"Dad, we understand."
"Grandpa, we understand."
"Dad, is it really that serious?"
Su Yaohui felt a little itchy with curiosity. He wanted to find out what had happened in that Coal Mine to make both his daughter and his father so wary of it.
Old Master Su shot him a sidelong glance. "If you shouldn't ask, then don't. Just do your part properly."
"Everyone, go downstairs!"
*
The moment everyone left the main room, the calm expression Old Master Su had worn vanished.
His shoulders slumped, and his face was filled with worry. He seemed to have aged ten years all at once.
Seeing this, the old lady's heart tensed. She tucked the quilt around him. "Old man, will this really cost us our heads?"
Old Master Su had an unbearable headache. He let out a heavy sigh. "Sigh! Whether we lose our heads or not, all we can do now is leave it to fate."
"Sigh, what a calamity from heaven!"
If he had known this day would come, he never should have gone up the mountain to fight for that minor overseer position.
Even if life had been a little harder, it still would have been better than dragging the whole family into losing their lives.
"Then... then what do we do?" The old lady was terrified and at a loss.
The old lady had never studied and did not understand the complicated matters of the outside world. Although she usually acted very domineering, that was only within this household.
Now that she had suddenly encountered something like this—and, most importantly, even her husband looked as though disaster were imminent—how could she remain calm?
She could barely keep herself steady.
Seeing her like this, Old Master Su felt a little distressed. He composed himself and said,
"What are