Blackening starts from the golden years

"I don't have time to wash. I'm busy with your mother's business."

Su Daqiang said weakly.

Hearing this, Su Mingyu couldn't help rolling her eyes. She knew that her father was just sloppy and didn't like to take a bath. Her mother used to take care of him, but now that her mother was gone and there was no one to take care of him, he was completely relaxed.

Su Mingzhe also felt that his father's smell was a bit pungent, and couldn't help but say:

"Dad, I'll help you wash it tonight, okay?"

"No, your mother is gone. How can I have the mood to take a shower now?"

Su Daqiang sobbed. Looking at him, Su Mingyu smiled as if she saw through him:

"Dad, if you don't want to take a shower, just tell me. Why are you using mom as an excuse? Mom is watching you."

As she spoke, Su Mingyu glanced at the black and white portrait placed on the incense table. Her mother was definitely looking at Su Daqiang.

Hearing Su Mingyu say this, Su Daqiang felt a little scared. He raised his voice and said:

"Mingzhe, look at Mingyu."

Patting Su Daqiang's arm gently, Su Mingzhe frowned and looked at Su Mingyu, saying unhappily:
"Mingyu, how can you say that about our dad?"

After looking at Su Mingzhe, Su Mingyu smiled and said nothing.

At this time, Su Daqiang drooped his eyelids and muttered to himself:

"Stay at home, I don't want to go back. I'm scared to be alone. Wherever I look, it seems like your mother is there. Wherever I go, I feel like your mother is watching me."

Su Mingzhe sighed softly and said:
"Dad, where do you want to live?"

Then, he naturally suggested:
"Or, you can live here with Mingcheng."

At this moment, Zhu Li, who was hiding in the corner and eavesdropping, couldn't help but feel nervous. She and Su Mingcheng were living a good life. If her father-in-law Su Daqiang really moved into the house and asked the couple to take care of him, how would they live?

Besides, the house is not very big, with only two bedrooms. If her father-in-law Su Daqiang really moves in, she and Su Mingcheng can forget about having a normal married life. If they make some noise and her father-in-law Su Daqiang hears it, how embarrassing would that be?

Moreover, her father-in-law Su Daqiang was very sloppy, did not like to take a bath, had a pungent smell on his body, did not flush the toilet after using it, and walked out of the bathroom while holding his pants, without any regard for the fact that her, the daughter-in-law, was still at home. Zhu Li felt that she would not be able to bear living in the same home with such an old man for a long time.

She was somewhat dissatisfied with Su Mingzhe. This eldest brother had been staying abroad for many years and had not come back for several years. Now that her mother was gone, he had just returned and decided to let her father live in his own house without discussing it with her and Mingcheng. How could he be so filial?

Fearing that Su Daqiang would really live in her house, Zhu Li quickly pricked up her ears and continued to eavesdrop. At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang, which scared her. Fortunately, the sound was not loud. It was the notification sound of a new WeChat message. She opened WeChat on her phone and took a look. It was a message from her husband Su Mingcheng:

[Su Mingyu is just a demon, ignore her and don't be angry. ]

Seeing this WeChat message, Julie smiled with her hand covering her mouth. She turned off her phone and put it in the back pocket of her jeans, and continued to eavesdrop on the conversation in the living room.

At this time, in the living room, Su Daqiang was lying on the sofa, his head resting on Su Mingzhe's thigh, and said pitifully:
"Mingcheng, here, when your mother was alive, she would come to clean the house and when she was tired, she liked to sit in the rocking chair that Mingyu just sat on. When I saw that rocking chair, it was as if I saw your mother."

Hearing what Su Daqiang said, Zhu Li, who was hiding in the corner, couldn't help but roll her eyes. She leaned against the wall, hugging her hands in front of her chest with some depression.

In the living room, Su Mingyu looked at Su Daqiang and said with a smile:
"I understand. My mother's shadow is in the old house and Su Mingcheng's house, so you don't dare to live there. What about my house? My mother has never been to my house, and there is no trace of her there. You can live in my place."

"No, no, I won't go."

Su Daqiang immediately refused, saying that Su Mingcheng's family was too small and had no money, so how could he live a good life? As for Su Mingyu's family, her family was a big villa and Su Mingyu was also rich, but she had a strong personality, so it was not a good place to go.

Su Daqiang wanted to go to the United States to live a good life. He got excited when talking about the United States. His eldest son worked in the United States and bought a big villa. He wanted to go to the United States to live in the big villa, eat steak, drink red wine, and attend parties. That's what life is all about.

