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

Chapter 262 My son will definitely be filial in the future.

Around ten o'clock in the evening.

Su Tianyan returned carrying several plastic bags containing leftover food from the banquet.

Upon hearing the noise, Su Cheng immediately went out of the bedroom to greet them.

"Dad, you're back?"

Su Cheng took the plastic bag from Su Tianyan and put the stainless steel basins inside.

He thought to himself: Well, I'll have to deal with all this leftovers for the next few days.

Su Cheng wasn't complaining.

To be honest, the feast at my maternal grandparents' house today was quite good. My second uncle and his family are people who care about face, so they made sure it was all very nice.

Eating leftovers from a meal is much better than eating dried shrimp, cabbage, or egg custard.

"Why did you run off today? I couldn't find you for dinner tonight."

"I'm sorry, Dad. The company suddenly asked me to come back to work on a document, so I came straight back without having a chance to say hello, but I did send you a message."

“I wasn’t looking at my phone.”

Oh.

I didn't check my phone.

So it's my fault?
Su Tianyan asked, "Have you eaten?"

"Eat, eat."

"What to eat?"

"I made some myself, it's still the same old thing, just plain white flour paste."

"Okay, then you can go back and rest."

Just as Su Cheng was about to return to her room, she heard Lao Deng let out a long sigh through his nostrils, plop down on the sofa, and sullenly light a cigarette, his movements and voice much louder than usual.

Seeing this situation, he realized he couldn't go back to lie down.

Honestly, Su Cheng really wanted to go back to sleep right now; he didn't want to indulge the old man.

But since Lao Deng deliberately showed it to him, Su Cheng knew he couldn't go back.

Su Cheng sat down on the sofa to the side and lit a cigarette.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong."

Not yet.

Does this behavior seem like nothing's wrong?

Su Cheng hit the nail on the head: "Dad, did your uncles and aunts bully you?"

Su Tianyan thought Su Cheng would have a moment of hysteria, but Su Cheng directly brought it up, leaving him a little dazed.

“Your uncle is quite good to me.”

"That's my second uncle and my aunt?"

Su Tianyan sighed deeply and began his superb acting: "It's not their fault. Who told me to be a man who made a mistake?"

"They weren't much better, actually. When your mother passed away, the neighbors all said that the son-in-law they married was a heartless bastard, sigh..."

Su Cheng: ???
That makes a lot of sense.

They really have no humanity.

It's just that Su Cheng's mother is a bit too romantic, which is why she was able to marry Lao Deng.

"Dad, then why do we still need to contact Grandma's family?"

Su Tianyan remained silent.

What he wanted Su Cheng to understand was that he felt guilty towards Su Cheng's mother, so he wanted to repay his grandmother.

In principle, that's what Su Tianyan did too.

But Su Cheng knew exactly what the actual situation was.

He had long seen through Old Deng's tactics.

"It's not a bad thing for you to get to know them better. When you need to get things done later, you'll still need your uncles, aunts, and siblings to back you up, right?"

Su Cheng: ???
Su Cheng thought Lao Deng was talking nonsense.

What could he possibly ask his second uncle and the others to do?
Are you trying to use connections to get his child into a good school?
Even if Su Cheng racked her brains, she could only think of two things, and they were both dispensable.

First, Old Deng will pass away tomorrow, so we need to hold a funeral for him.

Second, Su Cheng hosted a banquet.

What else is there?

In fact, Su Cheng didn't want to invite these people to the banquet.

He had already figured it out; his second uncle and aunt were the kind of people who resented those who had it and laughed at those who didn't.

However, this is indeed something that Old Deng's persona would say and do.

Many parents like to complain to their relatives, especially hoping that the relatives will scold their children, which gives them a strange sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

Old Deng's actions were even more foolish than those mentioned above. He not only had his relatives suppress Su Cheng, but also had them suppress Old Deng himself, putting Su Cheng under double pressure.

That's so stupid.

Su Cheng clearly expressed his desire not to have much contact with his uncle and aunt.

"I'm doing this for you too. We should still keep in touch. It's not a bad thing."

"But if you don't want to be in contact with her, I won't force you. Just remember to be filial to your grandmother."

Su Cheng was quite surprised to hear Lao Deng's words.

Eh?
Old Deng actually said 'I won't force you'?
This is defying common sense!
Old Deng has always used the kind of educational method that forces Su Cheng to comply, but this time he actually said "I won't force her"?
His first reaction was that there was some hidden trap in Old Deng's words.

