When Su Ruo was talking to Su Jianzhou, Aunt He, He Zongxi and Aunt Zhang were all there.
Aunt He was sitting in front of the window, He Zongxi was standing by the closet, and after serving tea, Aunt Zhang took a feather duster and swept everywhere, glancing at Su Jianzhou from time to time... Having lived together for so long, Aunt Zhang had long known what Lin Wanhua and her daughter had done to Su Ruo, and she didn't like this man.
Su Ruo was pregnant, so they didn't dare let Su Ruo talk to Su Jianzhou alone.
Everyone seems to be doing their own thing.
Not looking at them.
But Su Jianzhou felt a little uneasy, as if everyone was listening to his conversation with Su Ruo.
Su Jianzhou came to see Su Ruo today to ask for something, but there were some things he couldn't bring himself to say in front of so many people.
He looked depressed and a little pitiful, and said, "Ruoruo, I have been dismissed from the school."
Su Ruo was a little surprised.
Actually, it’s not surprising.
But she knew that Su Jianzhou was very concerned about his reputation, so it was a bit strange that he came to her specially to say this.
She looked at him, said "oh", and said nothing more.
Su Jianzhou turned around and looked at Aunt He and He Zongxi, and said with some difficulty: "Ruoruo, I have something to tell you. Can I talk to you alone for a while?"
Su Ruo shook her head very straightforwardly and said, "Let's talk about it here. Aunt He and the others are not outsiders. Given my current physical condition, they won't let me be alone anywhere. They're afraid that if something happens, they won't be by my side."
Su Ruo said it very gently and calmly.
But Su Jianzhou's face turned red when he heard it.
"They are not outsiders" and "Don't let him be alone anywhere". Is he, as a father, not even as good as an outsider?
Su Jianzhou looked at the daughter in front of him.
It looks very familiar, but when you look closely, you find that it is actually very strange.
He sighed and said, "How is your physical condition now? Are you feeling unwell?"
Su Ruo shook her head and said, "No, everything is fine."
As he spoke, he took a deep breath and said, "Comrade Su, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I have to take a nap before lunch every day. If there is nothing important, just sit for a while and I will go back to the room."
"Aruo,"
Su Jianzhou watched Su Ruo stand up, and then saw that she really stood up and was about to leave. His whole body tensed up, and he stammered for a long time before finally saying with difficulty, "A Ruo, can you lend me some money?"
Sue
If you stop.
This time she looked at Su Jianzhou with great surprise.
Even though so many things had happened and their relationship had become distant, she still had a deep understanding of him after so many years of repeated hopes and disappointments.
Su Jianzhou was a scholar who lived a decent life and was very concerned about his reputation.
He has high demands in life, but he doesn't care about the daily necessities...those are not what he, a leader of a technical college, should worry about.
So he gave all the money to Lin Wanhua to take care of the family's life...Lin Wanhua said it was not enough, so he took out subsidies from Su Ruo's mother's treasury.
He actually came over with a red face to borrow money from her?
Su Ruo looked at him for a while and asked, "How much?"
"Five thousand, no,"
Su Jianzhou gritted his teeth and said, "Eight thousand yuan."
It was considered good before he came. He needed at least 5,000 yuan to fill the hole of Lin Wanhua's previous bribery, as well as the medical expenses of Lin Wanhua in the hospital, and pay off some debts owed by the family. He also needed to help Su Zhen find a job for him and a place to settle down... He had lost his position as the principal of the technical school, so naturally he could no longer live in the house originally allocated by the school.
But thinking that Lin Wanhua is still in the hospital and it is unknown when she will be discharged, it is like a bottomless pit.
And there’s also life at home… Is it a problem to keep renting a house, or should I buy a house?
Of course, this is also because he knows that eight thousand yuan is a lot of money for others, but for Su Ruo, it is really nothing.
Su Ruo:......? ? ?
Not only Su Ruo was shocked.
On the other side, Zhang Ma's feather duster also hit a vase with a "bang", and He Zongxi's hands paused and his eyes looked over.
Only Aunt He was okay. She glanced over and then continued with her needlework with a calm face.
Even though Su Ruo was not interested in Su Jianzhou's later life, she couldn't help but ask him, "What do you want so much money for?"
Could it be that you want to bribe others and continue to be the principal?
