Su Nian was very tired. The business of the shop had been bad these days, but there were a lot of things to do. The biggest thing was that this shantytown was finally going to be demolished, which was a great thing.
The small shop that Su Nian has worked hard to run over the years does not make much money. The income is just enough to fill his stomach and leave a little pocket money!
Ever since Su's parents moved into the city with her elder brother Su Jianchun, her small shop has been completely turned upside down. No matter how hard she runs it, it can't make ends meet.
It’s not that there is something wrong with Su Nian’s shop, but that no matter what the Su family lacks, they will come to Su Nian’s shop to get it, from oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to slippers and socks, they will take whatever they see.
Occasionally, when Su Nian came across something that her store didn't have, her mother would remind her, "Hurry up and buy some stock tomorrow. What kind of store do you run? Your eldest brother doesn't even have a sweat vest? Buy a few more vests, they're not worth much. It's hot, your dad and your brother will have to switch between them!"
Su Nian muttered to herself, "Since it's not worth much, why don't you buy it yourself?" But she only dared to think about it in her heart and didn't dare to say it out loud.
If she told him, Su's mother would be able to close her store!
The capital is small and the profit is thin, and it is difficult to guard against thieves in the family. As a result, Su Nian's store has become the Su family's ATM, and instead of making money, it is losing money!
Just when she was worrying about it, she heard the news that the area was going to be demolished. According to her store, she could not only get two 80-square-meter houses, but also nearly one million in demolition compensation!
Isn't this a timely help? Su Nian's joy hadn't lasted all night, and in the evening, the three members of the Su family rushed into her store again.
At the time, there was a regular customer in the store buying salt, but Su's mother rudely pushed him away, "Get out of the way! You're just buying a bag of salt, and you're taking up so much space!"
The customer was originally looking for change, but when he heard this offensive remark, he glared at Su's mother, didn't buy the salt, and walked away with a pout!
These guests were Su Nian's bread and butter. Even if Su Nian had a good temper, she frowned at this moment and said, "Mom, why are you here at this time?"
Mother Su was delighted and not shy at all. She walked into the counter and sat down. She reached out and took a bottle of drink, unscrewed it, and took a sip before speaking. "I heard your place is going to be demolished?"
"That's what they say, the notice was just posted!" Su Nian was still looking at the back of the regular customer and wanted to pull her back.
"Well, how much compensation can your store give?" There was greed in Su's mother's eyes, and Su's father and the eldest brother Su Jianchun who was standing at the door also had sparkling eyes.
Su Nian came to her senses. Although she had a gentle personality, she was not stupid at all. Su's mother had taken countless things from her, and now she was targeting her shop?
"It's not much compensation, right?" Su Nian answered as calmly as possible.
"Impossible! I've seen the notice," said the eldest brother, Su Jianchun, as he stepped forward angrily. "Your shop could be exchanged for two houses and still have a ton of money left!"
Su Nian's heart moved, and a bad feeling came over her, "So what?"
Mother Su immediately stood up and glared at Su Nian, "You ungrateful thing! How can you talk to your eldest brother like that?"
Although Su's mother is a skinny old lady, she has a loud voice and her voice can make Su Nian's ears buzz.
Su Nian was forced to take a step back, her body leaning against the shelf, but she stubbornly refused to bow her head, "This store is mine!"
Su's mother was so angry that she threw the melon seeds in her hand to the ground and reached out to push Su Nian, muttering, "You damn girl, are you so brave? You are just a woman, what belongs to you? It all belongs to your eldest brother!"
Su Nian was already blocked behind the counter by her mother, and her father and Su Jianchun were staring at her from the opposite side. Just as she was about to be caught and beaten, a voice suddenly came.
"Madam, what's going on? Do you need help?" A customer stood at the door of the store, looking inside vigilantly.
Su Nian's tears suddenly flowed down. Seeing the finger marks on her face, the customer turned around and walked away, saying, "I'll help you call someone!"
This place is located at the junction of urban and rural areas, with a mixed crowd and poor public security, so people are extremely nervous and vigilant.
Su Jianchun suddenly became anxious and quickly chased after her to explain, "Don't misunderstand, that's my sister..."
Father Su pulled Mother Su's hand and said, "Go and have a look quickly, don't let your son suffer any loss!"
Su's mother hurriedly ran out on tiptoe, still threatening fiercely, "Just wait for me, you damned girl!"
After the three people left, Su Nian looked at the small shop that looked like it had been blown by the wind and started crying.
Su Nian closed the shop early that night, so she stayed in a small attic upstairs from the shop. She turned on the old black and white TV and watched it while making her bed.
The TV wasn't connected to the internet, relying entirely on an antenna for automatic search. It soon jumped from the news to a personal interview. "He said he had a first love, and he hadn't married in all these years because he was waiting for her to reappear!"
This man is really infatuated, Su Nian thought so, and looked up at the TV. After just one glance, she could no longer look away. The man on TV was not young anymore, with a golden star on his shoulder, but his eyebrows were still handsome.
That's Chu Beichen! Su Nian screamed softly, and the broom fell from her hand. Chu Beichen wasn't married yet? Was he waiting for his first love?
No one knows better than Su Nian who Chu Beichen’s first love is!
Back then, under the big camphor tree at Quzhou Medical College, the young and handsome Chu Beichen said to her, "Su Nian, be my girlfriend!"
Thinking of these things, Su Nian felt a sharp pain in her chest and her vision went dark. When she came to her senses, she wanted to watch the interview again to see how Chu Beichen lived.
But I found that the TV had jumped to another channel, and four little boys were jumping and singing!
Su Nian frowned and waited for a while. Seeing that the interview time was over and Chu Beichen was unlikely to show up again, she sat down helplessly, with disappointment surging in her heart.
If only I had stayed in Quzhou back then... Su Nian thought so, her heart in turmoil. She felt very uncomfortable in this small building. She fell on the bed, thinking about those things in the past, and fell asleep unknowingly.
She didn't eat dinner and slept until midnight, when she was so hungry that her stomach hurt. She couldn't lie down anymore, so she had to get up and think about going to the store to get something to eat!
She slipped on her slippers and reached for the door, but it wouldn't open! She thought she was still asleep, so she rubbed her eyes and tried to turn the doorknob, but it didn't work!
At the same time, a burning smell came from downstairs. Su Nian was startled. There was a fire!
She hurried to the window. Although it was on the second floor, it was not very high. As long as she could jump out of the window, she could escape.
What Su Nian didn't expect was that when he opened the curtains, he suddenly saw iron bars on the window. In this way, the window was fixed and could not be opened!
Under the dim street light, there was a man carrying a ladder and looking over here. Wasn't it Su Jianchun?
The flames had already reached the window frame. Su Nian's feet stung. She couldn't believe it. Her eldest brother wanted to kill her? And why? Was it to fight for ownership of this small shop?
The smell of fireworks gradually filled the air, and Su Nian lost consciousness...
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