Ruan Bei had just returned from paying respects to his ancestors in his hometown when the ghost from the eastern suburbs rushed to his door to inform him that Lu Sibai had been kicked out of the Lu family.
However, Ruan Bei already knew from Bai Miaomiao that as the New Year approached, things were getting lively, but the biggest news in the wealthy circles was that Lu Sibai, the second young master of the Lu family, was declared not to be the Lu family's biological son, but a child of unknown origin who had been switched.
The entire circle was discussing this astonishing case of a cuckoo taking over a magpie's nest. It was said that the young master of the Lu family was just like a poor little magpie chick, abandoned by that despicable old cuckoo.
And Lu Sibai, that little dove, has been enjoying all these years of good fortune disguised as a child of the Lu family.
On the one hand, the wealthy social circles mocked the Lu family for being blind and not even knowing that their child had been switched. On the other hand, they were also apprehensive, wondering if their own children were also in great danger if the Lu family could reach out to them.
Bai Miaomiao mocked, saying that as the Lunar New Year approached, the famous identification center in Jincheng was suddenly packed with people, with many wealthy people lining up to get paternity tests done.
Everyone was trying to hide their identities, but when they arrived at the entrance of the testing center, they discovered they all knew each other, leading to an extremely awkward situation.
Bai Miaomiao also sighed, "According to the news released by the Lu family, their biological child is very outstanding, but we haven't seen him. That child is really unlucky."
I'm such a good-looking person, and now that I'm almost an adult, I'm stuck with parents and family like this.
Forget about the Lu family's wealth; in Bai Miaomiao's eyes, the Lu family is a complete mess.
Ruan Bei agreed wholeheartedly: "That's right."
Bai Miaomiao: "Right? I told you he was unlucky, and some people said he was going to have a stroke of good luck. What kind of good luck is this?"
Ruan Bei: "I would say that the first sentence is also correct."
Bai Miaomiao: "...? The previous sentence?"
He thought for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Do you know that little magpie?"
Ruan Bei choked for a moment, finding it hard to accept the title.
"Tell me quickly, do you really know him?" Bai Miaomiao urged.
Ruan Bei smiled modestly: "I am indeed the humble one."
Bai Miaomiao: "…………！！！！！！！"
"You...you...you're really the Lu family's biological child? The one who was switched by Lu Sibai's biological parents?" Bai Miaomiao was completely stunned.
"Yes, yes, it's me, but I don't plan to acknowledge them or go to the Lu family. I just wanted to let you know, so please don't tell anyone else."
He trusted Bai Miaomiao, and Bai Miaomiao understood him. Unlike some self-righteous people, she didn't try to persuade him to return to the Lu family out of a sense of self-interest.
"Ugh, why are you copying me?" Bai Miaomiao muttered, secretly pleased that Ruan Bei considered her one of her own. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Can I tell my brother?"
Ruan Bei figured that Bai Sen probably already guessed, so he casually replied, "Okay."
Bai Miaomiao was delighted: "Don't worry, I'll tell my brother to make sure he doesn't tell anyone!"
Bai Miaomiao couldn't resist her curiosity and asked a few more questions about Ruan Bei's background, while also telling Ruan Bei about the Lu family's situation.
Ruan Bei is in his hometown. The Ruan family's ancestral home is in a county under Jincheng. Only Ruan Bei's grandfather's branch of the family has settled in Jincheng. Ruan Bei's grandfather's siblings have all passed away.
However, I haven't been in close contact with some of my cousins over the years, and we only meet during holidays and the Qingming Festival to sweep their tombs.
The reasons for returning this time are twofold: first, to repair the grave and erect a monument for Fusheng's younger brother, and to re-enter his name into the family genealogy; and second, to explain Ruan Bei's background to relatives and friends, and to reiterate that he is still a child of the Ruan family.
Because they were quite far away, Dongjiao Gui didn't come over, and Ruan Bei didn't know the situation there either. Bai Miaomiao told him everything she knew over the phone.