Like his deceased wife, Su Daqiang was also a person who yearned for America. When he talked about America, he was beaming with joy, but when he talked about China, he sighed. While receiving a Chinese pension, he had a heart that loved beauty. Su Daqiang was not an isolated case, but a microcosm of a group of people.

Looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu smiled and said:
"I don't dare live in the old house, nor do I dare live in Su Mingcheng's house. I don't want to go there either. Where do you want to live?"

Su Daqiang cried dryly:

"How would I know where I'm going, Mingzhe? Why don't you send me to a nursing home?"

"Dad, please don't say such things. How could I send you to a place like that?"

Su Mingzhe comforted the crying Su Daqiang and said:
"You have three children. Tell me whose house you want to live in and I will arrange it."

I don’t know if Su Mingzhe is really stupid or just pretending. Su Daqiang doesn’t want to live in Su Mingcheng’s house, nor does he want to live in Su Mingyu’s house. So isn’t Su Mingzhe’s house the only one left?

you still need to ask?

Looking at Su Mingzhe, Su Mingyu directly pointed it out and said with a smile:

"He wants to go to America with you."

After saying that, she looked at Su Daqiang and smiled:
"Am I right?"

Now, Su Mingzhe was a little dumbfounded. If he asked Su Daqiang to live in Su Mingcheng's house or Su Mingyu's house, he would have no hesitation. But if he wanted to take Su Daqiang to settle in the United States, he hesitated and began to consider the practical conditions.

At this time, Su Daqiang hummed and asked:

“Can I go to America?”

"Dad, you forgot."

Su Mingzhe did not refuse directly, but said:

"You have a problem with your ears. You can't fly."

"Is there something wrong with Dad's ears?"

Then, Su Mingyu looked at Su Daqiang and asked:
"how would I not know?"

Su Daqiang hummed and groaned, not wanting to talk to Su Mingyu. Su Mingzhe looked at Su Mingyu and explained:

"When Feifei gave birth, I asked my parents to go to the United States to help take care of Feifei. My mother said that my father had an ear problem and the water in his ears was unbalanced, so he couldn't take a plane, especially a long-distance flight."

"Bullshit."

Su Mingyu sneered and continued to lean on the sofa. At this time, Su Daqiang said aggrievedly:

"It wasn't me, it was your mother. She didn't want to go to the United States to take care of your wife during her confinement, so she went to the hospital to ask Dr. Luo what disease she had that prevented her from taking a long-distance flight. Later, it was said to be her ears, so your mother blamed me. You can't blame me. Aren't you wrongly accusing me?"

"No no."

After taking a look at the sneering Su Mingyu, Su Mingzhe patted Su Daqiang's arm and said:

"Dad, I promise you, let's go to America, let's go to America."

Hearing Su Mingzhe say this, Zhu Li, who was hiding in the corner, brightened her eyes slightly. She finally felt relieved and no longer worried that her father-in-law Su Daqiang would move into her house.

In the living room, upon hearing that he could go to the United States, Su Daqiang jumped up and said in full energy:

"Mingyu, you have a car, take me back to the old house."

Looking at Su Daqiang who suddenly changed his style, Su Mingyu said with a smile:

"Are you not afraid of my mother?"

"Didn't you tell me to take a shower? I have to go back and get some change of clothes."

"Dad, I'll accompany you then."

Su Mingzhe said.

"You, you take a rest."

After saying that, Su Daqiang glanced at Su Mingyu and said:
"I, I'll wait for you by your car."

As he said that, Su Daqiang stood up and went to the entrance to change his shoes. Su Mingyu put her hands in her pockets and leaned on the sofa. Su Mingzhe looked at her and said:
"Mingyu, I'll go with Dad."

After looking at Su Mingzhe, Su Mingyu stood up and said:

"You stay with mom."

At this time, Julie tiptoed into the bedroom and closed the door gently.

Su Mingyu and Su Daqiang left home, leaving Su Mingzhe alone in the living room. He glanced at his mother's portrait, then looked in the direction of Zhu Li's bedroom, then stood up and walked to the balcony to call his wife Wu Fei.

Soon, the call was connected, and Su Mingzhe started to say:

"Fei Fei, please give me 20,000 US dollars. I need it urgently."

"Twenty thousand dollars?"

Wu Fei exclaimed on the phone:

"Why do you need so much money? How can we have so much money?"

"Of course you don't have any money. Please transfer the money to me quickly. It's for my mother's funeral and the money for the cemetery. I need it urgently."

