I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 427 Su Tianyan's Illness
"Hey, Xiao Ye, from the way you're talking, you don't seem to be a local from Jingzhou, do you?"

Tian Rui and the others saw that the Magotan had a license plate from Jingzhou and assumed that Ye Li was a local from Jingzhou.

But Ye Li didn't use the retroflex ending when she spoke, so she became suspicious.

What does it mean to be a local of Jingzhou?
This means that with a Jingzhou household registration, Su Cheng and Ye Li's child will be able to enjoy almost the best educational resources in the entire Kyushu.

If it doesn't have the erhua sound, then it must be from northern Hebei, right?
wrong.

People from northern Hebei also use the "er" suffix when speaking.

Therefore, Tian Rui was not concerned about whether Ye Li was a native of Jingzhou; what they were concerned about was whether Ye Li had a Jingzhou household registration.

“Auntie, I’m not from Jingzhou. I only worked in Jingzhou for a few years, and I’m no longer in Jingzhou.”

"So where are you now?"

"Uh, I'm in Shanghai now."

"Shanghai? That's a good place! What exactly do you do there? Are you still working at a big company?"

"No, I started my own business."

"Started a business?"

"Correct."

Starting a business in Shanghai?
Everyone couldn't help but marvel, "Ye Li must come from a very wealthy family."

Starting a business in Shanghai is impossible without a few hundred thousand yuan!

"Xiao Ye, what do your parents do again?"

"Just an ordinary migrant worker."

Ordinary migrant worker?
The group couldn't help but start to question it.

How could an ordinary working-class family possibly come up with so much money for Ye Li to start her business?

Tian Rui and the others felt there were two possibilities.

Either Ye Li wasn't telling them the truth.

Or she earned it herself.

The majority of people preferred the former.

Because starting a business in Shanghai, even a few hundred thousand yuan is considered conservative.

Starting a business in their county requires several hundred thousand yuan, let alone in a big city like Shanghai.

It would cost at least a million to start.

It's probably impossible for someone Ye Li's age to have saved a million, right?
How can young people these days possibly save money?

But that's not always the case.

What if Xiao Ye is able to save up?

But no matter what.

They were all jealous.

Because either Ye Li's family is really well-off.

Either Ye Li can actually save money.

Being able to save a million means that Ye Li has a very high income, and that she really has the willpower to save it.

Family background or temperament can be considered Ye Li's strengths.

This made Tian Kun and Tian Rui increasingly unhappy.

They envied and were jealous that Su Cheng had found such a good girlfriend.

Why?

Why are all the people with the surname Su so lucky?

The Tian family has been feeling uneasy ever since Su Tianyan entered the house.

He has a lot of temper.

From gifts and new cars to Ye Li, nothing satisfied them.

A gift, a new car, and a good future daughter-in-law—these are already three enviable things.

My son is successful in his career, filial, and has also married a wonderful daughter-in-law.

But none of them were targeting Su Cheng and Ye Li.

What's the point of talking to those two younger people?

Apart from Tian Kun, all the other members of the Tian family swarmed in to attack Su Tianyan.

"Tianyan, you're so lucky..."

Their perspectives differ.

Second Uncle Tian Kun was directly demoted.

Tian Rui, on the other hand, openly praised but secretly criticized. She even took Su Cheng's side and used this cunning perspective to belittle Su Tianyan.

It's not easy for Xiaocheng either. It's tough for the kids to work hard in the big city. As their father, you should do more to support them and not always expect them to be filial.

In any case, the goal is the same: to strike at Su Tianyan.

Faced with this siege, Su Cheng withstood some of the firepower for Lao Deng.

However, some of the pressure aimed directly at Su Tianyan's weaknesses was something Su Cheng couldn't withstand, and he had no plausible explanation.

When the Tian family attacked Su Tianyan, they completely disregarded the presence of their prospective daughter-in-law, Ye Li.

This meal was quite unpleasant, wasn't it?

Su Cheng is alright.

This time, no one was targeting him.

Anyway, Old Deng's experience is definitely not good.
After finishing their meal, Su Tianyan didn't stay as usual. He received a phone call saying he had work to do in the afternoon, so he asked Su Cheng and Ye Li to say goodbye and they left together.

On the way home, Lao Deng drove very fast, especially on the narrow country roads, without slowing down at all.

Su Cheng and Ye Li's car was almost unable to catch up with them.

It wasn't a matter of power; it was because Lao Deng was driving too recklessly. In places like intersections with blind spots, Su Cheng didn't dare not slow down.

Old Deng dashed off in a flash, not even bothering to check the road conditions, acting like he had no regard for his life.

"Is your dad traumatized? The way he's driving is so dangerous."

This... must have been triggered.

No normal person drives like that.

Driving while emotional can easily lead to accidents.

"Do you want to go and comfort your dad later?"

Su Cheng felt that it was necessary.

But he must point out that this is actually creating trouble out of nothing, a drain on a family's energy.

