Chapter 90 Various Movements

  "Grandpa Song, let's study again tomorrow. My grandpa will be living here every day from now on, you'll have plenty of opportunities, not just today." Luo Ye said as she walked forward and pulled Grandpa away, she was very familiar with this Grandpa Song's temper, only forceful methods would work.

  "Hey, kiddo, why are you so hard to talk to? Ah... ah..." After shouting twice, the person actually walked away even faster. Old Man Song had a gloomy face: "Little girl, bullying this old man."

  "Uncle Song, don't come down. If you're not comfortable with it, let Brother Song Meng accompany us instead." Seeing that both Song Fangzheng and Song Meng followed, Luo Ye hastily pushed Song Fangzheng back.

  "Yeh, how can this be good." Song Fangzheng apologetically looked at Old Man Luo: "Uncle Luo, I'm really sorry. My dad has always been like this and never listens to me. It's been so much trouble for you all this time, it's really too embarrassing."

  Grandpa Luo waved his hand: "It's okay, old people have a hobby that is better than nothing. Little Song, you go back, if you're still so polite, I won't come again in the future."

  "Alright, Uncle Luo, I won't pretend to be polite with you. Let Song Meng take you and Ye Er down, I'll hurry back to clean up the mess. This old man, sigh..." Song Fangzheng called out to a few people and reluctantly left.

  As I entered, I happened to see Wang Qi yawning and coming out of the bedroom. With concern, she asked: "Does your head still hurt? Has the fever gone down?"

  Wang Qi nodded: "The headache is gone, and I just took my temperature, it's a bit over 37 degrees. It should be fine by tomorrow." As she spoke, she helped Song Fangzheng gather his things and looked at Old Man Song who was busy with something: "Dad, it's getting late, you should go rest."

  "That won't do, what if I can't find the things you put away tomorrow?" The old man insisted on finishing cleaning up together before going to sleep, and the couple exchanged a helpless glance, speeding up their pace.

  "Right, was it Ye who came to pick up Uncle Luo just now?" Wang Qi suddenly stopped her actions.

  "Yexi and Feng'er came together, and also Mayor Luo's friend..." Song Fangzheng smiled and lowered his voice: "Fortunately, it was Yexi who came to pick us up. If someone else had come, Dad would have kept us back."

  "That kid, he's changed so much from before, really likable." Wang Qi sighed: "It's a pity that Song Meng has a girlfriend, or else I'd really be hoping to become one family."

  "Don't bother guessing, even if our son doesn't have a girlfriend, that girl won't take a liking to him either. That kid is not the fish in the pond, just wait and see."

  "I know, even if Mengmeng is a good match for Ye'er, it's not necessarily our turn, Old Song..." Wang Qi hesitated for a moment: "I heard from the hospital that Mayor Yang personally went to the Luo family to propose, do you think this is reliable?"

  "Who told you this?" Song Fang's eyebrows furrowed.

  Wang Qi glanced at her husband: "Who else can say such things? The nannies of every family often gather together, our Li Shu came back and told me."

  Song Fang furrowed his brow and thought for a moment: "This doesn't feel right, with Mayor Yang's background and status, if he really wanted to, he could have just sent someone to propose, why would he go himself?"

  Moreover, I think that if this news is true, there's only one possibility - Mayor Yang intentionally leaked it out. Otherwise, even if his family's nanny didn't want to work anymore, she wouldn't dare speak out about this matter."

  Wang Qi's face was full of surprise: "You mean, the Yang family is worried that the Luo family won't agree, so they're intentionally putting on pressure? What's the purpose of this? The Song family in the province has always been eager to form an alliance, everyone knows about this matter. And from my observation, Mayor Yang doesn't seem..."

  "What are you two muttering about? Spread the soil for me!" Old Man Song's angry voice interrupted Wang Qi.

  "Dad, sorry, I was a bit distracted." Wang Qi hurriedly apologized and helped the old man put away all the tools in the storage room before quickly saying goodbye to Song Grandpa and pulling her husband back to their bedroom.

  "What's going on with this mysterious stuff?" Grandpa Song muttered to himself as he returned to his room.

