Chapter 127: You Can't Spend My Money

When Sun Mang returned carrying the vegetable basket, Grandma Sun was saying something to Su Yan.

Hearing the sound of him entering the house, Grandma Sun immediately wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes and restored her previous kind smile.

"Grandma, Su Yan, I bought a lot of meat and vegetables."

Sun Mang didn't notice the abnormality in the house at all, happily displaying the groceries in the basket.

"Alright, Grandma is going to go cook for you both now." Before heading out, Grandma Sun couldn't help but glance at Su Yan.

There were some things the two of them understood without words.

"Sun Mang, you should go help Grandma too," Su Yan said proactively to him.

"Okay." Sun Mang followed her every word.

Looking at Sun Mang's carefree manner, and thinking about what Grandma Sun had just said, Su Yan's expression became more solemn than ever before.

An hour later, Su Yan, Grandma Sun, and Sun Mang had a lively meal together.

After finishing the meal, Su Yan took the initiative to take her leave.

Grandma Sun specially asked Sun Mang to see her out.

"Su Yan, isn't my grandma's cooking great? You can come over often in the future and let my grandma cook for us." Sun Mang was extremely happy today; it was the first time since he was a child that a friend had come to visit his home.

Su Yan's gaze beneath the black cloth was complex. "She is an elderly person; you should be more filial to her. Don't wait until you regret it later."

Sun Mang chuckled. "I know."

Su Yan sighed helplessly; there were some things she couldn't say any further.

"Starting from tomorrow, clear two hours for me every day after school."

Sun Mang froze, not quite understanding what she meant.

Su Yan continued, "I will give you some training and teach you how to use talismans."

Sun Mang's breath hitched, and the blood in his body instantly boiled.

Did he hear that right?

Su Yan was actually willing to teach him?

"Can you... can you... can you say that one more time?"

Su Yan didn't bother wasting words on him and walked away.

Sun Mang stood dazed in place for five minutes. Once he snapped out of it, he rushed back into the house in excitement.

"Grandma, Su Yan is willing to teach me! She's finally willing to teach me!"

Looking at his excited, dancing figure, there seemed to be shimmering tears in Grandma Sun's eyes.

***

The Courtyard Compound.

As soon as Su Yan reached the entrance, she was called out by the guard at the booth.

"Su Yan, there's a letter for you here."

It had been over a month since she returned to the compound, and there was no one left who didn't recognize her.

In everyone's eyes, she was definitely a miraculous existence; although she couldn't see, it didn't affect her daily life at all, which was an utterly inconceivable thing.

Seeing the crooked handwriting on the envelope, a smile immediately appeared on Su Yan's face.

Because this was clearly the handwriting of that kid Er Hu Zi. Granny Li was illiterate, so why wasn't the reply written by a teacher?

Though she had doubts, it wasn't convenient to open the letter in public, so she could only tuck it into her cloth bag first.

Walking into her own courtyard, she saw Su Qiang squatting alone in a corner playing with mud.

The sound of arguing drifted out from Su Mo's room.

Ever since Su Mo had been discharged from the hospital, crying and making a scene had become a daily occurrence. Every time, Su Yan simply turned a blind eye and remained deaf to it.

"Big Sister, you're back."

Seeing Su Yan, a smile appeared on Su Qiang's small, mud-covered face.

Su Yan pulled a handful of candies from her cloth bag and stuffed them into his pocket.

"Big Sister, you're so good. Unlike Sister, who cries every day. She's really scary."

Mentioning Su Mo, even Su Qiang's childish voice carried a hint of fear.

Su Yan wiped the mud from the corners of his mouth, her voice gentle and soft. "Don't be afraid, Xiao Qiang. Your sister is in a bad mood. For these next few days, stay away from her."

"Mhm." Su Qiang nodded his small head vigorously.

Su Yan stayed with him for a moment before preparing to go back into the house. At that moment, Su Mo's crying and shouting grew more intense, and Li Qiuhua walked out from inside with a long face.

Upon seeing her in the courtyard, she visibly froze for a moment, and then her expression became even uglier.

"So you actually know how to come back!"

Her gloomy voice carried an irrepressible rage.

Last night, she had truly stayed out all night. Now Gu Yang wasn't home either; where had he been fooling around all night, and with whom had he been fooling around all night?!

"This is my home, so of course I should come back," Su Yan replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Li Qiuhua was so angry she was gnashing her teeth. In her half-life, this was the first time she had been rendered helpless by a young girl.

She couldn't win a fight, and she couldn't win an argument; she had never felt so stifled.

"Su Yan, you are an unmarried young woman. To behave so improperly, aren't you afraid the Gu family will call off the engagement if they find out?"

After thinking it over, this seemed to be the only thing that could threaten her.

Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, Su Yan's expression changed immediately.

"If you could truly make the Gu family call off the engagement, that would be wonderful."

Li Qiuhua: "..."

Did this damn girl think she was incapable of doing it?

Su Yan had no mood to continue the verbal sparring and walked straight past her.

Li Qiuhua's chest heaved violently; she wished she could slap her a few times.

"Wait! Did I say you could leave? I'm asking you, hasn't your father given you a lot of money lately? There's no rice left in the house to cook with. If you still consider yourself a member of this family, hand that money over immediately."

She was truly at her wit's end. Although Su Jianguo had scraped together the funds for Su Mo's hospital treatment, he hadn't given her a single cent since they returned.

The eating, drinking, and daily needs of a family of five all required money. To make matters worse, Su Mo kept making a fuss, demanding delicacies, saying it was the only way to recover her health quickly.

But how could she dare to open her mouth to Su Jianguo?

Now, regardless of whether Su Yan's money was given privately by Su Jianguo, she was determined to make Su Yan hand it over.

"You can't spend my money," Su Yan replied coldly.

Hearing this, Li Qiuhua's eyes lit up, sensing an opportunity.

"Why can't I? As long as you give it to me!"

A greedy gaze fell upon the cloth bag Su Yan was carrying.

Before Su Yan had returned, she had already searched the rooms, leaving no corner unturned, but she hadn't found even a single cent. Therefore, she was certain the money was being carried on Su Yan's person.

"Fine, you said it yourself." Su Yan actually agreed quite readily, pulling the money directly from the cloth bag. It was a thick stack of bills, estimated to be at least several hundred yuan.

"Hiss."

Li Qiuhua gasped in shock, her eyes staring blankly.

She never imagined Su Yan would have this much money. If it really was given by Su Jianguo, then Su Jianguo must have been hiding his true income all these years.

Her mind was a mess, but one thing was certain: with this money, the current crisis could definitely be resolved.

"Give it here!"

Fearing Su Yan might change her mind, she snatched it away dominantly.

Su Yan merely watched her face, which was twisted with excitement.

In the next second, Li Qiuhua actually licked her finger and began to count.

"One, two, three, four, five, six..."

(End of Chapter)