She turned and ran out.

Su Dazhi was about to give chase when Su Yu grabbed his sleeve, saying, "Eat your meal first, or you'll be hungry."

"Sister, Liu Mei..."

“She has money and ration coupons, she won’t go hungry,” Su Yu said calmly.

Su Dazhi sat down. He wasn't worried about Liu Mei going hungry; he was worried that Liu Mei wouldn't come back.

While eating, Su Yu said, "Don't worry, I'm not lying to you. As long as Liu Mei doesn't come back, I'll never get married again and I'll find you a good partner. Don't worry, we have three workers in our family, which family has our conditions? Liu Mei has elderly parents to support, and her family is not even as good as ours. Marrying into our family is a great honor for her."

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, Su Dazhi and Su Zhi suddenly felt that their family, which was dirt poor, wasn't so bad after all.

"You have to stay calm. Liu Mei's family isn't as well-off as ours, and she's reluctant to leave you. Right now, it's a matter of who's more assertive," Su Yu encouraged.

Su Dazhi then nodded firmly.

His family wasn't bad off, and his older sister was so devoted to him. On the contrary, Liu Mei's family was poor, so she definitely wouldn't want to leave him.

In the afternoon, Su Yu and Su Dazhi went to the factory's logistics department together. Su Dazhi put his fingerprint on the document, and from now on, Su Yu would collect his salary directly from him, avoiding any issues with Liu Mei later asking him for it.

As long as Liu Mei doesn't have as much money as him, she'll treat him well.

Although Su Dazhi was still a little hesitant, he decided to give it a try. After all, his older sister was devoted to him.

...

At Lao Liu's house, Liu Mei took the afternoon off and spent most of her time crying on her mother's bed at her parents' home.

Old Mrs. Liu was so angry that she cursed and swore at home, "Those brats from the Su family have gotten really bold. They even dare to bully our Liu family. They don't even look at how dilapidated their family is. They still dare to bully us. Meizi, you'll stay at home this time. We won't go back until Dazhi comes to apologize to you and picks you up in person."

She simply couldn't believe that a married man could leave his wife.

Hearing Liu's mother's words, Liu Mei felt more confident. As long as her family helped her, she wasn't afraid of anything. At worst, she could stay at her parents' house for a while. She had money and wasn't worried about going hungry.

Old Lady Liu and Liu Mei have a good idea, but the Liu family isn't just the two of them.

Although Old Liu's house was bigger than Old Su's, with one more room, it housed more people. Several generations usually squeezed into one room.

Before Liu Mei got married, she shared a bed with her parents. After she got married, her eldest nephew slept in that bed.

When the rest of the Liu family returned that evening, Liu's sister-in-law's expression turned sour when she heard that Liu Mei was coming back to stay for a while.