Chapter 50 Su Xiaosi's Cleverness

Su Xiaosi felt a chill run down her spine after hearing her mother's nonchalant remark.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided that going to work was the right option under the circumstances.

But this kind of thing happens once and then again. If he doesn't want his mother to ask him to do chores again, he needs to come up with a way to solve the problem once and for all.

"...Mom, don't be angry, I'll go move it right away."

As Su Xiaosi spoke, she racked her brains for a solution. By the time she came out of the house and reached her bicycle, she had already come up with one.

He first lifted a jar with great effort and carried it to the kitchen with some difficulty.

As she came out of the kitchen, she wiped the sweat from her brow and, panting, said to Li Banxia, ​​"Mom, I can move it..."

Li Banxia glanced at the jar, which weighed less than five jin (approximately 2.5 kg), and was speechless for a moment.

When Su Xiaosi carried the second jar, she visibly staggered, but quickly regained her balance, smiled at Li Banxia, ​​and said, "Mom, I'm fine, I can manage..."

As he spoke, he staggered toward the kitchen. Just as he reached the hand pump, his hand slipped, and the jar crashed to the ground with a 'thud,' scattering pickled cucumbers all over the floor.

"Ah! Mom, I didn't mean to..."

Su Xiaosi panicked and turned to look at Li Banxia.

Li Banxia looked at him coolly, "You didn't do it on purpose?"

"...Yes, yes."

The way his mother looked at him...

This made Su Xiaosi feel that his mother had seen through his intentions!

He deliberately smashed a jar, hoping his mother would think he was still a child, weak and clumsy, and that she should do it herself.

He acted so convincingly, his mother probably wouldn't be able to tell... right?

"It's good that you admit it was intentional."

Li Banxia glanced at the ground and called to him, "Go to the kitchen, get a basin, pick up the cucumbers, wash them, and you'll eat this for the next two days. If you can't finish them, take them to school. I won't give you money for groceries next week."

Su Lao Er chuckled.

Su Xiaosi didn't even bother to look, her face full of astonishment, "Mom, these pickled cucumbers are all dirty now that they've fallen on the ground, how are we supposed to eat them?"

"Didn't you think of that when you smashed it?" Li Banxia retorted.

Su Xiaosi choked, "...I didn't mean to. This hand is for holding a pen. I'm usually busy with studying and haven't done any heavy work, so I'm weak and accidentally fell. Mom, you...you don't have to target me like this, do you?"

This was the first time in his life he had ever made such a fool of himself in front of his whole family.

He couldn't bear the humiliation of being pointed at by his mother.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted..."

Li Banxia let out a long sigh, her voice a mix of murmur and sarcasm, “Waste is shameful. If you don’t want to eat, that’s fine too. Since you’re so busy studying that your limbs have atrophied, which is of no benefit to your health, you don’t necessarily have to go to school. Just withdraw from school on Monday. I don’t ask you to bring glory to your ancestors, I just want you to be healthy in body and mind.”

Su Xiaosi, "..."

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Su Xiaosi almost thought there was something wrong with her ears!

Has his mother gone mad?!

Because of such a trivial matter, you keep saying you don't want him to go to school?!

He felt utterly disgusted, inside and out.

Su Xiaosi pursed her lips, frowned, and quickly glanced at Li Banxia.

Judging from his mother's expression, forcing her won't work; his second brother is a prime example.

Su Xiaosi was a little annoyed. Her eyes flickered as she changed her mind and apologized readily, saying, "Mom, I was wrong."

Li Banxia hummed in agreement. "What did I do wrong?"

"...I'm weak because I often don't get enough to eat at school. I know we're struggling financially at home, but I haven't dared to tell you that we don't have enough money for food. I'm afraid you'll have to work too hard. Mom, please don't be angry with me. This cucumber..."

Su Xiaosi gritted her teeth and made herself sound pitiful, "I'll eat this cucumber, Mom, you just need to give me the money for the steamed bun, I can manage."

Su Lao Er glanced at Su Xiao Si with disdain and rolled his eyes.

The eldest son's wife was so embarrassed that she almost dug her toes out of her skin.

Boss Su coughed lightly.

Li Banxia saw the reactions of the others and realized that she had really been blinded by the identity of her mother. How could she have believed Su Xiaosi's exaggerated acting in her past life?

Not only did she believe it, but she also felt sorry for my youngest son. She said that he had to work so hard at school and couldn't afford to eat or dress poorly. She said it was okay for her to eat a little less, but her youngest son had to be well-fed. She said it was okay for her to buy one less new piece of clothing, but her youngest son had to wear nice and expensive clothes.

Li Banxia couldn't help but sigh again.

"Um."

She nodded in agreement with Su Xiaosi's words, "It's good that you know your family is struggling. You still have a bonus left, maybe a hundred or two. That's enough to buy steamed buns for you until you graduate high school. We'll also provide you with pickles."

Su Xiaosi, “...Mom?!”

He felt that even being struck by lightning in broad daylight was more surreal than this.

Damn it!

It was as if he was possessed by a ghost; not only did they not feel sorry for his pitiful act, they also made him eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables.

These things used to be the least nutritious things in her eyes.

Every weekend when he comes back, I always prepare a feast for him.

They were afraid that he wouldn't eat well and wouldn't get enough nutrition, which would affect his brain and school performance.

Now……

Su Xiaosi was completely baffled.

He was her mother's genius son, the most beloved son in the Su family.

He hasn't been home for more than a few days?

Coming back was like the sky falling down!

Su Xiaosi felt he shouldn't be here; he should have been here last weekend.

When he came back last weekend, his mom bought him a trendy short-sleeved shirt and jeans, and also made him a jar of beef and mushroom sauce, a whole jar full of beef. When he took it to school, everyone in his dorm went crazy fighting over it.

Praise him repeatedly!

He also promised to bring another jar back this weekend.

With his mother in this state, what could he possibly bring back?

Did he throw the pickled cucumber on the ground and then pickle it up after rinsing it in water?

Su Xiaosi called out to her mother.

"Your mother's gone mad, why are you still calling for her!"

Old Man Su was actually quite pleased to see Li Banxia and his sons getting along so badly. If his sons weren't on the same page as Li Banxia, ​​then they would be on his side.

But Su Xiaosi was his smartest son, and he felt inexplicably angry that Li Banxia had bullied him like this.

"Li Banxia, ​​besides your eldest son, can't you see your other children?"

Old Su pointed at Li Banxia's nose and cursed, "One minute you want to send your second son to jail, the next you want your third son to find a job, and now you're ruining your most promising son, you, you..."

He grew angrier and angrier, cursing Li Banxia, ​​"...Do you want me to die without having the face to meet my ancestors? Do you believe that when you get to the underworld, your ancestors will drown you in their spittle..."

Li Banxia: "...Who wants to enter your Su family's ancestral graves?"

Old Su choked up.

"You still want a divorce?"

Li Banxia looked at him expressionlessly, and Old Man Su felt a moment of panic. "Anyway, you are not allowed to only feed Xiao Si pickled vegetables and steamed buns. I won't allow it!"

"Sure."

Old Man Su and Su Xiaosi exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

Su Lao Er sneered from the side, saying, "Don't be too happy yet, Mom always speaks in long, drawn-out sentences..."