Chapter 126: Su Mengxue tells her life story!
Su Mengxue immediately saw through Wu Xianghong's little thoughts. She didn't care what Lu Yuanzhou's family did, whether he was a good person, or whether he had brothers or sisters. She asked about his parents' work just because she wanted to know how much money she could make from his family.
Her expression paused, and she said sullenly, "Mengxue, what are you saying? Yuanzhou and I just met, how could I possibly harbor such thoughts? Besides, what's the point of asking for a betrothal gift? The child didn't say she liked you, so why would I ask this? You're just overthinking it!"
Su Mengxue sneered and said seriously, "You know best whether I care about you or not. No matter what, just remember not to have any ideas about me again, and don't even think about taking a penny from me. Otherwise, I'm not someone you can easily mess with."
When Su Daqiang heard Su Mengxue say this, he was about to speak when Wu Xianghong stopped him with a look.
When Lu Yuanzhou saw Su Mengxue's attitude, his eyes suddenly darkened. He wanted to persuade her, but he didn't know what to say.
Seeing Su Mengxue's decisive words, Wu Xianghong felt so angry that her teeth were itching. No matter what, she spent fifty dollars to buy this dead girl and raised her to this age. Before she could enjoy the benefits, she turned against her.
How could this be possible? Originally, she had thought that she couldn't easily record the man, so as not to affect Su Mengxue's marriage, and then they wouldn't be able to benefit from it.
Since this dead girl is so heartless and doesn't want to give her any betrothal gifts in the future, it's no wonder that she is ungrateful.
She decided to listen to the man, record what he wanted, take the money from him and leave. As for where he would send these recordings, it had nothing to do with her. If she could destroy Su Mengxue, it would be even better.
This wasn't the end of it. She still had to find a chance to get another sum of money from the dead girl. As for when? To avoid any more trouble, she would ask for it immediately after getting the recording.
Wu Xianghong gritted his teeth and looked at her for a long time, then gradually made up his mind.
After a moment of silence, a smile appeared on her face again: "Mengxue, who do you think your parents are? Although we are not well-educated and are from the countryside, we are not the type to lie on our daughters and suck their blood. We only hope that you can live a good life in the future. We will never covet you or anything."
Su Mengxue thought about what Wu Xianghong and the others had said just now and found it ridiculous. These two people were really two-faced.
However, she didn't care what kind of persona they set up in front of Lu Yuanzhou, as long as they stopped targeting her. Otherwise, she was not a soft persimmon that could be manipulated by them.
Wu Xianghong thought that since Lu Yuanzhou was there, there was no chance to get any information, so she could only wait until tomorrow to find another opportunity.
She said to Su Mengxue, "Mengxue, your father and I are tired after sitting in the car for such a long time. We want to go back to the hotel to rest for a while. Since Yuanzhou is here to see you, you don't have to take us there."
Seeing that the two people were finally willing to leave, Su Mengxue felt relieved. She uttered a "hmm" effortlessly from her throat without even raising her eyelids, and her face was full of perfunctory expression.
Her behavior naturally angered Wu Xianghong and Su Daqiang again, but Wu Xianghong endured it. Seeing that Wu Xianghong did not react, Su Daqiang knew that she had other reasons, so he naturally endured it as well.
As they left, they said to Lu Yuanzhou, "Yuanzhou, we're going back to the hotel. We'll see you again someday."
Although Lu Yuanzhou could see that they were not nice to Su Mengxue, he still had to be polite. He smiled and replied, "Uncle and aunt, take care."
Wu Xianghong turned to look at Su Mengxue and said meaningfully, "Your father and I will come to the tailor shop to see you at noon tomorrow. We will go eat together."
Su Mengxue was silent for a few seconds, and still said "hmm" without raising her head.
Before leaving, Su Daqiang's eyes were still fixed on the thermos in Lu Yuanzhou's hand. He scratched his stomach with his hand and said to Su Mengxue, "We've had noodles for two meals today. It's okay to eat noodles at home, but we can't just eat noodles all the time in the city. Mengxue, you have to give us something new. Your mother and I don't want to eat noodles tomorrow."
Su Mengxue then raised her head and said to Su Daqiang impatiently, "I don't have much money left. If you want to eat something else, you have to pay for it yourself."
