Blackening starts from the golden years

Su Daqiang drank a lot of wine last night and slept until noon. Today is Sunday, and Zhu Li and Su Mingcheng don't have to go to work.

At noon, they ordered a seafood dinner. Su Daqiang enjoyed the meal very much, with a smile on his face.

Zhu Li served him a bowl of soup and said with a smile:
"Dad, come on, you drank so much yesterday, have some soup first."

"okay."

Looking at Zhu Li, Su Daqiang said with a smile:
"This seafood, it must cost a lot of money, right?"

"It's okay. I just ordered a little more today. The main thing is that you enjoy your meal."

Zhu Li smiled and said, seeing that Su Daqiang was about to go to the United States, she wanted to take good care of him in these last few days so that he could go to the United States happily.

"Happy, happy."

Su Daqiang couldn't stop laughing. Looking up at him, Su Mingcheng smiled and said:
"I tell you, you'll be happier in America. American seafood is cheaper and bigger than here. Look at the big crabs in the movies. Their legs are as thick as human legs. It's a delight to eat."

Hearing Su Mingcheng say this, Su Daqiang chuckled and said:

"But don't eat too much, or you'll get sick."

Looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingcheng smiled and said:
"Hey, my elder brother is rich, you can ask him to spend money to treat you."

"You brat."

Su Daqiang pretended to hit him, and the whole family laughed. Zhu Li looked at Su Mingcheng beside her and said with a smile:
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. The crab legs are as thick as human legs. Did the crabs mutate after drinking nuclear waste water?"

As she said that, she turned her head and looked at Su Daqiang who was sitting opposite her and said with a smile:

"Dad, the way Americans eat is actually not as particular as we Chinese. When you go there, you may need some time to slowly adapt."

"You don't understand at all. You don't need to. Let me tell you, there are many Chinatowns in the United States. You can buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar there. There are also many Chinese restaurants. It's just like in China."

Su Mingcheng interrupted. Seeing how he spoke so clearly, Zhu Li couldn't help but laugh. She looked at him and asked with a smile:

"Have you been there?"

"No."

Su Mingcheng smiled happily. Su Daqiang took over and said with a happy smile:

"I'm about to go, hehe——"

"Congratulations, Dad."

"Ha ha--"

The whole family was smiling happily.

At this time, Su Mingcheng's cell phone on the dining table rang. He took a look and saw that the caller ID showed it was his eldest brother.

"Dad, my eldest brother is calling."

"Give it to me, give it to me."

Su Daqiang couldn't wait to take the phone from Su Mingcheng, answered the call, put the phone to his ear and said with a smile:

"Mingzhe, Dad passed the interview successfully, and we will meet in the United States soon. By the way, how is the weather over there? Is it cold? Also, can I wear a sweater on the plane? If not, then I can bring the down jacket Mingyu bought for me. And..."

……

At this time, in San Francisco, USA, at Su Mingzhe's home.

"And more, Dad has a lot of things to take to America, and he's packing them now. Mingzhe, Dad is so happy, haha——"

After listening to Su Daqiang, Su Mingzhe said in a low voice:

"Dad, listen to me. You can't come to the United States for the time being. I have some things to deal with here. You have to put your coming to the United States on hold for the time being."

"Dad, I have other things to do here. I'm going to hang up first. Bye."

After saying that, Su Mingzhe hung up the phone, turned off his cell phone, and sat dejectedly in the corner of the corridor.

……

At this time, in Suzhou, at Su Mingcheng's home.

Looking at the stunned Su Daqiang, Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li asked with concern:

"Dad, what's wrong with you? What did my eldest brother say?"

"Dad, are you okay?"

"dad?"

Seeing that Su Daqiang didn't say anything, Su Mingcheng stood up and took the phone back from him.

"Hey?"

"Bye."

"What's going on, Dad?"

“I’m not allowed to go to the United States.”

"what?"

Looking at the dumbfounded Su Daqiang, Zhu Li asked with concern:

"What did big brother say? Why did he suddenly not go?"

