Su Lu took a deep breath and slowly turned his head to look at Wan Guihua. "Mother, I understand what you mean. You want me to raise a son for my third brother."
After speaking, Su Lu looked at Su Guo and Ma Mingming, who were beaming with joy, and asked, "Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law, is this what you think too? You agree to adopt Da Tou?"
Before Su Guo could speak, Ma Mingming nodded first, "We agree, we agree. They're all brothers, so what if they're adopted? It's not like we'll never see each other again. There's more than one child adopted in the village."
Besides, Da Tou is still young. As long as you treat him well and raise him properly, he will definitely be genuinely filial to you.
Su Guo nodded repeatedly, "Your sister-in-law is right. We're all brothers. What difference does it make whose child it is? They're all from our Su family."
Su Guo and Ma Mingming could almost see a huge pile of 100-yuan bills on the kang (a heated brick bed). They counted and counted, and even after counting all night, there were still so many left to count. They were so happy that they almost fainted. They no longer had to go to work. They could sit at home and eat meat every day. They even used Su Lu's money to buy two jobs, and the whole family moved to the county town.
The two of them sat openly in chairs, daydreaming and laughing so hard they were drooling, which disgusted Su Lu.
Su Lu narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "What are you thinking about, Third Brother? You're practically drooling!"
Su Guo suddenly snapped out of his daze and waved to Su Lu, "I wasn't thinking about anything, you don't need to worry about me."
Su Lu rolled her eyes upon hearing this.
Who's worried about you? You're just being delusional!
Seeing Su Guo's pathetic state made Su Zhiyuan feel suffocated, and he took two deep drags on his cigarette to feel a little better.
"What your mother said..."
Su Lu waved his hand, interrupting Su Zhiyuan's words.
"Dad, you don't need to say anything. Even if my wife's health isn't good, it's not to that extent. She can still have her own child. It's just that I'm afraid it won't be good for her, so I want to have a child later."
Let's put the issue of having children aside for now. Let's talk about Zhou Ying first. What are you planning to do? Are you just going to let her go like this?
I've never asked you for anything in my life, and you've never done anything for me. Shouldn't you stand up for me this time?
Su Lu was too lazy to pretend anymore, so he simply said it outright: he wanted to see how far the Su family could go for him, even after he had gone this far.
result……
“Let’s just let this go. You said Zhou Zhiqing is pregnant. If she gets upset because of us causing trouble for her and the baby is lost, our family can’t afford that responsibility.”
Su Zhiyuan refused without the slightest hesitation.
Su Lu smiled self-deprecatingly upon hearing this, "That's true. Over the years, what have you ever done for me? Now that I'm an adult, I still dream that you'll value me more. I'm asking for too much."
That's it. They've already destroyed any last bit of reluctance or hope. From now on, I'll treat them like strangers. I won't shortchange them on their retirement expenses.
Su Lu left the Su family home, utterly exhausted. Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua watched his retreating figure, opening their mouths but ultimately falling silent.
When Su Lu got home, he didn't hide anything from Qin Xiaoxiao and told her the whole story.
After hearing this, Qin Xiaoxiao clenched her fists in anger and glared at him through gritted teeth.
"Have you given up now?"
Su Lu gave a bitter smile and nodded. "I've given up. I have no hope left. From now on, I'm an orphan."
Qin Xiaoxiao scoffed, "So what? I don't have parents either, but I'm still doing just fine!"
"Husband, the Su family doesn't want you, but I do. I will never leave you in this life. I want to live a peaceful and happy life with you."
Su Lu was moved and hugged Qin Xiaoxiao and kissed her.
Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and wrapped her arms around Su Lu's neck.
In the middle of the night, Su Lu woke up in the darkness and turned to look at Qin Xiaoxiao, who was sleeping with her head on his arm.
His movement woke Qin Xiaoxiao up as well, and she opened her eyes to look at him.
"Get up!"
Su Lu smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go together. But let's make it clear beforehand, I'll do the work, and you stay on the side and keep watch so no one notices us."
Qin Xiaoxiao sat up and put on her clothes. "Don't worry, leave it to me. I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
If she doesn't want to make a move, she doesn't have to. Anyway, she already slapped Zhou Ying during the day, so she didn't suffer any loss.
The two silently dressed, then lightly got out of bed, put on their shoes, opened the door, and glanced into Mu Jin's courtyard.
Fortunately, Mu Jin wasn't there, otherwise, given her vigilance, she would definitely have noticed their actions.
The two gently closed the door. Instead of going through the main gate, Su Lu first climbed over the wall, jumped to the ground, and then turned around to catch Qin Xiaoxiao.
Qin Xiaoxiao nimbly jumped over the wall and pounced on Su Lu, who then pulled her into his arms.
The two stood silently at the gate for nearly five minutes, making sure no one was around and that they hadn't alerted the people at the educated youth compound, before quickly leaving.
Having been used to walking at night and familiar with the terrain, the two quickly arrived at the courtyard where Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan rented a place.
The two stood outside the courtyard and waited for a while. Seeing that there was no movement in the courtyard, Su Lu led Qin Xiaoxiao to the back wall of the courtyard.
The courtyard that Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan rented only had a low wall, made of mud bricks, no more than one and a half meters high. Looking through the wall, the entire courtyard was clearly visible.
Su Lu stepped over the stones and climbed into the yard, and Qin Xiaoxiao followed suit.
Ten minutes later, painful screams came from the room where Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan were staying, but the sounds were short and quickly stopped.
A moment later, two figures climbed over the wall from Zhou Ying's courtyard and quickly disappeared into the night.
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Lu helplessly, "Are you calmed down?"
Su Lu licked his lips. "No, let's leave it at that for now. We'll send them to heaven when we find the opportunity."
Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "So what if you think you can do this? What are you going to do about it? Forget it, let's just leave it at that. I won't bother anyone unless they bother me. She came here to show off once, I beat her up, and that's the end of it. I'll deal with her when she tries to do it again."
An eye for an eye. Zhou Ying has already paid the price for provoking her during the day. She can't take the initiative to attack again, otherwise, what difference would there be between her and the likes of Zhou Ying and Miao Feifei?
People have their bottom line, and Zhou Ying hasn't crossed it yet, so she can let her off the hook. As long as Zhou Ying doesn't bother her in the future, she won't bother with her.
Su Lu puffed out her cheeks indignantly, "She shouldn't have bothered you. Can't she just live a peaceful life? She had to make a scene, and now the whole village is in turmoil."
Qin Xiaoxiao hugged Su Lu's neck and kissed him on the cheek. "Don't be angry! It's not worth getting angry with her. If a dog bites you, what are you going to do, bite it back?"
By the way, what was their condition when you entered the room? Were they sleeping on the same kang (heated brick bed)?
Su Lu put his arm around Qin Xiaoxiao's lower back and looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Where do you two sleep if you don't sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed)?"
Qin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, "That means if Zhou Ying is really pregnant, the child could very well be Huang Yuan's."
Su Lu pondered for a moment after hearing this, "When I went in, I did take a look at Zhou Ying's stomach, afraid that I might accidentally hit her and cause her to miscarry. At that time, Zhou Ying's stomach didn't look big, almost like she wasn't pregnant."
It's been four months since that incident; shouldn't she be showing by now?"
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