Chapter 128
Hu Kangliang was speechless for a moment when his secret of many years was suddenly revealed.
A few seconds later, he looked at Xu Gui strangely and asked her, "How do you know all this...?"
Xu Gui said in a flat tone, "Didn't I say I'm a diviner... If I don't know anything, can I still call myself a diviner?"
Hu Kangliang had to admit that Xu Gui was right.
"So, that's why you said it's impossible for you and her anymore?" Mrs. Hu came to her senses, looking at her child with surprise and heartache.
Hu Kangliang fell silent.
Mrs. Hu said, "Why didn't you tell me about this?"
Hu Kangliang gave a wry smile and said, "How can I tell you this? Tell you that I have a girl I like, but that girl is my own sister? How can I have the face to say this?"
Falling in love with his own younger sister... he felt ashamed just thinking about it.
As Hu's mother said, Hu Kangliang is a person with a strong sense of morality, and therefore finds it even more unbearable that he has fallen in love with his own sister.
He murmured, "I never imagined he would be my own sister..."
Mrs. Hu was heartbroken. She asked, "When did you find out about this?"
Hu Kangliang: "In college... In high school, you found out that Wenqian and I were dating. You were afraid that it would affect our grades, so you didn't allow us to continue. At the time, it seemed like we listened to you, but in reality, we never broke up."
They were discovered to be dating in their second year of high school. At the time, they publicly stated their intention to break up to their parents and teachers, but in reality, they never separated until they were both admitted to university.
They applied to the same university.
Then one day, Hu Kangliang went to Wen Qian's house to find her, and then he saw her father, Hu Wei, frequently going in and out of the Qi family's house—the Qi family's house, which was the home of Hu Kangliang's girlfriend, whose surname was Qi.
Seeing this scene, Hu Kangliang had a bad feeling, so he asked someone to investigate the Qi family's situation.
Then it was learned that many years ago, Qi Wenxi's mother was her father Hu Kangliang's lover. After the two separated, Qi's mother married her current husband and gave birth to Qi Wenxi six months later.
At this point, Hu Kangliang closed his eyes, looking as if he found it difficult to continue.
Seeing her son in such pain, Mrs. Hu said, "Even so, it doesn't necessarily prove that the child is your father's illegitimate daughter!"
Hearing her say this, Hu Kangliang said directly, "I asked my father myself! He admitted that Wenxi is his child... When Wenxi's mother separated from him, she was already pregnant. It was because of her pregnancy that she hastily married her current husband."
The two were separated for many years, but Hu Kangliang and Qi Wenqian coincidentally met again when they went to the same high school. Then they got involved together again, which is why Hu Kangliang later saw Qi's father, Hu Wei, at the Qi family home.
As for Qi Wenqian's father, he passed away a few years ago.
"So now you know why I said it's impossible for us to be together again, right?" Hu Kangliang looked at his mother with a bitter smile. "We are half-siblings, sharing the same blood... How can you expect me to be with her again?"
"But you still like her even now, right?" Mrs. Hu asked.
Hu Kangliang fell silent.
Mrs. Hu took a breath, then suddenly cursed, "That old bastard Hu Wei, why didn't he die sooner! He's been living in this world all day, causing trouble for people! Ha! He used to know how to harm others, but now he's even starting to harm his own son and daughter!"
Mrs. Hu wanted to hit someone.
Grandpa Hu and Grandma Hu sat quietly in the corner, as still as chickens—usually, when they heard their daughter-in-law scolding their son like that, the two old people couldn't help but mutter a few words. But this time, they didn't mutter anything.
After all, the two elders were cursing in their hearts right now.
They knew their son was unruly and liked to fool around outside, but since he hadn't harmed their child before, they pretended not to know. But now, their eldest grandson has been ruined by him.
The Hu family elders were so angry, and Hu Kangliang's biological mother was even angrier. She immediately picked up her phone to call her husband.
"I'm calling your dad right now, that bastard!" Mrs. Hu said through gritted teeth.
Just then, Xu Gui suddenly said, "Actually, you two aren't biological siblings, so if you really want to be with her, it's not impossible."
"..."
At this moment, Hu's mother, who was on the phone, Hu Kangliang, who was about to stop her, and everyone else around them all looked at Xu Gui.
"What did you say?" Mrs. Hu asked softly, "They're not siblings?"
"What's so strange about that?" Xu Gui said, in a serious and earnest tone, "Don't you humans have a saying: 'Those who are cuckolded will always be cuckolded in return'?"
Everyone: We humans don't seem to have this phrase!
