Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

After a while, Su Daqiang bought some dishes and handed them to Zhao Meilan as usual, then went into the house and told Zhang Yu Su Mingyu's phone number.

"Mingyu's life is very difficult. She would rather work than use the family's money. I secretly gave her some money before, but she refused to take it." Su Daqiang said regretfully.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he heard this: "How could a family become so difficult to communicate with?"

"Mingyu's personality is exactly the same as your mother's. The two stubborn people are neither willing to give in and are in a stalemate," Su Daqiang described the situation between them.

Zhang Yu suggested: "Dad, you should try to enlighten them more. There won't be too much hatred between mother and daughter."

"Oh, that's none of my business," Su Daqiang replied with some embarrassment, "I can't persuade your mother with that kind of temper."

Zhang Yu shook his head and tried to call Su Mingyu, but no one answered after several attempts. Su Daqiang stayed on standby, wanting to hear his daughter's voice.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yu dialed again. However, there was still no response. At this time, there was a noise from the outer room. "Mom, is my brother home?" A familiar voice sounded.

"You're in the room," Zhao Meilan replied. Then, a lively boy came in and greeted Zhang Yu warmly as soon as he saw him.

This person is Zhang Yu's younger brother Su Mingcheng. He looks energetic and tall, but the acne on his face reveals a bit of immaturity and skin blemishes.

"Brother, why did you come back so soon? America is fun, right?" Su Mingcheng has a lively and cheerful personality. He kept asking questions, interrupting Zhang Yu's call.

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "I just got here. I used to study and didn't have much time for entertainment. If you have a chance in the future, you can go and have a look."

"What are we going to do? The air tickets are so expensive." Zhao Meilan also entered the room upon hearing the voice and happened to hear Zhang Yu's topic.

"Mom, I heard that my brother found a job and can send us money. Is this true?" Su Mingcheng asked, full of curiosity.

Zhao Meilan turned back to Zhang Yu and asked, "Yes, I do want to know. What do you do over there?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yu replied: "I found a job as a cooking assistant near the school."

"Cooking assistant?!" Zhao Meilan said in surprise, "Can you cook? After all, you never touch the stove."

"Learn by doing. Actually, cooking is quite simple. How about I cook for you tonight and let you taste my cooking skills?" Zhang Yu said as he stood up.

"Forget it, forget it. It's a rare opportunity for you to come home, how can I let you do these things?" Zhao Meilan turned around and muttered to Su Daqiang, as if she had already arranged everything for the future dinner.

"Su Daqiang, what are you doing sitting there? Go and cook for us!" Zhao Meilan ordered unhappily.

Su Daqiang immediately shrank his neck and whispered in defense: "It's rare for my son to come back, but you won't let me talk to him."

"After dinner and washing the dishes, there's plenty of time to chat." Zhao Meilan refuted mercilessly.

Su Daqiang had no choice but to compromise, stood up, took the dishes from Zhao Meilan, and walked towards the kitchen.

Zhang Yu wanted to help, but was stopped by Su Mingchengdu.

"Brother, tell me quickly, how is it? Is it very developed? It is said that the girls there walk around the streets without any clothes on, is it true?" Su Mingchengdu asked impatiently.

Zhang Yu responded with a smile: "How can a girl go shopping naked? Foreigners are indeed more open-minded. It's true that they wear less, but it's not porn."

Su Mingcheng touched the back of his head and said, "Is it easy to make money there? I heard that everyone there has a private car?"

Zhang Yu explained: "It is true that the salary is high, but the living pressure is also not small. Most families have a car, but most of them are second-hand cars or old cars. It is not uncommon to drive them for more than ten years."

"Brother, how much can you earn in a month? How much can I earn?" Su Mingcheng asked immediately.

From these words, Zhang Yu understood that Su Mingcheng was quite concerned about studying abroad.

"Do you also want to study abroad?" Zhang Yu asked as if to confirm.

Su Mingcheng replied a little embarrassedly: "Several classmates around me have left."

"Have you taken TOEFL or IELTS?" Zhang Yu asked further.

Su Mingcheng blushed and said, "I took the exam, but the result was not ideal, so my mother stopped letting me try, saying that the tuition was too expensive and it would be a waste."

Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows and said helplessly: "That's it. Foreign countries value these two results. If you can't do it, don't even think about going abroad."

Su Mingcheng asked expectantly: "How did you take the exam? Do you have any tips?"

"There is no secret. Just study hard, practice speaking more, and interviews are very important." Zhang Yu replied with a smile.

"We're talking about English again... I hate English the most!" Su Mingcheng seemed to have a headache.

“You want to study abroad even though you’re not good at English? Don’t you understand that this is a dead end?” Zhang Yu said in surprise.

Hearing this, Su Mingcheng admitted awkwardly: "I heard that if you gain experience abroad, you will have better job opportunities when you return to China."

Zhang Yu sighed: "If you want to find a job, it might be more appropriate to take the postgraduate entrance examination in China. You don't have to go abroad."

"Who said I'm going out?" At this moment, Zhao Meilan interrupted and said to Su Mingcheng: "Su Mingcheng, you know you are not the kind of person who studies. Stay at home honestly and find a job, so that you can be at ease."

Su Mingcheng hugged Zhao Meilan and acted like a spoiled child, begging: "Mom, I was just saying it casually. If you really want to drive me away, I will be very reluctant."

Seeing this, Zhao Meilan felt much better: "Go wash your hands and prepare to eat. Dad has prepared the dishes."

Zhang Yu held the phone with a bitter face: "Mom, I can't contact Mingyu. She hung up the phone and didn't answer it."

