Seeing his old father's appearance, Su Mingzhe felt his heart was broken, tears fell down, and he hugged Su Daqiang.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I came back late."
Qin Hao on the side looked sour, and Su Mingcheng also rolled his eyes. Whenever something happened to the family, their parents would always think of the eldest son, Su Mingzhe, and he, the second oldest, would always step aside.
Qin Hao looked at Zhao Meilan's body with dull eyes, worried that she couldn't bear it, so he suggested.
"Brother, it's not appropriate for our dad to be too sad in this situation. Why don't we go home first and discuss what to do about our mother's funeral? What do you think?"
When Su Mingzhe heard this, he thought it made sense. He wiped away his tears and helped his father, Su Daqiang, up: "Well, Dad, let's go home first and then we'll talk about it later."
Su Daqiang actually wanted to go home a long time ago. When he stayed here, he always felt that the surroundings were eerie, so he nodded quickly.
Qin Hao looked at them with a cold expression. After all, they were an old couple who had lived together for decades. Su Daqiang had no nostalgia for Zhao Meilan at all, but only fear. No matter how you looked at it, it made people suspicious.
"Mingyu, let's go." Qin Hao said softly to Su Mingyu.
After walking out of the morgue, the sun shone on her face. Su Mingyu subconsciously covered it with her hands. Only then did she come back to her senses and saw Qin Hao looking at her with worry on his face. He shook his head softly: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Qin Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Mingcheng's home.
Su Daqiang was curled up, his head resting on Su Mingzhe's lap. He looked weak, pitiful and helpless.
Su Mingzhe could only keep comforting: "Dad, don't worry, although my mother is gone, you still have three children, and we will definitely take good care of you for your mother."
Qin Hao shook his head when he heard this. Su Mingzhe really liked to express his opinions for others.
When Su Mingcheng heard Zhao Meilan's name, he thought of his mother's kindness over the years and burst into tears: "Mom is gone, I can never hear her voice again."
There is a saying that although Su Mingcheng is a mother's boy, irresponsible and brainless, his feelings for Zhao Meilan are sincere, and it is not in vain that Zhao Meilan prefers him.
Su Mingzhe quickly patted Su Mingcheng on the shoulder: "Mingcheng, stop crying. It will make our dad even more uncomfortable if you do this."
Zhu Li stood by and was a little at a loss. She saw Qin Hao and Su Mingyu sitting there, looking at the Piaget watch they had been wearing, and then went to the kitchen to make two cups of coffee.
"Brother-in-law, Mingyu, I have freshly ground two cups of coffee. You can drink some to refresh yourself."
Qin Hao took it and smiled at Zhu Li: "Thank you, second sister-in-law."
Su Mingyu also nodded towards Zhu Li.
Zhu Li felt that the atmosphere was too heavy and tried to lighten it up, so she said to Su Mingyu: "Mingyu, when your second brother and I got married last time, we liked the watch you asked your sister-in-law to wear very much, and we still wear it now. Unfortunately,
Your second brother and I have no chance to attend your wedding..."
Qin Hao saw that Su Mingyu had not recovered yet, so he said to Zhu Li: "Second sister-in-law, it's our fault to say this. The wedding was held in a hurry, but it doesn't matter, we are all a family, and there will be many opportunities to get in touch with her in the future."
Zhu Li nodded repeatedly. In fact, she had been feeling a little sorry. Su Mingyu gave her such an expensive wedding gift when she got married, but when Su Mingyu got married, she didn't prepare anything.
Su Mingzhe glanced at the time and said to Su Mingcheng: "I think it's getting late too. How about we find a place to eat?"
Then he asked Su Daqiang: "Dad, what do you want to eat?"
Su Daqiang still looked half-dead: "How can I still eat? Your mother is gone, even if you eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow, it will be the same as before."
Qin Hao was very happy. Su Daqiang could still come up with two idioms in one sentence at this time. He was worthy of being a library administrator and had some culture.
As a result, when Su Daqiang said this, Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng began to feel pessimistic again. Qin Hao saw that this was not the end of the world, so he suggested.
"Dad, how about this? I know that there is a Subang cuisine that is very authentic, especially the oily eel paste, thick oil and red sauce, and the ingredients are also exquisite. You haven't had it for a while, right? How about that?
