Chapter 663 - 663 Did Xiaolu Force You to Go?
663 Did Xiaolu Force You to Go?
Su Xiaozhi opened her mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
She pondered for a moment before looking at Hu Changshou and saying, “Isn’t it already very good now? In the future, when your little brother becomes successful in his studies, he won’t forget you.”
This was already very good.
If Su Chong and Su Hua cared about their family, they would not forget him. No matter what, their lives were not bad, so why should he risk his life?
Hu Changshou looked at Su Xiaozhi and said firmly, “Mother, my younger brother has his life, and I have my own. Whether he remembers me or not is his own problem. I’ll live my own life. I’ll work hard to get what I want. This time, I’m determined to go with Xiaolu. This is a rare opportunity that I’ve begged for. I’ve already said what I have to say. You insisted on staying back then. Grandma, I, and my younger brother respected you. Now, I hope you can respect me too.”
Su Xiaozhi quickly shook her head. “This is different. This is different.”
Afraid that Hu Changshou wouldn’t understand, she hurriedly explained, “Shou, these two things are different. After all, they were the parents who gave birth to me and raised me. Eldest Brother and the others didn’t care about them. I can’t just watch them die. They gave me life. I owe them for the rest of my life.”
“Mother.”
Hu Changshou frowned and called out to Su Xiaozhi to stop her from continuing.
Su Xiaozhi also realized that she had said something wrong. She looked at Su Xiaolu and explained in a panic, “Xiaolu, I don’t mean anything else by what I said. Don’t think too much.”
Su Xiaolu smiled and said to Su Xiaozhi with a magnanimous expression, “Aunt, it’s okay. It doesn’t matter what you say. I know that my parents have a clear conscience. I know that our family has a clear conscience.”
“In the past, before Father and Mother were separated, my father always did the most work in the family. It was said that the emperor loved his eldest son and the ordinary people loved their youngest son. My father’s life might be tough. Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle married in a proper marriage. When it was my father’s turn, they didn’t care about etiquette and just bought a wife for him. My mother didn’t have a good life either. They didn’t have a strong personality. In the past ten years, they lived obediently. Even my eldest brother and second brother could tolerate it if there was something wrong with their brains. If it weren’t for the fact that Grandpa and Grandma couldn’t tolerate me being born a girl, they wouldn’t have despised our family for being a burden and kicked us out. Our family wouldn’t have been chased out in the cold winter.”
“I know that the hemp rope specializes in cutting off details. Fate only makes people suffer. Life won’t be peaceful if it’s just a little better. Father and Mother just refused to have their spines broken and lower their heads. That’s why later on, my mother used her body to feed a tiger and killed a tiger to exchange for the livelihood of our entire family. My father became blind in one eye that time, and my eldest brother and second brother were hit by the tiger a few times. The scar is still there. My mother’s hand has been crippled since then, and she can’t hold things well. It’s all thanks to fate that we’re where we are today. Therefore, Aunt, you don’t have to worry about me. I don’t mind. I’m very proud that I have such parents. It’s all thanks to their persistence that my eldest brother and second brother are where they are now. If they hadn’t persevered like this back then, perhaps the current me would have been sold off like cattle. I’ll always be grateful to my parents. I’m proud of them.”
Su Xiaolu smiled and talked about the past. She looked straight at Su Xiaozhi.
There was no distortion in what she said. It was all indisputable truth.
Su Xiaozhi did not dare to look at Su Xiaolu. She felt her face burning. Su Xiaolu had not done anything to her, but she felt ashamed.
But on second thought, it was Madam Zhao who told her all these.
She told Su Xiaolu about this because she hoped that Su Xiaolu would bear a grudge.
Su Xiaozhi did not feel good. She looked at Su Xiaolu and said, “Xiaolu, you were still young back then. You don’t understand the complications. Let’s not talk about the past. But now, can you not force Shou to work for you? I beg you.”
After Su Xiaozhi finished speaking, she turned to Hu Changshou and said, “I know you don’t want to go either. I’ll beg Xiaolu to let you off.”
When Hu Changshou heard Su Xiaozhi’s words, he immediately broke down. He knelt down and said with red eyes, “Mother, you can say anything you want. You can think whatever you want, but I beg you not to say that about Xiaolu. She didn’t force me to go. I begged her to bring me along.”
“Mother, we can’t be ungrateful. If Third Uncle hadn’t helped us back then, we wouldn’t be where we are now. Why do you have to say such things? Aren’t you digging out my heart? You’re right. After all, you gave me life. I’m not married or have any children now. I have nothing to worry about. If you want to take it away, take it. Just take the knife. I definitely won’t fight back or struggle. I just hope that you won’t involve anyone. We’ll settle the matter between us.”
Hu Changshou felt terrible. Every word Su Xiaozhi said was like a knife stabbing into his heart.
If he did not know right from wrong, he would be like Su Xiaozhi and be dissatisfied with Su Sanlang’s family.
However, he did not. He remembered deeply how well Su Chong and Su Hua treated him. They had also taught him how to read. They were very gentle to him. He had seen everything the Su family had done, so he could not acknowledge Su Xiaozhi.
However, Su Xiaozhi was his mother, and he could not bear to part with her because Su Xiaozhi did not hit him or scold her. She was just loving her son in her own way. However, such love was too heavy for him to accept. He could only repay it with his life.
Seeing Hu Changshou like this, Su Xiaozhi’s heart ached and she cried. She hurriedly said, “No, mother doesn’t want your life. Get up quickly. Mother wants you to be well—”
Su Xiaozhi wanted to pull Hu Changshou up, but he couldn’t.
Hu Changshou looked at Su Xiaolu and said guiltily, “Xiaolu, go ahead. I’m not going. You don’t have to wait for me.”
Hu Changshou knew that Su Xiaozhi would not change her mind. He could not change Su Xiaozhi. He could only change himself. All he could do was not implicate Su Xiaolu.
He owed her too much. How could he not repay her kindness and cause trouble for her instead?
Su Xiaozhi was still crying when she heard Hu Changshou’s words, but she was already a little happy. She said to Su Xiaolu, “Xiaolu, did you hear that? Shou isn’t going anymore. Go by yourself. You don’t have to wait for him.”
Su Xiaolu looked at Su Xiaozhi with her usual calm expression. She smiled and said, “Aunt, I heard him. I’ll leave now.”
Su Xiaolu looked at Su Xiaozhi’s obviously relaxed expression. She turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, she stopped. She turned around and saw that Su Xiaozhi was very nervous. Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “Aunt, I still remember what Aunt said to me the first time I saw you. Aunt said, ‘Simei, be good and let me hold you, okay?’ I remember it. I wonder if Aunt has forgotten.”