Chapter 3: The Fake Daughter of a Prominent Family
"Master! Madam! The young lady is back!"
The solemn Su family mansion suddenly became lively.
It was lunch time, and most of the Su family members gathered in the main hall to eat. Hearing the messy noise outside, Su Zhengming was still a little unhappy and shouted:
"Are there any rules left? Why are you yelling and making noises?"
Butler Lin Bo came in with a smile. He was not nervous or afraid after hearing the master's scolding. He said to Su Zhengming and his wife Wu Shuxian who were sitting at the top:
"Master, Madam, look who's back."
Su Youran ran in briskly, opened her arms, tilted her head, and shouted with a smile:
"Dad! Mom! I'm back!"
Wu Shuxian stood up suddenly. She was usually very graceful, not even caring about the chair behind her falling down. She hurriedly walked around the dining table. After she had taken only two steps, Su Youran hugged her and kept shouting:
"Mom! Mom! I miss you so much. Do you miss me?"
With tears in her eyes, Wu Shuxian caressed Su Youran from head to toe. As if to confirm, she called out,
"Really?"
The voice was trembling and excited.
Su Youran responded happily:
"Mom, it's me. Look, have I grown taller? Am I prettier?"
She let go of Wu Shuxian, took two steps back slightly to allow her to see more clearly, and even turned around.
Her skirt was flying, her figure was graceful and elegant, and everyone present was stunned.
Wu Shuxian's eyes were filled with tears as she kept saying "yes, yes, yes, yes... my Ranran has grown up..."
Her daughter hasn't been around for several years. She has never heard of the place she went to. It is said that the people there all have blonde hair and blue eyes and look strange. How could she not worry?
She was reluctant to let her daughter go abroad in the beginning, but her master said it would be good for her and she was willing, so Wu Shuxian reluctantly agreed.
But who would have known that when Su Youran first left home, she couldn't sleep all night long, worried and missing her.
It was not until Su Youran arrived at the place and sent several telegrams back that Wu Shuxian felt a little relieved.
Now that her daughter, whom she had waited and missed for years, had finally returned, Wu Shuxian couldn't help but hold Su Youran's hand tightly.
"You're not going to leave now, are you? You're such a heartless little thing. You've been gone for years and didn't even tell us you were coming back. Are you trying to scare us?"
Su Youran gently leaned her head on her shoulder. Seeing the wrinkles around her eyes, she couldn’t help but feel a little sad.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I will always stay with you from now on and won't go anywhere."
Wu Shuxian burst into laughter:
"Just now you said you've grown up, but now you start talking like a child again. How can you stay with me forever? In two years you should be married and belong to someone else."
Su Youran said in a coquettish tone:
"Mom! I just came back and you told me to get married. You don't want me to come back."
Wu Shuxian burst into laughter, no longer looking as serious as usual.
Su Zhengming coughed lightly, indicating to Su Youran that he was there too. Why are you just hanging around your mother? Can't you see me, your father?
Su Youran giggled and pulled Su Zhengming's sleeve, shaking it:
"Dad, you are getting younger and more handsome. What magic medicine did you take?"
Su Zhengming couldn't help but glare at her, and couldn't keep a straight face anymore, so he snorted:
"It's rare that you can still see me, your father, in your eyes. I thought you would only recognize your mother when you came back after being away for a few years."
Su Youran directly took his arm:
"How could that be possible? Dad, I missed you so much and brought you so many gifts. Do you miss me? If not, I won't give you the gifts."
Su Zhengming tapped her forehead unhappily: "No! Who would want a devil like you?"
Su Youran stomped her feet. “Oh, Dad! You’re so annoying!”
Su Zhengming laughed heartily, without any of the dignity of the head of the family, which made Aunt Liu and Miss Su Meiming feel uncomfortable:
As expected, my master/father still likes Su Youran the most...
Su Yu came over with a smile and put his arm around Su Youran's shoulders: "Hey, Xiao Ranran, do you have a gift from big brother?"
