Chapter 405 Not Give

"Brother, you made this choice yourself, so don't regret it!"

Su Hongmei's eyes darkened, and the ruthlessness between her brows was just like Su Youfu's.

The next second, she raised her hand and screamed, "Big brother, I'll die! Please stop forcing me, I beg you, I'll kowtow to you..."

Su Hongmei grabbed onto Su Laoda's clothes and knelt down with a thud, her head hitting the ground with a loud thud.

Her actions quickly attracted the attention of passersby, who stopped to watch.

Old Master Su's breathing became rapid, and the horror in his eyes almost overflowed. "Su Hongmei, you've gone mad..."

"You're the ones who drove me crazy! What's the difference between you ignoring me and forcing me to die?"

Su Hongmei raised her head, craned her neck and glanced at the growing crowd, looking triumphantly at Su Laoda, whose face was ashen with anger. "I don't ask for much, just enough for the monthly housing and living expenses. I didn't even ask for two hundred, I only asked for one hundred. You two earn so much money a month, what's wrong with giving me some to spend?"

What's wrong?

Old Master Su's teeth chattered, making a grinding sound, as he stared intently at Su Hongmei, whose eyes were full of calculation.

He slowly shook his head and said, "No wonder there's an old saying that every pitiful person has something hateful about them. Su Hongmei, you are just like the selfish Su Youfu to the core. As your older brother, I felt sorry for you struggling to study at such a young age and wanted to lend you a hand. Instead of being grateful, you were greedy and asked for a hundred yuan. When I didn't give it to you, you held a grudge, used moral blackmail, and threatened to kill yourself. You really are... incorrigible!"

He should listen to his mother.

Some people don't deserve sympathy.

Su Laoda took a deep breath, stared at Su Hongmei, and said, word by word, "Su Hongmei, if you had just spoken nicely from the beginning, I would have planned to cover your living expenses from now until you graduate from high school, so you could focus on your studies. Now, I won't give you a single penny!"

Su Hongmei was stunned.

She snapped, "Why won't you give it to me? You're the ones who ruined me! I'm just a child, and you don't care if I live or die. Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about? Do you believe I'll sue you...?"

“That money was earned by your sister-in-law and me through hard work teaching students, saving every penny! Because you have never shown any respect to your sister-in-law or me, your older brother; because you turned a blind eye to your third uncle’s life-or-death situation; because you have no compassion for your brothers and sisters, only resentment and scheming; because you chose to stand by and watch Mom being bullied!”

Boss Su clenched his hands and finished speaking in one breath. By the end, his eyes were red and he was breathing heavily, "...Why should I give money to an ingrate like you!"

Having said that, he hissed, "Let go!"

"I don't……"

Su Hongmei instinctively gripped him tightly, but Su Laoda pried her hands off and resolutely turned to leave.

Su Hongmei was dumbfounded; this shouldn't be happening.

She crawled two steps on her knees, reaching out to grab Boss Su again, but stumbled and fell to the ground.

Seeing that Boss Su had walked away, she could only raise her head, slap the ground, and yell, "Su Guotai, you come back here..."

The onlookers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Someone whispered, poking at Su Hongmei's lungs, "Serves her right."

Boss Su didn't even turn his head.

Su Hongmei screamed, "Do you believe I'll really run myself over here? If you dare leave, you can wait to collect my corpse!"

Su Laoda paused, and Su Hongmei was overjoyed. She scrambled to her feet and was about to turn around to find a suitable spot where she could bump her head and get a minor scrape without dying.

"Hey, girl, your older brother has left."

As soon as Su Hongmei turned her head, she saw Su Laoda bend down and get into the taxi. The door closed, and the taxi sped off like it was being chased by a dog. The tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground, and it was gone in a few breaths.

Su Hongmei, "..."

The onlookers, "..."

"Ah!" Su Hongmei was furious and impotent, clenching her fists and jumping around in circles.

Passersby pointed and whispered amongst themselves as they watched the spectacle.

"Look what you've done to your own brother!"

"Exactly! People said they'd help her if they'd just said a few nice words, but she had to be so reckless!"

"Oh dear, you reap what you sow..."

"What do you know? What do you know! They're the ones who don't want me. I'm the youngest child in the family. They're the ones who bully me because I'm young!"

Su Hongmei yelled, "They live a life of luxury with my mother, leaving me all alone with that scumbag Su Youfu. I'm exhausted, why don't they support me..."

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in realization, "Oh, right? Was it when your dad was bullying your mom and you just stood by and watched?"

"I don't!"

Su Hongmei said angrily, "How dare I, a child, interrupt an adults' argument? I'm just a little kid..."

There was a constant murmur of approval from the crowd.

One of the young wives scoffed, "You still say you deserve it? My daughter is just over two years old, a little toddler who can barely walk. When she sees her dad patting my arm, she runs over and kicks him, afraid I'll get hurt. You're a grown woman, and you just stand there watching your mom get bullied by your dad. What are you complaining about? You absolutely deserve it!"

A group of people echoed this.

"...You can't even treat your siblings. Your eldest brother has already done more than enough by wanting to support your education. You brought this on yourself!"

"Yes, she almost succeeded..."

Many people pointed at Su Hongmei and said she deserved it.

"Get out, get out, all of you get out!"

Su Hongmei angrily shouted, trying to drive the crowd away, "Our family matters are none of your business, outsiders! Get out!"

"Oh dear, didn't you call us over?"

"They wanted to use us to blackmail her older brother into giving them money, but unfortunately, it was all for naught."

"You're really right to call me an ingrate..."

As the crowd dispersed, some people continued to mutter to themselves.

When Su Laoda returned home, he ran into Su Laosan, who was on his way to the store. He opened his mouth as if to ask something, but then swallowed the words back.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Su Laosan asked.

Boss Su shook his head, "It's nothing, you go ahead and get busy."

Su Laosan was puzzled. He raised his hand and scratched his head, wondering if his older brother had been bullied at school.

Aren't senior students supposed to be easy to get along with?

What happened?

He glanced back and saw Boss Su's dejected figure heading to the study, which made him even more puzzled.

Su Laoda sat by the window, staring blankly at the wisteria tree in the yard for a long time, until Arno knocked on the door to remind him, "Brother, it's getting dark, aren't you going to pick up sister-in-law?"

Boss Su gave a blank "Ah," while Arno stood at the door and pointed to the darkening sky outside.

As if waking from a dream, Boss Su jumped up and said, "Go, go right now."

Yao Jianshu could tell at a glance that he was preoccupied, so he didn't let him ride the bike. Instead, he pulled him along and asked as they walked, "Brother Guo, what happened?"

Boss Su gave a wry smile and recounted his meeting with Su Hongmei that afternoon.

Yao Jianshu was stunned for a moment, "Little sister... how did she become like this? She was just simple to be difficult to get along with before..."