"Where are your brothers and sisters? You can't pay for all this money by yourself, right?"

"I am the eldest son of the Su family. Isn't it my responsibility to pay this money? That's it. Transfer the money to me quickly."

After saying that, Su Mingzhe hung up the phone directly. He looked in the direction of Zhu Li's bedroom, as if he was afraid that she might hear him. Now that he was back in China, he had to act like he had money. Otherwise, after so many years in the United States and being the eldest son of the Su family, wouldn't he be embarrassed in front of his family, relatives and friends?
At the same time, in San Francisco, USA, at Su Mingzhe's home.

"Mingzhe, Mingzhe?"

Wu Fei shouted twice into the phone, but Su Mingzhe had already hung up. She put down the phone and frowned.

Su Mingzhe was busy with his mother's funeral in China, and Wu Fei didn't tell him that he might be laid off by the company because she was afraid that he would worry. The family still had some savings, so it was not difficult to take out the twenty thousand US dollars. But Su Mingzhe was about to lose his job, and the family still owed the bank a large loan. Xiao Mi's kindergarten also cost a lot of money, and there was also insurance for her and Su Mingzhe, living expenses at home, etc. There were simply too many places that needed money.

Feeling annoyed, Wu Fei pinched her forehead with her hand. Finally, she gritted her teeth and transferred 20,000 US dollars to Su Mingzhe. His mother was gone, and she had to pay for the funeral and the cemetery, so she couldn't not give it to Su Mingzhe.

……

Downstairs of Su Mingcheng’s home, Suzhou, China.

Su Daqiang and Su Mingyu walked out of the building and met Su Mingcheng who was driving back. Su Mingcheng rolled down the window, looked at Su Daqiang who was walking briskly in front of him and asked:
"Where are you going, Dad?"

"I'm going back to the old house."

"I'll take you there. Get in my car."

Su Mingyu, who was following behind, also said:
"Dad, let him take you there."

Su Daqiang looked at the Wrangler driven by Su Mingcheng, then at the Mercedes Benz parked there by Su Mingyu. He walked towards Su Mingyu's car without saying a word.

Su Mingyu couldn't help but smile. She knew what kind of person her father was. She knew Su Mingcheng was the same. He bought a Wrangler even though he had no money.

In essence, Su Daqiang is just like Su Mingcheng in that they both love vanity. What Su Mingyu doesn't know now is that her elder brother Su Mingzhe is the same. He would rather let his wife and daughter suffer than to pretend to be cool in front of his family, relatives and friends, and show off his wealth in order to demonstrate the high-quality life he lives in the United States.

After watching Su Daqiang get into Su Mingyu's car and leave, Su Mingcheng was furious. He knew that Su Daqiang disliked that his car was not as expensive as Su Mingyu's.

When they got home, Su Mingzhe was sleeping in the small bedroom. Zhu Li pulled Su Mingcheng into the bedroom and told him that his father was going to the United States with his older brother.

"Brother, did you agree that Dad should go to America?"

Su Mingcheng asked in a low voice.

"How can I disagree?"

Julie crossed her arms over her chest and said unhappily:
"Your father kept crying and shouting that he wanted to go to the United States. He said he could see your mother everywhere and he was afraid."

"Don't listen to his nonsense. What are you afraid of? He just wants to live in a big house in America."

"That's not the case. He even said he saw your mother on that recliner. It scared me." "It's okay. He was just talking nonsense."

Su Mingcheng said:

"Didn't you see him just now? He insisted on getting in Su Mingyu's car. I told him to take him home, but he still didn't want to. He and Su Mingyu haven't seen each other for a long time, and they don't have any feelings for each other. He just thinks Su Mingyu's car is better than mine. That's how he is."

After looking at Su Mingcheng, Zhu Li said:
"But I find it a little strange that Mingyu is with you guys."

"It's not a little strange, it's very strange. Seeing is believing. Look at her in person, with that sad face, but she's so arrogant, so arrogant, isn't it just a few bucks?"

"Okay, stop saying that. She's your sister."

"I'd rather not have this sister. I don't want to talk about her anymore. It's disgusting."

……

On the other side, Su Mingyu drove Su Daqiang back to the old house. This was her first time returning to the Su family's old house in so many years. She couldn't help but be moved by the scene and recalled the past.

There were no good memories. Her mother beat and scolded her, her father pretended to be deaf and dumb, her eldest brother ignored her, and her second brother Su Mingcheng beat and kicked her. She also hit Su Mingcheng. Her mother would beat and scold her, but when Su Mingcheng beat her, her mother would not say a single harsh word to him. As a result, Su Mingcheng bullied her even more unscrupulously. She hated her mother. She hated her mother before, hates her now, and will hate her in the future.

