"They'll never come every month to pressure me into sending them money again. They'll never nag me by my ear again, telling me to marry a rich, decent man and be filial to them in the future, not be an ungrateful wretch, pay my younger siblings' tuition and living expenses, and help them become successful like me so they can find good jobs in a big city someday."
Thinking of her family and all the pressure she had endured over the years, Gu Xue clutched her head in distress. "Ever since I graduated and started looking for work, they've been nagging me like this. The pressure has really been overwhelming."
"Every month, as soon as I get my salary, the first thing I have to do is send them money and give my younger siblings their living expenses. They still complain that it isn't enough. But do they ever think about how much money one person can possibly earn?"
"I still have to eat, pay rent, and repay the loan I took out for plastic surgery. That woman Xia Xiaolin keeps coming to me for money every now and then. How could I have that much to spare? Do they think big cities are paved with gold?"
"I tried venting to them and explaining things, but they never listened. All they thought about was how they'd worked so hard to raise me and spent so much money sending me to college. Now that I'd graduated, it was time for me to repay them."
"You're too stupid." Su Qiao actually understood her situation quite well. She simply felt that the biggest problem lay with Gu Xue herself.
"Your parents raising you until adulthood and sending you to school was their duty. You supporting them in their old age is your responsibility,