Su Guangzong clearly recognized Ning Xue's voice, but he pretended not to hear it and continued playing his game console, but the action of inserting the coins was slightly trembling.
Ning Xue saw this and called out again, "Guangzong!"
Su Guangzong couldn't pretend he hadn't heard anymore. He turned around slowly, his face full of impatience, and asked, "Why are you in Shanghai?"
Ning Xue didn't expect that the first thing her own son said when he saw her was to ask her why she came to Shanghai, how she got here, and how much the family worried about him, but he didn't care at all.
Even the eldest child would ask her if she wanted to have a meal, drink some water, or take a rest when she first arrived.
When I got to Su Guangzong, I found...
Ning Xue suppressed the bitterness that threatened to rise to the tip of her tongue and forced a smile on her face, "Guangzong, stop playing around and come back with me."
Su Guangzong turned a deaf ear and continued to sit in front of the game console, looking obsessed.
Ning Xue got furious when she saw him like that. She went up to him and pulled his arm, yelling, "Stop playing around! Come with me? Go back!"
Su Guangzong felt hurt by her pulling, and he hissed and threw her away fiercely. He looked at Ning Xue with eyes full of anger, as if he was looking at an enemy, "Why are you pulling me?"
Don't look at Su Guangzong like this. He is an adult man after all and very strong. Ning Xue was thrown away by him in an instant and couldn't stand steadily. Fortunately, the eldest boy helped her, otherwise Ning Xue would have hit the game console and broken her head.
Ning Xue scrambled away from Da Wa's supportive hand and pointed tremblingly at the colorful screen of the game console. Her voice was shrill, "This thing is what ruined you, my well-behaved and obedient son. If it weren't for this, you'd still be attending college, a student at a prestigious university with a bright future."
The meaning of Ning Xue's words stunned Da Wa and Da Hu. Does this mean that Su Guangzong was expelled from school?
When Ning Xue told them about this, she omitted this part and only mentioned that Li Gou came to collect the debt. This also made Da Wa and Da Hu mistakenly believe that Su Guangzong was just skipping classes. She probably wanted to keep it a secret for as long as possible.
After saying that, Ning Xue looked around, picked up a wooden stool with four iron corners, and smashed it hard on the game console.
Fortunately, Dahu saw that her actions were wrong and stopped her quickly.
Game consoles are not cheap. If I sell one, not only will I have to pay a lot of money, but I will also offend my boss.
How many good people are there who can run a game hall these days?
Even if he is a good person, he is a good person with skills.
Ning Xue offended others, so she will have to bear the consequences.
The owner of the game hall had been observing Ning Xue for a long time. After all, she was talking nonsense as soon as she came in. However, because Da Wa and Da Hu were following her, the owner did not go up to ask more questions, but just paid more attention to Ning Xue.
Seeing Ning Xue picking up a stool to smash the game console, he couldn't sit still any longer. "Hey, Auntie, what are you doing? You broke my game console. Can you afford to pay for it?"
"You called me? What, auntie?!" Ning Xue was so angry that her nose almost became crooked.
The owner of the game hall was fat and had big ears. He wore a big gold chain around his neck and had a loud voice. He looked to be at least forty years old. He was at least the same age as her, yet he actually called her "Auntie"?
We can't blame the arcade owner entirely. Ning Xue works very hard and neglects to take care of herself. Her skin is rough and dark yellow, and there are wrinkles on her if you look closely. Calling her "Auntie" is not an exaggeration.
But Ning Xue refused to accept it, especially since Su Guangzong was so addicted to video games. In her mind, she had already labeled all those who opened arcades as bad people. She angrily said, "You bunch of bastards! If it weren't for you running this arcade, would my son be so addicted?"
Ning Xue was angry, but the arcade owner wasn't. He leaned against the wall, squinting his eyes, and said lazily, "Oh my, Auntie, you're really good at passing the buck. Why are you blaming us?"
