Chapter 015 Su Lao Er's Stubbornness

The eldest son and his wife both had red eyes.

His mother/mother-in-law beat his two younger brothers for their sake, but he loves them.

Su Lao San sidled up to Su Lao Er and whispered, "Second brother, it's all your fault. You insisted on taking over my sister-in-law's job yesterday, which made me get a beating. Consider it payment for the two yuan. You can't ask me for the money back, I don't have any..."

Su Lao Er glared at him.

He had already told Yuxia that he would discuss it with his mother again today, but judging from the current situation, it was probably hopeless!

The Cui family has been urging us several times, but there's still no progress. It's a sure thing, a done deal, and they've managed to get it off the hook!

How is he supposed to explain this to the Cui family?!

The coal briquettes were lit, and the water in the aluminum pot quickly boiled. Boss Su held up the lid, and Li Banxia put dumplings into the pot.

Su Laosan craned his neck to look into the pot, sweating profusely, but he was reluctant to leave.

After the dumplings boiled twice, Li Banxia added cold water and brought them to a boil again. Then she started adding seasonings. Su Laoda took a handful of washed greens, tore them in half, and threw them into the boiling soup.

"Mom, where did these dumplings come from? They're even sauerkraut filling, they smell so good!"

Li Banxia was serving rice when Su Hongmei came home from school. She threw her schoolbag on the table under the flower stand, ran to the kitchen, took a breath, clutched her stomach, and called out to Li Banxia.

"Mom, I haven't eaten all day, I'm starving, I'll eat this bowl first..."

Li Banxia glanced at her, then picked up the bowl and held it high.

Su Hongmei frowned, "Mom?"

"Apologize to your sister-in-law first, or you'll have no food to eat, have you forgotten?"

Su Hongmei's eyes widened. "Isn't it all in the past? Why do you still need to apologize? I don't want to."

"Boss."

Li Banxia handed the bowl to Su Laoda and looked at Su Hongmei, saying, "Then you can continue to go hungry."

Su Hongmei, "..."

Watching my eldest brother, sister-in-law, second brother, and third brother each carrying a bowl of dumplings, along with two cooked dishes—one of stir-fried pork with wood ear mushrooms and the other of hot and sour shredded potatoes—I felt a sense of anticipation.

The group happily ate in the courtyard, completely ignoring her life or death.

Su Hongmei broke down.

"Fine, I won't eat then! I'd rather starve to death!"

She stubbornly shouted, only to receive a glance from Su Laosan, who seemed to enjoy the spectacle; Li Banxia didn't even give her a look.

Su Hongmei's eyes immediately welled up with tears of grievance.

Just then, Old Man Su returned from opening the courtyard gate.

Su Hongmei burst into tears as if she had seen a savior, and complained to her father, "Dad, Mom won't let me eat, she wants to starve me to death!"

Li Banxia glanced at her cold-blooded youngest daughter and hummed in agreement.

“If you don’t realize your mistake, you’re not allowed to eat any of the food your sister-in-law and I cook from now on.”

"Dad! Waaah..."

Su Hongmei clung to the old man's clothes, sobbing intermittently, begging him to stand up for her.

"Li Banxia, ​​is this really necessary? You're not feeding your children over such a trivial matter, and how dare you go around spreading rumors about me at the factory, smearing my second son and affecting his future? I think you're the one who can't stand to see your children doing well!"

Old Su frowned and scoffed at Li Banxia.

Su Lao Er was chewing on a slice of meat, pondering how to find a breakthrough with his mother, when he heard Su Lao Tou's words and his heart skipped a beat. He looked over and asked, "Dad, what did you mean by what you just said?"

After asking the question, she went over the meaning of Old Man Su's words in her mind, and was shocked and ashamed. "Dad, are you crazy? If outsiders find out that I stole my sister-in-law's job, how will I ever be able to go out in public again?! Nobody knows, right? You two are just talking behind closed doors, aren't you?"

Finally, he tentatively asked a question.

Old Su glanced at him and snorted, "Blame your mother for always causing trouble! If she hadn't made such a scene at the factory, how would outsiders have known about our family's scandals?"

"Outsiders? They know? Who knows? Mom, what are you doing..."

Su Lao Er looked at Li Banxia with dissatisfaction, and his words began to express his blame.

Li Banxia slammed her chopsticks down on the table. "Su Min'an, go find out the truth of the matter first before deciding whether to talk to me with that look and that tone! Do you believe everything others say? Don't you have a brain? Can't you think for yourself and distinguish right from wrong?"

"My dad already said it, would he lie to me? If you didn't do it, why don't you refute it?"

Su Lao Er frowned and complained, "I'm about to get promoted, and you're ruining my reputation at this crucial moment. Are you trying to kill me?"

Li Banxia looked at him coolly.

While eating dumplings and watching the commotion, Su Laosan was inwardly criticizing Su Laoer for being fearless when he suddenly remembered that his mother couldn't stand his gloating. He rolled his eyes, pondering who he should help.

His mother manages all the money for meals and other expenses at home; his father is stingy. When it comes to food, he's the emperor, so he should help his mother.

But by helping his mother, he offended his father.

His surname is Su after all.

Oh dear, this is difficult.

He was caught in a dilemma when his eldest daughter-in-law was the first to object.

"Second Uncle, you can't talk to Mom like that! There's no way Mom would cause trouble at the auto parts factory for no reason. Something must have happened. Don't just listen to one side of the story and misunderstand Mom."

The eldest son, Su, nodded in agreement, "Your sister-in-law is right. Second son, you should ask Dad why Mom made up stories about him and smeared your reputation."

Upon seeing his elder brother and sister-in-law taking the lead, Su Laosan immediately raised his hand in agreement.

"I think my older brother and sister-in-law are right."

Li Banxia glanced at the eldest couple. They were both good-natured and intelligent, and each of them got to the point.

Unfortunately, the second son might not listen.

Li Banxia guessed correctly.

Su Lao Er not only ignored him, but also felt that everyone was targeting him, which made him even angrier.

"Alright! I'm not a three-year-old. I'm not so stupid that I can't tell right from wrong! Mom, I know you don't like Yuxia. You think she's good for nothing except for her looks. She can't do anything right! You don't like what she says or does. She's also after my sister-in-law's job. You look down on her and don't want me to marry her!"

Li Banxia frowned, looking at the shrewdness in her second son's eyes, and suddenly realized that she had misunderstood him quite a bit.

That's a complete idiot!

"...But you can't just ruin my marriage like this, can you? I'm your own son. What good will it do you to destroy me? Are you really that jealous of me? Are you still upset that we're after your sister-in-law's job?"

Seeing that Li Banxia ignored him, Su Lao Er became angry and raised his voice, "Mom! Think quickly, who knows? We'll go door to door and beg them not to tell anyone!"

When people are speechless, they really want to laugh.

Li Banxia smiled, but her heart sank. Her feelings could no longer be described as sadness or distress.

I feel like all these years, I've exhausted myself, and what kind of garbage have I produced?!

"Mom, you're still laughing?!" Su Lao Er's voice was full of indignation.