  Song Fangzheng helplessly looked at his wife: "Wang Qi, you don't look like someone with a cold now. Fortunately, mom isn't here, or she would have thought you were faking it."

  Wang Qi slapped Song Fangzheng: "You're the one who's pretending, I'm worried about you. To say that Ye is our family's benefactor and should always stand on Mayor Luo's side, but now it seems like some things... seem to be deviating from the track more and more."

  Song Fang comforted Wang Qi by patting him: "Through this period of interaction with Mayor Luo, I firmly believe he is not a muddle-headed person. Perhaps some things have unavoidable reasons. Think carefully, how many people in this environment can really do things according to their own will?

  Everyone's evaluation of me is fair and just, but in some things I also have my own helplessness. If you don't know how to compromise, there can only be one consequence - harming both yourself and others.

  From the day Luo Ye saved Song Meng, we have been tied to the same boat with Mayor Luo, no matter which path he chooses, I will choose to go with him.

  "If he strays from his usual way of doing things, I'll risk my life to advise him against it. Not for anyone else's sake, but even if it's just for Luo Ye and Luo Feng, I must do this. Wife, I hope you can support my approach."

  Wang Qi nodded: "Anyway, it was Ye Er Feng who pulled us back from the line of death, so jumping in together again doesn't matter."

  "Don't think so pessimistically. And you mustn't reveal this kind of emotion in front of Secretary Liu and Mayor Yang." Song Fangzheng said with a serious face.

  Wang Qi sighed: "I know, it's just talking to you, I really wish I didn't know anything and didn't have to worry about these things."

  "In fact, I feel that Mayor Luo seems to be clear about some things. Let's wait and see for a while, maybe we can help him out. Song Fangzheng furrowed his brow: "These two ways of helping will make things develop in two different directions, but don't worry, my principle is never to aid the wicked, and I believe Mayor Luo won't put me in such an awkward position."

  "Dad, Mom, nothing's wrong, I'm going to sleep." A questioning voice came from outside the door.

  Wang Qi opened the door: "Meng Meng, come in for a moment."

  "Dad, Mom, what's wrong?" Song Meng saw that both of his parents had serious faces and felt a bit puzzled.

  Wang Qi affectionately patted Mengmeng's head: "Mengmeng, do you like your current job?"

  "It's okay, I guess." Song Meng became even more perplexed.

  "If...," Wang Qi hesitated for a moment: "I mean if, one day I lose this job and start over again, what would Mengmeng do?"

  "Mom, Dad, what's going on?"

  "Nothing's wrong, your mom just has a fever from a cold and is being overly anxious and having wild thoughts. Go back to bed."

  "Really nothing?" Song Meng's face was full of disbelief.

  "It's really nothing, go take a rest."

  After Song Meng left with a hesitant and suspicious attitude, Wang Qi became unhappy: "Old Song, how can you talk like that? What do you mean I'm having a fever and being overly sensitive and having wild thoughts? I'm just giving my son some advance warning shots, so that when he really faces difficulties one day, he won't be at a loss and flustered."

  "You're under too much psychological pressure, things aren't as serious as you think. Forget it, I'll go talk to Mayor Luo as soon as possible. Your current state really worries me." Song Fangzheng comfortingly patted his wife's head: "Go to sleep early, I'll find Mayor Luo next week and we'll have a bottom line in our hearts, okay?"

  "Alright." Wang Qi nodded obediently: "That's why people can't keep secrets, and fools are the happiest."

  Song Fangzheng: "......"

  ……

  "Ah..." Luo Ye finished her last move, let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from her face and head, and collapsed onto the soft mat on the ground.

  The pine ball hummed and came over to lick her neck, Luo Ye laughed and picked up the little thing: "Dare to take advantage of me, you little rascal, want to be beaten?"

  "Chirp...chirp..." Tiao tiao crept over to Luo Ye's side, being extremely obedient.

  "Oooh oooh umm...". The little thing held by Luo Ye's eyes showed unspeakable grievance, its hind legs kicked and hummed, it was strange to say that Xiaosong usually didn't bark "wang wang", but often made humming and coquettish sounds, looking extremely cute.

