Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Male Daji

Regardless of what Tong Yunyun thought, Su Ruyi saw that the room was almost tidied up, so she went in, unfolded the folding table and placed it in the middle of the room, then took one of the large bags and opened it.

When she took the contents out, everyone in the room stared wide-eyed.

Su Ruyi's words were absolutely true; she had everything, and in no time, the table was filled with so much that some items had to be placed on the floor.

"Why did you bring so much stuff? You have everything at home, so you should put it away quickly."

Li Mei snapped out of her daze and quickly stepped forward to stop Su Ruyi's actions.

"These fruits and meats are all grown and raised on our own, they're not worth much, but we wanted you to have a taste."

Su Ruyi handed the cured pork, sausage, and salted fish to Li Mei: "Hurry up and cook these meats. They've been sitting in the car for days, and they're probably going to smell bad. Don't kill the chicken today; let's finish these first."

"This, this won't do, you keep it..."

Su Ruyi shoved the food directly into Li Mei's hands: "I can only eat, not cook. You decide what to do. Anyway, I feel anxious if I can't eat meat for a meal."

Li Mei felt a heavy weight in her hands; this big bag must weigh thirty pounds!

"This is too much. Keep some for yourself, and go to the Zhang family later..."

Su Ruyi interrupted her directly: "Aunt Mei, stop dawdling and hurry up and cook. I'm hungry."

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Li Mei couldn't refuse, and she was also afraid that Su Ruyi would go hungry, so she hurriedly went to the corridor to cook.

Tong Yunyun looked at the large bag of meat, then at the pile of fruit and dried fruit on the table. After hesitating for a while, she finally stood at the doorway, one foot outside and one foot inside, ready to run between the two at any time.

Wang Huizhen was at a loss, as her family had never received such a large gift before.

These southern fruits are rarely seen in the county, and even in the provincial capital.

Of all the fruits, she had only ever eaten pineapple and banana. The pineapple was given to her by a classmate because she couldn't bear to buy it herself, and the banana was given out as a benefit by the factory one year.

Their family is not well-off, so they rarely buy fruit. When they do, it's usually common apples and pears. These southern fruits are even rarer and more expensive for them.

Wang Huiting was the most emotionally affected. She had always known that she had an older sister in the countryside. Although her family hadn't been well-off in recent years, they still sent her money every month, and the amount increased year by year. In total, it was more than the amount her family spent on Tong Yunyun.

This made her feel very bad, especially since prices had skyrocketed two years ago, and the furniture factory hadn't paid her wages. She was almost unable to pay her tuition fees, yet she still had to send money back to them. Her resentment reached its peak.

She didn't like this stepsister at all, thinking that this stepsister was just like all the other relatives in their family, all vampires.

Although I receive cured meat, sausages and salted fish from them every year before the Lunar New Year, my stepfather sends back more money each year than usual.

Seeing him in person now, not only did he easily throw out the people who had bullied their family, but he also brought so many things with him, I have mixed feelings.

Many of her relatives live in the countryside, on her father's side and her mother's side. Whenever they come to the county town, they like to stop by their house to freeload, bringing nothing with them but leaving with food and other treats.

The relatives on my stepfather's side of the family don't live in the countryside, but they take things from us even more aggressively than the relatives from the countryside, and they all act as if it's their right, as if they deserve to be owed something.

"These longans are about to spoil, you should eat them quickly."

Su Ruyi took the longans out of the two bags, put the other fruits on the ground, and placed the longans on the table.

Other fruits are more durable, especially mangoes and bananas, which are still raw when picked and need to be left to ripen for a couple of days before eating.

There were still some late-ripening lychees at this time, and those things don't keep as long, so Su Ying didn't bring any.

It has to be said that her mother is quite careless. The two large bags of things were heavier than Su Ruyi had thought. Adding the food she ate on the train, they must have weighed more than 200 pounds.

I don't know what she was thinking, letting a young girl like her carry such heavy luggage.

Although she was stronger than she appeared, her strength was still within the normal range. When she boarded the train, her mother bought a platform ticket and helped her get on. What would she do alone when she got off the train?

Su Ruyi knew that if she questioned her mother, she would definitely say: "No one can die from holding their pee; there's always a way."

Just like Ms. Su Ying in her previous life, she has a very big heart.

When she finished her college entrance exams, Ms. Su Ying asked her to go to the United States to find her. She flew there but didn't say she would come to pick her up. She was told to find the place herself by taking a bus according to the address.

Ms. Su Ying said at the time: "I was able to arrive safely even when I was smuggled out. You can enter and exit the country normally, you have money in your pocket, and you've even learned English. What can't you find?"

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up!" Su Ruyi called out.

Tong Yunyun was the first to move. She moved over, her eyes constantly glancing at Su Ruyi, and her hand quietly reached out.

Su Ruyi raised an eyebrow at her but didn't say anything.

Tong Yunyun stopped abruptly and said, "I don't have a little calf, so I can't be a man."

The child was quite careful with his words; he only said he couldn't be one, without saying he didn't want to be one.

Su Ruyi didn't make things difficult for her. It wasn't her fault that the child thought that way; it was caused by the environment. So she nodded to her.

Tong Yunyun excitedly picked one and was about to put it in her mouth when Su Ruyi stopped her.

"Watch what I do."

Su Ruyi picked a longan, gently squeezed it, and the longan burst open, revealing most of the flesh. Then she squeezed it into her mouth and ate the fruit.

Tong Yunyun studied very hard and succeeded right away.

Wow! It's so sweet!

Tong Yunyun exclaimed in surprise that she had never eaten such sweet fruit before.

"Second sister, third sister, you eat too! It's delicious!"

