Chapter 213: Our Blessings Are Yet to Come
Old Man Su was so furious he was wheezing, pointing at Third Su:
“You—you still have the face to say such things?
Haven’t I given you chances before?
I hid it from Su He just to let you two come back—this is how you repay me?
And you still have the face to ask me to plead for you?
Because of you, this old face of mine has been utterly disgraced!
If I’d known it would come to this, I should have strangled you at birth…”
Old Man Su regretted it so much his guts turned green!
Especially when he heard Su Xiaoman say that the three hundred yuan had been money Su He prepared to honor him with!
Su He was so filial to her grandfather—yet what had he done?
Back at the meeting, Su He had warned him again and again not to soften his heart.
But he still let sentiment cloud his judgment and brought the ungrateful wolves back into the house!
The old man wasn’t stupid—he knew there must be more to this. Though Third Su and his wife weren’t educated, they surely recognized basic pinyin. Perhaps Su He had swapped the booklet they were given!
Thank heavens Su He was quick-witted, or else the Su family would be finished!
At this thought, his hatred toward Third Su grew even deeper, and he kicked him flat on his back!
Zhang Lianxiang also realized dragging Shen Ruyi into this would be dangerous, so she admitted to theft instead.
She knew the only way to avoid prison was to melt the old couple’s hearts.
So she yanked terrified Xiaohu over and pinched his thigh hard, making him howl.
Crying, Zhang Lianxiang pleaded: “Father, Mother, the head of the family is right—Xiaohu is your own grandson. Can you bear to see him shamed by others? If that’s the case, I’d rather take him with me and die…”
Old Mrs. Su’s tears streamed down. Su He stepped forward and held her hand.
“Gran, I’ll listen to you.”
Old Mrs. Su sighed inwardly. To have such a sensible granddaughter—this was eight lifetimes of accumulated blessings!
She patted Su He’s hand, then strode up to Third Su and slapped him twice, hard.
“Third, I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you—you are flesh from my flesh. No matter how you treated me before, I couldn’t bring myself to be cruel to you.
But you’ve disappointed me too much!
Even if you were greedy or stupid, that I could forgive. But to be so malicious—this is trying to bring ruin on the entire Su family!
Even raising a dog would have been better than raising you!
This time, I’ll humble myself and beg Su He to spare you. But from this day forward, our ties are cut. I’ll treat it as though I never gave birth to such a beast!
Let the villagers here bear witness—Su Yongzhen and Su Xiaohu are no longer part of the Su family! Their life or death has nothing to do with us anymore!”
Before, when the Su family had shouted about cutting ties, villagers assumed that blood runs thicker than water and reconciliation would come.
But with Old Mrs. Su’s declaration today, Third Su was truly expelled—there would be no mending.
Old Man Su only nodded at her words, saying nothing.
What right did he have to speak now? He was nothing but a muddle-headed old fool!
Su He sighed. “Director Sun, since my grandma has said this, I won’t pursue their crimes further. But, for causing a disturbance, shouldn’t they at least be fined?”
Director Sun was already irritable—who wanted to waste time in the sweltering heat like this? And most of all, Su He was a great contributor to Huaihua Commune; if handled poorly, she might withdraw her support entirely!
So, after giving Third Su and his wife a fierce scolding, he fined them one hundred yuan, to be paid within three days.
Third Su and his wife were nearly spitting blood!
Not only had the three hundred yuan from Shen Ruyi vanished, they now owed another hundred and eighty!
If they had known, they would’ve stayed obediently at home—maybe in time they could’ve coaxed favor from the old man, and when others ate meat, at least they could sip the soup.
But now it was too late.
The villagers, who had stood by idle earlier, now came alive and joined in scolding Third Su and his wife.
Led by Old Lady Liu, the grannies cursed most viciously!
So the disgraced family of three slunk away under a hail of spit and curses.
Once they left, the comrades from the station and Director Luo also departed.
Su He said nothing further—things would be decided by actions.
The villagers who had been watching gradually dispersed.
Su Yongshi and Cao Hongmei exchanged a look and silently lit a candle for Third Su’s family. They knew Su He’s temperament—she wouldn’t simply let them off. Surely she had more moves prepared.
All day long, the Su household was shrouded in gloom.
Even Su Jinbao and Su Xiaoman became unusually obedient, sensing their grandparents’ sorrow.
The next morning, Old Man Su’s eyes were red and swollen, sunken as if he had aged ten years overnight.
Old Mrs. Su, however, had stronger resilience. After one night’s sleep, her mindset had adjusted.
“Old man, take it easy. Even emperors had rebellious sons! Out of four children, we only raised one unfilial brat—that’s not so bad.”
Old Man Su: “…”
Old Mrs. Su continued, “This is good too—no more worrying about him. From now on, just treat him as dead.”
Even when she’d been sick and Third Su never gave a cent, she still worried about him.
Parents, no matter how unfilial their child, always find it hard to let go.
But now, she’d let go completely.
That wasn’t her son anymore—he was a debt collector, a beast!
Old Man Su grunted in reply.
“Oh, one more thing,” Old Mrs. Su said. “Before we came back, we already knew you’d let Third Su and his wife move in. Not to scold you, but that was downright disgraceful!
If Su He weren’t so understanding, she would’ve grown heartsick against us.
She told me she’d give them one more chance—if they passed her test, she’d let bygones be bygones.
But you saw it yourself—them two are wolves at heart, not fit to be human!
Did you ever think, if this hadn’t been Su He’s plan but real, the Su family would have been destroyed…”
Old Man Su froze. “You—you mean it was all fake? You all conspired to deceive me?”
Old Mrs. Su glared. “So what if we did? You old fool! If we hadn’t tricked you, would you have listened? You’re as stubborn as a mule!
If you hadn’t invited wolves into our house, why would we need to fool you?
Do you even realize that because of this, I didn’t even get to properly show off riding in a car when I came back…”
Old Man Su instantly deflated.
Old Mrs. Su sighed. “Old man, from now on, whatever Su He tells us to do, we’ll do it. That child is clever and filial—she’d never harm us. Trust me—our blessings are yet to come!”
Old Man Su nodded. “Mm, I’ll listen to you.”
Just then, Su He’s voice came from the doorway: “Grandpa, Grandma, are you up?”
Old Mrs. Su hurriedly got out of bed to open the door. “Su He, what is it?”
Su He smiled, pulling out a hundred yuan. “Gran, I once borrowed thirty yuan from you—here, I’m paying it back!”
Old Mrs. Su’s eyes lit up instantly. Oh heavens—wasn’t this the blessing already arriving?!
