Chapter 527 I don't know

"Alright, let's go." He patted the car.

The driver responded and started the car. Su Hongmei, clinging to the window, called out to Su Laosan, "Third Brother, I will definitely get into university! You should also read more books and become a boss who can understand contracts..."

Su Laosan, "..."

You brat!

How do you know he didn't study properly?

He has read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, and Dream of the Red Chamber.

He felt that these three books were already troublesome enough, but after reading the last of the Four Great Classical Novels, Journey to the West, he was even more troublesome.

That bald donkey, Tang Sanzang, was full of benevolence and morality, chanting "Amitabha Buddha, save all sentient beings," but what was the result?

They would use the golden headband to suppress Sun Wukong at the drop of a hat, and try to drive him away!

His horse had been eaten by the white dragon, and he said in a sarcastic tone, "Didn't you say you had the ability to subdue dragons and tigers? Why can't you subdue it now?"

The bandits came seeking revenge, saying, "We monks would rather die than commit violence!"

Even Sun Wukong knew that if the evildoers weren't eliminated, the grandfather and grandson would surely die. How could a highly accomplished monk like him not know that?

The Bodhisattva had just given him a hat, and he couldn't wait to take advantage of Sun Wukong...

What I showed him was absolutely disgusting.

And what on earth are those demons and monsters in the back?!

Oh, those without powerful connections are all gone, but those with powerful connections can just have someone come and take them away, and all they have to do is call them "beasts" and everything's fine?

What about the people they persecuted?

What? Just because Tang the Bald survived a calamity, does that mean ordinary people should just lose their lives for nothing? Do they deserve to have come all this way for nothing?!

It's practically an educational film where you have to guess who has the best backing to win in the end.

Teach him that if he doesn't have powerful connections, he should just lie low and hide.

For ordinary people who are targeted, without connections or background, death is the only outcome.

Damn it, where is justice? Where is fairness?!

The further I read, the angrier I became.

Su Laosan glanced at the taxi that had driven away, cursed the bald monk, and returned to the banquet hall.

That evening, Su Lao Er and Xu Ying snuggled up on the sofa, counting a stack of red envelopes placed on the coffee table.

As Xu Ying took the money out of the red envelope, she asked Su Lao Er, "I noticed something's off with Hongmei. When Lao San urged her not to miss school, her eyes were red with fear. The way she looks at Mom isn't right either; she seems very scared. And why is she, a girl, with your dad? Logically, a daughter should be closer to her mother, right?"

Su Lao Er nodded.

He took the money from Xu Ying and counted it while explaining briefly, "...Don't pity her. She brought it on herself. She's still under observation with us. We won't let her get too close to Mom until we're sure she's really changed for the better or has other motives."

Xu Ying nodded slowly.

"Okay, I understand. What about Hongying?"

Su Lao Er glanced at her, then pulled her into his arms and laughed, "That's a heartless woman too. She treats my mother like a cash cow, wanting to move everyone to her husband's house. As soon as my mother stops giving her money or letting her take anything, her husband's family shows their true colors. They even tried to take her away to keep the baby when she gave birth..."

Xu Ying gasped, "Are they crazy?!"

"Who says otherwise!"

Su Lao Er sighed, "Fortunately, she survived the ordeal and realized who truly cared for her. She divorced her husband and went to work in the south."

Xu Ying nodded, "That's how it should be. You can't associate with people like that at all. I was saying, you're all in Beijing, why did she go so far away? Why don't you call her and have her come back? I'll help her find a job..."

"No need, she has her own path to follow."

Su Lao Er simply put down the money and told Xu Ying about Su Lao San's past relationships, saying, "If you know anyone suitable, introduce him to a few. Why keep talking about someone you can't be with!"

"...Can I introduce you? Would the third brother be willing to meet you?" Xu Ying asked with some doubt.

Su Lao Er sneered, "What does he want if he doesn't want to see her or get married? Does he want to wait for Mom to compromise and let him marry Fang Er Niu?! Does he think the Fang family hasn't harmed Mom enough?!"

Seeing that he was a little agitated, Xu Ying patted his chest and smiled.

"Don't worry, I'll sound him out later and see what kind of girl he likes so I can help him find one."

Su Lao Er grabbed her hand and kissed it...

Although Su Laosan didn't have a high level of education, he earned a lot of money. As soon as his shop was set up, many people's eyes lit up. In addition, with Xu Ying as his second sister-in-law, Su Laoda and Yao Jianshu as his eldest brother and sister-in-law, anyone who took stock of the connections behind this family would find that very few would refuse to take a look.

After meeting a few, Su Laosan refused to meet them anymore.

She told Su Lao Er, "Second Brother, I don't plan to get married. I'm going to live alone for the rest of my life. Don't let Second Sister-in-law go to the trouble of introducing me to someone. I have someone in my heart... and I'm not good enough for her."

"Who is it? Fang Erniu."

Su Lao Er looked at him expressionlessly, "Su Lao San, are you determined to be with Fang Er Niu for the rest of your life? What's so great about her?"

"……I have no idea."

Su Laosan looked up and glanced at Su Laoer with a wry smile. "Second brother, I don't know what's so good about her. When we first started dating, her family didn't want anything and just wanted to marry Erniu to me. But ever since they found out that Mom opened a health center and that Erniu and I made money from our grocery store, they inexplicably changed..."

"My older brother, Mom, and I went to the Fang family to propose marriage. Mom gave them everything the Fang family asked for and even things they didn't want. But somehow, it suddenly got stuck with Erniu's mother. Mom said that whatever amount we gave her, she should compensate my sister-in-law with the same amount. Her mother was unwilling, and they went back and forth arguing. The whole family just sat there watching the show, and no one stopped them..."

"Later, her older and younger brothers were arrested and imprisoned, making a relationship between us even more impossible. Second brother, there's no chance for me and Erniu... It's impossible in this lifetime. Her older and younger brothers, and her family treated Mom and our family so badly. If we really got together, her older and younger brothers would use their connections to climb the social ladder after they got out of prison. They would send her nephews and nieces to their parents so they could raise the children. Erniu would also take the money from the grocery store and the health center back to support her family, at her mother's instigation. But why? They bullied Mom so much, and even after going to prison, they still tried to smear her. If I married Erniu, the first person I would wrong would be Mom. I can take risks, but I can't let Mom and you take risks with me. I can't bear the consequences..."

Towards the end, his voice became strangely calm.

"Don't worry, Second Brother, I won't marry Erniu. I'll never have anything to do with her again in this lifetime. Don't worry..."

Su Lao Er opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.

He sighed deeply and patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

"Third brother..."

Su Laosan twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to force a smile, but he couldn't manage it.

Finally, Su Lao Er offered a word of advice: "This internal strife isn't a long-term solution. You should cut your losses with people who aren't right for you. You didn't do anything wrong in this matter, but you made the mistake of thinking that if you never get married, everything will be fine. Do you think they won't bother you if you don't get married? They know you have feelings for Fang Er Niu. As long as you don't get married, they can use that to cause trouble. Do you want people to covet the money in your pocket for the rest of their lives? Do you want them to covet our family's in-laws and connections?"