The unbearable words were like sharp steel needles, piercing her heart straight away, and every word brought a piercing pain.
When Tang Yixin heard what those girls said, she was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and was about to argue with them.
But just as she raised her foot, Li Susu grabbed her.
"Xinxin. Forget it, ignore them!"
Tang Yixin saw Li Minghai and Zhou Huaixu walking towards her together and suppressed her anger.
She gently touched Li Susu's arm and asked softly, "Susu, why is your dad back again? Why is he chatting with Zhou Huaixu?"
Li Susu shook her head, she was also confused.
As he spoke, Li Minghai had already strode up to Li Susu, his face filled with a kind smile that was rarely seen on other days, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.
A few meters behind him, Zhou Huaixu had his hands leisurely in his pockets. His handsome appearance instantly attracted the attention of the girls around him, and many of them couldn't help but whisper about him.
Zhou Huaixu did not come any closer. He just raised his hand and greeted Li Susu from a distance, then turned and left.
Li Minghai looked at Zhou Huaixu's departing back, and there was a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
After a long while, he looked away and the smile on his face faded a little.
"Why are you back again?" Li Susu tried her best to make her tone sound gentler.
Li Minghai quickly raised his hand and handed a large bag of snacks to Li Susu, saying with a smile, "I bought you some food. I didn't have time just now."
Li Susu took it silently. It was heavy and quite substantial.
"Is this your friend?"
Perhaps because Tang Yixin had neat short hair and looked very cool, Li Minghai couldn't help but subconsciously take a few more glances at her.
Although Tang Yixin didn't have a good impression of Li Minghai, she still had basic courtesy and greeted him with a forced smile: "Hello uncle, I'm Su Su's roommate."
Li Minghai nodded repeatedly and said seriously, "Susu has been quite introverted since she was young. Please take good care of her."
"Don't worry, uncle. I will definitely do it." Tang Yixin responded readily, taking the bag of snacks from Li Susu naturally and explaining, "Uncle, you talk to Susu first. I'll help her send the things back to the dormitory. I have class next period."
"Okay, thank you for your help, classmate."
After Tang Yixin returned to the dormitory with the snacks, Li Susu looked at Li Minghai and asked in confusion, "How did you know that boy?"
Li Minghai said calmly, "It was pure coincidence. That guy was very handsome and enthusiastic, and he took the initiative to bring me to you. We got along so well that I almost forgot to ask his name."
Li Susu didn't know whether she should believe him.
At this time, several classmates were walking towards this side not far away. They were Wu Nianke's little followers.
The one walking in front was called Xu Ruohan. Normally, in order to please Wu Nianke, they often secretly targeted her.
Thinking of this, she subconsciously pulled Li Minghai and moved a few steps to the side.
Li Minghai noticed her movements, glanced around, a hint of displeasure flashed across his face, and he asked, "Why, do you feel embarrassed by me standing here?"
"I didn't say that, you thought so yourself." Li Susu responded in a low voice.
Thinking of what those girls had said just now about her being an ungrateful person, she felt a little annoyed and couldn't help but say, "You usually have high standards for food and clothing, so why do you have to dress like this? You're so sloppy and you don't even have a comb over your hair."
As soon as these words came out, Li Minghai's face instantly fell, and he looked unhappy. "That's easy for you to say, but I can barely afford to eat right now, so how can I have the spare money to buy new clothes or go to the barber shop? I only have this pair of pants, do you know how many days I've worn them? I wear them all day and then I have to wash them at night..."
Listening to her father's complaints, Li Susu felt like a huge rock was pressing on her heart. She became more and more suffocated, and her eyes turned red with anger.
After paying off his debts with the one million, there were still hundreds of thousands left. If he hadn't used it for gambling, how could he have lived such a miserable life!
Looking at Li Minghai again, I saw that most of his hair was white, and he was dark and thin, as if he had aged ten years overnight.
Li Susu finally softened her heart. After a moment of silence, she reached into her bag and fumbled around for a while. She took out the only remaining 500 yuan in cash and handed it to him.
Li Minghai was stunned at first, a barely perceptible flash of disdain flashed across his eyes, but the next second, his eyes quickly became moist, tears welling up in his eyes: "My daughter is still considerate, my son is completely unreliable."
He stretched out his slightly trembling hand and took the money from Li Susu, muttering to himself, "Susu, Dad has wronged you in the past. Please don't hold a grudge against me. I will definitely change in the future!"
Li Susu listened to these assurances repeated countless times, feeling mixed emotions. She didn't know how to respond for a moment, and she didn't dare to believe these words anymore.
After a moment of silence, he changed the subject: "Dad, you should go home. Grandma will have surgery the day after tomorrow."
As soon as she opened her mouth, her strong nasal voice revealed her emotions. She wasn't moved by her father's words, but she felt guilty when she thought about her grandmother having surgery and not being able to be by her side.
When Li Minghai heard that he was asked to go home, a horrifying scene of Zhou Caiying waving a kitchen knife and chasing him fiercely suddenly appeared in his mind, and he gasped in fear.
"If you still want Dad to live a few more days, don't force me to go back. I'm really scared of your mom. When she gets angry, she's scarier than a mad tigress!"
Li Susu actually understood her mother's difficulties very well.
Over the years, my father not only lost all the money he had saved for building the house, but he also ran up a mountain of debts, leaving my brother unable to even come up with the money for the betrothal gift. He's almost 30 years old and still single.
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