"Yes, why did it happen so suddenly? What did my eldest brother say?"

Su Mingcheng also asked.

“I’m not allowed to go to the United States.”

Su Daqiang repeated it in a low voice.

"How can this be? Isn't this what we agreed on?"

As she spoke, Zhu Li looked at Su Mingcheng and said:
"Call again and ask what's going on."

"Hit, hit, I'll hit."

As he was speaking, Su Mingcheng called back, and the voice prompt indicated that the other party's phone was turned off.

"Shut down."

"Shut down?"

Zhu Li's eyes widened. Why was this brother like this?
"What is this for? What is this for?"

Su Daqiang murmured:
"Everyone knows I'm going to the United States, but suddenly I'm not allowed to go. How can this be so deceptive?"

Su Daqiang looked like he had lost all hope in life. He slowly stood up, turned around, walked into his bedroom and closed the door.

in the living room.

Looking at Su Mingcheng, Zhu Li said angrily:
"Calling my sister-in-law, what's going on? How could my brother do this? He even turned off his phone. Isn't it obvious that he wants to avoid the problem?"

"Hit, hit, I'll hit."

Su Mingcheng called Wu Fei.

Soon, the call was connected, and Su Mingcheng said directly:
"Sister-in-law, what's going on? Please let my eldest brother answer the phone. Dad is in a bad mood right now."

……

At this time, in San Francisco, USA, at Su Mingzhe's home.

"it is good."

As he spoke, Wu Fei took his cell phone and walked up to Su Mingzhe. After pressing the hands-free button, he handed the phone to him and said softly:

"It's Mingcheng's call."

Looking up at Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe reached out and took her phone.

"Hey, Mingcheng."

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Why can't Dad go to America?"

Su Mingcheng asked directly on the phone. After looking at Wu Fei, Su Mingzhe replied with the phone:

"Mingcheng, my eldest brother has some things to do here, so it's not convenient for Dad to come to the United States for the time being."

"What's the matter with you?"

"Don't ask me. I will let you know when Dad can come."

"Of course I have to find out what happened. This incident was like a bolt from the blue. Brother, do you know that Dad is very upset and sad?"

"Didn't I tell you that our dad can't come to the United States for the time being? Can't you help me settle him down for the time being?"

"Then you should at least tell me the reason. Besides, brother, it was you who decided to go to the United States and made the old man very happy. Now he is treating us to meals and going to the sauna every day in China. He didn't leave himself any way out, right? Now the interview has been completed, and you suddenly said you can't go. Have you ever thought about how Dad feels?"

"Yes, it was me who decided it!"

Su Mingzhe suddenly got angry and said:

"I just saw that Dad had no one to take care of him. Don't you have any responsibility? Ah? If you had taken good care of Dad, would he have been in such a hurry to come to America?!"

"Su Mingzhe, are you sick? Why are you yelling at me? It was you who decided to go to America. I didn't lie to Dad. Do you think you are right?!"

As soon as Su Mingcheng got angry on the phone, Su Mingzhe's attitude softened immediately. He pleaded in a low voice:

"Mingcheng, even if big brother is begging you, can you help big brother take care of dad for a while?"

"If you don't tell me the reason, I won't care. If you don't care, I won't care either. No one of us should care. I'm telling you, I'll buy a plane ticket for Dad and send him to America. You can explain it to him in person."

"Mingcheng..."

Su Mingcheng hung up the phone.

Looking at the embarrassed Su Mingzhe, Wu Fei couldn't help but say:

"Can't you just tell the truth?"

"Can you please just leave it alone!"

Su Mingzhe said angrily. Looking at him, Wu Fei said:
"Is your face so important? Then I'll tell Dad and Mingcheng. I don't believe that they won't understand you even if I explain it clearly."

As he spoke, Wu Fei snatched his phone back from Su Mingzhe's hand and prepared to call Su Mingcheng back.

"What are you doing?"

"Call up."

"you give me."

Su Mingzhe immediately took action to snatch the phone.

