Chapter 10 - 10 birth mother
Su Xiaofeng's birth mother, Luo Yuzhu, claimed she was going to the county to work when the original host was three years old, but she never returned.
From three to six years old, the original host lived with her grandmother. The year she turned six, her grandmother passed away. With no one to look after the original host, Su Laiguai married He Ximei, who had just been driven out of her husband's family.
He Ximei usually wasn't bad to the original host, but after the original host became sensible and heard the villagers gossip about He Ximei wanting to marry her off to an idiot, she grew to inexplicably resent He Ximei and the so-called idiot brother. However, her nature was feeble, she didn't argue with He Ximei; she merely spoke less and less at home or simply remained silent. Her relationship with Su Laiguai grew even more distant.
In her dreams, the original host longed for Luo Yuzhu to return and take her away. Luo Yuzhu had married a wealthy man, a fact well-known in Lihua Village, and the villagers often teased Su Xiaofeng.
"Why don't you go find your mother? Once you're with your mother, you'll be the young lady of a wealthy family."
Outside, Luo Yuzhu continued speaking, "Xiaofeng is my daughter, how could I harm her? If this marriage is agreed upon, the other party is willing to provide a dowry of eight thousand, and we, the Lin Family, won't take a cent; it will all go to you. With these eight thousand yuan, your family can build a new house and even help your idiot son marry a bride."
Glancing around, she clicked her tongue, "Tsk tsk, when I left, this house wasn't too shabby. More than a decade has passed, and look what a state it's fallen into. Su Laiguai, don't you have any ambition? After all these years, it's still the same old scenario."
When she left, every household had mud-brick houses, so this one didn't stand out in its dilapidation. Now, however, every other house was painted bright white and new. Even the freshly built cowsheds were better than this one.
"In any case, you're not living here now, so whether it's in good or bad shape is none of your concern," Su Laiguai retorted with a puff of his cigarette. "If you want Xiaofeng to marry, take her to live in the Lin Family for a while and let her marry from there, as a Lin Family daughter."