Zhu Hongyu looked a bit embarrassed: "Sorry, that question I asked was quite naive, I overlooked the difference between surviving and living. With your salary, it’s not realistic to support several retirements."
"No problem." Qi Xing looked at Luo Ye seriously, "Major Luo, from someone who has been through it, I remind you, if you don’t like someone, never treat them too well. Some people get stuck in a rut and it could ruin their life."
"I understand." Luo Ye knew what Qi Xing meant, if it weren’t for his care for Yue Qin, she wouldn’t have sacrificed so much for him.
Although he later married her, the torment and difficulties they faced were obvious. Even now, they can’t walk openly in the sunlight. In the future, there’s a lot to consider, whether there will be conflicts with the children, it’s all unknown.
"You can’t put it that way, if you hadn’t treated your sister-in-law well back then, things would’ve been different today. Whether she or you are living better now, no one can say for sure." Obviously, Zhu Hongyu did not agree with Qi Xing’s words.
"It’s certain that I’m not living better than now, but whether she is better off is uncertain. She’s a good and virtuous woman, as long as she marries a man with a decent character, she could live happily.
She’s the same age as me, but just from her appearance, you’d think she’s nearly ten years older. If her heart wasn’t weary, how could it be like that?"
"Things have e to this point, rade Qi Xing just needs to have an open heart, and believe that things will get better." Luo Ye glanced at the time, "I need to go home, I’ve been out for quite a while, the elders must be worried."
Zhu Hongyu nodded generously: "Alright, I’ll pick you up tonight."
...
At five in the afternoon, Zhu Hongyu appeared on time at the Wen’s Mansion. After greeting the Wen Family elders, he left with Luo Ye.
"What was your family’s reaction?" As soon as they left the Wen Family Mansion, Zhu Hongyu couldn’t wait to ask.
Luo Ye replied half-jokingly: "Of course, they’re happy. They know my temper. If I really stayed idle at home, I wouldn’t be in a good mood. Now that you’ve taken me in, they’re relieved.
By the way, seeing how Great Grandpa, Aunt, Little Uncle, and Little Aunt treated you, you can feel how grateful they are, right?"
Zhu Hongyu curled his lips: "They’re happy, I believe that, but gratitude is a stretch. With your ability, you’d be weled with open arms anywhere. I still have a good sense of self-awareness."
Luo Ye changed the topic: "After I left, you talked to rade Qi Zhengwei?"
"Qi Xing needed time to process the words he kept inside for years, so I didn’t stay long. I left, knowing he had Mr. Qian, who’s been a brother to him for years, there with him." Zhu Hongyu sighed lightly, "I think meeting Yue Qin was Qi Xing’s fortune, such a good woman is almost extinct in this world."
"Yes, but I don’t fully agree with her actions."
"Neither do I, but there’s no denying her love is selfless!"
"Such selflessness..." Luo Ye paused, "Such selflessness, if not handled well, could be a lifelong sin. If their relationship in that small mountain village were exposed, how would the children be discriminated against?
The children’s minds are not yet mature, such discrimination could be fatal. Such love carries too much weight, though selfless, it could ruin several lives."
Zhu Hongyu sighed lightly: "Let it be. Since we know, we should think of ways to help when we have the chance."
...
When Luo Ye returned home, it was already nine-thirty at night. Seeing the elders seated in a circle around the coffee table, he couldn’t help but rub his forehead: "Didn’t I say? You guys don’t have to wait for me, I’ll report back in the morning."
"Do you think, if we went back to our rooms, we’d be able to sleep?" Great Grandpa tapped the floor with his cane, "Stop babbling, get to the point."
"The point is to let me work at ease, and along with Sister Zhu, establish and train the Female Special Forces Team, and provide a flawless answer sheet. By then, he’ll mend us." As Luo Ye moved to sit by the sofa, he laid out everything.
"Is it that simple?" Little Uncle Wen Tong looked puzzled, "To summon Ye’er solely for this? And to talk for an hour?"
Wen Song shot a glare at his brother: "It’s an attitude, no one from the Wen Family or the Ye Family is suitable for a one-on-one meeting with him.
And with Ye’er’s relationship with Zhu Hongyu, going to the Zhu Family, it stands on solid ground. It shows goodwill without letting outsiders talk. You think that’s not enough?"
Wen Tong scratched his head awkwardly, chuckling dryly.
Grandpa stood up: "Without worries, I’m going to sleep."
"I’ll acpany you." Luo Ye, seeing Grandpa’s posture, knew he had more to say to him, so he immediately got up and followed.
Wen Song waved at the others: "Everyone should rest too."
Wen Tong checked the time, looking worried: "Big brother, it’s almost ten, Xiao Xuan hasn’t finished work yet, could there be trouble?"
"Trust in his ability." Wen Song patted him on the shoulder, "When you have time, think more about Wen Family’s development, that’s your concern."
"Isn’t caring about a nephew-in-law legitimate too?" Wen Tong helped Hua Rong up, "Honey, let’s go rest and ignore them."
Hua Rong looked apologetically at Wen Song: "Big brother, don’t mind him, he’s regressing and getting more unreliable."
Wen Bai quickly chimed in: "It’s obvious, when the baby is born, he’ll grow along with the baby."
"Second brother!" Wen Tong stared at him in disbelief, "I’ve realized, honest men are the ones who drive you crazy with their words!"
While the family was happily harmonious, Grandpa’s face turned somewhat heavy.
"Great Grandpa, what are you worried about?" Luo Ye asked, puzzled.
Grandpa sighed softly: "Ye’er, have you thought about why he was in such a hurry to see you?"
After a brief thought, Luo Ye understood Grandpa’s meaning: "Great Grandpa is worried that the Xia family will trouble me, and Grandpa Zhu got the news, so he’s reassuring me?"
"Yes!" Grandpa sighed again, "The Xia family is different from the Lin family, Old Xia has an excellent reputation among the people, even surpassing Old Zhu."
"No matter how good the reputation, he can’t be unreasonable. Great Grandpa, there’s nothing to worry about. What era is this? Can he still kidnap women?"
"The point is, you’re not just any woman!"
"So what?" Luo Ye raised an eyebrow, "I will never make unnecessary sacrifices, even if it’s a fight to the end, I won’t make unnecessary sacrifices!
Great Grandpa, let me tell you a true story, I just heard it today. If before, I would’ve promised on some things, now, I absolutely won’t..."
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