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

Chapter 265 Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you're a few years older than me

Su Cheng returned to the north room of the mansion with the money in her pocket.

Tian Rui asked with a smile, "Your eldest uncle left too?"

"Ah."

Then, Tian Rui's face became even more enthusiastic: "It's okay, Xiao Cheng. Your uncles won't give you a package, but your aunt and uncle will."

As she spoke, she took out five brand-new hundred-yuan bills from her bag and stuffed them into Su Cheng's hand.

Su Cheng:?
What do you mean?
Are you conducting an obedience test, you idiot?

First, I'll tease you by not opening the package, then I'll make up for it and shut Su Cheng up.

So you guys got to do all the good and bad things, and Su Cheng couldn't even say a word.

Get the hell out of here.

Su Cheng's face darkened: "It's okay, I don't want it."

Tian Rui's smile became even more exaggerated and fake: "Child, don't be upset. Your aunt was planning to send it to you anyway, so you definitely couldn't be left out, right?"

The old man then tried to dissuade him, saying, "Oh, just take it. Your aunt is opening the package for you."

The old man took the money from Tian Rui and then stuffed it into Su Cheng's hand.

Su Cheng didn't speak.

From the moment she arrived at her maternal grandmother's house, Tian Rui was exceptionally warm and welcoming, and the conversation never stopped until they sat down to eat.

They didn't ask about Su Cheng's income or her love life. Most of their questions were just within Su Cheng's acceptable range, so they wouldn't invade her privacy or offend her. They would even occasionally compliment her.

Halfway through the meal, Tian Rui started talking about Su Cheng's work.

At this moment, Su Tianyan inappropriately asked, "Which company can offer Xiao Cheng a high salary now, right, Xiao Cheng?"

Based on the old man's character, he's the kind of parent who would loudly proclaim his achievements, and that's exactly what he did.

"Huh? Really? Our Xiao Cheng has really made something of herself."

Tian Rui kept praising Su Cheng and even told Xue Yan, "Yan Yan, you should learn from your brother. He's already made a name for himself in Jingzhou."

"Nothing is impossible if you are willing to work hard."

Su Cheng felt that Tian Rui was up to no good, otherwise, would such a selfish and egoistic person like her praise herself like that?
Stop beating around the bush and just tell me what you want.

But Tian Rui wouldn't say anything; she wanted to continue building up the conversation: "By the way, Xiao Cheng, take out your phone."

"what happened?"

"I'll add you to our family group chat."

ha?
Aren't you going to tell me?

Do you need to stretch it out a bit more?

is this necessary?

Tian Manman had tried to invite Su Cheng to the group chat before, but Su Cheng didn't mean anything by it at the time; she just wanted to invite him. Su Cheng probably did it on behalf of her uncle.

But Su Cheng didn't join. He never thought about integrating into the Tian family or having any connection with them.

The only connection he had with these relatives was that they were biologically closer by blood.

Based on Su Cheng's understanding of her mother, she would never become best friends with Tian Rui; at most, they would only maintain a superficial harmony.

The two have different philosophies and different ways of doing things; they are two different kinds of people.

and so.

Su Cheng will not grant Tian Rui any requests.

He's thinking that you should just tell him directly so he can simply refuse.

Let alone Tian Rui suppressing Su Cheng, he felt disgusted even if she praised Su Cheng.

"Wait a bit, my phone is dead."

Tian Rui originally planned to lay the groundwork before speaking to Su Cheng.

But we've almost finished eating, and there's no time to hold back now, so I'll just say it now.

"I'll get you later... By the way, Xiaocheng, what's the price range for the apartment you rented in Jingzhou?"

"Your brother will be starting his internship after the New Year, and he's thinking of preparing in advance. It would be best if you could give him some advice."

ha?
About renting a house?
Su Cheng felt it couldn't be that simple.

Information is transparent now. You can just use a dedicated rental app to find a place to rent, and the prices and other details are clearly stated.

Su Cheng felt that Tian Rui probably wanted Xue Yan to stay at his place so that she could save on rent.

Where will you do your internship?

"A medical device company, it seems to be in the city center."

"Oh, then let him stay in Tiantongyuan."

"Tiantongyuan?"

Tian Rui had seen it on the news; a teacher surnamed Zhang was talking about how Jingzhou had the largest population, and even the subway station was divided into three stations: Tiantongyuan South, Tiantongyuan, and Tiantongyuan North.

"Oh, I see..." Tian Rui was silent for a moment, "Where do you live now?"

"Tiantongyuan is where I used to live."

"what about now?"

"I'm on the Second Ring Road now."

"That's quite close to the company where Yan Yan is interning. How much is the rent per month?"

"Not much money."

"How much is that?"

"Several thousand yuan?" Su Cheng glanced at Su Tianyan.

"It's so expensive!" Tian Rui exclaimed in surprise. "You must be under a lot of pressure."

"Fortunately, I can afford it."

"Is your place big? What I mean is, if you're under financial pressure and your house is available, you can let Yan Yan go there temporarily."

Su Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

You've finally hit the nail on the head.

We've been building up to this for almost two or three hours.

"The place is quite big."

"Ok?"

"I'm not under any financial pressure, and I also have an empty room."

"uh-huh?"

"But there's no way to let Xue Yan stay."

"What's wrong? Afraid your aunt won't give you money, hahaha?" Tian Rui asked with a giggle. "Why don't we just share an apartment?"

