Chapter 254: Leaving

【It's about your mother being taken away. Your maternal grandmother has found a lead, but the chief culprits aren't just Ji Xiaoling—your maternal grandfather's friend is involved too!】

【Is there evidence?】

【There is for Ji Xiaoling, but Ji Xiaoling was only a few years old back then. Even with evidence, nothing can really be done to her. There's none for the other person—just some leads that have been confirmed but can't serve as evidence.】

Wulongcha genuinely felt there was something wrong with this. Why could children avoid responsibility just because they were young, yet had to bear it once they grew up? It was true that children lacked a sense of right and wrong, but surely they had parents? If they simply changed it so that when a child committed an offense, the parents were punished on their behalf under the same rules as adults, wouldn't the world be much safer?

【What about her maternal grandparents' family? They're participants too, right?】

Su Yu had great self-awareness. When she didn't have enough money to draw cards and her family's influence wasn't strong enough, forcibly trying to avenge her mother was not a rational approach. She already knew who her enemies were—she could always settle with them later! For now, she'd pick the soft persimmons first!

【They've been caught, but not because of your mother's matter. Your maternal grandmother found some other things.】

【As long as they're caught, that's fine!】

As long as bad people could be punished, the reason didn't matter! Su Yu also didn't want to hear about the bad things those people had done and ruin her good mood.

Su Yu was now curious about Ji Xiaoling's situation. 【Hehe, she must be having a rough time, right? Did Uncle take the chance to kick her while she's down?】

【It's being arranged. Your uncle has set up several traps to strike at Ji Xiaoling from all sides. Who knows how many will work?】

Ji Xiaoling was able to pull the Wei family over to her side, so she definitely had some ability. The traps Su Xi set might not necessarily catch her.

【Uncle is still the reliable one. Dad can't even pick a recreation spot without something going wrong!】

Su Yi: Why praise one and step on the other?

Because of this good news, Su Yu didn't fuss about being stuck in this mountainside cave, and was in a terrific mood! The only pity was that she couldn't return home to share the thrill of their enemies being defeated with her mother.

"Uncle, I really want to play with a bow and arrow!"

Su Yu's hands were itching and her spirits were soaring; she had the urge to break into a Makka Pakka-style flailing dance right then and there. For the sake of her dignity, so she wouldn't be treated like a goofball and have it recorded as dark history, she held back! But she still wanted to touch something in her hands.

"Here, just stand there. When you have time, poke at the snow. When you're tired, come back inside!"

"Okay!"

Su Yu took the mini shovel. "Uncle, why do you have so many mini toys here?"

First a mini bow and arrow, and now a mini shovel—so strange!

"If you're not playing, give it back!"

Guo Yingbai reached out, making a show of trying to snatch the shovel back.

Su Yi took the shovel from Su Yu's hand. "Giving it back to you! He likes these little toys. Your mother called you!"

"Okay!"

Su Yu carried Su Yi's phone and ran to the side to call her mother.

"Mama, you're awake?"

"Yes, did you have fun today, sweetheart?"

"No!"

Su Yu was sharing with Ji Yan what had happened on their outing today, while Su Yi looked worriedly at the snow outside.

"If the snow doesn't stop, it'll be even harder to clear later!"

Su Yi also wanted to go home and stay with his Yan Yan. Staying here was pretty boring.

Guo Yingbai spread his hands. "No helping it!"

Guo Yingbai looked at Su Yi's worried expression and thought about what a guest who had visited the club before had mentioned.

"Do you plan to take over Hua Jing later?"

Su Yi nodded. "Together with Yan Yan, we'll learn together. My parents-in-law told Yan Yan to inherit the family business. If she doesn't want to, they can hire a professional manager, and she'd only need to learn to read the accounts. But Yan Yan insists on learning together with me."

Choosing Hua Jing was because of Ji Yan's identity. She had always been regarded by the outside world as an entertainer. Even after their marriage certificate was made public and Ji Yan acknowledged her family, there were still some people who used Ji Yan's identity as a female celebrity against her. Su Yi didn't want Ji Yan to suffer this kind of low-level attack. Even though Ji Yan didn't mind, he still wanted to elevate her to a position where those people would shut up!

The female president of Hua Jing Entertainment, backed by Su Clan, already had the qualifications to participate in award judging and even more power to decide the resource allocation of its subsidiary companies. He believed that with this layer of identity, the brainless people who cursed at her would decrease a lot!

If there were still any who couldn't see clearly, he, as vice president, would go find fault with the celebrity that fan belonged to!

He had plenty of brothers—there would always be a way to suppress someone!

Guo Yingbai shuddered. "Tsk, this dog food is about to drown me!"

"When you take office, look more carefully into the people in the company. The higher-ups are going to crack down hard. Some troublemakers are better sent away early, especially those with problematic stances."

If troublemakers caused incidents, not only would it consume enormous PR expenses, it would also affect the higher-ups' view of Hua Jing.

Hua Jing had only recently cleaned out a batch of problematic entertainers. If they cleaned house again now, netizens wouldn't scold Hua Jing. Instead, they'd be curious about what problems those removed entertainers actually had.

Su Yi nodded seriously. He'd handle it as soon as he got back!

Guo Yingbai saw that Su Yi's attitude was good, so he was willing to say more.

Guo Yingbai and Su Yi were chatting cheerfully about industry gossip. Lin Junzhi and Jing Ming had both gone up to the mountaintop. Lin Junzhi had been forced by her parents to go up the mountain to solve problems for her nephew and sister-in-law, and Jing Ming, worried about her traveling alone in the blizzard as a girl, escorted her up.

