Driving a car without worrying about gas prices, Su Qing took Su He for a long drive outside, and they even had a meal.
By the time they returned to the neighborhood, it was already four in the afternoon. After parking the car in their own parking spot, Su Qing reluctantly touched the steering wheel, feeling a bit reluctant to part. The new car was just so comfortable to drive. He had to admit he wanted to buy a car, but he was just a bit short on funds.
"What are you thinking about, brother? Come on, if you really like it, talk to Dad. Who knows, he might just buy one for you." Su He stood outside the car, looking serious.
Usually, Su He was quite normal, but in certain situations, she would show her pretentious side, mostly aimed at him.
[The pretend-concerned younger sister seems to be thinking of you, but she's actually waiting for a chance to see you make a fool of yourself, to settle the score from moments ago.]
The magnetic voiceover rang out again, directly revealing Su He's little scheme.
Su Qing: -_-|||
He always believed that in their past lives, he and Su He must have been enemies, otherwise, why would she go to such lengths to scheme against him?
He clearly agreed to go, after all. Indeed, the one you cannot offend the most is a woman.
He could already imagine the scene when he brought up buying a car to his family. His mom, Zhou Hui, would be the first to oppose, "What, no decent job and you want to buy a car? Do you think I look like a car?"
As for his dad, well, heh heh~ he's been under his mom's thumb all his life, how could he oppose? That old man is a wife-doting maniac. At an old age, with the second child about to go to college, he's still acting like a young lad, often giving small gifts and adding a touch of romance, and sure enough, his mom falls for it every time.
As for Su He, she's just a troublemaker. If he mentioned it, who knows what kind of inhuman ridicule he'd face, so it's best not to bring it up.
"Alright, shut up and keep your little thoughts to yourself. No scheme can escape my eyes." Su Qing got out of the car, displaying a knowing but unspoken expression.
"Brother, where are your eyes? I can't see them!"
Su Qing: "Get lost!"
He may not be the kind of guy who's devastatingly handsome, but he inherited some of the Su family's genes. In a crowd, he's at least a little handsome, but in his younger sister Su He's eyes, he's just a nerd, and an ugly one at that.
Of course, that's exactly how he thinks of Su He. In Su He's words to her classmates, my brother thinks I'm ugly, I think my brother is a dog, and when we meet, we can start arguing, full of animosity.
With no adults at home, the siblings were quite comfortable: "Brother, are you staying home tonight?"
"I think so, mom said we're having dinner together this evening."
"But I saw Dahuang's dog house in your room."
Su Qing: ...
Upon hearing this, Su Qing quickly went back to his room and indeed saw Dahuang's den. Unexpectedly, this didn't happen his last visit, and now there wasn't even a place for him in the house, clearly indicating his low status in the family.
"Woof~~ howl~~ Woof"
Just then, a dog bark and the sound of a door opening came from outside the living room.
"Dahuang, oh, don't mess around!" Su He's cheerful voice came from the living room.
When Su Qing walked out of the room, he saw his family dog Dahuang behaving like a lapdog, wagging its tail around Su He, lunging at her non-stop.
"Sweetheart, you're back! Where's your mom?"
As he spoke, a middle-aged man wearing a sunhat, carrying a plastic bucket, and dressed in a T-shirt and shorts walked in. It was none other than Su Hongye, the head of the Su family.
It must be said, even though his dad was older now and a bit past his prime, his job as a university teacher had endowed him with a certain grace. In his younger days, he was known as quite the handsome young man for miles around, and he was also the first college student from their countryside home.
With his status as a college student, he used to be quite popular. One could say that he and Su He were born all thanks to their dad being blinded by beauty back then, as their mom didn't bring much to the table other than her looks.
"Mom said she's straightening out Gotham City," Su Qing said.
Su Hongye: ???
"Why have you come back, and what nonsense are you spouting?"
Su Qing: ...
You could say he had reason to doubt he wasn't their biological child.
Just look at that — is that something a father would say? What parents wouldn't want their children to come home, but Su Hongye and Zhou Hui were the exceptions.
After all, now that the kids were grown, their daughter usually stayed in the dorms and Su Qing rented an apartment by himself; those two couldn't be happier having their space at home.
"Mom herself said so. She wants to create order out of chaos," Su Qing spread his hands, looking helpless.
"Dad, brother said mom went to play cards."
To this, Su Hongye simply rolled his eyes at him and then put down the plastic bucket he was carrying: "That's what I thought. Now, look, what has dad brought today?"
"Let your mom say I'm addicted and bad at it again!"
Upon hearing this, the two siblings quickly leaned forward to look at the plastic bucket, which contained two large silver carp.
"Wow~~ Dad, you actually caught such big fish. Are we having fish tonight?" Su He immediately put on a worshipful look, to which Su Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes. Flatterer He.
"Of course! Today, Uncle Li and I found a wild river nobody knows about and had quite the haul. Let's see mom deny our skills."
[The always ambitious father is lying. He actually bought the fish from the supermarket and just wants to impress his wife. However, one lie leads to another to cover up the first.]
"Dad, better choose your words wisely before mom gets back," Su Qing advised.
"So what if your mom comes back? Do you think I'm scared of her?"
Su Qing: -_-|||
I told you, there's no normal person in this family. A rebellious mom, an ambitious father, a pretentious sister — even the only dog in the family turned out to be a pathetic lapdog. By comparison, although he's lazy and unemployed, at least he's normal.
Then, looking down: "Dahuang, who told you to move into my room? I'm one of the caretakers here after all, so by rank, I'm in charge. Are you planning a rebellion?"
To this, Dahuang lifted his head and gave him a look, then silently turned away with a roll of its eyes, before whimpering at Su He: "Woo woo~~~"
[Dahuang, who doesn't think he's a dog, doesn't take your words seriously at all, and he even plans to kick you out and take over your room.]
Su Qing: Σ(°△ °
Damn, this voiceover can even analyze a dog. Amazing. At the same time, he's shocked that Dahuang, who usually seemed like a lapdog, actually wanted to kick him out of the house.
"Hey, my temper's flaring up," he said, rolling up his sleeves, ready to teach the dog a lesson.
"Brother, you're picking on Dahuang again," Su He said, shielding Dahuang.
But before he could respond, the living room door opened again: "You little rascal, I've only been around for a bit and I already see you're picking on Dahuang!"
As she spoke, Zhou Hui walked into the living room, looking gloomy, a clear sign she'd lost at cards.
"You're back, Mom. I wasn't hitting him, I was just going to ask about my room..." Su Qing timidly asked.
But the next moment, Dahuang lifted a leg and limped over to Zhou Hui, whining all the way: "Woo woo~~"
The Su trio: ...
Pretending to limp, that dog had gone rogue and now it was framing him.
"Su Qing, and you said you didn't hit Dahuang?"
"Mom, I really don't know martial arts, oops, I mean, I really didn't. He's framing me, he's framing me!" Su Qing pointed at the limping Dahuang, shouting.
"Framing? Ha~ Just because of your jinx mouth today, I lost a hundred and thirty. And now you have the nerve to hit the dog? Dahuang's leg is hurt, and you still deny it!" Zhou Hui glared at him.
He couldn't help but think about getting his mom an anti-fraud app; she's gettin' played by a dog, unbelievable.
"Mom, my brother didn't hit Dahuang, he just lightly kicked it once," Su He squeezed in.
Su Qing was taken aback: "You..."
"Dad, say something fair!"
Su Hongye: "Uh... Son, how could you curse your mom to lose money? I'm really disappointed in you!"
Su Qing: (￣口￣)!!
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