Chapter 452: So a person like you is suitable to be a friend, not a lover

No matter how dumbfounded Lu Xiu Bai was, the situation had already developed like this.

That person surnamed Gu had now been dismissed from his post and investigated, never to be employed again; his political career was over!

Honestly, after Lu Lao Zu heard this news, he still felt quite emotional.

Thinking back to those years, Old Gu was so high-spirited, but it was a pity he was born at the wrong time and could only be sent down to his ancestral home.

The other party had always been ambitious, thinking he was a talent not met with opportunity.

In reality, the other party had committed a major taboo!

Those in power most taboo seeing those below them using unscrupulous means to climb up.

Unexpectedly, after Old Gu schemed for a lifetime, the Gu family didn't produce a second one like him!

Gu Tingchen, it was a pity.

However, since the other party wanted to frame his granddaughter's husband, he wouldn't feel that the other party was pitiful or sympathize with them.

Just as the old saying goes, victory and defeat are common occurrences for soldiers; victory is victory, and defeat is defeat!

"By the way, there is one thing I want to tell you. That person sent money again, and also sent a telegram saying he wanted to come and visit me, but I refused."

Lu Lao Zu said this while soaking his feet, talking about that unfilial son, his eyes carefully observing his granddaughter's expression.

What was he looking at? He actually wanted to see the children's little home now.

Speaking of the marriage of the two children, and the current children, none of them had ever called that unfilial son "Grandpa" or "Grandfather."

Reaching middle age and having children alienated from you could be considered retribution for that unfilial son.

"Oh, Grandpa, you can just make your own decision."

Suddenly hearing news of her scumbag father, Shen Man felt it was like a lifetime ago.

Thinking carefully, they hadn't seen their scumbag father for about three years.

It was just that the other party's monthly allowance was deposited without fail.

She had no hatred for her scumbag father now, let alone love; she looked at him like a stranger.

She spent the allowance he gave without any burden.

Wasn't he trying to atone for his sins?

Then what was wrong with spending a bit of his allowance?

"Oh, right, mentioning him reminds me of one thing."

"Hmm, what is it?"

Lu Lao Zu added a ladle of hot water to his foot basin, continued soaking his feet comfortably, and asked casually.

The little guy next to him wanted to reach out and probe his foot basin, but he stopped him immediately.

"Don't mess around. Ancestor is soaking his feet. Ancestor's feet are old feet; old feet have bacteria and dead skin. Your little hands are very tender, so don't touch them."

Lian Lian understood half of it; it wasn't fun here, so she would take her sister to play somewhere else.

"Grandpa, that Zhang Xuemei is dead. I heard it was too cold last winter, and she accidentally knocked over the heating equipment, then was burned to death."

Shen Man was also very surprised that Zhang Xuemei died so quickly.

Before, when she read the original book, she saw Zhang Xuemei leading Lu Manman on a shopping spree in the mall, living a noble lady's life, and maintaining herself very decently.

She even took care of the children for Gu Tingchen's couple, and the children were very close to her, their grandmother.

But now the plot had completely disintegrated; Lu Manman's whereabouts were unknown, and after Zhang Xuemei divorced the scumbag father, she found another man, gave birth to a child, and both mother and son were burned to death at home.

Anyway, the plot was completely messed up; she couldn't see the original appearance.

"Good has good rewards, evil has evil rewards; it's not that there's no reward, it's just that the time hasn't come yet."

After Lu Lao Zu heard this news, he was so shocked he almost stood up from the foot basin.

Not to mention clapping and cheering, but he knew clearly about the things Zhang Xuemei had done.

It was all retribution!

Shen Man told the situation she knew truthfully, letting Grandpa have a count in his heart.

Lu Lao Zu already knew that his deceased daughter-in-law had given his stupid son a drug that caused infertility, so Zhang Xuemei hadn't been able to conceive for so many years; his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

He didn't dare to think, if his former daughter-in-law hadn't done this, and Zhang Xuemei had later given birth to one or two, or three grandsons and granddaughters for his stupid son, could he still be as single-mindedly doting on his grandson and granddaughter as he was now?

The answer was unknown; human hearts were made of flesh, and it was possible he would have wavered in his determination.

Thinking of this, he felt a bit ashamed; he wasn't a good grandfather!

"Grandpa, don't overthink it. No matter what, those are assumptions, and what's present now is what we need to cherish more."

Shen Man could see what Grandpa was thinking at a glance; the little old man's joys, sorrows, and little thoughts were all written on his face, very easy to guess.

Assumptions were useless. If the assumption followed the original plot, she would have returned to the Lu family three years earlier, and she might have directly clashed with Zhang Xuemei and her daughter.

At that time, whether she had transmigrated into the book or not, she wouldn't have been their match.

Speaking of the plot, she remembered it very clearly; the original owner returned, and a series of situations caught the original owner off guard.

In the end, under the scumbag father's favoritism and the stepmother and daughter's schemes, the original owner's temperament changed drastically, she was loathed by the Lu family, and finally died miserably.

In short, no matter how well she was living now, she would never forget the unfair treatment suffered by the original owner and her mother.

Even if the scumbag father had been sending allowances for three consecutive years, silently seeking reconciliation and hoping for forgiveness, she would never loosen her stance!

Once she loosened her stance, it would be like backstabbing the original owner and her mother.

Anyway, this was a period novel and a fictional one; she didn't want any big happy reunions!

In a desolate, remote area, a middle-aged man walked with heavy steps, panting toward his house.

In these two-plus years of exile, he had suffered a lot, and his aged face showed wrinkled dry lines and sun-tanned spots.

He trapped himself here, which was also a form of self-exile.

He went to the post and telecommunications office in town to check for information and didn't see a reply from you, but he did receive a letter from Doctor Pei.

After opening it, it was a letter of good news. Doctor Pei told him in a light tone that she had met an honest and diligent man, and they had been together for over a year. Because of some reasons, she was preparing to register for marriage with this man and form a new family.

At the end of the letter, the other party said, "You are a very good person, but there is a feeling of no boundaries about you. No boundaries lead others to see your weakness and pounce on you, wanting to suck you dry to strengthen themselves."

"So a person like you is suitable to be a friend, not a lover."

"Unless you change this point, otherwise any woman who marries you might end up in a tragedy."

"And I am just an ordinary mother; I have been married before, so this time I absolutely do not want to marry someone like you again."

"Thank you for reading these; I think we don't need to contact each other in the future."

A bitter smile appeared on the man's face; so his weaknesses and fatal flaws were exposed so clearly.

He had been a soldier for a few years, so how could he have lost such common sense?

Oh no, what he lost wasn't just himself, but also that most sincere love from the past.

Originally, he could have had a happy and fulfilling family, but it was shattered by his own indecisiveness and ambiguity!...

If heaven could give him another chance, he would definitely not be like this now.

It was a pity he realized it too late; now there were no "ifs." ===== CHAPTER 453 =====