"How can you talk like that, kid!" Su Daqiang sighed. Just as he was about to scold her, Wu Xianghong's eyes reminded him, so he reluctantly shut up.
Lu Yuanzhou, who was standing aside, thought about what Su Mengxue had just said. He was reluctant to suggest treating everyone else, but he didn't want the situation to become too awkward. So he handed the sweet and sour spare ribs he had prepared for Su Mengxue to the man and said, "Uncle, since Mengxue has already eaten, how about giving you some of these spare ribs?"
Su Daqiang was waiting for this sentence. He reached out to take it, but then felt that his action was a bit too excited, so he explained with a smile: "Comrade Xiao Lu, I am most afraid of wasting things. Since you said so, then I will simply accept it."
Lu Yuanzhou replied politely, "If you like it, I'll ask my aunt to make it for you in the future."
Su Daqiang raised his eyebrows and blurted out, "Wouldn't that be too much trouble?"
Lu Yuanzhou could tell there was something else in his words. Actually, he didn't mind cooking for him, but considering Su Mengxue's attitude towards them, he was afraid that she would blame him.
But he couldn't say anything else, so he could only reply unnaturally: "Uncle, of course it's not a problem."
Su Daqiang smiled with satisfaction and replied bluntly, "Comrade Xiao Lu, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but the countryside is different from the city. Sometimes you can't buy ribs just by having money. You need coupons and connections. So your aunt and I rarely get to eat ribs. If it's not too much trouble, are you free tomorrow? Bring us some more?"
It was the first time Su Mengxue had seen someone as shameless as Su Daqiang. She spoke out to stop him, "That's enough. Don't take advantage of me."
"You're reluctant to give me and your mother good food, but Xiao Lu is so kind as to give it to us, so why are you stopping us?"
Lu Yuanzhou hurriedly said to Su Mengxue: "Mengxue, it's not a big deal."
Seeing that Lu Yuanzhou hadn't listened to what she had just said, Su Mengxue angrily said, "Lu Yuanzhou, I've already told you everything I need to say. If you're not afraid that they'll blame you for this, then do whatever you want."
Su Daqiang naturally didn't like to hear this. He widened his eyes and retorted, "You little girl, who do you think your parents are? How could we rely on Comrade Xiao Lu!"
While Su Daqiang was speaking, Wu Xianghong suddenly had an idea. She had a new idea in her mind. She curled her lips slightly and said with a smile, "Daqiang, look at you. No wonder the child is angry with you when you say that. Okay, let me say it for you."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lu Yuanzhou and said, "Yuanzhou, your uncle was just teasing you when he said that. He just wanted to see what kind of person you are. From what you said, you really are a good kid who doesn't care about the poor and loves the rich. We are relieved that Mengxue is your friend."
It wasn't until Wu Xianghong nudged Su Daqiang calmly with her elbow that he finally reacted. He smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Comrade Xiao Lu, I was just joking with you. Don't take it seriously. I just wanted to see what kind of person you are. You are really a good guy. I am very satisfied with you and would like Mengxue to be friends with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Xianghong asked, "Yuanzhou, which hospital do you work in? You're very busy. I thought I'd ask your uncle to go to the hospital and return the thermos bucket to you tomorrow."
Before Lu Yuanzhou could say anything, Su Mengxue said, "No need. Bring the thermos bucket here tomorrow and I'll return it to him when I have the chance."
Su Mengxue was worried that they would contact Lu Yuanzhou behind her back and ask him for money again, so she had to be on guard.
Seeing Su Mengxue say this, Lu Yuanzhou had no choice but to follow suit: "Uncle and aunt, this thermos bucket of mine is new, you can keep it and use it. You don't have to return it to me."
Of course Wu Xianghong understood what they meant and knew that she couldn't get Lu Yuanzhou, so she said, "Okay, let's go back." Then she turned and left, and Su Daqiang followed closely behind.
After the two of them walked away, Su Mengxue said to Lu Yuanzhou, "Lu Yuanzhou, they are not my biological parents. They raised me so that I could be related to the Gu family. They are usually very harsh to me, so you don't have to be too polite to them."
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