  Luoye smiled and pinched the soft belly of Song Xiangxiang: "Bad guy, you're just pretending to be pitiful." In response, Song Xiangxiang let out another hum.

  It's already past one o'clock in the morning, Luo Ye quickly put the little thing next to Tiao Tiao: "Let brother hold you and sleep, I'll go take a bath."

  Tiao Tiao listened and stretched out one leg, adding a wing to press down the small pine ball. The little pine ball had apparently long been accustomed to this way of sleeping and obediently closed its small eyes.

  "Good boy!" Luo Ye smiled contentedly and patted the two babies before heading to the bathroom.

  After taking a refreshing shower, Luo Ye felt a bit thirsty and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. As she passed by the study door, she heard voices inside, so she tiptoed closer.

  "This is just a nominal qualification, if there's a quality problem, you'll have to bear a huge responsibility." This was Song Fangzheng's voice, the study room's soundproofing was barely passable, but in this quiet dawn, the originally unclear voice could be clearly distinguished with an ear pressed against the door.

  "Now that the project has not been approved, Secretary Liu can't say anything yet. But if Yang Mayor takes over, something that would originally take more than half a year to be approved will probably be resolved in about three months. At that time, I'll have to face this problem."

  I thought about not fulfilling the agreement, and at worst, my career would end here. Thinking worse, I could just stay in for a few years. What makes me hesitant is what to do with Wen Xin, Ye Er, and Feng Er. My dad gave up everything to come over and live with me, and he probably can't withstand this blow either."

  "After all, we've been struggling in this environment for not just one or two days. Naturally, it's not like the old days when we didn't understand anything and only had a bellyful of hot blood, shouting that we wouldn't do anything that went against our conscience."

  Sometimes going against one's conscience is for the sake of doing more things with a good conscience, such officials are rare nowadays, if you let go like this, what's lost won't be just you.

  Moreover, letting go of some things may make the result even worse, because the other party will not allow you to let go, and you must persist.

  "You, if I hadn't pressed you so hard, I wouldn't have known that you had so many grievances all these years. You said, do you consider me a true brother?"

  "I'm not always too proud to tell you, this thing has been weighing on my mind and it's suffocating, do you have any good suggestions for the next step?"

  "Calm down, first stabilize the other party, don't reveal any flaws. I'll think of a way to help you investigate the evidence. If only you had told me about these things earlier, maybe they could have been resolved by now. Ah, how can I praise you?"

  "Hehe...... I always thought it was hard to say, anyway, about Yè ér wanting your phone, it's awkward, but I'll talk to her."

  "What's so difficult about it? It's for my niece, who is a family member after all."

  "There's something else I want to discuss with you, Ye'er wants to take the military academy exam, what's your opinion?"

  "Really? This kid is getting more and more surprising, I support him, no need to say, I'm 100% supportive..."

  Listening to the conversation inside, Luo Ye straightened up and quietly walked into the kitchen, poured a glass of water, and quietly returned to her own room.

  Ye Xuan, who had been leaning against the wall, stared at the small figure disappearing before his eyes, seemingly lost in thought. With just one glance, he could tell that this child had just finished exercising in the room, and it was definitely not ordinary exercise. What had a child of this age gone through to be so cruel to themselves?

  Jiang Zheng went to the study room to talk with Luo Zheng just because he wanted to know what happened in the Luo family, which would make both children and adults change so much. As for Jiang Zheng's feelings towards the Luo family, he was very clear about it. When they were on a mission together, he often heard Jiang Zheng mention this good brother with concern for his good brother.

  The person who can make Jiang Zheng dissect his heart and liver is curious, which is also the reason why he is willing to come to Luo's house as a guest. Now he thinks that Jiang Zheng's worries have some reason, but the people of Luo's family are not as weak as he worried.

  Ye Xuan glanced at the time, and the crumpled paper in his hand quickly flew towards the study door. Following that, the study door opened lightly, and Jiang Zheng came straight to his side: "Let's go."

  Ye Xuan turned around silently without saying a word.

  Watching the two figures disappear, Luo Zhengzhi gently closed the door and leaned against it for a long time, lost in thought. He let out a soft sigh before returning to his bedroom.

