Chapter 57 Are you sure you want to throw it away?

  Sumo shook her head, Su Ying looked very puzzled, a pair of eyes filled with doubts, glanced at the son standing beside her who was equally puzzled, and smiled politely again, "I don't know what Miss Su came here for today..."

  Such a subtle inquiry, it seems to have some depth, and Su Mo Ruo is even more certain that Su Ying's family background is absolutely not bad. He smiled at Kong Yi Hui beside him and said directly to Su Ying: "I came over to find Auntie, you and Uncle have something to talk about."

  "Looking for us?" Su Ying's voice was filled with thick surprise, and her tone also unconsciously rose a lot at this time.

  Next to him, Kong Yihui was no less puzzled than his mother. He looked at his elder brother who had been giving him a different feeling since he came back and wondered in his heart, "Elder brother, what's wrong with you? Are you looking for dad and mom? You're not joking, are you?" They usually liked to play some malicious games, could it be that today they were targeting his parents? Thinking of this possibility, Kong Yihui's face turned a bit unsightly. He rubbed his head, then slowly walked over to Su Moruo's side and whispered in her ear, "Elder brother, are you bored again? If you're bored, we can go find Xiang'er and the others to play with them. They've been waiting for your return all along, haven't they?"

  "No, you go first, I have something to discuss with your parents." He looked at Kong Yihui and replied with a smile.

  Listening to this, Kong Yihui almost cried, his face filled with bitterness. He turned sideways, facing away from his mother Su Ying, and towards Su Moruo, his expression on the verge of tears. In a low voice, he said: "Older brother, please don't mess with me. Although my parents seem easy-going, if you provoke them, we'll be the ones to suffer. If you're bored and want to play, I can find someone else for you, but just don't mess with my parents."

  Looking at Kong Yihui like this, Su Moruo's mouth twitched and a black line appeared on her forehead. What could she say now? Listening to Kong Yihui's words, she actually wanted to tell him that she wasn't playing around, was it because of the old man that made her seem so different from before? It's no wonder, in the past, Su Moruo's wild and detestable personality made people not believe her. This time, coming with a serious attitude, Kong Yihui misunderstood her as having a big playful heart again, and this time's target was his parents. Looking at him, how could he not be anxious?

  "Alright, let's go," said Kong Yihui, pulling Su Moruo out the door.

  At this time, Su Mo's body was like a slippery oil, and with a blink of an eye, he had already pushed Kong Yihui out several steps away. He stood upright, looking like a white poplar tree on the northwest plain, without any instability in his figure due to this struggle. His face was serious as he looked at Kong Yihui, "You go first."

  At this moment, Kong Yihui, who was originally going to pull Su Mo Ruo, was also shocked. After being stunned for a while, he turned around and walked out the door without realizing it, and even brought the door with him.

  I can still faintly hear Kong Yihui's footsteps when he went downstairs, very forceful.

  The son left, Su Ying finally came back to her senses, pouted, still couldn't say a word, and shook her head. "Alright, what's the matter that you want Xiao Hui to leave? Come sit down and talk about it." After finishing speaking, she turned around and sat back on the sofa in the living room.

  Although the town is poor, it is still the home of the town secretary. It's not luxurious at all, but it looks very simple and humble, unlike many officials' homes. The floor is paved with small square tiles, a wooden tea table is placed in the center of the living room, covered with a white gauze tablecloth, surrounded by several wooden chairs, with relatively thick cushions on them. In front of it, there is a low TV cabinet, on which a color TV is placed. Overall, it can only be considered an ordinary family.

  "I think it's best if Secretary Kong comes out with us, we can have a good talk." This matter, actually more beneficial to Father Kong, but Mother Kong is not an outsider either, later on she can also help her husband come up with some ideas, so it doesn't matter if she's present.

  “……Is there anything you want to say?” She held a glass of water for Su Mo, who had just arrived. In terms of benefits, Kong Mu did very well, leaving no room for complaint. However, listening to Su Mo's persistence in wanting her husband to come out and talk together made her feel somewhat strange. After all, Su Mo was almost the same age as her own son, only about a year older. What could be so important that it was worth discussing with her husband?

