Along the way, the two chatted from time to time, and the strange feeling gradually disappeared.
Soon they arrived at Mingcheng's house. As soon as they entered the door, Su Daqiang saw Li Mu, as if he had seen the backbone of his family, and immediately greeted him with red eyes.
"Mingzhe, Mingzhe... you are finally back!"
Li Mu hurriedly supported him, looking like a child with red and swollen eye bags and messy hair. When he saw Su Daqiang leaning on him, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
After being comforted for a while, Su Daqiang finally felt at ease. The clouds turned sunny and he accompanied Li Mu into Mingcheng's house.
The house is well decorated, warm and bourgeois, with white walls, simple and exquisite furniture in several colors, and the table is clean. There are no gaudy silk flower arrangements. Only a crystal bottle of white lilies is placed on the coffee table near the balcony.
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The whole room looks comfortable, warm, bright and open. It must be Zhu Li's handiwork, Mingcheng does not have such high taste.
As soon as they sat down here, Su Daqiang held Li Mu's hand and didn't let go, as if he had found a new support after Su's mother passed away. He cried and said: "Mingzhe, what should I do? Your mother is gone.
I don’t know what to do, you can’t just ignore me!”
As he spoke, he started sobbing again like a child.
If you don't look at the age and just listen to the tone of the words, Li Mu is the father and Su Daqiang is the child.
He finally understood what an old kid was. In fact, it was nothing. Without Su's mother's suppression, Su Daqiang completely let himself go, which really tortured people.
Patting him on the back, he comforted him as if coaxing a child: "Okay, Dad, you and the rest of us, how could we not care about you?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely make arrangements for you so that you can enjoy your old age in peace."
Upon hearing Li Mu's assurance, Su Daqiang immediately stopped sobbing and glanced at him quietly again.
He whispered: "Then...I don't dare to go home alone. When I stay home alone, it's your mother who opens and closes my eyes. I can't stay here for a moment anymore. I want to live with you."
Mingyu, Mingcheng and Zhu Li were a little stunned when they heard this. They were a little surprised that Su Daqiang said this and said it so directly.
Li Mu, on the other hand, had long been mentally prepared. There was no need to have any expectations when facing a wild boy who was about to let himself go.
Let him have fun for a few days first, and then train him well like Su's mother, and build him up to let himself go. This is the right way.
Li Mu smiled: "Okay! We won't leave you without a place to live. Where do you want to live?"
Su Daqiang carefully glanced at Li Mu and then at Su Mingcheng.
Then he whispered in a low voice: "When your mother was here, we often came to Mingcheng's house to clean up. Look at that rattan rocking chair. Your mother likes to sit there when she is tired. I can always see her when I raise my eyes."
"I'm so scared! I couldn't sleep all night last night. It seemed like your mother was lying in the bed next door. I don't dare to live in Mingcheng's house."
Li Mu knew that the ultimate goal of this old boy Su Daqiang was to go abroad with him.
I have been cowardly all my life, and no one is pressing my head anymore. I just want to be famous, live in a villa, spend US dollars, and earn enough face in front of my neighbors, neighbors, relatives, friends, and colleagues.
Furthermore, Su Daqiang, who bullies the weak and fears the strong, seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, is worried about Su Mingcheng, an old man who used to be a naughty man. He feels that life with him is not stable, and he is even more afraid that Mingcheng will take advantage of his pension money.
Facing the powerful Mingyu, he was also uneasy. He and Su's mother had already severed ties with Mingyu personally and promised not to let Mingyu worry about pension issues.
After all the calculations, Mingzhe is the most reliable.
Sure enough, Mingyu also said at this time: "Dad, since you don't want to go home and live in Mingcheng's house, go to my house. Mom has never been to my place!"
Su Daqiang shook his head hurriedly, "No, no... You fly across the country every day and you can't see anyone. It would be better to go to a nursing home than go to your place."
