diskusbooks Chapter 197 You Can’t Do This to Me
Chapter 197 You Can’t Do This to Me
Lu Mei hasn't been having a good time recently.
First, her biological father and stepmother were constantly making trouble for her because of her younger brother and his wife, and they also became unfriendly to her.
After her younger brother had a conflict with her and stopped giving her subsidies, her parents-in-law and other relatives were unhappy.
Then her younger brother was adopted and her father was separated.
Even their whole family was driven out of their original shop and had to temporarily live in her mother's house.
Her life became even more difficult as she had to look at the faces of her stepmother and stepsister every day.
My mother's family owed several hundred taels of silver because of my younger brother, and they no longer hired a cook.
She also had to take turns cooking and doing housework with her younger siblings.
Her husband also said that the good paper and ink they had bought earlier were used up.
But the family had limited money, and the shop was taken back, which cut off the income.
I really can't afford to buy it.
But if you don’t use good paper and good ink, the words you write won’t look so beautiful.
Moreover, future scientific examinations would cost a lot of money, so he was very worried.
Lu Mei felt distressed when she heard this. She could let anyone be wronged, but not her husband.
In the past, she would complain to her brother and ask him to help buy the good paper and ink, or ask him for money and buy them herself.
But ever since his younger brother married that bitch Qiao Sanya, he has become estranged from her.
Not only has he not sent her any money or food recently, he has not even come to visit her.
In the past, her younger brother would come to see her every ten days or half a month.
Now he didn't even tell her about the adoption and division of the family. He must have been instigated by that damn girl.
This won't do. I have to ask my younger brother to buy things for my husband to use for studying and practicing calligraphy.
And since her younger brother is a disciple of such a powerful figure, she has to ask him to introduce him to her husband.
Her husband is also good at studying, and maybe he can be accepted as a student by that great scholar.
If this is the case, not only her husband's family, but even her biological father and stepmother's family will have to look up to her.
After all, she asked her brother to help her do it.
Of course, she also had to coax her younger brother to continue subsidizing her so that she would be valued by her parents-in-law at home and surpass her other sisters-in-law.
She heard from her stepmother a few days ago that the Lu family now earns at least a thousand taels of silver from selling mosquito coils and candles.
She was shocked. She never expected that her brother's family was so rich.
She thought that the money Qiao Sanya earned belonged to her brother.
And her brother's money is hers, after all, they are the closest siblings.
She went to the village to look for her brother, but the dead girl instigated the old woman to chase her away.
He also ruined their family's reputation in the village, causing her to be scolded and embarrassed, and she didn't want to return to the village.
She also went to the town school twice to look for her brother, but he was not there.
Fortunately, I finally caught up with my brother today.
Lu Mei was delighted and immediately went over, pretending to meet him by chance.
She first showed a look of surprise.
A smile of surprise, tenderness and expectation appeared on his face, "Wulang, are you coming into the city to see me?"
Lu Shao already knew that Lu Mei had been looking for him in recent days.
See her gentle fake smile.
His expression turned cold, "You misunderstood, I just came to the county to do some business."
Lu Mei choked, but said in a gentle voice: "It doesn't matter if you're not here to see me."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. I'm going to buy your favorite roast chicken. Let's go home and have a meal and talk."
It just so happened that the damn girl was not around, so she called her brother back home, and she could help mediate and ease the relationship between her father and brother.
Her father was already a scholar, but his reputation has been ruined recently.
If her father could get help from that great scholar, he would be able to pass the imperial examinations and become a Jinshi.
It would also protect the couple and prevent their sisters-in-law from being sarcastic to her anymore.
Lu Shao's eyes were filled with indifference and alienation. "No, I can't afford your roast chicken."
He then sarcastically said, "If I eat one of your roasted chickens, I don't know how many roasted chickens I will have to pay for to satisfy you."
Lu Mei: “…”
How can you say that? My brother has really been led astray by that damn girl.
"What are you talking about? I am your biological sister."
She also emphasized, "Before my mother passed away, she told us to take care of each other."
Whenever she said this, her brother would not care even if he was unhappy.
But this time she was obviously going to be disappointed.
Lu Shao said coldly: "If mother knew that her daughter wanted to help her stepmother and even wanted to harm her own brother, she would definitely regret her previous advice."
"Besides, she said that we should take care of each other."
"You are older than me, but I have never seen you take care of me before."
"I was blind before. I didn't realize that your heart is completely with the stepmother and the Yu family. You are just like the stepmother, a vicious woman with a sweet face but a bitter heart."
"You are being nice to me just because you want to get something from me. It's not sincere at all."
"I've seen through you."
"So from now on, you don't have to use your mother as an excuse, or use your sister's identity to get close to me."
"I will never be fooled again, and I will never give you any subsidies again."
Lu Mei hadn't figured out his attitude yet, so he told her directly.
Lu Mei looked at her brother in disbelief, "What did you say? How could you look at me like that?"
"Did Qiao Sanya instigate you? She just wants to break up our sibling relationship."
My brother was so sarcastic and merciless in his words. It must have been Qiao Sanya who instigated him.
That damn girl is such a troublemaker. My brother must divorce her from now on.
She seemed to be hit hard, and said sadly: "I am your biological sister, you trust an outsider and not me?"
Lu Shao frowned, "It has nothing to do with my wife, don't make any random fuss about it."
"Do you dare to say that you deliberately cried and didn't explain that day by the river, not to hurt me?"
"Besides, I'm now adopted by the third house, so you're not my biological sister anymore."
Lu Mei's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, it was the same thing as before.
She has been regretting recently. If she had known that Qiao Sanya would not die, her brother would be fine.
There was no way she would harm her brother that day just to please her father and stepmother.
As for adoption, she would not admit it because she was his biological sister anyway.
She widened her eyes and pretended not to believe it, "You are my brother, how could I possibly want to hurt you?"
"I was frightened that day, so I didn't react to help you explain to everyone."
She pretended to be hurt, wiping away tears with red eyes, "How could you misunderstand me like this? It hurts my heart so much."
Lu Shao looked at her pretending with disgust, "Stop pretending, it's fake."
"I can see clearly who you are now."
He sneered, "You and your stepmother have learned to act so well. I think if you can't eat in the future, you can still find a troupe to perform together."
"Lu Mei, I will never take back what I said."
"You are no longer my sister. Don't even think about getting money or things from me, and don't even think about using me anymore."
Lu Mei's crying face froze. She really didn't expect her brother to be so cruel and stubborn.
"Lu Shao, even if I'm adopted, I'm still your blood sister. You can't do this to me."
"I said I didn't hurt you, and I didn't."
She looked at him disappointedly, "You are so cold-blooded and heartless to do this. My brother would not be like this."