Chapter 124 Leaving the House
The Luo family is a wealthy and prominent family. Although there are few people in the family, there are people who have served as officials in the court for generations, so they can be said to be a veritable family of officials.
Nanny Wang was a servant of the Luo family and had once served Luo Zhang's mother. She had always been able to act arrogantly among the servants in the inner house because of her status as a wet nurse.
Therefore, she rarely has any scruples.
As early as when Luo Zhang started to learn elementary school, Nanny Wang had been planning to have her son study with the young master.
But out of nowhere, Fang Yuan appeared. He was a relative of Luo's concubine and a poor man who jumped out of a corner. He also wanted to cling to the Luo family's wealth. The Luo family kept him. After meeting Fang Yuan, Mr. Luo decided on the spot to let him follow Luo Zhang.
To the Luo family, Fang Yuan was neither a formal relative nor a servant with a bond. His identity was actually very awkward, and it was not easy for him to be with Luo Zhang.
Luo Zhang was not a very difficult master. Even though Nanny Wang had been instigating him for years, he only said a few unpleasant words to Fang Yuan and rarely made things difficult for him on purpose.
After the kidnapping incident, Luo Zhang's attitude towards Fang Yuan changed, and the Luo family began to treat this honest boy as a serious young master.
This made Nanny Wang very upset. She even felt darkly that Fang Yuan had robbed her son of his opportunity!
Everything Fang Yuan got now should have belonged to her son!
Fang Yuan alone was enough to make her feel uncomfortable, and the Gu family sent another group of people.
The only thing that comforted the wet nurse was that after Fang Yuan became a young master, there was a vacancy for a servant boy for Luo Zhang, and her son could finally work in the mansion.
Fortunately, with the Gu family around, Luo Zhang had no shortage of playmates of the same age. All his time and energy were spent on others, so it was natural that he could not get close to his grandfather's brother.
Nanny Wang disliked almost everyone present except Luo Zhang.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Niu Niu repeated what Nanny Wang had muttered before.
The little girl's eyes were clear, and she continued to play straight: "Are you talking about me?"
The struggles within the family have always been full of hidden agendas, and Nanny Wang had never seen such straightforwardness.
"Niuniu, did you hear it wrong?" Nanny Wang tried to fool her.
Niuniu sighed and said, "Mother Wang, my ears are very good, I couldn't have heard it wrong, why don't you want to admit it?"
Nanny Wang stared at Niuniu, put her hands on the little girl's shoulders, and said, "You must have heard it wrong. No one likes a child who tells lies."
Gu Yan immediately stepped forward, pushed away Nanny Wang's hands, frowned at her, and said, "My sister is not a liar, Nanny Wang, please don't scare her."
Gu Yun also took two steps forward and stood in front of his brother and sister. However, he did not have the good temper of Gu Yan. Instead, he learned some recklessness from the old-timers in the government office: "You old woman, you dare not admit it? My little sister has the most sensitive ears. If it weren't for her, your young master would not be where he is now."
While speaking, Gu Yun even reached out and patted the sword hanging on his waist.
Nanny Wang was so frightened that she took two steps back, and then looked at Luo Zhang with an expression like Xi Shi holding her heart.
"Zhang'er, look at these people. If you say a few more words, they might resort to knife-wielding."
Luo Zhang looked at both sides. On one side was the wet nurse who had taken care of him since he was a child, and on the other side was his new friend who was also his savior.
Gu Zhao was impulsive and said directly to Luo Zhang: "Are you going to favor this old hag? I won't play with you anymore!"
Fang Yuan, who could have stayed out of the matter, suddenly raised his foot silently and stood in front of the Gu family together with Gu Yun.
Nanny Wang saw this and had more to say: "Zhang'er, look, we feed and feed Brother Fang and call him Young Master, but we end up feeding him an ungrateful person. He is so ungrateful!"
But these divisive words did not work.
Luo Zhang said expressionlessly: "Nanny, apologize to Niuniu."