Lu Sibai was kicked out of the Lu family. It is said that when Lu Minghai asked him about his biological parents, he refused to say. Some people say that he may not know. In any case, the Lu family no longer recognizes him.
It's almost Chinese New Year, and in the freezing winter weather, he has nowhere to go.
He is not yet an adult and has no assets under his name. Even the shares and properties under Lu Siyuan's name were mostly transferred by his parents and relatives after he turned eighteen. Lu Sibai is too young to have received them.
However, he wouldn't end up homeless. Lu Minghai was ruthless, but Feng Zhihui and Lu Siyuan still cared about their past relationship.
Feng Zhihui gave him an apartment to live in, and Lu Siyuan gave him some money; Lu Minghai didn't stop them from doing any of this.
Ruan Bei guessed that it was because Lu Sibai and Qin Shen's relationship had not been completely severed, and Lu Minghai did not want to completely fall out with Lu Sibai.
If there's no future for him and Qin Shen, the apartment can be taken back at any time, and the little money Lu Siyuan gave him is nothing.
If he were to get close to Qin Shen again, even though Lu Minghai had fallen out with him, there would still be Feng Zhihui and Lu Siyuan to act as a buffer, and the Lu family would still be able to benefit.
Lu Minghai has always prioritized profit, so Ruan Bei was not surprised by this outcome at all.
He heard the news but didn't care. As long as Lu Minghai didn't come looking for him, he didn't bother with the Lu family. He just asked Dongjiao Gui to keep an eye on Lu Sibai and catch the mastermind behind it all, and then the matter could be put to rest.
After chatting until everything was said, Bai Miaomiao invited Ruan Bei to come to her house.
He said his brother was at work, and he was all alone at home, which was super boring.
Ruan Bei couldn't help but ask, "Where's your mother?"
He knew that Bai Miaomiao's mother was a violinist who often traveled all over the world, but it was almost Chinese New Year, so surely she wouldn't not be home yet.
"She's not back yet." Bai Miaomiao sighed and secretly complained to Ruan Bei, "I think my mom loves the violin the most, my dad is second, and my brother and I are third."
When he was very young, his mother stayed at home for a few years to take care of him, but most of the time his brother took care of him. Later, something happened in the family, and his mother stayed at home until the company situation stabilized. Then, without hesitation, she handed him over to his brother and left with her beloved violin.
Ruan Bei wanted to ask about his progress with his brother, but felt it wouldn't be good to ask too much. Anyway, Bai Miaomiao had already figured things out, so he didn't ask any more questions. He made an appointment with Bai Miaomiao to visit him and then hung up the phone.
Mr. Ruan's leg was still not healed, so this trip was quite a hassle. However, Yin Zhuo came along this time, along with Ruan Bei's two cousins, as well as Ruan Bei and Qin Gu. The young people took turns carrying Mr. Ruan up and down the mountain.
The younger generation is filial, the elders are happy, and Yin Zhuo has made a strong impression on the Ruan family and their friends. His relationship with Ruan Xi has also become public knowledge.
They stayed in their hometown until after the Lunar New Year, where they were warmly received by Lord Ruanbei and had their Lunar New Year's Eve dinner at his home.
In the middle of the process, Qin Gu discovered a task that was very close to him on the real-time updated internal app of the Special Affairs Bureau. It was a small task with a low level and a small amount of money. It was just a little ghost scaring people, and it only paid a few thousand yuan.
This place is small, there aren't many people from the mystical sects, and with the New Year approaching, everyone's too lazy to go anywhere, so the quests have been sitting idle for days.
Thinking that Xiao Bei had never done a mission on his own before, Qin Gu discussed it with him and then let him take on the mission.
This time, he didn't make a move; Ruan Bei went by himself. He carried the Yu'an Umbrella, tied the Soul-Capturing Bell to his wrist, and stuffed a bunch of talismans given to him by Qin Gu into his waist pouch.
Let alone a little ghost with no power, even the evil spirit that tried to harm his father last time, if he ran into it now, he wouldn't even be able to touch it; it would be blasted to ashes by the lightning talisman first.