Let’s go try it today?”
Su Mingzhe glared at Qin Hao: "How can our dad be in the mood to eat a big meal now? Besides, his body can't eat that greasy food..."
As a result, before he finished speaking, Su Daqiang sat up from Su Mingzhe's arms.
"The Subang cuisine is good. I like this one. I haven't had it in years. Let's go. Mingzhe can't eat authentic Subang cuisine in the United States. It just so happens that our whole family should try it."
The corners of Su Mingzhe's mouth twitched stiffly, while Su Mingcheng stared at Su Daqiang with some dissatisfaction. As soon as the old mother left, the old father wanted to eat and drink.
Qin Hao secretly smiled in his heart. As expected of Su Daqiang, as long as it was delicious, fun, and something that made him pretend, he couldn't resist.
"Okay, let's go there now, I'll drive and lead the way."
After leaving Su Mingcheng's house, we drove all the way to an antique building.
Zhu Li secretly smacked her lips: "It's actually Fulinji. Why did I hear that this hotel seems to be closed to the public? Brother-in-law, do you have a membership here?"
Before Qin Hao spoke, Su Daqiang's eyes widened when he heard this. He had already thought about how to brag to his old colleagues when he returned. After being suppressed by Zhao Meilan for so many years, he finally had the day to see the light of day.
This feeling is so great!
While he was talking, a receptionist already came to greet him.
"Mr. Qin, the Fengwan Pavilion box has been prepared for you, please come this way."
Along the way, there are pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, which are very similar to Suzhou gardens. Although they are replicas of ancient buildings, they can be seen to be very delicate.
Julie secretly pulled Su Mingcheng: "Your sister and brother-in-law don't look like ordinary people. Coming here is like coming to the backyard of your own home. Even the manager here comes to fawn over you."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Su Mingcheng curled his lips: "What's so great, isn't it just that I have two stinky money."
Su Daqiang was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden at this time. Everything he saw was strange, and his eyes were rolling around. It was a pity that his eyes did not have the ability to take pictures. Otherwise, he could have taken pictures and engraved them all in his mind, so as not to end up with the old man.
When a colleague brags, I can’t think of it for a moment.
When Su Mingzhe saw his father's depressed state, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qin Hao with a surprised look. How did he know that his father liked this?
Arriving at the Fengwan Pavilion box, the waiter subconsciously handed the menu to Qin Hao.
Qin Hao put it directly on the turning table and passed it to Su Daqiang.
"Dad, look at what you like to eat and order some."
Su Daqiang felt unprecedented respect, and immediately had a good impression of Qin Hao.
"Well, let's take a look." Su Daqiang pretended to be very dignified and opened the menu. Unfortunately, his temperament and clothes couldn't support the arrogance of spending a lot of money, which made the waiter secretly chuckle.
"Here's a squirrel mandarin fish, a fried eel paste, a clear river shrimp, and some cherry meat..."
Su Mingzhe clicked his tongue when he heard this. Dad was going to ask the restaurant to serve all the recipes directly, so he reminded him quickly.
"Dad, that's enough. There are only a few of us and we can't eat that much."
Su Daqiang was a little unhappy that his interest was interrupted, but he had no choice but to close the recipe.
"Then order these first. If there's not enough, add more."
The waiter asked again: "Do you want any drinks?"
Su Mingzhe thought for a while: "Why don't you have some drinks? Forget the wine, we have to drive back later."
Warm reminder from the waiter: "Our hotel provides chauffeur service."
Su Daqiang was happy when he heard this: "Does Maotai have it?"
"some."
"Then let me have two bottles of Maotai. Mingzhe, Mingyu and my uncle are all back today. Why don't we have a good drink?"
Su Mingcheng glared at Su Daqiang with some annoyance. The old mother's bones were still cold, so why did she seem to be celebrating?
Su Mingzhe was also very embarrassed. He came back for a funeral, not for the New Year.
After a while, the dishes came one after another, and Su Daqiang also opened the Maotai wine he had been longing for.
The aroma of wine hit his face, and Su Daqiang was already drunk before he started drinking.
"Well, good wine is different. You can smell such a rich aroma as soon as you open the bottle cap."
As he spoke, he poured himself a cup, drank it all in one gulp, and smacked his mouth with the aftertaste on his face.
