Chapter 373 A Story Too Hard to Explain
"Su Feng Diao!"
Su Hongmei burst into tears, shouting, "You've gone too far! I've never even cursed at Mom, but my older sister has! Didn't you spend a lot of money to save her when she was dying? Why can't you do the same to me! I just want tuition and living expenses. You're all so rich, why won't any of you give me any?!"
She was panting, speaking too quickly, and choked on her own saliva. She coughed violently, patting her chest, while the kitchen knife moved back and forth against her neck, causing the onlookers, mostly middle-aged women, to gasp in shock.
After Su Hongmei recovered her senses, she glared at Su Laosan and shouted hoarsely, "Do you have to wait until I'm dead before you give it to me?!"
She pretended to take a kitchen knife and chop her own neck.
"Su Hongmei, are you sick?"
Su Laosan sighed, "A whole bunch of people are telling you that since you chose Su Youfu, you should ask him for the money. Are you deaf? What are you doing, acting like you're going to die in front of us? Is it interesting? Who are you trying to impress? These aunties?"
"...Which of these aunties doesn't know about our family's messy affairs? What did you do back then that I have to publicize to you in front of these aunties?"
Su Hongmei paused, "You..."
Aunt Xu clicked her tongue.
"What are you spreading? We've all heard it. Apart from you guys, the other three all voted for your dad. I don't know what they were thinking. Does Su Youfu even have eyes for any of them? Besides that old vixen He Taohua, who else does he see?!"
Su Xiaosi glanced at Aunt Xu.
Aunt Xu felt embarrassed and moved closer to Su Laosan. Tsk tsk, the fourth son of the Su family, his eyes can be used as knives.
But with a smile, he called out to Xiao Si, "I heard that your dad asked you for your scholarship money so he could use it to bribe Lin Jiefang in jail. Is that true?"
Su Xiaosi, "..."
"Aunt Xu, who told you that? That's not true."
"No?"
Aunt Xu curled her lip, clearly not believing it. "My old man heard your dad talking to someone at the factory. He said he's been supporting you all for nothing, and he can't even afford to give you a scholarship..."
"Yes, I didn't give it to him."
Su Xiaosi clenched her hands, her expression unchanged. "I have other things to do. I'll head back now."
Why did he even follow that idiot Su Hongmei?!
Su Xiaosi turned and left, glancing at Su Hongmei before she went.
Su Hongmei still had the knife to her neck. Seeing him about to leave, she panicked and stretched out her hand. "Fourth Brother, don't go! I'm scared. They don't want to care about me anymore. Waaah, what am I going to do? I don't want to go to work, I want to go to school. Fourth Brother, please help me..."
"Oh, Hongmei..."
Aunt Xu interrupted her, "Put the knife down right now, it looks too creepy."
“My mom won’t give me money, my third brother won’t give me money, I can’t go to school, I’d rather be dead than alive…”
"Oh dear, how can this girl talk like that?"
"Why are you saying such unlucky things during the New Year? Spit it out..."
A chorus of "Pui pui pui" sounds rang out in response.
“If you really want to go to school, go ask your dad for money. If he won’t give it to you, won’t you go to the factory and cause trouble? If your dad wants to continue working at the factory, he has to give you money. Otherwise, he won’t be happy even if the factory gives you money…”
Someone tugged at the woman who was speaking, "What kind of nonsense idea are you giving? If Su Youfu finds out, he'll blame you. He's shameless, and anyone who gets involved with him will get into trouble."
The woman exclaimed in frustration, "What should we do? Oh well, Su Hongmei, go ask whoever you want. Don't listen to me. Anyway, you were born of your parents, so you can ask whoever you want..."
Su Hongmei looked around, her hand gripping the knife handle was so frozen it was numb and she couldn't feel it anymore.
She realized that it was true that her mother said she wouldn't care about her or give her money.
It's true that Su Laosan didn't give her any money.
Fourth Brother would never give her money!
What should she do?
She is now...
No, she also has an older brother.
Su Hongmei looked at her eldest brother with hopeful eyes, and said hesitantly, "Big brother."
Boss Su slightly raised his eyes and glanced at her.
He said, "There's one thing the third brother said that I really agree with."
“W-what?” Su Hongmei asked.
Boss Su looked at her and said calmly, "I don't want to raise an ungrateful wretch like you. You have no conscience."
Su Hongmei couldn't believe it.
"Big brother, even you don't want me anymore? What have I done to you? I've always considered you my big brother..."
Boss Su shook his head.
“You’re the one who abandoned us, you’ve pushed us away time and time again, have you forgotten? You said you treated me like an older brother, but you’ve never respected me since we were little. You don’t take my words seriously. Do you even know how to talk back to your sister-in-law? You treat your sister-in-law like a servant, ordering her around at will. That was the first time. When Mom and Dad divorced, you didn’t even hesitate or struggle. You chose to stay with Dad. Mom gave birth to you and raised you. When she left, she wanted to take her dowry cabinet with her, but you wouldn’t let her. That was the second time. The third time, when Uncle San was on the verge of death, I rushed back to pick you up. Xiao Si didn’t go, and neither did you. What was your excuse? It’s because even if you went, it would be useless. You can abandon Uncle San, who is struggling on the brink of death and is related to you by blood. You can abandon us, your brothers and sisters from the same mother, one day.”
Boss Su's voice remained calm throughout, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, as if he were stating something that had nothing to do with him.
After saying that, he gave a mocking smile, a smile that rarely appeared on his face, making his usually gentle features look somewhat incongruous.
He said, "Su Hongmei, you're not a three-year-old. You were eleven then, and you're thirteen now. You understand everything, so why pretend to be confused when you know the truth?!"
Su Hongmei stared at him in shock.
It took him a while to come to his senses. He shook his head and argued, "I didn't. I'm just a child. Did I have a choice when my parents got divorced? I wanted them not to divorce, but did they listen to me? Mom went crazy and wanted a divorce! She never wanted me. She didn't even ask me if I wanted to go with her. She only took you guys with her. As for me, Yao Jian... Sister-in-law, it was wrong of me to order you around. Didn't I apologize later? As for Uncle San's matter, I said that as long as you are willing to help me, I can go and kowtow to San Jiu to apologize anytime. It's you who are unwilling to help me!"
Boss Su looked at her and shook his head, "You're really stubborn."
Su Laosan nodded.
"How dare you ask your brother for money? Why did we come here looking for Su Youfu? Are you deaf? These aunties who have no relation to our family all know how to feel sorry for our brother and sister-in-law, and how sorry for the child who was stolen. Have you ever said a word of concern? All you do is ask for money! Who owes you anything?!"
Su Hongmei's eyes were red and she looked extremely aggrieved.
She said, "I'm just a child too. What can I do if my older brother's child is lost?"
A group of people looked at her with mixed feelings.
The third brother, too lazy to waste any more words on her, called out to the eldest brother, "Big brother, don't waste your breath on her. She doesn't even realize what she did wrong. Talking to someone like her is like casting pearls before swine."
"No, that's not true!"
Su Hongmei retorted indignantly, "You're the ones who don't want me anymore! Don't you just want to see me die like my older sister? Fine, I'll die right here!"
She raised the kitchen knife and slashed her own neck.
Several women exclaimed in unison.
"Oh no, I'm bleeding!"
Both Su Lao Da and Su Lao San's expressions changed.
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