novelraw Chapter 659 - 661: Scheming
Chapter 659 - 661: Scheming
Chapter 659: Chapter 661: Scheming
Gong Ruini always felt that these days, there was always someone watching her when she went in and out. When she mentioned it to Gong Ruwen and the others, Zhao Guangran said she was overthinking, "Who would be watching you?"
"Even if you look good, it’s not like that." Zhao Guangran expressed that no one would keep staring at Gong Ruini nonstop; she wasn’t some big shot.
This guy really didn’t want to talk to him. Gong Ruini rolled her eyes unceremoniously, talking to this person never makes any sense.
Zhao Xuran actually also had a similar feeling, but it wasn’t strong. At the time, he thought he might be overthinking it, but now hearing Gong Ruini say this, he felt that it definitely wasn’t his imagination.
"Ni Zi, do you also have that feeling?" Gong Ruwen always thought it was just his imagination. Seeing his sister’s reaction, it was absolutely not an illusion, meaning someone was definitely watching them.
See, it’s not just us who have this feeling; it’s just that some people are more thick-skinned, so they didn’t notice, "Brother, who do you think it could be?"
No way, they all felt it, Zhao Guangran was a bit panicked, what was going on, why couldn’t he feel it, was it because he wasn’t someone who attracted much attention?
Who could it be? Besides Zhuge Mingshan focusing on them, who else would pay them attention, really don’t know what made her so eager to watch.
"Can’t think of anyone else but her." Zhao Xuran’s face was full of anger, he was really mad, "From now on, be careful with what you say, don’t bring trouble to yourself and others."
This statement was ostensibly for everyone, but he didn’t forget to keep looking at Gong Ruwen non-stop. As for the others, he was totally at ease, but as for his own brother, he really couldn’t feel assured.
Again with the staring, Zhao Guangran, even in defiance, could only say he was used to it, "I got it." However, he felt a bit guilty as he had talked to several classmates he was close to about his family buying a house.
"I got it." Zhao Guangran felt a bit guilty, but since his big brother hadn’t caught him, his big brother certainly couldn’t do anything to him. This made him breathe a sigh of relief and also think about telling his friends later not to spread the news or it’d be terrible.
The response was really strong if his eyes weren’t flickering all over the place. Gong Ruini felt she would absolutely believe him, but the guy wouldn’t even make eye contact, which clearly indicated a problem.
"In the future, brag less about it with your friends." Zhao Xuran didn’t have evidence that he was bragging outside, but considering his little brother’s history of bragging about small things, there’s no reason he wouldn’t talk about something this big.
Ah ah ah, could it be, did big brother know? He looked at Gong Ruini displeased, it was her who leaked it out, humph, and she said she would absolutely never betray him, if this doesn’t count as betrayal, what does?
Gong Ruini wasn’t afraid at all; she absolutely didn’t mention anything about it, so she had nothing to fear.
After the group entered through the main door and closed it behind them, disappearing from view, several people prepared to retreat.
"It really is their house."
"Yeah, didn’t we check with the housing bureau before, the house’s owner is Gong Tao, and Gong Tao is that girl’s dad, an educated youth from the Northeast."
"I heard that his family background isn’t great, do you think someone like that could afford to buy a house?"
"Exactly, it must have been our third uncle who gave the money." The middle-aged man’s face twisted, "I looked into it, houses in this area cost at least tens of thousands, can you believe our third uncle?"
"And it’s not just one house, there’s another one next door bought by the Zhao Family, that’s the parents of the third uncle’s apprentice, I see they have ulterior motives."
Although the middle-aged man was internally furious, he knew that some matters were not for him to voice too much, whatever needed to be said had been said, and others would handle the rest.
Several tens of thousands, wouldn’t those two houses total up to a hundred thousand? The others gasped, though they didn’t sell houses, they knew the housing market around here, and the prices were indeed high.
"Those two poor lads can afford such a big house."
"Exactly, such expensive houses, can they afford them?"
"I think third uncle really lost his mind, not considering the family’s situation."
"No way, we have to speak up about this, or they’ll really squander the family foundation."
The middle-aged man’s mood brightened upon hearing this, yes, this is how it should be, otherwise they might let Zhuge Zhi transfer everything to others, and even if they selected his Mingshan as heir, there would be nothing left.
Sigh, but really, is it good to have the daughter adopted by third uncle? The middle-aged man fretted, feeling that he was genuinely outstanding, how could they just let the uncle miss out on that?
He carefully glanced at others discussing how to talk to Zhuge Zhi, deciding to remain silent while attentively listening and making his own plans.
The others were unaware of any hidden agendas; they earnestly discussed how to handle the matter. "Sigh, but if Old Three gets stubborn, will he listen to us?"
As soon as these words were said, the group, previously excited and thinking of ways to make Zhuge Zhi compromise, went dumb, they imagined it too well, thinking they had caught Zhuge Zhi, forgetting one crucial point.
And that is, Zhuge Zhi has never been someone who would let them manipulate him, once pushed too hard, he would definitely ignore everyone and act on his own accord.
The middle-aged man was anxious, what if it ended up being all talk, no action, then all the gathered information would be wasted, and the planned matters couldn’t be realized.
No, this can’t be it; they have to keep the fight going at least.
"Even if he doesn’t listen, he belongs to the Zhuge family, makes no sense for the belongings not to stay within the Zhuge family."
"Exactly, he’s doing well now, but he’s still part of the Zhuge family."
"Right, we should talk with Old Three, plan some things ahead, didn’t he say he was lonely, and his medical skills went unlearned, that’s why he accepted those two kids as apprentices? I just don’t believe no one in the Zhuge family has potential to study medicine."
"Right, right."
No one was a fool, even if they couldn’t make Zhuge Zhi agree to manage his properties in a way that benefits some tribe members, but if he was indeed willing to impart some medical knowledge to a few family kids, it would be beneficial too.
Compared to some lifeless so-called jewelry, if they could learn just a bit, their future wouldn’t be bleak, especially if Zhuge Zhi was willing to vouch for them a bit, finding jobs wouldn’t be an issue.
If there were some promising ones, perhaps they could even treat higher-ups, would the family’s future be bad afterwards?
Thinking this far, everyone grew enthusiastic, not minding their previous criticisms of Zhuge Zhi’s unfairness, each rushed home, intending to pick out a few kids to see if there were any good prospects for Zhuge Zhi to choose from.
The middle-aged man was stunned, really, if Zhuge Zhi chose heirs based on this, wouldn’t all their plans fail just because the kids in their family didn’t show much interest in studies; what to do now.