"Alright, Dad, finish this cigarette and go to sleep."

"Are there any jobs tomorrow? If not, I'll arrange something else."

"Okay, there's not much work left. You can go do your thing."

Su Tianyan said that the few guys he knew were available, so he would assign them tasks, while Lao Deng himself would go to the store to look after the shop.

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now."

"By the way, wait a moment."

"what?"

"If you're free tomorrow, could you tidy up your mom's house? It's almost Chinese New Year."

Su Tianyan took a bronze key out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

Su Cheng nodded in agreement.

One o'clock.

After confirming that Su Cheng had fallen into a deep sleep and was snoring softly, Su Tianyan secretly put on his coat and went downstairs to the "command center".

He came downstairs tonight not for a foot massage, but to have a meeting with the expert team to summarize their findings and adjust their educational plan in light of Su Cheng's reaction and attitude.

Starting from the time Ye Li left.

Su Cheng was first taken by Lao Deng to work in the house they had prepared.

"President Su, the young master actually worked very hard a few days ago. It's really a waste of his talents to make him do this kind of physical work."

Su Tianyan remained noncommittal.

It's not that Su Cheng is supposed to do the work, but rather that she's supposed to watch him do it.

He's the one who's exhausted!

Su Tianyan felt like his back was about to break after working for two days.

What's this talk about wasting talent or not?

Whenever you ask that brat to do something, it's either windy or rainy. You have to get him to transfer Ye Li away before Su Cheng will agree to do it.

They went there but didn't work properly, working for a while and then resting, mostly slacking off.

However, to Su Tianyan's relief, he saw some positive effects on Su Cheng at least.

The brat has been behaving really well lately.

It's just something that makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

Especially that night, they forced him to eat two extra steamed buns and a big bowl of egg custard, which made him vomit.

It took me most of the next day to recover.

Egg custard and white flour steamed buns were once Su Tianyan's white moonlight.

But ever since that night when he ate Su Cheng's meal, Su Tianyan never wanted to eat egg custard or white steamed buns again in his life, and he didn't even want to smell them.

If you say this brat is good, then he's pretty good; he even knows to cook for him when he comes home late at night.

It's not fair to say he's bad. This was evident when we visited He Chunlan's home.

Su Cheng bought his grandmother practical items, gifts that would truly benefit the elderly, rather than the cheap, no-name appliances he gave her.

"Um...Mr. Su, as far as we know, Tian Kun and Tian Rui took all the things the young master bought to their own homes."

"If the young master finds out about this, it might dampen his enthusiasm in this area."

The truth is, because of her personality and way of doing things, Su Cheng had just told him that she didn't want to have much contact with the second generation of the Tian family.

This is normal.

Any normal person would not want to have contact with Tian Kun and Tian Rui.

It would be strange for Su Tianyan if Su Cheng were willing to interact with his second uncle and aunt.

Su Tianyan waved his hand.

"It's alright, it's a minor issue. I've already spoken to him about it."

He had already emphasized this to Su Cheng.

Tian Kun and Tian Rui will bring him negative emotions, and they are not good to Su Tianyan either. They look down on him and like to order him around. If you don't want to have contact with them, you don't have to, but you must be filial to He Chunlan.

In terms of his relationship with Su Cheng, it means: even though he may have had some seemingly 'negative' behavior towards you, you must ignore it and be filial.

Bai Zihua has a suggestion he'd like to make.

"speak."

"President Su, I suggest you stop wearing the young master's high school uniform from now on."

“I feel that saying this would weaken your power, and it would feel like negating the young master’s efforts and contributions.”

What Bai Zihua wanted to express was actually very simple. It was as if he had finished reading a book called "5.3", which was filled with notes and memorized knowledge points.

But President Su used it to prop up the table legs.

The second is.

This behavior will trigger unpleasant memories for Xiaocheng.

"Xiao Cheng would think that even though he works so hard, his dad still can't afford nice clothes and has to make do with his school uniform."

Bai Zihua presented his suggestions in a reasoned and well-supported manner.

Su Tianyan didn't think that far ahead at the time. What he was thinking was that the more miserable he was, the more motivated Su Cheng would be.

But Bai Zihua analyzed the matter carefully.

"Isn't this nice?"

