Chapter 70: Take It Back to Buy Her a Coffin

Chapter 70: Take It Back to Buy Her a Coffin

Su An hid in the crowd and noticed Lin Zhaodi's abnormal condition.

Not only did Su An see it, but Captain Wang was also frightened by the sight of the elderly woman falling backward, and the people around gasped in shock.

"Stop arguing, stop arguing," someone shouted. "Something's wrong with the old lady."

"Quick, quick, send her to the hospital," someone else urged.

"Oh my god, what are these two brothers up to? Always fighting and causing trouble, and now they're about to anger their mother to death. Their jobs are in jeopardy."

"That's why the old saying goes, 'Harmony in the family brings prosperity.' It's our own doing; this old lady Lin is about to be killed by anger because of these two unfilial sons."

Lin Zhaodi was quickly sent to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a prelude to a stroke. Fortunately, she arrived in time, so her condition was considered stable, except for a slightly crooked mouth, an inability to exert strength with her left hand, and slow movements.

Su Jianguo and Su Jianjun, weeping sorrowfully, kept saying they were unfilial and had let down the factory's training.

Their cries irritated Captain Wang and the others.

Lin Zhaodi's illness ultimately saved their jobs for her two sons.

However, both brothers were demoted from middle management to the grassroots level.

Su Jianjun, who was a small manager in the logistics department, was now folding boxes in the warehouse, and Su Jianguo, once a team leader on the production line, was now doing odd jobs.

The factory had also made it clear that if there was another incident, they would face severe punishment!

The entire Su family was under a large dark cloud, and Ji Qingqing and Liu Huilan were utterly exhausted.

Su Jiao, seeing Lin Zhaodi being sent to the hospital and her father and second uncle's jobs being affected, covered her face and didn't dare to cry. She understood in her heart that this whole situation was caused by the dispute over her study opportunity.

Fortunately, no one had exposed her role in it, and she couldn't help but sigh in relief, too overwhelmed to cry. She quickly asked Ji Qingqing for living expenses and rushed to school with her bag.

Su An, however, didn't care about the chaos she had caused at home. Just as the Su family wanted to quickly calm this storm, Su An seized the opportunity to confront them.

"Dad, stepmother, I warned you, it was just a matter of 600 yuan, but you had to make things like this!"

"Now, not only have you been affected, but the Zhao family will definitely not let this go. The daughter and son-in-law of that Xiao old woman are still lying in the ICU, beaten beyond recognition, and that Wang guy's reproductive function has been affected. They only have two daughters and no sons yet, and because of your actions, you've essentially caused them to be left without descendants."

"You should return the bride price to them as soon as possible. Anyway, you keep calling me a money-losing ingrate, so let me be the money-losing one."

Su An gave Su Lei a meaningful look. "Even if you don't care about yourselves, think about Su Jiao and Su Lei. Once they have the time to deal with us..."

"Think about it, returning the bride price is more worth it than Su Jiao dropping out of school, Su Lei getting into trouble, or even Dad losing his job."

At this point, even Su Jianjun had lost the energy to argue. Even Ji Qingqing had lost her strength to protest.

"This Zhao family is really taking advantage of us. How did we end up finding such a den of wolves to be our in-laws?"

Su An said with schadenfreude, "Wasn't it you, stepmother, who found them? You even said they were a good family. But there's nothing we can do; they have something on us, so we'll always be at a disadvantage!"

Ji Qingqing, thinking about her daughter and precious son, clung to Su Jianjun and pleaded, "Jianjun, we can't afford to gamble. I'm not afraid, but what about your job? And Su Jiao's school situation? If they target Su Lei next, we'll really end up losing more than we gain."

Su Jianjun also deflated. He had just assured the factory that no more mishaps should happen. If something went wrong again, he'd really lose his job.

"But where can we get the money? All the money at home has already been..."

At this point, Su Jianjun glared fiercely at Su Lei next to him, his eyes no longer filled with previous affection but annoyance.

Seeing that Su Jianjun was wavering, Ji Qingqing hurriedly comforted him, "This money, the second family needs to chip in some of it. I believe it's not just our family standing on the edge of a knife; they don't want to lose their jobs either."

"As for the rest, I'll borrow some from my parents' home. Your salary will come through by the start of the month. Su Ping also sends fifty back every month, which adds up to six hundred a year. We'll just count it as if he didn't work for a year."

"Jianjun, don't forget about Jiao Jiao and that boss's son..."

"Right now, we can't lose sight of the bigger picture. When she marries into that wealthy family, a few hundred or thousand dollars won't matter then. By then, we'll just follow and enjoy the good life. For now, we'll swallow this anger. There will be plenty of chances to get even later..."

Reminded by Ji Qingqing, Su Jianjun finally remembered this matter.

Previously, he and Ji Qingqing had seen Su Jiao walking on the street with a boy. They looked quite intimate.

By a chance encounter later, the couple discovered that the boy had an extraordinary background.

He lived in the top duplex of Longxiang Mansion and was said to be the son of a real estate boss, with a nanny employed at home. He was very wealthy.

It was partly because of this that Su Jianjun had agreed to let Su An give up her study spot in favor of Su Jiao.

Thinking of this, his eyes darkened. They really couldn't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture. If Su Jiao didn't have a respectable identity, how could she marry into that rich family?

How could she lead the family to a better life?

Su Jianjun took a deep breath. He would remember this grudge. "We'll gather six hundred dollars, and you take it back to buy a coffin for that old hag."

Su An smiled slightly, "Dad, they said to return all the betrothal gifts, not just six hundred."

Su Jianjun choked, "You just said six hundred."

Su An shook her head, "Dad, is now the same as before? They are now cut off from future generations, and people are in the intensive care unit. They're only asking for the dowry back; they haven’t even asked for compensation."

Su Jianjun's expression lost control in his anger, "Damn it, does he still have the nerve to ask me for compensation? That old hag brought people to trash our house, beat us up, and took the kid. They got beaten. What's that got to do with me? I didn't cause any trouble; do they still have the nerve to ask me for money? I'll give her my life if she dares to take it?"

Seeing Su An just looking at him silently, Su Jianjun's anger had nowhere to vent.

"It's all your fault for being a useless coward, always acting tough only at home. The Zhao family dares to be so arrogant because you're useless. I gave birth to such a waste. It's really bad luck. Aren't you supposed to be tough? Go strangle that old witch! What a bad omen..."

Su An lowered her eyes, hiding the fierce look within. Yes, it really was bad luck!