"What are you doing? I'll call them and explain everything." "Give it to me, give it to me!"

Su Mingzhe became furious. He forcefully pried Wu Fei's hand away, snatched her phone, and angrily smashed it to the ground.

The scene suddenly became quiet, Wu Fei looked at Su Mingzhe with disappointment and sadness. Under her gaze, Su Mingzhe ran away.

Wu Fei shed tears silently, and then she immediately reached out to wipe them clean, walked over, bent down and picked up her phone from the carpet. She took a look and found that the phone was still usable, but the screen was cracked and the lower right corner was damaged.

Just then, she received a message on her phone:
[How are you doing recently? I have to go to San Francisco the day after tomorrow. Do you have time to meet me? ]

Looking at the message sent by Yuan Xudong, Wu Fei hesitated for a moment and replied:
[Okay, see you the day after tomorrow.]

At this time, in the room, Su Mingzhe turned on his phone and sent a message to Su Mingyu:
[Mingyu, you have resentment and anger towards our Su family, and you have opinions about them. You don't want to be involved in the Su family's affairs anymore. I can understand that, but understanding is one thing and matters are another. I still have to talk to you about the Su family's affairs.

I originally promised Dad that he would come to the U.S. to retire, but I have something to do here, so I have to ask Dad not to come to the U.S. for the time being. Your second brother is not responsible, and he called me to threaten me that if I don’t care about Dad, he won’t care about him. I’m afraid Dad will be upset for a while, so I can only ask you to go see Dad. If there is anything that needs to be dealt with, please help me deal with it. If Dad really can’t stay at the second brother’s house, I beg you to bear with it and take Dad to live with you first, please. 】

Su Mingyu quickly replied:

[Brother, I've already told you, don't look for me regarding the Su family's affairs.]

……

At this time, in Su Mingyu's villa in Suzhou City.

Seeing that Su Mingyu looked worried, Yuan Xudong asked with concern:
"What's wrong? Are you worried?"

"It's okay, I..."

Before Su Mingyu could finish her words, her cell phone rang and she answered the call directly:

"Hello, who is it?"

"Second sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

"Dad's support issue? Wait, didn't Su Mingcheng say that I'm not a member of the Su family, and anything about the Su family in the future has nothing to do with me?"

"I'm not angry. OK, sister-in-law, I get it."

"Okay, then we'll meet at the old house."

"Yes, call Dad and Su Mingcheng to come, and we will make everything clear this time."

After hanging up the phone, Su Mingyu looked at Yuan Xudong beside her and said with a smile:

"Go somewhere with me."

"it is good."

……

An hour later, in the Su family's old house.

Zhu Li, Su Mingcheng and Su Daqiang have arrived, and Yuan Xudong accompanies Su Mingyu into the old house.

"Mingyu, you're here."

"Second sister-in-law."

Seeing Yuan Xudong, Zhu Li's expression was a little unnatural. She smiled slightly and said:

"Mr. Yuan, you are here too."

"Ah."

Su Mingcheng sat there lazily, not looking at Yuan Xudong and Su Mingyu, and Yuan Xudong and Su Mingyu didn't look at him either.

Su Daqiang sat huddled in the corner. His eldest son Su Mingzhe would not let him go to the United States. His second son Su Mingcheng and his second daughter-in-law Zhu Li were also unwilling to support him alone, so they called Su Mingyu over to discuss what to do in the future. Zhu Li meant that all three children should be responsible and it couldn't be just their family that had to take care of Su Daqiang.

Su Mingcheng, this shameless guy, thought that Su Mingyu was a member of the Su family at this time.

Looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu asked:
"Dad, what do you want from me?"

Seeing that Su Daqiang didn't say anything, she continued:
"If you don't say anything, I'll leave."

After saying that, Su Mingyu turned around and was about to leave. At this time, Su Daqiang said:

"No, Mingyu, I can't go to your eldest brother's place, but your second brother and your second sister-in-law are here..."

"dad."