"Come, uncle, let's have a drink. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to drink such good wine and eat such good food." Su Daqiang was eating and drinking and suddenly wanted to have a drink with Qin Hao.
Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng both looked a little ugly. Why did these words sound so harsh? It was as if they were abusing his sons.
Qin Hao replied calmly: "As long as you are happy."
"Happy, Dad hasn't been this happy for a long time." Su Daqiang had already drank a lot and his face was red. He blurted out these words directly. After saying this, he was stunned. When he saw that his two sons' faces looked a little strange, he hurriedly
I just kept eating my food and didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.
After eating and drinking, Su Daqiang patted his bulging belly with a satisfied look on his face.
Su Mingzhe suddenly said: "Since our three brothers and sisters are here today, let's discuss the issue of our father's pension. Our mother has just passed away. As children, we have to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the elderly. Don't you think so?"
When Su Daqiang heard these words, his high spirits disappeared in an instant, and he looked at the three brothers and sisters of the Su family cautiously, with a look of pity.
Su Mingcheng suggested: "Although our mother is gone, the old house is still there. How about letting our father live in the old house and we spend money to hire a nanny for him to take care of his daily life?"
Su Mingzhe thinks this plan is not bad, and Su Mingyu naturally has no objection. She has no hatred for Zhao Meilan and no special feelings for this father. She once imagined that she could get her father's love, but unfortunately she likes her father's support every time.
When the time came, Su Daqiang chose to escape.
When Su Daqiang saw that the three brothers and sisters were about to reach an agreement, he jumped out quickly and curled up on the chair, trembling.
"No, I won't go back to my old house. Whenever I go back now, I see your mother's shadow and I can't sleep!"
Hearing this, Qin Hao became more suspicious of Su Daqiang. It stands to reason that for a couple who had lived together for decades, no matter how strict Zhao Meilan was in disciplining him during his lifetime, Su Daqiang would not be so scared if he had a clear conscience.
He looked like he was afraid that Zhao Meilan would take him away. To say that he was just pretending, his acting skills were too good.
Seeing Su Daqiang like this, Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng were dumbfounded.
After a moment of silence, Su Mingzhe asked: "Well, dad, do you plan to live with Mingcheng, or do you plan to go to the United States with me?"
Su Mingzhe was somewhat responsible in this regard and did not mention Su Mingyu.
In his opinion, Su Mingyu was a married daughter after all, and their two sons were still there, so there was no reason for the old father to live with his daughter's uncle.
Su Daqiang looked at Su Mingzhe with surprise: "Mingzhe, can I go to the United States with you?"
Su Mingzhe suddenly remembered: "But dad, don't you have an imbalance in your ears and cannot take long-distance flights?"
Su Daqiang waved his hand quickly: "That's because your mother didn't want to go to the United States to take care of your daughter-in-law during the confinement period, so she went to their colleague's doctor to specifically ask about this disease. In fact, I have nothing wrong with you. You can't rely on me for this.
Your mother’s idea.”
Su Mingzhe was speechless for a moment. These old couple were really smart in their calculations.
Zhu Li felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. She was also the daughter-in-law of the Su family. Putting herself in her shoes, if she were in the position of the sister-in-law and knew about this, she would definitely go crazy.
Su Mingcheng was a little embarrassed and secretly held his wife's hand. After all, she was her biological mother who had always loved him very much.
But in the end, Su Mingzhe agreed to take his old father to the United States: "Well, since dad is willing to go to the United States with me, then I will prepare information for our dad later. When the time comes, please ask Mingcheng to help me run around and prepare some materials.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Su Mingcheng immediately said: "No problem."
Just when Qin Hao was about to ask the waiter to pay the bill, Su Daqiang suddenly said: "But what should I do during this time? I really don't dare to live in the old house."
As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Hao with expectant eyes. Qin Hao just pretended not to notice, lowered his head and played with his mobile phone, joking. With Su Daqiang's enthusiasm, he still wants to live in his house in his next life!
When Su Daqiang saw that Qin Hao didn't answer any questions, his eyes were filled with disappointment. He originally thought that his uncle was a considerate person, but he didn't expect that he was as cruel as his daughter. Sure enough, it's not like a family doesn't want to enter the same house!
