"Now you realize how important my life’s decisions are, where were you all these years?" Lu Siyuan looked at Feng Baiwan with cold eyes, "Look at you, well-fed and pot-bellied. You must have had good times. Why didn’t you think of taking me in or even making a phone call back then?"
"That’s not your father’s fault," Lu Yun hurriedly explained, "It was when we moved; I lost the phone number for the village."
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With that question, Lu Siyuan left Lu Yun and Feng Baiwan at a loss for words.
Seeing their predicament, Lu Siyuan chuckled coldly, "Don’t waste your effort, I have no intention of leaving with you."
Seeing his resolute stance, Lu Yun began to cry again, and Gao Changchun gave her a look, motioning her to step outside to talk.
Once at the courtyard entrance, Gao Changchun began to speak in hushed tones, "Ayun, let me tell you, Siyuan’s unwillingness to go to Beijing must have another reason."
"What reason?" Lu Yun asked, perplexed, her expression growing serious.
Over the years, as she and her husband did business outside, they experienced more of the world. The simplicity of a farmer had long since left her, making her shrewd and tough.
Her emotions also recovered quickly.
"Let me tell you, Siyuan met a classmate in junior high named Shen Mianmian. She used to come to father’s place all the time; they were very close. Siyuan most likely doesn’t want to leave because of her," Gao Changchun said with an expressive face. Concerned Lu Yun might not believe her, she presented her proof, "Siyuan got into the top school, but he chose the third school just to be with Shen Mianmian."
"What?" Lu Yun’s face changed, "Why didn’t you stop him? How can the third school compare to the top one?"
Gao Changchun sighed, seizing the opportunity to express her grievances, "Father also liked that girl; he treated her better than his own grandchildren. Whenever she visited, he would bring out the best food for her. When his grandchildren came, he wouldn’t part with anything. Even when we barely had enough to eat, he would cook wheat noodles for her."
Lu Yun didn’t absorb the rest of the conversation; she fixated on the first part. Regardless of whether the girl really was nice, she couldn’t bring herself to like her just based on what she heard about the schooling choice.
"Where is that girl from?"
"From Zhao Family Village," Gao Changchun spilled everything she knew, "She has a bad reputation. I heard she stole a lot of money from her family, cut ties with them, and now lives in the city to study."
"She stole money?" Lu Yun’s expression darkened, "Does father not know? Why didn’t he stop it? How are we going to deal with it if such a dishonest person leads Siyuan astray?"
"Father never listens to us!" Gao Changchun pouted, "Tell you what, I don’t even know when father had the TV and the phone installed in his room. He’s always on guard against us, doesn’t treat us like family."
Gao Changchun grew angry recalling these things.
Were it not for the presence of Lu Yun and Feng Baiwan, who had come into money, she would have already made a scene.
Once this couple was gone, she would definitely confront the old man about whom he was guarding against.
"Sister-in-law, thanks for telling me this. Don’t mention it to Baiwan, it’s enough that I know," Lu Yun had made up her mind.
Lu Siyuan was her only child. Over the years, she and her husband were busy with business and didn’t have another. Now at this age, having more children wasn’t likely; she had to ensure her son was well-raised.
No one was going to compete with her for her son.