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

Zhang Yu said to Zhu Li, "Sister-in-law, please help take care of Dad for the next two days. I will go and handle the formalities. Mingcheng will then accompany Dad to the embassy in Shanghai to apply for a visa. I will pick Dad up there when the time comes."

"Brother, this is what we should do. Dad can stay here as long as he wants." Although Zhu Li was reluctant in her heart, Su Mingcheng had already spoken, and she didn't want to offend him.

Zhang Yu nodded and continued, "Dad's retirement arrangements have been settled for now. Let's talk about Mom's funeral."

"Is there any problem with Mom's funeral?" Su Mingcheng glanced at Su Mingyu who was silent on the balcony and said, "Mingyu, hasn't everything been arranged?"

"Indeed, Mingyu has found a funeral company and arranged a cemetery, but I think the funeral cannot be entirely her responsibility, and the funeral expenses cannot be borne entirely by her." Su Mingcheng said sarcastically: "She has plenty of money, she can do whatever she wants, what does it have to do with us?"

Before Zhang Yu expressed his opinion, Zhu Li had already patted Su Mingcheng on the shoulder.

"Mingcheng, it's not appropriate to say that. There's nothing wrong with Mingyu being filial to her mother, but as her children, we should also show some appreciation." Zhang Yu expressed his opinion.

He turned to Su Daqiang and asked, "What do you think, Dad?"

However, Su Daqiang bowed his head to the wall, tacitly not participating in their discussion: "You brothers and sisters can discuss it, I won't interfere."

Zhang Yu had anticipated this, and he said to Su Mingcheng: "Mom treated you the best when she was alive. Don't you want to do something to say goodbye to her passing?"

Su Mingcheng was emotional for a moment, and Zhu Li immediately held him back. "Brother is right, the funeral expenses cannot be borne by Mingyu alone, the three families should share it equally, one third each." She continued.

Then Zhang Yu looked at Su Mingyu and asked, "What do you think, Mingyu?"

Su Mingyu said calmly: "Brother, it's up to you to decide. I will listen to you."

Zhang Yu nodded and responded, "I am the eldest son in the family, so I should bear more. I will pay half of the funeral expenses, and Mingcheng and Mingyu will each pay one quarter of the remaining one quarter."

Zhang Yu asked: "Mingcheng, do you think this plan is fair?"

After he said this, if Su Mingcheng still stood idly by, he would undoubtedly be regarded as unfilial.

"I have no objection. I'll follow your instructions in everything." Su Mingcheng agreed reluctantly.

"Okay, it's decided. Mingyu will sort out the detailed expenses later." Zhang Yu stated decisively.

Su Mingyu did not express any dissatisfaction with this matter.

Zhang Yu came to Su Daqiang, smelled his scent, and frowned: "Dad, how long have you not taken a shower? This smell is not right."

Su Daqiang smiled bitterly and said, "Since the incident, I haven't had the heart to take a shower."

"You can't attend your mother's funeral dressed like this. Your relatives and friends will laugh at you. Let me take you to wash and change your clothes." Zhang Yu said firmly.

This time, Su Daqiang cooperated and agreed readily.

"Then take me to get the clothes first." He asked.

"I don't have a domestic driver's license, so let Mingyu drive us back." Zhang Yu looked at Su Mingyu and said.

"Brother, why don't you let me take you two there?" Su Mingcheng stood up and said.

However, Zhang Yu refused: "You have worked hard to take care of Dad these days, so take a good rest. I will take Dad out to take a shower and eat something, and come back in the evening." He decided to do it himself.

Su Mingcheng did not insist any longer, he was indeed tired. When Zhang Yu and Su Mingyu accompanied Su Daqiang out, he complained to Zhu Li, "Lili, you agreed so readily just now, we don't have much money saved."

Zhu Li showed a disappointed expression and said to Su Mingcheng: "Su Mingcheng, what is your purpose? You want everyone, including Big Brother and Mingyu, to pay the full amount? You should have some sense of shame."