I'm afraid you're stupid.
How can you be a principal if you don’t have this little bit of sensitivity?
After thinking for a while, he continued, "Comrade Su, did I hear you wrong? Let alone in the south city, even in the provincial capital, do you know how much an ordinary worker or an ordinary family earns? It's only more than 20 yuan. A dual-income family with elderly parents and young children only earns more than 40 yuan. They have to save for 20 years without eating or drinking to save up 8,000 yuan... In fact, nowadays, it's good for an ordinary family to have a few hundred yuan in savings. Why are you asking me to borrow 8,000 yuan?"
Is your brain broken?
Or has he become stupid after being a principal for decades?
Su Jianzhou's face turned red.
He said: "Aruo..."
You also know that they are an ordinary family.
For you, the jewelry and gold bars left by your mother would be worth more than this amount if you just take out some of them...
He took a deep breath and said, "Aruo, Lin Wanhua has received a lot of bribes in the past few years. Although she received them, she did it in my name. No matter what, I must hand over all the money. And Zhen, because of these things, he lost his job at the school, and the school also took back the house at home... I need this money to settle all the internal and external affairs."
In the end, he didn't have the courage to say that he would help Lin Wanhua pay for her medical expenses.
In fact, that's also a big head.
Of course, he was not willing to come to Su Ruo to borrow money.
But in the face of life, you will find that all decency and dignity actually have to be maintained by money.
When the hospital urges you to pay money with a disdainful tone and threatens to throw Lin Wanhua out if you don't pay, when you may not have the next meal after eating, when people who used to respect you come to you and ask for a debt in a condescending manner...what dignity do you still have?
During this period of time, he seemed to have experienced the cold eyes, disdain and ridicule that he had never experienced in his life.
Originally, he was a person that everyone would respectfully call "Principal Su" when they saw him.
Asking Su Ru for money was the most shameless way he could think of to maintain basic decency and a good life... What's more, the money from her mother was handed to her by him personally.
But Su Ruo felt puzzled.
After standing for a while, she felt a little tired, so she walked to the side and leaned on the back of the chair, saying: "Comrade Su, you have been the principal for many years. I think if you take out all your savings, you should be able to fill these holes, right? As for losing the house... You have lost your position as principal, so why are you still staying in the city? Don't your grandparents still have an old house in their hometown? And..."
Su Ruo took a deep breath and said, "I remember that my mother gave you a lot of valuable things, right? If you sell those things, they will be worth a lot of money. Comrade Su, if you can't eat, I might give you some alimony every month... But you asked to borrow 8,000 yuan right away. I'm afraid you have forgotten how much you still owe me?"
After saying that, I felt a little annoyed.
Doesn't he know how to live if he wants her to teach him?
She turned around and said to Zhang Ma
Said, "Oh, Aunt Zhang, I, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach..."
Aunt Zhang was startled. She threw away the feather duster and ran over. She supported Su Ruo and said, "Where, where do you feel uncomfortable? Don't worry, take a deep breath and tell me what's going on now."
Su Ruo held Zhang Ma's hand and felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
Aunt Zhang taught her how to adjust her breathing slowly, and then helped her massage slowly. At this time, Aunt He, He Zongxi, and Guoguo, who had been standing at the door and listening to the conversation inside, also rushed over.
However, the pain only lasted less than a minute, but it was enough for Su Ruo to break out in a sweat.
She leaned against Zhang Ma and took a deep breath.
Only then did Aunt Zhang have time to turn around and glare at Su Jianzhou fiercely...If Aruo wasn't vulnerable to provocation at the moment, she really wanted to take a feather duster and chase this shameless guy out.
He Zongxi said: "Auntie, Auntie Zhang, should I send my sister-in-law to the hospital now?"
Aunt He frowned and said, "It's snowing outside and the roads are hard to walk on. Let's wait and see. Didn't Ze Cheng leave an obstetrician's phone number? If you're worried, just call him and ask... Anyway, the hospital is nearby, so you can ask him to come over and take a look."
Then he instructed Aunt Zhang, "Help Aruo lie down on the bed for a while, give her a little massage, and then help her get up and walk around after a while."
Aunt Zhang agreed and helped Su Ruo into the room.
