Chapter 1280: The Fool’s Daughter (59)

The system exclaimed in surprise, “They're after the several hundred thousand yuan?”

“What else?”

The system sighed.

As expected, Host, this Liu Chunyue really is black-hearted.

“Who told those two to be such suckers? Their efforts never matched what they received in return. A few kind words and a little goodwill are enough to move them to tears. I'll just wait and see what kind of ending they get.”

Host, your parents both have decent jobs. Liu Chunyue's family will definitely keep them around and bleed them dry.

“Take a look at the later developments,” Tang Guo replied with a faint smile.

The system scanned ahead and fell silent.

Fine. It admitted that it was a bit stupid.

Just like that, Song Jinghua and Tang Lide moved into Liu Chunyue's house. Everyone in the Tang family learned about it the very day they moved in.

Many people praised Tang Liping for being such a good elder brother. Back then, he had worked manual jobs to support Tang Lide through college. Now that Tang Lide had borrowed from loan sharks, sold his house, and become homeless, Tang Liping had once again taken him in.

As for Liu Chunyue, everyone called her a virtuous and generous woman for accepting them into her home.

Filled with gratitude and guilt after moving in, Song Jinghua eagerly took over all the housework and cooking.

At first, Liu Chunyue would politely protest and say there was no need.

But before long, she had gotten used to it.

Everything became Song Jinghua's responsibility—buying groceries, cooking, washing clothes, cleaning the house. Eventually, even delivering meals to Tang Zhiming became Tang Lide's job.

The couple had practically taken over every chore in Liu Chunyue's household.

Meanwhile, after getting off work, Liu Chunyue would go downstairs and chat with the neighborhood aunties. When dinner was ready, Song Jinghua would come downstairs to call her back to eat.

After living there for two months, Tang Liping and Liu Chunyue had both gained weight, while Song Jinghua and Tang Lide had become noticeably thinner.

Yet the two never once thought about finding a place of their own.

Every time the subject came up, Tang Liping and Liu Chunyue would say, “Treat this as your own home. Why bother looking for another place? Aren't we brothers? When family is in trouble, of course I have to help.”

Those words moved Song Jinghua and Tang Lide to tears.

Whenever appliances or furniture broke down, the two would quietly pay for replacements without hesitation.

Even Tang Zhiming's expensive wheelchair was bought by them.

In short, they spent money willingly.

Without even realizing it, the several hundred thousand yuan had dwindled to only a few tens of thousands.

Only then did they belatedly realize they couldn't continue spending like this.

Song Jinghua handled all the cooking, while Tang Lide bought the groceries. Since they were living in Liu Chunyue's house, they always chose the most expensive and freshest ingredients. Otherwise, they felt guilty.

In only half a year, Tang Lide and Song Jinghua had truly become penniless. Aside from waiting for their monthly salaries, they were unable to save a single cent.

They had already come to regard Liu Chunyue's home as their own and treated Tang Zhiming like their own son.

As for their actual daughter, they had long since pushed her to the back of their minds, pretending she didn't exist.

Tang Guo had been watching all of this.

“Soon,” she murmured.

“Xiaoguo, soon what?” Yuan Shuo asked.

Looking up with a smile, Tang Guo said, “The good show is about to begin.”

“What good show?”

After a moment, Yuan Shuo finally realized.

“Your parents? Aren't they living at your uncle's place right now?”

He had been paying attention to these matters too.

Everything he'd heard left him utterly astonished.

“Mm.”

Tang Guo scooped up another spoonful of ice cream.

The system was speechless.

Did she really love ice cream that much?