  "Husband, what were you talking about? It's so late?" Wen Xin asked with a worried face, leaning against the headboard.

  Luo Zhenggang smiled and comforted: "It's nothing, I just told Jiang Zheng about some difficulties at work and asked him to help me come up with a solution. By the way, I also told him that Ye wants to take the military school exam, so you don't have to worry."

  "Mysteriously mysterious, yet I'm not allowed to pass, worried to death." Wen Xin rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction.

  "Some things are better left unknown than known. Jiang Zheng is afraid you'll worry, his work nature isn't something you're unaware of, so why did he stay at our place this time? Some things we just need to understand and that's it, listen and don't think too much, go to sleep."

  ……

  "Uncle Jiang, you have dark circles under your eyes, Auntie won't like you if she sees them." Luo Ye teased him with a smile while having breakfast.

  "This is me getting close to the national treasure, got it?" Jiang Zheng smiled and wiped his face: "Your aunt would only feel heartache if she saw this, but unlike Ye, you don't have any sympathy."

  "Where did Uncle go last night?" Luo Ye asked, and it was clear that Ye Xuan glanced at her, thinking of his profession, couldn't help but feel a little guilty, had last night's behavior... been discovered?

  Thinking so, she secretly glanced back and coincidentally met those dark purple eyes. Xiang Ye quickly squeezed out a sweet and lovely smile: "Brother Ye, your eye circles aren't black, you're still so handsome, my mom's pan-fried buns are delicious, have some more." After speaking, she wanted to slap her own mouth, what was said were all nonsensical words.

  "Thank you." Ye Xuan cooperated and placed a steamed bun in a small dish.

  Jiang Zheng jokingly said: "Ye Er, why only let your uncle Ye... uh, no, big brother Ye eat, and not uncle Jiang's turn?"

  "Uncle Jiang, have a small steamed bun. This was made by my mom and me." Luo Ye smiled and handed a small steamed bun to Jiang Zheng, then one each for Grandpa, Dad, Mom, and Brother, which seemed quite fair.

  "Jiang Zheng pointed at the small dish in front of Ye Xuan: 'Ye Er, don't be biased, there's also your Big Brother Ye.'"

  Lu Ye silently stared at Jiang Zheng, was it him who was jealous just now?

  Ye Xuan had been observing Luo Ye, secretly amazed. Judging by the time, she should have gone to bed around 2 o'clock last night. Yet, she got up early this morning to help with breakfast and was still so spirited. This really made him look at her in a new light. This was vastly different from the weak and timid woman he originally thought Jiang Zheng knew. Everything else could be pretended, but not this kind of spirit.

  After breakfast, Jiang Zheng and Ye Xuan excused themselves with some business to attend to. Luo Zheng then called out to Luo Ye in the study: "Ye'er, there's something Dad wants to ask for your opinion on before proceeding, take a seat."

  "Dad, you speak." Luo Ye couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

  "Uncle Jiang gave his opinion yesterday, refusing the Yang family's proposal for a marriage arrangement. I think it's a good plan, but thinking about it again, I'd better ask Yelai's opinion." Luo Zheng had just explained to Luo Ye in detail the strategy he and Jiang Zheng had come up with.

  Lu Ye fell silent for a moment before nodding: "This method isn't bad, but have you asked the master's opinion? Will he agree?"

  "Alright." Luo Zheng just let out a breath of relief: "It's quite beyond my expectations."

  "That's fine with me too." Luo Ye also let out a sigh of relief. The Yang family's power was evident, and if they were to offend them, many things would become complicated. For now, passing one hurdle was one hurdle down.

  Sometimes she really wants to say everything out, but thinking about it is not realistic. If she says it, everything will no longer be the original feeling. For this hard-won happiness, she must insist.

  "I'll call Mayor Yang now and invite him out for dinner tonight."

  Luoye responded with a sound and came out of the study room. She believed that Mayor Yang would keep his appointment, even if he had other engagements, he would have pushed them away, unless it was not because of the Wen family.

