Chapter 25 Really Making a Scene
"Hongying, what are you doing?"
Boss Su's expression changed, and he took a long stride to Su Hongying, raising his arm and saying, "Stop!"
Su Laosan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Good heavens, has this little brat gone mad? She dares to hit her mother!
Su Lao Er tightened his grip on the chopsticks and frowned as he glanced at Su Hongying.
Su Hongmei turned pale with fright and stood there stunned.
Old Su grinned, and an uncontrollable smile crept out from the corner of his eye.
"Boss, don't stop her!"
Li Banxia pursed her lips, her eyes cold as she looked at her eldest daughter, whom she had raised with great care and affection, feeling an indescribable sadness and heartbreak.
Su Laoda turned to look at Li Banxia, "Mom..."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Hongying slipped under Su Laoda's raised arm, snatched the bowl and chopsticks in front of his wife, and began stuffing them into her mouth!
While stuffing food into her mouth, she made a lot of noise and shouted, "I'll let you eat, let you eat! My mother doesn't even want her own daughter anymore, she only dotes on you, her daughter-in-law who married into the family. She even hit me for you. Are you happy now?!"
His mouth was stuffed full as he glared at his eldest daughter-in-law.
The eldest son's wife, "..."
She thought to herself, "This matter... I don't dare to be happy about it."
Li Banxia, "..."
The Su family members were speechless.
Old Man Su glanced at Su Hongying with disdain.
Su Laoda breathed a sigh of relief, walked over to his wife, patted her hand, turned around and saw Su Hongying wolfing down her food, and subconsciously advised, "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Hongying choked.
She pounded her chest twice and cursed Su, "Big brother, you're such a jinx! Tangtang, quickly give me a bowl of soup..."
"Apologize to your sister-in-law first. What you just said was very disrespectful to her."
Old Master Su picked up the soup spoon, then turned around and called to Su Hongying a beat later.
Su Hongying was almost speechless with anger, and she stroked her neck, "Big brother, hurry up..."
The eldest son's wife couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she grabbed a soup ladle, scooped a spoonful into an empty bowl, and handed it to Su Hongying.
Su Hongying couldn't wait to drink it down, and as soon as the soup went down, she stuck her tongue out.
While fanning his tongue and patting his chest, he scolded his eldest daughter-in-law in an annoyed tone, "Sister-in-law, are you trying to scald me to death?!"
"Alright, you should know what's good for you!"
Li Banxia laughed angrily, "Hurry up and apologize to your sister-in-law. You don't think before you speak and just blurt out whatever comes to mind."
"Mom! What are you thinking about?"
Su Hongying was indignant, pointing to her mouth, "You slapped me! That's an excuse, let me tell you, there's no reason for me to apologize after being slapped."
"You have a lot of twisted logic! If you hadn't started this, would I have bothered to hit you? Apologize now and stop talking nonsense! If you don't apologize, other families won't be happy to see you in the future."
Su Hongying pouted unhappily, wanting to say something harsh like "I won't go back" and turn around and leave, but then she remembered that she hadn't gotten the bicycle yet, and it would be difficult to explain to her mother-in-law when she got back.
He said hesitantly and reluctantly, "I'm sorry."
After saying that, he muttered to himself, "What I said may not have been right, but it was a valid point, even if it was crude..."
Looking up, I saw Li Banxia raising her hand again.
Holding the bowl, she took a few steps back. "Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, alright?"
Li Banxia glared at her, placed her soup bowl on the table in front of her eldest daughter-in-law, and gestured to the young couple, "Let's eat."
This means that the farce has come to an end.
Old Man Su, who was expecting a fierce battle between mother and daughter, was quite disappointed.
Su Lao Er lowered his head and continued eating. Su Lao San clicked his tongue twice, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Lao Er picking up braised pork. He quickly grabbed his chopsticks and picked up some as well.
Su Hongmei was almost scared to death. Seeing that Su Hongying really apologized and everything was fine, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
Her mom made scrambled eggs with scallions and braised pork the other day, both of which are her favorite dishes.
She wants to eat braised pork!
She was so hungry and craving food!
But if she wanted to eat, she had to apologize to her sister-in-law. She had persisted for so long and felt that apologizing would make them look down on her, so she stubbornly continued to stand at a distance, watching Su Hongying eat braised pork piece by piece, her mouth dripping with oil.
Su Hongmei's eyes turned red with anxiety.
Su Hongying's mouth was stuffed full, and she picked up the braised pork with her chopsticks with remarkable speed and precision.
Su Laosan glanced at her disdainfully, "Su Hongying, doesn't your in-laws feed you? Every time you come back, you look like a starving ghost reincarnated!"
"Don't even mention it."
Su Hongying swallowed the rice in her mouth and sighed deeply, "Those three younger brothers-in-law in my family can eat as much as the other one! If I eat even a little slower, I can't even get any soup."
As he spoke, his brows furrowed together.
"...They demanded three turns, one ring, and thirty-six legs as dowry, and my mother-in-law and father-in-law are working tirelessly to save up for their second son's dowry. They haven't seen a single piece of meat in a week! With their second son reaching marriageable age, the three rooms my in-laws were allocated are simply not enough! Now we don't even know who he'll be sharing the bridal chamber with!!"
These words drew everyone's attention to Su Lao Er.
Su Lao Er paused in his rice-shoveling motion, his face turning cold as he said sarcastically, "Why are you looking at me like that? The Cui family wanted three turns and a radio, but Mom wouldn't give them anything. I can't compare to that Zhang kid; he has parents to help him, but I don't!"
After saying that, he quickly glanced at Li Banxia.
Li Banxia was looking at him calmly.
Su Lao Er pursed his thin lips into a straight line and looked away in annoyance.
"Smack!"
Su Laoda was unhappy to hear this. He put his chopsticks on the square table and said, "Su Min'an, your mother has to save up 660 yuan for your dowry and a bicycle ticket all by herself. My monthly salary is only a little over 100 yuan! Do you think it's easy for your mother?! You know that other people have parents to help them, but why don't you remember that you only have your mother to help you?! You only think about yourself. Have you thought about your mother? How much has your mother had to save by scrimping and saving to get this dowry money for you? All you know how to do is complain!"
By the end, Boss Su's voice was choked with emotion and he sounded angry.
He didn't understand why his brothers were putting all the burdens on his mother!
With Mom's meager salary, she has to support the whole family and save money for their weddings. Is 660 yuan plus a bicycle ticket not enough?
If you feel you're lacking something, why not work hard to make up for the rest?
Are you trying to make things difficult for his mother here?!
Su Lao Er's body stiffened, and he gripped the chopsticks tightly in his hand, his fingertips turning white from the force.
Old Man Su, who was secretly taking an empty bowl to fill with rice, felt a pang of guilt.
He was angry that his eldest son was making fun of him like that. He wanted to talk back but was afraid that his children would laugh at him. After thinking for a while, he lowered his head and continued to serve the rice. Just as he finished serving the rice, a hand suddenly reached out from the side.
"Dad, Mom said you won't have food to eat if you don't bring money home."
Old Man Su grinned and tried to snatch the rice that Old Man Su had served.
Old Man Su was furious and wouldn't let go, glaring at Su Laosan, "I'm your father! You haven't fed me for days, are you trying to starve me so your mother can find you a new father?"
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