She had no feelings for the men in the Su family, only blood ties. If her mother had not passed away suddenly, she would not have come back.

"Mingyu, don't go in. I'll come out after I get my things. Wait for me here."

"it is good."

Su Mingyu smiled, she walked casually in the alley, and watched Su Daqiang walk into the yard. She naturally knew why Su Daqiang wanted to go home alone, it was nothing more than for the house property certificate and passbook at home, these things were kept by her mother before, now her mother is gone, Su Daqiang naturally wanted to get them in his own hands.

He didn't let Su Mingyu follow because he was afraid that she would worry about him. Although Su Mingyu didn't like him at all, Su Daqiang didn't think so. He was not only on guard against Su Mingyu, but also Su Mingcheng. It was his eldest son Su Mingzhe who made him feel more at ease.

"Ouch."

Hearing Su Daqiang's cry and the sound of falling, Su Mingyu rushed into the house. The three rooms upstairs had already been sold to others, and only the rooms downstairs and a small courtyard belonged to the Su family.

"dad."

Su Mingyu rushed into the bedroom and saw Su Daqiang lying on the bed with two passbooks in his hands. It was obvious that the passbooks were hidden on the cabinet beside the bed. When Su Daqiang was standing on the bed to reach the passbooks, he accidentally fell.

"Ouch."

"Dad, are you okay?"

"fine."

"Ouch, can that waist still move?"

Su Mingyu quickly helped Su Daqiang up.

"Didn't I tell you to wait outside? What are you doing here?"

At this time, Su Mingyu helped Su Daqiang sit down, then snatched the two passbooks in his hand and said with a smile:
"Where are you looking for your passbook?"

"Give it to me, it's mine."

Su Daqiang stretched out his hand to grab it, but Su Mingyu dodged it. She stepped back two steps, opened the passbook, took a look and said with a smile:
"My mother's name is on it, Dad. You are breaking the law."

"Breaking the law? What law did I break? Give it to me now, it's mine."

Su Daqiang was extremely anxious, but Su Mingyu refused to give it to him. She deliberately weighed the passbook and said with a smile:

"My mother's name is written on it, so this is her inheritance. We three children also have a share."

"Give it to me quickly, that's my money, it's all my salary."

Su Daqiang said anxiously. Looking at him, Su Mingyu opened the passbook and showed it to him, smiling:

"Look, this passbook is written in my mother's name, so it can be legally recognized that this is my mother's property. If she doesn't have a special will, you have to give us half of the money, and this old house also has half for us."

"Hey, Mingyu, don't be so hard on Dad. Come, give it to me, give it to me."

Looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu put the passbook into her pocket. Looking at her, Su Daqiang sighed and said:

"You said that Dad has been controlled by your mom all his life. You know that. I don't even have the right to spend a penny. Your mom just passed away, and I finally got to straighten my back and take a breath. Don't take the lead in making trouble and making things difficult for your dad."

"Dad, I'm not being hard on you. I'm just defending my rights."

Looking at Su Mingyu, Su Daqiang really thought that she wanted to share the money and house with him, and he couldn't help but said aggrievedly:
"Who among you three is not living better than me? Who needs this little money? Does Mingzhe need it? Let alone Mingcheng. If it wasn't for him and your eldest brother to go to college, and if it wasn't for buying him a wedding house and holding a banquet for him, would your mother be willing to sell those three houses?"

"I would have forgotten it if you hadn't told me."

"Yes, your family has treated you badly, but it's not my fault. Haven't I also been bullied in my life?"

Looking at Su Mingyu, Su Daqiang said:

"If you sue your father for this little money and this house, I will really die."

"oops."

"Stop moaning and give it to me."

"Okay, answer me a question and I'll give you this passbook."

"Okay, okay, go ahead and ask."

Looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu smiled and asked:

"Dad, tell me the truth. My mom is gone. Are you happier or sadder?"

Su Daqiang was stunned for a moment, then said as a matter of course:

"Your mother is gone, so I must be sad."

"I see. Don't worry. I don't want your money. I want to see how much money is in the passbook."

As he spoke, Su Mingyu took out two passbooks from his pocket, opened them and looked at them, frowning slightly and saying:
"That's not right. You and my mom have a combined monthly pension of more than 8,000 yuan. You two don't have any other expenses except for food and drink. These two passbooks only have more than 50,000 yuan in total. How come the savings are so small?"

