Chapter 22: The House of
For example, no one in Sujiatun was willing to install electricity as it was too expensive, so they lit kerosene lamps every day. Under the dim light, the Su family sat in the main room. There were eight people in the eldest family, five people in the second family, and Grandma Su, a total of fourteen people. The eldest and second Su had no place to sit, so they squatted on the doorstep and smoked their pipes.
The dry tobacco was all made from tobacco leaves that they grew themselves, which they dried, rolled up and put in their pipes to smoke. But ever since the Lu family got engaged to the Su family, the eldest brother Su has been smoking boxed cigarettes. After all, they were bought by his future son-in-law, so he usually couldn't bear to smoke them and only took out a cigarette occasionally to satisfy his craving. Now, holding a cigarette in his hand, he looked at his second brother, but actually he was reluctant to give it to him, but he pretended to give it to him.
"Second brother, this cigarette is better than dry tobacco. Would you like one too?"
Su Wanli knew that the cigarettes were precious, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, brother. Those were bought for you by Xiao Lu. What do I smoke?"
Su Changzheng did not give in anymore, but just laughed softly: "Let your Ningning get married earlier, and have a son-in-law. Will you still need these cigarettes by then?"
Su Wanli did not speak. Su Lanlan, who was standing next to him, watched her biological father smoking good cigarettes while her second uncle was smoking dry tobacco, her biological mother Chen Jiao'e using the fabric sent by the Lu family to make a new dress while her second aunt Wang Yumei was wearing patched clothes. Su Lanlan could not help but smile with glee. When Su Ningning came, she saw the same shabby scene.
She suddenly felt uncomfortable. When she finished her studies and earned money and could spend it freely, she would never let her parents suffer like this again!
Before Su Ningning could say anything, Grandma Su spoke.
"Ningning, I heard that your freelance business has been going pretty well recently. You should have made a lot of money, right?"
Su Ningning asked directly: "Grandma, I pay you money every month. Haven't I already paid you this month's money?"
Grandma Su said with a fake smile, "The payment was made this month, but what we are talking about now is another matter. You should just take this time to explore the road, but if you ask me, girls will get married and become the daughter-in-law of someone else's family sooner or later. No matter how good you are at doing business, it is better to teach your brothers to do it. Your two cousins and one brother, if they do their business well, they will live a good life and have a fat wallet. Only then can you gain a firm foothold in your husband's family after you get married, understand?"
The eldest aunt also said quickly: "That's right, every girl is thinking about her family. You haven't even got married yet, you can't be so ungrateful, right?"
Su Ningning looked at them singing the same tune and couldn't help wanting to laugh. She just glanced at Su Lanlan and Chen Jiao'e and said, "If that's the case, Su Lanlan is older than me, shouldn't she worry about her parents' affairs first? The Lu family gave so many things as an engagement gift, why didn't I see her use them to honor grandma? My aunt made a new dress, and grandma's pants were patched with more than a dozen patches, but I didn't see Su Lanlan make a new pair of pants for grandma?"
Su Lanlan blushed and wanted to refute immediately but didn't know what to say. Chen Jiao'e said, "That's because your grandma didn't want it! If you agree to let your eldest cousin Jianshe make it tomorrow, I will make a new pair of pants for your grandma tomorrow!"
Wang Yumei, Su Ningning's biological mother, could no longer sit still. She stood up and said with an unpleasant expression, "Didn't we agree on this a while ago? I won't be jealous of the things the Lu family gives to the eldest wife, but the eldest wife shouldn't even think about jealously envy my daughter for doing something special. What, don't you want to live with me anymore?"
Seeing that Chen Jiao'e and Wang Yumei were about to quarrel, Grandma Su slammed the table and said, "What are you arguing about? I am the boss of this family! Ningning, this is not a discussion with you, but a notice to you. It is right to hand over the project to your eldest cousin. If you dare not listen, I will lock you in the room tomorrow and not give you food. I don't think you dare to be stubborn!"
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Wang Yumei and said, "And you! What kind of good daughter are you trying to teach me?! If it doesn't work out, go back to your parents' home! Don't ruin the reputation of our Su family!"
Wang Yumei was tough with the others, but she still had some respect for Grandma Su. Seeing Grandma Su like this, she felt bad but didn't dare to say anything bad. She looked at Su Wanli hatefully. The second child, Su Wanli, muttered, "Mom, Yumei is usually very hardworking, how can you say that to her..."
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