Su Yu patted the money in her hand. "This little bit isn't enough to eat, not even including food coupons. This money definitely can't be short. My health didn't recover overnight. I can't keep bothering the police officers, can I?"
Sister-in-law Liu and Liu Mei: "..."
Eating this much by one person, aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death!
Liu Mei looked at Su Dazhi with red eyes, "Dazhi, what's wrong with you? This money is both ours!"
Su Dazhi kept his head down and remained silent, standing firmly beside Su Yu. He had already figured it out a few days ago: his older sister was his true family, the one who would protect him in crucial moments. Liu Mei and her family could be so ruthless towards him; how could they possibly be genuinely good to him?
Seeing this, Sister-in-law Liu quickly pinched Liu Mei, saying, "Meizi, this is your sister-in-law, be more generous."
Anyway, it's not my own money, so as long as things are settled, that's fine.
Having no other choice, Liu Mei took out another thirty yuan. "Sister, you eat first. If it's not enough, we'll get more."
Looking at the money in her hand, Su Yu reluctantly said, "Alright, I'll eat for now. If I don't recover, I'll come back to you. Please don't mind, my health could relapse at any time if I don't recover properly. If it alarms the police again, that wouldn't be good."
Sister-in-law Liu gave a dry laugh; she had never met anyone like this in her life. "Alright, then, in-law, I'll head back now."
He finished and hurriedly left.
Seeing that Liu Mei was still there, Su Yu ignored her and headed home with Su Dazhi and Su Zhi. But after only a few steps, Liu Mei followed them.
She turned around and raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing following us?"
"I'm going home," Liu Mei said matter-of-factly. "Old Su's house is my home too."
"You've probably forgotten, you went back to the Liu family on your own. Now you think you can just come back whenever you want? Do you think our Su family is easy to bully?" Su Yu said sternly.
Liu Mei gritted her teeth and said, "What else do you want? I didn't ask Dazhi to pick me up. Can't I go back by myself?"
"It was fine before, but after what your mother did to me yesterday, I'm even more afraid to become in-laws with your family now. Otherwise, she'd kill me. Dazhi, isn't that right?"
Su Dazhi nodded nervously, without saying a word.
Su Yu then looked at Liu Mei, "Our family doesn't want an aunt's daughter-in-law. If you want to come back, that's fine, but we have to be on good terms. From now on, half of your salary, Liu Mei, will go to the family for household expenses. After all, I've never heard of a wife who gets married and then eats and drinks for free. Also, you'll be washing the clothes and doing the housework. If you can accept that, you'll be a member of the Su family. If you can't accept that, we'll find a day in a few days, and Dazhi will handle the paperwork for you."
"..." Liu Mei stared at Su Yu in disbelief, then at Su Dazhi, "You, you are scoundrels!"
"Then there's nothing to talk about. Dazhi, let's go. Zhi, once we get back, if anyone comes into the house without my permission, kick them out. That's our home, brothers and sisters' home, and no one is allowed to intrude!"
"Okay, sis!" Su Zhi said excitedly.
The thought of not being able to sleep in the middle of the night and having to work made Su Yu very unhappy. But then she thought, she had already slept through the night, maybe she could sleep through it again tonight.
So I quickly went to the cafeteria and ate until I was about 70-80% full, then hurried back to my home, which I remembered.
The streets were bustling with pedestrians, all dressed in blue, gray, and tan overalls. They were all full of energy and high spirits. For them, the heavy workload was not a burden, but an honor.
This was truly a time of decline for the working class.
Su Yu felt somewhat fortunate. She had at least woken up to find herself in the working class, able to eat in the canteen today. If she had been classified as a peasant—a third-generation poor peasant—her social status would be clean, but life wouldn't be so good. She knew from her memories that the countryside was currently experiencing famine, with people everywhere going hungry. If she had actually gone to the countryside, she might be eating tree bark with the villagers today.
Returning to the home she remembered, Su Yu stood at the door, unwilling to go in at all. She felt that this place was simply uninhabitable.
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