Then he turned to Li Mu and cried: "Mingzhe, do you think I should go to a nursing home? Please help me make up my mind."
As he spoke, he squeezed his eyes and squeezed out a few tears, which made people laugh.
Li Mu knew what Su Daqiang was thinking, so it was not impossible to take him abroad to see him. Firstly, he could reform Su Daqiang nearby and suppress his tendency to deceive children and let himself go. Secondly, Su Daqiang later got Alzheimer's disease. In this regard, foreign countries
The research is relatively in-depth.
You can go to some well-known foreign hospitals for check-ups. It is best to prevent it in advance.
However, this is just his plan, and he can't say it out yet, nor can he coddle him like this.
He deliberately said: "Otherwise, I can rent you a house alone and hire a nanny to take care of you. How great would it be to be free and at ease!"
When Su Daqiang heard this, he shook his head harder, his eyes turned red, and he seemed about to cry the next moment.
"No, I don't want it. I don't want to live alone. I heard that the current nanny will abuse the elderly. Meilan, as soon as you left, the children didn't want to take care of me anymore..."
Su Daqiang is truly an actor, he cried so much on the spot.
Several people were stunned for a moment.
Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stepped forward and patted Su Daqiang on the back: "Okay, we won't go to a nursing home or rent a house."
"Let's stay at Mingcheng's house for a while first. I'll make arrangements over there in the United States and pick you up later."
Hearing this, Su Daqiang's eyes immediately lit up, he stopped crying immediately, the light rain cleared up, he patted his thigh and said: "Okay, Mingzhe, this is a good idea..."
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Moreover, after Su Daqiang saw his performance, Li Mu agreed readily. His heart was filled with excitement for a moment, and his face was filled with joy despite the fact that Su's mother had just passed away.
As if he had gained confidence and realized his identity as the head of the Su family, he began to be more dignified.
As the only remaining elder of the Su family, I feel that whatever he says now carries weight.
He couldn't help but straighten his spine. For the first time in his life, he consciously straightened his spine. He felt like a serf who had become the master of the country.
This was the first time in more than thirty years that he had this feeling in his heart. This feeling was so wonderful that it expanded his lung capacity and made him full of breath.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something. He bravely looked directly at Mingyu for the first time and said, "Mingyu, take me home to get something."
"What to take?" Mingyu asked, then stood up to get ready, his voice was a bit loud.
Unexpectedly, Su Daqiang was like a mouse meeting a cat. He was so frightened by her words that he shrank his neck. He quickly turned to Li Mu and said softly: "Just bring some changes of clothes. Don't you want to stay at Mingcheng's house?"
Li Mu patted Su Daqiang's arm, stood up and said to Mingyu: "Let's go with dad. I haven't seen the old house for several years. Let's go back and take a look."
Su Daqiang was afraid that Mingyu would refuse, so he quickly stood up and said: "Okay... Mingzhe, Mingyu, you two go with me."
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Returning to the old house, Su Daqiang reached out and quickly got into the back room. There was a tremor under Su's mother's bed on the feng shui treasure floor by the window.
Ignoring a few strands of cobwebs hanging on his forehead, Mingyu stood up with pride, his eyes were like lightning. Before Su Daqiang quickly put the things in his hands into his trouser pocket, he recognized a stack of passbooks in his hand.
It turns out that I came in such a hurry because I couldn’t bear to leave the bankbook under the bed. What else could I say about getting a change of clothes?
He reached out and grabbed it, opened it and saw that it only had a deposit of more than 40,000.
Su Daqiang was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He suddenly became anxious and reached out to snatch it back.
"Mingyu! I only have these capital, you can't take it from me!"
Mingyu took a few steps back and waved his passbook: "You and my mother have saved so much money in so many years."
Su Daqiang stared at the bankbook with burning eyes, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot: "Mingyu, you can't blame me! It's all Mingcheng. Half of my and your mother's pensions have been looted by Mingcheng over the years. You can't
Take even this away from me."