  "I believe that being able to add to Uncle's achievements and letting him do some impressive work at the age of 40 when he has no hope of promotion, is probably not bad for Uncle. Nowadays, officials in the country are all preparing to implement youthization, giving young people opportunities to train, but by the time they reach 40, they are still just a deputy director-level official, and it's likely that they will never be able to go further in their careers. If they were children from a big family, spending their whole lives stuck in this place, I'm sure that over the years, they would look good on the surface but feel very helpless and frustrated inside. Now that she has handed them an achievement, I don't believe they won't be moved."

  Now that she has money, but no power of her own, it's definitely not enough. In China, without friends and connections in the political circle, no matter how much money you have, you can't go far. And letting her directly make contact with big shots would be too abrupt. But now, she can start building some influence for herself, although small, but she can help them, support them to grow stronger.

  Su Ying suddenly lifted her head, staring fixedly at the water she had poured for herself, drinking naturally with a calm expression, but furrowing her brow, feeling that she must have misheard, hesitating and unable to speak for a long time.

  "Auntie, you didn't mishear, if it's convenient, can you call Secretary Kong out? We can have a detailed talk?" He added another sentence, "Even if we can't come to an agreement, or if you think I'm talking nonsense, you can just ignore me, right? I'm young, just consider me ignorant, it won't take up much of your time."

  Listening to this, Su Ying also felt that it was reasonable. She really thought that this girl was making a fuss over nothing. They had some time to spare and wouldn't be like many busy people who would fight for every second to gain benefits for themselves.

  This year, they should have gone back, but in recent years, they haven't gone back. Although she and her husband come from good families, every relative and friend who goes back home or visits each other has a higher status than them. In previous years when they went back, her husband suffered a lot of humiliation, so gradually they stopped going back. They have also thought it through, if they really can't rise up in society, then they might as well stay in this place and live their lives well, educate their son well, and hope that he will become successful in the future and fulfill the wishes they couldn't fulfill themselves, go further, and be more hopeful. Later on, they also hope that their son can go back for them and hold his head high with pride.

  But now, perhaps there is an opportunity for her husband to advance his career, and if they talk about it, maybe nothing will come of it, but if they don't talk about it, they may miss the chance to turn their husband's career around.

  Su Mo had a kind of feeling on her body that made her convincing, this feeling was very strong, making her unconsciously choose to believe.

  She bit her teeth and smiled softly at Su Mo, "Your uncle just went out, maybe he's visiting a neighbor friend. Otherwise, you can wait for a while, I'll make a phone call to ask if he's at that friend's house?"

  Looking at Mrs. Kong, she had changed a lot, and her gaze was much softer, knowing that she had agreed, nodded slightly, and then sat quietly on the sofa waiting.

  Listening to Mother Kong returning to the room, she was indeed making a phone call. After more than ten minutes, sounds came from the corridor, and the door was knocked on. When Mother Kong opened the door, a man with a very dignified face appeared. He had thick and dark eyebrows, sharp eyes, and his body vaguely resembled Kong Yihui's shadow. Before that, she had looked at Mother Kong and thought that Kong Yihui didn't look much like her mother. Now, taking a closer look, she discovered that he actually looked like Kong's father.

  Kong Mu whispered something in her husband's ear, and soon Kong Fu walked into the living room with a stride, looking at Su Mo who was sitting quietly there. He couldn't associate her with the wild girl he had met before at all. He felt that the current Su Mo was quite different from the girl he had met a year ago, and the change was really too great.

  "Hello, Secretary Kong. Is it convenient for us to sit down and talk?" Su Mo didn't address him as Secretary Kong from the start, but since she arrived at the Kong's house, even when facing Su Ying, they all called him Secretary Kong. It was just that in order to clarify today's purpose, she didn't come over with her personal identity, and what she wanted to discuss with Mr. Kong was official business.

  Su Ying didn't notice, but Kong Jiajian did, raising an eyebrow to glance at Su Moruo, and his expression immediately became much more serious. He looked at Su Moruo and nodded, "Miss Su, I don't know what you want to talk about with us."

  At this time, Su Ying also poured a cup of tea for her husband. The teacup used was different from the one used by Su Mo Ruo, it was a special teacup for brewing tea, and it seemed to be Kong Jiajin's usual teacup. When handing it over to Kong Jiajin, Su Ying also sat down.

