Shanghai, the largest economic city in mainland China.
Every New Year's Eve is the most deserted day in this city. There is no traffic on the streets, half of the lights on the high-rise buildings are missing, there are obviously many more elderly people than young people in the shopping malls, and the only restaurants that provide New Year's Eve dinner services are The busiest place in the whole city.
Wu Fei's mother was wearing a slim-fitting woolen sweater and was sitting at the back of the dining table. Next to her was her husband wearing glasses. Su Daqiang was separated from them by an empty seat. Over there were Su Mingzhe and Wu Fei. Xiaomi There was a baby chair, which looked uncomfortable. She kept moving her body on it, trying to get out of the straps.
"My father-in-law, this is called king crab. Most people can't afford it. I heard it was airlifted from Russia. You said this is the same for this restaurant. You let them make your own food and charge an additional fee. But it doesn't matter. Mingzhe is rich. .”
"Haha, father-in-law, your daughter is so filial."
"That's not true. Mingyu is the general manager of a large company. She earns more in one day than the three of us in one month's pension combined."
Father Wu smiled and said: "Mingyu is really amazing."
"My eldest son, your son-in-law Mingzhe, is not bad either. He bought a big house in the United States, and now he returns to work in China, and his salary is seven to eight hundred thousand a year. People say that housing prices in Shanghai are high, but housing prices are high no matter how high they are. Gao Ye can't trouble him, right? What's this called? Oh, I remember, elite, yes, elite." Su Daqiang became more and more excited as he talked, and the light in his goldfish eyes shone brighter than the lights above his head.
Mother Wu glanced at Su Mingzhe: "Mingzhe is pretty good."
"Of course, it shows that her mother and I have taught her well. From now on, he will be stationed in Shanghai and his parents-in-law will live in the same house. Just wait and enjoy your happiness."
"Yes, yes, come on, drink."
Father Wu invited Su Daqiang to toast and drink together.
"Oh, Mingyu also bought this wine. Maotai. It costs 3,000 yuan. My father-in-law, you don't usually drink it, right? Come on, drink more today."
Over there, Wu Fei's face was stretched longer than a donkey's face. Xiaomi went to grab an egg roll from her mother's hand to eat, but she stuffed the remaining half into her mouth. The little girl was so aggrieved that she wanted to cry. She didn't know that she Why did you offend her?
…
Three hours later.
In the two-bedroom apartment where Su Mingzhe rented, Su Daqiang slept soundly in Xiangyang's bedroom, and his snoring could be heard from both walls.
In the sunny bedroom, Xiaomi blinked her big eyes and stared blankly at the two people fighting for the suitcase.
"Feifei, what are you going to do? Why are you going back to your parents' house on New Year's Eve? When dad gets up tomorrow morning and sees you and the child gone, will he feel better?"
"Oh, he felt bad when I did this. But have you ever thought about how my parents would feel good if he did this? He's showing off king crab and Maotai wine. It seems that our family can't afford it and he's trying to reach a higher level. You, the Su family, seem to be blessed with good food."
"Feifei, my dad is just that kind of person. He shows off his poverty when he drinks too much. Can we, as children, stop arguing with him?"
"I didn't argue with him. I was sorry for my parents. I just said that on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, my dad said he would take him to visit Shanghai. As for him, he insisted on listening to some Pingtan. This is Shanghai, not Suzhou! Later! My dad asked someone to inquire, and finally he found a family. He took your dad and took the subway for 20 minutes to rush there. What happened? It was not honest, and it was in vain. Your dad is not as tormenting people. "
"My dad just said it casually and didn't mean anything else."
"Nothing else? Did he have so many things when your mother was here? Why can he educate children? He can educate children. Can Su Mingyu cut off relations with your mother and not come to the house for ten years? He can educate children. Su Mingcheng How can you do this to your own sister? And you, what do you mean when you work in Shanghai and my parents enjoy a happy life? Then before you came, they were always drinking from the northwest, right?" Wu Fei got angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and said harder and harder: " Just let go, let go, I can't live here anymore. You stay with your dad, and I'll stay with my parents. This is fair."
Su Mingzhe advised: "Feifei, this is our first Spring Festival in China. This is not right."
"If you don't want this year to be the last Spring Festival that you and I spend in China, go and tell your dad to go back to Suzhou to find his daughter and second son." Wu Fei was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
Su Mingzhe said it nicely. He brought Su Daqiang to Shanghai so that he could have someone to take care of him. It would be nice for the elderly on both sides to walk around if they had nothing to do. But it turned out that Su Daqiang had only caused trouble for her parents within a few days of coming here. She said such things during the Chinese New Year. , what do you mean, the Wu family is superior to the Su family?
