Chapter 69: Rituals cannot be abandoned

  "Mom, I won't help you anymore. I'm going to find Grandpa to pick strawberries!" Seeing that most of the dishes her mom made were cold dishes or ready-to-eat food brought back from the city, Luo Ye didn't insist on helping out anymore. She really didn't like doing these chopping and slicing tasks.

  "Go!" Wen Xin smoothly snatched the big tomato from Luo Ye's hand: "We'll eat in a while, so don't eat it now. Wash the strawberries when you get back and then eat them, got it?"

  "Mom, why are you doing this? Am I going to become a three-year-old kid again when I go back to Grandpa's?" Luo Ye protested discontentedly.

  "You're used to it, in the past when you went to grandpa's house you always became a wild child and didn't pay attention, haha......" Warmly and apologetically patting her daughter's head: "Okay, don't be angry anymore, mom is doing this for your own good, if you eat such a big tomato, will you still have room to eat dinner?"

  "It's all mom's fault anyway!" Luo Ye pouted and walked out, "Chirp... chirp..." Just as Luo Ye was about to leave the house, she quickly ran back and perched on her shoulder, speaking in a soft voice with unspoken grievances.

  "Foolish child! Foolish child......" Honghong's strange voice and tone repeated over and over again.

  "Little thing, why do you always bully Doudou?" Luo Ye picked up a small stick and poked at the red hanging from the eaves, waving her little fist at it.

  The little head held high with pride, flapping its wings, glanced sideways at Luo Ye and Tiao Tiao: "Fool! Fool! Bring the red envelope!"

  "You're in for it, just you wait! I'll get Grandpa to teach you a lesson!" Luo Ye looked around for her grandfather's figure, they had agreed to go pick strawberries together, could he have gone by himself?

  Luo Zheng had just come out of the side room when he saw his daughter spinning her little head in the courtyard, laughing and instructing: "Ye'er, go with your brother to invite Uncle and Auntie over for dinner!"

  "Dad, have you seen Grandpa? Just now Grandpa was talking with XiaoXiao, I went into the house for a moment and couldn't find him!"

  Luo Zhenggang shook his head: "Didn't see, I and Feng'er were busy sorting things with Uncle Wang, probably went to pick strawberries?" Every time he came back, the old man would first rush back with food, then guard beside his son and grandson without leaving an inch.

  Luoye pouted: "We agreed to go together!"

  "Grandpa must be afraid of you getting sunburned!" Seeing Xiaowang come out and stand stiffly beside him, Luozheng smiled warmly: "Xiaowang, driving a car for a long time is tiring too, go to the side room and rest for a while, I'll call you when it's time to eat."

  "Mayor, I'm not tired!" Little Wang smiled foolishly. The mayor was supposed to drive himself back home, but how could he shirk his responsibility?

  Luo Zheng patted Xiao Wang: "Then just do as you like, make yourself at home!"

  "Mayor! I will!" Little Wang's excited face turned slightly red, and seeing Luo Ye smiling at him, his face suddenly turned from red to purple.

  Luofeng carried several packages of gifts out from the side room and called out to Luoye: "Ye'er, let's go!"

  "Give me one!" Luo Ye took a gift package from Luo Qing's hand. She walked out with her head down, feeling that there was something she couldn't remember on her mind. She had this feeling when Dad and Xiao Wang were talking just now.

  "I remember!" Luo Ye suddenly exclaimed excitedly just a few steps out of the hospital gate.

  Luofeng was startled and looked at his sister in confusion: "What did you think of?" He wanted to speak just now, but seeing his sister frowning and deep in thought, he didn't dare interrupt.

  "Brother, let's go back to Grandpa's house first and then we'll go invite Big Aunt and Second Uncle!" Luo Ye said as she pulled Luo Feng running back to Grandpa's house.

  "How did you come back..."

  Luo Ye interrupted Luo Zheng: "Dad, I have something to tell you!" Quickly pulling the old man to the corner of the courtyard wall: "Wang Shu's hometown should be Liushui Village five miles away from here. I just remembered."

  "How did you know?" Luo Zheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, how could his daughter know these things?

  "Last time Dad didn't tell me about Mayor Huang's situation, so I asked Uncle Song. Since I had saved Song Meng's life before, Uncle Song told me the truth."

  I don't want Dad to have such a subordinate by his side. It's dragging Dad down, so I had Song Auntie help me investigate the family background of Uncle Huang and Uncle Wang!" She wants to extend her reach into Dad's work step by step. That's why the bachelor spoke out the truth.

  "Yèr, you're still a kid, Dad doesn't want you to worry too much about this, it's not good for you!" Luo Zhenggang's eyebrows were furrowed into a "川" shape.

  Lu Ye's face turned more serious than ever: "Dad, don't always treat me like a kid. There are some things that Dad can't conveniently tell others, but you can tell Ye Er. Don't believe it? You can try and see if I can really help Dad or not."

  Before Luo Zheng could refuse, he continued: "I know that it's impossible to change Dad's mind for the time being, but I will wait, until Dad believes in my ability. We are family, and we will always rely on each other, not just in life, but also in other aspects. Dad, I'm waiting for the day when you truly acknowledge me!"

  Luo Zhenggang let out a soft sigh: "Ye Er, sometimes I really wonder if you're actually my timid little daughter."

  "Dad, people will always grow up, and I'm no exception. Maybe my growth rate is a bit faster than others, and it's hard for you to accept." Luo Ye said with a serious face: "Dad should understand that in order for the whole family to be happy, we can't just rely on Dad alone to bear everything!"

