Unlike Haiyan's sensitive and reserved personality, Su Tao is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside.
Su Tao led Haiyan through all the ticket checks, customs clearances, and transportation arrangements.
In Sun Lifang's view, Su Tao is more like a mother than Haiyan.
To soothe her mother's sensitive emotions, the little girl kept trying to make conversation along the way.
A moment later, she asked her mother, "What's that in front of the store? Look, Mom!"
A moment later, pointing to the sleeping Zhou Xinya, she asked, "How old is your little sister? She's so pretty, just like you."
In short, all the polite conversational skills you see in adults can be seen in this little girl.
Unlike Zhou Xinya's frank and open social skills, Su Tao hides a sensitive and people-pleasing heart beneath her cheerful exterior.
While riding in the car, they would either compliment the little girl on her looks or ask Sun Lifang what she liked to eat. If she liked lantern fruit, they would ask for her address so they could send it to her later.
The girl's attempt to ingratiate herself was too obvious, and Sun Lifang didn't know how to respond for a moment. The little girl then asked, "Auntie, is the little girl going to elementary school soon? Do you want to find someone to tutor her?"
For some reason, Su Tao always felt that her aunt's house was not a pleasant place to stay.
She had her own plans; there was even a sixty-yuan note sewn onto the rolled-up hem of her pants.
Just in case, Su Tao eagerly found herself work to do.
Sun Lifang had misread it. She hadn't expected that her conversation with Haiyan would directly lead Su Tao to add her to the "list of potential partners."
I should have realized it sooner: the girl who could say to me in my past life, "My mother lost to you, but I might not lose to Zhou Xinya," couldn't possibly be the quiet and gentle type.
As the old saying goes, "If the mother is diligent and capable, the daughter is not."
Conversely, the daughter is capable and knows how to handle things, while the mother is not.
Su Tao didn't want her mother to remarry, which is why she strongly insisted that her mother come to Shanghai.
Given their circumstances, marriage would only mean being bullied.
They have no self-defense skills and no means of survival.
How can one place hope in the stepfather's conscience?
Su Tao didn't believe in a man's conscience.
All she knew was that back in her hometown, she had several older brothers' children, and no one dared to bully her.
Someone like me, even if I get beaten up or bullied, I can't catch up with the other person or beat them.
The principle is the same: only women with connections can stand tall.
Su Tao didn't want to live a life of being bullied anymore.
So this time, she "coaxed and tricked her mother into coming to Shanghai."
"Everyone else has an older brother, and you don't?" Su Tao pleaded with her mother. "I miss my uncle, and I want to go see him."
After much effort, I finally got a phone number from my neighbor.
Su Tao then had an idea—
I want to get my mom to spend money to come to Shanghai, but she won't listen to me on my own.
But what if there are two more people?
Putting aside the uncle who made the long-distance call, isn't the stepfather just someone who can be exploited?
The man who is not yet married but will soon become his stepfather.
In other words, men are the ones whose mothers listen to them the most.
A simple analysis reveals that Su Tao set her sights on her stepfather, Li Feng.
No man doesn't want money.
Su Tao casually mentioned that the person who "drived an SUV and was received by officials" had left her mother's phone number.
Then guide Li Feng to think about "adding incense as a return gift".
It was only a matter of time before her mother married Li Feng.
But putting aside the "true love in adversity" between the two, isn't money the most important thing between husband and wife?
There was an opportunity right in front of them to "go to Shanghai and get back the money they used to spend on incense offerings".
Su Tao refused to believe that her stepfather wouldn't be tempted.
After several rounds of persuasion, Su Tao managed to secure an opportunity for her mother to come to Shanghai.
She brought all her documents and clothes.
This time, she doesn't plan to go back.
She wanted to secure the opportunity, as her uncle had mentioned, "to get Xiaotaozi a place in a Shanghai school."
Hehe usually likes to show off. When she talks to Haiyan on the phone, she inevitably brings up her work.
He said he graduated from Shanghai University, became a civil servant, passed the civil service exam, and is now a Shanghai resident.
If my niece wants to study in Shanghai in the future, she can ask him for help.
That's impossible!
Haiyan married a man from the countryside, so how could she possibly send her daughter to primary school in Shanghai?
All he said were empty promises.
Su Tao knew that her uncle was just being polite.
But she's going to take it seriously.
This must be taken seriously.
Why do you speak so confidently and act so recklessly, standing on the moral high ground, sucking my mother's blood and reaping all the benefits?
One last thing: "If only...."
"If only you could get into university, you would be assigned a job after graduation, become a civil servant with a 9-to-5 job, and the government would even provide you with a house."
"It would be great if you could go out to work. Things are different now. There are so many women working now, earning their own money, and you can buy more food for Taozi."
What kind of nonsense are you spouting?
My own mother would like to, but does she have the opportunity?
My son took my place in school and went to work, leaving my daughter without anyone to take care of her.
They're just spouting useless nonsense.
Su Tao had a lot on her mind, but she couldn't tell her mother.
My mom forbids her from saying anything bad about my uncle. If she shows even a hint of it, my mom will cry for half a day afterwards.
Su Tao had no choice but to act.
"To become a tiger, one must first play the role of a pig."
Su Tao brought her elementary school graduation certificate.
This time, no matter what, she was determined to stay in Shanghai and force her uncle to fulfill his promise.
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