Chapter 90: Drinking water, one knows whether it is hot or cold
"Okay, Mr. Jiang, please come in and sit down!"
Although she said it was casual, Su's mother was actually a little reserved and seemed a little at a loss.
"Okay, Mom and Dad, come in quickly!" Su Wan hooked Su's mother's hand and led her into the house.
Her and Su's father's rooms were cleaned very well, the bedding was changed to clean ones, and the bed was filled with new cloth and cotton that Su Wan bought for them.
"Mom and Dad, we didn't know your exact sizes, so we didn't ask anyone to make clothes for you. But my fifth brother said that Mom can make her own clothes, so we just bought the cloth and cotton!" Su Wan explained it clearly to them.
"Good child, I'm glad you have this intention. Mother likes it very much!" Mother Su looked at the cloth her daughter bought. It was very much to her liking, and her heart couldn't help but feel warmer.
"Get ready for dinner, Mom and Dad. You must be tired after walking all day!"
Fifth brother Su Yi came in and called them. The mother and daughter put down their things and went to the main house to eat.
On the table, Su Yun had stewed old hen soup, braised pork, braised fish, fried tofu, stir-fried cabbage, and he also took some pickled radish from the jar to go with the rice.
After sitting down, Su Yun first poured a bowl of chicken soup for his parents, and Su Wan picked up a chicken leg for each of them.
Su's mother picked up the chicken leg and gave it to Su Wan, asking her to eat it.
"Chicken legs are for you kids to eat. We're adults now, so we won't eat them!"
"Mom, we're not kids anymore. You and Dad are the protagonists today. You've worked hard. Just stay home and rest. You don't have to worry about making money to support the family anymore!"
Su Wan returned the chicken leg to her and smiled at her sincerely.
Su's mother and father looked at each other, then nodded. Seeing that their children were so sensible, they smiled with relief.
Now the hard times have finally paid off and the children are becoming more and more obedient than each other.
"Okay, today your dad and I will act like kids too!"
They stopped being shy and ate the chicken legs with chicken soup, not forgetting to greet Jiang Yu:
"Jiang Yu, the conditions in the countryside are like this, so just make do with what you have and eat more!"
Su's father is a hospitable man, and he is more casual than Su's mother.
"Yes, thank you Uncle Su for your concern!"
Su Wan and the others were a little uncomfortable with his constant thank you and respectful address.
Although he was quite polite at the beginning when his condition just improved, after getting along with them for a long time, he became friends with the Su brothers and was very casual with them in the past.
This meal allowed them to eat meat and rice as much as they wanted, which was a very rare meal for Su's father and mother.
Moreover, the taste of this dish is particularly good, especially the braised pork. It looks red and black in color, but it tastes surprisingly delicious.
"Old Four, what did you use to fry the meat? Why is it this color?" Father Su said, and put another mouthful of braised pork in his mouth, feeling very satisfied.
"I made the sauce myself. How about it, Dad? Isn't it delicious?" Su Yun thought to himself, you finally noticed the difference.
"What sauce?" Su's mother looked curious.
"It's soy sauce, which can be used to add color and flavor to dishes. Thanks to Su Wan's suggestion, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make it!" Su Yun smiled like a fool.
He glanced at Su Wan and raised his eyebrows at her, meaning to thank her.
"It tastes much better than before, and the texture is richer. You kids are the ones who can think and come up with creative ideas. We, your parents, are already old!"
Su's mother really sighed, feeling that many things had changed after not being home for a while.
Life got better in just a few months, and it was all related to his biological daughter whom he had just found.
"Mom and Dad are not old, they are still very young!"
To be honest, Su Wan thought that being in her early forties was not really old, but very young, from her perspective as a modern person.
"Wanwan is always good at comforting us." Su's mother glared at her.
She sat between her parents, and people from both sides kept passing food to her. She had never imagined being surrounded by her family.
The family members were sitting around, the lights were dim, and all their eyes were on her. She could finally understand Gu Yue's feelings. If it were her, she would also become jealous, right?
Even if they are not her relatives, the attention and love that she once had are diverted, and she still feels a sense of loss. But the only difference is that she will not be a masochist and actively seek a sense of existence.
People are like this, they want a lot, but it is difficult to have everything in the world. Whatever you gain, you are destined to lose.
She lost her wealth, but gained the more precious family affection. When Gu Yue returned to her own position, she also had to give up these pure emotions. The Gu family valued blood ties and rules more. It looked bright and beautiful on the surface, but in fact, as the saying goes, only the person who drinks the water knows whether it is hot or cold.
After dinner, Su Yun and his friends boiled water for Su's father and mother to bathe. Su Wan gave Su's mother the money he had saved over the past few months, including the money earned by his fourth brother from Shaqima.
She would explain to her clearly what the silver was for and ask her to classify it so that she could get it from her when she needed it.
"This fifty-five taels is what I saved from selling soap. I'm giving it to you. If there's any unpaid debts at home, or if you need to buy firewood, rice, oil, and salt, you can take care of it yourself and use it from here. This eighty taels is the capital that my fourth brother saved from his business. I'm keeping it for him too. You can't touch this money casually. The expenses for buying raw materials in the future, as well as the wages paid to me, my third brother, and my fifth brother, will all come from this. Just keep a clear account, mother."
And this one hundred taels of silver note is the money Jiang Yu gave us for our medical consultation and medicine, as well as the money for our board and lodging at home. I was going to save it for my eldest brother to use on his way to the exam, so you can’t touch it!"
Looking at so much money, except for the fifty-five taels of silver given by Su Wan in a cloth bag, the money Su Yun earned from selling shaqima was all scattered copper coins, which he had not had time to exchange for silver and banknotes.
The main reason was that they didn't have time to go, and the money shop only accepted the elders in the family to exchange money. They were still children, so others were unwilling to accept them for fear of disputes.
Su's mother had never seen so much cash at once in her life. She was scared and frightened when she put it on the table.
"Oh, why did you take these out so openly? You have to be careful and don't let anyone remember them!" Su's mother quickly packed them up.
However, she returned the fifty-five taels that Su Wan had given her.
"Child, you should keep the money you earn yourself and save it as your own money. We can't take it from you. Your third brother told us that your father was careless and missed a huge debt. You helped to pay it off. We are already very sorry. How can we take your money?
Besides, since the family situation has eased a lot now, and Young Master Jiang has given us some money as a token of gratitude, your eldest brother has enough money to prepare for the exam. Your father and I have saved up several dozen taels of silver for him, and we will pay off the family debts. We absolutely cannot ask for yours!"
Su's mother can't accept it. She didn't do anything. How can she have the nerve to do it?
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