After hearing Su Daqiang's words, Mingyu looked at Li Mu next to him.
It seems to be saying: "You see, brother, where did all the money in the family go and who spent it!"
Then he raised the passbook in his hand and said to Su Daqiang: "Dad, I heard that you have the habit of keeping accounts. You have clearly remembered every expense since you were a child."
"Take out the account book and have a look, and I will return the bankbook to you."
Su Daqiang hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Li Mu next to him, he seemed to have found support. He quickly took a few steps closer, pointed at Mingyu and said: "Mingzhe, look at Mingyu..."
It's like a child complaining to an adult.
Li Mu was a little dumbfounded: "Dad, Mingyu is joking with you. But since you have the account book, take it out and let us take a look!"
Then he turned to look at Mingyu: "Mingyu, return the bankbook to dad first."
Mingyu behaved very obediently.
"Okay, big brother!"
After saying that, he returned the bankbook. Su Daqiang found it again. It was so precious that he immediately hid it tightly.
Then, there was another fuss in the room, and a stack of account books was found.
Holding the thin book at the top, he said, "This is Mingyu's."
Then he took out the following three or four books: "Mingzhe, this is yours."
There was still a big pile left, Su Daqiang pointed at it and said: "These are all made by Mingcheng."
Su Daqiang said with some pride: "Back then, the school encouraged keeping family account books. I remember it very carefully. Every expense was not missed. I even won the first prize for diligence and thrift in housekeeping selected by the school. The habit of keeping accounts has persisted to this day."
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Li Mu took out Mingzhe's and flipped through it. It basically matched the expenses in his memory, and there were some things he had forgotten.
Su Daqiang really remembered it too carefully. For example, he bought a candied haws on a certain day in a certain year, and he even wrote it down on it.
Then he picked up Mingcheng's account book and flipped through it casually. He was worthy of being a gnawed at the old man.
Especially after he went abroad, Mingcheng became more comfortable and took money from home almost every one or two months. Half of the income of the two of them over the years went to Mingcheng.
He picked up Mingyu's and looked at it. Even though Li Mu had been prepared, he was still surprised.
It is really too little, not to mention pocket money, even some basic study materials are very little.
It can be seen that since Yu grew up, he basically didn’t spend much of his family’s money except for food and accommodation.
Not to mention compared to Ming Cheng, it is far behind compared to him.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but sigh, walked to Mingyu, and patted her shoulder with some pity: "Mingyu, I have wronged you!"
Hearing what his eldest brother said, Mingyu felt warm and relieved. Although his eye circles were a little red, he still acted nonchalantly and said in a cool tone: "Brother, it's all over. I'm letting you see these account books.
Please understand the situation, there is no other meaning."
Li Mu nodded: "I understand."
"However, some things still have to be said. As the eldest brother, I can't let you continue to feel wronged."
Mingyu was silent for a moment, and finally smiled like a hundred flowers in bloom: "Thank you, brother."
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On the other side, Su Daqiang began to sort out the clothes. However, some were fluffy and some were loose, and there were only a few good ones, almost all of which were old.
Mingyu said next to him: "Don't take those clothes, can you still wear them? Go buy new ones later. No one will care about you from now on, don't be mean to yourself, eat well and dress well, don't make it look like the century."
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When he heard about buying clothes, Su Daqiang covered the pocket where he kept his passbook, hesitated and looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu said: "Don't take those old clothes. Let's go to the mall and I'll pay for it. You can choose whatever you want!"
Su Daqiang then smiled happily and agreed happily.
Then a few people came to the mall, and after going around, Su Daqiang received four sets of brand new vests and pants, four sets of cotton sweater pants, two sets of sweater pants, two pairs of woolen trousers, a jacket, and a down jacket.
As well as daily necessities such as new wool socks, towels, bath towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste.