Chapter 404 What nonsense are you talking about?

Boss Su saw everything she had just done.

He lowered his gaze and looked at her reddened eyes, the thin glimmer of water in them, her eyes a complex mix of emotions.

Boss Su closed his eyes and sighed deeply. "Su Hongmei, you're not a three-year-old. You should know that not everything can be forgiven with an apology."

These words sounded like a death sentence to Su Hongmei.

Her brows furrowed instantly, and she looked at Boss Su with a somewhat sinister gaze.

"...Don't go to work odd jobs on weekends. Calculate how much you need for food each month, and I'll buy you meal tickets and send them over at the beginning of each month. You should finish your high school entrance exam first."

He knew that it wasn't easy for people at the bottom to make money, and his third brother would nag him all the time, saying things like, "If only I had studied harder back then."

Su Hongmei did something wrong.

But as the older brother, he couldn't bear to see her ruin her future.

I still think that as long as she gets into high school, I'll let her go.

He's saved up some money over the years; it should be enough to feed her.

In recent years, the country has placed increasing emphasis on national education. Without a degree, it is difficult to get by in society. Many state-owned enterprises have begun to reform. He has a premonition that before long, more employees will be laid off, the state will no longer assign jobs, and you will have to have the skills to make a living.

If Su Hongmei can get into university, she will have more opportunities to choose from in the future, and her living conditions will be better.

Oh, I should tell JianShu about this when I get back.

As husband and wife, he is a unit, and his money belongs to JianShu (a Chinese writing platform).

Having made up his mind, Su Laoda lowered his head and spoke to Su Hongmei, when he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the fierce look in Su Hongmei's eyes that she hadn't yet withdrawn, and his heart skipped a beat.

Su Hongmei's eyes lit up, and she cheered as she grabbed Su Laoda's pants.

"Big brother, are you going to give me money? Don't buy me meal tickets, just give me the money directly, I'll manage my own spending."

Boss Su shook his head and said, "If you want it, all you'll get is a meal ticket. If you don't want it, then forget it."

Su Hongmei frowned, her eyes filled with impatience and annoyance. "What if I lose the meal ticket? Then I still won't have anything to eat..."

"The money won't be lost?" Boss Su's face turned cold.

Seeing that he was angry, Su Hongmei rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Big brother is right, you have to keep your money and meal tickets safe, otherwise they're easy to lose. Let me calculate..."

She looked down and counted on her fingers, seemingly doing some calculations.

Su Laoda was still shaken by the look in her eyes earlier, wondering if she had misread it. This was her own sister who had grown up by her side; even if she was angry, she wouldn't look at her like that.

Is that right...?

"Big brother, I want... this much."

She raised her hand, and just as her five fingers were about to reach Boss Su's eyes, she changed them to one.

Boss Su was surprised, "Ten yuan for a meal ticket? That's not enough, is it?"

Su Hongmei nodded.

"Ten yuan is definitely not enough. I mean one hundred. Just give me one hundred yuan in meal tickets every month, and I'll take care of the rest myself."

It turns out that playing the victim with your older brother is still the most effective way to get through this!

If she had known, she would have gone to find her eldest brother first, and she wouldn't have been choked by her second brother at the health center. She really thought her second brother was going to strangle her to death. She couldn't breathe, and her second brother still wouldn't let go.

She could sell the 100-yuan meal tickets at a discount, and after deducting rent, food, clothing, shoes, and daily necessities, she could still save a considerable amount.

Su Hongmei was happily thinking about what she would buy with the money, completely unaware of the change in Su Laoda's expression.

"You want a hundred?"

Su Laoda took two steps back, looking at Su Hongmei who was full of scheming, his eyes filled with undisguised disappointment. "You can spend a hundred yuan a month on food? Your fourth brother only spends ten yuan on food every half month, and you want a hundred yuan a month?"

Is she treating him like a cash cow?

Su Hongmei sensed something was wrong with the voice, looked up at Su Laoda, and saw that he had not only stepped back but also looked disappointed. She frowned, feeling a little resentful, but dared not show it on her face.

Su Hongmei forced a bitter smile, seemingly carefully counting on her fingers for her eldest brother to see. "Big brother, you don't understand money, you don't know how much this amount can buy. I... I have selfish motives. Not only do I need to eat, but I also owe money to others that I need to pay back. After paying back the money, besides food, I still need to buy study materials, pens and ink, and... I haven't bought clothes in a long time. I also want to buy some clothes and shoes, and things for women during their periods..."

At the end, her eyes were filled with shame and indignation, and she pouted and looked up at her brother with a wronged expression.

“I really didn’t ask for money randomly. I’ve calculated it all. Brother, you and your wife get two or three hundred a month. You live with Mom, so you don’t have to pay rent. All your food, drink and expenses are covered by Mom. I only need one-third. Is that too much?”

She spoke of pitifulness, but her eyes revealed otherwise.

Su Laoda is kind-hearted and can't bear to see his younger sister suffer and not even get to go to school.

But that doesn't mean he's stupid enough not to see through Su Hongmei's little tricks.

Thinking about it that way, it's true that she looked at him like that just now.

Just because he said, "It's not something that can be resolved with an apology?"

Su Laoda felt a chill run down his spine.

He looked down at Su Hongmei with some disbelief.

Feeling a strange urge to verify his guess, he shook his head and said, "Su Hongmei, I feel sorry for you. What do you take me for? A cash cow? I won't give you this hundred yuan."

He made a move to turn around and leave, but his eyes kept glancing at Su Hongmei.

Su Hongmei's aura changed instantly; the pitiful look on her face vanished, and she stared at him with a sinister gaze.

Su Laoda felt a chill run down his spine.

It's actually true!

"Su Guotai, are you kidding me?!"

Su Hongmei got up from the ground and grabbed Su Laoda's arm. "Big brother, how could you do this to me? I'm your own sister. They don't care if I live or die, and you don't care about me either?"

Su Laoda was truly frightened by Su Hongmei's appearance and staggered back two steps, but Su Hongmei held his arm tightly and he couldn't pull it away.

"Su Hongmei, what are you doing? I said I'd give you a meal ticket, not that I didn't care if you lived or died. Let me go first."

Su Hongmei didn't believe it.

"I don't believe your nonsense! None of you care whether I live or die. You said you'd give me meal tickets, but that was a lie. You're not that kind. You're just here to laugh at me! To see if I'm dead or not! Let me tell you, even if you all die, I won't! If you don't give me the money today, I'll shout that since you don't care whether I live or die, the only way I can live is to smash my head against a wall and kill myself. I'll let everyone at the school and passersby see that you've driven me to my death! If I'm not doing well, neither will you!"

Her facial features were straining, and the suffocating feeling of not being able to live made her want to go crazy at any moment.

Especially in front of Boss Su, whom she knew wouldn't do anything to her!

Unable to break free, Su Laoda heard Su Hongmei's words and stared wide-eyed in horror as if he didn't recognize his sister. "What nonsense are you talking about?"