The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 257 Who is the Bastard?
"I am willing!"

Su Mingyu made the firm decision to sever ties with her family in just a few seconds, which surprised Yang Muyi.

To test Su Mingyu's resolve, Yang Muyi deliberately asked again, "Are you really sure?"

Su Mingyu's gaze was resolute.

"Think about it!"

After listening, Yang Muye nodded silently.

Su Mingyu gave a bitter laugh: "Do you think I'm cold-blooded and heartless?"

"I only know that you shouldn't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. If it were me, I would have been even more ruthless than you."

Su Mingyu looked up in disbelief at Yang Muye, who had said those words.

Just as he was about to speak, Yang Muye's voice rang out first.

"Actually, I find it quite puzzling. If you came from a rural area like Liu Wenjing, it would be understandable if your parents had such extreme patriarchal views. But your parents are both from the city, and they still treat you like this—"

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Mingyu explained with a wry smile:
"This is my third child, which is considered an extra birth."

Yang Muye frowned: "But this doesn't make sense either. Your parents are so sexist, they already have two sons, why would they risk being punished and fined to have you?"

Su Mingyu shook her head; this was also a question she had never been able to understand.

The parents clearly favored their son more, and his birth significantly lowered the family's quality of life.

If that's the case, why give birth to yourself in the first place?
Unless it's true, as I've always suspected, that I'm not their biological child.

Although outsiders always say that she looks exactly like her mother, Zhao Meilan.

On the contrary, Su Mingyu felt that she was nothing like her father, Su Daqiang.

"Many people resemble their fathers before the age of two. This is a biological self-protection mechanism. They are born looking like their fathers to ensure that they are recognized as their offspring and to prevent being abandoned. As they grow up, they will look more like their mothers. This is the basis for the saying that people are born looking like their fathers and grow up looking like their mothers."

Yang Muyi's words were not merely words of comfort; rather, they reflected his clear understanding that Su Mingyu was indeed the biological daughter of Su Daqiang and Zhao Meilan.

But Yang Muyi didn't expect that his words would be like flipping a switch, making Su Mingyu's desire to find out the truth uncontrollable.

After leaving the Love Apartment, Su Mingyu boarded the bus in a daze, her mind still preoccupied with this matter.

The only way to find out if you are actually your parents' biological child is to do a DNA test.

But with whom?
Mother Zhao Meilan would definitely not agree.

And the father, Su Daqiang—

His opinion is completely disregarded; Zhao Meilan is the one who calls the shots in the entire Su family.

Su Daqiang is like a transparent person; he has no presence in this family at all.

If Zhao Meilan doesn't speak up, Su Daqiang will definitely not dare to go with Su Mingyu to do a paternity test.

If I can't do it with my parents, then there's only one option left.

I had a kinship test done with my two older brothers.

The eldest brother, Su Mingzhe, is far away in the United States, while the second brother, Su Mingcheng, is currently in Shanghai.

Having made up her mind, Su Mingyu suddenly stood up from her seat and ran to the driver's seat in the front row.

"Driver, could you please stop up ahead? I have an urgent matter to attend to and need to get off!"

The bus driver glanced at Su Mingyu.

The way he looked at me was like I was some country bumpkin who had just arrived in the city.

He didn't even bother to explain to Su Mingyu, and pointed to the red words pasted on the car door.

The vehicle will stop at the designated station; boarding or alighting is prohibited during the journey!

Su Mingyu apologized and returned to the back of the carriage looking dejected, only to find that her seat had already been taken by a middle-aged man with a briefcase.

When the man saw Su Mingyu return, he immediately turned his face away.

Su Mingyu had no intention of sitting back down, so she simply stood by the back door.

A few minutes later, the bus arrived at the next stop.

As soon as the car door opened, Su Mingyu was the first to run off the bus and stand on the bus stop platform, anxiously reaching out to flag down a taxi.

As a result, several empty taxis drove past, and none of them stopped when Su Mingyu waved.

Just as Su Mingyu was extremely anxious, a middle-aged woman beside her couldn't bear to watch any longer and kindly spoke up to remind her.

"Young lady, you won't be able to hail a taxi at the bus stop. Taxis will be fined for picking up or dropping off passengers at bus stops."

Su Mingyu thanked the other party, ran to the sidewalk, walked about 100 meters, and successfully flagged down a taxi.

As soon as she got in the car, Su Mingyu told the driver:
"Master, to Fudan... City College."

