Chapter 31031 Each Room's Thoughts
Su Ming and his wife Gao Laidi lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) without feeling sleepy.
Gao Laidi couldn't help but sit up and kick Su Ming.
"Father wants to divide the family property. What will we do then?"
Su Ming sighed and sat up as well. "What can I do? I can't stop it even if I want to. I can only let it be."
"But what about Xiao Jiu..."
"Xiao Jiu always has money on hand and can get meat, so we can't offend him."
Gao Laidi rolled his eyes. "It's too late to say all this now. We can't afford to offend him, but we have. I've never given him a kind look all these years."
"If only you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place. I told you to be nicer to him, and if it didn't work out, to just ignore him. But you, you keep saying he won't get out of bed, and that we're supporting him. How can you expect him to help us in the future if you treat him like this?"
“Am I wrong? How many work points does Xiao Jiu earn in a year? Aren’t all the food and drinks he eats and drinks earned by us? Who knows if your mother actually took his money or not? Your mother is definitely on his side.”
"No, we definitely won't give the money back to him. Besides, it used to be handed over to Grandma. With such a large family, how much money does it cost in a year? Although Grandma is reluctant to part with Xiao Jiu, she won't refuse the money he gives her."
"What should we do then? Will Xiao Jiu still be able to help us in the future?"
"See? It's not just our family that's worried. The fourth and seventh brothers are even more worried. They have a lot of complaints about Xiao Jiu and they don't give him a good look. Even if they can't count on Xiao Jiu in the future, he won't help them."
Upon hearing this, Gao Laidi fell into deep thought.
Their family was alright; after all, she was the eldest sister-in-law and the first to marry into the family, so they would be the ones with the lion's share of the profits. Therefore, even if they had opinions about Su Lu, they didn't go too far. But those two families... well...
Let them make a scene, the bigger the better. If they make a big scene, they won't have to separate the family. She can just wait to receive most of the family's assets.
...
As soon as Su Qi entered the room next door, he slapped his wife Duan Hong. His son and daughter, who were following behind him, were so frightened that they immediately hid in a corner and stayed away from the trouble.
Duan Hong covered her face and tears streamed down her face. "Why did you hit me? This family wasn't something I wanted to divide up. I didn't mention it."
Su Qi glared at Duan Hong with a sinister look. "You didn't mention it, and this isn't the family you wanted to divide, but your father just wants to. After the division, do you think we can still take advantage of Xiao Jiu? Don't you even think about how you treated Xiao Jiu before?"
Duan Hong said aggrievedly, "You didn't say anything, did you? If you had spoken up, I wouldn't have treated him like that."
Su Qi narrowed his eyes and grabbed Duan Hong's neck. "You dare to talk back? Are you stupid? Do I have to teach you this? You shouldn't have treated Xiao Jiu like that from the day he gave money to Grandma."
He forcefully pushed Duan Hong to the ground, leaned over her, and slapped her twice more.
"I don't care what you do tomorrow, just remember this: win Xiao Jiu's heart back, or you'll regret it."
Su Qi released Duan Hong, returned to the kang (heated brick bed), and said softly, "Go and put some face mask on, so that your parents won't notice."
Duan Hong seemed to have gotten used to the two faces. She got up from the ground, walked to Su Qi's side, and gently tugged at Su Qi's sleeve. "Honey, I was wrong. I'll listen to you from now on. I'll do whatever you say."
"As for Xiao Jiu... there are still two eggs at home. Should I cook them for him?"
Su Qi pulled Duan Hong down and pinned her beneath him. "That's right. We're not short of food at home. If we appease Xiao Jiu, we'll have plenty of things to eat in the future."
After saying that, Su Qi disregarded the fact that his son and daughter were still huddled in the corner and lowered his head to kiss Duan Hong's lips.
The couple quickly reconciled. Su Sanya, who was on the ground, turned her back to her younger brother while holding him and covered his ears.
The bewildered Su Tiedan looked up at his sister, Su Sanya, who smiled back and hugged him tightly.
...
Su Guo entered the house and started smoking. Ma Mingming, who was holding the child and trying to put him to sleep, glared at him angrily. "How many times have I told you not to smoke in the house? Go outside if you want to smoke. The child is still here."
Su Guo raised his head, his honest face darkened by the candlelight, sometimes appearing cold and sometimes gentle.
He stubbed out his cigarette, walked over to Ma Mingming, and hugged his twin brother, Da Tou. "This kid has gotten a bit heavier, but he's gotten back to his original weight."
Because of his large head, Ma Mingming's amniotic fluid had already drained by the time he was born, so he was much weaker than his older brother Tiezhu at birth.
Ma Mingming put the sleeping Tiezhu on the kang and then took Datou to coax him, "Last time Xiao Jiu brought back a bag of milk powder. After eating it, Datou felt much better. I don't know where Xiao Jiu got the money."
"How about we ask around? We can buy two more bags for Datou later when we've made some money?"
Upon hearing this, Su Guo paused, "He... won't tell."
Ma Mingming snorted coldly, "Won't talk? He'll insist on talking. This is his own nephew. Can he just watch Da Tou's health deteriorate and do nothing? We're just asking. We didn't ask him for money. What's wrong with saying it?"
Su Guo took off his clothes and lay down on the kang. "You scolded Xiao Jiu a couple of days ago, didn't you? He was gone for two days and one night before he came back. I scolded you for that too. Do you think he would help us after we treat him like this?"
He's just a nephew, not his own son. No wonder he wouldn't care.
Ma Mingming frowned. "Is it really necessary? I've scolded him countless times over the years, it's not like he's just a..."
Ma Mingming froze halfway through his sentence.
Yes, it's not the first time. She has really offended Xiao Jiu. So how could he possibly help them?
Xiao Jiu is incredibly wealthy; a little bit of money slipping through his fingers would be enough to feed his entire family for a month.
Da Tou quickly fell asleep, and he could hear the breathing of the two children beside him. Su Guo and Ma Mingming, however, stayed awake until dawn.
Not only were Su Zhiyuan's sons from the third branch of the family preoccupied with their own thoughts, but the other branches of the Su family were the same. That night, apart from Su Lu who slept soundly, almost all the members of the old Su family were sleepless.
Qin Xiaoxiao was sleeping just as soundly as Su Lu.
After returning home from dinner at the Qin family's house, Li the carpenter delivered the stool that Qin Xiaoxiao had ordered.
Qin Xiaoxiao gave Li the carpenter two yuan, but Li glared at her and pushed the money back. "Why would such a small thing cost money? It's just eight wooden strips. We have enough scrap wood at home. It only takes a little time, about the time it takes to eat a meal. Alright, don't bother delivering it anymore. If you keep pushing it back, I'll get angry."
Having no other choice, Qin Xiaoxiao put the money away and took out a handful of fruit candies from her pocket, forcibly stuffing them into Li the carpenter's pocket.
“Take this home to my little niece and nephew as a treat. This isn’t for your grandfather, so you can’t refuse it anymore.”
Qin Xiaoxiao gave him plenty of candy, a handful containing more than a dozen pieces. Li the carpenter only glanced at it before he couldn't help but want to lecture her.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Qin Xiaoxiao quickly pushed Li the carpenter out, saw him off, and closed the door behind her, making Li the carpenter both amused and distressed.
This child is kind-hearted and has lost his parents; we should take good care of him in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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