Chapter 615 How am I an outsider?
"...They divorced long ago. My son is a piece of trash. He abandoned such a good wife as Banxia and was tricked by that slutty mother, Lin Jiefang, into leaving his wife and child. He choked to death on food fed to him by that mother and son. He deserved it!"
After saying that, he spat in disdain in Su Youfu's direction.
It was as if the person who had just been crying their eyes out at the grave wasn't themselves.
The villagers who tried to strike up a conversation looked at each other in bewilderment.
"What about your two grandchildren?"
Grandma Su glanced at the man. "My eldest granddaughter is a star in Hong Kong, she makes movies and TV series, you know? What's the big deal if she takes leave... Third son?"
“That's a breach of contract, you have to pay compensation.” Old Man Su smiled and helped Old Lady Su out.
Grandma Su slapped her thigh. "Yes, it'll cost a lot of money. Are you going to help my eldest granddaughter pay for it?"
"...Why should I pay for her? She has nothing to do with me." The man got agitated and started cursing.
Grandma Su spat at the man, "You know it has nothing to do with you, yet all you do is ask, ask, ask. Why don't you ask yourself? You're like a rabbit, having litter after litter of babies, and what have you done? You've never even been to the county town..."
"Hey, how can you talk like that? Your son is dead, and your grandchildren aren't coming back, that's unfilial..."
"Your children and grandchildren are so filial that they make you look after the kids every day. Even though you're halfway to the grave, you still have to work and take care of the whole family. If you don't work, you won't have anything to eat. How filial are you! Look at your skinny arms and legs. Be careful your children and grandchildren are too filial to kill you."
Once Grandma Su started talking, she didn't stop, relentlessly rebuking the other person until they could only say "you, you, you".
"Alright, stop with the 'you, you' thing. If you want your children and grandchildren to be so filial to you, then accept it!"
Grandma Su dusted off her clothes and said energetically, "My grandchildren are all very successful. They paid for help to hire people for me, so I have someone to cook my three meals a day, someone to clean the yard, and someone to wash my clothes. I only have one shoulder to carry my own head, and I'm happy every day. I have no worries about food or drink, and I can't be happier..."
She then turned to look at her old friends and said, “This is true filial piety.”
The group nodded in agreement.
"When choosing a wife, choose a virtuous one. Sister, you've found a good wife for your son, and she's given birth to several capable and filial grandchildren..."
"...Sister-in-law, you're living the life of a wealthy lady from the old days. I really envy you."
"Girl, the hardships you endured raising your child alone when you were young are finally paying off..."
A group of people surrounded Grandma Su with envious eyes.
Grandma Su looked smug, her back straight, and said with a smile, "You will have such good days too."
A group of elderly women saw Grandma Su off at the village entrance to the car that had come to pick them up, waving goodbye with reluctance. "Old sister-in-law, come back to visit us again when you have time. We're old, and we don't have many years left to live..."
"Little sister, take care of yourself. Don't meddle in your ex-wife's family affairs. Don't make yourself a nuisance. Just live your own life well, okay?"
"Okay, I understand..."
Grandma Su's eyes reddened as the people spoke to her. Even after the car had driven quite a distance, she still leaned against the window, craning her neck to watch the small village gradually disappear into the distance.
Only when the group of people at the village entrance became black dots, and then a blurry black mass that was hard to see, did Grandma Su sit down, wiping away her tears.
Su Laosan and Su Laoer exchanged a glance, raised an eyebrow, and asked Su Laotai.
"Grandma, why did you tell everyone about Su Youfu and He Taohua? Don't you think it's wrong to wash your dirty linen in public?"
Grandma Su paused in wiping away her tears and glanced at Su Laosan.
She said irritably, "I'm not a good mother-in-law, but I'm not someone who can't tell right from wrong. Your father has wronged your mother and all of you. The family feud is his own doing, something he created over the decades. If I say this now, even if you don't come back to visit your father's grave and send him paper money during holidays, the villagers won't have anything to say!"
As she spoke, she glanced at Su Lao Da and Su Lao Er in the back row, then added with pursed lips.
"...You've never lived in a village, so you don't know how sharp their tongues are. The spittle they spew out with just one sentence could drown a person!"
Su Laosan joked, "Is the old lady thinking of us? That's really strange..."
This time, Old Lady Su didn't glare at Su Laosan, but nodded in agreement.
“My grandsons are all capable, and we can’t let them be ruined by these small fry.”
Su Hongmei looked at Old Lady Su in surprise.
The old lady immediately glared at her and said, "What are you looking at? You're not like your brothers. You're just a girl who'll get married sooner or later. Even if you study, you'll just be earning money and building a future for someone else. Our family won't get any of that..."
Su Hongmei calmly withdrew her gaze.
Before Grandma Su could finish speaking, seeing that she showed no emotional fluctuation, she frowned unhappily and muttered, "You have no manners at all."
Su Laosan is funny.
He asked Grandma Su, "Grandma, what's your surname?"
"My surname is Zhou."
Grandma Su paused, even recalling the past for a moment, and said sadly, "It's been so many years since anyone asked me this question. Ever since I married your grandfather, I've been Aunt Su, the eldest son's wife, Youfu's mother, Guotai's grandmother, Fengtiao's grandmother..."
Su Laosan smacked his lips.
He said, "Look, we all have the surname Su, only you have the surname Zhou. Old lady, who do you think is an outsider?"
Grandma Su realized what was happening and glared angrily at Su Laosan.
She declared loudly, as if asserting her sovereignty, "I am your grandmother, your father was born of me, and all of you have my blood in your veins. How can I be an outsider?"
Before Su Laosan could refute, Su Laoer, sitting in the last row, sneered.
She said, "You know we all have your blood in us, so why is your grandson your family but your granddaughter isn't?"
Grandma Su opened her mouth as if to say something, but out of the corner of her eye she saw that Su the eldest also nodded in agreement with Su the second.
His eyes darted around, and he noticed that his brothers were all siding with Su Hongmei. But then he remembered that she was also his blood relative and couldn't bear to see his sister being treated like an outsider, so he simply kept quiet.
Waving his hand, he said, "Alright, I won't say anymore. I know you siblings are close..."
She muttered under her breath, "No matter how close we are, they are all my sons and their offspring, so they all have to be filial to me."
Su Laosan raised an eyebrow, exchanged a glance with Su Laoda and Su Laoer, and ignored Su Laotai's words.
Back in Beijing, the group took Grandma Su back to the auto parts factory compound. Grandma Su said she was used to living there and had made many old friends with whom she could cricket together.
"I still need the same young woman from before for help. She's efficient, has a good personality, and I love her cooking. We get along well, and she's strong too. If I bump into something or fall, she can carry me on her back..."
Su Laosan clicked his tongue and said that the old lady was quite thoughtful.
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