Su Yu kept acting cute with her mother until Su Yi came over and took the phone away.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

【I wasn't done talking yet. Why did you suddenly grab the phone?】

"I'm going to charge it. The accumulated snow outside has only been cleared up to the foot of the mountain. We need to be prepared."

"Okay!"

【Wulongcha, I'm so bored. How about you tell me some gossip?】

Before Wulongcha could start, Jing Ming returned with Lin Junzhi. And Lin Junzhi, who looked aloof in photos but was actually somewhat flighty, was in tears!

"Auntie, wipe your tears. Your face will hurt!"

Su Yu rushed over holding a box of tissues, and Lin Junzhi grabbed Su Yu and wailed loudly!

Su Yu was a bit at a loss.

【She's crying so miserably. My clothes are all wet!】

Su Yi went to the car to get spare clothes for Su Yu. Sometimes, she was overly enthusiastic! When would he, as her father, get this kind of treatment?

By the time Su Yi returned, Lin Junzhi was still holding Su Yu and crying her eyes out. Jing Ming and Guo Yingbai had already started cooking hotpot, welding the phrase "a single dog's composure" firmly onto themselves.

As a married man, Su Yi very consciously joined this group. Hotpot paired with snowy scenery was quite nice; if not for Lin Junzhi's sobbing, they probably could have been even more relaxed.

Su Yi saw Lin Junzhi go off with Su Yu to change clothes and raised an eyebrow. "Did you two know all along?"

The things Lin Junzhi said were enough to guess most of the cause and effect just by listening. There were only so few matters in this circle; Su Yi was not surprised at all. What he was curious about was, when did the two brothers find out?

"Not long ago, right after she returned to the country, my mother dearest looked into it!"

Guo Yingbai's family was pressing him urgently, eager for him to marry early. But he liked pure little white rabbits—the kind that blushed at the slightest tease—and had no interest in a face like Lin Junzhi's, nor did he enjoy conquering people. His mother dearest didn't believe him, thought he was lying, and so personally went to investigate, wanting to play matchmaker.

Jing Ming swirled the wine by the brazier beside him. "Want a drink?"

Su Yi declined. "No, I have to drive."

"Doesn't your family have bodyguards?"

"Hand the child over to bodyguards, and my family would flay me alive!"

Su Yi saw Su Yu come back wearing a pretty fluffy coat, and fearing her gossipy instincts would flare up and make Lin Junzhi cry again, called out, "Xiao Yu, come eat!"

In the time Su Yi had spent with Su Yu, he had already mastered Su Yu's summoning technique. He waved the white-and-red shrimp ball in his hand, and Su Yu charged over like a little cannonball.

"Coming!"

Su Yu climbed onto the chair, wiped her hands clean, and picked up chopsticks to eat the shrimp balls from the bowl. Su Yi, imitating Ji Yan, fished out the meatballs to let them cool before placing them in Su Yu's bowl.

"Taking care of her eating—you actually do it with style!"

Jing Ming tilted his head back and took a sip of wine; his fleshy lips took on a touch of crimson, making Lin Junzhi's heart itch.

"Do you all know about my family's situation?"

Lin Junzhi had built a career abroad herself; she was no fool. When she heard her nephew say, "You're just an object married off by the family for money—what right do you have to control me?" she felt as if the sky were collapsing!

After a good cry, she had recovered.

Her parents had been raised steeped in the mentality of valuing sons over daughters, and the girl her brother married was likewise raised indoctrinated with this thinking, specifically raised for a political marriage—so it was perfectly normal that they raised the nephew to be this way.

It was just that she had been blinded by certain filters and hadn't noticed anything wrong with her family.

Guo Yingbai admitted it openly. "That's right. In the circle, this matter is no longer a secret."

A family with a daughter is sought by a hundred suitors! Before courting, they would surely probe the Lin family's stance. From the Lin family's attitude when introducing Lin Junzhi, everyone could analyze a great deal.

Fortunately, Lin Junzhi had high standards; the one she chose first was Jing Ming, who had some conscience. Had it been someone else who knew the Lin family's conditions and was still willing to agree, Lin Junzhi would likely have fallen into a trap.

"Heh, no wonder so many mediocre people started acting arrogant in front of me."

At the time, Lin Junzhi only thought there were a few too many overconfident ordinary men hovering around her; it never occurred to her that her family had set conditions, making those men feel they had a chance to marry her.

"How normal. In the eyes of those picky people, apart from your face and your money, you're good for nothing!"

"You also know I have money. Why would my parents be so foolish as to send me away?"

Jing Ming dodged Lin Junzhi's hand as she grabbed for the wine pot, not letting her drink.

Guo Yingbai leaned back against the chair, eyes on the ceiling. "How normal. You have money—under ordinary circumstances, how much would you give to the family? But push you into desperation, when you need your Natal Home's backing, when you need people from your Natal Home to help you protect your assets—would you still be stingy?"

By pushing Lin Junzhi into desperation, the Lin family could get two sums of money—far better than keeping Lin Junzhi around and letting everyone complain that she'd gone wild playing outside and no one wanted her!

"Fame and fortune both gained—there's no better choice than this."

Lin Junzhi was unconvinced. "I'm a cash cow that keeps making money. Aren't they afraid I'd wholeheartedly scheme for my husband's family?"

This chapter is three thousand words~

Added together, that's today's four thousand words~

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