159: Chapter 0159 No Place to Sleep at Ho 159: Chapter 0159 No Place to Sleep at Ho Long Fei patted his head, finally understood.
This dad was planning to sell his daughter.
He pulled out a cigarette, took a drag and darkly asked Su Laicai, “Brother Su, suppose the person who ca today wasn’t , but soone coming to collect a debt.
Would you still say such things for money?”
Su Laicai, seeing his change in expression, hastily explained, “Brother Long, don’t get wrong.
I, Su Laicai, may be a scoundrel, but I’m not so desperate as to sell my daughter.
I said all that because Yiyi has taken a liking to you.
You don’t know how much she’s talked about you to .
Seeing you today, I thought her judgnt was sound, which is why I spoke more to you.
If it were soone else, why would I say such things!”
Long Fei took a deep breath and reluctantly drank his alcohol.
For Su Yiyi’s sake, he suppressed his anger.
Long Fei inquired, “How much do you owe in gambling debts?”
Su Laicai held up a finger.
Long Fei furrowed his brow, “Ten thousand?”
Su Laicai shook his head, “One hundred thousand!”
Long Fei’s eyes bulged, “One hundred thousand?
Why don’t you just drop dead!
Yiyi’s schooling costs so much, you owe this much money, have you ever thought about her?”
Su Laicai held his head, “Isn’t that what I’m thinking about now?
I was hoping to make so money from the demolition compensation, but it turned out to be even more of a racket than the casinos.
They’re pressing hard now; I’m really out of options.”
Long Fei took a puff of his cigarette and said, “One hundred thousand is not a small sum; let think about it!”
Seeing a glint of hope, Su Laicai repeatedly called out, “Brother Long, let’s not talk about anything else.
If you help your brother out here, I guarantee my daughter will marry you.
You want to marry her now, I have no objections!”
“Bullshit, can you stop using Yiyi as a bargaining chip?
She’s not an object; you want to marry her off to just anyone?”
Long Fei was infuriatingly angry and really wanted to give Su Laicai a good beating.
Su Laicai was so intimidated by his deanor that he widened his eyes in caution, “What’s wrong, Brother?
Did I say sothing wrong?”
“Just drink, no more talking!”
Long Fei filled his cup again and couldn’t be bothered to speak anymore.
Su Laicai was so frightened he shut up, not daring to provoke him further.
Now, as he grew angry, his dragon’s might unintentionally emanated from him.
Not only Su Laicai, but even Xu Dong would get chills.
True Dragon Qi, King of Myriad Demons.
This was sothing ingrained; Long Fei didn’t realize it, but others could feel it.
Su Yiyi ca back with two plastic bags from outside the door after a while.
Seeing Long Fei’s stern face sitting silently with Su Laicai, she guessed that Su Laicai must have said sothing amiss.
After Su Yiyi entered, she put the things on the cupboard and turned to Su Laicai with a frown, “Dad, did you say sothing you shouldn’t have again?”
Su Laicai replied repeatedly, “How could I?
Brother Long and I were having a great ti chatting!”
To spare Su Yiyi’s feelings, Long Fei forced a smile and said, “That’s right, we were having a great ti.”
Su Yiyi pursed her lips, not believing them one bit.
She took out the ingredients, clattering about on the cutting board, starting to cook, first preparing a plate of beef for Long Fei and the rest.
Today was the first ti for Long Fei to visit their ho, and she didn’t want him to look down on their family, so she tried to buy decent dishes to serve him.
It’s said that children from poor families mature early; Su Yiyi, only fifteen, was quite skilled in cooking.
Soon, the house was filled with the aroma of food.
The small table was packed with seven plates and eight bowls.
Long Fei called out to Su Yiyi, “Yiyi, that’s enough food.
Co and eat too!”
Wiping the sweat from her forehead with her arm, Su Yiyi gave Long Fei a sweet smile and said, “I’m fine, I just need to simr a soup and I’ll be done!”
She chopped a chicken leg into small pieces, then cut so potatoes and corn, putting them all in the pot to stew together.
With caution, Su Laicai started, “Brother Long, my daughter’s cooking skills are pretty good, right?”
Long Fei had nothing to say to him; Su Yiyi having a father like him was truly her bad luck.
After placing the clay pot on the gas stove, she sat down between Long Fei and Su Laicai and cheerfully picked up a drink, “Finally done with all the work, I want to have a drink too!”
“Drink, of course!”
Su Laicai eagerly got her a cup, now hoping to please Long Fei and then get his debt paid off.
He could tell that Long Fei cared a lot about his daughter.
It wasn’t about tricking Long Fei out of his money, but genuinely planning to marry his daughter off to him.
It was just that Long Fei misunderstood, thinking he wanted to sell his daughter; fathers like him were truly rare.
Su Yiyi filled a small cup for herself, then topped up the drinks for Long Fei and Su Laicai.
Holding up her glass, she smiled and said, “Let’s toast, a very warm welco to Brother Long coming over.”
Long Fei smiled.
No matter how unhappy he was with Su Laicai, seeing Su Yiyi’s smile made it all dissipate.
He genuinely considered the girl his little sister; in his eyes, Su Yiyi was like a pistachio.
Whether talking or doing things, she was very comforting.
The three of them clinked glasses and chatted casually as they finished their al.
No matter how irresponsible Su Laicai was, Su Yiyi didn’t scorn him at all.
During the al, she kept adding food to his plate and even wiped the food stains off his clothes with a napkin.
Having grown up without parents, Long Fei couldn’t relate to these feelings.
Suddenly, watching them together as father and daughter, his heart felt really warm.
Perhaps, this was the feeling of ho.
After tidying up the table, Su Yiyi brewed so tea for Long Fei and her father, suggesting they drink it to sober up a bit.
Dizzy, Su Laicai waved at them, “Oh, daughter, I can’t handle anymore.
You look after Brother Long for a bit; daddy needs to lie down for a while!”
He clung to the table, staggered to his feet, and rolled into his own room to sleep.
Su Yiyi wiped her hands, went into the room to take off his shoes, turned on the electric fan, and covered him with a blanket.
She ca out and said to Long Fei apologetically, “Brother Long, sorry for the embarrassnt.
My dad is just that kind of offbeat person.
If he has done anything wrong, please don’t take it to heart!”
Drinking his tea, Long Fei smiled back at her, “He didn’t do anything wrong, don’t overthink it.
And I’m not laughing at you, I actually envy you a lot.”
“Envy?”
Su Yiyi eyed him as she sat down, muttering, “You’re just kidding, from childhood to now, this is the first ti I’ve heard that.
Every ti my classmates see my dad, don’t they all laugh at ?”
Patting her head, Long Fei said, “I am really envious, to be honest.
Your dad may not be reliable, but at least he’s still by your side.
Brother Long grew up alone, never having seen his parents.
That’s why, during the al, I was really envious of you two!”
“Brother Long, you’re so nice!”
Su Yiyi giggled happily and let out a long sigh of relief.
She was just afraid that Long Fei would look down on her dad and ignore her in the future.
After washing the dishes, she looked at Long Fei shyly and said, “Brother Long, my house is small, and the sll on dad’s side is too strong, why don’t you sleep in my room?”
“Sleep in your room?”
Long Fei frowned slightly, finding it a bit awkward.
Although he had slept hugging Su Yiyi before, it was in her ho, right next to her father.
Sleeping in her room now would really be like a son-in-law staying at his mother-in-law’s house.
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