I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Chapter 21 Su Hanzhang jumped into the river

Su Banxia could clearly sense that Su Shiyan and Wang Guihua were on her side and wanted to fight back, so she excitedly took out the sweet and sour carp she had left over from last time and let Su Shiyan and Wang Guihua try it.

The two of them's eyes lit up immediately upon seeing it, and without saying a word, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

"Sister, I never knew fish could be cooked like this! Crispy, sweet and sour, it's so delicious!"

Wang Guihua nodded and looked at Su Banxia while eating.

"Banxia, ​​why aren't you eating? Eat quickly, your dad will come in soon and take the fish to your grandma's room again. Let's finish eating quickly so we don't leave any for him."

Wang Guihua secretly saved some of the food Su Banxia brought back for Su Hanzhang each time, but Su Hanzhang didn't want to eat a single bite and sent it all to Granny Liu's room.

After this happened several times, Wang Guihua grew disheartened. Since Su Hanzhang herself didn't eat it anyway, it was better for her to eat it herself than for Liu Pozi to eat it.

Although Wang Guihua usually acts like an honest and obedient wife, she is only respectful to Granny Liu and Old Man Su because of Su Hanzhang.

She would never forget the time when she first entered the family pregnant with Su Shiyan. It was the dead of winter, and she was heavily pregnant at the time, and no one cooked for her.

She still had to wash clothes and cook for the whole family while heavily pregnant. Back then, the well water was icy cold, and she always finished washing the clothes while crying.

This continued until she gave birth to Su Banxia. This was because Su Banxia felt sorry for her mother, whose hands were covered in purplish-red chilblains from washing clothes in winter. The chilblains would flare up year after year, never truly healing.

So she took on the job on her own initiative. When she was still a tiny little girl and not even as tall as an adult's clothes, she started washing clothes for the family every day.

Whenever Wang Guihua thinks about the past, she feels that she has wronged Su Banxia greatly. Therefore, now she would rather protect Su Banxia and turn against Su Hanzhang than let Su Banxia suffer any more grievances.

Su Banxia was also somewhat surprised that Wang Guihua's attitude could change so quickly. She had seen Wang Guihua secretly hiding food for Su Hanzhang the previous few times.

However, since this was Wang Guihua's affection for Su Hanzhang, she was too embarrassed to reveal it, so she could only prepare extra food to take home each time.

Su Banxia waited until Wang Guihua and Su Shiyan finished eating the whole pot of sweet and sour fish before putting the pot away.

Su Hanzhang was still in the courtyard, repeatedly apologizing to Granny Liu and Su Yunhe.

"Little sister, I'm sorry. Don't be sad. I'll talk to Banxia again and see if she can give you that ring."

Su Yunhe glared at Su Hanzhang.

"What do you mean 'give it to me'! I don't want anything she gave up. That ring should have belonged to me! It's my ring, and Su Banxia shamelessly snatched it away!"

Granny Liu put her arm around Su Yunhe's shoulder and comforted her:

"It's your ring, it's all because of that jinx Su Banxia who stole it from you. Let's not be angry anymore. You're about to get married, how can you stoop to the level of that bastard!"

After saying that, Granny Liu ignored Su Hanzhang, who was standing there dumbfounded, and directly pulled Su Yunhe's arm and walked into the house.

Watching his mother and sister's retreating figures, Su Hanzhang felt a pang of bitterness well up inside him. Every time his own mother called Banxia a bastard, a jinx, a curse, and a money-loser, Su Hanzhang felt a pang of grievance.

His daughter had done so much work for the Su family, yet she still couldn't win her mother's favor. Now, Banxia simply didn't want to suffer the same humiliation as before, but she was being insulted like this.

Although Su Hanzhang felt bad, he didn't dare to say these words in front of Granny Liu, nor did he dare to stop Granny Liu from scolding his wife and children. Perhaps, he really was a good-for-nothing.

Thinking this, Su Hanzhang glanced at the tightly closed door of the second house with red eyes, then sighed and left the courtyard dejectedly. As he walked towards the river, he recalled everything he had experienced in the old Su family over the years.

Because he was the second child in his family and was usually quiet and reserved, his parents often ignored him. Over time, Su Hanzhang couldn't take it anymore. He felt that everything he did was wrong, and that his very existence was a mistake.

Whether it was the eldest son who was a bit older, the third son who was lazy and loved to eat, the fourth son who was glib and smooth-talking, or the fifth son who was the only daughter in the family, they were all very much loved by their parents. No matter what they did, they would be praised by their parents.

Su Hanzhang, the middle child caught in the middle, was always scolded by her parents no matter what she did. As a result, she developed a personality that always wanted to please her parents in order to gain their favor.

Even after he got married and had his own wife and children, he still couldn't change this habit. So, he was always the one in the Su family who had to compromise, and his wife and children had to compromise along with him.

Over time, the Su family tacitly accepted Su Hanzhang's approach. After all, all the benefits came to them. With someone working like a slave to do the dirty and tiring work that others were unwilling to do, they were naturally happy to have an easy life.

But no matter how much Su Hanzhang gave or how much he compromised, the Su family never took the second branch of the family seriously. When good things happened, they would prioritize other members of the Su family, but when bad things happened, the second branch of the family was the first to be thought of.

The more Su Hanzhang thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and the more he felt he had let his wife and children down. At that moment, he walked to the riverbank and looked at the bottomless water. Suddenly, the thought of suicide arose in his mind.

Will my parents only remember how good I am to them if I die...?

Is it only if I die that Guihua and the children can forgive my inaction all these years...?

Is death the only way to find relief...?

Thinking this, Su Hanzhang continued to move forward. The river, reflecting the moonlight, shimmered beautifully. Su Hanzhang stared at the surface and suddenly smiled.

"It's so beautiful. It would be worth dying here."

After saying that, Su Hanzhang leaped into the river without hesitation.

At this moment, Su Feng, who was crouching on the tree branch, panicked upon seeing this and immediately jumped down from the branch, shouting towards the riverbank:

"Uncle Hanzhang, you're swimming in this cold water! Don't catch a cold!"

He came to the river to catch fish tonight. He had tried to catch fish at the pond a few days ago using Su Banxia's method, but he couldn't manage it.

However, seeing that Su Mo really liked eating fish, Su Feng decided to try his luck at the riverbank.

He figured the fish had become more cunning and wouldn't easily show themselves, so he planned to sleep in the tree for a while and then come down to catch them at night. He believed the fish would be less wary and easier to catch.

Little did Su Feng know that he had only been asleep for a short while when he saw Su Mo's father, Su Hanzhang, standing by the river, alternating between crying and laughing. Su Feng wanted to go down and say hello, but then he sensed the awkward atmosphere and decided not to rush down.

Su Feng never expected that Su Hanzhang would suddenly jump into the river while laughing...