The little crybaby in the group, the young master is a softie

After Su Yang came back from the demon world, he decided to send Jian Yi home first. Stepping into this old urban area, the mottled self-built houses are like sardines squeezed in a narrow gap, the red bricks are exposed under the peeling wall skin, and the criss-crossing wires are like a densely woven spider web hanging above the head.

In the alley, the fumes from small restaurants mixed with the sour smell of garbage bins filled the air. The clattering of mahjong tiles, the crying of babies, and the honking of electric vehicles came one after another, interweaving into a harsh symphony of the city.

The sheets on the clothesline fluttered in the wind, blocking out the only sunlight from the sky. Water droplets from the old air-conditioning unit hit the iron shed downstairs in a rhythmic manner.

The two walked through the narrow alley, and the chaos and noise around them made Jian Yi feel uneasy. She looked at the dilapidated house and said in an embarrassed voice: "Just send it here, I can go back by myself."

Su Yang shook his head without hesitation: "You haven't been home for so long, your aunt must be worried, I'd better take you to your doorstep."

Jian Yi bit his lip, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "The main reason is... my family is not well off, and I'm afraid you'll laugh at me."

Su Yang gently bumped her shoulder and said in a teasing tone: "Who do you think I am? Home is always the warmest harbor, what's so funny!"

Jian Yi raised her head, her eyes full of worry: "But... my house is really too shabby. My mother raised me alone, getting up early and going to bed late every day, and finally sent me to college, but I suddenly disappeared for such a long time, I really don't know how she survived these days..." When she said this, her voice choked and she couldn't say any more.

Su Yang sighed and said, "Don't think too much. Tell your aunt everything clearly and she will understand. Your safe return is the best gift for her."

After turning a corner, Jian Yi stopped in front of a particularly dilapidated building: "We're here, this is it."

In the dim corridor, the damp and musty smell hits you in the face. The walls are covered with colorful advertisements, and the rusty stair railings tell of the vicissitudes of time.

Jian Yi stood in front of the door. Just as his hand touched the doorknob, a harsh shouting and cursing came from inside the house: "Little bitch, you've grown wings, haven't you? You've been missing for more than a month, and my phone can't get through. I don't know if you ran off with some wild man! Go! It would be better if they all left!"

Jian Yi's face turned pale instantly, and her hand holding the door handle trembled slightly. Su Yang frowned. Before coming here, he had imagined that Jian Yi's mother would have a mental breakdown if she couldn't find her daughter. Maybe she would look for her daughter in the streets in a daze like in the TV shows, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

Jian Yi took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

Inside the house, under the glaring light, Jian Yi's mother was leaning drunkenly on the sofa, with a half-drunk can of beer beside her.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, she turned her head to look at the door. The moment she saw Jian Yi, she was stunned for a moment, and then she stumbled over like a lit gunpowder barrel, grabbed Jian Yi's ear, and cursed:

"You money-loser, where have you been all these days? Ah! You still remember to go home? You jinx, I should have strangled you to death if I had known earlier!"

Upon seeing this, Su Yang immediately stepped forward and grabbed Jian Yi's arm to protect her behind her back: "Auntie! What are you doing? Calm down!"

Jian Yi's mother looked at Su Yang with drunken eyes. Seeing him protecting her daughter behind him, her cloudy eyes instantly ignited with anger. She pointed at his nose and cursed:

"Where did you come from, you wild boy, to have the guts to meddle in my business! What? It's not enough that you kidnapped my daughter, but now you want to show off in front of me?"

She stumbled forward, and Su Yang quickly supported her, but she pushed him away and almost fell to the ground. After Jian Yi's mother stood firm, she turned to Jian Yi and scolded him:

"You are so naughty. You are so young and you actually bring a man home! I raised you with great difficulty and paid for your education, and this is how you repay me? You are a shameless thing. You have been bewitched by a man, right?"

Jian Yi's eyes were red, and her voice was tearful: "Mom, don't be like this! Su Yang is my friend..."

"Friend? Humph! I think he's just a nobody!" Jian Yi's mother interrupted her and turned to Su Yang, looking him up and down with contempt in her eyes, "You look so poor, and you still want to be with my daughter? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself! My daughter is going to marry into a wealthy family and live a good life, not suffer with you!"