As she spoke, Su Mingyu looked at Su Daqiang and said with a smile:
"Dad, are you hiding something else?"

"What am I hiding? Really, that's all. It's all here."

Su Daqiang said aggrievedly:
"Your mother gave all the money in the family to Mingcheng."

"No way? They make a lot of money, don't they?"

"Mingcheng spends all his money every month, and your mother gives him some money every month. Last year, your mother gave him a large sum of money to buy a new car. He always says he wants to borrow money, but he never pays it back."

Hearing Su Daqiang say this, Su Mingyu's temper flared up immediately. She knew that Su Mingcheng was a bastard, but she didn't expect that he was already in his thirties, had bought a house, married a wife, and was still sucking blood from his parents. He said every day that he wanted to be filial to his parents, just like when he was a child, but he only had his mouth left.

Su Mingyu was so angry that she was about to go find trouble with Su Mingcheng, but Su Daqiang grabbed her and asked nervously:

"Mingyu, where are you going?"

"I'm going to ask Su Mingcheng for money, you bastard. Dad, this is your retirement money."

"Don't go. Even if you go, he won't have the money to pay me back."

Su Daqiang pulled Su Mingyu aside and advised:
"Your mother's funeral is going to be held tomorrow. If you make such a scene, won't your relatives and friends laugh at you? Besides, if he knew that I told you, would he forgive me?"

"He dares!"

Su Mingyu said angrily:
"I'm not looking for him now, but this matter is not over yet, let go."

"I won't let go, and forget about it. You are not allowed to look for him in the future."

After looking at Su Daqiang, Su Mingyu said helplessly:

"Okay, okay, I won't ask your precious son for money anymore, let go."

Knowing that Su Mingyu was a man of his word, Su Daqiang let her go. As soon as he let go, he suddenly grabbed Su Mingyu's arm again, scaring her so much that she shuddered. She said helplessly:
"what happened again?"

"You must not mention the passbook to Mingcheng, or he will start to get my money again."

"Hide it."

Su Mingyu returned the two passbooks to Su Daqiang, and Su Daqiang quickly put them in his pocket.

"Let's go."

"You wait a moment."

"what?"

"Didn't you say you were coming back to get your clothes? How are you going to explain your lie to them if you didn't take any clothes?"

"Haha."

Su Daqiang laughed twice, picked up two sets of clothes from the closet and prepared to go back. Seeing that his clothes were old and torn, Su Mingyu said:
"Your clothes are so torn, how can you wear them?"

"It's okay. Old clothes are comfortable to wear. I like wearing old clothes."

Su Daqiang said with a smile.

Looking at him, Su Mingyu smiled and said:
"I'll take you to the mall to buy clothes. I'll pay. Do you want to go?"

Hearing this, Su Daqiang threw the old clothes in his hand onto the bed, walked in front and said:
"Let's go to the mall and buy some clothes."

Smiling, Su Mingyu followed him out of the old house.

……

In the evening, Su Mingyu brought the smiling Su Daqiang back to Su Mingcheng's home. She bought Su Daqiang clothes worth tens of thousands of dollars and took him out to eat delicious food, which made Su Daqiang very happy.

Su Mingcheng had a sour face. He was very unhappy to see Su Mingyu bought so many new clothes for Su Daqiang and Su Daqiang was smiling. His wife Zhu Li was also a little embarrassed because she had never bought anything for Su Daqiang. She did buy things for her parents, but as for her parents-in-law, she seemed to have never even thought of buying them gifts.

Now that Su Mingyu bought so many new clothes at once, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

The same goes for Su Mingzhe. He didn't bring anything for his father when he returned home this time. Now that Su Mingyu bought these clothes, he looked at Su Mingyu and smiled:

"Mingyu, thank you for buying so many new clothes for dad."

"Need not."

After looking at Su Mingzhe, Su Mingyu said:

"Brother, you take care of dad. I'm going back."

Su Mingyu was about to leave when Su Mingzhe suddenly stopped her and said:
"Mingyu, wait a minute."

Su Mingyu stopped and turned to look at Su Mingzhe. Su Mingzhe looked at her and smiled:
"Say hello to your second brother and his wife before you go back."

What he said was not only heard by Su Mingyu, but also by Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li. Su Mingyu glanced at Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li not far away, and turned away without saying a word.

"Mingyu, you..."

Su Mingzhe looked at Su Mingyu as she left with a look of ignorance on his face. It was unclear whether he was really stupid or just pretending.

...(End of chapter)