  He naturally took the tea poured by his wife, opened the lid and skimmed off the top layer of tea leaves, took a small sip and put it down, looked up at Su Mo Ruo without any hint of joking expression.

  "Secretary Kong, how many years have you been in this position?" She remembered that the town secretary, Secretary Kong, had probably only been in office for just over a year.

  Although he was uncomfortable in this position for a year, he is not a narrow-minded person. Since you asked, he replied naturally: "One year, it's an honor to gain the trust of the organization, and I just got promoted recently."

  "What good things has Secretary Kong done for our townspeople since he came?"

  This question is very piercing, Su Mo Ruo is very natural, but Kong Jiajin is unnatural, his expression looks a bit stiff, closing his mouth, and not speaking, just that expression can be seen completely, he has not made any political achievements.

  Su Ying was also heartbroken for her husband, seeing that he had been spoken to in such a way by a girl who was almost the same age as their son. She felt a surge of emotion and said: "Miss Su, how can you speak like this? Do you think our family's old Kong has had an easy time this year? The town's finances are in deficit, and only a few enterprises in the small town can pay taxes on time. Everyone is making excuses, either here or there. The town committee and government have not paid salaries for two months now..."

  "Xiao Ying——" Hearing his wife say this, Kong's face turned even more unsightly. He glared at his wife, then looked at Su Mo Ruo, not speaking, but his entire demeanor seemed very downcast.

  Su Ying's husband shouted, and she also came back to her senses. Subconsciously, she covered her mouth with her hand and stared at her husband and Su Mo Ruo with wide eyes. She didn't expect that she would actually say it out loud either. This was the first time she had ever done something like this before.

  Looking at his wife who was somewhat remorseful and self-reproachful, he couldn't bear it and sat down beside her, pulling her into his arms. "It's okay, it's not your fault, I'm the one who is useless..." He was already over 40 years old, but still just a town secretary. Thinking about these things, thinking about how his family looked down on him, thinking about how his relatives, friends, brothers and sisters belittled him, he felt resentful in his heart. He tried to climb up the ranks, but didn't know why he was blocked at every turn. Originally, his starting point was too low, and he had the opportunity to go further, but because he refused his family's suggestion to send him to the county to be a regular official and slowly work his way up, he stubbornly went against their opposition and went to the countryside. Who knew that in the countryside, without any skills or abilities, it would be impossible to achieve any political accomplishments? He didn't understand anything, and spent over 10 years learning about various things in the countryside. At first, he didn't even know what season winter melons and eggplants were harvested in. How could he possibly do a good job as a town official? In this place, he had been stuck for nearly 20 years, and his son was already so big. Now, he was still just a town secretary, and his family was ashamed of him for being in the same position for over 10 years, and no one was willing to speak up for him or help him build connections.

  Now that his wife and child have vented their frustrations, he feels a sharp pain in his heart, all because of his own uselessness, which has led to his wife and son suffering along with him.

  Now, as the town secretary, he can't even pay the salaries of the people working in the town. With Chinese New Year approaching, he knows that the town committee and government officials are blaming him. Originally, there was a sum of money, but he suspects it was diverted to another impoverished village because they were too poor to afford even a basic meal during the holiday.

  Looking at Kong Jiajin's appearance, Sumo Ruo also had some feelings in her heart. Kong Jiajin was a good official, but unfortunately, he was too straightforward and didn't know how to be roundabout. People like him often easily offended others in the official circle. To climb higher, one must have a flexible mind and the ability to handle things properly; otherwise, it's impossible to climb higher.

  "Secretary Kong, have you ever thought of finding someone to invest in repairing the roads in this town?" Su Mo said what she had come for.

  "I never thought that the roads here would be so terrible. Many times, I've seen old people walking and falling down, and kids learning to walk are even more afraid to step on this road surface. This year, I've seen many people fall and end up in the hospital." As soon as he mentioned the road surface, Kong's face scrunched up even more fiercely. With financial deficits, where would they get the money to fix the roads? The entire town government staff can't even afford to eat.

  "No, what did you just say?" After finishing speaking, Kong suddenly came to his senses and turned his head to look at Su Moruo who was sitting calmly beside him. Why did she bring up the topic of repairing roads? This girl had also said that she wanted to talk about something with him today. He was filled with suspicion and looked at her, but she seemed completely unaffected by his agitation, appearing so calm and serene as she sat there, like a pool of clear water, making people feel like they couldn't help but become calm along with her.

  Su Ying was also taken aback, looking at her husband's excited appearance, and hurriedly comforted him. "Miss Su, what you discussed with us today, isn't it just about repairing the road?" No way, she was very clear about this little girl's family background, how could she possibly have so much money to repair the road all of a sudden?

  This town is poor, but it's not small at all. If it were to be renovated, it would probably cost tens or hundreds of millions. With such a large investment, even the richest entrepreneur in the town wouldn't have enough money to fix the roads, with an annual income of no more than ten million.

  Knowing they didn't believe him, Sumo directly said: "I came here to talk about this matter with you all. First of all, I want to tell you that my intention in repairing the road is not to benefit future generations or make anyone grateful to me. It's just that this road isn't very good and my mother's health isn't great either. In the future, I don't plan on letting her exhaust herself anymore. Repairing the road will also make it more convenient for her to travel."

  Although the words were exhausting, Kong Jiajin and Su Ying couple still grasped the key point they wanted, looked at each other, and then shifted their gaze back to Su Moruo. Kong Jiajin's voice was somewhat unstable, "Your meaning is, you can fund the repair of our town's road."

  He nodded, "Yes, fix the road in Xiǎo Town, but I couldn't possibly pay for it all by myself and get it done. As town secretary, you need to submit some documents upstairs and highlight the advantages of the surrounding area. Actually, I discovered a long time ago that this place is located deep in the mountains, the scenery is beautiful for many city people, and the air is good. If we dig carefully, there might be surprises. If Kong Jiajin really has ability, then he will complete the follow-up tasks very well. As for the road to the county, I believe the higher-ups will eagerly allocate funds to repair the road and vigorously develop tourism in this area. By that time, if a small town like ours can develop these things, the higher-ups will reassess Kong Jiajin's ability and character, see if they should give him more space for development, let him show off his skills, and make contributions to the country."

  "...Sumo's words, to be honest, had a huge impact on Kong Ji, these words didn't sound like something a girl who was only slightly younger than her son would say, and earlier she seemed to have said that she wanted to repair the town's road?"

  Not to mention whether it is possible to develop the town's tourism industry, just repairing the roads in the town is a great achievement.

  Su Ying was also shocked, staring at Su Mo Ruo for a long time without speaking.

  "I'll fund the road construction, I don't care about other things, but I have one request."

  Kong Jiajin also knew that if others really gave him money to add to his political achievements, it wouldn't be good not to give in a bit. He nodded his head, looking very sincere, "You say, as long as the roads in the town are repaired, as long as we don't exceed our work authority and legal scope, there's no problem."

  "Secretary Kong, don't think too much, my request is actually very simple. I just want the town government to send someone from the police station to bring back Su Youcai, who injured my foster mother, for a good interrogation. He not only hurt my foster mother so badly that she had to be hospitalized, but also refused to pay the hospital fees and was rude in his attitude. My foster mother has heart disease and suffered serious injuries to her spine, which constitutes a very serious crime of injury. I hope the police station can take this matter seriously..."

  "This……" Hearing this, it sounds quite simple, but taking a look at Su Mo, this girl, is she actually playing tricks on him? Does she have the money to fix the road? Moreover, her temperament is notorious throughout the town, with many people scolding her as a wild and reckless thing, never doing anything good. Today, won't she try to trick him and his wife again? He had also heard about Su having run to Liu Qin's house to cause trouble, but neither side had reported it to the police, so they couldn't interfere in what was happening. This girl must not be able to handle Su, that's why she thought of coming to trick them.

  Looking at Kong Jiajin's hesitant appearance, Su Mo's patience was also worn out. He directly took out the check that had been opened before from the side pocket and handed one of them to Kong Jiajin. "Secretary Kong doesn't believe me, which is very normal. After all, I have given everyone a bad impression. However, this check shouldn't be deceiving, right? Secretary Kong can also go and investigate."

  Kong Jia's family had been well-off since he was a child, so it was natural that he knew what a check was. Looking at the check in his hand, the zeros on it were actually as many as 50 million. Holding the check in his hand, his hands trembled slightly, "Are these... are these all for road repairs?"

  "Heh heh, I know there's still some left. Hand this money over to Secretary Kong for supervision and use. If there's still a surplus, let me know, and we can see if the town needs to invest in building libraries or directly investing in education. If it's not much, just put it into the government's financial revenue." Looking at Kong Jiajin's appearance, I knew he had been neglected in the town for over ten years, so this five million must have a significant impact on him.

  "Where did you get so much money?" Perhaps it was because she was a bystander, but Su Ying, who was still relatively sober on the side, stared at Su Mo with a stern expression. Her eyes were fixed on the calm girl in front of her, and she couldn't help but feel that this girl's demeanor was greatly inconsistent with her age.

  With a faint smile, "If Aunt Su thinks there's something wrong with this money, can't she just investigate its origin? Isn't that easy for you?"

  In terms of fund management, such a large sum of money, if its origin is unknown, and it's being used so openly, I'm afraid it will lead to a direct freeze of assets, and then an investigation will be conducted on her, if the source of this money is indeed irregular, she won't be foolish enough to take it out for road repairs in the town government.

  Unless she's an idiot plus stupid.

  Su Ying fell silent after hearing this, Su Mo was so calm and she also made a lot of sense. If the money really had problems, giving it to them like that would be asking for trouble. This money hadn't even been used yet and already there were issues. Moreover, if the money really did have problems, what's the big deal? Her husband wasn't in a high-ranking position, over 40 years old and still just a deputy department head, lower than many young people's positions. Was it worth it for Su Mo to use so much energy to cheat them?

  "Alright, since you're so confident in handing over this money to me, I'll definitely do as you say. However, regarding bringing Su Youcai to the police station for questioning, I can only mention it to them and let them handle the rest of the matter. I'll make a call and ensure that the case is handled impartially. If he indeed intentionally harmed your foster mother Liu Qin, we will let him face legal punishment."

  "Ah, then it's a bit of trouble for Secretary Kong." After finishing speaking, he handed another check to Kong Jiajin. "Actually, I really like stock trading and have been studying it all along. This money is what I made from stock trading over the past year. You also know that there are risks in stock trading, so I didn't dare tell my foster mother that I was making money from stock trading outside. I hope these funds can be delivered to her hands through your government's efforts. I don't care about the method you use, as long as she can safely receive this sum of money, okay?"

  But he didn't expect that all this money was earned by Su Mo from stock trading. He knew that stock trading made a lot of money, and in recent years, he had also bought some stocks, but they were all very small, and he had always been very cautious. After all, their family's assets were not large, and if they were not careful, they might lose money in the stock market. So he only invested a small portion of his money in the stock market, and the rest was basically saved by his wife for daily household expenses.

  Ding Ding looked at the check in his hand, the amount on it was not large compared to the 5 million yuan check for road repairs, only 100,000 yuan. He glanced at Su Mo and sighed inwardly, this girl was indeed very different from before. Previously, they didn't dislike her, but also didn't like her, and were always puzzled why Liu Qin was so good to this adopted daughter who had no conscience and was always causing trouble. But now, looking at the two checks in his hand, he thought that Liu Qin's foolishness had brought her good fortune, she wasn't well-educated, but had a kind heart, and was single-mindedly good to her adopted daughter. Now that her adopted daughter had made money, she was the first one to remember her, even if it was for repairing the town's road, others were also benefiting from Liu Qin's kindness.

  "About the road repair, just let Su Auntie know, I don't want others to know either." The people in this town didn't have a good impression of her, and if more people knew, it might stir up some of her notorious reputation. But she also believed that while there would be benefits, it would also bring her a lot of trouble. She just wanted to live a peaceful life with her foster mother, undisturbed by others.

  Hearing this, Kong also understood Su Mo's thoughts. "Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself. I will personally supervise the road repair and keep track of every expense. When the road is finished, I will show you all the account books, and every penny will be used effectively. You can rest assured."

  "Hmm, if you don't believe me, then you won't come to find me." Looking at Kong Jiajin, hoping that he can slowly train some officials, although the officialdom needs more upright and good officials like him, but there are many kinds of upright and good officials. One thing can be done well, and there are many ways to do it. This is when a person's level can be well demonstrated."

  Su Ying meant to invite Su Mo to stay for dinner, but Su Mo refused. The reason was that her foster mother was still resting in the hospital and she was afraid that if she went out to find the Su family to settle accounts, it would cause trouble and make her worry, so she had to hurry back to avoid making her worry and affecting her recovery in the hospital. As she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered which ward her foster mother was currently staying in and said: "My mom is now living in a high-end ward in the hospital, I hope that when the time comes, you can go over there alone to help give an excuse, so that the old lady can be at ease."

  "Alright, you can go. I'll let someone pass in a moment." Watching Su Mo Ruo's figure disappear around the corner, Kong Jiajin held two checks in his hand, feeling as if he was dreaming, as if he was in a dream, and didn't dare to believe that this was actually true.

  "She's come to." Su Ying was also shocked, but she was a bit better than her husband after all. She hadn't been in his position. She gave him a white eye and said, "Hurry up and go with me to the kitchen to help cook dinner. Xiaohui will be back soon, and if there's no food, it'll be your fault."

  "That dead kid dares, one day he'll know to come back and eat the ready-made food, does he still have a reason?" His mood improved, and he unconsciously retorted to his wife's words, only realizing his mistake after speaking, repeatedly nodding and bowing to apologize.

  ……

  On the other side, Su Mo returned to the hospital directly. In the ward, foster mother Liu Qin had woken up and was sitting on the bed chatting with Yao Jing. Yao Jing was very well-behaved, sitting on the bed accompanying Liu Qin, chatting idly about some trivial matters. It was hard to believe that a boy could have such good patience, accompanying his foster mother in gossiping about some insignificant things, even occasionally adding his own past embarrassing experiences into the conversation, becoming more and more engaged as they chatted. When she entered the ward, Liu Qin didn't notice her at all, only Yao Jing did, but he just glanced at her sideways and continued to accompany Liu Qin in chatting, without any intention of interrupting their conversation.

  Looking at Yao Jing like this, the expression on her face softened unconsciously. It seemed that after she returned to the capital to study, with Yao Jing in town accompanying her foster mother, she wouldn't be too lonely.

  At this time, Liu Qin finally discovered that something was wrong, turned her head and looked at her, the joyful expression on her face was self-evident. "You little girl, what's going on? You came back without a word... Have you eaten?" The first sentence was quite serious, but the second sentence immediately revealed Liu Qin's true feelings towards her.

  "Honestly, I shook my head, 'No, just going out for a bit of business, and then I'll be back.'"

  "What can you do at such a young age?" After saying this with a smile, she asked Yao Jing beside her: "Jing'er, are you hungry?" The tone was like coaxing a child.

  Yao Jing listened, his face involuntarily flushing slightly, he lowered his head and shook it silently, looking endearingly awkward, making one want to tease him mercilessly.

  "Hehe, little brother actually knows how to blush?"

  Yao Jing gave her a sideways glance, looking like he didn't quite like her laughing at him.

  Su Mo Ruo was also surprised, and he seemed to be familiar with Yao Jing, with an inexplicable closeness.

  "If it weren't for you, Jing'er's face would be thinner than yours, which is as thick as a certain something." She said with a smile to her daughter, then turned around to comfort Yao Jing.

  Yao Jing nodded twice, indicating that she was no longer angry. Liu Qin couldn't help but praise Yao Jing as a sensible and good child upon hearing this.

  At this time, the door of the ward was opened again. Yao Feng walked in with a large bag in her hand and put it on the only small table in the ward. She took out the dishes one by one from the bag, and there was even soup. When she opened the lid, the aroma wafted out, and it turned out to be chicken soup.

  "You actually killed a chicken?" She still remembered that when she came over a year ago, Yao Feng didn't understand anything, and even feeding the chickens was something she had taught him. It wasn't until recently, after several months, that he had finally managed to raise them properly, and they had agreed to wait until New Year's to slaughter one for Yao Jing to eat. How could it have been killed and made into soup now?

  Yao Feng Ting He didn't think much of it, and with a generous wave of his hand, "Nothing, Liu sister, you're not feeling well, come have some soup to nourish your body."

