262: Unable to repay debts, subjected to all kinds of humiliation

"What's wrong with me driving an alto?"

Su Cha finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He stood up abruptly, his fists clenched tight.

He roared.

"Does me driving an alto embarrass you? Me driving an alto and me lending you three thousand yuan are two completely different things! Why are you bringing up my car? I'm just asking you, are you going to pay back this money or not?"

Su Qing's father, Wenchalong, was terrified by the sight and quickly held Su Cha down.

"Son, today is your big day! Say less, just say less, alright? I'm begging you!"

He turned to Atapong again with a forced smile. "Atapong, don't take it to heart. He's young and doesn't know any better. He's just talking nonsense because he's had too much to drink..."

Atapong looked at Wenchalong's humble, subservient manner. His anger didn't fade; instead, he looked down on the family even more.

He interrupted Wenchalong sarcastically.

"Uncle, I'm not trying to criticize you, but sometimes you have to look at yourself to find the problem. You worked so hard farming to support your kid, so how did you raise such a blockhead? He doesn't understand social graces at all and only cares about a bit of pocket change. How can he ever amount to anything?"

His words didn't just insult Su Cha; they also disparaged Wenchalong for his hard work in raising his children.

"You!" Su Qing was furious.

"Older Male Cousin, how could you say that about my father!" Su Ya couldn't hold back either.

They could tolerate their cousin showing off and looking down on their brother's car, but they could not tolerate him insulting their hardworking and honest father like this!

Su Cha was completely set off.

With his father stopping him, his sisters being insulted, and himself being repeatedly humiliated, the combination of old and new grudges along with the frustration of the unpaid debt caused the string in his mind to snap with a "pop."

He no longer cared if it was his wedding day or if the room was full of guests.

He forcefully threw off his father's hand and pointed at Atapong, his entire body trembling.

"Atapong, stop with the nonsense! I don't care what day it is anymore! I'm just asking you one thing: are you going to pay back the three thousand yuan you owe me or not? If you won't pay, why are you still acting like a big shot and putting on airs here? Do you think you're in the right?"

Atapong instantly flew into a rage.

Su Cha actually dared to publicly defy him in front of a beauty like Lei Jun and all the other relatives!

This was a blatant provocation and a direct slap in the face!

He stood up abruptly, his face turning ashen.

He had originally come to the feast to give Su Cha face, but he didn't expect this poor Younger Cousin Brother to be so ungrateful!

Since you won't let me have a good time, don't expect this wedding banquet to go smoothly either!

He also threw caution to the wind and slammed the table with a loud "bang," causing the bowls and plates to rattle and soup to splatter everywhere.

This single move instantly silenced the noise in the courtyard. All the guests were startled and looked toward the main table in shock.

Atapong pointed at Su Cha's nose and roared.

"Su Cha, I am your Older Male Cousin! Do you have any respect for your elders? My sitting here to eat is giving you face! And yet, for a bit of stinking money, you dare to defy me in front of all these relatives?"

"You really have no upbringing! No wonder you've ended up like this, driving a piece-of-junk car and being looked down on by others!"

His words became increasingly nasty until he was finally speaking without any restraint.

"In my eyes, your whole family is nothing but useless mud that can't be held up, a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"Boom—"

Those words exploded in the courtyard like a bomb.

Su Qing, Su Ya, and Su Cha felt the blood rush to their heads. Their vision went dark, and they were nearly bursting with rage!

This was going too far!

This was simply going too far!

He refused to pay his debt, humiliated them in every way possible, and now he was even insulting their entire family!

Calling their whole family good-for-nothings?

Su Cha's eyes were bloodshot, and his fists cracked as he clenched them, ready to charge forward.

Su Qing and Su Ya were also trembling with rage. They no longer cared about etiquette or being polite; they rolled up their sleeves, ready to argue with this bastard Older Male Cousin!

When Lei Jun heard Atapong's final remark about the "whole family being good-for-nothings," her gaze instantly turned icy.

He had crossed the line.

This was no longer just a dispute over a debt; it was a blatant insult to their character and their family.

Atapong's arrogance and shamelessness had exceeded her expectations.

Su Qing and Su Ya were her people. After spending time with them lately, she felt the sisters were hardworking, dutiful, and knew how to be grateful.

Now that their family was being trampled on in public like this, she could no longer stand by and watch.

She felt a surge of anger.

She utterly despised this kind of petty person who, just because they had a little money, looked down on everyone and wantonly bullied their relatives.

She even secretly hoped Su Cha and the others would actually fight back and teach Atapong a lesson.

If a fight broke out and things got chaotic, she wouldn't mind having Lei Ying step in to give Atapong a taste of his own medicine.

Lei Ying was right by her side. Though she remained expressionless, her body had slightly shifted its posture, entering a state where she could respond to a conflict at any moment.

Just as she was about to step forward to speak, Su Qing's father, Wenchalong, stood up and quickly held back his three angry children.

Today was his son's big day; it wouldn't be good if things turned into a mess, and it wouldn't sound good if word got out.

Moreover, having a conflict with his own relative would be even more embarrassing. How could he face anyone in the future?

Not to mention his nephew, Atapong, was successful now.

Maybe in the future, he could even help his son, Su Cha. So, if it was possible not to offend him, it was better not to.

Thus, he forcefully held back his three children.

He gave Atapong a humble smile.

"It's a big day, what is everyone doing? Let's not be angry."

"Atapong, don't be angry either. You're right, I'm not very capable and haven't accomplished much. In the future, bringing honor to our family will depend on you younger ones."

Su Qing and her two siblings looked at their father in disbelief.

What on earth was their father saying???

They wanted to say more, but their father, Wenchalong, glared at them fiercely, his eyes asking if they were still going to listen to him.

The three of them exchanged looks and painfully swallowed their anger.

Lei Jun witnessed the entire scene.

Lei Jun hadn't expected Su Qing's father to be so spineless and subservient!

Even after being bullied like this, he didn't dare to say a single word and even smiled at the person bullying him.

When Su Qing and the others tried to stand up for themselves, he even went as far as to stop them.

He was a typical "tyrant at home, coward abroad"—extremely strict with his own children, but acting like a servant in front of outsiders!

Lei Jun sighed helplessly; she couldn't interfere in someone else's family matters.

Su Qing's father had completely yielded to Atapong. Even Su Qing and the others couldn't do anything about him, let alone an outsider like her.

Su Qing's second uncle and Atapong's father, Songphong, had been watching coldly from the side.

Seeing his elder brother Wenchalong's cowardly display, his heart was filled with contempt.

What a loser. No wonder he raised a son like that.

However, he also felt his son's words just now were a bit much. Calling his brother's "whole family good-for-nothings"—if that got out, it wouldn't be good for their family's reputation either. After all, bullying elders and poor relatives wasn't exactly something to be proud of.