He pointed at Da Wa and Da Hu, "Look at the two guys who came in with you. Why aren't they addicted to their video games? Your son's lack of concentration is none of our business. Besides, our video games are just fun. What's wrong? Are you jealous?"
If you ask the owner of the game hall how he can tell whether Da Wa and Da Hu are gamers, it is because people who frequently go to the game hall usually have yellow complexions and are listless. Also, because they are always facing the screen, their eyesight is not very good and their eyelids are often half droopy.
Da Wa and Da Hu are strong, energetic, and have bright eyes. They look like the kind of athletic guys, and certainly don't look like those who are addicted to video games.
Ning Xue classified the game hall owner as a bad guy, so how could she listen to what he said?
It just goes in one ear and out the other.
Ning Xue yelled, "I'm jealous? I'm jealous of you, bullshit!"
She looked around in a daze, and when she couldn't find the iron-covered chair like before, she rushed over and hit the game console with her hands, trying to break the screen.
But the screen of a game console cannot be smashed by just hitting it with bare hands. Ning Xue hit it a few times and found that the game console didn't even have a scratch on it.
He changed his strategy and went over to grab the people playing video games nearby, trying to drive them away, yelling, "Stop playing! Playing video games is harmful. Look at what my son has become. He was a good, prestigious university student, but he didn't even attend classes. He just played video games. He ended up getting expelled and owed over 3,000 yuan from playing video games."
Ning Xue swore that she really said this sincerely, because there were many young men in this game hall who were about the same age as Su Guangzong, or even younger than him. She didn't want them to be as addicted as her son, to the point of being completely addicted.
Therefore, I warn you.
But most of the people who come to the game hall to play video games must really like games. No one listened to Ning Xue's words, except for exposing her own family shame. They just wondered why a crazy woman came into the game hall and thought she was disturbing their games.
They all frowned and asked, "Auntie, where are you from?" "Hurry up and leave. Don't disturb us while we're playing games." "That's right, go wherever's cooler."
Ning Xue had never expected that these people would not appreciate her kindness. She became even angrier and pointed at them, shouting, "You bunch of bastards, get out of here! Get out of here!"
She? With such a commotion, no one can continue playing.
Putting the unspent game coins in her pocket, she said, "Since you're a woman, I won't argue with you. Can't I just leave?"
I was originally thinking of buying more coins, but I gave up. "Well, there's more than one arcade in the entire Shanghai market. Can't I just go somewhere else?"
Seeing the guests leaving the arcade one after another, the boss immediately became anxious and hurriedly stopped them, "Hey, hey, don't leave."
But in the blink of an eye, the guests left one after another.
Su Guangzong was the only one left in the entire game hall. He was concentrating on playing the game console, unmoved by anything, as if even the falling sky could not stop him from finishing the game.
The boss looked at Ning Xue, fuming with anger. "Where did you come from, you crazy woman? Are you still letting people do business? Do you believe me? I'll call the police and have you arrested."
Ning Xue rolled her eyes. "Go ahead and report it. I'm going to report you to the police station for running an arcade and enticing minors to play games."
The boss immediately became intimidated, pointing at Ning Xue and saying, "We're a small business, don't mess with me." He then said, "Take your son away quickly." He muttered, "What kind of people are these?"
Ning Xue was finally satisfied. She snorted and turned to Su Guangzong with a different expression. She no longer looked like a crazy woman. Instead, she smiled and coaxed him carefully, "Guangzong, come home with mom. What's so fun about playing games?"
During the three days on the train, she also figured it out. Being expelled is no big deal. She, Guangzong, has the ability to get into Fudan University the first time, and she has the ability to get in the second time.
If I repeat a year, the university I get into might be better than Fudan.
Thinking of this, the smile on Ning Xue's face grew even wider. "Guangzong, just follow me back."
Seeing her like this, Su Guangzong looked at her coldly and pretended not to hear her.
