Chapter 635 (1/2)

Chapter 635: A New, Fresh Start

Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze

“GOT IT!”

Su Xiangfei happily rushed into the house to take the firecrackers and then came back to the courtyard. This, however, made Su Yaning, who had just stepped out of the kitchen, dumbfounded. Though she had seen how Su Xiangfei acted when he was with Tang Xiu and could tell that her younger brother—Su Xiangfei had a good relationship with the former, yet it never crossed her mind that he would actually listen to Tang Xiu to this extent.

Tang Xiu was someone powerful now, and Su Yaning was well aware of it. Not only did he establish the very prominent Magnificent Tang Corporation, but he was also a member of the Tang Family from Beijing. She also knew her own brother—of what form of relationship her family had with Tang Xiu; and yet, how could her little brother Su Xiangfei possibly act like that?

Bang bang bang…

The firecrackers sounded and the busy Su Lingyun and Zhang Shi began to make dumplings. Taking the time while the firecrackers were being set off, Su Yaning came to Su Xiangfei’s side and asked with knitted brows, “Brother, you seem… to be very obedient toward Tang Xiu?”

Su Xiangfei smiled, “Naturally. I must listen to him since he has the ability to make me to.”

“But our Dad and Mom…” Rebuked Su Yaning angrily.

Upon hearing that, Su Xiangfei suddenly remembered something. He then looked at Tang Xiu, who was at the kitchen, and spoke with an undertone voice, “Sis, it’s my fault that I didn’t tell you before. Tang Xiu called some people in Star City to make them find a way to release Dad and Mom on bail. Ah, right. When I just woke up before, he told me that Mom and Dad are already on the way here. They should be here in less than two hours.”

“What?” Su Yaning looked at Su Xiangfei in disbelief. This revelation was like a thunderclap to her.

“Sis, I know you’re still angry at Tang Xiu,” said Su Xiangfei again. “You think that he’s the cause for us to end up like this. But, have you ever thought about how we treated him and auntie back then? Yeah, that time our family was indeed rich, and auntie had to go through a difficult life while raising him as she often borrowed money from our family. But we were the ones who looked down at them arrogantly, despising them and even making life difficult for them. We also nearly harmed Tang Xiu and got him thrown into jail, remember?

“Now look at how things are unfolding, Sis. Tang Xiu now has wealth that is more than a hundred times ours back then. But how does he act and treat us now? As long as we are close to them, he and auntie won’t look down on us with contempt, neither will they make our lives difficult. Back when Dad tried to commit suicide and got hospitalized, do you know why he did that? It was because he was regretting his treatment of Tang Xiu and auntie.”

When he spoke up to there, Su Xiangfei silently took out half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. After lighting it up, he took a few deep puffs, let out a bitter smile and spoke again, “You know, it made me realize that the problem lies in our family. It was us who were problematic all those years. Do you want to know the reason?”

“What is the reason?” Asked Su Yaning.

“When I just returned to the Su Family Village, the people here still hadn’t learned that our family had gone bankrupt and neither did they know that Mom and Dad had been imprisoned. And yet, their eyes, when they looked at me, were full of loathing and despise, and they even looked down on me. But why did they do that? Isn’t it because of what we’ve done, forgetting our roots?”

“Our roots?” Su Yaning felt that her heart was fiercely struck, and a faint pain was born inside.

That’s true! Her root was the Su Family Village. Even if her family once possessed tens of millions in assets, what about it? Could you forget where your ancestors were? If they did forget their own ancestors, then what had their family turn into?

Su Xiangfei gently hugged Su Yaning’s shoulder and sighed, “Sis, we were in the wrong in the past. We must admit our mistakes. The way we treated Tang Xiu and auntie and our attitude toward the folks of the Su Family Village. People say that admitting our own mistakes and reforming ourselves are one of the greatest virtues. Only last night did I really feel the change of attitude from them toward me. Even Su Quan told me something last night after he got drunk. Do you wanna know what he said?”

“What is it?” Su Yaning’s face was a bit pale as she asked in a whisper.

“You are familiar with the neighboring Little Village of Wang, right?” Asked Su Xiangfei. “We grew up there when we were small. When I had a drink with Su Quan and he got drunk, he told me that we must recognize our ancestors, cherishing and treasuring our family members, and be united with all the villagers in this village. It’s because all of us bear the same family name of Su—all of us, up to the several generations above us, are of the same ancestors and are one whole family.

“You should have heard about Wang Xinke from the Little Village of Wang, right? He could socialize well back then, as he went to the city, set up his own business that went big, and then made a fortune for him and his family. Every time he returned to the village, however, all he did was boast and swagger before others. What happened in the end, then? Just two years ago when Wang Xinke’s father died in the Little Village of Wang, no villager went to help with the funeral processions on the funeral day, and not even one went to carry his coffin. All of it was because their relationship with the villagers was so bad. You wanna know what happened afterwards? His uncle, who’s the village chief, brought him to kowtow and apologize to the villagers from house to house before they were finally willing to help carry the coffin and deliver the old gramps to his burial resting place.”

Su Yaning could comprehend it, as a regretful expression then appeared on her face. She fell into silence for a long period of time. Furthermore, she came to the realization that her little brother had grown up, no longer the previously same child who relied upon the power of the dirty money their family once had in the past, and neither was he the same child who was out of tune all day long.

“I understand, Brother.” Su Yaning hugged Su Xiangfei, and then released him before striding into the kitchen.

Two hours later…

A police car parked outside the Su Family Village, as its doors opened and Su Shangwen and Zhang Meiyun came out of the car. Coming out with them was a middle-aged man in his duty uniform.

“Thanks a lot, Officer Hu. Thank you for sending us back here personally,” Su Shangwen shook hands with the middle-aged policeman and said with a grateful expression.

“You are welcome. This is what I should do, to begin with.” The middle-aged policeman smiled. “Also, please send my regards to Mr. Long and Mr. Chen.”