Don't be fooled by the fact that this school's name starts with Fudan and sounds impressive.

In reality, it's just a quack third-tier university that's all talk and no action.

Local students in Shanghai generally avoid this school.

Those who get scammed are mostly people from out of town.

They are either middle-class people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who are putting on a show of wealth, or nouveau riche from the central and western provinces who have a little money at home.

Su Mingyu was in a hurry to find Su Mingcheng and didn't notice the contemptuous expression that inadvertently appeared on the driver's face.

When we arrived at the city college gate, the fare was over fifty yuan.

When she handed over the money, Su Mingyu looked distressed.

This is equivalent to her salary for handing out flyers for half a day.

She wouldn't have taken a taxi if she hadn't been in a hurry.

After getting off the car, Su Mingyu remembered a question.

She didn't know that Su Mingcheng was a senior in college this year, and she knew nothing else about him.

However, Su Mingyu remembered that when Su Mingcheng came home for summer vacation, he complained to his mother Zhao Meilan more than once that the school cafeteria was expensive and the food was terrible, and that everyone usually ate at small restaurants outside the school.

Although she didn't know if Su Mingcheng was lying, Su Mingyu could only wait at the entrance of the City College for the time being.

It's almost dinnertime; maybe we can catch Su Mingcheng at the school gate.

The wait was over an hour.

Around 6:30, Su Mingyu finally saw Su Mingcheng accompanying a girl out of the school.

He was always holding an umbrella for girls and carrying their bags; he was practically a lapdog circling around them.

Upon seeing the person, Su Mingyu walked over without saying a word.

"Su Mingcheng!"

Su Mingcheng recognized the voice, turned around and was stunned.

I blinked hard twice to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

"Hey, who swore they'd never come back after leaving this house? Don't tell me you got lost and ended up at my school gate today."

The girl next to Su Mingcheng gave Su Mingyu a suspicious look. "Who is she?"

"I--"

Before Su Mingcheng could even utter the word "sister," Su Mingyu's voice rang out first.

"Who I am is not important, what's important is that you really need to go to the hospital to get your eyes checked!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mingcheng immediately flew into a rage, pointing his finger at Su Mingyu and loudly warning her:

"Su Mingyu, how dare you talk like that!"

"Su Mingcheng, let me remind you, my mother is also your mother, so watch your mouth!"

How dare you talk back!

Enraged, Su Mingcheng raised his hand to slap Su Mingyu.

Su Mingyu remained unfazed, tilting her head back as she awaited Su Mingcheng's slap.

If Su Mingcheng dares to hit her, Su Mingyu will immediately call the police.

Su Mingcheng's slap didn't land in the end; his hand was stopped in time by a girl standing nearby.

"She's your sister?"

"She hasn't acknowledged our family for a long time. I don't have this sister!" Su Mingcheng cursed angrily.

The girl held onto Su Mingcheng while sizing up Su Mingyu.

To be honest, Su Mingyu and Su Ming grew up to be completely different.

It was really too much for Su Mingyu to come up and say that she had a problem with her eyes without even asking what happened.

He was about to speak up and teach his younger sister a lesson on behalf of Su Mingcheng.

Su Mingyu's voice rang out first.

"Stop looking. He and I don't look alike at all. What I meant was that if you can even fall for a good-for-nothing mama's boy like him, you might as well donate your eyes."

"Who the hell are you calling a mama's boy?!"

Su Mingcheng broke free from the girl's obstruction, rushed to Su Mingyu, and pointed his finger at her menacingly.

His finger was almost poking Su Mingyu's face.

“You’re not a mama’s boy. Who’s the one who asks the family for money every other day? And who’s the one who doesn’t even wash his own underwear and smelly socks when he comes home? When I was home, I was your maid. Now that I’m gone, isn’t it your mother who takes care of you?”

Su Mingcheng's face turned pale and then red as he listened to what was said, but it was all true, and he couldn't refute it at all.

Ignoring Su Mingcheng in front of her, Su Mingyu looked directly at the girl behind her: "Su Mingcheng is a giant baby who hasn't been weaned. He listens to my mother in everything. If you really marry him after graduation, do you believe that he will still listen to my mother in everything? Being caught between these two, you'll suffer a lot in the future!"

"Su Mingyu, that's enough!"

Su Mingcheng roared.

It didn't scare Su Mingyu, but it startled the girl behind her.

Upon seeing this, Su Mingcheng quickly turned around and explained to the girl that he hadn't meant to be so loud.