Su Yang felt helpless after being scolded, but he couldn't get angry either, so he could only patiently explain: "Auntie, you misunderstood, Jian Yi and I are really just friends. This time she encountered some problems outside, and I sent her back."

"Bah! That sounds nice! Maybe it was you two who were fooling around outside!" Jian Yi's mother didn't listen to his explanation at all. She grabbed an empty wine bottle on the table and pretended to smash it over. "Get out! All of you, get out! Stop dirtying my house!"

Jian Yi rushed forward and hugged her hand holding the bottle tightly: "Mom! Don't be like this! Can you please sober up!"

Su Yang also stepped forward quickly, trying to stop Jian Yi's mother from going crazy. In the chaos, the woman suddenly broke free from Jian Yi's hand and threw the bottle at Su Yang.

"boom--!"

He dodged sideways and the bottle hit the wall, with broken glass splattering everywhere.

"Mom! You're crazy!" Jian Yi finally couldn't help crying out loudly, "I've been missing for so long, and you didn't care where I went or if I was hurt. As soon as I came back, you beat and scolded me! Am I your biological child?"

Jian Yi's mother was stunned by her yelling. After a short silence, she suddenly started to throw a tantrum again, sat on the ground, slapped her thighs and cried loudly:

"Oh my... Why am I so miserable! I gave birth to such a disobedient daughter, and she is bullied by outsiders! What's the point of living?"

Su Yang looked at the chaotic scene, he squatted down, and tried to make his tone gentler: "Auntie, don't get excited. Jian Yi came back this time, actually she has a lot to say to you. She went through a lot of dangers outside, it's not easy for her to come back safely. As her mother, even if nothing else, you should first care about her safety."

Jian Yi's mother was still not giving in. "How could she be in any danger? I think she just had enough fun outside and had nowhere else to go, so she came back! Stop being so hypocritical here. Don't I know what you men are thinking? You just want to deceive my daughter's feelings and take advantage of her!"

Su Yang shrugged: "Aunt, if you think so, then I can't help it. But Jian Yi has really suffered a lot during this period. She was taken to a completely unfamiliar and dangerous place. She was worried every day, just looking forward to coming back to see you. It's really chilling that you accuse her indiscriminately like this."

The woman’s finger almost poked his face. “You little bastard, what qualifications do you have to lecture me here? I raised my daughter, how I educate her is my business! She’s been missing for so long, she doesn’t answer the phone, she doesn’t reply to messages, and I haven’t even asked her if she did anything shameful outside!”

Jian Yi burst into tears: "Mom! I was captured by bad guys! I didn't want to leave! I tried every way to contact you over there, but there was no way! I was afraid every day that I would never see you again. Now that I'm finally back, you only know how to scold me!"

Jian Yi's mother sneered, "Who would arrest you for no reason? It must be because you were not disciplined and provoked someone! How could I have given birth to such a useless thing like you!"

Su Yang really couldn't bear to watch it, so while she was yelling, he took out a pill and threw it into her mouth. This pill has the effect of calming the mind. Sure enough, after a while, Jian Yi's mother's eyes began to become clear and she calmed down.

Then, her eyes fell on the watch on Su Yang's wrist, and her eyes lit up. She suddenly lifted Su Yang's arm and asked anxiously, "How much is this watch?"

Su Yang was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously pulled his hand back, but Jian Yi's mother held it too tightly, so he could only explain: "This watch was given to me by my sixth cousin, and I don't know the exact value."

Jian Yi's mother didn't believe it at all. The more she looked at the watch, the more familiar it seemed to me. It was exactly the same as the famous watches on TV. It must be worth a lot of money.

Without saying a word, she reached out and took off the watch, weighing it in her hand, muttering, "Such a good watch must be worth a lot of money. It seems that you have a good family background."

Jian Yi was shocked and angry. He grabbed her arm and shouted, "Mom, what are you doing! Give it back to me!"

Jian Yi's mother pushed her daughter away, took two steps back while protecting her watch, and said confidently, "What are you returning? He's just a kid, and he's wearing such an expensive watch. It's obvious that he's showing off! I took it away to teach him a lesson, so that he won't show off outside and cause trouble!"