There was nothing to say along the way, and it was inevitable that it would be awkward. Although this young man looked a little cold and seemed to be unwilling to talk to her, Su Xianyi still tried to communicate with him.
"Your name is Su Cheng."
"Yes."
"You're in 12th grade this year?"
The young man nodded and didn't say anything else. Su Xianyi could only sigh at how difficult it was to get along with children these days.
--
When they were about to reach the Su family's residence, they saw Su Yongcheng, who had been waiting at the door for a long time. Although he was already past the age of knowing his destiny, he was handsome and walked towards the two of them with a smile.
"Why did you walk back?"
"There are a lot of things." Su Xianyi smiled.
"Let's go in first." Su Yongcheng pulled her into the house, leaving Su Cheng with a headache as he looked at the gifts on the cart.
As soon as she entered the house, a woman in an apron came out of the kitchen.
Her hair was tied up and her makeup was plain. She smiled at her and was very kind. This person was the woman her father married later, Liu Rulan.
"Hello, Auntie Lan." Su Xianyi greeted first.
"Yiyi, right? Hurry up and sit down. We can eat soon."
Su Xianyi distributed the gifts she brought. When she picked up the health tonics, Su Cheng was happy and looked at Su Yongcheng. He thought it was for him, but he didn't expect Su Xianyi to hand the gift to him.
"I thought that you would be under a lot of pressure because you are about to take the college entrance examination."
Two large bags of tonics, and their effects:
Calming the nerves and nourishing the brain.
Su Cheng frowned. "I'm not taking the college entrance examination."
That arrogant look made him look like an ignorant and incompetent rich second-generation heir.
Su Xianyi only smiled and said, "How can you not participate in the college entrance examination? Do you feel too stressed?"
"No pressure."
"Actually, this is just a small test in life. Don't worry."
"I was exempted from the examination and given early admission."
"..."
"Yanjing University."
"So powerful."
Su Cheng didn't say anything, but his ears were a little red.
"This kid is just lucky." Although Su Yongcheng was humble, his face was full of pride.
She looked around the room and realized that someone was missing.
"Linlin is the same as you. She's in her fourth year this year. She's studying overseas and not at home." Liu Rulan explained.
Su Xianyi nodded with a smile and entrusted her gift to Liu Rulan.
**
During the meal, the atmosphere at the dining table was completely different from what she had imagined. Although Su Yongcheng was her father, he was very old-fashioned and did not talk much. It was Liu Rulan who kept greeting her.
Their relationship was special, and it was the first time they met. The content of their conversation was relatively limited. Most of it was related to studies and future work plans.
After Su Yongcheng drank some wine, he started talking about dating and making friends, and then he changed the topic to Wei Yu'an.
"Yiyi, actually, Yu'an is a good kid. His parents like you. If you married him, you won't suffer in the future."
Su Yongcheng had his own selfish motives regarding Wei Yu'an, but it was undeniable that the Wei family was not bad.
Su Xianyi pursed her lips and smiled. "He has a girlfriend."
"I heard that there was a problem between them. It's hard to say what will happen in the future…"
Liu Rulan coughed twice and tried to interrupt him a few times, but it was inappropriate for her to get involved in Su Xianyi's affairs.
However, Su Cheng suddenly said,
"Dad, what's so good about Wei Yu'an? Will she only be happy if she married him?"
Su Yongcheng frowned. "What does a child know!"
"I only know that a forced relationship is not sweet."
"If you're full, go back to your room and read. Don't think that you don't have to go to school because you've been recommended."
Su Cheng ignored him and looked at Su Xianyi. "He's too old-fashioned. What era is it now? He still wants an arranged marriage. Don't believe a word he says."
Before Su Xianyi could speak, Su Yongcheng said anxiously, "Su Cheng!"
"That's the truth. You promised me that as long as I could be guaranteed a ride, you would buy me a PS5. You even said that you would send me to driving lessons and buy me a sports car. In the end…"
"He bought me an electric scooter, and it's was even a trade-in."
"You're not of legal age to learn to drive." Su Yongcheng explained.
"Anyway, that Wei Yu'an is not worthy of my sister. He only knows how to act cool and act like he's rich but has no brains."
Su Yongcheng was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Su Xianyi, on the other hand, felt uncomfortable and almost laughed out loud.
Judging from the way the two of them talked, this kind of situation obviously happened often.
Liu Rulan didn't care at all, and she also told Su Xianyi not to care. She just kept adding more food for her.
"Su Cheng, am I spoiling you too much?" In front of Su Xianyi, Su Yongcheng naturally wanted to show his father's dignity. He was naturally angry that his son had contradicted him.
"If you really spoiled me, you should have let me learn how to drive and bought me a Benz."
"..."
After Su Cheng finished speaking, he turned to look at Su Xianyi. "Sister, am I right?"
He seemed to be saying:
What I said made sense, right? Hurry up and praise me!
Su Xianyi smiled bitterly.
She had been prepared to deal with a family drama, but it ended with Su Yongcheng taking blood pressure medicine.
However, she got along well with Su Cheng. He looked cold and aloof. He did not have any bad intentions and was just arrogant.
They chatted after dinner, and he was showing off the trophies and medals he had won to her. He even blushed after being praised a little. When she was about to leave, he had already started calling her sister in a familiar manner.
Liu Rulan had asked her to stay at home several times, but she had politely declined.
Because she had made an appointment with Lu Shiyuan for the hand over of Little Gutsy tomorrow morning.
Su Cheng didn't want her to leave because he knew that once she left, he would definitely suffer the iron fist of his father's love and would inevitably be beaten up.
**
The next morning, Lu Shiyuan sent the cat over.
"The windows are not sealed at home, but I will pay more attention to it. I definitely won't let it escape." Su Xianyi held Little Gutsy in her arms.
"I'll be back in a few days."
Lu Shiyuan moved almost all of Little Gutsy's things over, as if it was going to take up a lot of space for a long time.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of it."
After sending Lu Shiyuan off, Su Xianyi was playing with Little Gutsy with a cat teaser when her phone vibrated. It was an unfamiliar call. "Hello?"
No one answered.
"Hello?"
Just as she thought it was a harassing call and was about to hang up, the person on the other end of the phone said, "It's me."
"Little Cheng?"
"Yes."
Su Xianyi felt that her younger brother was quite cute, considering how he had spoken up for her last night and "scolded" their father. She smiled and said, "What's up?"
"I ran away from home."
"..."
Su Xianyi was not stupid. The hidden message:
Please take me in.
Su Xianyi couldn't really let him go. After all, he was still underage.
After setting up a meeting place, she took a taxi over. She thought that the people who ran away from home should be quite miserable, but Su Cheng was in a small park, drinking soy milk, eating pancakes, and playing chess with a group of old men.
There was a suitcase beside him. He didn't look like he had run away from home, but more like he was on a vacation.