Chapter 54: The Eight Trigrams and Family Matters

  "Nuo Nuo, who else was there besides Luo Luo when you were sent back just now? Why didn't you let Luo Luo come in and sit down?" As soon as Nuo entered the door, her mother came up with a curious expression.

  Ying Nu helplessly glanced at her mother: "Mom, you're thinking crooked again. That boy is Luo Luo's older brother Luo Feng. Don't you think about it? How could a well-behaved child like Luo Luo be in a premature love affair?"

  "How old is Luo Fen now?" Nuoma pulled her daughter to sit down: "If the age is suitable, Nuo can also consider development. You and Luo Luo have a similar temper, if you marry her brother, it will definitely be a good match!"

  "Mom, do you know what you're saying? I'm about to enter my third year of high school and then comes the college entrance exam. At such a critical moment, you're letting me have an early romance. Is there any other mom like you out there? Why do I feel like you're just like my opponent's mom, hoping that I'll perform poorly?" Xiang Nuo was truly defeated by her mother.

  "Nonsense, it's great that you're going to college, but marriage is a lifelong matter. You must find someone who understands you thoroughly. Even if Luo Luo's family is not well off, it doesn't matter. We only have one daughter, and your dad and I will support you more. Listen to me on this, even if you think I'm nagging now, you'll understand later that I'm doing it for your own good, okay?"

  Ying Nu glanced at her mother: "Did Auntie tell you about Qing Lian's troubles again? Isn't Dad helping to track down Ding Yu Dong, why is she coming to urge you again?"

  Nuo's mother looked at her daughter with dissatisfaction: "You child, your aunt must be worried. Li Qing brought Didi to live in her mother's house and cried every day. As a mother, she would be worried if she didn't. From their situation, it can be seen that no matter how talented a girl is, if she marries the wrong person, she will be finished. Therefore, mom must not let you follow Li Qing's footsteps!"

  "Pffft!" Ying Nuo patted the back of Nu Ma: "I think you're now like a startled bird, it seems that all unfamiliar men are bad people. I think, in the case of Li Qing Jie Jie, her own responsibility accounts for more than half, and after marrying Ding Yu Dong, does she still have herself?"

  "Do you remember two years ago when we went to celebrate Eldest Aunt's birthday on New Year's Day? At the dinner table, Eldest Aunt said something wrong about Ding Yudong, and Liqing jie immediately got up and left with her child, not giving Eldest Aunt any face at all. After she got married, she completely became an appendage of her husband, still a slave-like one. I don't want to be that kind of woman! Moreover, I think she deserves what happened to her today!"

  "How dare you speak like that? Your poor sister, and you say she deserved it?" Mrs. Nuo was furious, poking her daughter's head: "You little white-eyed wolf, when you were young, your sister didn't spare any effort to take care of you!"

  "This is two different things, I naturally remember her goodness, but her weakness..." Ying Nuo said to this and patted his forehead: "Right, where's Dad, in the study?"

  Nuo Ma nodded: "Yes, looking for him on business?"

  "Mom, I'm going to talk to Dad for a bit. Make less dinner, I'm not very hungry." Yǐng Nuò said as he rushed towards the study room, and his mom shook her head helplessly behind him.

  "Hey, you're back! Not crying anymore? Is Luo Ye going to switch to liberal arts or are you going to switch to science with her?" Yu Guangyun teased his daughter who rushed in hastily.

  The sulky old dad sat opposite him: "Dad, you clearly know that Luo Ye's father is the vice mayor and her mother is a boss, yet you've been keeping it from me all along, making me think Luo Ye's family was very poor. Hmph, in the future I won't tell you any secrets either!"

  "You... said that Luo Ye's father is the vice mayor?" Shangguan Yunhang's expression changed slightly, and he was clearly surprised.

  "Is that so, doesn't Father know?" Ying Nu quickly covered her mouth and whispered: "It's all over, the secret is out."