Su Youran let go of Su Zhengming and hugged Su Yu again: “Brother! You’ve become even more handsome now!”
Su Zhengming glared at Su Yu secretly and said, "I haven't had enough of my daughter yet, why are you coming to snatch her away?"
Su Yu pretended not to see anything and hugged Su Youran back. He smelled the faint fragrance of her hair and sighed:
"Of course, you are back at last."
Su Youran's eyes couldn't help but turn red as she looked at her family members:
"It's my fault. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone abroad. It's better for me to stay with you guys."
Aunt Liu pretended to wipe away tears:
"Ms. Youran, please don't say that. It's such a great thing for you to be able to go abroad, but we at Meiming can't even if we want to."
She held Su Meiming's hand. Su Meiming lowered his head, seeming very lost.
The harmonious and warm atmosphere just now was instantly destroyed.
Wu Shuxian's expression turned cold. Do these two people really have to seek attention at this time?
Her Ranran just came back and he was going to make things difficult for her?
Su Zhengming's face was also unhappy. This Aunt Liu was a sweet girl when she was young, why is she becoming more unreliable as she gets older?
Su Yu glanced at Aunt Liu and Su Meiming calmly:
"If she wants to go abroad, that's fine. I'll send her there. It would be best if she could stay in a foreign country she likes for the rest of her life. What do you think, Aunt Liu?"
The two of them were stunned at the same time. Su Meiming pulled out the hand that was held by Aunt Liu:
"What are you talking about, Auntie? When did I ever say I wanted to go abroad? What's so good about going abroad? I just like staying at home."
Aunt Liu smiled awkwardly: "Maybe I remembered it wrong."
Aunt Wei covered her mouth with a handkerchief to hide the hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth.
I don't know what Aunt Liu is jumping about. Her son Su De is useless and her daughter will eventually get married. The Su family will be run by the eldest son in the future, and the concubines like them will have to live according to the mood of the mistress.
At this time, don't try to please them, but don't rush to offend them either.
Su Youran looked around and broke the silence: "Why can't I see my second brother?"
Su Yu touched her head:
"He is with his second uncle at the Chamber of Commerce and will probably be back in the evening. Who told you not to tell him in advance? Otherwise, your second brother would have been waiting for you at home long ago."
Su Youran slapped his hand away, “Brother, be careful not to mess up my hair.”
When she said this, Wu Shuxian noticed her long curly hair and frowned slightly.
"Why is your hair like this? Why don't you comb it?"
Su Youran straightened her messy hair and said, “Mom, this is the most popular hairstyle right now. Doesn’t it look good?”
She shook her head, and her hair swayed slightly in a beautiful arc.
Su Meiming looked at it with envy. She knew this hairstyle. A new barber shop had opened in the department store. She heard that it was opened by a foreigner. There were many pictures of movie stars pasted inside, including this one.
And Su Youran's perm seemed to be even prettier than that movie star's...
She once wanted to perm her hair, but when she tested her father, he said that he looked down on those Western-style things, so she gave up unwillingly.
Now Su Youran is hot...
Su Meiming secretly observed Su Zhengming's expression, and indeed saw that his brows were slightly wrinkled. She was about to be delighted, thinking that Su Zhengming would reprimand her, but he said nothing. He stroked Su Youran's hair and said helplessly:
"You haven't eaten yet? Sit back down, dinner is ready."
Su Meiming lowered her head in hatred and twirled her fingers. It was like this again!
As long as they were facing Su Youran, no matter if they were his father, his wife, or his two brothers, no principles would matter.
It seemed as if as long as Su Youran liked it, it would be fine no matter what. As long as she wanted it, they would give it to her no matter what.
Is it just because she came out of my wife's belly?
Even...
Even such a good marriage opportunity bypassed her sister and was given directly to Su Youran!
Ye Jiuzhou...
Su Meiming couldn't help but be lost in thought and didn't even notice Su De sitting next to her.
It was only when Su De called her but she didn't respond and he pushed her that Su Meiming finally reacted.
She looked at her brother who had the same father and mother as her, and asked in surprise: "Why did you come back? Didn't you say..."