Su Mingcheng muttered: "My brother is making US dollars, and Su Mingyu is not doing badly either. What's wrong with giving a little money?"

Zhu Li sighed: "Su Mingcheng, you don't feel embarrassed. I still have a face problem. How can I face my elder brother and others in the future? I tell you clearly that we must also bear part of this matter!"

Su Mingcheng had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I'll listen to you. But how much money is left at home?" he asked.

At home, Zhu Li has always been in charge of the finances. Su Mingcheng hands over his salary to her every month, leaving only a little pocket money for himself.

As a financial professional, Julie is extremely sensitive to numbers and naturally knows the family savings.

"We have 230,000 yuan now, I think it should be enough," she said with certainty.

Su Mingcheng was puzzled: "Does our family have so much money?" He seemed surprised.

Zhu Li rolled her eyes and explained, "Our combined monthly salary is more than 10,000 yuan, but after being married for so many years and having no children, saving 230,000 yuan is really not much."

The two of them don't pay much attention to frugality in their lives, often rely on takeout, and like to buy branded clothes and bags, so it is indeed unusual for them to have such a small amount of savings.

Julie originally planned to pay off her mortgage early, but now it seems she can only postpone it and wait. "Oh, I really hope I can pay off the loan sooner," she said with some regret.

Su Mingcheng promised: "Dear, I will work harder in the future, get a raise and promotion, and give you a better life."

Julie gradually lost her thoughts under the onslaught of sweet words.

At the same time, Su Mingyu drove Zhang Yu and Su Daqiang back to the Su family's old house. The three of them stopped at the entrance of the alley and slowly walked in. The old house in front of them looked even more dilapidated than Zhang Yu remembered, and the walls were covered with moss.

Zhang Yu arranged for Su Daqiang to go in and sort out the things, while he and Su Mingyu reminisced about the old times in the courtyard.

Then Su Mingyu went into the room to see if Su Daqiang was making progress, and suddenly she heard her cry:

"Dad, what are you hiding?" she asked curiously, picking up a piece of paper.

Zhang Yu, who followed into the room, saw Su Mingyu quickly snatch the letter and open it, and the expression on her face changed instantly.

"Dad, how come you and Mom only have 40,000 yuan in savings? I remember that your pension income is 10,000 yuan every month."

Su Daqiang immediately became nervous. His neck shrank and his face turned to the wall. He didn't say a word and was obviously speechless.

Seeing Su Daqiang like this, Su Mingyu was very angry, because she remembered that when she was a child, every time he was scolded by his mother Zhao Meilan, Su Daqiang would avoid talking about it like an ostrich.

Zhang Yu noticed the situation and stopped himself from chasing after Su Mingyu.

"Dad, I send home 1,500 US dollars every month, which is about 11,000 Chinese yuan based on the current exchange rate. That's nearly 120,000 yuan a year. Over the years, I have sent you over a million yuan. Where did the money go?" His tone was full of questions.

Su Mingyu stared at Zhang Yu with wide eyes. She had no idea that her younger brother sent money home every month.

That amount of money is not a small sum! So she said firmly: "Dad, did you meet a scammer? Did he cheat you out of all your money? No, I want to call the police!"

Su Daqiang refused to move, but he couldn't give a clear answer.

"Dad, you didn't hide the money without telling me, did you?" Zhang Yu questioned.

Su Daqiang quickly retorted: "Nonsense! I never care about money at home, it's always your mother who manages it!" His tone was very excited.

Zhang Yu saw his father's relaxed attitude and asked with a smile: "Since mom is in charge of the money, where did all the remittances go over the years? You live frugally and have more than enough for your pension, so how did you spend this extra money?" This question hit the nail on the head.

Faced with this question, Su Daqiang hesitated and was about to retreat to the corner, but was blocked by Su Mingyu who was standing there in advance.