The girl snatched the bag from Su Mingcheng's hand.

"Su Mingcheng, you'd better talk things out with your sister before you come looking for me!"

After saying that, she snatched the parasol from Su Mingcheng's hand and turned to walk into the school.

Su Mingcheng watched helplessly as the girl stormed off, calling her name several times, but she didn't turn around.

He turned around, hands on his hips, ready to unleash his anger on Su Mingyu.

What a mess you've made!
"Su Mingyu, are you some kind of jinx?! The moment you were born, our family was fined 20,000 yuan for having more children than allowed. That was 20,000 yuan twenty years ago; now it's worth more than 500,000 yuan, right? Ever since you came along, our family has been struggling to make ends meet—"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Mingyu forcefully interrupted him:
"I'm the one who's struggling. When have you ever been poor? My mom forced me to go to a free, government-funded teacher training college. And you? You're studying at a third-rate, low-ranking university with tuition of over 20,000 yuan a year. And you still have the nerve to criticize me?"

Su Mingcheng bristled instantly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Su Mingyu, are you getting too cocky? Mom made me go to a third-tier university for my own good, and she's also making you go to a free teacher training program for your own good. Guaranteed job placement after graduation, isn't that good enough?"

"You're really something else, biting the hand that feeds you. You don't appreciate kindness and you're even cutting ties with your family over this. If you're so ambitious, then cut all ties with us completely. What are you doing here with the nerve to come looking for us?"

Su Mingyu crossed her arms, turned her face to the side, and snorted coldly.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm here today to completely sever ties with this family!"

Su Mingcheng was stunned for a moment.

"What do you mean?"

Su Mingyu sneered:

"Don't you have any idea how biased your mother has been since you were little? Of course you don't, because you think it's all a given, and that I should bear all the unfairness."

"What's unfair about this?"

Su Mingcheng interrupted sharply, "Didn't Mom make it clear to you a long time ago? She and Dad raised you until you were eighteen, which is already fulfilling their obligations. They won't need you to support them when they get old. My older brother and I will be the ones supporting them in the future. What's wrong with Mom being nicer to my older brother and me?"

"You'll support them?"

Su Mingyu was so angry she laughed: "Your parents both have retirement pensions, and you're still supporting them? It would be good enough if they didn't support you."

In a fit of anger, Su Mingcheng blurted out:
"Su Mingyu, don't think you're so great just because you scored a little higher on the college entrance exam. So what if you're a government-funded teacher trainee? After graduation, you'll still have to obediently go to teach in some remote mountain village. You'll just waste six years there!"

Su Mingyu looked up at Su Mingcheng, her eyes filled with indifference and disdain:
"So you've finally stopped acting, huh? Who was it that just said Mom made me study for a government-funded teacher training program for my own good?"

"I--"

"Alright, stop pretending to be a filial son, it disgusts me! Come to the Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University tomorrow morning, and we'll settle things once and for all!"

Even if Su Mingcheng was stupid, he realized at this point that something was wrong.

"What do you want to do at the hospital?"

"Let's do a DNA test and see if we're really siblings!" Su Mingyu said decisively.

Su Mingcheng was stunned, and it took him several seconds to process what had happened.

"Su Mingyu, have you gone mad!"

Just consider me crazy!

Su Mingyu broke down emotionally and yelled at Su Mingcheng, "I don't believe that biological parents would be so vicious and heartless to their own daughter. I just hope that the DNA test can prove that I have no blood relation with the Su family, so that I can be free!"

Su Mingcheng suddenly felt countless onlookers on him, and he wished he could rush forward and shut Su Mingyu up.

Of course, Su Mingyu didn't give Su Mingcheng that chance, and turned to leave after saying that.

As I walked, tears involuntarily streamed down my face.

Behind him, Su Mingcheng's shouts came.

"Su Mingyu, let me tell you, I will not do any DNA testing with you. You heartless wretch, you actually doubt that you are not my biological daughter! Our Su family has no one like you, and I have no sister like you! Even if Mom and Dad are willing to acknowledge you in the future, I will not acknowledge you!"

Su Mingyu raised her hand to wipe away her tears and resolutely turned her head away.

Perhaps intimidated by Su Mingyu's resolute and indifferent gaze, Su Mingcheng, who was cursing loudly, suddenly fell silent.

Coward!
A hint of disdain flashed in Su Mingyu's eyes.

(End of this chapter)