Su Lu's face was cold, but a strange smile appeared on his lips.
"Who gave you the confidence to control me? You're just a bunch of trash. I've never taken you seriously. If I weren't also surnamed Su, I would have dealt with you long ago. Why would I wait until you schemed against me?"
Want my house? Sure, pay up. If you don't have money, shut the hell up.
Su Lu raised his voice a little, and then, as if he had just realized it, he showed an annoyed expression.
"No, I'm just a junior, how can I call myself 'father'? I should be called 'youngster', right? Hahaha... This is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous! Just because I'm a junior, I deserve to support you all for the rest of my life? Just because I'm a junior, I deserve to live without a self? Just because I'm a junior, I deserve to not even have the right to pursue happiness? Just because I'm a junior... does that mean you can do whatever you want?"
Su Lu's voice grew colder, and his bloodshot eyes stared at the Su family members, including the elderly Su couple, Su Zhiyuan, and Wan Guihua, as if they were his enemies.
Just as Old Master Su was filled with shame, Su Lu straightened up and looked at him.
"Grandpa, now that we've separated the family, let's move out. We'll move tomorrow."
The village's large warehouse is currently empty, so we'll rent it for a month, and then move in once the house is finished.
From now on, my relationship with your first, second, and fourth branches of the family will be limited to that of uncle and nephew. We'll just greet each other when we meet, and there's no need for any further contact.
Furthermore, if you want to borrow money, go to my dad. Whether he lends it or not is none of my business, but as for me, you can forget about ever seeing a single penny from me again.
Forget about future gifts; it's just a formality. There's no need for such formalities. The fact that we haven't severed ties is only because we both share the surname Su.
After speaking, ignoring the shocked looks of everyone in the room, Su Lu looked at Su Zhiyuan again.
"The blue bricks for the house have all arrived, and construction will begin tomorrow. I will pay for the labor. I will also tell the people who come to help that they will not be provided with meals, and all expenses will be paid in cash."
I've calculated it; I've already paid for all the materials, and one hundred yuan should be enough for the labor.
Su Lu pulled out ten ten-yuan bills from his pocket and threw them on the table, his expression becoming increasingly indifferent. "This is one hundred yuan. It's for building the house. Once the house is built, you can move in."
Grandpa and Grandma will live in the main house; you can decide what to do with the rest yourselves. I won't interfere.
As for me, after the house is built, I will hold a wedding banquet with Xiaoxiao and then move in with her.
Weren't you always afraid that your three sons would starve to death? Weren't you afraid that they wouldn't have money to spend?
You don't need to be afraid anymore. I'll leave with nothing and let them live with you. You can give your money to whomever you want; I won't take a single penny.
In addition, I will give you 100 yuan a year for retirement, but I won't provide you with food, since I also need to buy my own food.”
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and everyone stared at him in disbelief.
Has Lao Jiu gone mad?
He wants to leave with nothing?
He doesn't want the house he spent money to build anymore?
Before Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua could react, they heard Su Lu continue, "Since I paid for the construction of the house, the houses in the backyard of the third branch should rightfully be under my jurisdiction."
"You're all taking them all, aren't you? Fine, pay up. Ten yuan a room, I'll sell it to you cheaply. Consider this my last act of filial piety as your nephew."
After Su Lu finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back, said no more, and even closed his eyes, no longer looking at the people in the room.
As soon as Su Lu finished speaking, Wan Guihua couldn't bear the blow and fainted on the spot.
Su Lu's eyelids twitched, but he didn't open them, nor did he reach out to take them.
Su Zhiyuan was standing right next to her. He reacted quickly and reached out to catch his wife. When he looked up again, his face was covered in tears.
"Little Four".
Su Lu did not respond, but instead stood up straight in response to his insistence.
Su Zhiyuan wanted to persuade her, but Wan Guihua had fainted, and he had to save his wife first, so he had to give up for now.
Wan Guihua was carried back to the backyard by Su Qi. Before leaving, Su Zhiyuan stood in front of Su Lu and asked in a low voice, "Is this Xiao Xiao's idea?"
Su Luli glared fiercely at Su Zhiyuan.
"Don't shift the blame onto others. Don't you know what you've all done? Do I have to list them all out one by one?"
For so many years, you've been sucking my blood to support your other sons. I've tolerated it just because you're my parents.
But you shouldn't have tried to take advantage of my wife.
Does she owe you anything? You never gave birth to her or raised her, but just because she has to call me "father" and "mother," you can go against your conscience and scheme against her?
On what grounds?
Do you think you're so great, or do you think she'll put up with it like me out of consideration for me?
Heh, keep dreaming!
From now on, I will no longer tolerate you. Aside from my retirement money, don't expect to get a single penny from me again. Even if all your sons die, I won't give you any more. Just you wait and see.
Su Zhiyuan staggered back three steps after being sprayed, staring at Su Lu in horror.
"You...you knew all along?"
"I'm not stupid."
He was just being filial and couldn't bear to see his parents sad.
Su Zhiyuan was speechless after being rebuked, and slowly lowered his head, "Well, you can't treat us like that. We raised you."
Su Lu became even angrier. "Don't bring up the debt of raising me. Yes, I've received a lot of favoritism from you since I was a child. You gave me a boiled egg every day, which seems like such a good thing. But in reality, the money I've secretly given you over the years is enough for me to eat boiled eggs for the rest of my life, right?"
Furthermore, you all seem so good to me on the surface, but in reality, didn't you use my money to pay for my three older brothers' weddings? How much did it cost to raise my brothers' children? Shouldn't we sit down and settle this properly?
Don't tell me you also make money, and don't tell me that the Su family all work in the fields to earn work points and receive a lot of money every year. Don't you have any idea where all that money goes?
With so many houses built, which one didn't have your money? Whether it was the eldest son's or the second son's, getting married or having their daughters married off, which one didn't you contribute to?
The Su family earned a lot of work points, but they also had a large population. Their annual grain production must have been tens of thousands of catties, right? Did you actually earn that much grain? In which year did you receive any money at the end of the year? In the end, didn't you just exchange it for grain?
And the village's medicinal herb fields and fruit trees—yes, they did receive some money from those, but did I even spend a single penny of that money?"
Su Lu laughed, his voice lowering, "For so many years, ever since I was a teenager, I've been earning money for my family. Every year I go up the mountain to hunt and sell the meat to supplement our income. And you all have to criticize me for eating a boiled egg? What have I been doing this for?"
Su Lu couldn't help but laugh out loud at himself, the sound growing louder and louder until he finally burst into laughter, looking up at the sky.
He laughed at his own foolishness, having given everything only to be betrayed by everyone.
He laughed at his own ignorance, having mistakenly believed that his family would treat Xiaoxiao well, and ended up sending her to the hospital.
He laughed at his own incompetence, unable to even protect the woman he loved, and almost losing the only person who stood up for him. (End of Chapter)
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