Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 318 - 292: Discussing the Truth (Birthday Bonus)

"I really want to know how they found out. Immediate family members are all aware. It’s said that the source was spread by your second aunt, but she has cerebral atrophy; she’s sometimes clear-minded and sometimes confused, and we can’t find out who told her." Mrs. Yu said in distress.

This second aunt is quite peculiar. She liked gossiping about other families when she was young. Now, with cerebral atrophy, sometimes she can’t even find her own home, but mention some gossip to her, and she can remember it for days, talking about it with everyone she meets, relying on spreading others’ gossip to find a sense of existence.

"They aren’t coming with good intentions." Mr. Yu, who seldom speaks, said, and the elder brother nodded.

Yu Minglang had a stern face as he rapidly filtered information, not once letting go of Qian’s waist.

"I gathered you all here to discuss how to handle this matter. Qian is now a member of our family, and when something happens, everyone should discuss it together. How do you all wish to handle this problem?"

Mrs. Yu had been considering for a long time how to handle it appropriately.

The main thought was whether or not to tell Qian.

Actually, not telling Qian would be the same; she and her sons could manage it well, but intuition told her they shouldn’t avoid Qian. This was a very valuable experience in crisis management before she married into the Yu Family; Qian should be allowed to observe and learn.

"Divide into two paths: one from the relatives’ side, to see if the second aunt can recall who told her, making phone calls without directly answering. Brother, you handle this; if necessary, threats can be used. I’ll go investigate to see who leaked the secret." Yu Minglang decisively dealt with the issue.

As he spoke, Qian quickly analyzed in her mind, mentally aligning with Xiaoqiang. As Qian suspected, Yu Minglang’s foolishness is only reserved for her; when something happens, he’s a very reliable man.

The elder brother nodded, while the second was still pondering.

"I’ll go shut the relatives’ mouths. This person is extremely knowledgeable about our family’s situation, likely premeditated, but regardless, they cannot continue spreading rumors about Qian." The elder brother said.

Mr. Yu understood internally how challenging it was to block rumors about Qian. Handling this matter was not easy; if it were outsiders, it would be manageable, but they were immediate family. If not handled well, Qian would be unable to hold her head high before the relatives in the future.

Knowing the difficulty only made the elder brother more resolute in taking on the responsibility; as the eldest in the family, he must handle the most complex matters.

Mr. Yu looked at Yu Minglang, "Youngest, there must be loose tongues in your team, investigate thoroughly."

Yu Minglang nodded sternly, not worried about anything else; he was confident he could manage these matters. He was only concerned about Qian.

Just discussing with Jia Xiufang how rumors are like tigers killing invisibly, yet by evening, this malevolent wind already blew towards Qian. He was mainly worried about Qian’s mental state.

Though most of his relatives were doing well, it didn’t mean those doing well wouldn’t gossip, fearing Mr. Yu’s prestige, they wouldn’t spread news outside, but within the family, everyone knew. After Qian married into the family, they would look down on her.

At the thought of anyone daring to look at Qian unfriendly, Yu Minglang wanted to hit someone.

Sensing his worried gaze, Qian looked up and gave him a determined look; she was never afraid of these things. In her past life, she raised Xiaowei alone, and what nasty things hadn’t she heard?

Back then, Qian understood that one couldn’t live only in others’ eyes, nor do things just for others to see, especially so-called relatives.

Real relatives who would reach out a hand during tough times usually brought eyes, hands, and a heart, like her fourth uncle’s family. Although they didn’t spread gossip, they saw everything.

Most relatives brought eyes to watch others’ misfortunes and a mouth to gossip, never offering a hand at crucial times; such people are fine with gossip but hide quicker than anyone when trouble arises.

If that’s the case, why care about what those people say? Let them say what they want!

Qian felt indifferent towards the Yu family’s relatives’ opinions. Mrs. Yu summoning her and openly expressing support already indicated that Mrs. Yu sided with her; if future in-laws knew, it was enough. The worst case would be relatives’ gossip being uncontrollable; she’d pretend not to see, anyway Qian had a high spirit and couldn’t bother about it.

However, Yu Minglang and the Yu family were evidently not planning to let it slide. Bringing trouble to their family was absolutely unacceptable.

Seeing Qian’s determined look, Yu Minglang knew she wasn’t scared, relieved but still didn’t temper his anger. He had to stand up for Mei.

Mrs. Yu noticed Qian being silent and, not understanding Qian as well as Yu Minglang did, thought Qian was frightened or displeased, and spoke comforting words.

"Qian, don’t be scared. Our family stands high; many people keep an eye on us. You’ll inevitably face these after marrying in. Your uncle and I have gone through numerous ups and downs from youth to now, having seen everything. Thinking you’ve yet to experience this, we brought you to see. Don’t be afraid, we are all supporting you."

"I know, Auntie, I’m alright." Qian’s mental strength wouldn’t allow her to panic.

Mrs. Yu was satisfied with Qian’s calmness and turned to ask the vexed Yu Minglang.

"How are you planning to handle this?"

"In my unit, leaks are unacceptable, investigate thoroughly, punish severely without leniency."

The information is sealed off externally; within, only a few people are aware of the circumstances.

Now, even those distant relatives are aware of the matter; the three Yu brothers understand that someone has certainly targeted them.

"I wish to provide some information." Qian suddenly recalled when she almost broke up with Yu Minglang, receiving that call.

"What information?" His woman being targeted and the leaker unidentified, Yu Minglang couldn’t help but feel heavy-hearted and stifled.

"Before, when I was talking to you about breaking up——"

"Break up?!" Mrs. Yu’s voice rose several decibels.

Yu Minglang quickly rounded up.

"She was emotionally unstable during her cycle, speaking nonsense, not to be taken seriously."

Mrs. Yu looked at Qian, who nodded, "I was joking."

Mrs. Yu then breathed a sigh of relief, earnestly telling Qian, "Don’t play with this again in the future."

"Mhm, I won’t play this again. What I was referring to is that I received a call back then."

"A call with no caller ID?" Yu Minglang immediately thought of this detail. Yes, he had pondered over that call, and the more he thought about it, the more peculiar it seemed.