Su Mingcheng didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, so he immediately patted his chest and said, "Let our dad live in our house for now. Later I will buy a bed and tidy up the guest room next door."
Su Daqiang saw that he wouldn't be able to go to the United States for a while, and his daughter's uncle didn't want to see him, so he had no choice but to live in his second son's house.
Back at Su Mingcheng's house, Su Mingzhe saw that his old father was sweating profusely after going out, and he seemed to have a strange smell.
"Dad, how long has it been since you took a shower?"
Su Daqiang lazily leaned on the sofa, still not forgetting to pretend to be pitiful: "Hey, how can I still think about taking a bath? I'm busy with your mother's things."
Qin Hao rolled his eyes when he heard this. Apart from sending Zhao Meilan to the hospital, Su Mingcheng took care of everything else after that. Su Daqiang had been in a daze, pretending to be pitiful, and was busy.
"That's not okay, you have to take a shower, otherwise you will get a rash on your body." Su Mingzhe said.
Su Daqiang thought for a while: "I don't have any clothes to change here. Otherwise, I can ask my uncle to send me to the old house to get some clothes."
Su Mingcheng said: "How about dad, can I take you there?"
Su Daqiang almost jumped up from the sofa and shook his head quickly: "No, you can't drive after drinking, so I'd better ask my uncle to send you to me."
This reason is invincible. Qin Hao also drank just now.
There was no choice but to let Su Mingyu drive to the old house.
Returning to the alley in front of the old house, Su Mingyu fell into memories, but the memories were filled with painful scenes.
Just when Su Mingyu was looking at the door of the old house in trance, Qin Hao stretched out his hand and rubbed her eyebrows.
"Don't think about painful memories anymore. It will only make you more painful. Now that your mother is gone and her death has been wiped out, if you are really upset, let's go back to the morgue tonight and scold her hard.
Take it out."
Su Mingyu glanced at Qin Hao: "Go, what nonsense are you talking about."
Seeing that she finally had a smile on her face, Qin Hao pulled her into the old house. Su Mingyu originally planned to take Qin Hao around and visit the place where she lived when she was a child.
But Qin Hao saw Su Daqiang sneaking into the master bedroom, so he dragged Su Mingyu and followed him.
Su Daqiang stepped on a chair and took out two bankbooks from the wardrobe. A smile suddenly appeared on his face. Since his marriage, he had never received any money in his hands. Finally, he also had money.
As a result, he suddenly lost his balance and fell off the chair.
Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh out loud with schadenfreude. Su Mingyu rolled her eyes at Qin Hao and quickly stepped forward to help Su Daqiang up.
Su Daqiang bared his teeth and clutched his bankbook tightly in his hand.
Su Mingyu was a little curious and snatched it over. Su Daqiang suddenly became anxious and wanted to snatch it back, but was immediately stopped by Qin Hao.
"Dad, aren't they just two bankbooks? You said you hid them like this."
Su Daqiang said hurriedly: "This is mine, don't worry about it and return it to me quickly."
However, Su Mingyu took a look at the amount in the passbook and frowned: "Isn't this right? The combined monthly retirement salary of you two is more than 8,000. You are frugal, so why do the two passbooks add up to such a small amount?"
Su Daqiang sighed and said: "That's not your second brother. Over the years, he and Zhu Li have made more and spent more. Every time they run out of money, they come back to act like a spoiled brat to your mother. Your mother will give him whatever he wants.
Sometimes it’s two to three thousand, sometimes five or six thousand. If it weren’t for buying a house for him, decorating it, and getting married, would your mother be willing to sell those three houses?”
Su Mingyu recalled what happened back then, her eyes reddened: "Yes, Su Mingcheng is your precious lifeline. He gets whatever he wants, but what about me? Who am I?"
Su Daqiang lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Mingyu, my family has treated you badly, but it's not my fault. I've been angry all my life."
Qin Hao suddenly rolled his eyes and said jokingly: "Dad, since you had such a hard life, why didn't you get a divorce back then?"
"My mother must have been very beautiful when she was young, right?"
Su Daqiang's old face turned red with shame: "You kid, what are you talking about? How can you talk to my father-in-law like this?"
Qin Hao was very happy. It seemed that he had guessed correctly. Just imagine, a normal man was manipulated by a woman like this. If it wasn't because he was greedy for his body, could it be because of love?