Su Meiming suddenly stopped talking, glanced at Su Zhengming who was sitting above her, and ultimately did not continue.
My father has always looked down upon my brother's playboy and dissolute behavior. If he finds out that he accompanied a girl to the department store, he will probably be furious again.
If her brother doesn't live up to expectations, she won't be able to get any good results. Thinking of this, Su Meiming glared at Su De again.
Su De felt that his sister was becoming more and more inexplicable. He glared back, "Why are you glaring at me? Are you the only one who can glare at me? I can glare at you too!"
Su Meiming was so angry that she almost burst into a curse, but she managed to hold it back.
What kind of broken brother is this? Can you throw it away?!
The Su family has always had the habit of not talking while eating, but this was broken today.
It should be said that as long as Su Youran wanted, this rule would not be a rule for her.
She chattered about interesting things happening abroad, and Su Zhengming and Wu Shuxian listened with great interest.
Su Lu would pick up some food for her from time to time and tease her:
"I don't know what you were thinking. You wanted to launch a surprise attack, and I didn't even have time to cook your favorite dishes."
Su Youran stuck out her tongue. “I just wanted to give you a surprise.”
Su Zhengming smiled:
"Tell the kitchen to cook a table full of your favorite food tonight. Then ask someone to call your second brother back. Finally, the whole family is together."
“Okay, okay.” Su Youran nodded. “I haven’t tasted the food at home in a long time. I really miss it. Food abroad… it’s really hard to describe.”
Wu Shuxian couldn't help but said:
"It's hard to explain. You stayed for several years and didn't even mention coming back sooner."
Su Youran sighed, “Isn’t my studies still not completed? I have to get my diploma.”
Su Yu put the peeled shrimp meat into her bowl and asked casually, "You didn't tell your family what major you studied?"
"What else? Art or something like that."
Su Yu paused and looked up at her. He knew his sister very well and knew that she was not telling the truth.
Su Youran waved her hand secretly, indicating that she would talk about it later. Then Su Yu continued to peel shrimp for her.
Su Zhengming saw clearly the affair between his two children, but he did not expose it.
He really doesn't care about what major she studies. After all, his daughter is spoiled and there is no need for her to really make a career.
"Now that you're back, you should host a party. Is there anyone you want to invite?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone else at the table couldn't help but look up at Su Zhengming. Holding a banquet?
The Su family hasn’t held a banquet in years. Now they’re going to hold one specifically for Su Youran, just to announce to everyone in Sucheng that she’s back?
The real Miss Su is back.
Su Meiming tightened her grip on the chopsticks. With Su Youran in front of her, who would care about her, a daughter of an actress' aunt...
Wu Shuxian was very happy. She looked at Su Youran. Her daughter had an outstanding family background, appearance, and talent. However, even good wine needs to be unveiled to the public. She still needed to make a public appearance so that everyone could know about it.
"Wait for you to rest for a few days. Mom will ask a tailor to come to your house to take your measurements and make you some clothes. You must dress yourself up nicely."
She actually didn't like the Western dress her daughter was wearing. She said that the traditional Han costume worn by their ancestors was the best looking. She was just wearing a top and a skirt.
However, Wu Shuxian also knew that girls of Ranran’s age now all liked Western dresses or cheongsams.
"Mom will ask someone to make you a cheongsam, okay?"
Instead of this Western-style dress, it is better to wear a cheongsam.
Su Youran nodded nonchalantly, “Sure, it doesn’t matter what you wear.”
Su Zhengming rarely said something funny: "That's right, my daughter is so beautiful, she looks good in anything she wears."
Su Youran's smug face suddenly raised:
"Dad, you finally told the truth. In view of what you said, I will give you the gift with reluctance."
Su Zhengming nodded at her: "You!"
Su Youran burst out laughing. Su Yu looked at her helplessly and wiped the oil stains from the corner of her mouth.
Uncle Lin suddenly came in and said:
"Master, the Ye family sent a visiting card, saying they will visit you tomorrow."
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