Su Chenhao put his right hand on his younger brother's shoulder: "Listen to your older brother, no matter how big the difficulty is, it is not a difficulty when you really face it."
You're still young and don't understand how terrible it is to lack knowledge. In the future, people will rely on their brains to make a living. Reading more books will only benefit you, and will absolutely not do you any harm.
Listen to your brother and go to school! Don't worry about the money, I've already prepared it.
Su Chenqiu looked at her brother: "Then can you let me think about it some more?"
Su Chenhao didn't want to make things too difficult for his younger brother. The little guy was young but had a big mind. Maybe he had other ideas in mind. School wouldn't start for another two months, so it was good to let him think it over. Pushing him too hard would only backfire.
"Okay, let me know when you've thought it through, and then I'll go see the principal."
"Mmm." Su Chenqiu's face showed a rare, childlike, innocent smile, and I felt that the candy in my mouth was really sweet.
"What are you two brothers doing?" A sharp voice interrupted their conversation. Ding Guizhi, the second aunt of the Su family, appeared outside the iron gate at some point, holding a bowl in her hand. She was obviously there to deliver something.
Ding Guizhi arrived uninvited, pushing open the door and entering. She was wearing a floral shirt, black trousers, and a pair of new cloth shoes.
This set of items was specially purchased by Su Chenhao through someone and brought back as a gift for her, as a way of repaying her for taking care of his younger brother for two years.
When Su Chenqiu saw his second aunt arrive, his eyes darted away for a moment, and he clenched his hands tightly.
Su Chenhao didn't notice his younger brother's situation. He got up and walked over: "Second Aunt, is there something you need?"
"You child, what a nasty thing to say! Can't I come to see you for no reason?" Ding Guizhi looked around: "I came by this morning. I heard you went to town. What did you buy? You're not even married yet, why are you always going to town to buy things?"
Su Chenhao glanced back at his younger brother, who was looking down, then turned to Ding Guizhi and said, "I just went out for a walk and didn't buy anything."
Ding Guizhi pursed her lips, thinking to herself that children who aren't her own can't be truly tame, and stretched her hand forward:
"These are freshly pickled radish slices. I'm bringing you a bowl. My second aunt's family isn't well-off, and they don't have much good food. Please don't mind them."
Su Chenhao took the bowl and saw that there was only half a bowl of dried radish inside, which showed that the other party's intention was not very good. "Thank you, Second Aunt. I was just worried that we wouldn't have any dishes tonight."
Ding Guizhi steeled herself and asked, "I shouldn't have asked this, but when are you leaving this time? It's not easy to find a job outside, and if you take too long, your boss might fire you."
I only asked you this because I consider you my own nephew. I wouldn't have asked anyone else! You're not young anymore, and your house is so dilapidated.
"Isn't it time to build a house? How much money did you bring back this time?"
The last question was what she really wanted to ask: He brought her new clothes and shoes when he came back. She figured he must have made a lot of money outside...
Su Chenhao: "I didn't earn much money. We'll not renovate the house for now; we'll just make do with what we have for the time being."
Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I don't plan to leave again this time. My younger brother is too young and needs someone to take care of him. He's already missed the age for school, so I plan to send him to school when it starts, so he can learn to read and write something and at least not be illiterate when he goes out into the world.
He harbored resentment towards his second aunt, not only because the family's land hadn't been cultivated well, but also because he sent money home every so often. He had even telegraphed them, asking them to send Su Chenqiu to school. ... But in the end, they accepted the money, but didn't send his younger brother to school.
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