Chapter 197 - Chapter 197: Su Xuefang
Chapter 197: Su Xuefang
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You don’t have to worry. I can see that Aunt Su Wen loves you very much now.” Su Xiaoya was jealous.
“Then you have to put in a good word for me in the future.”
“Sure, but you have to invite me to your house for a meal,” Xiaoya mischievously took the opportunity to make a request. She hardly ever had enough to eat in the evenings. The porridge her stepmother cooked was so watery it could be used as a mirror, and she never got to eat any of the steamed buns her stepmother made.
Su Xiaoya was hungry.
Little Sister Su thought about it and agreed. “But you have to come to my house for lunch tomorrow afternoon. Come with me later. I’ll get you some Sachima. Big Sister bought it from the county town.”
“Really? Is Sachima the one you said was especially delicious yesterday? What does it look like?”
Su Xuewen’s younger sister, Su Xuefang, was married in the town. Her husband’s surname was Tian, and his name was Tian Yong. He was the second child in the family. He had an older brother, two younger brothers, and a younger sister. Although they were working-class people, they held their heads high when it came to marriage and treated their wives with respect.
Su Xuefang was very picky in picking a husband. If it wasn’t about their appearance being unattractive, it was about their family being poor or having too many siblings. She was afraid someone might take advantage of or exploit her after the marriage.
Initially, Su Xuefang was infatuated with the idea of marrying into what she considered a “working-class” family. She was even willing to offer a substantial dowry to secure the marriage, going as far as insisting on taking Su Xuewen’s bicycle as part of it. Little did she know, the facade of the Tian family’s reputation was nothing more than an empty shell built solely on appearances.
The Tian family had no money, but they still had the nerve to despise Su Xuefang for being a farmer in the countryside. Not to mention the essential items needed for marriage, even the red thermos they used was left from the eldest sibling’s wedding
Su Xuefang became enchanted by greed after getting married and frequently returned home to cause trouble. Before Su Xuewen’s death, she was well-off and would often visit, taking advantage of every opportunity to eat and take things. She would speak kindly, but as soon as Su Xuewen passed away, she immediately turned her back on everyone and refused to acknowledge them.
Whenever they were busy at home, they asked Sixth Sister to help take care of the children.
Su Xuefang treated Sixth Sister as a servant, but she still made it sound nice. Su Xuefang said she would take her niece to town to enjoy herself and that she would have good food and drinks at her aunt’s house. She shamelessly spread the news in the village. When she came back, she took one of the old clothes that her eldest daughter, Tian Jinfeng, was wearing and gave it to Sixth Sister Su. Then, she spread the news everywhere that Sixth Sister Su had taken many good things from her family.
It made other people think Sixth Sister Su was instructed by Su Wen to take advantage of others.
Su Xuefang received benefits, but she still pretended to be obedient and discredited the original character.
The original character was stupid. She was used and smeared. She still tried to curry favor with Su Xuefang, hoping that Su Xuefang would remember that his father, Su Xuewen, was alive because he had contributed to the Su family and was good to Su Xuefang. She had no idea it made her feel even more uncomfortable whenever she mentioned how good Su Xuewen was to Su Xuefang.
Back then, when Su Xuefang desperately wanted to marry Tian Yong, Su
Xuewen opposed it when he looked down on Tian Yong. At that time, she had offended Tian Yong, but because Su Xuewen was capable and Su Xuefang had to rely on her elder brother, she naturally did not dare to show it.
Tian Yong had been badmouthing Su Xuewen in front of Su Xuefang all these years. Su Xuefang was a soft-hearted person. She had long been coaxed by Tian Yong and hated Su Xuewen wholeheartedly. On the surface, she was sensible and generous in front of Su Xuewen, and she cared about her niece.
She was extremely jealous. She hated her big brother for being too stingy. He was too mean to his sister and was unwilling to give her any benefits.
Su Xuewen treated Su Xuefang well enough! If Su Xuefang wanted a bicycle, Su Xuewen would give it to her. If she ran out of money, Su Xuewen would lend her money. However, she never returned it. Su Xuewen was a generous person. It was fine if his sister pretended to be stupid and refused to pay him back.
Now that Su Xuewen was dead, everything was different..