Chapter 497 The Control Group of the 1960s' Beloved Heroine 41
Before Su Li's family of five could even sit down on their chairs, Lu Zhaodi started playing the emotional card with Su Jianshe, looking at Su Jianshe with unprecedented love in her eyes.
"Third brother, you've worked so hard these years. After going through this near-death experience, I truly regret it. I shouldn't have split up the family just to train you brothers. I made you suffer so much in vain."
As she spoke, Lu Zhaodi began to wipe away her tears, turned her body towards Su Jianshe, and looked at his face carefully, with the motherly love in her eyes overflowing.
Su Jianshe had lived for more than twenty years, but this was the first time he saw kindness on his mother's face. No, it was the first time he saw motherly love for him. Alarm bells suddenly rang in his heart, and he sat up straight, ready to get up and leave at any time.
Lu Zhaodi did not notice Su Jianshe's subconscious little movements. Seeing that his expression became serious, she thought that her words had worked. A hint of pride flashed across her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
She said in a pitiful voice, "Alas, mother injured her body giving birth to you brothers, and now... wuwu... mother is old, I don't know how many days I can live..."
Seeing that she had been talking for a long time without getting to the point, Su Jianshe interrupted her impatiently: "Mom, just tell me what you want to say. I have a lot of things to deal with at home!"
Seeing him so impatient, Lu Zhaodi subconsciously wanted to explode. She glanced at Su Li who was sitting obediently beside her, gritted her teeth, and suppressed the anger in her heart.
She calmed down her anger, pretended to be embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then began to complain again: "Third brother, Mom is in such a state now. The doctor at the hospital said that she needs to be taken good care of and not overworked. But there are so many things to do at home, and your father has to go to work to earn work points, so there is no one to do the housework..."
As she spoke, she really started to sob and cry. Although she was the one who said that the doctor in the hospital told her to take good care of herself and not to overwork, it was true that no one else did the housework except her.
She is in this condition now, she should be kept at home with good food and drink.
But her sons and daughters-in-law are not filial. Since she came back, those heartless ungrateful people have only visited her and didn't even ask her to take good care of her or help her with work.
The old man felt that she had embarrassed him. When she came back, he just glanced at her and went back to his room for a nap. He didn't even have a good look on his face, let alone say a few caring words.
The more Lü Zhaodi thought about it, the sadder she became. She sobbed and cried, "Wow...why didn't that lightning strike just kill me that day?
Let me live and suffer, being looked down upon. If I am struck dead, I won’t bring shame to you brothers, and it won’t bring shame to my eldest granddaughter’s reputation…”
When Su Li saw Lu Zhaodi crying and looking at him with pity, he knew that her performance today was directed at him, and he sat up straight immediately.
She wanted to see what the old woman wanted to do.
Su Jianshe knew his mother very well and immediately realized that his mother had set her sights on Su Li. He was extremely angry and his expression was very ugly.
It was like this in the past. Whenever his mother wanted them to do something they didn't want to do, she would play the victim and complain to them, telling them how difficult it was for her, making them feel guilty and distressed, and then reflect on themselves and then take the initiative to admit their mistakes and compromise!
He had lived so well in the past few years since the family split up that he almost forgot that his mother was best at playing the emotional card.
However, this trick worked for the eldest and second brothers, and for Su Jianshe five years ago, but it was useless to him now who was terrifyingly awake, and it would be even less useful to his daughter.
Even if Xiao Li would be soft-hearted, he would never allow it!
"Mom, since you know that being struck by lightning is unpleasant and has caused your family to be criticized, you should just be honest and stay home and don't go out and make trouble again."
Su Jianshe's face looked very ugly, and his words hit Lu Zhaodi's throat. She originally thought that Lu Zhaodi would be angry, but she just looked at Su Li with tenderness and guilt on her face.
Su Li almost couldn't hold it in and started swearing!
"Third brother, mother knows you and your wife are very busy. You have to take care of Lingling and Shitou, go to work, and build the house."
"Regarding such a big thing as repairing the house, Mom should help you, but Mom..."
As she spoke, Lu Zhaodi smiled bitterly, wiped her tears and sighed, "Alas, it's mother who's sorry for you. Fortunately, your two older brothers and two younger brothers are sensible enough to help you."
"Third brother, please forgive me for all my past mistakes. Give me a chance to make it up to you. Leave Xiaoli here and let me help take care of her. It's a good opportunity for me to keep your little sister company!"
Lu Zhaodi spoke with sincerity and thought her words were very touching, but anyone could hear the calculation in her words.
What's more, when she looked at Su Li, the greed and disgust that unconsciously revealed in her eyes were so obvious!
After hearing this, Su Li finally understood what Lu Zhaodi was planning.
It seems that the old couple was obsessed with the wild boar she brought back from the mountains that day. Even when she suddenly ran home to ask her father to move it back that day, it was not for Su Jianshe, the hard-working laborer.
Haha, they really have a good plan. No wonder they can become the heroine's parents. Their brains are just quicker than others.
Do you want her to be a free babysitter for their family of three like in the plot?
Don’t you even consider whether they can afford it?
Lu Zhaodi's shameless words made Su Jianshe very angry. Even Liu Xiaomei, who had been as quiet as a chicken since entering the yard of the old house, looked at her angrily.
Before the two of them could speak, Su Li pretended to be confused and said in a soft voice, "Grandma, I'm already six years old. Isn't it too late for you to help my mother take care of me?
Besides, you are so lazy that you ask my mother and several aunts to bring you water for washing your feet. Do you really want to take care of me by keeping me here?
You're not asking me to live here and take care of you in the name of taking care of me, are you?"
Su Li said this with his big innocent eyes full of disbelief, and his face seemed to have the words "No way, no way, no way" written on it!
The kind expression on Lu Zhaodi's face froze, as if she didn't expect that Su Li, a child, could see through her thoughts. She suddenly became angry and embarrassed.
"Look at you, kid. How can you be so uncultured? I wanted to help your father share the burden of taking care of you. It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but why are you still talking nonsense?"
As she spoke, she glared at Liu Xiaomei angrily: "Old Third Wife, look at how you teach your children. You have corrupted all the children in my Su family.
Since you can't teach, you should go back now. Xiao Li will stay in the old house and live with me. I must teach her well and can't let her go out and embarrass the Su family!"
Humph, what a stupid girl, she is so uneducated, I wonder if she won’t teach her a lesson when the time comes?
Su Jianshe was smart. Seeing that his mother repeatedly wanted to keep Su Li, he also thought of the wild boars from the past few days, and his face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Originally, he was worried that Xiao Li would be targeted by someone because of what happened that day, but he didn't expect that before outsiders could do anything, his own parents jumped out first.
It was hateful that he couldn't do anything about these two people, not to mention that there was a row of villagers on the wall who were peeking and listening carefully.
Su Jianshe felt very aggrieved. He ignored Lu Zhaodi's words to keep Su Li and stood up angrily.
"Okay, since mother doesn't welcome our family of five, we'll leave now so as not to bother you!"
As Su Jianshe said this, he took Su Xiaomei's hand with one hand and Su Li's hand with the other and walked out.
Liu Xiaomei followed closely behind, holding Xiao Shitou's hand. The family of five was about to walk out of the main room.
He had been sleeping in the house at this time. No matter how loudly people talked in the main room, there was no sound, as if the sleeping old man Su had come out.
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