Actually, I've known for years, even more than a decade, that I'm not well-liked in the Tian family's area!

You're not liked no matter what you do.

It's not just because of what happened with my mom.

From the very beginning, the marriage between Lao Deng and Su Cheng's mother was not approved by the maternal grandparents and others.

Grandma barely said a word today; the old lady didn't even need to intervene. Tian Kun and Tian Rui were completely shut down by Su Tianyan.

How can one become well-liked?
You're bound to suffer a setback.

You have to lay out your wounds and pain for others before they might be willing to offer you even a tiny bit of emotional value.

And it's just a tiny bit.

More often than not, they just watch the show with amusement in their hearts.

You have to make them happy first before you give it to them.

gift.

New car.

Good daughter-in-law.

All three things were almost completely crushed by the other side.

How could they possibly give you a pleasant look?

Who is truly happy for you?

Don't you know your own status in the Tian family?
Chun Chun is just looking for trouble.

Fundamentally, things won't develop the way Old Deng predicted.

If Lao Deng's status in the Tian family was equal to, or even slightly lower than, that would be fine; everyone would flatter him.

If someone of Old Deng's status goes there, he's bound to get criticized.

That's too simplistic.

Now he has to do something else to comfort Old Deng.

Su Cheng had actually done this before.

He had been playing this role since Su Cheng was still "naive".

Su Cheng can now predict Old Deng's reaction.

"You believe me? My dad will definitely have a dark face, then ignore me, find fault with me, and vent his bad mood on me?"

Ye Li believed her, of course: "What else could it be? The emotions were transmitted to you."

Further down the line, Su Cheng is affected, which leads to her not doing her job well. Because of her poor work performance, she gets scolded by team leaders like Deng Qiang. Then Su Cheng engages in internal strife, creating a vicious cycle that causes her life to deteriorate and fall into decline.

Traditional Lao Deng is not good at expressing his emotions; he'll sulk as soon as he puts on a stern face. That's why Su Cheng has always played this role in front of Lao Deng.

He had to swallow his pride and rush to provide emotional support to his father.

Su Cheng felt that this whole thing had started off incredibly badly for him.

The so-called "economic poverty" was the least of Su Cheng's problems.

When Su Cheng was being besieged by these relatives, Lao Deng's attitude was one of tacit approval.

He would much rather others lecture him than actually insult his own child, and in some ways even take pride in it.

Why?

First, having someone on his side to educate his child is advantageous to him.

The second point is the stupidest.

That is to sell out one's own children in exchange for their approval.

Now it's the other way around.

When Old Deng was attacked by them, Su Cheng had to rush to take care of Old Deng's feelings.

This is an extremely energy-intensive thing to do, it shouldn't happen in the first place, and energy shouldn't be wasted on this.

That's so stupid! Old Deng got home before them.

Su Cheng and Ye Li didn't even wait for the elevator. After getting out of the car, they immediately climbed upstairs to get their keys, opened the door, and found Lao Deng.

Su Tianyan sat on the sofa smoking.

"Dad, why are you driving so fast? It's so dangerous!"

"Xiao Ye and I still have to keep chasing after you."

"What if something goes wrong?"

Su Tianyan glanced at Su Cheng and said coldly, "What could possibly happen? Are you going to run me over?"

Su Cheng turned to look at Ye Li: See?

He knew that MD would pass on all these negative emotions to him.

Su Tianyan then added, "Don't worry about me, just do what you need to do."

"Dad, are you going to work this afternoon?"

"Don't go!"

Su Tianyan's face was extremely ugly, and his tone was very aggressive.

Then, just as Su Cheng had predicted, Su Tianyan began to attack Su Cheng.

"You should save more money."

"Even though Xiao Ye says she doesn't want a bride price, you still have to prepare one, otherwise how will you live in the future?"

"Your little family needs some kind of security."

Su Tianyan started using marriage as a way to educate Su Cheng, telling him to save money for marriage and to have a sense of responsibility.

Su Cheng was already mentally prepared on the way, but hearing these words still made her feel nauseous.

Ye Li and Su Cheng exchanged a knowing glance.

That's really true.

To make a big deal out of a topic.

Ok……

"Dad, why do we have to go? Can't we just live our own lives well?"

"You do not understand."

"How come I don't understand?"

Su Cheng didn't even point out that Lao Deng was showing off or bragging about this.

If he were to speak frankly, Old Deng would lose even more face.

Saying Su Cheng doesn't understand? How could Su Cheng not understand?
Aren't you just going there to show off?

Su Tianyan was furious and, regardless of whether Ye Li was present, fiercely retorted to Su Cheng: "I said you don't understand, and you don't understand. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Only then did he realize that Ye Li was beside him, and he explained his lapse in composure: "Little Ye, I wasn't doing this to you."

Su Cheng knew that Old Deng was truly speechless.

and many more.

wrong.

Su Cheng sensed something was off.

He sensed that Old Deng was genuinely emotional.

As the absolute leader of the Dihao Group, Lao Deng had never been treated like this before!

