The most open and transparent person in this house is probably Lu Xingci.

He is intelligent and loyal, but only when others treat him well. If others treat him badly, he can be very indifferent.

Just like now.

The eldest brother, Lu Xingye, and the third brother, Lu Xingming, were somewhat wary of Qin Qiongying. After all, she was their biological mother, and they had lived together for many years. Apart from occasionally helping that unreliable family, their mother had never done anything excessive. Therefore, the two brothers had little suspicion of their mother.

But Lu Xingci didn't.

Other members of the Lu family might think that Qin Qiongying was just provoked, not smart enough, and blinded by her strong personality, but Lu Xingci never thought so. He felt that his mother actually had some brains, but... all of them were bad intentions!

They used it all on their own family members; they were selfish and lacked any sense of the bigger picture.

See, she immediately calms down when it comes to matters of interest.

Truly impulsive, easily angered, and brainless idiots don't calm down so easily; making a scene and being unreasonable is their normal behavior.

Seeing that Qin Qiongying had calmed down, Lu Xingci calmly said to the people around him, "Everyone, I'm sorry for disturbing you. My mother has been having conflicts with my father recently because of my maternal grandmother's family. In the past, my father was very tolerant of her because she had three children and raised them alone in her early years. However, as you all know, some people have brought trouble upon themselves in the past few months. Adults always have to pay the price for their actions. Participating in labor is an honor. I don't know what my mother is struggling with."

“She’s been acting strangely lately and keeps bothering my dad. When the Meng family isn’t home and my dad comes over to help watch the house, she starts acting suspiciously. Even though I’m her son and a junior, I can’t just let her keep causing trouble. Let’s all stop. My dad and I will try to talk some sense into my mom.”

Lu Jianjun was the factory director of the machinery plant, and his big brother in Kyoto was very powerful. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to offend him. Since Lu Xingci had already started kicking people out, naturally no one dared to stay any longer. They all offered Qin Qiongying a few words of advice and then dispersed.

Lu Xingci pulled Qin Qiongying into the house and closed the door.

The gates to the courtyard and the house were closed. Lu Xingci turned to look at Qin Qiongying, her gaze icy and her words fierce, "What was your purpose in making this scene today? Did you want my father to be executed for having affairs, or did you want him to be reported for misconduct and removed from his position as factory director, sent to a labor camp in the countryside? Or did you think that the three of us brothers have had such a successful life these past few years, so you're giving us something to do, letting everyone know that we have a father who was executed or sent to a labor camp?"

Faced with her second son's questioning, Qin Qiongying's momentum clearly weakened considerably. She opened her mouth, retorting, "No, I didn't mean to harm you, I..."

"I know that's not your real purpose. Your real goal is to make a big scene, ruin Meng Suqin's reputation, and make it impossible for her to return to the machine factory or have any chance to be with my dad again. As for what will happen to my dad and the three of us brothers, you're not worried at all because you think that with your uncle around, he won't abandon us. In the end, it won't have much of an impact on my dad and the three of us brothers. You know that none of your uncle's three children are his biological children. All that's left for your uncle are us three nephews. The most likely outcome is that Meng Suqin will be sacrificed, ruined, made a scapegoat, executed, or sent to a labor camp, and disappear from your sight forever, isn't that right?"

Qin Qiongying opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word, because that was exactly what she thought.

Lu Xingci's icy gaze was like it carried a knife. "Mom, I gave you a chance. As long as you didn't cause trouble, you could still maintain your dignity. My dad didn't make things difficult for you because of his three sons. But you're not satisfied and always think you're right and want to cause trouble. Then you can't blame me."

Lu Jianjun naturally saw through Qin Qiongying's intentions. He was very sad because she was, after all, the mother of his three sons. Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to take the final step for the sake of his sons.

She is selfish and self-righteous, and can disregard her son's feelings, but he cannot.

As a father, he couldn't do it.

But today, things have still come to this.

Hearing Lu Xingci's words, Lu Jianjun looked up, "Second brother..."

“Dad, you don’t need to say anything!” Lu Xingci interrupted Lu Jianjun. “The Qin family can’t be kept. Get rid of them all, not a single one. Although some people are innocent, they have my mother as a relative. Without this relationship, they wouldn’t have received our care all these years. They have to bear the consequences of being implicated after enjoying this blessing. Get this done as soon as possible, don’t be sentimental.”

"Also, my mother's mental state is not good, so she can retire. There are four of us in the family on salary, so we can support her. If she is filial and can't bear to leave her maternal grandparents, then we can send her to live with them and take care of her. We will send her money on time."

"You should divorce her!"

“Lu Xingci…” Qin Qiongying screamed.

"Shut up!" Lu Xingci's face was as cold as ice shards. "If you dare to utter another sound, I'll knock you out and send you to the cowshed in the countryside."

Qin Qiongying was trembling all over, her face was pale, and her teeth were chattering. She was angry and frightened at the same time.

"I am your mother!" she roared in grief and anger.

Lu Xingci sneered, "If you weren't my mother, I would have killed you long ago!"

Qin Qiongying's face froze instantly. Looking at her terrifying second son, she finally realized she was afraid.

She never expected that her own son would speak to her in such a tone, that her own son would be so cruel to his own mother.

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