RAD Chapter 34

Sure enough, after a few peaceful days, some people still couldn’t resist and came knocking directly at their door. Seeing these uninvited guests, Luo Xiao couldn’t help but narrow his eyes: Should he say they have thick skin? Or should he pretend not to notice?

“Yo, little rabbit, no, Xiaoxiao is at home alone?” His aunt asked with a feigned worried expression.

Luo Xiao’s facial expression twitched slightly as he nodded. His parents have been divorced for almost two years, and both families have even cut off contact with each other. How could they brazenly barge in the door like this?

Apart from his aunt, the guests included Old Mrs. Yu as well as the two brothers Lu Cheng and Lu Tu. As soon as Old Mrs. Yu entered, she didn’t give Luo Xiao a single good look and directly ignored him as she took her seat. As for Lu Cheng, he was busy pacing around the house with his younger brother in his arms, and his small eyes were particularly lively while looking around.

“What’s wrong with you? Guests come and you don’t even know how to offer them a glass of water? What kind of upbringing is this?” Old Mrs. Yu sat there and turned her head to the standing and unmoving Luo Xiao. The longer she looked at him, the more she disliked him, especially when she thought about how he changed his surname to his mother’s surname. It made her despise him even more.

Luo Xiao rolled his eyes directly, “Guests are those invited by the host. What kind of guests are you who just showed up uninvited?”

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Yu instantly flared up. She was about to slam the table and unleash her anger by cursing, but was stopped by his aunt at the side, who reached out her hand to hold her hand. They were here for a purpose, not to create a scene!

After Old Mrs. Yu received the aunt’s wink, she turned her head, looking furious but refrained from speaking. Seeing this, the aunt turned her head and smiled at Luo Xiao before saying, “Oh my, it’s not like that. We’re all family, so what’s this talk about guests, right, Xiaoxiao?”

“Let’s just forget it, Ms. Yu.” Luo Xiao’s sized her up and down with contempt, “Your Yu family is a well-off family, while we’re just a small household. There’s no way we can match up to that.”

“Haha, what are you talking about, kid? You’re just joking.” His aunt forced an awkward laugh, and a hint of worry flashed in her eyes. If not for the sake of her beloved son, she wouldn’t even be bothered to come here and put on a friendly face for this little bastard! Hmph! Once her son becomes successful in the future, let’s see how she will deal with this little bastard!

“I’ve never been one to joke around. What business do you have coming to my house?” Luo Xiao impatiently asked, “I still have things to do, can you stop wasting my time?”

“You!” Old Mrs. Yu’s anger couldn’t be suppressed anymore as soon as she heard him speak like that. “You little bastard, how dare you speak to your elders like this? Sure enough, with a mother like yours, a slut, she gave birth to such a despicable thing like you. It’s truly embarrassing to even say it out loud!”

“What did you say?” Luo Xiao quickly retorted, “Why are you insulting my mother like that? My mother treated you well. Back then, it was because my mother was blind that she believed your words and married into your family. Now that she’s divorced, she’s escaped the pit of fire!”

“What? How dare you say that our family is a pit of fire? You little bastard, see if I don’t tear your mouth apart!” Old Mrs. Yu jumped up from her chair with one stroke and pounced in Luo Xiao’s direction with hands outstretched, ready to grab his head with both hands.

Luo Xiao couldn’t care less about respecting the elderly at this moment. Not resisting would be an action only a fool would take. Although it is not good for him to physically confront an elderly person, self-defense and so on are allowed by law.

Seeing the situation escalate, the aunt realized something was wrong! They didn’t come here to fight. Initially, they had brought Old Mrs. Yu here to pressure Luo Qian and the others and also to increase the chances of success in their request. They didn’t come here to get into a brawl like now!

“Mother, mother, listen to me, listen to me!” The aunt signaled Lu Cheng by giving him a wink. Noticing this, Lu Cheng put his little brother down in his arms and stepped forward to help restrain Old Mrs. Yu’s anger.

“Mother, don’t forget the purpose of our visit this time.” The aunt got closer to Old Mrs. Yu’s ear and said in a low voice.

Lu Cheng also stepped forward and persuaded her in a hushed tone, “Grandma, Grandma, S City, S City.”

With the quiet persuasion of the two, Old Mrs. Yu recalled their true purpose for coming this time. She let out a cold snort and returned to her seat to sit down. Holding Lu Tu in her arms, she said meaningfully, “My dear grandson, you’re the one who listens to Grandma the best. Remember, don’t be like some certain people in the future, acting like white-eyed wolves!”

Upon hearing this, the aunt felt embarrassed and spoke to Luo Xiao, “Xiaoxiao, your grandmother is getting old. You won’t argue with the words of an old woman, wouldn’t you?”

“Heh, how dare I!” Luo Xiao opened his mouth and said sarcastically, “If you have nothing else, please leave. Take your time to walk out, and I won’t send you off.”

“Look at what you’re saying, child. Of course, we’re not here for nothing.” His aunt laughed, “We’re here to discuss something with your mother.”

“My mother has gone to work, it’s not like you don’t know it. How come you’re so free, Aunt?” Luo Xiao intentionally used an envious tone while saying this.

