When their lovely childhood friend returned, they were all in a panic!

"Sis? You're back?"

Her brother walked into the house while looking at his phone.

He was also carrying a bag of leftover food.

"Mom and I ate out, so we packed some food for you. You don't need to cook."

Hearing her brother's words, Su Ningyu had no time to pay attention to anything else.

She clutched her pay purse tightly, wanting to retreat back to her room.

But she had only taken two steps when her tied ponytail was grabbed.

"what!"

"Let me see, how many have been sent?"

The woman remained stern as she spoke.

"No!"

Even though her hair was being pulled painfully, Su Ningyu gritted her teeth and refused.

If you give it to her, some of it will definitely be taken away.

As for how much she took... she wasn't sure.

Sometimes they take away one or two hundred, sometimes they take half.

But this is all money she earned through hard work, so why would she agree to it?

"Su Ningyu!"

The woman lost her patience, her face darkening.

She gripped Su Ningyu's hair even tighter.

It hurt so much that I was forced to pull myself over.

The woman grabbed the pay bag she was protecting in her arms.

"don't want!"

Su Ningyu spoke in an almost demanding tone.

"Let go!"

"mom!"

"Let go!"

The woman strained harder and harder, until even the pay purse became deformed.

The outer bag had been torn in a small place.

Su Ningyu became increasingly anxious.

If the fighting continues, the money might be torn up along with the paycheck.

But the women were still struggling to grab it.

"Please, Mom."

She pleaded.

Even though she was crying her eyes out, the woman still refused to let go.

As the tear grew larger, she had no choice but to let go.

"Damn it."

The woman snatched the money, glared at Su Ningyu with a dark look, and spat out a curse.

It was as if a stranger was standing in front of her.

He took the money out of his pay purse; it was a small, thin stack of red bills.

The woman counted the bills one by one, her brow furrowed.

"Why is it less than last time?"

"That's mine, give it back to me."

Su Ningyu was still crying in grievance, trying to go forward and snatch the money back.

But she didn't dare!

The fear is that in the heat of the moment, I might accidentally tear apart a month's worth of hard work.

"Stop crying!"

The woman cursed and pulled out five bills from the stack of red banknotes.

"Son, here, this is the allowance your sister gave you."

Her brother seemed to have anticipated this scene.

He ran over with a big smile and eagerly took it.

"Give it back to me! I won't give it to him!"

Su Ningyu was still pleading, taking a step forward to try and take it back.

But the woman's body stood there, blocking her way.

"Thank you, sister!"

Her brother smiled insincerely, not caring whether his sister was crying or not.

Regardless of whether she was willing or not.

Anyway, he was overjoyed to receive the five hundred yuan.

"That's my money, I won't give it to him! Give it back!"

Su Ningyu was still crying and begging for a shred of conscience from the woman in front of her.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

Her crying stopped, and she blankly covered her half-reddened face.

The woman, her face grim, shook her hand.

"So what if it's your money?"

"Don't you live off your parents at home?"

"I grew up drinking my parents' blood, what's wrong with taking some of your money to support them?"

"I told you not to study so much and to go work early, but you wouldn't listen. What's the use of a girl studying so much?"

"Look at you, so pathetic! You wouldn't even get enough for a dowry when you got married!"

Su Ningyu listened quietly to the curses directed at her, and stopped crying.

The right side of her face burned with pain, but she endured it.

The reason for crying is the injustice I have suffered.

"Can you please give me my money back, Mom? Please..."

Su Ningyu spoke humbly, her voice choked with emotion.

In response, the woman simply kept a straight face and pulled out one of the remaining red banknotes.

There's only one.

The red banknote was thrown in front of Su Ningyu as if it were charity.

She caught it, but didn't leave immediately.

"not enough......"

"What's not enough?"

"Have a meal......"

"A bag of instant noodles costs three yuan, so it only costs ninety yuan a month. Skipping breakfast won't kill you, and it's not like you won't have any food left at home at night."

"Now that conditions are better, aren't you grateful? Back in my day, we wouldn't even have tree bark to eat!"

"Please, Mom, give me a little more..."

Su Ningyu pleaded.

One hundred yuan is simply not enough...

I've already promised them I'd treat them to hot pot.

"You want to eat dragon meat? You've been living here for so long, and we haven't even charged you rent yet!"

The woman began to curse.

Su Ningyu completely ignored the curses.

She grabbed the woman's arm and continued to plead.

Seeing that she remained unmoved, he had no choice but to turn his attention to his younger brother.

He is still immersed in the world of the game.

"Little brother, could you please give the money back to your sister? Please..."

"I'll go solo, you guys stay out."

However, he was completely focused on the phone in his hand.

She completely ignored her sister's words.

But Su Ningyu was very anxious.

She shook his hand repeatedly.

"Giving half would be fine too..."

"Get out of here, sis! It's all your fault! You've got me killed!"

Her brother suddenly sprang into action and elbowed his sister, who was shaking him.

"Mom! My sister is so annoying!"

"Give it back to me..."

"That's good enough!"

The woman roared and pulled Su Ningyu's frail body to her feet.

Even as she was being dragged along, she continued to plead.

"Please, Mom..."

But what I got in return was...

"Snapped!"

"That's enough! Let's go eat! Your brother packed some food for you."

"Anyway, you're almost of that age, so you should go on blind dates soon, so you don't keep sucking the family dry!"

After leaving these words, Su Ningyu knelt on the ground in a daze.

In his hands, there was only a crumpled red banknote.

Tears fell in a steady patter, dripping onto the ground.

Everyone hates going to school and prefers to stay at home.

Only Su Ningyu was different.

I mentioned before that I liked going to school, but my classmates secretly criticized me for it.

But she just smiled and ignored it.

Because only at school can one laugh.

She twitched numbly as she stuffed the crumpled red bill into her pocket.

I glanced at the groceries my brother supposedly "packed" back...

They were all leftovers that nobody wanted.

There is no warmth in this house.

Su Ningyu walked to the door and placed her hand on the doorknob.

"click"

He went outside and closed the door.

One last look at this familiar building.

This is not home.