Su Ying woke up to find out that she had been living in a period novel, and she was the original book's top "love-struck idiot" female supporting character. To pursue and please the mal...
Chapter 14: Admitting Mistakes and Changing My Name to Sister-in-law
"Everyone, come and see, this family is really shameless. Not only is the daughter shamelessly seducing men, but the two old men also have bad intentions and are taking advantage of my family."
Zhao Hongmei's voice immediately attracted a lot of people. No one knew what was going on, and they all ran out to watch the excitement since they had nothing to do at home.
"Hongmei, what do you mean by that? You said we'd just let it go, but why are you saying that about my daughter?"
After hearing what Zhao Hongmei said, Li Yulan was the first to stand up.
"Why do you say that? Everyone in the compound knows about the shameful things your daughter has done. Do you still need me to tell you? If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. If she hadn't seduced Jiang Yue, how could my Jiang Yue agree to marry her?"
Zhao Hongmei didn't want to come at first, but she couldn't resist Aunt Hua's instigation.
That bicycle cost 160 yuan, which was enough for their family's food expenses for several months. With the money saved, they could have several meals of meat.
Why should Su Ying get the advantage?
She must get the bicycle back today.
At this time, when Lao Su and Su Yi heard this, their faces turned cold in an instant.
Although Su Ying's behavior was indeed shameful, they would not allow others to bully their family members.
"What did Xiaoying do wrong? My parents educated her. It's not your turn to lecture her. Aunt Zhao, I respect you as my elder, but please don't be so harsh in your words." Su Yi also stood up to defend his sister.
"Zhao Hongmei, you just said that our family took advantage of you? What advantage did we take of you?" Old Su also spoke at this time and asked with a serious face.
Seeing that the Su family was still stubborn, Zhao Hongmei pointed at the bicycle parked at the door and said, "Isn't this taking advantage? My Xiaoyue gave you all the betrothal gifts and even the house deed, and you still want him to buy a bicycle for Su Ying. Isn't this taking advantage?"
Zhao Hongmei said this while wiping her tears with a look of grievance.
"We've raised Jiang Yue for so many years, and he hasn't even said a word in return. Now all the benefits have gone to your family. Even this bicycle, my Xiaojun didn't have the money to buy it, and Jiang Yue actually bought it for Su Ying just like that. Tell me, has it been easy for me to raise him all these years?"
After Zhao Hongmei finished speaking, the people around her nodded in agreement, thinking that she was really pitiful.
"Yes, Lao Su, your family did something dishonest. It's not easy for anyone these days. Since you took the betrothal gift, you shouldn't have taken the bicycle. Otherwise, you'd be too greedy."
"That's right. I think we should return the bicycle to its owner."
"It's not easy for Jianguo's family. They have to raise three children these years. Xiaojun is still young and there will be many places to spend money in the future. You should give the bicycle to them."
It was only then that the people in the Su family realized that Zhao Hongmei came here because of the bicycle, and it was only then that Li Yulan noticed that there was an extra bicycle at the door.
"Did Jiang Yue buy this bicycle?" Su Yi looked at Su Ying.
"Did Xiao Yue really buy this?" Li Yulan asked at this time.
Although Lao Su didn't say anything, the expression on his face became more serious.
Su Ying finally understood when she saw Aunt Hua standing next to Zhao Hongmei.
Aunt Hua heard me say that at the door just now and was so angry that she came to instigate Zhao Hongmei to cause trouble.
"Of course not. I bought it myself. Jiang Yue didn't spend a penny on it." Su Ying looked at Zhao Hongmei and said with a cold face.
She heard everything Zhao Hongmei said just now. She didn't know how unpleasant the things other people in the compound said behind her back were, except for Zhao Hongmei.
If she could still tolerate this, she wouldn't be called Su Ying.
"I stole the money and tickets to buy the bicycle from home and asked Xu Miaomiao to keep them for me. If you don't believe me, you can go ask her. Also, Jiang Yue's money is his own. It's his business who he wants to give it to. Even if you are his aunt, you have no right to control his money, right?"
In front of everyone, Su Ying explained the origin of the money and did not forget to choke Zhao Hongmei back.
"This...this money was lost, right? How come you stole it?" Li Yulan was also confused now.
Old Su didn't expect that the lost money was suddenly found again, and it was Su Ying who stole it herself?
His expression became even uglier.
"Is it because I want to use this money to buy a bicycle for Lin Nan?" Su Yi also spoke at this time.
Lin Nan stood beside him, his expression changing.
She didn't know that Su Yi wanted to buy her a bicycle. If Su Ying stole money from home because of her, she was also responsible.
"Uncle, aunt, Xiaoying, I have never thought of asking Su Yi to buy me a bicycle. Xiaoying, don't get me wrong. Your brother loves you so much, he must want to buy it for you too." Lin Nan didn't want the Su family to misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained.
"Sister-in-law, don't explain. This money is saved by my brother to buy you a bicycle. He feels sorry for you walking to work." While admitting her mistake, Su Ying did not forget to say to Lin Nan.
She knew that the reason why the two of them finally broke up in their previous life was not only because of herself, but also because her elder brother could not express himself. Even though she gave silently, she would never express it.
Even though Lin Nan was forced by her family to marry someone else, he did not take the initiative to find a way to save the relationship, but just kept hiding and blaming himself.
Even after Lin Nan became infertile and divorced, he did not have the courage to pursue her. He just watched over her and helped her silently from behind.
Su Ying also knew that even if Su Yi really saved money to buy a bicycle for Lin Nan, Lin Nan would not accept the bicycle because he was concerned about her and afraid that she would be angry.
Lin Nan knew that Su Ying didn't like him, so he was always careful to please her.
When she heard Su Ying say this, she became even more afraid that she had misunderstood, so much so that she didn't even notice that Su Ying had changed the way she addressed her.
"Xiaoying, your brother still loves you the most. If you have anything on your mind, you can talk to him. If it affects the relationship between your family, I apologize to you."
Seeing Lin Nan being so humble, Su Yi felt both distressed and guilty.
It was because he failed to balance the relationship between her and his family that she suffered such injustice.
Just when Su Yi was about to defend Lin Nan with a cold face, Su Ying suddenly knelt down in front of Su's father and mother.
"Well, I admit that I was wrong to steal the money. I also bought the bicycle back and will give it to my sister-in-law. To make amends, I also bought her a skirt."
After Su Ying finished speaking, she stood up from the ground, ran to the room, took out the skirt she bought for Lin Nan, and handed it to her.
Still with red eyes, she said coquettishly: "Sister-in-law, please forgive me. I didn't mean to be jealous of you. I was just afraid that if my brother had you, he would not love me as much as before. What should I do?"