When Nanny Wang heard this, her voice became shrill: "Zhang'er, I didn't say anything wrong, why do you want me to apologize to a bunch of country people?"
Luo Zhang looked at the nurse steadily and said, "Niuniu is my friend. She has done nothing wrong. You shouldn't talk about her like this."
Nanny Wang thought Luo Zhang was the young master who was so dependent on her that she said, "Master, you grew up drinking my milk. I won't harm you. This little girl may be young, but she has a lot of ideas. She comes to you every day under the guise of asking for advice. Who knows if she's trying to get close to you?"
"shut up!"
Mr. Luo, who was standing behind the antique display cabinet, suddenly spoke. No one present knew how long he had been standing there, nor how much he had heard.
A trace of panic flashed across Nanny Wang's face, but she quickly calmed down. In her heart, she kept telling herself to comfort herself that she had nursed Luo Zhang, and Luo Zhang depended on her, so it was impossible for her to be sent away easily.
Mr. Luo's face was as cold as frost, and his cloudy eyes stared at Nanny Wang intently, and then he said, "Zhang'er is not young anymore, so from now on, the affairs of his courtyard should be handed over to Nanny Li. Nanny Wang is not young anymore, and after taking care of Zhang'er for so many years, it's time for her to leave the house and enjoy her life."
When Nanny Wang heard this, her face turned pale. She was only thirty years old, and the old man wanted her to leave the house to retire. This was a plan to completely cut off her future.
Luo Zhang is the only grandson of the Luo family. Although he is young, his own private treasury is very rich. Nanny Wang has been in charge of his yard for so many years and has made a lot of money.
Not only did she want her son to come in as a servant, she also wanted her little daughter to come in as a concubine in the future. It wouldn't make sense for any official family to have a 30-year-old wet nurse to leave the house to take care of the elderly. She had become a big joke.
Nanny Wang didn't dare to disobey the old man, so she could only kneel down and crawl towards Luo Zhang: "Zhang'er, I have been taking care of you since you were born. For so many years, even if I have no credit, I have worked hard. Please beg the old man to forgive me this time. I was wrong. I dare not offend the guests..."
Luo Zhang turned to look at the old man, cupped his hands and said, "Grandpa, I have a favor to ask of you."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Wang's eyes flashed with hope.
After getting his grandfather's permission, Luo Zhang finally spoke: "After all, the nanny has taken care of my grandson for many years. I want to reward her with a decent amount of money. This money will come from my private treasury, so there is no need to disturb the public."
Mr. Luo nodded.
Nanny Wang shook her head frantically and said, "Zhang'er, I don't want money, I want to stay by your side and serve you..."
Luo Zhang walked to the nurse and said softly, "You shouldn't say these things."
Nanny Wang was startled.
"You didn't like Brother Fang in the past, and you used the warehouse behind my back. I know all these things, but I thought that you are also my family and you have your difficulties, so I didn't take these things to heart." Luo Zhang said softly.
Nanny Wang felt a chill down her spine. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Luo Zhang in disbelief. She thought the child she could manipulate at will actually saw things more clearly than anyone else!
Luo Zhang's mind flashed back to what Niuniu had said casually: "Family members should hope that each other lives a good life. Nanny, I was wrong after all. You are not my family."
Nanny Wang quickly defended herself: "Zhang'er, I am your family member. I treat you as my own son. I really treat you as my own son!"
Luo Zhang shook his head and said, "Which mother would speak ill of her son's benefactor behind his back?"
Nanny Wang suddenly seemed to have lost all her strength.
Luo Zhang continued: "Niuniu is not only my friend, but also my benefactor. You shouldn't say those things behind my back. For your dignity, you should apologize to my friends."
Nanny Wang looked at Luo Zhang in disbelief. She naturally understood the implication of Luo Zhang's words. If she was unwilling to apologize, she would not even get the last bit of decent money!
Second update
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