“This…” The aunt was seething inside. She knew that this little bastard was making fun of her for not going out to work and staying at her mother’s house to chew on her old bone.

Luo Xiao still intended to make a few sarcastic remarks, but he heard the worried voice of Luo Qian coming from outside the door. “Xiaoxiao, are you alright?”

Luo Xiao turned around and opened his mouth with a smile, “Mom, I’m alright. Why are you back early?”

“I was worried that you might be bullied, so I rushed back to check on you. Don’t worry, your godmother is still watching in the store!” Luo Qian directly reassured her son who was behind her, then looked cautiously at the few people in front of her. “What are you guys doing here at my house?”

“Aiya, sister-in-law, look at your words. We are all one family, how could we bully Xiaoxiao?” His aunt approached and wanted to hold Luo Qian’s hand to show her closeness, but Luo Qian pushed her away without hesitation.

“If you have something to say, speak up. If you have a fart, let it go!” Luo Qian said arrogantly. Starting from the time she got divorced, she had seen through the true faces of her former mother-in-law’s family. So when someone told her that she saw Old Mrs. Yu heading towards her house, she immediately left whatever she was doing and said a few words of farewell to Xu Yan before rushing back quickly.

“Hmph!” Old Mrs. Yu snorted again.

Suppressing her anger in her heart, his aunt pulled the nearby Lu Cheng and said with flattery, “You know, sister-in-law, since we’re all family, shouldn’t we help and support each other?”

Luo Qian lifted an eyebrow but remained silent. She didn’t recall getting any support from the Yu family when she was still their daughter-in-law, especially from this younger sister-in-law.

“Our Cheng Cheng has just finished the exams for junior high school, and his grades were pretty good. We were wondering if you could bring our family’s Cheng Cheng to study in S City?”

Oh, it turned out this was the case! Luo Qian and Luo Xiao nodded inwardly. Just as they expected, why would this powerful person suddenly approach them in such a polite manner today? Normally, they would feel that giving her a glance was already good enough for her!

“Why did you come to us for this? Didn’t you go to the principal to ask about the enrollment brochure for S city schools? Since his scores are good, why not choose a school and enroll?” Luo Qian had some knowledge about Lu Cheng. This kid is definitely not the studious type, so when they said his grades were good, it meant his grades were not ideal but he wanted to attend school in S City. Obviously, they came here to ask for favors and enter the back door¹connection or backing.

“Well, what you said is right.” His aunt nodded in agreement, “But you see, we’ve looked into it. The school Cheng Cheng wants to attend has a slightly higher score requirement. We’re only one or two points short. Look, could you talk to Xiaoxiao’s teacher and let him help us?”

“My teacher?” Luo Xiao furrowed his brows upon hearing her words. “Why would you ask my teacher? He is just an ordinary old man. What kind of connections does he have to help you get through the back door?”

When she heard Luo Xiao’s blunt words, Old Mrs. Yu’s face suddenly turned gloomy, “He should help when asked. Why are there so many questions? We’ve inquired and found out that your teacher came from S City. I don’t believe he has no connections there!”

Seeing Old Mrs. Yu’s arrogant and taken-for-granted attitude, Luo Qian’s heart slowly surged with anger. Why should her precious son be treated this way?

She stepped forward and kicked the chair in front of her. With hands on her hips, she scolded, “You disrespectful old woman, don’t pretend to be righteous here! I say we don’t really have any relationship now, but even if we had, I wouldn’t help you either! Clearly you’re the ones seeking help from us, yet you’re putting on airs? Get lost, all of you!”

“You unruly woman! How dare you tell me to get lost?” Old Mrs. Yu was so angry that her entire body trembled. “Believe it or not, I will go back and bring Da Jun²Big Jun or Eldest Jun. Da means big, so Old Mrs. Yu is referring to her eldest son Yu Jun (Luo Qian’s ex-husband) to beat you up!”

“Pah, beat me?” Luo Qian let out a sneer. “Why would he beat me? We’re both divorced, right? If he dares to come and beat me, I’ll have my brother-in-law throw him into prison. And as for all of you, if you don’t leave now, I’ll have my brother-in-law do the same and throw all of you into prison! Get lost quickly, all of you!”

Seeing Luo Qian’s fierce demeanor, Old Mrs. Yu, an old woman who was a bit bully, had no choice but to curse and unwillingly walk outside. As for his aunt, upon hearing the threat of being thrown into prison, she became slightly worried. She shrank back timidly and thought about it. Her son was going to have a bright future, how could they have such a shameful history of going to prison!

Watching Old Mrs. Yu curse loudly and walk away with the mother and son just a few steps behind her, Luo Xiao and Luo Qian’s hearts were in a state of panic.

They initially hadn’t thought much about them for the past two years since they didn’t come looking for trouble to their door. Unexpectedly, they managed to come and give them trouble now.

After contemplating for a moment, Luo Qian looked down and said to Luo Xiao beside her, “Xiaoxiao, let’s pack up our things and go to S City this Sunday. It’s a good opportunity to go early and arrange everything.”

“Okay, mom.” Luo Xiao nodded. It seemed they still had three more days before heading to S City. Thinking of this, it looked like they needed to say their goodbyes to Fan Lie and the others during these three days.

S City, here we come!