The viewers in Xu Gui's live stream were also stunned:
[This plot is full of twists and turns! At first, I thought it was a romantic comedy, but now you're telling me it's actually about a love triangle! Isn't this plot more interesting than current dramas?]
So, it was the girlfriend's mother who cheated on Mr. Hu's father?
Like Mr. Hu, I have a strong sense of morality and can't accept immoral things, but this episode's plot is probably the one I most wanted to see immoral.
[If they're not blood-related siblings, then they can be together without any worries, right? True love prevails in the end! I like this ending.]
If it weren't for Xu Gui, and Mr. Hu had never known that he and his first love weren't siblings, would he have ended up alone forever?
"No way, where in this world can you find a man so devoted?"
There are definitely faithful men out there, but they are one in a million, no, maybe even one in a billion. We basically won't meet one, and we shouldn't gamble on that probability, because you'll usually end up with a jerk.
...
Hu Kangliang was still somewhat dazed. He stared intently at Xu Gui and asked, "Wen Qian and I aren't siblings?"
Xu Gui nodded and said, "The fact that she is your biological sister is just your father's assumption... In fact, when she was with him, Miss Qi's mother was also having dealings with other men."
Coincidentally, Hu Wei is a "sea king" (a woman who is considered a playboy), but Qi Wenxi's mother, Ms. Qi, is also a beautiful, fashionable, and very charming "sea queen."
This game ended in a draw.
"So, I can be with Wenxi now? Oh, right!" Hu Kangliang suddenly remembered something. He looked at Xu Gui and asked, "You said before that Wenxi was getting a divorce. What happened?"
Xu Gui said, "You're getting a divorce. Since your relationship isn't very close, there's not much I can predict. But I can tell you... she's your destined partner! And you're her destined partner too."
The meaning of "true love" is that if two people separate, no matter who it is, even if there is a relationship in between, they will end up alone.
"So, if you still like her, you can go and pursue her directly!" Xu Gui said.
Hu Kangliang was somewhat dazed, his expression a mix of joy and sorrow, and a thought flashed through his mind: If only he had known…
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as knowing beforehand.
"No way!" Suddenly, a rebuttal came from the side. It was Grandpa Hu with a serious face. He said in an old-fashioned tone and attitude, "How can my grandson marry a divorced woman? This woman even has children... No way! Absolutely not!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Kangliang snapped out of his daze, but before he could say anything, his mother rolled her eyes.
"Come on, I can't help but laugh when you say that," Mrs. Hu scoffed. "Your son can hook up with a married woman, but my son just wants to marry a divorced girl. It's true love, what's wrong with that?"
"I actually think divorced girls are better!"
Mrs. Hu clapped her hands together and said, "Being divorced means you have experience with marriage. As the old saying goes, it's better to do what you know than what you don't. With experience, your second marriage will definitely go well!"
"Having a child is great, it means that as soon as she marries into the family, I can become a grandmother... I'll get a grandson and granddaughter for free!"
At this point, Mrs. Hu looked at her son and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, is her child a boy or a girl?"
Hu Kangliang: "Uh, it's my daughter..."
"My daughter is wonderful!" Mrs. Hu seemed even happier. "My little sweetheart, once she comes to our home, I'll take her to the mall to buy clothes every day. You know, your mother has always wanted a daughter! It's a pity your father is useless and can't have any children."
Grandma Hu muttered under her breath, "My son has so many illegitimate children..."
Hu's mother selectively ignored what Hu's grandmother said and said to her son, "Son, don't worry, as long as you like it, no matter what, Mom will support you!"
Hu Kangliang was moved: "Mom..."
Grandpa Hu and Grandma Hu: ...So, nobody's listening to us?
*
"Master Xu, it's all thanks to you! Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known that my son wasn't getting married because he had someone in his heart..."
With a weight lifted from her mind, Mrs. Hu looked radiant with joy. She told Xu Gui and the others, "You wouldn't believe it, but I've always suspected that my son is gay. I've even been thinking about whether I should become a more open-minded mother."
Xu Gui looked at her and said earnestly, "You are a good mother."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hu gave a bitter smile and sighed, "I wouldn't call myself a good mother. At the very least, as a mother, I haven't given him a stable and complete family..."
She said, "I've been thinking just now, is the reason he's so devoted and loyal, and has such a strong sense of morality, because he's been influenced by me and his father..."
The couple, one promiscuous and the other immoral, perhaps Hu Kangliang saw their flaws, which is why he was even more demanding of himself.