Su Mingyu spoke affectionately, "It's not easy for my brother to make a living outside. I don't know how many years of sweat and hard work he has to earn so much money. Dad, please tell us where the money is!"

Hearing this, Su Daqiang hesitated, and finally sighed: "Mingzhe, the money you sent us was used to subsidize your brother Su Mingcheng."

Su Mingyu's face suddenly changed when she heard this: "I know Su Mingcheng is doing well. His car is worth 500,000 or 600,000 yuan. Why does he still need this money from Big Brother?"

Seeing his daughter's suspicious expression, Su Daqiang's defense became even more emotional: "If you don't believe me, go check it out! I have detailed records of every penny!"

This sentence aroused Zhang Yu's curiosity, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Dad, you remember it so detailed, can you show us these account books?" he asked expectantly.

Su Daqiang's face suddenly became stiff and he fell silent again.

Su Mingyu said angrily: "Dad, if you say there is no account book, I will think you are talking nonsense."

Su Daqiang quickly explained: "I didn't say anything nonsense to anyone. The account book is in the house. I'll get it for you." After that, he rushed into the inner room, took out a bundle of small notebooks from the bottom of the closet, brushed off the dust on them, and showed them to Zhang Yu and Su Mingyu like a child showing off a treasure.

"Look, this is the account book. I didn't lie to you!"

Su Mingyu grabbed the account book and saw that there were name tags and numbers on it, which meant that in addition to recording Su Mingcheng's income and expenditure, her and Zhang Yu's parts were also recorded.

"Dad, you even remember a candied haws that my eldest brother had when he was a child?" Su Mingyu said with a little surprise as she casually flipped through the account book.

Then, Zhang Yu also browsed through it with Su Mingyu and found that Su Mingyu's account book was surprisingly thin, only lasting until her freshman year in college, indicating that she no longer relied on her family for money after entering college.

Su Mingzhe's account book is much thicker, but it is clearly divided into two parts: before going abroad, there was only outflow and no inflow, while after going abroad, it was just the opposite, all of which was capital injection into the family.

The account books clearly listed all these messes, and every time Zhang Yu sent money home, he recorded everything fairly.

The thickest stack was about Su Mingcheng, which dazzled Zhang Yu, so they had to check separately. However, as Su Mingyu read on, she became more and more angry, and even Zhang Yu's face became ugly.

"Dad, how could Mom do this? Transfer all the money that eldest brother worked so hard to earn to Su Mingcheng?" Su Mingyu yelled at Su Daqiang.

In Su Daqiang's eyes, his daughter seems to be replicating the image of his wife Zhao Meilan.

"It has nothing to do with me. The money is managed by your mother, and I can't make any decision!" Su Daqiang shouted loudly, squatting on the ground with his head in his hands in pain.

Su Mingyu continued to read the account book carefully, becoming more and more excited.

"Is mom crazy? Su Ming has already bought a house in Chengdu for 440,000 yuan, spent 200,000 yuan on the wedding, and she paid another 300,000 yuan for the car! That was the hard-earned money of my eldest brother!" she questioned loudly.

Su Daqiang tightened his neck and kept saying that it had nothing to do with him.

Looking at the account book, Zhang Yu soon found those numbers unbearable.

Over the past few years, Su Mingcheng spent several hundred thousand yuan from his family on Ma, and the cost of the house, car and wedding was nearly 900,000 yuan. In addition to his usual extravagance and Julie's living expenses, almost all of them were supported by him.

Originally, Zhang Yu wanted to honor his parents with these, and he would not ask how they were used. But seeing Su Mingcheng relying on his parents so seriously, he felt uncomfortable.

In Zhang Yu's eyes, some expenses can be saved. For example, the house that Su Mingcheng bought was still cheap ten years ago, only a few thousand yuan per square meter. If he had chosen a smaller, older but cheaper house to get married, he would not have lost face. However, Zhao Meilan insisted on saving face in front of Zhu Li's parents, and ended up buying the current house, which was worth more than 100,000 yuan and had a down payment of 400,000 yuan.