Su Tianyan had no intention of adopting his suggestion, and his attitude towards school uniforms was unexpected.

Bai Zihua: ???

what?
"If he feels uncomfortable, then buy me a new set."

"But Mr. Su, the young master transferred money to you before so that you could buy new clothes, but you just didn't buy them."

"So what? I'm saving it to get him a wife. According to my persona, I can't buy clothes."

Bai Zihua: ...

"If he wants me to wear new clothes, why doesn't he just buy them for me?"

"This is a good thing."

"Just you wait and see, he'll know to buy me clothes from now on, and he'll definitely send me money and red envelopes too."

Su Tianyan got carried away with his own words.

My unintentional act unexpectedly yielded a reward.

Not bad.

"Let's not talk about that. What did that brat do the day before yesterday? What was going on at the store?"

Bai Zihua reported to Su Tianyan as usual about Su Cheng being assigned to watch the store that day.

"Young Master has been looking at our bills."

"Hmm... there shouldn't be any problems with the bill, right?"

"That's definitely not the case. We directly hired the group's top accountants to do the accounting, that is..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that it might be a little too perfect."

Being too perfect is not a problem.

The problem is, don't let that brat spot the flaw.

Once the brat becomes suspicious, there's no way he can stop the tide.

Initially, Su Tianyan wanted the field team to dress up as customers to train the brat's negotiation skills and also to demonstrate the store's popularity.

But after careful consideration, I gave up on the idea.

Because it doesn't fit the spending power and decoration patterns of the county town.

No store can talk to more than a dozen customers a day; closing three deals in a day is already considered extremely lucky.

Most of the customers who come into the store are comparing prices, not quality.

If we try to create the impression of a bustling, crowded place, it would look too fake, not realistic enough, and easily give itself away.

"Also, Mr. Su... I think there's a situation that needs to be taken seriously."

"Based on our team of experts' observations of the young master, we speculate that rebellious emotions are gradually building up in his mind."

"Look at these two sets of photos."

Bai Zihua presented photos for comparison.

One group was before setting off for Grandma's house.

One group came back from their maternal grandmother's house.

Their expressions, facial expressions, and micro-movements are completely different.

The psychological experts on their team have been studying Su Cheng since childhood. They know many of his micro-expressions and micro-habits that are unknown to others and may not even be known to Su Cheng himself. Therefore, they can easily judge Su Cheng's thoughts and feelings.

The negative emotions in He Chunlan's family far outweigh the positive feedback.

“Especially when the young master realized your status in He Chunlan’s family, this rebellious sentiment took a big step forward.”

"Correct!"

"This is what I want."

This is an inevitable product of Su Tianyan's education plan.

According to Su Tianyan's plan, Su Cheng's heart will be filled with turbulent emotions in the next few days, and then she will digest all of these emotions and turn them into motivation for moving forward.

Su Tianyan was willing to make a bet.

Tonight, as Su Cheng sleeps, he must be secretly vowing to give him a good life in the future and repay his father properly.

Even if we hold a funeral for him, we should make sure it's a grand and dignified affair.

Bai Zihua: ???

Ah this...

He really wanted to ask President Su: Are you sure that's what the young master thinks?
But in the end, Bai Zihua didn't ask.

"Ms. Su, shall we proceed to the next..."

"Just follow the plan."

……

the next day.

When Su Cheng woke up, it was already past seven in the morning, and the sky was just beginning to brighten.

What Su Cheng found strange was that Old Deng didn't wake him up today.
There was no movement outside.

They might have already left?

Su Cheng put on her clothes and found that there was indeed no one outside. She made a phone call and learned that Lao Deng had already gone to the store and told Su Cheng that there was rice in the pot and she could heat it up and eat it.

Su Cheng ran into the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, and was somewhat surprised by what he saw.

Eh?
Old Deng doesn't make egg custard anymore?
They actually cooked millet porridge for the first time ever?

What is this for?

Could it be that we fed Old Deng a few days ago because he was injured, and then started feeding him millet porridge to soothe his stomach?

After having lunch, Su Cheng tidied up and drove to the road crossing.

He bought a lot of roast chickens, asked the owner to vacuum-pack them, and then went to the courier point to send them to Ye Li, Chen Suna, and Qin Fen.

Su Cheng ate something casually outside at noon.

After returning home in the afternoon, Su Cheng prepared to tidy up her mother's room.

(End of this chapter)