"Last month's water bill was higher than usual. You're so old but you still don't show any sense. You're already 14 and you haven't finished school. You don't go to work but just stay at home and eat and drink. I must have been unlucky in my previous life to marry into your family."

Liu Huilan complained to Su Jianguo while folding beans.

Su Jianguo was also annoyed. "Enough, enough. You keep talking about it all the time. It's already like this. What's the use? How did he offend you? Isn't it just an extra pair of chopsticks? Why are you complaining so much?"

Liu Huilan put the dish heavily on the table. "You must be happy to sit down and eat the ready-made food. You must be happy if people praise you for being a good person when you go out. They are members of your Su family, of course you are happy. You really don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are until you run the household."

"Su An and Su Ping were only so old before, but they knew how to make a living by making paste on matchboxes. But he is already fourteen years old, and he asked me to clean up his bowl after he finished eating. He didn't even wash his clothes. Does he really think I am his mother? I can't give birth to a son this old!"

Su Jianguo said impatiently, "Say less. He's grown up now and can remember things. He knows that you're being nice to him. When he grows up..."

Liu Huilan interrupted him, "What do you mean by wait until he grows up? You still want him to grow up? With trash like Su Jianjun and Ji Qingqing, do you still expect them to give birth to a golden ingot? I tell you, Su Jianjun is not destined to have that fate!!!"

"I still expect him to honor me in the future? I don't dare!!!"

"Humph, he said before that he couldn't contact his sister, so he came to live in our house for a while. I shouldn't have been soft-hearted at the beginning. He just stayed and refused to leave. I have to serve him like an ancestor, and he even asked me to say less. Look at me in these years, have I received a smile or a good word from him?"

"Keep your voice down!"

"I won't keep my voice down. Why should I keep my voice down? I'm in my own home."

"I married you, gave birth to your children, and served your mother. Now I am serving your nephew. Did I owe you anything in my previous life?"

Liu Huilan and Su Jianguo's voices were quite loud, and Su Lei, who lived in the utility room, heard it clearly. Since he moved in, this kind of thing happened every few days.

He kept a cold face and pretended not to care, but he was still suffocated by Liu Huilan's aggressive tone.

Everyone looked down on him and everyone bullied him.

Hearing that the other party was running to the door and speaking in a sarcastic tone, Su Lei, who was already uncomfortable, opened the door and glared at Liu Huilan viciously, "I eat my uncle's food and live in my uncle's house. What does it have to do with you? My last name is Su!!!"

Liu Huilan put her hands on her hips and started to scold him, saying that he was such a grown man, but he was just a corpse at home all day long. He only came out when he was eating and usually stayed in his room to sleep.

Before, she sympathized with him for being young and losing his parents, but after so many years, he never ate less and had no courtesy at all. He didn’t even help when the broom fell over. Last time, her grandson was standing at the door blocking his way, and she just pushed him down. Who owed him that?

"I don't care what your last name is. Whether your name is Su or not has yet to be confirmed. Even if your last name is Su, what does it have to do with me? We have done our best to support you for a few years. If you think my words are harsh, go find your sister."

"Oh, your sister never came back after she left. No one can see her alive or dead. You have a brother or sister, but your mother is a bad person. Even if you beg at someone's door, they may not even look at you. You can only stick to us like a dog-skin plaster. You are such an unlucky thing!"

Su Lei was in his rebellious period. When Liu Huilan pointed at his nose and scolded him, he looked vicious and pushed her hard.

Liu Huilan stumbled and hit her back against the wall. Her eyes rolled and she cried out, "Oh my, this is terrible, this is terrible, someone hit someone, Su Jianguo, you old fool~"

Su Lei was kicked out.

Originally, it was the leaders above who found the factory. At that time, Su Lei was still young, Su Jianjun and Ji Qingqing were both gone, and no one was taking care of him, so he had to push the matter to his uncle Su Jianguo.

Su Jianguo and his son both work in the factory and are excellent employees, so they have to set a good example. So he could only grit his teeth and bring the man home, thinking it was just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks.

As for how much affection he had for Su Lei, the answer was none. He didn't even have much affection for Su Jianjun, his biological brother who grew up with him, let alone Su Lei.

