The meal continued until Feng Caixia finished her work in the afternoon.
Feng Caixia personally escorted them back to Anping Town, and they didn't arrive home until seven o'clock.
Su Yan asked her to stay the night, and Feng Caixia agreed.
"Ayan, did you really buy this house?"
In the courtyard, Su Yu, who had just returned from a stroll, asked in disbelief.
Su Yan rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, "Brother, isn't that a bit pathetic? I own several properties in Beijing, and I also have a restaurant in Guangzhou that I bought outright."
Su Yu: "That's different. The house in Beijing was a gift from the Tao family."
"Who said that? I bought a courtyard house in Beijing last time, and I paid for it with my own money. It has nothing to do with the Tao family," Su Yan corrected seriously.
Su Yu: "..." His younger sister was richer than him, and a rich woman at that, which made him, as the older brother, feel very frustrated!
Now it's the younger sister's turn to support the family, and his meager allowance... oh well, whatever he gives is fine! After all, he's her older brother!
“From now on, I’ll give you half of my monthly allowance, and the other half to Mom. I’ll keep ten yuan for myself as pocket money,” he suddenly said.
Before Su Yan could speak, Li Juan came out with fruit and said, "I don't want yours. Your sister opened a braised food shop for me to run. I don't need money now. You can save yours for when you're looking for a boyfriend."
Su Yu: "..." How did we end up talking about dating again?
"Then I'll take it." Su Yan said, raising her chin. "You and I will each take half of the household expenses. You don't have any objections, do you?"
It's not that she's stingy; if she also refused, it would make her older brother feel very frustrated and uneasy. After all, he felt guilty towards his family and wished he could do everything he could to make amends. However, he would be returning to the army soon and could only help with what he could.
If she refuses, he won't have a chance to prove himself.
Su Yu said, "No, you are my sister, so it's only right that I, as your older brother, should take care of you. How can we split it in half? I will send my salary back every month from now on. It's settled then."
“If I didn’t know how to make money, I might accept your offer, but I do now, and I’m putting all the pressure on you. I can’t be your brother.” Su Yan said earnestly, “I know you want to make it up to us, but we’re family, so let’s not be formal. There’s still so much time left, why would I worry about not having enough time to make it up to you? You feel sorry for me, and I feel sorry for you too.”
Li Juan suddenly understood Su Yan's intention and immediately said, "Just do as Ayan says. You two can each have half. Ayu, I don't need you to compensate me for anything. As long as you are safe and sound, that's the best reward for me."
Su Yu opened his mouth, but ultimately succumbed to his words, "Alright, I'll follow your arrangements."
"Come and have some fruit. You can take a shower and then go upstairs to rest."
Li Juan's smile never faded, and the melancholy that had been lingering in her eyes disappeared the moment she saw Su Yu. With her worries gone, she looked several years younger.
The group chatted in the courtyard for a while before going inside.
11 o'clock.
Su Yan came downstairs to get a drink of water after taking a shower, but saw that Su Lei's room light was still on. She glanced at it as she passed by and saw that he was doing his homework. She hesitated for a moment but did not go in to disturb him, but she felt that something was not right.
After she left, Su Lei stopped doing his homework, and his hand holding the pen gradually tightened.
"Clatter—!"
Tears fell onto the exam paper in front of her.
He didn't lift his head, biting his lip hard to keep himself from making a sound, only the increasingly torrential tears expressing his feelings at that moment.
I heard footsteps coming upstairs, and the exam paper was mostly wet with sweat.
Su Lei's shoulders trembled slightly as he cried. He wiped away his tears haphazardly, walked over and closed the door, then turned off the light, threw himself onto the bed, and buried his face in the blankets.
In the quiet night, a muffled sob could be heard from inside the room, as soft as a kitten's.
upstairs.
Su Yan heard the door close downstairs and frowned slightly. Just as she was about to go down to check on Su Lei, Su Yu came out of the room and said, "Ayan, come here for a moment."
Seeing his mysterious demeanor, Su Yan immediately abandoned her plan to go downstairs and walked over to him, asking, "What's up?"
"Mother said my room was reserved for me when you renovated it. Do you think I'm not dead?" Su Yu asked as he closed the door.
Su Yan frowned and slowly said, "It's fifty-fifty. You haven't come home for five years, so I'm not sure if something happened to you. But if something really happened to you, the army wouldn't have kept it from us."
When someone dies, you can't keep their family from knowing about their death, can you? That's unreasonable.
Upon hearing this, Su Yu couldn't help but feel proud. "As expected of my sister, she's so quick-witted."
Suddenly, Su Yan said, "Brother, there's something I want to ask you."
"What?"
“Zhou Yuanqing.” She began, her tone complicated. “Zhou Yuanqing has been very good to our family. He didn’t know we were your family before, but I later learned from Jiang Jingxing that if it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have gone on this mission. I want to know, is that really the truth?”
She actually really wanted to be friends with Zhou Yuanqing, and after spending some time together, she didn't think he was that kind of person. In addition, the things he said in Beijing made her wonder if there was some misunderstanding.
Su Yu's smile faded slightly, and he raised an eyebrow, saying, "You seem to care a lot about that kid. Aren't you afraid Jiang Jingxing will get jealous?"
"That's why I didn't ask him, I asked you."
If she were to ask Jiang Jingxing, she'd be furious, so she'd better just forget about it.
Su Yu said helplessly, "Before this incident, our relationship wasn't very good. Moreover, Zhou Yuanqing is a man who will do anything to climb the ladder. The mission was so dangerous that a slight mistake could cost you your life. Of the six of us who went, besides me, there was another one who went mad and will never recover. Given how dangerous it was, it's not surprising that Zhou Yuanqing would resort to such a desperate measure."
Sister, appearances can be deceiving. Perhaps he had his reasons, but he could have chosen a different path instead of dragging others to their deaths. If it were me, no matter how difficult my circumstances, I wouldn't do such a thing.
"My ability to come back alive is one thing, but luck also played a part. If I had to do it all over again, I'm not sure I'd have the courage to persevere. I might have chosen to commit suicide along the way. I don't want to die at the hands of the enemy."
That last sentence was both resolute and melancholic.
Su Yan looked up and met his gaze, wanting to ask him what the mission was, but she knew that missions were kept secret and that Su Yu would never tell her no matter how much he doted on her.
Her eyes dimmed, and Su Yu patted her head. "Little sister, don't worry about it. If his difficulties really forced him to do this, then you can think about whether you should forgive him."
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