Xu Gui looked at her and said, "Even so, the fact that he was able to develop this kind of personality at least proves that you took good care of him and gave him a good education. People are like plants; only when they receive sufficient nutrients and normal love can they grow freely, right?"
Devotion and integrity are two excellent virtues. If what Hu's mother said is true, and she had only brought bad influences to Hu Kangliang's upbringing, how could the other person possibly possess two such good virtues?
"...You have a point." Mrs. Hu smiled, having come to terms with it, and said to Xu Gui and the others, "If my son and that girl really get together, you must come to my house for our wedding banquet!"
Xu Gui nodded.
*
After leaving the Hu family, Xu Gui and the others did not ask Xu Gui to tell fortunes again today, as they had some rare free time.
Just as Xu Gui was pondering whether he should set up a fortune-telling stall inside, like before, Lu Baiyi invited them to his home.
“It’s almost noon, and it’s lunchtime. Why don’t you have lunch at my house…” Lu Boyi said, then turned to Xu Gui and said, “I said I would make some snacks for you, but they’re best when they’re fresh out of the oven. Now that you’re at my house, I can make them for you.”
When Xu Gui talked about food, her eyes lit up, showing her strong appetite. But thinking about it, it's normal. After all, more than three hundred years ago, she ate only fish and shrimp from the sea, in their original flavor. Now that she has become human and tasted all kinds of human food, she naturally can't stop eating them.
In just three months, her face has become quite rounder.
But that's a long story. Now that Lu Baiyi has invited her, and it's almost lunchtime, Xu Gui thought about it and nodded in agreement. The group then changed their destination and went to the Lu family's house.
It was only then that the viewers in the live stream belatedly realized which Lu family it was.
[I suddenly had a terrifying thought: could the "Lu" in "Mr. Lu" be the "Lu" in "Lu's Building"?]
[The Lu family? The Lu family with that landmark building in our City A? Xu Gui actually knows someone like that?]
[Actually, I wanted to say this before: the surname Lu is not common, and the family seems to be quite wealthy... And do you remember, this Mr. Lu actually appeared on camera before? At that time, Xu Gui was telling fortunes under the overpass, and there was an old man named Lu who was also setting up a stall opposite her. This Mr. Lu is the old man's grandson!]
Here's the key point: On the very first day Xu Gui met that old man Lu, he told him that he was a billionaire. So, a billionaire, and surnamed Lu—wasn't that old man's identity already pretty obvious?
【!! I remember this!! I remember that nobody believed it at the time, and after Little Turtle's reputation spread, nobody talked about it anymore. I've always found that very strange.】
[It's not that nobody's talking about this. I noticed this old man when I watched Xiaogui's live stream replay, but when I mentioned it online, all the messages I posted were blocked; I couldn't post them at all.]
[...So, this "lu" really is the "lu" in the Lu family name? My god, our little turtle is about to become rich!]
[You guys are exaggerating! This is the Lu family, is it that famous?]
【The Lu family is certainly famous! They are a large, wealthy family with a history spanning hundreds of years. Their assets have been accumulated over generations, making them a truly prestigious and influential family. The Lu family has a presence in many industries both domestically and internationally, but they have always maintained a low profile, which is why most people are unaware of their wealth.】
...
Throughout China, compared to those renowned companies, the Lu family is not particularly famous. However, in City A, few people are unaware of the Lu family's existence.
Leaving aside the landmark building of the Lu family in City A, even if we go back a few hundred years, the Lu family was a large family in the entire City A with countless branches.
However, it is said that many members of the Lu family participated in the war and many died, resulting in the once large family now being dwindling in number, with only this current branch remaining.
In short, the Lu family is very wealthy, they just keep a low profile.
Many netizens who had seen Xu Gui's previous posts agreed with the assessment that he should keep a low profile:
[It's clear the Lu family is really keeping a low profile. After all, even billionaires are setting up stalls under overpasses—isn't that being low-key?]
[That's not all. Billionaires also go to public squares to dance. My image of a billionaire: banquets with clinking glasses and fierce fighting; the reality of a billionaire: fortune telling on overpasses and square dancing.]
[Also, it seems he was assaulted because he was flirting with another elderly woman in the square.]
[Haha, I'm really going to die laughing at everyone's comments sooner or later. Let's give billionaires some face! They are billionaires, after all.]
[A billionaire? Isn't that Old Man Lu?]
...
At this very moment, the billionaire, Old Man Lu, was staring at the comments in Xu Gui's live stream, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.
He angrily threw down his phone and started cursing!
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