su Mansion is the place where our family prospers. The child staying here to guard it is also for the sake of our family's future development. If the child leaves this place, who knows who will come to guard it?"

  "I know this is the Su family's ancestral home and it's definitely not a place where anything can go wrong, but I still think that studying is more important."

  Su Tiancheng shook his head slightly and decided to speak the truth.

  "My father said so, but I have a different opinion. It is also very suitable for me to stay here and guard the ancestral house. If no one comes to take care of it, many things will be worrying, and with so much land, who knows what will happen in the future? As for studying, I am diligently reviewing my lessons every day, preparing for next year's imperial examination, and I don't think there is a big problem."

  Su Huawen did not refute him and silently looked at Su Tiancheng.

  "The situation at home, Father is aware of it. Today, I won't hide it either. If I go to Taiyuan Prefecture, I'm afraid I'll really fall behind in my studies. As a young person, I have a lot of energy and some things are hard for me to tolerate, so conflicts are inevitable. Father is also troubled by this, and I don't want it to be like this either. So, it's better to stay in Pingyang Prefecture City."

  Su Huawen had been staring at Su Tiancheng all along, and Su Tiancheng's face didn't change a bit, but his temperament changed greatly, including the way he spoke, without any signs of decline. What was going on?

  However, Su Tiancheng passed the imperial examination last year and became a shengyuan at the age of 17. If it weren't for his wife's interference, he would have been engaged last year. At this age, he has already started to take on important responsibilities and do business on his own.

  Maybe it's hereditary.

  At this point, Su Huawen took out a letter from his pocket that had been sent by the Chamber of Commerce.

  "Kunyuan, you've done some things and I'm aware of them. Coming to Pingyang Prefecture is also to figure out these matters. This is a letter sent by the Chamber of Commerce. Take a look and share your thoughts."

  Su Tiancheng quickly finished reading the letter and a cold smile appeared on his face.

  "Father, there's no need to pay attention to such a letter."

  "Kunyuan, you must not be too arrogant. Do you know the role of the Chamber of Commerce? Although I have left Pingyang Prefecture, the Chambers of Commerce are interconnected. If the Chamber of Commerce wants to make things difficult for us, our family business will be in trouble."

  "The child is by no means being arrogant, it's just that the content of this letter is quite amusing."

  "Why did you say that?"

  "Now that you mention the father's education is not good and the child's behavior is at fault, let's take out actual examples, holding a big stick, thinking of using one's own authority to intimidate, isn't this showing one's own weakness? If they don't make a move, then it's fine. But if they dare to take any action, the child will take this letter and go directly to find the Magistrate, asking the Magistrate to judge what is right."

  Su Huawen was after all a businessman for many years, and upon hearing Su Tiancheng's words, he immediately understood.

  "Kunyuan, your meaning is that with this letter, the Chamber of Commerce will not dare to do anything out of line?"

  "The child thinks that if the Chamber of Commerce wanted to make things difficult for our family, how could they possibly write such a letter? Wouldn't it be better to secretly take action? That way, there would be no evidence and Father wouldn't have anyone to reason with. But instead, they wrote such a letter, clearly a case of 'this place has no silver, three hundred taels'."

  Su Huawen was truly surprised, never expecting Su Tiancheng to have such an analysis. After traveling all over the country for so many years, his thinking had become somewhat limited. When he received the letter, the first thing that came to mind was the difficulty they were facing, but he hadn't thought of the deeper meaning behind it.

  What's wrong with Su Tiancheng, why such a big change, can see things behind the letter.

  "Father, I believe in facts. If I have done something wrong, you can point it out to me and I will admit it. But why are you being so arrogant? I am a scholar and at least a student of Pingyang Prefecture, and I don't interfere with business matters. What right do you have to lecture me? Don't they know that my mistakes will naturally be dealt with by the authorities?"

  Su Huawen nodded repeatedly, yes, Su Tiancheng pointed out the key point. What right does the Chamber of Commerce have to educate readers? Without pointing out specific examples, it is said that both he and Su Tiancheng have problems. If this were to be taken to the authorities, the Chamber of Commerce would have a big problem.

  Su Huawen is absolutely not stupid and quickly thought of the connection between them.

  "Kunyuan, what you said is reasonable. What's your take on this letter?"

  "The child thinks that someone is carrying a private revenge, the purpose is to cause chaos in the Su Mansion, the shellfish fight each other, and the fisherman benefits. It's just a pity that this kind of small trick thinks others are fools."

  When Su Tiancheng said this, Su Huawen's face turned red, but he was relieved in his heart.

  "Hmm, I thought of that too. I heard Raven Tong came to the mansion, and you didn't show any courtesy."

  "The child's attitude has always been good, Mr. Lei is the child's elder, and the child should naturally respect him. However, when Mr. Lei pointed out some of the child's mistakes, the child felt it was unfair and therefore spoke out in rebuttal."