Just met you: This guy is a bit warm

I can’t tell whether I should be angry or sad for having such parents.

When she was a child, Su Ruonan always behaved well and was sensible, hoping to be praised by her parents.

Even just one sentence would be enough, but I never got what I wanted.

When Su Ruonan grew up, she studied hard, hoping to achieve excellent results and attract her parents' attention, but this was also a luxury.

Even when it came to her engagement with Jiang Mingyu, Su Ruonan finally obeyed her parents' wishes and chose to get engaged to him.

More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye, and she seems to have lost other pursuits. All she does is to hope that her parents will look at her, even if it is just a simple sentence of "well done".

The more people lack something, the more they want it.

However, Su Ruonan now finally understands that no matter how much she gives or how well she does, she will never have a place in her parents' eyes, just because she is a girl.

When Su Ruonan was still a young and ignorant child, the children in her village would often tease her mercilessly: "My mother told me that your name should be Ruonan, which means "male"! She said that it was because you are not a boy that your parents gave you that name."

Every time she heard these words, Su Ruonan couldn't help but burst into tears, and ran home crying to seek comfort and explanation from her grandmother.

Grandma always gently held the crying Su Ruonan in her arms, gently patted her back, and comforted her with a warm and kind voice: "Nannan, don't listen to those children's nonsense. They are just talking casually, don't take it seriously. My Nannan is a very cute and beautiful little girl. How could she have such an ugly name? Your name is Nan, which means south, and it symbolizes beauty and elegance."

In her grandmother's arms, Su Ruonan felt extremely warm and at ease. She believed her grandmother's words and firmly believed that her name did not have any bad meaning.

But the little girl will eventually grow up, and one day she will find out that the words she once believed in are just white lies.

It turned out that her original name was Su Ruonan, which was the "Nan" for boys, and her grandmother changed the latter part to "Nan" for south.

But when a girl grows up, she will not run to her grandmother to cry and vent her emotions as she did when she was a child. Instead, she learns to hide her emotions deep in her heart.

Since it would be futile no matter what she did, Su Ruonan suddenly didn't want to fulfill her parents' wishes.

Su Ruonan clenched her fingers tightly, not even feeling the pain of her nails leaving a deep mark on her palm. She said calmly, "I will divorce him, so don't even think about the betrothal money. Not a cent."

After Su Ruonan finished speaking, she felt relieved, but she didn't dare to look at Song Shiye.

When Song Shiye heard his wife say this, he was not angry. Su Ruonan looked fragile with determination, disappointment, and all kinds of emotions mixed together. Song Shiye saw it, and there was only heartache in his narrow eyes.

"You...you rebellious girl! How could I give birth to a daughter like you!" Su Dayong was trembling all over, and his voice became sharp, as if he wanted to vent all his anger.

Su Dayong cursed while covering his chest, as if he couldn't breathe.

After all, that was a full million! How could we just let it disappear like that?

Su Dayong was getting angrier and angrier as he thought about how he had raised his daughter to this age, yet she had never earned a penny for him. No matter what, he had to get every penny of the one million today.

Seeing this, Wang Xiazhi hurried forward to support her husband and asked with concern: "Honey, are you okay?" She carefully helped her husband sit on a chair beside her, then gently stroked her husband's chest, trying to help him calm down.

Su Dayong also started to dislike Wang Xiazhi: "Look at the good daughter you gave birth to."

Wang Xiazhi was scolded by her husband, but she didn't dare to say anything. Instead, she turned around and glared at her daughter fiercely, her eyes full of blame.

"Do you want to piss your dad off to death?" Wang Xiazhi questioned Su Ruonan with gritted teeth, her tone so harsh it made people shudder.

"You are getting divorced now and you don't have the betrothal money. What will you do for your grandmother's medical expenses? Can you bear to watch your grandmother die?" These words were like a sharp sword, piercing Su Ruonan's heart.

Wang Xiazhi knew very well that this was Su Ruonan's biggest pain point.

She knew that Su Ruonan had deep feelings for her grandmother. If her grandmother died because she had no money to pay for medical bills, Su Ruonan would definitely fall into endless self-blame and pain.

Therefore, Wang Xiazhi seized this key point, hoping to persuade her daughter to change her mind.

I have to say that Wang Xiazhi's words did work.

Grandma's medical expenses are indeed a considerable amount, and it is impossible to expect her parents to pay for it. After all, they have always been very selfish.

Su Ruonan also didn't want her parents to get a penny from Song Shiye, because it would make her feel like she was being bought and sold like a commodity.

Although one million may be just a drop in the bucket for Song Shiye, Su Ruonan still hopes to pay for her grandmother's medical expenses through her own efforts.

"Don't worry about grandma's medical expenses. I'll find a way myself," Su Ruonan said firmly. She still had some savings, although not much, but enough to support her for a while.

If that doesn't work, she can also consider borrowing from a bank or looking for other ways to raise funds.

As for borrowing money from her best friend Chu Yanshu, that was her last resort.

Seeing that the only thing that could help him control his daughter was gone, Wang Xiazhi suddenly panicked and felt confused.

I originally thought I could use my mother's illness as a bargaining chip to make my daughter obedient, but now this method is no longer feasible. Moreover, even if the money is not used to treat my mother's illness, she needs it very much.

Some time ago, in order to help her husband get more projects, she played mahjong with several rich ladies and ended up losing a lot of money.

The money she lost was borrowed from one of her younger sisters. Her husband didn't even pay for his mother's medical expenses, so he wouldn't repay her for the money.

Now, as the repayment date is approaching, she still cannot repay the loan, which makes Wang Xiazhi panic and anxious.

If she couldn't repay the money on time, then all the years of pretending to be a rich lady in front of her friends would be exposed.