Chapter 523 You did a great job

"You filthy slut, what are you doing?"

Outside the banquet hall, Su Youfu was pushed and staggered backward, only stopping when he hit the railing behind him. His lower back ached from the impact. Looking down at Su Hongmei, who had been pushing and pulling him, he was furious and slapped her across the face.

"You think I'm being disrespectful? You dare push me..."

Su Hongmei's face was even uglier than his. She slapped Su Youfu's hand away and said coldly, "Who let you come here? What do you want?!"

Su Youfu was stunned for a moment, then looked at his hand, which was burning from the beating, and became even angrier. "You worthless brat, who taught you to talk to me like that? You think you can tell me what to do? Get lost..."

"I don't care about other times, but not today. You can't enter this banquet hall."

Su Hongmei looked at him warily, "My second brother is getting married, you're not allowed to cause trouble."

"You know that too!"

Su Youfu's face turned pale with anger. He looked up at the photos of Xu Ying and Su Lao Er in the banquet hall and said angrily, "You all knew, but you kept it from me, didn't you? A bunch of brats! Without me, you wouldn't be here! I'm here for my son's wedding, let's see who dares to stop me! Get out..."

Su Youfu reached out to tug at Su Hongmei.

Su Hongmei shouted anxiously, "Security! Security!"

Although she had gained some strength from doing manual labor over the past two years, Su Youfu was, after all, an adult male, and she, a young woman, had limited strength.

The reason Su Hongmei was able to get Su Youfu out just now was because he was caught off guard. Now, if the two of them were to use their strength, Su Hongmei could clearly feel that she could no longer hold him down, so she hurriedly called for security.

The security guards didn't come. Su Lao Er and Su Lao San, who were going up to the second floor, heard it. Su Lao San frowned, exchanged a glance with Su Lao Er, and said, "It's Su Hongmei's voice. I'll go up and take a look."

Su Lao Er's expression darkened, and he nodded slightly.

Su Laosan stepped up three steps in one stride and quickly reached the second floor. He saw Su Youfu and Su Hongmei arguing and pulling at each other. Su Hongmei, with red eyes, scolded Su Youfu, "That's my second brother's wife's family. You asked them to help you save Lin Jiefang? Su Youfu, how is my second brother supposed to hold his head up in front of his wife's family after this?!"

Su Youfu spat.

"It wasn't your mother who sabotaged things. The Xu family's connections should have been open to the public anyway. So what if he used them? Get out of my way right now! If you dare to stop me today, believe me, I'll kick you out of the house tomorrow! Let's see how you manage to do part-time jobs at night while living at school. If you can't earn money, let's see how you study..."

Su Hongmei stared at him in disbelief. "Are you still my father? Am I your biological daughter? What's it to you if I earn my own money for school? Why are you treating me like this?!"

"Your life was given to you by me, so you have to accept whatever I do to you!"

Su Youfu slapped her across the face. Su Hongmei was still dazed from being scolded when she was suddenly slapped and her face turned to the side.

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Youfu grabbed her arm and pulled her aside, saying, "What's the point of a girl going to school? She should be working and earning money to support her family. Dreaming of rising from humble beginnings to become a phoenix doesn't even seem right..."

"How can I not be? My teachers all praise me for studying hard and making rapid progress. I will definitely get into university. I will definitely rise to the top!"

Su Hongmei stumbled a couple of steps as Su Youfu pulled her. Seeing that Su Youfu was still trying to force his way in after pushing her aside, she grabbed his waist from behind and dragged him out, saying, "You're not allowed to go in!"

"open!"

Su Youfu raised his hand, cursing as he slapped her hard. Su Hongmei closed her eyes, about to be hit.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed Su Youfu's hand.

"Su Youfu, what are you doing?"

Su Hongmei trembled and suddenly opened her eyes. When she saw Su Laosan appear, she was terrified and her eyes reddened. She pouted and said aggrievedly, "Third brother, he's going to find Second Sister-in-law's family to rescue Lin Jiefang."

"Yeah?"

Su Laosan stared coldly at Su Youfu, who swallowed hard.

Thinking that Su Lao Er's bride was Xu Ying, he didn't know where he got the courage, and angrily scolded Su Lao San, "You still have the nerve to blame me? If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you were planning this. Xu Ying was originally Jie Fang's aunt! If your mother hadn't broken her up with Zheng Huaixin, Jie Fang would have been released long ago thanks to their family's connections..."

Su Laosan frowned and glanced at Su Hongmei.

Su Hongmei hurriedly explained, "It wasn't me. I didn't tell him about my second brother's wedding, let alone that the wedding was being held here. I also didn't know that my second brother's wife was Lin Jiefang's ex-aunt. Grandma told me that he was going to curry favor with the Xu family so that they could use their in-law relationship to get Lin Jiefang out..."

Old Mrs. Su was hiding in the bathroom not far away. When she heard Su Hongmei expose her, she quickly shrank back.

Su Laosan paused for a moment, glanced at Su Laotai out of the corner of his eye, ignored her, and nodded at Su Hongmei.

“I know, I didn’t say it was you. I saw you stop him and argue with him, and you did a good job.”

Su Hongmei felt a lump in her throat, and her eyes instantly filled with tears.

Su Laosan glanced at the banquet hall. "I'll get everyone out of here. You go find a seat first. The ceremony will begin soon."

"……good."

Seeing that Su Laosan was praising her and giving her a kind look, Su Hongmei nodded repeatedly in delight and obediently walked towards the banquet hall. After taking a few steps, she stopped and looked back at Su Laosan.

"Third Brother, how about I take him home? I'll keep an eye on him. Second Brother has to toast later, and you're the best man, so you'll have to carry the drinks. I... it doesn't matter whether I eat or not..."

Su Laosan looked at her in surprise.

She said, "You... are different from before. You really know how to think of others now."

When his cousin told him, he was half-believing and half-doubting. Looking at Su Hongmei's appearance, had she really changed?

Su Hongmei lowered her head, picked at her fingers, and mustered her courage to say, "I'm not stupid or a three-year-old. I know who is truly good to me. I was ignorant before and took everything for granted. These past few years, working under them to make a living, I've learned that no one is born obligated to be good to anyone else, not even your own parents. Goodness... should be mutual."

How could someone say something like that?

Su Laosan was even more surprised, "It's already amazing that you can figure this out, you're better than me."

Su Hongmei happily looked up at him.

"Really?"

After saying that, his eyes reddened again, "My third brother is smarter than me. He chose Mom right away, but I didn't, which is why I've suffered so much."

Su Laosan raised an eyebrow and chuckled twice after being praised.

"I'm definitely smarter than you in this respect because I have a very clear understanding of myself. I'm just lazy and I can't live without Mom. You've seen Dad's character since you were little. He gave all his money to Widow He to support Lin Jiefang. I don't know how many times you were kicked in the head by a donkey to think that just because he's your father, he'll take care of you. Men only give birth but don't raise you..."

Su Youfu spat on the side, almost spitting it onto Su Laosan's new suit.