  ……

  "Mom, you said Dad called and said that Uncle Luo invited us to have dinner ahead of time to discuss things about me and Ye Er?" Yang Xing looked at his old mom Wang Liqing with a surprised face, somewhat disbelieving his own ears.

  Wang Lijing smiled and patted her son's head: "Yes, your dad just called and told me to tell you not to go out, so as not to get sunburned and annoy Luo Ye."

  "Okay, but it seems like my hair has grown a bit long, I'll go get a haircut...” Yang Xing quickly jumped out of bed and opened the closet, hesitating for a moment: “Mom, let's buy another set of clothes, that way we can show our respect, right?"

  "Let's go, Mom will accompany you." Wang Li looked at her white-haired son with a glance: "Now it's just like this, and in the future, I estimate that only Ye'er won't have a mom, right?"

  Yang Xing hurriedly comforted his mother: "Don't worry, I'm doing this for Dad too."

  "You're just that mouth will say." Wang Liching proudly measured her son, the more she looked at him, the more she felt that her son was a rare and handsome man, except for being a bit too old.

  Yang Xing was actually only 17 years old, but those who didn't know thought he was around 21 or 22. Fortunately, he's a boy; if he were a girl, she would have been driven to tears.

  Yang's mother and son were busy cleaning up when Nie Cui also found Liu Zhengxing's office.

  "What are you doing here?" Liu Zhengxing looked at his wife with a frown.

  Nian Cui glared at her husband, her anger bursting forth: "What am I doing here? Have you ever cared about me? I heard that the Yang family is going to form an alliance with the Luo family, surely you're not unaware of this?"

  "What's the point of knowing, am I supposed to tell you not to get married?" Liu Zhengxing patted his head: "What I've been confused about all along is that what kind of medicine did the Yang family take wrong, they gave up such a good marriage with the Song family and instead picked up a useless trash."

  "Is this the way a human being speaks? What's the meaning of useless trash? I won't let you talk about Ye'er like that, and she still calls you Uncle. Nie Cui sat on the sofa with a huff: "After hearing about this matter, Xingxing has been in low spirits all along. I told you before that Xingxing likes Ye'er, and you agreed to it too. Is this how a father should behave?"

  "What can I tell you? Go rob with the Yang family?" Liu Zhengxing's face was serious: "Don't get involved in these things, I have a plan."

  "You have sons, what kind of son? I'm heartbroken for my son. Yuan and Xing are both your biological sons, how can you not care about Xing's affairs at all?" Nie Cui wiped away tears: "The child's haggard appearance now makes me heartbroken, yesterday he told me that if he had known earlier, he would have transferred to Ye Er's school."

  "Alright, let's just leave it at that. From this matter, you should also understand a principle: the higher the official, the more oppressive they are to people. Don't even mention the fact that I haven't brought up the matter of Han Ye and Luo Ye, even if we were already engaged, I would still have to give way to Yang Xing. Do you understand?" Liu Zhengxing's eyes flashed with a hint of brightness: "If I weren't aware of the times, I wouldn't be in this position today."

  Nie Cui stood up: "I knew it was pointless coming here anyway. Forget it, I'll go find Xiao Luo instead."

  Liu Zhenghang's face was full of helplessness: "What's the use of finding him? He still has to be controlled by me. Don't think I don't care about Xingx, but being kind is not unprincipled harm."

  "Are you saying I'm harming my son?" Nian Cui's voice suddenly rose, this remark hurt her as a mother.

  "Nie Cui, can you talk some sense? Are you saying that if I offend the Yang family and they bring me down, you'll all be happy? And another thing, whether or not Xing Xing and Luo Ye can end up together is still an unknown quantity. Do you think it's worth it? Think calmly about what I'm saying and you'll understand my difficulties."

  Liu Zhenghang sighed heavily: "I originally wanted to follow Xing's wishes and make him happy, but who would have thought that something like this would happen? It seems they don't have a good match, go back and advise your son well."

  Nie Cui sat on the sofa for a while, then got up and took her bag, opening the door and walking out without making a sound. Afraid that his wife might do something wrong, Liu Zhenghang hastily instructed someone to follow her, fortunately Nie Cui really went back home, finally letting his heart put down.

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