  "Yè ér, let's not discuss this today, I'll arrange for Xiao Wang to return home immediately!"

  Luo Zhenggang quickly went to the side and took a few packages of gifts and handed them to Xiao Wang: "Xiao Wang, your hometown is in Yongquan Village, how come you didn't mention it? My brain was busy and I was a bit confused, luckily Ye'er reminded me. We've already arrived at the doorstep, so why not go back home and see your parents? Take these gifts with you, don't come back tonight, stay home and accompany your parents well, and come pick me up tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock."

  "Boss..." Little Wang was excited and didn't know what to say, he had thought about telling the boss that he wanted to go home for a visit, but hesitated for a long time and didn't dare to speak up. Unexpectedly... unexpectedly the boss was so considerate!

  Luo Zheng just stuffed the gift bag into Xiao Wang's hand: "I'm sorry, I didn't take care of you enough. Now that you're eager to go home, I won't keep you for lunch. Go back and give my regards to your parents!"

  "Boss, Wang Shuiqing's life belongs to you from now on!" Little Wang said, turning to Luo Ye: "Miss Luo, thank you!"

  Luoye smiled and joked: "Don't be polite to me, Uncle Wang. You won't tell Grandpa and Grandma about this when you get home, so we won't keep you for lunch?"

  "I'm still so grateful!" Little Wang managed to squeeze out this sentence after holding it in for half a day.

  Watching the car disappear at the end of the alley, Luo Ye let out a breath. Don't underestimate the driver, usually in the small car class, everyone chats and talks, and the news is very informed. As long as you have a heart, it's a great help. Small things can move people's hearts the most, believe me, Dad has another loyal supporter!

  "Yè ér, fēng ér, the strawberries are back! Look, they're big and red, they must be delicious!" Grandpa said as he returned.

  Luoye hastily took over the small basket: "Grandpa, didn't we agree that I would go with you?"

  Grandpa smiled and gently scratched Luo Ye's little nose: "This scorching sun can't turn my beautiful little granddaughter into a dark iron egg!"

  "It's not that exaggerated!" Luo Ye picked a strawberry, washed it in the water scoop, pinched off the stem, and stuffed it into Grandpa's mouth: "Grandpa is the most hardworking, eat the first one!"

  "You child, go wash yourself and eat! Grandpa doesn't care about this thing!" Grandpa laughed with his eyes narrowed into a slit, the little granddaughter was the most considerate.

  Luofeng held a gift bag on one side, with a bitter smile on her face. Lu Zheng just instructed his daughter helplessly again: "Yeer, go ask your uncle and aunt first."

  Old man Luo glared: "What's with the 'please'? They must have heard the news of your return, they just like to put on airs, what's there to show off?"

  Luo Ye made a face: "Grandpa, I'll still go with brother!"

  ……

  Luo Da Bo's home.

  "Bang!"

  "Whoosh!"

  Luo Hua and Luo Ning exchanged a glance, shrugged helplessly, heard that Fourth Uncle was back, Dad wanted to go see Fourth Uncle, but Mom didn't like it, the pots and pans at home suffered.

  Listening to the quarrel inside, Luo Ning sighed: "Sister, you're getting married soon, and I'll be living in the dormitory from now on and won't be coming back."

  Luo Hua pouted: "Mom is still complaining that Fourth Uncle didn't arrange work for us? Dad thinks Fourth Uncle did the right thing, but I think he really doesn't care about our family. My classmate Liang Yu's uncle is just a deputy bank manager, and he arranged jobs for all his siblings' children. Sigh, we're just not lucky!"

  "It's better to rely on oneself than others, and I don't think Fourth Uncle has an obligation to help us. He was able to get into college because he studied hard, not because of Auntie's efforts. If she had really gone to school, she'd still be the same as she is today!" Luo Ning clenched her fists: "Fourth Uncle is a good man, I like him! If I weren't afraid of Mom getting angry and causing trouble, I would have gone to visit Fourth Uncle already!"

  Luohua rolled her eyes: "Alright, you're great, just like Fourth Uncle, okay?"

  ……

  Luobei Village

  Luo Erbo said to his wife Wang Yan in a good tone: "Let's not pretend anymore, if it wasn't for my fourth brother, I don't know what would have happened to me now. Let's hurry to Dad's place, okay?"

  "Your dad, I'm not unwilling to let you go, but this idea was proposed by your sister-in-law. If I were to let you out of the house, I would lose face in front of her afterwards!" Wang Yan sighed helplessly: "Anyway, Fourth Uncle won't be able to help the kids either. We still need to rely on Big Brother's family for some things, don't make it difficult for me."

  "You women are all so petty! " Luo Erbo's anger flared up: "As a person, you can't forget kindness and justice. Old Fourth has been good to us over the years. If anyone owes anything, it's me who owes Old Fourth. Every time Old Fourth comes back, you all do this. I'm not going to play along with you anymore. Today, if you let me go, we'll get along fine. Otherwise, do whatever you want!"

  "What... what do you mean?" Wang Yan was both shocked and furious.

  Luo Erbo furiously shouted: "You understand what I mean! You're doing this, clearly framing me as unrighteous and inhumane!"

  "You're the elder brother, etiquette can't be abandoned!" Although Wang Yan said so, her eyes had slightly relaxed.

  In this part, some of the mystery will be slowly revealed, don't think it's just another family conflict. Ah, I'm really good at spoiling the plot.

  The second update is here, especially thanks to Pinky for giving warmth to her family, Warmth suddenly discovered that our home has a bunch of cats, happy trafficking.