It's true that Old Deng was emotional.

But even if there are emotions involved, it wouldn't be real.

Because Old Deng clearly knew what he was doing beforehand.

Previously, when visiting my maternal grandparents' house, the message was: "My dad works so hard, but he suffered humiliation and was looked down upon at my grandparents' house. I, as his son, am determined to work hard, bring honor to my dad, and take good care of him in the future."

Any boy who hasn't made any breakthroughs in his thinking would definitely think like this.

But anyone with a brain knows that today's trip was just a stupid way to get himself into trouble.

If Su Cheng knows, how could Lao Deng not know?
Going there would definitely be a bad experience, that's for sure, but Old Deng wouldn't take it seriously; he'd just treat it all as bullshit.

It's normal for Old Deng to have some emotional fluctuations after experiencing it firsthand, but the fluctuations shouldn't be this extreme.

Old Deng's purpose today is purely to show off.

It is no different from the traditional China Securities Journal.

So Old Deng is probably faking it now.

But if he really gets very emotional, then that's not right.

Because it disrupts the overall sense of harmony.

This can't be acted out.

wrong.

All the emotions are wrong!
Su Cheng's mind was a bit of a mess.

"Dad, are you angry?"

"No."

"Look, you're not angry yet. Let's just stop associating with them from now on, okay?"

"Why don't we keep in touch? Apart from the people who pass by on the street, they are our closest relatives."

"Don't let such a small thing give you that kind of thought. We're all family."

Su Cheng: ???
Oh shit.

Now that Su Cheng has become petty and narrow-minded, he has become magnanimous?

If Old Deng were truly magnanimous, he wouldn't have such strong and genuine negative emotions, right?

During the meal, Su Cheng learned that Lao Deng had done the renovation of Tian Kun's son's new house.

The house that Tian Rui bought for her son in the city was also done by Lao Deng.

Furthermore, it was specified that the outfit had to be made to Su Cheng's standard, with only good quality allowed and no bad quality permitted.

Tian Kun didn't even give any money; Tian Rui only gave a portion of the money.

Old Deng was still grinning.

Su Cheng felt that Lao Deng was a people-pleasing son-in-law in the Tian family.
They just have to fawn over the Tian family.

People accept your gifts but don't say a kind word about you.

No matter what people said, Lao Deng was neither annoyed nor angry; he kept it all bottled up inside, then came back alone to sulk, or took his anger out on Su Cheng.

Su Cheng couldn't figure out what state Old Deng was in right now.

Is it real or just an act?
Su Cheng was in a state of confusion and bewilderment.

Even with his proud "six eyes," he couldn't read Su Tianyan's state at this moment.

What exactly is going on with Old Deng right now?

It is both conflicting and contradictory.

Su Cheng tried to explain Lao Deng's behavior and emotional changes from various angles, but she could not.

This disharmonious imbalance directly led Su Cheng into an unknown territory.

"You two go back to the city, don't worry about me."

"Dad, are you sure you're alright?"

"It's alright, don't worry about me. You take Xiao Ye and go for a walk in the city. You two go ahead, I have other things to do."

Seeing this, Ye Li walked down the steps and said, "Uncle, we're leaving now."

"Okay, let's go, I'm fine."

Ye Li led the nonsensical Su Cheng downstairs.

Back in the car.

Ye Li asked Su Cheng anxiously, "What's going on now? What did your dad mean? Why is he so angry? I thought he was just acting."

Su Cheng shook his head, he didn't understand either: "I don't understand either. I also thought he was acting, but it seems like he really had a lot of emotions."

"Should we stay? Your dad won't do anything impulsive, will he?"

Su Cheng pressed further, "What do you mean, Sister Chestnut?"

If it were something like jumping off a building, then it wouldn't be that serious.

Su Cheng knew Lao Deng.

He didn't have the guts to jump.

If we assume that Old Deng wasn't the one in charge of the Emperor Group, and we only look at his role from a traditional perspective, he wouldn't dare to do that.

It was just a fit of anger.

He huffed in anger.

That's all.

?

Wait a moment.

Su Cheng seems to have discovered a blind spot.

If you forget that Su Tianyan is the head of the Emperor Group and only see him as a traditional middle-class person, then everything seems to make sense.

Su Cheng had a bold conjecture.

"I feel like my dad has Alzheimer's disease."

Ye Li: ???
Alzheimer's disease?

"today?"

Su Cheng confirmed: "Yes, today, including yesterday and the day before yesterday."

"What do you mean? Is this what Alzheimer's disease is like? Isn't it the kind where you don't remember anyone, not even your own son?"

Not necessarily.

"How to say?"

Su Tianyan portrays the traditional ignorance of the past decades.

His illness was most likely caused by ignorance.

"You mean, when your dad doesn't have an attack, he's Su Tianyan, but when he does, he's a traditional Chinese doctor?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. This is his second personality."

There is no other possibility to explain everything that happened today except for this reason.

(End of this chapter)