  Xu Guanyun poked his daughter with a finger, laughing and angry: "Leaked? I'm your dad, you don't even trust me, who can you still trust? Besides, the reason I didn't know her family background is because I trusted her. Otherwise, as her father, I would have investigated."

  "Haha......" Xiang Nuo smiled and said: "Alright, forgive Daddy then. Luo Ye told me that Daddy helped her, I thought Daddy already knew about it."

  "Nuo Nuo, you told me before that Luo Ye had become stronger. I always thought that it's hard to change one's nature, but through the last incident, I can see that she's not an ordinary person. At critical moments, she's decisive and ruthless, harsh on her enemies and absolutely true to her friends."

  As for the strong contrast between before and now, Dad can't quite understand it. If it's just because you said you were bullied in gym class and fainted, it doesn't seem like a good enough reason. However, this change is ultimately a good thing, maybe the kid was intentionally showing weakness so as not to reveal their family situation.

  Nuo Nuo, Dad isn't a materialistic person. What he likes about her is the kind of person she is. Having such a friend is a treasure for Nuo's whole life. Since she has told you everything about her family background, it means that she completely approves of you. You are my only daughter, and your relationship with your cousins isn't very close either. In the future, with Luo Ye taking care of you, Dad can rest assured!

  "Dad, why are you talking so sadly? You're making me want to cry!" Xing Nuo's eyes were red and puffy, her small face scrunched up as she tried to hold back tears.

  "Alright, you little girl seems strong, but sometimes she's actually very sensitive and easily hurt. Dad is happy for you, don't worry, Dad's attitude towards Luo Ye won't change because of her identity. In Dad's eyes, she's my little daughter's best friend. As long as she needs Dad's help, Dad will do his best. Okay? By the way, I haven't heard about your liberal arts and science courses yet." Shangguan Yunhang affectionately patted his daughter's head:

  "Alas, Lolo and I will be parting ways later... she wants to take the military school entrance exam..."

  Listening to his daughter's account, Shangguan Yunhang fell into deep thought. From the last incident, he observed that Luoye was a goal-oriented child, but with her family background, why did she have to choose to become a soldier? Most girls had a military dream, but after truly understanding the regulations and intense training, most would retreat. He believed Luoye wouldn't be unaware of these things.

  Unless he's a literary soldier, did Luo Ye choose to be a literary soldier? Doesn't seem like it...

  "Dad, did you hear what I said?" Ying Nu had been talking for a long time, but Shangguan Yunhang was still frowning deeply in thought, his small face scrunched up in displeasure.

  Shangguan Yunhang hastily responded: "Oh oh, of course I'm listening. I was just pondering, why does this kid want to go through this suffering?"

  "I don't understand either, she also said that in the future she wants to be a female general, ah, I didn't have the heart to pour cold water on her, this lofty ideal is hard to achieve!" Yanuo's eyebrows were also tightly furrowed, worried.

  "Never mind, let's not waste our time here. I'm sure her decision won't be wrong anyway." Suddenly, Shangguan Yunhang held his breath and listened: "There's someone crying outside, go see who it is?"

  "Needless to say, it must be Lian Qing sister who came. Dad, hurry up and turn the world upside down to find Ding Yu Dong for her, I can't take it anymore! She comes every other day to cry and has taken my mom's life!"

  "You kid, your old man can barely flip this city, let alone the whole earth! Your old man doesn't have that kind of skill!" Shangguan Yunhang also had a very frustrated expression. Tonight, forget about having a peaceful night's sleep.

  The second update is here, today I want to praise myself a bit, hehe, especially thanks to the pink votes from "Water Smoke Blue", and also thanks to all the friends who have been supporting me, I'm looking forward to your continued support. Taking advantage of the Labor Day holiday, I'll adjust my schedule to fixed update times, so everyone won't have to keep refreshing their screens. Okay, I'll hurry up and write, only if I can stockpile one or two chapters can this wish come true.