Chapter 87: Since We Can’t Save Su Chengzong Anyway, Let’s Not Waste Anything

Chapter 87: Since We Can't Save Su Chengzong Anyway, Let's Not Waste Anything

Wei Pozi said calmly, "Mother-in-law, if your son Chengzong had managed to raise the money within a day or two, he wouldn’t have been chased by debt collectors like this."

Mother Su paused her crying.

Old Man Yu sighed and said slowly, "In-laws, did your son Chengzong gamble before, and did you end up paying off his debts?"

Su's Father and Mother Su both looked away, their eyes evading the question.

Old Man Yu saw this and understood everything.

"Because you always paid off his debts for him, Su Chengzong naturally didn’t take money seriously," Old Man Yu sighed. "A hundred taels of silver is more than what our farming families can earn in a lifetime. How could he dare to do such a thing..."

Su's Father and Mother Su felt as if they had a fish bone stuck in their throats.

After a while, Mother Su suddenly burst into tears, covering her face. "What should we do? Where would we get a hundred taels of silver? This is asking us to die!"

Su Rouer couldn’t bear to see her mother cry like this in front of her.

Her tears also flowed uncontrollably.

Mother Su, still crying, grabbed Su Rouer’s hand. "Rouer, last night, that bitch Qian took Dabao and Xiaobao and took all the valuable things from their room back to her family. I only have you left to rely on. You must help your brother; save your brother’s life!"

Wei Pozi was furious!

But she remained silent, watching how Su Rouer would handle the situation.

Su Rouer cried even harder. "Mother, I gave you all the money I had yesterday. Where else would I find any more?"

Mother Su kept glancing at Wei Pozi. "Your family is large; surely there must be some way..."

The meaning was clear.

Su Rouer cried even more intensely, gasping for breath. "Mother, what do you mean?... Does my husband’s family owe my brother anything? Why should they clean up after his gambling debts?!"

If it were before, she might have thought the same, that the Yu family should help their Su family.

But after all that had happened recently, she had gradually changed her mind.

How had the Su family treated her and her husband’s family? How could they now come through her and force her husband’s family into this mess?

Mother Su became anxious. "Why are you talking like this? Aren’t we all one family?... Isn’t it natural for a family to help each other?"

Su Rouer was utterly disappointed.

She cried uncontrollably but still firmly and slowly pulled her hand out of Mother Su’s grasp.

"Mother, please leave me some dignity. What does mutual help mean? Have you ever helped the Yu family? You just want to use your daughter to drain the Yu family!" Su Rouer’s voice was hoarse with tears. "The Su family is my family, but the Yu family is also my family, and it’s where my husband and children belong!"

Mother Su felt empty-handed and looked at Su Rouer in shock, feeling panicked. But with Su Chengzong’s life at stake, she ignored everything else and cried, accusing Su Rouer. "Are you forcing me to kneel down and beg you?!"

Saying this, Mother Su was about to kneel down to Su Rouer.

But Su Rouer knelt down first, crying even more pitifully. "Mother!"

She called out pitifully, "If you keep pushing me, I’ll have no choice but to ask my mother-in-law for a divorce and return to the Su family!"

After the initial shock, Mother Su went berserk and tried to hit Su Rouer. "You’re really heartless to watch your brother die!"

Wei Pozi held Mother Su back. "Mother-in-law, she’s still part of our Yu family. Are you hitting her in front of us to show us?"

Wei Pozi’s grip was strong, and Mother Su couldn’t break free.

"Mother-in-law—" Mother Su’s face turned pale. "You’re a mother too. Tell me, what should I do in this situation?"

Wei Pozi’s voice was calm. "Isn’t it simple?... If Su Chengzong dared to owe a hundred taels of silver, let him pay it himself. If he can’t pay, let him work like a slave for the gamblers. If that doesn’t work, he still has his life."

Wei Pozi spoke coldly, and Su’s Father and Mother Su drew in sharp breaths.

"It’s not your own son!" Mother Su’s eyes burned with anger, and she raised her voice. "If it were your own son, would you be so heartless?!"

Wei Pozi raised her voice louder, drowning out Mother Su’s. "If it were my son, I wouldn’t let him reach this point! If he couldn’t control his hands and kept gambling, I’d cut them off! Without hands, how could he gamble?—Su Chengzong’s current situation is entirely due to your indulgence and his own fault!"

Su’s Father and Mother Su were stunned, their lips moving but unable to speak.

After Wei Pozi played the tough guy, Old Man Yu stepped in to play the good guy.

He walked into the inner room and brought out a money box.

Su’s Father and Mother Su’s eyes lit up with hope again!

Old Man Yu sighed. "In-laws, you know our situation. Although we earned some money from selling medicinal herbs and pearls, Third Son is out trading, and we’ve sent all four sons to school. There isn’t much money left."

He opened the lock on the money box and poured out its contents.

Inside were some small pieces of silver and copper coins.

Old Man Yu picked up dozens of copper coins and put them back in the box, then pushed the rest of the coins and silver pieces toward Su’s Father and Mother Su.

"In-laws, this is all the money we have left. Honestly, whether your son Su Chengzong lives or dies doesn’t affect us, but since you raised our Third Daughter-in-law, we can’t completely ignore you," Old Man Yu said politely. "But I must make it clear that giving you this money is already more than enough. Don’t push our Third Daughter-in-law anymore."

Logically, most people would take the money and leave at this point.

But Su’s Father and Mother Su thought that if you could give this much, you could certainly borrow more from your relatives and give even more.

Su’s Father coughed and said, not taking the money, "In-laws, this is barely a few taels of silver. It’s not nearly enough! Why don’t you try borrowing more?"

Mother Su quickly added, "Yes, Mother-in-law, your nephew works as a bouncer at the casino. Surely he has some extra money. Please borrow some more to save our Chengzong!"

Yu Lao Tou and Wei Pozi were both stunned!

After the initial shock, Su Rouer felt as if her entire body was on fire!

Her father and mother had truly lost all sense of shame!

With red eyes and gritted teeth, Su Rouer gathered up her skirt and swept all the copper coins and silver pieces from the table into it. Then she ran to the inner room and poured them out onto the bed.

Su Rouer ran back with red eyes: "Father, Mother, you can leave now! Since you think this money is too little, then don’t take it! It won’t save Su Chengzong anyway, so there’s no point in wasting it!"