Tong Yunyun shook her head happily. She didn't know what politeness meant and threw the pieces into her mouth one by one, doing so very quickly.

Wang Huizhen and Wang Huiting exchanged a glance and then came over to pick one as well. However, they didn't get very happy with eating the longan at first using Su Ruyi's method, and it took them a while to peel it open.

Both of them were pleasantly surprised by the taste of the longan; it was so sweet! Although the seeds were a bit large, it was still delicious.

"I'll give it to Mom." Wang Huizhen glanced at Su Ruyi, and seeing that Su Ruyi didn't seem to care, she took a skewer and went out.

There was another round of excuses outside, and Su Ruyi said loudly, "These longans won't last until tonight; if we don't eat them, we'll have to throw them away."

There was silence outside, and Wang Huizhen didn't come in again, but stayed outside to help.

“We can’t possibly eat all of this. Pick out some of the better ones to give to the factory leaders and the people who have helped our families during this time,” Su Ruyi said to Wang Huiting.

Upon hearing this, Tong Yunyun jumped up and exclaimed, "Why do you need to send it? I can finish it all!"

"Eating too much of this will cause internal heat, and you'll get nosebleeds so bad you'll die."

"So what if I have to? I'm not afraid!"

Su Ruyi ignored her, "Take some other fruits too, you can decide how to distribute them."

Wang Huiting pointed to herself in surprise: "Me, to divide them?"

"Otherwise what? You're the only one with nothing to do right now." Su Ruyi looked her up and down. "You don't not know anyone, do you?"

Wang Huiting quickly replied, "I know him."

She was simply surprised that she was handling such a big matter.

Giving it to her neighborly lover is one thing, but giving it to the factory leader is something even her mother has never done!

Su Ruyi picked out some relatively good-looking fruit and put them in a bag. "You can decide how to use these. How much you eat yourself and how much you give away is up to you."

"You're really leaving it to me?"

Su Ruyi glanced at her: "Then why don't you let me go? I'll just bring the things here and that'll be the end of my mission."

Wang Huiting was thrilled, feeling like an adult who could make decisions!

She was a serious and organized person. She found a notebook and pen in the room and wrote down the names of the people she was going to give gifts to.

Seeing that she was methodical in her work, Su Ruyi stopped interfering with her.

As Tong Aihua wrote in her letter, Wang Huiting is the most outgoing of the three sisters and enjoys interacting with people.

Su Ruyi came here to find her father again, whether he was alive or dead; secondly, to find a job; and finally, if possible, to see if there was anything else that needed help with.

All of this was arranged by Ms. Su Ying. Although the relationship among this group is a bit awkward, in other families, the relationship might be even worse.

However, their two families are quite special. Even though Su Ying and Tong Aihua are divorced, they can still be friends. Li Mei is not jealous because of this. On the contrary, after learning about Su Ying's deeds, she admires her very much.

After Tong Aihua's accident, the first person Li Mei thought of was Su Ying, because it was Su Ying who taught her what to do.

Not only that, Su Ying also called the factory and asked for help.

Otherwise, the factory wouldn't have been so accommodating, paying the compensation so quickly and promising a job. Although Tong Aihua died in the line of duty, the factory's situation was so dire that they simply couldn't manage it.

Su Ying is a warm-hearted person. She is not only the captain of the village militia brigade, but also the women's director of the township. Now she has been promoted to village party secretary and has a high level of ideological awareness.

Moreover, she thought Li Mei was a good person, just... a bit silly, and she was afraid she wouldn't have a good life without help.

He still has a large sum of money in his hands, making him an easy target.

When Tong Aihua returned to the city, she couldn't find a job at all. At that time, a large number of educated youth were returning to the city, and the economy had not yet developed, so job opportunities were scarce.

He couldn't rely on his family at all. He was the second oldest in his family and was the least valued since childhood. When he returned home, he didn't even have a place to stay and could only sleep on the floor in the living room, and even then, he was still looked down upon.

Later, through an introduction, he met and married Li Mei, and not only did he have a family, but he also got a job.

This job was given to Tong Aihua by Li Mei. The job originally belonged to Li Mei's ex-husband, but after he passed away, it was left to Li Mei.

Countless people coveted this job. Originally, Li Mei, a widow with two daughters, was at a disadvantage in the marriage market, but this job made her a hot commodity.

However, Li Mei didn't fancy anyone but Tong Aihua, who was honest and good-looking.

Su Ying shook her head when she mentioned Li Mei: "I don't know what she was thinking. She's just a temporary worker, how could she give up her job to someone else? She could do it herself. Even if that person is her husband, wouldn't it be more reassuring to earn her own money? Giving it to someone else puts her in a passive position."

After saying that, he sighed to Su Ruyi:

"Putting everything else aside, your dad is really lucky. He met me when he went to the countryside, and his life was easier than other educated youth. When he returned to the city, he met your Aunt Mei, who was a sucker, and managed to get a job."

Although it's only natural for Tong Aihua to send money to Su Ruyi to support her, as her father, he has to take responsibility.

However, according to many people's current views, since Su Ruyi has taken Su Ying's surname, it would be understandable if Tong Aihua really didn't send money.

Moreover, the fact that so much money has been provided over the years is thanks to Li Mei. Otherwise, Tong Aihua would not have been able to have a formal job and would have had a hard time supporting herself, let alone Su Ruyi.

Moreover, if it weren't for Li Mei's understanding and reasonableness, there would have been plenty of ways to avoid paying her, and Su Ying would have been grateful for her kindness.

Thinking about all this, Su Ruyi couldn't help but sigh, regretting that she had missed out on her father.

Otherwise, I really want to see what kind of charm this male Daji has that makes him so good at deceiving people!