Chapter 11: Deep Affection and Righteousness

“Yes,” Su Lüyun’s gaze was firm. “I want to stay and take care of Changdong; I won’t divorce him and remarry!”

“How can that be!” Su Lüshan said anxiously.

Su Lüyun looked at her father and brothers: “I know I used to be naive, but this time I’m serious; I’m not joking with you!”

“But taking care of Changdong is not an easy job. You’re so delicate; you won’t be able to bear it!” Su Zhenguo said sternly.

He also hadn’t expected that his daughter would actually want to stay!

But he knew this was indeed his daughter, not possessed by a ghost!

However, her current decision truly caught them off guard.

Su Lülin also added: “You know our family’s financial situation. It’s enough to return the original betrothal gifts and your expenses for these past few years to the Zhou family. No one can say anything bad about you or our Su family. You don’t need to have any worries!”

“Mom already told me all this, but it’s not about money,” Su Lüyun choked back tears, shaking her head. “I truly want to stay and take care of Changdong. I also know this isn’t an easy task, and I don’t know how long I can persevere, but I’ll take care of him for as long as I can, even if it’s just one day at a time. Dad, I beg you, please fulfill this wish of mine for Changdong!”

Su Zhenguo looked at his daughter, sighed after a long silence, and said, “For you to have such dedication to Changdong, it makes your marriage worthwhile. Very well, you can take care of Changdong for now, entirely according to your own wishes, for as long as you can.”

Eldest brother Su Lüshan immediately grew anxious, “How can this be—”

However, second brother Su Lülin pulled him, telling him not to say anything.

After instructing her to take good care of Zhou Changdong, the father and sons didn’t linger and left.

“Dad, how could you let little sister stay? Isn’t that delaying her life?” Su Lüshan couldn’t help but say on the way home.

Su Lülin said, “You know little sister’s personality. The more you try to stop her from doing something, the more she wants to do it. Let her experience it for herself, and she’ll realize that taking care of a comatose person isn’t easy. Then, we won’t need to say anything; she’ll come home herself.”

Su Zhenguo nodded. “Second brother is right. Let your little sister try first.”

Su Lüshan thought about his little sister’s personality and nodded, then sighed, “Such a good person, and now he’s like this.”

Three years ago, their family had taken an instant liking to this son-in-law.

He was tall, strong, masculine, and handsome—truly excellent.

But they never expected him to end up as a comatose patient.

Su Zhenguo and Su Lülin didn’t say anything more. If possible, they would also want Zhou Changdong to recover, but they knew the military probably had no solutions, which was why they sent him back to the Zhou family for self-care.

The father and sons didn’t speak much on the way.

When they got home and didn’t see Su Lüyun being brought back, Wang Guifen was disappointed, but Hou Cuicui and Zhu Meixue were very surprised.

“Why didn’t little aunt come back?” Su Yuan quickly asked.

Her relationship with her little aunt was the best, not just because her little aunt was generous to her, but also because her little aunt was so trendy and free-spirited!

She took her little aunt as her role model!

Hou Cuicui glared at her daughter but also twitched her lips, saying, “Yes, why didn’t little sister come back with you?”

Although she didn’t like her, she still had to maintain appearances!

“Little sister is deeply affectionate and righteous; she wants to stay there and take care of Changdong for a while, then she’ll come back later,” Su Lüshan said.

Hou Cuicui: “…” Deeply affectionate and righteous? You dare to say such words, but I don’t even dare to listen!

Zhu Meixue was also very surprised.

Not knowing the full story, they said nothing in front of the men. But in private, they naturally asked brothers Su Lüshan and Su Lülin what was going on.

Could it be that the Old Zhou family was unwilling to let her go?

This was the most likely possibility; otherwise, why wouldn’t she have been brought back?

“The Old Zhou family aren’t like that; they’re also working-class, they wouldn’t do such a thing. Little sister herself wants to stay.” The two brothers explained this to their wives.

When Hou Cuicui and Zhu Meixue confirmed that their sister-in-law, Su Lüyun, genuinely wanted to stay, both sisters-in-law, without exception, had expressions that seemed to say, “You must be mistaken about her!”

Hou Cuicui immediately thought of Zhou Changdong’s demobilization pay and compensation!

When Zhao Yuzhu, that bigmouth, came to deliver the news, she had loudly announced that everyone knew Zhou Changdong had brought back three thousand yuan!

However, Su Lüshan then informed her that all that money had been taken by the Old Zhou family for safekeeping.

So, there was nothing left to gain.

Hou Cuicui, of course, had an expression as if she’d seen a ghost. What kind of person was that sister-in-law? Others might not know, but she, as the elder sister-in-law, certainly did!

She was a typical “wants the benefits, won’t bear the responsibility” type!

When faced with something like this, she’d likely run faster than a rabbit. What kind of deep affection could possibly make her stay and care for him?

Besides, where was the affection from? After marriage, her husband left for three years without even consummating their marriage!

Aside from being nominally a husband, he was practically a stranger!

“Although little sister can be a bit willful, her nature is good. She genuinely cares for Changdong; you shouldn’t have so many biases,” Su Lüshan said.

Hou Cuicui: “…”

As for Zhu Meixue next door, she didn’t ask as many questions. Even though she had given birth to Su Can, her son, for Su Lülin, because she was a second wife, she rarely voiced her opinions in her in-laws’ home.

Moreover, she was particularly satisfied with the Su family, because compared to her ex-husband’s family, the Su family was like heaven!

So, whether her sister-in-law came back or not, her life would go on as usual, and she didn’t need to inquire too much.

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Wang Guifen had also heard about her daughter’s resolute attitude from Su Zhenguo by this point.

She was truly dying of anxiety!

“That stubborn girl, does she really want to stay and not leave?”

Su Zhenguo said, “Don’t get upset. Let her try for a few days first.”

Although his daughter’s reaction was beyond their expectations, and her unwavering devotion to her comatose husband was quite impressive, Su Zhenguo still felt that she probably wouldn’t last more than a few days.

Wang Guifen couldn’t help but say, “But what if? What if she truly insists on staying with Changdong no matter what?”

“You ask yourself that, do you believe it?” Su Zhenguo was somewhat speechless.

It was still the same point: their daughter was born and raised by them; what kind of person she was, they couldn’t possibly not know?

Wang Guifen said, “I think Yunyun seems serious this time. I’ve never seen her like this!”

“Impossible,” Su Zhenguo shook his head. “Taking care of a comatose person is not that easy. She just hasn’t done it before. Once she does, she’ll know. If it’s quick, three to five days, she’ll probably come running back. If it’s slow, it won’t exceed half a month.”

He wasn’t underestimating his daughter; it was just… that was his highest estimate.

Wang Guifen still felt her daughter had changed, but after thinking about it, she just said, “Then let’s wait and see.”

Su Zhenguo sighed, “Changdong is truly a pity.”

He was genuinely very satisfied with this son-in-law; when he was first introduced, he took an instant liking to him.

He never expected that three years later, he would be carried back.

But even if he had lost an arm or a leg, he would have accepted it. Now the country was developing its economy, and it wouldn’t be hard to set up a shop and do a small business. But becoming a comatose patient, how was his daughter supposed to live?

“Tell me about it!” Wang Guifen also sighed.

They were both very satisfied with this son-inlaw and truly regarded him as half a son, but fate had other plans.