Chapter 476 - 475: Wanting to Come to the Capital City
Chapter 476 - 475: Wanting to Come to the Capital City
After chatting for a while, Beisitian left the Wei Family. The left-wing was not considered for the time being, and Tao Hailin was too high-handed. Even if they forced a collaboration, it would cause a lot of conflicts and might even allow others to exploit the vulnerabilities internally.Wei Zhongxun sent Beisitian back. Considering Beidewang was at home, Beisitian didn’t let Wei Zhongxun come in but merely instructed him to nurture his spirit as she had previously taught.
Wei Zhongxun nodded quickly upon hearing this. Now, he was genuinely impressed with Beisitian from the bottom of his heart.
Returning to the small courtyard, Beisitian first went to the east wing to see Beidewang, who still sat in a daze, his gaze unfocused.
She sighed. To cure such a condition, even talismanic water couldn’t work in just a day or two.
Fan Ping and Lu Gang continued to be responsible for the safety of the small courtyard and caregiving for Beidewang. Meanwhile, they felt quite curious about the family of that first-class meritorious hero.
When Beisitian returned to the north side room, the phone was ringing crazily. According to Fan Ping and Lu Gang, right after she left, the phone kept ringing nonstop.
Because Wu Yuekai had instructed them, unless Beisitian was in life-threatening danger or with her approval, they were not allowed to enter the north side rooms, hence unable to help answer the phone.
Beisitian instinctively thought the call must be from her hometown. Picking up the receiver, there was a slight pause from the other side, not expecting the call to be answered.
"Hello..."
Before Beisitian could ask who it was, an angry shout erupted from the other end.
"You damn girl, why are you only answering the call now? The old woman has been waiting here for over two hours, trying to tire me out?" came Old Mrs. Luo’s voice over the phone.
Hearing this voice, Beisitian slightly frowned and asked indifferently, "What’s up?"
"You ungrateful brat! You don’t even call me Granny anymore. As long as you have grown wings, no matter how high you fly, you are still the granddaughter-in-law of the Old Luo Family. If you think you can get rid of me, there’s no way! If you dare say you don’t recognize us, I’ll go sit in front of Zhonghai’s gate!"
Before Beisitian could say much, Old Mrs. Luo had already launched into a tirade of threats.
What Beisitian didn’t know was that the matter had already stirred up at her hometown. Ever since Luo Anguo and his wife decided to move to the Capital City to live with them, and Old Mrs. Luo found out, they hadn’t had a peaceful day.
It was said that they had already divided the family; Old Mrs. Luo was with Luo Laoda’s family, and the house was given to Luo Laoda’s family. It had nothing to do with the second family. If they wanted to leave, she really couldn’t do anything.
But Old Mrs. Luo seemed to forget about the family division and blocked the second son’s door every day, wailing, rolling on the ground, and going on a hunger strike outside their door, all to make them take Luo Laoda’s family to the Capital City!
Although they used to be city folks, it was not much different from Anding City, which could barely be considered a second-tier city. Now, they were going to the Capital City with a ready-made house; even Luo Aiguo was restless.
Luo Anguo and his wife were full of regret, thinking they shouldn’t have said anything in the first place. But if they didn’t, many things at home couldn’t be arranged, and sneaking away would be impossible.
Now that Old Mrs. Luo knew, even if they regretted saying they wouldn’t go to the Capital City to live with their son, Old Mrs. Luo would cause a ruckus every day, forcing them to go to the Capital City and bring them along; not going was not an option.
Luo Anguo and Mrs. Qin frowned every day, not daring to tell Beisitian about these troublesome matters, fearing she’d feel bad and kept thinking about what to do.
As they pondered what to do, so did Old Mrs. Luo and Qin Hongmei.
At least Luo Aiguo had some dignity; he knew they had already split the family, and his second brother’s family was heading to their son and daughter-in-law. Joining them didn’t seem appropriate even if he wanted to return to the city but was too shy to say it.
Old Mrs. Luo and Qin Hongmei had no such scruples and cared only about returning to the city.
At this time, Old Mrs. Luo and Qin Hongmei found common ground due to shared interests.
Previously, Old Mrs. Luo could often subdue her second son by crying and making a fuss or pretending to hang herself. But this time, the second family was determined not to bring them, making even the hanging ploy ineffective.
With such a golden opportunity to return to the city, how could Old Mrs. Luo easily give up, and she certainly wouldn’t go through with suicide.
"Mom, this won’t do. Don’t you see that the second son and his wife are determined? They would rather stay in this hellhole than take you to enjoy the good life. We need to target Luo Xudong and Beisitian," Qin Hongmei suggested.
When self-interest was at stake, Qin Hongmei’s mind was nimble.
Old Mrs. Luo had been frustrated that her fussing hadn’t worked, and now with Qin Hongmei’s ideas and added fuel to the fire, she was even more enraged, slamming the table and cursing the ungrateful brats several times.
"Would dealing with those two little ingrates work? The younger ones are even worse than these two; they’re all ungrateful brats. What did I do in my previous life to give birth to such ungrateful children?" Old Mrs. Luo huffed angrily.
Qin Hongmei quickly added, "Of course, it would work; I heard those two are doing well in the Capital City. The better off they are, the more they care about reputation. They can’t possibly succeed on their own and leave their grandma on scraps, can they?"
Now that Old Mrs. Luo and Luo Laoda’s family were united, Qin Hongmei was racking her brain for ideas.
Old Mrs. Luo thought about it. Luo Xudong was rumored to be a sergeant. She didn’t know exactly what that meant but knew he managed quite a few people and heard it was quite prestigious. Beisitian supposedly worked at a hospital, with a steady income and a respectable job.
Indeed, they had reputations to uphold. If they dared not to take them to the Capital City, they would make a scene, threatening to cause a fuss at their workplace or Tianmen Square, making it impossible for them to stay in the Capital City.
Qin Hongmei’s suggestion was truly cunning. Even if Luo Xudong and his wife, young and hot-blooded, were willing to clash, Luo Anguo and his wife wouldn’t dare accommodate them, considering the value of the elder son’s current honors. Their hard-earned status couldn’t be jeopardized.
If these two relented, they wouldn’t fear Luo Xudong and his wife not complying.
Their demands weren’t excessive; once in the Capital City, they only wanted a house and decent jobs for Luo Aiguo and Luo Xuqiang.
Old Mrs. Luo was tempted by Qin Hongmei’s advice, leading to the scene of her secretly calling Beisitian without Luo Anguo’s knowledge.
"Granny wants to come to the Capital City?" Beisitian asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Of course!" Old Mrs. Luo, feeling ruthless, was ready to unleash her prepared threats, unexpectedly heard Beisitian’s voice from the other side of the phone.
"Sure," Beisitian said.
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