"Father, how can you curse your son to die like that?" Lu Mingyuan was startled by the fierce appearance of Third Master Lu.
Old Mrs. Ruan also said viciously, "Lu San, are you trying to force my son and me to our deaths?"
Third Master Lu glanced at them, took a deep breath, and said coldly, "I'm serious. Qiaowa is not a child of our Lu family at all."
“She was switched at birth with the Fang family’s child in Beijing. The Fang family already knew and were just waiting to recognize her.” He stared at Lu Mingyuan and sneered, “If you don’t believe me, you can call Huang Ling and ask her directly.”
Grandma Ruan and her son were dumbfounded. What did they mean by saying that Qiaowa wasn't a child of the Lu family and that they had been switched at birth?
Lu Mingyuan snapped out of his shock and asked urgently, "Father, then my daughter is now a young lady of the Fang family?"
Hehe, no wonder she's his own daughter, she's so lucky.
“Your child is a son, currently being raised under the name of Old Madam Fang.” Master Lu knew exactly what he was up to and said coldly, “Old Madam Fang said that when he grows up, she will give him a share of the inheritance. If you rashly claim kinship, they will simply return the child to you and stop raising him.”
Lu Mingyuan gasped in shock; this was outrageously extravagant.
Overjoyed, he forgot all about finding a job and quickly borrowed the phone to call Huang Ling. After whispering to her for a while, he excitedly walked back, his posture completely different from usual, and said, "Huang Ling said that the old lady of the Fang family really likes our Lixuan and told me not to cause him any trouble, so as not to upset the Fang family."
Master Lu sneered, "If that's the case, what face do you have to threaten Qiao Wa?"
"When they found out that you and Huang Ling were abusing Qiao Wa, they said they would call the police and have you arrested and imprisoned. It was Qiao Wa who spared you from the wrath. You still have the nerve to come here and swagger around. Save your energy. Don't end up with nothing." He added.
Old Mrs. Ruan retorted angrily after being scolded, "What's wrong with hitting her a couple of times? Which child in the countryside doesn't get a beating? It's just that she was born into a wealthy family but didn't have the good fortune to be given to us by mistake. We've suffered losses too, you know. If Huang Ling had known she had given birth to a son, none of this would have happened."
That's the truth.
Lu Siqiao stood aside, wondering what her life would be like now if she hadn't been switched at birth.
Will Fang Dingding treat her like a younger sister and be good to her?
No, she won't.
Perhaps she also thinks that she has diminished her parents' love and has ulterior motives towards her, guessing that she will be cut in half before she even grows up.
Seeing that Lu Siqiao was no longer a reliable option, Lu Mingyuan turned to family ties, asking Lu Mingfeng to lend them a hand, claiming that his son would be successful in the future, and that it was just an investment in advance.
Little did he know that Fang Lixuan's lack of closeness to them as a child would only lead to greater resentment towards them as he grew up.
Annoyed by his persistence, Lu Mingfeng returned to the original question.
“My dad and I are just odd jobs. We usually deliver goods, buy chili peppers, and if all else fails, we work at the sauce factory making sauce. We have to do all kinds of work. After a day of work, our backs ache. Are you sure you want to do this?” he asked rhetorically.
Lu Mingyuan hadn't expected him to do all this, and hurriedly asked, "So, how much is your salary?"
"Two hundred yuan a month." Lu Mingfeng didn't hide it from him.
Two hundred yuan for so much work!
Lu Mingyuan hesitated again.
While he hesitated, Lu Mingfeng seized the opportunity to escape.
Only Master Lu remained in the room.
"If you can do my job, go ahead and do it. I'll go back home and farm," said Master Lu, waving his hand. "But you'll have to live in the factory, you can't rest for a day, and you'll be available whenever I call."
“That won’t do, I want to go home,” Lu Mingfeng said sullenly.
Master Lu lost his patience and left as well.
When the mother and son were kicked out of the door, Grandma Ruan finally realized that she had forgotten to ask Luo Xiaoxue for local specialties.
Lu Mingfeng was in a hurry to return and find Liu Yan, and told her about Lu Siqiao's background.
Liu Yan asked in surprise, "So, your son with Huang Ling has been adopted by the Fang family? Huang Ling is staying by the Fang family's side, just waiting for her son to grow up so she can enjoy a life of luxury?"
Lu Mingyuan thought it made sense and nodded.
Liu Yan, holding her son, sneered, "Why should I?"
Lu Mingyuan, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong with you now?"
"You're the child's father too, why don't you get anything?" Liu Yan complained. "Think about it, Huang Ling is by the child's side, so the child will definitely be closer to her in the future. What about you? You're nothing. When the child grows up, who will they know about you?"
Lu Mingyuan thought it made sense.
“But we can’t just go all the way to the capital. We don’t know the area. What can we do there?” he said with a bitter face.
Grandma Ruan sighed from the side: "In my opinion, the Fang family raised the child for seven years. Even if they acknowledge him back, the child might not be as close to us anymore. He's already too sensible. Look at how shrewd Qiaowa is. How could that child raised by the Fang family be anything less than excellent? It's just a waste of money for the Fang family and Huang Ling."
"Otherwise, let's go to the capital and get the child back!" Lu Mingyuan said impulsively.
Liu Yan rolled her eyes at him: "You want to bring him back? Raising a child doesn't cost money, do you? What kind of good life can you give him?"
"This won't work, that won't work, what exactly do you want?" Lu Mingyuan said angrily.
Liu Yan sneered: "Huang Ling lives a life of luxury in Beijing, climbing the social ladder through her child. Why should we have to struggle to find a job? Just have Huang Ling use her connections to find us a suitable job."
"If you're lucky, you can reap the benefits without doing anything." She winked at Lu Mingyuan, indicating that she was willing to do nothing.
Lu Mingyuan quickly came to his senses. Right, he immediately called Huang Ling and asked her to help him find a job that was easy and paid well.
Huang Ling yelled into the phone, "Lu Mingyuan, I'm just a nanny, how could I possibly arrange a job for you?"
"Huang Ling, why don't you find Liu Yan a job as a nanny too?" Lu Mingyuan said shamelessly.
"Lu Mingyuan, you're talking nonsense! What right do I have to find her a job? What do you take me for?" Huang Ling cursed.
Lu Mingyuan gave a cold smile: "You're Lixuan's mother, and I'm his father. If you weren't helping us, I would have bought a train ticket and gone to find him right now. The Fang family treats Lixuan well, so maybe they'll extend that kindness to us as well."
"Lu Mingyuan, I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless! Do you want to ruin your son Lixuan's future? Are you even human?" Huang Ling roared from the other end of the line. "Why don't you go to Qiao Wa? She's done so many business deals. Wouldn't it be better to have her put you in Qiao Wa's house than to pester your own son?"
“If I could, I would have done it long ago. Now that Qiaowa has distanced herself from me, she won’t even look at me, let alone give me a job!” Lu Mingyuan said with a roguish look. “In short, I won’t get anything good out of this, and you can forget about having an easy life either. Here’s what we’ll do: give me a thousand yuan for now, and then keep an eye out for a job for me. I’ll wait for your news.”
Huang Ling was so angry that she slammed down the phone.
It was her turn to suffer the consequences!
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