While Su Yu was still laughing and joking with people in the bathroom, Aunt Liu had already rushed to Old Su's door.
She didn't care whether the Su family was home or not; as long as Su Yu wasn't home, she had nothing to be afraid of.
Aunt Liu squatted down next to Liu Mei and said in a low voice, "Meizi, what's wrong with you? Why are you back? And washing clothes? Are you crazy? There are so many people in the Liu family who don't need to wash, what are you washing?"
Looking at her second aunt, Liu Mei felt a surge of resentment.
Although her family didn't care about her, at least there was an elder in the compound who cared about her.
"Auntie, my life is so hard. My family doesn't care about me anymore, and now Su Dazhi is so heartless. He listens to his sister in everything and makes me do chores. He won't let me eat if I don't wash clothes. Aren't they heartless?"
"It's too dark."
Aunt Liu nodded repeatedly. "You should make a scene with them!" The Su family, always the most troublesome, was never peaceful.
She wasn't concerned about her niece; she had her own daughter, so why would she care about someone else's? She just couldn't stand how smug the Su family was, especially the eldest son of the Su family, who would always find something to say to her. Now, everyone in the compound was looking at her with disdain.
Liu Mei said angrily, "How can I make a scene by myself? Their whole family treats me like an enemy, and Su Dazhi is a heartless bastard!"
"You still have your aunt, how could I not help you? And you also have your second uncle, your sister Ping, and your brother Daqing, what are you afraid of?"
Aunt Liu rattled off a list of her family members as if they were her own treasures, which immediately gave Liu Mei a lot of confidence. She knew that she still had people in her family who would support her.
"Aunt Tian, let's talk later. We're not done with what happened last time." Su Yu's voice came from the courtyard, indicating that she had finished washing up and returned.
Upon hearing the sound, Aunt Liu instinctively got up and ran home. She didn't want to be teased by the Su family again so early in the morning.
Liu Mei: "..."
As Su Yu walked to the door, Su Lin quickly came over to complain to her. She didn't know what Aunt Liu had been whispering with Liu Mei, but she knew it wasn't anything nice.
"It's alright, freedom of speech." Su Yu smiled as she went inside, hung up the towel to dry, and then combed her hair neatly.
After tidying up, he asked, "Lin, is breakfast ready?"
"Okay," Su Lin quickly replied, then began to ladle the porridge made from dried sweet potatoes and rice into an enamel basin. A fragrant aroma wafted over, instantly making her stomach churn.
Su Dazhi and Su Zhi finished washing up and smelled the aroma in the yard, so they quickly ran back to eat.
Su Yu took a large spoon and began to divide the food.
Seeing Liu Mei come in, she said with a stern face, "Finished washing?"
"I'll wash it after I eat."
"Lin, what did I just say?"
"Big sister, we'll eat whenever you're done washing up."
Su Yu glanced at Liu Mei, "I noticed you had time just now, but not time to do laundry. Now you have time to eat? Finish washing up before you eat. You want to eat without doing any work? Unless Dazhi refuses to eat and lets you eat!"
Su Dazhi looked at Liu Mei with displeasure, "Go and do the laundry."
They were entitled to a share of food, but they chose to be lazy and not work, so they ate their share and left him hungry.
Liu Mei stomped her foot angrily, "Su Dazhi!"
"What are you yelling about? If you don't want to do laundry, that's fine too," Su Yu said while eating.
Liu Mei's eyes lit up.
"I hand over my entire salary and all subsidies every month. I eat and live at home."
Liu Mei's face immediately changed. "Why?!"
"Lin takes care of all your needs, from food and drink to toileting, so I have to give her some compensation. At least buy her some clothes. Otherwise, why should our high school student serve you?"
Su Lin was initially somewhat dissatisfied, but upon hearing Su Yu's subsequent words, she immediately raised her head in triumph.
As long as her sister buys her new clothes, doing laundry isn't a big deal.
After finishing his meal, Su Zhi said, "I agree with what you said, eldest sister. We've all paid, so why shouldn't you?"
Liu Mei was furious at the family's behavior. Just as she was about to retort, Su Yu said, "I know you're thinking you can cause trouble because your Liu family is helping you in this compound, right? You're really stupid. If the Liu family really wanted to help you, they would have invited you to their home for a meal, or at least helped with your laundry. Instead, they not only interfered with your work, but also instigated you to cause trouble. What good will you get from causing trouble? Besides being kicked out, you'll get nothing. The Liu family is just playing you for a fool."
Liu Mei stiffened. Then she looked back in the direction of Aunt Liu's house, where a family was preparing and eating breakfast.
I didn't invite her to eat...
Looking back at Su Yu, seeing her staring at him like he was an idiot, he felt a lump in his throat. He turned around and went out to start scrubbing the clothes vigorously.
She felt a little resentful towards her second aunt. Why did she have to say something when her aunt was doing chores? If she really wanted to help her, why didn't she help her with the laundry?
After the whole family finished eating and started cleaning up the dishes, Liu Mei began hanging up the laundry.
As Su Lin watched her older brother and sister leave, she smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things."
Then, looking at Liu Mei, he said, "Sister-in-law, hurry up, I still need to clean up the dishes."
Once outside, Su Yu glanced at Su Dazhi and asked, "Dazhi, are you heartbroken?"
Su Dazhi was slightly taken aback, then immediately shook his head.
Su Yu sighed, "I'm doing all this to help you manage Liu Mei, so that she'll treat you sincerely in the future and not treat you like an animal. Don't worry, once she's better, I'll still treat her like family."
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