Su Mingcheng suddenly shouted, and he turned his head and squinted at Su Daqiang. Su Daqiang was a little afraid of him, and immediately changed his words:

"I, we have discussed where I will live in the future, the alimony issue, and the retirement issue. You sit here and talk about it."

"What's there to say? The key is up to you. What do you think?"

Looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu smiled and said:
"You have three choices."

"I have three choices?"

"Well, first of all, live with me. Live in my house."

"Don't go, don't go."

"If you feel uncomfortable living with me, I have another house outside the city. I will find you a nanny and you can live on your own."

"Then I won't go either."

Seeing that Su Daqiang was determined not to live in Su Mingyu's house, Zhu Li couldn't help but stare at him and Su Mingyu with her eyes wide open. She was a little confused. Why was this happening?

Isn’t Su Mingyu’s big villa better than her small house?

If you don't want to live with Su Mingyu, she has a house outside the city and can hire a nanny to take care of her. Isn't that great?
"Dad, you said you couldn't go."

"I said, I'm not going."

"Okay, it seems you haven't forgotten the agreement you made with me. Very good, then this first choice is eliminated."

"Wait a minute, what agreement? Who are you? Did you make this with your parents?"

Su Mingcheng asked with a frown.

"Dad, don't my second sister-in-law and Su Mingcheng know about this? Didn't you tell them?"

Su Daqiang remained silent.

Looking at Su Mingyu, Su Mingcheng frowned and said:

"Su Mingyu, I called you here today to discuss Dad's retirement plan. Please explain clearly what the agreement is."

At this time, Zhu Li looked at Su Mingyu and said:
"Mingyu, I think what your second brother said makes sense. We are here today to discuss Dad's support. Since you said this agreement is related to this matter, I think you need to make it public. After all, we all have the right to know."

"Well, what Second Sister-in-law said makes sense."

Su Mingyu nodded, she looked at Su Daqiang and smiled:

"Dad, then I'll tell you. If there's anything I said wrong, you can add to it."

Su Daqiang remained silent. Looking at Zhu Li, Su Mingyu sat down and said:
"It's like this, second sister-in-law. Originally, our old house had four rooms. My parents lived in the one downstairs, and there were three rooms upstairs. I lived in one, and my two brothers each lived in one. Later, my eldest brother had to go to the United States to study, and Su Mingcheng had to find a job after graduation, so mom sold the two rooms upstairs. Then, when you two were getting married and wanted to buy a new house to renovate, mom sold another room. I was furious at the time, and I thought it was unfair.

Why did I want to enter Tsinghua University? Mom said that the family didn't have the money to support me. Why should I have no place to live just to fulfill their dreams? I had a big fight with my parents about this. Anyway, in the end, my parents swore a poisonous oath and signed a written agreement. The general meaning was that even if they died in the future, they would not need me to take care of them. From now on, the affairs of the Su family have nothing to do with me, Su Mingyu, is that right, Dad?"

Su Daqiang remained silent.

After taking a look at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu looked at Zhu Li and said:
"Second sister-in-law, you may not know this, but my parents love to keep accounts. They have been doing this for decades. They remember every income and expenditure of the family clearly, right, Dad?"

Su Daqiang remained silent. Su Mingcheng looked at Su Mingyu and said:

"Su Mingyu, if you don't want to support your father, you can just say it directly, don't beat around the bush here."

"Haven't I made myself clear enough?"

Looking at Su Mingcheng, Su Mingyu smiled and said:
"If you don't want to support me, Dad can come with me, but before I leave, I still have to settle the accounts clearly."

"Su Mingyu, don't you think you are very naive? How can you settle the accounts of a family clearly?"

"Of course, my father keeps very detailed accounts."

"So according to what you said, we still have a lot of bills to settle these days. We spent more than 4,000 yuan on buying clothes for Dad, more than 8,000 yuan on treating him to a meal, and I also spent more than 8,000 yuan on taking Dad to the sauna..."

Before Su Mingcheng could finish, Zhu Li couldn't help but push him. He looked at Zhu Li and asked:
"Lili, why are you pushing me?"