This mother and son pair is also strange. In the past, Su Guangzong was soft and Ning Xue was tough. Now Su Guangzong is tough and Ning Xue has become soft.
Seeing that Su Guangzong was not obedient, Ning Xue gritted her teeth, stepped forward and pulled his arm, "Come with me!"
Su Guangzong was hurt by her pulling, and he suddenly threw his hand away and shouted, "What are you talking about? I don't want to see you, get out of here!"
He looked at Ning Xue with red eyes, not like he was looking at his mother, but rather like he was looking at an enemy.
And Su Guangzong indeed regarded Ning Xue as an enemy.
If it weren't for Ning Xue, how could he have fallen to this point? Even though he was still playing the game console, he had a vague feeling in his heart that this was not normal and not right, and no one would play like him.
Su Guangzong glared at Ning Xue and pointed at her. "It's always been like this since we were little. Have you ever heard me or my brother disagree? We always do whatever you say. Even when it comes to applying to universities and majors, it's the same. I said I wanted to go to Agricultural University, but you insisted I apply to Fudan University's medical department. I said I didn't want to study medicine, and I get sick just seeing those bloody animal carcasses."
When he mentioned the word "disgusting", Su Guangzong habitually retched.
Ning Xue didn't expect Su Guangzong to explode so suddenly. She was frightened and took two steps back. She sat down on the ground, staring at him blankly, muttering, "Guang, Guangzong..."
Da Wa glanced at Su Guangzong's face and showed a trace of pity. He never thought that Su Guangzong would live such a life.
Ning Xue calmed down a bit, "Well, you can tell me. If you don't want to go to Fudan or study medicine, just tell me and we can apply to another school. You don't have to play video games just to avoid classes."
Su Guangzong snorted coldly, "Tell you? What's the point of telling you? From childhood to adulthood, you've only told us to stand out and put pressure on the eldest child. Even if it's not revenge on Dan, then we'll enroll in a prestigious university with a high-employment major that we don't even like. What? My life as a brother is just a tool for you to take revenge on your cousin? How ridiculous."
Ning Xue was speechless, "Don't talk about this anymore, Guangzong, just come back with me."
Su Guangzong rolled his eyes almost to the sky. "It's like this again. Every time Dad tells you something you don't want to hear, or when he's right, you change the subject. You just won't give me a direct answer or admit you're wrong." He snorted, "I don't want to bother with you. I have something else to do later."
He has to finish this game quickly because he has to do odd jobs in the evening.
Now that he has no money, he works to earn money to support himself in playing games.
If Big Brother knew about this, he would probably praise him for being a man of integrity.
After all, Su Guangzong didn't work in the past and just had to work hard to make ends meet.
Now, he can even work part-time just for a game. So, playing video games is not all bad for him.
Ning Xue was completely mad. "You have something to do. What do you have to do? What is more important than me? This? Mom?"
As he said that, he walked forward and smashed the game console.
How could Su Guangzong let her succeed? He went up and used his body to protect the game console tightly, "You dare to smash it, you dare to smash me? I will beat you to death!"
"Beat me to death?" Ning Xue stared at him blankly, gritting her teeth and saying, "Alright, today I want to see how you beat me to death."
The game console owner didn't bother to stop him now. Since he was being stopped, no one could break his console. He even grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and ate them while watching the fun. "Hey, hey, don't hit me in the face. We're mother and son. Just talk it out nicely."
It's not easy to talk while standing. Ning Xue became even angrier after being provoked by him. Instead of smashing the game console, she stepped forward and gave Su Guangzong a slap in the face.
Su Guangzong was also stunned. From childhood to adulthood, Ning Xue and Su Junyan had never touched him. "You, you hit me?..."
Ning Xue rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips and said, "I? I hit you, so what?"
She now understood that she could not just use a conciliatory policy towards Su Guangzong. She had to give him two slaps in the face to make him wake up.