  "You killed this chicken. How could you?" Liu Qin still looked unwilling, staring at the chicken soup in front of her, somewhat reluctant to drink it.

  Yao Jing added a sentence on the side, "It was I who told mom to kill it, Aunt Liu you are not in good health, drinking some chicken soup would be good, anyway the New Year's festival is just these few days, I can also drink some."

  Listening to her son's words, Yao Feng's nose slightly turned sour and her eyes reddened as she bit her lip to hold back her weakness, which never showed in public. If she had chosen to wait back then, would he have come back? No, he was already dead, wasn't he? How could he possibly return? Back then, she had rebelled against her family and married a man who was not well-educated, but two years later, he went off to join the army to fight the Japanese devils. At that time, their son was five years old, and life at home was still manageable. However, soon after, news arrived of her husband's sacrifice in battle. She fell gravely ill then, using up all the family's savings, and from then on, her son followed her as they wandered from place to place. A year ago, they came to this small town. Over the years, she had tried hard to give her son a good life, but as a single mother with a child, they were constantly subjected to people's scornful gazes. Although she had become strong-willed, she could never provide a good life for her son. In the past, eating chicken was an easy thing for her, but now it seemed so difficult for her son to even eat chicken - all because of her own incompetence.

  "Yao Feng, you shouldn't be like this. Jing Er has grown up and become sensible, you should be proud to have such a sensible son." Liu Qin looked at Yao Feng's expression and knew that she must have thought of sad things again. She didn't know about her past, but she knew that there were unhappy events in it.

  Nodded, "Come on, have some chicken soup and eat some chicken, I've been simmering this chicken soup for a whole morning, it's delicious, right?" Handing the bowl to Liu Qin, she flicked her hand and her voice returned to its usual bold tone, turning around to scoop another bowl and handing it to Su Mo Ruo.

  Holding the chicken soup, watching her foster mother drink it mouthful by mouthful, the slight tremble at the corners of her mouth also made her aware that she was definitely crying now, although the large bowl covered her expression, but she could be sure, she was crying.

  After lunch, Yao Feng exhorted her good son to take care of Liu Qin with Su Mo Ruo. Under Liu Qin's helpless urging, he finally hurried away quickly to rush to work.

  Yao Feng and Liu Qin both work in the factory in town, doing piecework. Taking leave is possible, but it means producing less, which in turn means taking home a smaller salary at the end of the month. For them, this is unacceptable, so unless something major happens at home, nobody in town takes time off.

  After Yao Jing finished eating, he obediently took the bowl and chopsticks and went out, looking like he was going to wash them. Su Mo was very satisfied with these actions of his. She hated washing dishes the most, but unexpectedly this little stinker was quite considerate, knowing to do these chores that she didn't love doing.

  Su Mo sat down beside Liu Qin and looked at Liu Qin, who seemed to be in a relatively good mood. "Mom, are you feeling better? Is there anything that still doesn't feel comfortable?"

  "Mom's fine, don't be so tense." Seeing her daughter come back after studying abroad for a year and being able to express her concerns about herself in front of her own mother made her feel indescribably happy. The physical discomfort was no longer noticeable at this moment, she was filled with joy.

  Looking at her mother's appearance, she also knew that she was happy. Thinking about Su Youcai's affairs, she said: "Mom, don't interfere with the Su family's affairs from now on. In the future, no matter what happens to the Su family, just pretend you don't know."

  "Uh-huh, mom knows." As for Su's family, she would always remember it, but her daughter's words made her feel somewhat uneasy, yet she didn't ask further.

  At this time, someone poked their head into the ward entrance and immediately let out a loud, high-pitched voice, "Hey, Liu Qin, you've really made a fortune on this trip to Beijing, and you're even staying in this luxurious ward!"

  “…What nonsense are you talking, Hu Lao San.” It wasn't until near noon that she woke up and chatted with Yao Jing for a while. Later, her daughter came back, and then Yao Feng made food and brought it over to eat together. She hadn't paid attention to the situation in her hospital room at all, so when someone familiar mentioned it, her mind was momentarily confused. However, as she had always been protective of her child, her first thought was of her daughter, and she responded with this sentence.

