"Say something."
Su Yufen bit off a thread with her teeth and looked up at him.
"Has something happened at school?"
"no..."
Su Mingfu shook his head.
"Is it because they're short of money?"
Su Yufen sighed.
"I have some savings of my own, you can take it and use it first..."
"It's not about the money!"
Su Mingfu was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and his face turned even redder.
He took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, and suddenly lowered his voice to speak.
"Big sister, I think... I've fallen for a woman."
Su Yufen paused for a moment, then continued threading the needle, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"I thought it was something serious. You're almost twenty, it's perfectly normal to like girls. In the countryside, people your age are already fathers of several children."
She looked up and smiled at her younger brother.
"Is she a classmate? Or someone's daughter?"
Su Mingfu swallowed hard, his fingers twisting together.
"Yes...yes..."
His voice grew softer and softer.
"Speak louder, I can't hear you."
Su Yufen frowned.
"It's that widow who just moved in next door!"
Su Mingfu almost shouted it out, then covered his mouth in terror and looked nervously toward the door, afraid that others would hear him.
Su Yufen's needle fell to the ground.
She stared wide-eyed at her brother in disbelief.
Who are you talking about?
"It's...it's the one who just moved in next door today, the one named Xiaomei..."
Su Mingfu's voice sounded frightened, but firm.
Su Yufen's face turned deathly pale.
She suddenly stood up.
"Are you crazy?"
Su Yufen was so angry that her hands were trembling.
Do you know what you're saying?
Su Mingfu was startled by his older sister's reaction.
He took a step back, but his eyes remained defiant.
"I...I just like her..."
"She's a widow!"
Su Yufen said almost through gritted teeth.
"And she had a child with her!"
"So what?"
Su Mingfu suddenly found courage and his voice became louder.
"I just like her, from the first moment I saw her..."
"Shut up!"
Su Yufen interrupted sharply.
She wanted to scold her younger brother, but didn't know how to start.
After thinking for a moment, Su Yufen calmly replied.
"Mingfu, listen to me, get rid of this idea immediately. Putting aside the fact that she's much older than you, just the fact that she's a widow makes it impossible for me to agree."
Su Mingfu's eyes dimmed instantly.
"But sister, I really..."
Do you know her?
Su Yufen interrupted him.
"Do you even know who she is? There's a saying that goes, 'A widow's door is always a source of gossip.' If she were a decent person, why would she seduce the neighbor's young man so soon after moving in?"
She didn't seduce me!
Su Mingfu became anxious.
"She just came to borrow some salt, it was me...it was me..."
Seeing her brother's anxious expression, Su Yufen suddenly understood something, and her face turned even more pale. She sat back down on the edge of the bed, feeling utterly helpless.
"Mingfu, listen to your sister's advice, this kind of relationship won't work out. What if Dad finds out..."
When his father was mentioned, Su Mingfu's shoulders visibly slumped.
He lowered his head and spoke in a muffled voice.
"I just...can't stop thinking about her..."
Su Yufen let out a long sigh.
"Big sister..."
Su Mingfu suddenly knelt down in front of Su Yufen, startling her.
"Please help me, okay? Just... just let me see her a few more times, please..."
Su Yufen's hand trembled, and the needle tip pierced her fingertip, drawing out a drop of blood.
Looking into her brother's pleading eyes, she felt a pang of pain in her heart.
From childhood to adulthood, Su Mingfu had never asked her for anything like this.
"Mingfu."
She put down her needle and thread, her voice softening.
"You're still young, you don't understand these things. These feelings come and go quickly, in a few days you'll..."
"No way!"
Su Mingfu stubbornly shook his head.
"I've never felt this way before, sister, I really like her..."
Looking into her brother's shining eyes, Su Yufen suddenly realized that he was serious.
Twenty-year-old Su Mingfu may not yet understand what love is, but his feelings at this moment are pure and passionate, beyond question.
"Get up first."
Su Yufen said helplessly.
"This matter...we'll discuss this further. But you must promise me that you won't act rashly until I come up with a solution, and you absolutely cannot let Dad know."
Su Mingfu's eyes lit up immediately.
"Big sister, you agreed?"
"I didn't agree to anything."
Su Yufen said seriously.
"I just said... I'd think about it. Now, go back to your room and calm down. I need to finish altering Er Mao's clothes."
Su Mingfu nodded repeatedly and practically skipped out of the room.
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