She used to think that it was wrong and uncivilized for Chen Lie to beat children. She herself had brought up her children very well and never hit them. But now he had actually started beating them, which was really funny.
Su Guangzong covered his face and stopped talking. The pair of eyes revealed between his long bangs stared at Ning Xue with hatred in his eyes.
Da Wa was so confused that he thought if Ning Xue had come to find him, he would have been smart enough to hide away in advance. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to see such an embarrassing scene.
Su Guangzong calmed down and sat back in front of the game console. "Go away. I won't go back with you. I still have to play games."
Ning Xue didn't continue talking about her old tricks, but instead cast a pleading look at Da Wa. She knew that Da Wa always had a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
Da Wa scratched his head. He also wanted to persuade Su Guangzong to go back so that Ning Xue could go back, so that she wouldn't have to cause trouble for him and Da Hu every day. If he drove them both away, he and Da Hu could set up the stall and take the exams.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Su Guangzong, just go back with your aunt."
Su Guangzong didn't even blink.
Big Boy continued, "Think about it, if you want to play video games, why do you have to stay in Shanghai? Don't you know that there are several game halls on Hailang Island now, not to mention Jiang City? I guarantee you can play in a different game hall every day."
Su Guangzong twitched his eyelids, as if he was a little moved.
Da Wa breathed a sigh of relief, because games were Su Guangzong's weakness.
Just as he was about to continue persuading him, the arcade owner was not happy. After all, Su Guangzong was his big customer. He spent more than half of his time in the arcade and invested all his earnings in it. He immediately said, "Can the games in your remote place be more comprehensive or more fun than ours? Boy, don't listen to him and stay here with us."
It’s no wonder that the game halls in Hailang Island and Jiang City are definitely not as big as those in Shanghai.
Da Wa changed his approach, "Boss, can you deliver food to him while he's playing games and serve him well? You can't." Turning to Su Guangzong, he said, "If you go back to Hailang Island, your aunt will cook for you every day, and you can eat before playing games. She will also help you wash your clothes, and your family will pay for you to play games. Isn't it better than staying here?"
This is of course a temporary measure to coax Su Guangzong. First, trick Su Guangzong back to Hailang Island. Once he is on the island, someone will take care of him.
Su Guangzong didn't know Da Wa's little tricks, and when he heard them, he was moved.
He could smell the sour odor on his body, and his stomach was rumbling with hunger.
More at home? Good, he has his mother to take care of him at home, and his family gives him money to spend, so he can live the life that Da Wa said.
He stood up silently and glanced at Ning Xue, "Why are you still standing there? Let's go."
Ning Xue was immediately satisfied. "Son, I'll help you pack your luggage right away."
Luggage? Su Guangzong was delighted. He didn't have any luggage to pack.
He sold them all to play games, including the watches and pens that Su Junyan bought for him and Su Yaozu when they first started school.
After leaving the game hall, Su Guangzong took the lead and walked in front.
Big Boy pulled Ning Xue behind him and muttered, "After Su Guangzong returns to Hailang Island with you, you must keep him away from the game console. He'll get addicted to it. No matter how he makes a fuss, you must not let him touch it again. But you can't just control him blindly. The more you control him, the stronger his rebellious mentality will become..."
What Da Wa meant was that going back was just the beginning, and the real test was yet to come.
Ning Xue nodded indifferently, not knowing whether she heard it or not.
What she was thinking was: as long as she goes back, this matter will be over. She planned to lock Su Guangzong in the room as soon as she got back, so that he would definitely not be able to touch the game console. As long as she didn't let him touch the game console, he wouldn't get addicted. Instead of giving him the game console, she would only give him high school textbooks, and force him to study hard in the room. Then, getting into a good university next year would not be a problem.
What Su Guangzong was thinking was: It would be great to go back. There would be video games to play, and people to serve him. He wouldn't have to worry about not having money. It would be so great.
The mother and son took the train back to Hailang Island, each with their own thoughts, and nothing happened along the way.
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