Chapter 9: The Unreasonable Young Aunt

  "Wow, so much money, what's it for?" A slightly sarcastic male voice, full of energy, exploded in the ears of Liu Qin and Su Mo Ruo.

  The gate was broken by Yang Li, but it hasn't been repaired yet, and it's been like this for days. The town is very poor, to the point of being barren, so something like a theft would never happen here. Su Mo's home itself is also extremely impoverished, if a thief really had the energy, they might as well go visit other homes, where there might be some gains to be made.

  Liu Qin subconsciously put the stack of 100-yuan bills into her bag, while another stack of money, being loose change and more in quantity, was not covered by anything, directly exposed to view, naturally eye-catching, making it inevitable for people to see.

  "You're not even a decent human being, are you? When your mother-in-law was ill and needed some money, you wouldn't even give it to her. But this wild girl is worth spending so much on? I'm asking you, are you really my brother's wife?" The man roughly pushed open the door and shoved aside Liu Qiong, who was trying to block the money with his body. He had a sturdy build, dark skin, and muscular arms, clearly developed from years of farm work.

  When she heard this, Liu Qin's face stiffened, but she still tried her best to persuade him, "Big brother, just be kind, this money was left by the child's father for her. Ah Fu said that in the future, he wants to let the child take the university entrance exam and give her tuition fees so that she can go to school and make a good life for herself."

  The sound of the willow flute is so low and sorrowful, at this moment, she only hopes to keep this money, give her daughter some tuition fees, fulfill her husband's wish, and let her husband's spirit in heaven be comforted.

  Supporting her foster mother, not allowing her to humbly beg these people, Su Mo Ruo's eyes were strong and full of anger as she stared at the few people in front of her. According to Su Mo Ruo's memory, she knew that the man with a loud voice like a trumpet was her foster father's older brother, while the other old lady with white hair, wrinkles all over her face, and dark skin was her foster father's mother. There was also one more person, who was her foster father's younger sister. The whole family lived in the countryside, each having their own families and marriages, so it was natural not to expect them to understand reason.

  Liu Qinye's teeth were clenched tightly on her lip, her eyes wide open with effort, not allowing herself to show weakness. These people, after her husband passed away, she would at most take Sumo back to see them during the New Year, but otherwise they had no contact or interaction. She would always remember how these people made a scene at her husband's funeral.

  If it weren't for Yang Sanbo from the town helping to calm down this matter and speaking a fair word, I'm afraid that by now, the money these husbands left for their daughters' university tuition would have been swindled away by these black-hearted people. These people are like those maggots attached to certain places, forever unaware of hunger, always wanting to devour more things.

  "Not a bit of discipline! If my son were dead, no one would be able to control you, right?" The old lady walked shakily to the side of Liu Qin and Su Mo Ruo with her daughter's support. Her eyes showed not a hint of tenderness towards Liu Qin, only slow-burning resentment.

  She forced a smile and said: "Mom, how did you come here? I didn't know you were coming today..."

  The old lady didn't even glance at Liu Qin, directly pulled open the door and sat down on the long bench behind her. She looked up and smiled at her son and daughter, "Hao and Yu'er, come quickly! Today you've rushed for almost two hours on the road and have been busy with so many chores at home, you must be starving! Come eat something." After finishing speaking, she raised her head again to coldly say to Liu Qin who was standing beside her, "Standing there like a utility pole, do you have any sense? Don't you see your brother and sister are hungry? Go get bowls and chopsticks, and clean up this place. What's with the state of this room? And these... let us eat the leftovers you've had. Go out and buy some vegetables to remake them for us, and also..."

  It was like firing bullets, that mouth was sharp and didn't mince words or make demands. By the end, the words were laced with knives, each sentence not caring if it would hurt Liu Qin's heart.

  Looking at her mother-in-law scolding her, Liu Qin felt very tired and wronged in her heart, but she didn't say much. Now she doesn't care about anything else, just her daughter. If she were to make a fuss with them now, it wouldn't be good for her daughter's mental state. After all, she still clearly remembers how they made a scene at her husband's funeral that year and how her daughter changed because of that incident. Even thinking about it now makes her feel pain, let alone recalling the details.

  Sumo stood on one side without speaking, her past life was not in contact with many people, and before becoming a special agent, her memories were also very shallow. Specifically, she didn't know how to say her previous life because it was too vague, there was an outline in her mind, but if she really wanted to say something, she wouldn't know what to say. Although they hadn't been together, from Sumo's memory, she knew that these people were not of good quality, typical rough men, you could reason with them and they might fight with you, it was all possible. And as for her foster mother's thoughts, she understood very clearly from her eyes, tomorrow she would go to report, some things, if not taken seriously, would pass, after all, when she left, there would only be her foster mother at home, so it was better to avoid trouble and leave with peace of mind.

  "Damn it, I said your brain is filled with tofu dregs! I told you to go buy groceries and cook, we're starving and you didn't see that?" The old lady may be advanced in age, but she says she's hungry, yet her tone of voice hasn't been affected by her own hunger at all, still loud and furious.

  She was already used to it, and for her mother-in-law's dissatisfaction with herself, Liu Qin understood very well. Although her nose was sour and she felt wronged to the point of wanting to cry, she still hoped to appear strong in front of her daughter and reached out to take the loose change that had been counted but not yet put away on the table.

  "Slap——" The sound was loud and the force was even heavier. The old woman's palm, without any mercy, landed squarely on Liu Qin's outstretched hand that was about to take the money.

  "Oh my goodness, Mother, can't you speak a bit softer? You scared the child in my belly half to death!" A sharp voice, with not a hint of elderly gentleness, pierced through the eardrums of the crowd.

  Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, Su Mo unconsciously reached out to rub her ears.

  "What's wrong with you, scaring me to death? No manners at all, don't even know how to address people!" The owner of the sharp female voice was none other than Old Lady Su's youngest daughter, Su Yuer, who had a face like a corpse and looked as if someone owed her 25 million dollars. This kind of talk would be considered impolite even if she were talking to her own mother, let alone her son.

  The old lady can eat this set, as soon as she heard her daughter's words, she immediately became anxious, stretched out her hand and hurriedly pretended to pat her own mouth, then scolded: "Ah, look at my mouth, be careful in the future, hehe, mom will pay attention in the future."

  "It's just that you should be careful, this child everyone says is definitely a boy." As she spoke, Su Yu'er touched her belly with a pleased expression, thinking about the several daughters she had given birth to before and how much easier it was for her now. Everyone said she looked like she was having a son, even her mother-in-law and husband were treating her like royalty, since becoming pregnant this time, her life has been smooth sailing, no one dared to disobey her.

  "Mom, you'd better understand what's going on here. Now that my brother is gone, there's only this wild girl left at home, and she's not even our flesh and blood. And to make matters worse, my younger sister is a girl too, so her children won't be carrying on the Su family name either. You should be pinning your hopes on me, your son, to carry on the Su family legacy. My wife ran off years ago, and no woman has been willing to marry me since then. Now that Wu's daughter is finally willing to marry me and have children with me, if this doesn't work out today and she ends up not marrying me, I'll be furious with you. If you don't want the Su family line to die out, stop spoiling your precious daughter for now and help me resolve my own matter first..."