"Feifei..."
"That's enough, I don't want to hear any more excuses from you."
She has really had enough of this old man. Ever since Zhao Meilan died, he has become a time bomb for the Su family. He makes trouble every few days. The second and third children are pinched into two paupers. Now all the responsibilities fall on She and Su Mingzhe were in trouble, but what the old man did was that instead of being considerate of his children, he actually got worse.
How many steps is it between Shanghai and Suzhou? How could the flavor of the food be any worse? Hey, he just said it didn't taste good. He called his daughter a year ago and said she couldn't get used to it. It was far different from the rice cooked by Shi Tiandong. In order to silence him, Su Mingyu asked people from the Shanghai office of Zhongcheng Group to send a bunch of food and drinks to her home. In this way, she would not cause trouble with her daughter, and show her daughter that she was rich and filial in front of her parents. It made her parents very embarrassed, and she and Su Mingzhe were also very embarrassed.
It's hard to imagine what kind of chaos the Wu and Su families would be in if the old guy stayed in Shanghai for a long time.
"Feifei, I think dad is holding his breath in his heart. You see, when mom passed away, neither your dad nor your mom passed away."
"Su Mingzhe, I think you have been feeling uncomfortable." Zhao Meilan passed away, and because the second son had a quarrel with Zhu Li, his father-in-law and mother-in-law did not attend the funeral. Everyone in Delhi later found out about this. Her parents live in Shanghai. It only takes half an hour to take the high-speed train. Logically, she should go, but she didn't. Su Mingzhe didn't say it on the surface, but it didn't mean that he didn't complain in his heart: "Su Mingzhe, either you go and get Su Daqiang, or... divorce."
Saying "divorce", she pushed Su Mingzhe away, holding the suitcase in one hand and holding Xiaomi in the other.
divorce?
She said divorce!
Su Mingzhe's expression kept changing. When the living room door closed, he stamped his feet, picked up his mobile phone and dialed Su Mingyu's number, telling him what happened here.
"Brother, I have given you advice before, asking dad to sue Su Mingcheng, but did you listen? Yes, he gave dad 1.8 million, but so what, I consulted a lawyer about this, even if he pays After receiving the so-called one-time support payment, the parents are old and need to be taken care of. For example, if they need money for illness and hospitalization, the children are still responsible. What's more, Su Mingcheng did not sign an agreement when he gave the money. As long as the father files a lawsuit, the lawsuit will definitely be settled. Win, even if the judge considers that he has no house, no money, no job, and does not require any financial contribution, daily companionship and emotional care will not be lost. We contribute money and he contributes. Isn't this the result you want to see?"
"..."
Su Mingzhe still had concerns.
Su Mingyu continued: "Brother, do you want face or family? Is it difficult to make a choice? At Rende Garden, when he asked you for the 60,000 yuan for the cemetery money, did he hesitate? No."
"This...did your sister-in-law tell you?"
"Don't care who told me, I'm asking you whether to choose family or face."
"..."
"At this point, if you're too embarrassed to tell dad, I'll do it."
"All right."
Su Mingzhe looked at the clothes Wu Fei had thrown on the ground when he was sorting out his personal belongings, and compromised.
…
New Year's Day.
Relatives who were close came to visit to pay New Year greetings, and relatives who were far away called to pay New Year greetings. Lin Yue also visited, but not to other people's homes, but to the detention center.
Hearing the door creaking and grinding, it slowly opened, and he walked inside under the leadership of the police on duty.
He was naturally aware of the content of the call between Su Mingyu and Su Mingzhe last night. One had not visited his home for ten years, and the other had settled in the United States. At first, he thought it was easy to take care of the elderly...
Also, for ordinary people, it is not difficult to take care of parents in their early 60s. After all, the old people can walk and talk, have the ability to take care of themselves, have a place to live, and hire a nanny to avoid starvation. But who is Su Daqiang? He is not a monster. Is it still him?
Now the two of them have been taking care of the old guy for a while. They feel that this is not a job for humans, so they plan to refuse the payment and let him go back to take care of him? For this reason, he did not hesitate to persuade Su Daqiang to go to court.
Where is the face? I really don’t plan to have it anymore.
Here he was sitting on a chair, thinking about his thoughts. On the other side, the iron fence opened, and the meat-eating boss, who had just shaved his head a few years ago, walked out of the "yellow vest given by the emperor."