"I don't want to share an apartment." "Why can't you share an apartment?"

"There's no reason why, I just don't like sharing an apartment."

Tian Rui and Xue Yan were completely stunned. None of the three of them expected Su Cheng to speak so directly.

Even Su Tianyan didn't expect Su Cheng to be so straightforward and not tactful at all.

If you don't want to share an apartment, then you don't want to share an apartment. You can say the apartment is too small, or you can say it's too big, but I won't let you live there.

"Oh, it's just a matter of adding a bed~ Your aunt will give you a lot of money."

As Tian Rui spoke, she looked at Su Tianyan, hoping that he would say a few words to express his opinion, and preferably persuade Su Cheng to agree.

This is all because of the relationship between relatives. She spent the whole morning flattering Su Cheng and providing him with emotional support, but he wouldn't even grant such a small request.

Su Tianyan glanced away, pretending not to see Tian Rui's look, and focused on eating the peanuts and celery on her plate.

Don't look at me!

I don't care about this.

In the past, Su Tianyan might have advised Su Cheng to agree, to put some pressure on the brat.

But after the father and son talked that day, Su Cheng made it clear that he didn't want to have much contact with Tian Rui, so Su Tianyan couldn't speak at this moment.

"It's not about money, it's about lifestyle. If you have the money, just rent one. It's that simple. There's no need for you to share an apartment with me."

"There's a saying that goes, even the best of friends can fall out if they live together. I just don't want to cause that trouble, you know what I mean?"

Tian Rui certainly understood.

But wasn't she trying to save some money?

Houses in Jingzhou are so expensive.

Her husband didn't tutor much during the winter break because they didn't have that much money.

This also saves Su Cheng money.

Why can't they appreciate kindness?
Su Cheng's words weren't wrong, but they were too direct and not tactful at all, which made Tian Rui very unhappy.

How old are they?
Can't even speak properly?

It's one thing for Su Cheng to be unable to speak, but why doesn't Su Tianyan say anything at all?

Why are you staring at those peanuts on the plate? Are they really that delicious?

Tian Rui felt a surge of resentment.

"Brother Tianyan."

"what?"

Tian Rui pointed at Su Tianyan, and then brought up other things in an attempt to persuade Su Cheng.

"It's okay, Brother Tianyan. I just feel that Xiaocheng's personality is a bit different from yours."

"Yeah yeah."

"This personality trait will cause you a lot of trouble in the future."

"It's good to suffer a loss, I like to suffer a loss."

Su Cheng knew what Tian Rui wanted to say, and he wouldn't indulge her.

What does it matter to you whether you suffer a loss or not?

Does refusing to agree mean I'll suffer a loss later?

Stop fucking bastards who think they can spout nonsense in front of me just because they're a few years older than me.

Tian Rui retreated to advance: "Forget it, since Xiao Cheng finds it troublesome, let's not talk about it anymore."

"Xiao Cheng, please take good care of your brother in Jingzhou from now on."

"Auntie, you don't need to worry about that, I'll definitely take care of it."

I can take care of him, but I can't stay at his place.

Tian Rui: ? ? ?
Why do these two only listen to what they say but not what they mean?

Since she's already said that, shouldn't Su Tianyan be eager to let her son stay at Su Cheng's house?
Tian Rui felt like she had punched a cotton ball; she had anger but couldn't vent it.

“Okay, sure.” Tian Rui changed her approach again, “Xiao Cheng, you haven’t visited your grandma’s house in so many years, you should come more often from now on.”

Upon hearing this, Su Cheng realized that Tian Rui had changed her playing style.

He hasn't visited his maternal grandparents' house in so many years; he's not doing a good job as a grandson.

Whether it meets the standards or not is another matter.

Even if Su Cheng is unqualified, there's no way she could make amends for you and your son!

Trying to use family ties and morality to blackmail him?

Excuse me.

I don't need to talk to you about morality, and we have no family ties.

Su Cheng has been using moral blackmail for years, and Tian Rui's tactics are far inferior to the old woman's. Su Cheng is now immune to them.

"Auntie, you don't need to worry about this."

"Mind yourself."

Su Cheng retorted without holding back.

The old lady was very clever; she didn't interfere or interrupt from beginning to end.

She won't actively get involved in these family conflicts and disputes; she'll just do whatever others tell her to do.

The old lady's current lifestyle is to try to avoid getting angry and to avoid getting involved in the affairs of the younger generation.

Whether it was Su Tianyan or Su Cheng, she tried her best not to have any major emotional fluctuations. She didn't even go to the grave on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Now she goes out for a stroll every day, occasionally practices Tai Chi to exercise, goes to bed early every day, eats home-cooked meals, and tries to collect her pension for a few more years.

So the old lady pretended not to hear it and was even more invisible than Su Tianyan at the dinner table.

After being directly confronted several times, Tian Rui's expression grew increasingly unpleasant.

If she had known Su Cheng would react this way, she wouldn't have sent Su Cheng that 500 yuan red envelope.

It's only because her older brothers weren't around that Su Cheng definitely wouldn't have dared to talk to her like that.

Forget it.

It doesn't matter.

If they don't want us to stay, then they don't want us to stay.

It's like she really likes it.

Tian Rui felt that Su Cheng didn't want Xue Yan to move in with her because Su Cheng's place wasn't good at all; it was probably just a dark, cramped room.

They even packed it up.

Speechless!
(End of this chapter)