  "What's wrong with me? You're still pretending you don't know, aren't you, Liu Qin? This ward is where the richest man in our town stays, and it's said that one night here costs at least 200 yuan." The man called Hu Lao San by Liu Qin was probably over 40 years old, with a rascal-like appearance. He swaggered in and plopped himself down on the sofa beside him, his body still swaying back and forth. "Not bad, this 200 yuan may be expensive, but it's really different from those wards downstairs. Look at this sofa, how soft and springy it is! Sitting here is really comfortable, haha. I didn't sleep well last night after staying up all night, so I'll just sleep here for a night." After saying that, he casually took off his shoes and curled up his somewhat large body on the slightly smaller sofa.

  Liu Qin's face looked a bit unsightly, and she said to the man curled up on the sofa: "Hu Lao San, what are you doing? Get out of here."

  But the man seemed to be asleep, ignoring everything, and the stench coming from his feet was almost enough to knock someone out.

  Watching her adoptive mother get angry, Su Mo Ruo took action. She walked over and with one foot accurately picked up the man's shoes that were on the ground and threw them out the door, and with another foot directly kicked him flying over the handrail down to the floor below.

  "Who the hell threw a stinky shoe at me?" A loud shout came from downstairs.

  Right after that, another loud shout came, "Who the hell is it? The smelly shoe actually kicked onto my bed!" It seems like the shoe happened to hit someone else's head, provoking their anger, and they directly kicked it into someone else's hospital bed, causing some shaking downstairs.

  At this time, Hu Lao San slowly opened his eyes and looked at Su Mo Ruo with a silly smile on his face. "Talent brother said it was too right, you are simply a grass bag, and you actually jumped into the pit that was dug for you... Little girl's temper is too impulsive, really not worthy of playing tricks with us."

  As soon as this was said, it immediately revealed his origin. Su Mo's eyes narrowed dangerously, "You say, you are sent by Su Youcai?"

  "You think Brother Chai didn't persuade me, it's just that I'm not happy about it. You actually bullied Brother Chai's mom like that, you ignorant girl don't even know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is. If we don't teach you a lesson, you really won't know whose territory this is."

  "Hey, Old Hu, don't be too excessive! Are you bullying us because we're a widow and orphan?" Next to her, Liu Qin also seemed to understand, but didn't expect that Old Hu was actually called over by Su Youcai to cause trouble. She anxiously glanced at her daughter, hating the Su family for taking advantage of their vulnerable situation as a widow and orphan. Thinking about this, she felt a surge of resentment in her heart and almost burst into tears.

  Looking at her adoptive mother's appearance, Su Mo Ruo's patience was all worn out, and she coldly walked towards Hu Lao San.

  Su Mo Ruo's demeanor looked quite intimidating, but Old Man Hu endured the feeling, thinking it was just his imagination. He smiled as he watched Su Mo Ruo walk towards him step by step, not believing that this dead girl could do anything to him...

  He hadn't even finished thinking when he felt a terrifying sensation that his entire body was suspended in mid-air. His eyes widened in disbelief, and to his astonishment, he found himself being lifted up by Su Mo Ruo and carried towards the door.

  He slammed the hospital room door shut, looked at the nurses and doctors who were shocked or screaming in the corridor, his face calm and cold, and directly threw Hu Lao San out of the stairwell handrail.

  "Ah——” At this moment, Su Mo was on the fourth floor. The screams of the doctors and nurses had just pierced through every corner of the hospital, attracting the attention of many people on each floor. When Hu Lao San let Su Mo be thrown out directly without blinking an eye, everyone couldn't help but scream, and many people even covered their eyes in unbearable horror.

  Hu Lao San was also shocked by Su Mo Ruo's hand, staring blankly at Su Mo Ruo. When his body was thrown out, he thought he would die from the fall, but unexpectedly, after a long time, there was no pain, and slowly opening his eyes, he saw that the clothes on his chest were being grasped by Su Mo Ruo, and his body was actually suspended in mid-air between the fourth floor.

  "Let go... let go..." Hu Lao San wanted to struggle and twist, but his body was powerless, he couldn't even muster the strength to move a little, all he could do was stammer towards Su Mo Ruo.

  He raised an eyebrow, hinting at Old Hu to confirm his current position, whether he really wanted her to throw him down. She didn't care, if she threw him down, so be it, but that would be miserable for him.

  Digression

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