However, Ruan Bei set a goal for himself: unless absolutely necessary, he would not use magical artifacts or talismans, but instead practice the spells and incantations he had learned.
The mission went smoothly, except that I was inexperienced at first and almost let the little devil escape, but I easily subdued her afterwards.
The little brat was young and didn't dare to resist when he was caught. He just kept crying. But when he saw Ruan Bei's face, he stopped crying and just stared at him.
Qin Gu followed behind, and seeing that he had successfully captured the mission target, he stepped forward and spoke quietly to Ruan Bei.
The little devil was biting his finger, excitedly muttering something that made people blush.
Ruan Bei's ears turned red, and she couldn't throw away the thunder talisman she was holding in her hand. When asked why she had scared people, the little devil seemed quite aggrieved.
She was still hung up on the novels, anime, and TV series she hadn't finished watching before she died, and now that she's a ghost, she can't touch any of them.
She finally managed to turn on her computer and tablet, only to find that the novel she was following had ended and a lot of new anime episodes had been released, so she couldn't resist watching.
So, while the owner wasn't home, he secretly used their tablet to read novels and watch TV series.
It started like this, but then it got too addictive, and the owner started watching it at night. When the owner got up in the middle of the night, they discovered that the tablet was unlocking itself and even changing pages. The owner was so scared that they almost died on the spot.
Ruan Bei: "..." Is this how you scare someone?
The little devil was being held by him, looking pitiful. All the little ability she had painstakingly cultivated was being used to control electronic devices.
Ruan Bei really wanted her to learn from Wang Bufan. They're both ghosts, so why can't they be a little more ambitious?
But we can't just kill her because of that. The little brat hasn't done anything that would anger heaven and man, so Ruan Bei can't bring himself to do it.
He didn't have any good ideas, so he used the Thunder Talisman to scare the little ghost, telling her not to use other people's computers without permission, unless the person was watching and she was just tagging along.
The little devil reluctantly agreed; she had no choice but to, for the thunder talisman was poised to strike, and she was terrified.
His first mission was a near-perfect success; at least the kid wouldn't scare people anymore.
The mission reward from the Special Affairs Bureau arrived quickly. This was the first time in his life that he had earned money all by himself. Ruan Bei took out the money and made four red envelopes, one for his father, mother, sister, and Kunkun.
After finishing this order, they went home because they had been busy with other things and later went back to their hometown, where they hadn't finished preparing for the New Year.
Ruan Bei met with the ghosts from the eastern suburbs once. After hearing what had happened during this period, he went out with his family to buy New Year's goods.
When the Lu family finally learned that the Ruan family had returned, Feng Zhihui could no longer sit still.
Her youngest son, Sibai, was kicked out of the Lu family. She was heartbroken, but her husband was angry. Her eldest son had explained the serious implications to her, saying that the people behind Sibai might have designs on the Lu family's business.
This was both unacceptable and frightening to Feng Zhihui. On the one hand, she felt that Si Bai was not that kind of person, and on the other hand, she realized that her eldest son was right and that her husband would not kick the child out for no reason.
She stayed home for several days as if escaping reality, ignoring everything, but in the end she couldn't resist.
Both her husband and eldest son said that Xiao Bei is excellent and a good child.
Feng Zhihui belatedly realized that she wanted to see Ruan Bei, her youngest son whom she had never met since birth.
But Lu Minghai stopped her as soon as he learned of her idea.
Ruan Bei was unwilling to come back in the first place, and after his wife, who was so clueless, said a few unpleasant things, he was even less willing to come back.
Fortunately, the entire Ruan family had gone to another place, and Feng Zhihui's plan fell through. Now that the Ruan family has returned, Feng Zhihui has another idea.
Lu Minghai thought he couldn't keep preventing the mother and son from seeing each other. After careful consideration, he asked his eldest son to accompany her and privately instructed him to keep a close eye on his mother and not let her say anything she shouldn't.
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