The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

Capítulo 1077: Chapter 1076: Alone Beneath a Sky Full of Stars, Making It a Home

“In the past, even the servants at home could bully me at will. Shangguan Feihong would sometimes directly have Ye Weijun hit me. In his eyes, only Ye Weijun was the child of the Ye family, and I was just an outsider, a useless waste,” Su Changfeng said.

Upon hearing these words, Shen Hanxue felt incredible pity for Su Changfeng, her heart ached faintly. She could no longer imagine how much suffering Su Changfeng endured at the Ye family, and how helpless he must have been at that time!

Both were descendants of the Ye family, yet the status of him and Ye Weijun in the Ye family could be described as worlds apart.

Only now did Shen Hanxue truly feel why Su Changfeng hated Shangguan Feihong so deeply. If it were her, she would have no less hatred for Shangguan Feihong, because he was someone who was utterly unforgivable.

“You once asked me whether I felt bad being humiliated by Sun Mei. At that time, I calmly told you no, simply because what I endured at the Ye family was far beyond what Sun Mei was capable of,” Su Changfeng continued.

Suddenly Shen Hanxue grasped Su Changfeng’s hand, looking at him with great pity, and said, “Chang Feng, could you take me inside to have a look around?”

Su Changfeng smiled gently and said to Shen Hanxue, “Why not? Besides, this used to be my home, so naturally, it is also yours.”

The next moment, Su Changfeng pulled Shen Hanxue’s hand and entered the house he once lived in.

From the outside, the house already looked dilapidated, much like a storeroom. But upon entering, they found there was no decent furniture, and it was exceptionally damp.

Considering that the Ye family hadn’t lived in the yard for quite some time and Su Changfeng had left home many years ago, naturally no one had tidied it up; many places were dotted with cobwebs.

Shen Hanxue had always been quite timid, especially scared of things like cockroaches and bugs. In the past, she definitely would have refused to enter such a room. However, now she felt not a bit afraid, even wanting to clean the place up properly.

Because just now Su Changfeng had said this was his past home, and since it was Su Changfeng’s home, it was also hers.

Despite the old-fashioned bed in the bedroom that creaked when sat upon and was covered in dust, Shen Hanxue didn’t mind, smilingly suggesting to Su Changfeng, “Chang Feng, how about we stay in this room for the next few days? What do you think?”

“I certainly don’t have a problem with that. If I changed to another room, I doubt I’d sleep soundly anywhere else. But with the environment here, do you think you might be uncomfortable?” Su Changfeng asked.

“Oh, what’s the big deal! I’ll clean it up in no time and make sure it looks brand new,” Shen Hanxue said with a smile.

Shen Hanxue wasn’t just talking; she jumped right into action, swiftly fetching water and a cloth to start cleaning.

Su Changfeng, being a devoted husband, certainly wouldn’t stand by idly, so he rolled up his sleeves, ready to help.

“Eh, what’s written here? ‘The world is indifferent, with no place to stay. Only the stars command a sky as a dwelling.’ Chang Feng, what does this mean?” Shen Hanxue asked curiously as she wiped the head of the bed and saw the words Su Changfeng had once engraved on it.

“The first half means that in this vast world, there are indifferent people everywhere, leaving me with no place to belong. So I’d use the sky as a cover, and the stars as my home,” Su Changfeng explained patiently, smiling at the words.

After hearing Su Changfeng’s explanation, Shen Hanxue understood, feeling regretful in her heart that Su Changfeng endured so much suffering when he was young. Fortunately, he had high aspirations and did not give up, which led him to where he is today.

The room was indeed a mess and accumulated much dust. The two spent an entire afternoon cleaning before it was tidy.

Shen Hanxue hadn’t done this kind of housework in a long time, so she was already exhausted.

Su Changfeng suddenly had a flash of inspiration, an idea popped into his mind, and he said to Shen Hanxue, “Shen Hanxue, would you like to know how I used to take a bath?”

“Of course I would,” Shen Hanxue replied without hesitation. She wanted to see anything related to Su Changfeng’s past, to experience it. Although she couldn’t fully empathize, she could somewhat understand Su Changfeng’s past situation.

“But now, during this cold weather, if you bathe the way I used to, I’m afraid your body won’t handle it,” Su Changfeng said with some concern.

Shen Hanxue snorted lightly and said to Su Changfeng, “If your body can handle it, then mine definitely can too.”

Seeing Shen Hanxue’s determination, Su Changfeng couldn’t help but laugh, so he took her to a special place.

This place could be called mysterious, rarely visited even by the Ye family’s servants before.

Because Su Changfeng’s living area was where the Ye family stored their odds and ends, there couldn’t be hot water. For a boy, bathing in summer was easy, but in winter it wasn’t possible to use cold water anymore. Thus, Su Changfeng discovered this place by chance and directly connected to the hot water pipe managed by the Ye family, adding a pipe himself, and bathed there in winter.

“Chang Feng, is this the place?” When Shen Hanxue arrived at the secret base Su Changfeng mentioned, her eyes widened in amazement.

This place was almost entirely exposed, with hardly anything to cover up. If she were to bathe here, she might be seen completely. Shen Hanxue dared not do so.

“Although there’s only one wall here, it serves a great purpose, since not even the servants would come here, let alone anyone else,” Su Changfeng explained, and suddenly knocked on a brick in the wall.

If you looked at it alone, you couldn’t tell anything peculiar about the brick. But if you took it out, you’d find it wasn’t whole, just half of a brick, and the other side contained a box.

Su Changfeng opened the box, took out some soap, scratched his head, and said, “Back then, I didn’t have any shower gel, so I secretly prepared this soap. But after all these years, it seems it can no longer be used.”