Su Mingcheng's current car, the Grand Cherokee Wrangler, has a minimum landing price of 500,000 yuan, a large part of which came from Zhao Meilan.

Why not just buy an economical family car? Why do you have to choose such an expensive car?

Also, the clothes they wore were all branded, each piece costing more than three thousand yuan, but Zhang Yu himself had never bought any of these clothes.

If they really couldn't survive, Zhang Yu could accept Su Mingcheng's moderate loan. But this was clearly using the money they had saved for retirement to live a luxurious life, which made Zhang Yu extremely dissatisfied.

"Su Mingcheng has gone too far. I'm going to go and reason with him." Su Mingyu and Su Mingcheng had always been at odds with each other. Now that she knew that he had squeezed millions out of her family, she instantly exploded with anger.

Especially since this amount is Zhang Yu’s hard-earned money.

In the entire Su family, Su Mingyu cares most about Zhang Yu. If it weren't for Zhang Yu leading her to get involved in the overseas shopping business, she wouldn't have achieved what she has today.

Su Daqiang pulled Su Mingyu, who wanted to settle accounts with Su Mingcheng, and persuaded her: "Don't worry, let's settle the funeral first." Su Mingyu asked dissatisfiedly: "Brother, don't you plan to reason with him?" Zhang Yu shook his head: "Revenge also has a problem of timing, everything must be prioritized for the funeral." Despite this, Su Mingyu was still unwilling in her heart, "Mom is the same, it's fine that she favored boys over girls before, but now, in order to agree with Su Mingcheng, she even used my money? Isn't my brother her biological son?"

Su Daqiang explained uneasily, "Your mother once said that she would rely on Mingcheng for her retirement, so she would give him all the family money." "What about brother? Although he is thousands of miles away and cannot provide for your retirement, he has never treated you badly over the years! This is really disheartening!" Zhang Yu sighed helplessly, then helped Su Daqiang up and continued, "Dad, I know you shouldn't be blamed for this. You must keep your retirement money safe and don't give it to Su Mingcheng anymore."

"I have decided to come back and put these things away by myself." Su Daqiang said, holding the passbook tightly. "Also, the property certificate of my hometown and your ID card must be kept safe and not be taken away by others." Then, he instructed Su Mingyu: "When you have time, take Dad to open a bank safe and store these items well."

Su Mingyu nodded: "Brother, don't worry, leave it to me." Zhang Yu looked at the old clothes on Su Daqiang and said: "Throw away the old clothes, we will go to the mall to buy new ones, and take a shower and have a good meal at the same time."

When he heard that he could buy new clothes, Su Daqiang urged expectantly: "Zheming, let's go to the largest shopping mall in Su City!" "Yeah, no problem." Zhang Yu smiled, supported Su Daqiang out of the old house, and did not forget to look back.

At this time, the gold finger information appears:

[As the eldest son of the Su family, you cannot allow yourself to be a 'lover'. Please encourage Su Mingcheng to admit his mistakes. Once the task is completed, you will receive 1 free attribute point.]

This is the third mission Zhang Yu has received since entering the world of All Is Well. Ironically, he has completed the first two missions for more than ten years, but has not received recognition from the system. The first mission [Parents have worked hard to send their children to Stanford. Please obtain a Stanford degree certificate to become the object of their parents' pride. Reward: 1 point of agility.], although he already has a Stanford degree and a doctorate, the mission does not seem to be over. He thinks the key may be to satisfy his parents' inner pride.

Now that Zhao Meilan has passed away, it is still unclear whether the first task can be completed, and the system has not given any progress feedback. The second task [It takes a lifetime to heal the shadow of childhood. As the eldest son of the Su family, you have the responsibility to make your sister happy. Completing the task will reward 1 free attribute point.] However, due to the fact that the definition of happiness varies greatly and the situation of the Su family is different, the system did not judge Su Mingyu's current situation as a success.