Su Mingcheng accused unhappily: "That ungrateful guy should just stop contacting us. After going to college, he has become at odds with us."

"How can there be such a brother?" Zhang Yu frowned and corrected Su Mingcheng.

Zhao Meilan snorted coldly: "Forget it, ignore her. Let's eat first and wait for a chance to meet again." Zhao Meilan's order was not negotiable.

In this scene, Zhang Yu is unable to resist the instructions of his mother Zhao Meilan, so he chooses to accept it.

In the evening, Su Daqiang prepared a table of food with a rich combination of meat and vegetables. Although it was authentic home-cooked food, the taste was only bland.

Compared to a chef with a face similar to He Daqing, Su Daqiang is far inferior in cooking skills.

Zhang Yu in Sifangyuan was not very familiar with Zhao Mei's ex-husband He Daqiang. After He Daqing moved away due to his widower status and his children's rejection of him, he found a place for him to stay in a nursing home and did not contact or visit him often.

However, Su Daqiang's situation is different. Perhaps due to the influence of Su Mingzhe's memory, he has a deep love and gratitude for his parents.

Although Zhao Meilan's attitude towards Su Mingyu was extremely harsh, her feelings for her two sons were unreserved, and her love for them was almost spoiling. This was due to her rural background and the influence of the traditional concept of male superiority and female inferiority.

When there was chicken on the table, the two chicken legs would definitely go to Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng, the old people would enjoy the wings, and only at the end would it be Su Mingyu's turn to get the chicken breast. Therefore, when they were young, Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng did not suffer any hardship and could devote themselves to their studies.

Su Mingyu's life was not so easy. In addition to studying, she had to do housework, laundry, cleaning, and even help light incense and candles at night. With such a strong sense of family, it is not surprising that she chose to leave home after entering college.

After his rebirth, Xiao Zhang checked Su Mingzhe's memory and knew the hardship of his sister's life. He wanted to find a chance to make it up to her. After dinner, he tried to call Su Mingyu twice, but there was no response. He didn't know what she was busy with or whether she didn't want to answer.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Zhang no longer insisted on calling her and decided to go to her school to find her the next day. The next morning, he got up early and delivered the purchased goods at a nearby express delivery station. He was busy until noon.

On the way to the Normal College, when the car approached the campus gate, Zhang Yu asked the driver to stop because he saw a familiar figure at the entrance of the small supermarket. After paying the fare, Zhang Yu walked into the supermarket, and the oncoming sales girl handed him a flyer.

"Hello, sir. Our supermarket is having a discount. You can enjoy double discounts with this receipt." The girl handed over the receipt mechanically without noticing who was in front of her.

"Mingyu." Zhang Yu called out the name softly and took the flyer.

The girl raised her head and saw who was in front of her. "Brother," she replied with a little surprise.

The girl handing out flyers was Su Mingyu. Zhang Yu felt a little pity for her sister, who was dressed simply and had a ponytail. She was wearing dirty white sneakers and had a supermarket logo on her chest.

"Why are you doing this here?" he inquired fondly.

Su Mingyu smiled brightly: "Brother, I'm working part-time to save up for tuition, don't block my way."

Zhang Yu took Su Mingyu's hand and asked with concern: "It's almost noon, have you eaten yet?"

Forcing a smile, Su Mingyu replied, "I have to wait half an hour before I get off work."

"It's okay," Zhang Yu said firmly, "I'll wait for you here for half an hour, and we'll have dinner together."

However, Su Mingyu told him: "I still have an hour of work to do at 2 pm, why don't we find another time to get together."

Zhang Yu frowned: "How many jobs do you take every day?" He was obviously worried about his sister's busy work schedule.

Su Mingyu answered hesitantly: "Just two."

Zhang Yu said firmly: "Then we will wait for you to get off work first, and we will definitely have lunch today."

Seeing Zhang Yu's resolute attitude, Su Mingyu knew she couldn't escape. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, she said, "I will ask for leave half an hour earlier to see you."

Zhang Yu nodded in agreement and watched Su Mingyu walk into the store and talk to someone who might be the boss.

The boss spoke loudly and harshly, and Zhang Yu outside the door heard it clearly: "You want to leave early after working for such a short time? If you want to leave, don't come back." There was a harsh sarcasm in his words.

Su Mingyu explained nervously: "Boss, I'm so sorry, there are indeed special circumstances today. Big brother came to see me, I will make up for an hour of work tomorrow, is that okay?"

However, the boss sarcastically countered: "I think it's your boyfriend! You're just talking about love, but you don't work seriously. Can love really satisfy your appetite?"

Unable to bear such slander, Zhang Yu walked directly into the supermarket and questioned the boss: "How can you say such hurtful things! My sister is not doing hard labor here, and she should leave when she needs to!"

The other party's arrogance was suppressed for a moment, and his face became gloomy: "I don't need such a crappy worker. You two get out of here right now and don't set foot here again." After saying this, the boss shouted angrily.

Su Mingyu was very nervous and immediately pleaded: "Boss, please don't, my brother is talking without thinking. I really need this job, I brought him here to apologize."

Zhang Yu pulled Su Mingyu's arm and responded firmly: "Sister, don't be humble. It doesn't matter here. There are always other options. We don't rely on this job."

Then, Zhang Yu said to the boss: "Hurry up and pay my little sister's salary. If you are short of even a penny, I will sue you in court. You can forget about running your supermarket." The boss was enraged and hurriedly opened the cash register, took out a few crumpled bills and threw them on the table. "Take the money and get out. I don't want to see you for a minute."