He has three children of his own, and now he has a grandson. Why would he love any of them when he wants to love a stranger?

Unfortunately, the neighbors are all watching, and it is not easy for him, as the uncle, to do anything too excessive. Now, he has raised the child for so many years, and he can take advantage of Liu Huilan's disturbance to force Su Lei away.

It’s not that he can’t tolerate this nephew. If he really couldn’t tolerate him, he wouldn’t have brought him back and raised him for so many years, right?

It's true that this nephew is rebellious. Not only is he lazy and gluttonous, he is also undisciplined and has all kinds of minor faults. Now he even attacks his elders. It just so happens that Su Lei has a pair of parents with a bad reputation. No matter what, Su Jianguo has done his best.

Having come this far, Su Jianguo no longer cared about that little bit of money. He rented a small, dark warehouse for Su Lei, bought him a bag of rice, and let him move out.

Su Lei looked at Su Jianguo, who had a hypocritical face, and hatred flashed in his eyes.

Don’t think that he is young and can’t understand what they mean?

Adults like them are the most hypocritical, using themselves to gain a good reputation and now throwing it away after they are done with it.

"I told you so much, did you hear me?" Su Jianguo's eyes were already filled with impatience. What an unpleasant guy.

Su Lei said coldly, "I know."

"Okay, I've already paid the deposit and rent for the house, and I'll get the key tomorrow. You're old now, you'll have to rely on yourself from now on. As long as you work hard, you won't starve."

Su Jianguo went out after he finished speaking. Su Lei felt depressed. He didn't want to stay in this shabby place at all. He began to miss Ji Qingqing and Su Jiao.

It’s a pity that Ji Qingqing is already dead, and no one knows where Su Jiao has gone. There has been no news at all in so many years. He is such a cruel and ungrateful person.

When she was at home, she always said that she would be nice to her younger brother when she grew up, and she was doing well at home with all her dreams come true. But now, she has disappeared without a trace.

Su An and Su Ping, those two ungrateful people, are not worth relying on at all.

Even though he cursed Su Jiao in his heart, it seemed that Su Jiao was the only one he could rely on. When his mother was alive, she always told him that he and Su Jiao were siblings from the same mother, and she should take care of herself.

He wanted to look for Su Jiao as he heard that she had taken the train to the south.

Thinking of what Su Jiao had done before, Su Lei opened the door, looked around and saw that no one was at home, and pushed open Liu Huilan's room without hesitation. The world was so big, he didn't believe that there was no place for him.

When Liu Huilan came back with the vegetables, Su Lei was gone, and her room was in a mess. Looking at the documents and receipts scattered on the floor, Liu Huilan almost fainted.

Three days later, Su Lei was squeezed off the train and looked at the unfamiliar environment in front of him with a confused look on his face. The money he had on him was stolen by a pickpocket, and he was left with only the five dollars hidden in the sole of his shoe.

He didn't know where to find Su Jiao, so he walked all day and slept on park benches or under the eaves of other people's shops at night.

I don't know how many days had passed, but he was walking with a rope in his hand dragging a bunch of messy things. They were bottles and paper boxes he had picked up. The paper boxes could be used as a cushion for sleeping, or they could be sold for money.

Despite being very frugal, the five dollars were still spent. He began to go hungry or full, looking for Su Jiao aimlessly like a headless fly.

At first he was very hungry, but later he got used to being hungry and didn't want to eat anymore. Instead, he felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. He didn't know if it was because he had lived outside for too long, but he found that his feet were starting to swell. He was very tired and began to miss Ji Qingqing and even Su Jianjun.

If Su Jianjun were still here, even if he scolded him or beat him, he would have a place to go.

It was not good outside. He felt that he was too hungry. His stomach was bloated, and he was very tired and sleepy but could not sleep. He thought about going back to the house rented for him by his second uncle, but when he thought about stealing all the money from his second uncle's house, he did not dare to go back.

It's really hard to be outside. It's getting more and more uncomfortable. It's hard to breathe even when lying down. He no longer expects to find Su Jiao. He has been out for so long, suffered a lot, and seen a lot. He also slowly understood some things.

After so many years, there was no news from Su Jiao. He was now doubting whether Su Jiao was still alive. However, he had no way out and could only endure the discomfort and move forward...

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