"Slap!" Su Li couldn't hold back and slapped Su Jiaojiao directly.
Just then, Su Guoqiang arrived home from get off work and happened to witness Su Li hitting someone.
Su Jiaojiao covered her face and immediately burst into tears. When she saw Su Guoqiang, she rushed into his arms.
"Daddy, my sister hit me, boohoo... Jiaojiao is so scared."
"Su Li! How could you hit Jiao Jiao?"
Su Li looked at Su Guoqiang's fierce expression, but she still tried to explain, "That's because..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Guoqiang slapped her twice.
Then she took off her shoes and gave Su Li a good beating; "Who gave you permission to bully Jiao Jiao? Don't you know you're the older sister and should give way to your younger siblings? If I see you hitting Jiao Jiao again, I'll break your legs."
Little Su Li was beaten until her whole body ached and her face was swollen. It was from this moment on that Su Li rarely spoke in her dreams.
She ignored Su Jiaojiao's repeated provocations, neither arguing nor fighting, and let Su Jiaojiao slander her.
Gradually, Su Guoqiang grew to dislike his daughter even more.
As Su Mu watched this scene unfold, he desperately wanted to rush up to her, help her, and tell her that she hadn't done anything wrong.
But he knew perfectly well that this was just in his dream, and he could only watch helplessly as little Su Li was bullied time and time again.
The dream took another turn; he was now six years old and ready to start elementary school.
Su Li was already twelve years old at this time. She had never gone to school and watched Su Jiaojiao go to school every day with envy in her eyes.
That look pierced Su Mu's heart. It turned out that she had also longed to study, but because she couldn't let go of him, Su Guoqiang pretended not to know.
That's why she wasted her life.
He's blind! How could he not see her thirst for learning? He even kept mocking her for being illiterate.
He's a sinner. He hurt her so much before. He's not even human.
As he watched himself grow up day by day, Su Guoqiang never mentioned sending him to school.
Little Su Li began to get more and more anxious. She was worried that Su Mu would be forgotten about going to school like she was. One day, she couldn't hold back any longer and mustered up her courage to go to Su Guoqiang.
"Dad, Xiao Mu is old enough to go to school. Do you think we should send him to school?" As she said this, the little girl kept watching Su Guoqiang's expression, afraid that he would refuse.
This was the first time Su Li had sought help from Su Guoqiang since she was beaten six years ago.
Su Guoqiang said tactfully, "But, Jiaojiao's schooling has already cost a lot of money. If Xiaomu goes too, the family's expenses will be too high."
Su Mu watched all of this in his dream, and he wished he could punch Su Guoqiang.
But it was nothing but impotent rage, passing through their bodies, unable to do anything.
He felt so much hatred, wondering why he had treated her that way before, when she had sacrificed so much for him.
He couldn't help but cry, the scene in his dream continuing.
Little Su Li knelt down in front of Su Guoqiang and said, "Dad, please let Xiao Mu go to school. I will do the housework from now on. When I'm older and can work, I will give you all my wages. If that's not possible, you can decide on my marriage. Ask for more dowry, and it will definitely cover the tuition fees."
Su Guoqiang smiled and nodded; "Since you're so sensible, I agree. I'll go ask Xiao Mu about schooling tomorrow."
Su Li was moved to tears; "Thank you, Dad."
After little Su Li left, Su Jiaojiao came in and asked, "Dad, didn't you already ask about the school for Xiao Mu? Why did you lie to my sister?"
"Shh, Jiaojiao, don't talk nonsense outside, especially in front of your sister. Someone needs to keep things in this house. You can't do these chores, so we can only leave them to Su Li."
Su Jiaojiao laughed and threw herself into Su Guoqiang's arms; "Dad, you are so good to me. I will definitely take care of you when I grow up."
Su Guoqiang affectionately patted Su Jiaojiao's head; "Our Jiaojiao is so good."
Seeing this, Su Mu burst into tears. They had gone too far. Why were they all treating her like this? She was clearly their own daughter!
The dream reversed again. After little Su Mu started school, she was always bullied because of her short stature.
After the little boy complained to Su Guoqiang, Su Guoqiang simply said, "You must have done something wrong, otherwise why would he bully you and not others?"
After hearing this, little Su Mu even wondered if she had really done something wrong for a while.
Until his face was swollen from being hit, which Su Li saw unintentionally.
Su Li took him to find the group of children who had bullied him.
There were many children in the group. Although Su Li was a bit older, the boys weren't afraid of her at all.
The little girl picked up a twig from the ground and said, "Who just slapped my brother's face? Show yourself if you dare."
A slightly chubby boy stepped forward; it would be hard to find someone with his physique in the whole village.
It's quite obvious that the family is well-off; otherwise, they wouldn't be so fat.
"It was me, so what? I just thought he deserved to be taught a lesson, so what's wrong with giving him a couple of slaps?"
Without a word, Xiao Suli picked up a stick and struck him directly in the face. A sharp "smack" was heard, and a bloody welt appeared on the boy's face.
The boy reached up to touch his face in pain, touched blood, and burst into tears.
"You good-for-nothing, just you wait, I'm going to call my grandma right now to teach you a lesson."
After he left, Su Li turned to the other boys and said, "If you ever dare to bully my brother again, I will never let you get away with it, do you hear me?"
The boys, seeing her fierce appearance and knowing that their leader had been injured by her before, all ran away in fear.
Su Li took Xiao Su Mu home, but that afternoon the chubby boy's family came looking for them.
Pointing at Xiao Pang's face, he said to Su Guoqiang, "Your daughter ruined my grandson's face, you have to give me an explanation today."
Su Guoqiang called Su Li out and pushed her to Grandma Xiaopang.
Without even asking a question, he went straight to the point: "You said she hit you, and now I've called her over. You decide what to do?"
He then turned around and closed the courtyard gate.
Grandma Xiaopang yelled loudly, "Su Guoqiang, what do you mean? Your daughter disfigured my grandson, you have to pay me compensation."
Su Guoqiang's voice came from the courtyard: "I've handed the person over to you. Find out who did it. You can even beat her to death if you want."
"Su Guoqiang, you son of a bitch, you don't want to pay compensation, so you're deliberately trying to disgust me, right? You really think I won't dare to hit you, don't you!"
As she spoke, she picked up a stick from the ground and lashed it at Xiao Suli; "I'll teach you to bully my grandson, today I'll beat you to death, you lowly bastard who was born of a mother but not raised by a father."
Su Mu looked at the scene in her dream and was on the verge of a breakdown.
She was beaten because of her own sake, while I, a small child, was just standing with Su Jiaojiao, watching from afar.
He wanted to rush forward and hug Su Li to shield her, but he couldn't do anything.
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