Guoguo followed his mother to the room, but after a few steps he turned back and looked at Su Jianzhou seriously, saying, "My dad told me that if my mom gave birth to a sister, my dad and I would spoil her, take care of her, and make money for her in the future... Why are you so different? When my mom was a child, you found a bad woman and repeatedly harmed her, and you also spent the money that my grandmother left for my mom... Now that you are useless and can't make ends meet, you still come to my mom to ask... so much money?"
He gestured and said, "...What do you mean by borrowing money? You know very well that you are asking for money without paying it back...Your son has lost his job and has no place to live. That is not your business or his. Why are you asking my mother for money?"
After saying that, he raised his chin slightly, snorted softly, and then turned and went to the room.
Aunt He looked at Su Jianzhou, whose face was so red that it was about to bleed, with a cold expression.
Su Ruo might not be able to fully understand why this person still had the nerve to ask her for money, but Aunt He, who had experienced ups and downs, knew.
Because poverty and dust will completely shatter the bright coat that a person wears when he is in good times.
She said, "Let's go.
It's not that you really can't make ends meet. You should live the life that suits your situation and ability. Don't always rely on others to live a rich life that doesn't belong to you, and then you can't stand it when your true colors are exposed... If you still cared about Su Ruo at all, you shouldn't have come to her to ask for money when she was about to give birth. ”
As he spoke, he sneered.
What if he still cared about Su Ruo... If he really cared about her, he wouldn't have thrown Su Ruo to the countryside and ignored her under Lin Wanhua's influence.
Over the years, the original father-daughter relationship has probably been corroded to nothing by fear, shame, and the inability to face one's own guilt.
Maybe he is in this situation now, and deep down in his heart he even blames and hates Su Ruo... because it was her return that destroyed everything for him.
If he had a choice, he would definitely rather she not come back.
Well, no need for ifs, didn’t he already make his choice in the first place?
******
In the room, He Zongxi called the obstetrician.
Aunt Zhang gently massaged Su Ruo while comforting her, saying, "You know very well that as long as that man returns to the countryside, he can live a good life. Just send him away. Why get angry with someone like him?"
Su Ruo chuckled and shook her head, "I'm not angry, it was just a coincidence... Well, it's time for the child to come out. Aunt Zhang, you just told me this morning that she saw the snow and might want to come out..."
After the labor pains, she had already forgotten about Su Jianzhou.
But when she said this, she was in a good mood, but for some reason her eyes suddenly felt a little sore, and she whispered, "Alas, I wonder if it snows on the border. If it snows, wouldn't it be more difficult to fight... He actually wants to see the baby born."
She knew how much he wanted it.
But it was impossible now... She didn't even dare to think more.
Maybe people are particularly sensitive at this time, and their eyes are already covered with a layer of mist as they speak.
"No, it's very hot over there."
He Zongxi interrupted her after finishing the call and said, "With Zecheng's body, I guess a single military uniform will be enough."
Then he added, "The doctor said this is just the beginning. The baby won't be born so soon. You don't need to go to the hospital for now. He will come to see you soon. Hey, have you given the baby a name? If not, I'll give him one."
He was actually just joking to divert her attention.
Su Ruo really forgot the bitterness just now and smiled: "No, but I definitely can't let you name it... If you want to name the baby, just listen to Aunt Zhang and find a partner to give birth to the baby yourself. However,"
She touched her belly and smiled, "I don't have a full name yet. I'll give her one when Zecheng comes back, but I've already thought of a nickname. It's Nan Nan, and it can be used for both boys and girls."
"That's a good name,"
He Zongxi smiled and said, "When you have children in the future, you can still call them Dongdong, Xixi, and Beibei. It will save you a lot of trouble."
Su Ruo:......
Aunt Zhang spat at him and said, "If you want to have a baby, go find someone to have it with. You treat giving birth to a baby like giving birth to a piglet."
Guoguo was a little nervous and interrupted, "Mom, I wanted to call her Huahua. I'm Guoguo, shouldn't she be called Huahua? Ye Zi is also fine."
"Leaves are fine too,"
Forget about Huahua.
Su Ruo smiled and said, "You can call me whatever you want, who cares about you?"
Guo Guo: ...It was a close call. Fortunately, they didn't ask me to find a partner and have a baby myself...
The author has something to say: Guoguo, you think too much in your little head~~~
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