Chapter 77: Chapter 077 Send Back_1
“Let me tell you about Huo Jinlan.” She’d seen clearly, with Huo Jinlan, the troublemaker, around, their family would never see a day of peace.
“What’s wrong with Jinlan?”
“Initially, you saw this girl pitiful and brought her home to raise her as your own. I didn’t object! After all, she’s just a girl and wouldn’t eat us out of house and home. Over the years, our family has treated her like a treasured gem. But I never expected her to harbor certain unseemly intentions.”
“What intentions?” Huo Linong asked in surprise.
“Are you pretending not to know or do you really not know?” She couldn’t believe her own son could be so dense.
Huo Linong smiled awkwardly, amiably saying, “I’m just not certain, am I? I’m scared of guessing and hurting Jinlan’s feelings.” Before he had never considered it, but this time after his return, seeing Jinlan clinging to Bei Jiang, her possessiveness was so strong that one couldn’t help but speculate.
Although Jinlan was good at concealing her intentions, she seemed a bit immature in the eyes of the adults. Although he had guessed her intentions, he hadn’t planned on doing anything!
Firstly, his wife truly liked Jinlan and wanted to bring her closer to the family.
Secondly, his mother held a contrasting view, to put it bluntly, she looked down on Jinlan’s background.
With both women at odds, whomever he sided with would be bad.
However, Huo Linong forgot, Jinlan was a girl he had personally brought home, the one who ties the bell must untie it.
The problem ultimately needed him to solve.
“So, mom, what do you plan to do?” He chose to compromise in front of his mother.
This is also why Yuan Xueshan was always afraid of Zhou Yongxian because once the two had a disagreement, the person Huo Linong would choose definitely wouldn’t be her.
“Send her back! I heard that Jinlan’s biological mother is now recognized, you and your friend don’t need to worry about her being mistreated due to her illegitimate status, affecting her future.”
“This… wouldn’t that be rather improper?” Huo Linong looked troubled.
“What’s wrong with that? Isn’t it better to return to the city than stay in our country? She is still just an adopted daughter here, not related to us by blood. She won’t feel truly belonged here. Won’t there be people who will mistreat her when she’s with her biological parents?”
“Mom, that’s not how it is. That whole family is no different from a den of wolves. Jinlan is simple and kind-hearted, and was raised in our ordinary family. If she returns suddenly, won’t she be devoured by her brothers and sisters!”
Zhou Yongxian glared at him, “I don’t think she’s that simple. That’s my decision, and you’ll have to find a way to make it happen.” Regardless of anything, she needed to get rid of this troublemaker first.
She used to think of Huo Jinlan as a nice girl, but ever since she had a fallout with Nan Fei while working in the textile factory, she gradually came to her senses. This girl was playing the fool to catch the wise!
Indeed, she was very cunning, managing to manipulate Nan Fei previously. Now that Nan Fei no longer wants to play her game, she’s set her sights on Yuan Xueshan, targeting someone else now.
Truly worthy of being born from such a woman, she was a natural at playing mind games.
“Hehe…” Huo Linong laughed uncomfortably, “Then I’ll go to the city first, talk to my old friend?”
“Go, go, go… quickly, you’re an eyesore here.”
Huo Linong picked up his luggage, great! He needed to rely on his old friend now.
In her room, Huo Jinlan hugged a rag doll, laughing nervously. The doll in her hands had been kneaded out of shape, and she was whispering to herself, eventually she couldn’t suppress her joy and burst out laughing.