"Stop talking, it's so embarrassing."

Julie lowered her head, blushing and whispering in shame.

"How is this embarrassing? Shouldn't we settle this matter clearly?"

Looking at Su Mingcheng, Su Mingyu smiled and said:
"Su Mingcheng, you are really great. You are worthy of being our father's son. You are amazing."

"Su Mingyu, what do you mean by that? Isn't it something you want to settle?"

Without paying any attention to Su Mingcheng, Su Mingyu looked at Su Daqiang who was still hiding in the corner and said:
"Dad, you heard it all. Your son Su Mingcheng wants to settle accounts with you. Go and get the account book."

"Su Mingyu, stop trying to sow discord here. It was you who said you wanted to settle the score. What score do I have to settle?"

"Dad, don't be silent. Go get the account book you remember. My second sister-in-law is a professional accountant. As long as the account is clear, we will know where you will go in the future."

With a soft sigh, Su Daqiang stood up and walked into the bedroom. Not long after, he came out with a few account books in his hands, put them on the table and said:
"The top pile is Mingyu's, and it only goes up to her freshman year. After that, she stopped asking for money from her family. The middle pile is Mingzhe's, and he hasn't spent any money from his family since he went to the U.S. to work and study. The rest are Mingcheng's, and it goes up to the day your mother passed away. That day, your mother's pension came into the account, and Mingcheng borrowed four thousand right away."

Hearing Su Daqiang say this, Su Mingyu felt her heart choked up. She looked at Su Mingcheng and sneered,
"Su Mingcheng, Mom has a bad heart. She doesn't even want to take medicine. She lives frugally and gives you all her money. Her monthly pension is just over 4,000 yuan, and you borrowed 4,000 yuan right away. Mom played mahjong for ten hours, and she got a big win, and she died of a heart attack. Is that how much you love Mom? If you hadn't asked Mom for money every day, she might not have died so early!"

"What did you say you?!"

Su Mingcheng also remembered that day, he had borrowed 4,000 yuan from his mother because he wanted to take Zhu Li out for a romantic date. However, just after he and Zhu Li had finished their candlelight dinner, his father called and said that his mother was dead. When he heard what Su Mingyu said, he was immediately shocked and angry, and he began to doubt whether his mother's death was really related to him.

Looking at Su Mingcheng who was about to eat someone, Yuan Xudong, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but become alert. He felt that Su Mingcheng was about to take action.

As an outsider, it was not convenient for him to intervene in the Su family's family conflicts. He could only protect the stubborn Su Mingyu from being beaten by Su Mingcheng.

At this time, looking at Su Mingcheng who had stood up angrily, Su Mingyu sneered and said sarcastically:
"Are you angry because I said it right? Mom loved you so much, but when she died, you didn't even have the money to buy her a grave. You are a loser. Now you want to discuss with me the issue of providing for Dad in his old age. Do you have any shame?"

"Su Mingyu, you're looking for death!"

Su Mingcheng flew into a rage and Zhu Li couldn't stop him. Su Daqiang was so scared that he hid in the bedroom and locked the door.

"Want to hit someone?"

Looking at Su Mingcheng, whose face was red and neck was thick, Su Mingyu sneered:

"You are a loser. If you have the guts, give me the money for my mother's grave. I don't want much, just 100,000. Do you have the money?"

"Mingyu, stop talking."

Zhu Li said angrily. She felt that Su Mingyu was really going too far. How could she say that about her second brother?
After looking at Zhu Li and then at Su Mingcheng who was being dragged by her, Yuan Xudong suddenly interrupted:
"Let me say this. I think Mingyu is right. You said you wanted to discuss with Mingyu about providing for uncle's retirement. Since you asked Mingyu to take part of the responsibility for providing for uncle's retirement, then Mingyu alone paid for aunt's funeral. Shouldn't you also take your corresponding part of the responsibility?"

"Who the hell do you think you are?! Mom gave birth to her and raised her from childhood to adulthood, so what's wrong with her spending a little money?!"

...(End of chapter)