Chapter 444: Chapter 444 She Just Has to Come Out and Disgust Others Chapter 444: Chapter 444 She Just Has to Come Out and Disgust Others Ning Xueling said angrily, “Is that our fault?”
Luo Qiao laughed even louder, her voice dripping with sarcasm, “Yes, it’s not your fault—it’s all the fault of your adopted daughter’s wicked biological mother. So you need to be doubly good to your adopted daughter, is that it?
I’m making myself clear here—if you bring her back to the Luo Family, then I will no longer acknowledge the Luo Family. I’m perfectly fine being an orphan. I’ve said it before, don’t think that my recognition of the Luo Family is to take advantage of you. I can live well without you.
“That way, you won’t be bothered anymore, and you can have a loving relationship with your enemy’s daughter, living your days in maternal and filial bliss. Let the world judge.”
After Luo Qiao finished speaking, she was about to leave when she turned around and saw Luo Haotian with Luo Siyan and Luo Siyuan standing there.
Luo Haotian said, “Ning Xueling, since you can’t let go of Zhao Jianing, then just live with her. You may be magnanimous, but I, Luo Haotian, cannot accept this. You can take Zhao Jianing back to the city, but I will never allow her back into the Luo Family.”
Ning Xueling didn’t expect Luo Haotian to come, and to say such things in front of so many people. Just a moment ago, fearing ridicule, she thought about not taking Zhao Jianing back for the time being.
But Luo Haotian’s words compelled her to stubbornly maintain her pride to the end, so she said, “Whatever Jianing’s biological mother has done has nothing to do with Jianing. She is not doing well now, and I can’t ignore that. After all, she’s the child I have raised for fifteen years.”
Luo Siyan interjected, “Have you forgotten the time she stole money from the house and hit you with a lamp?”
Upon hearing Luo Siyan bring up this incident, Zhao Jianing’s expression changed immediately, and as the people of Qingshan Village heard this, they began to whisper among themselves.
Luo Siyuan said, “Mom, are you saying you’re willing to abandon us for Zhao Jianing?”
Ning Xueling was stunned; she didn’t expect her sons to confront her as well. She felt a flicker of anger, but then she felt Zhao Jianing’s hand trembling in hers, and her heart softened. This child really needed her now.
So she said, “You are all grown up, and in a year or two, you’ll be starting your own families. Jianing is still young; didn’t all of you grow up together? Must you be so harsh on her?”
Luo Siyan and Luo Siyuan laughed coldly together, turning to look at Luo Haotian.
Luo Haotian asked, “And how old is Qiaoqiao? Tell me?”
Upon hearing Luo Haotian’s question, Ning Xueling looked toward Luo Qiao. Yes, Qiaoqiao was the same age as Jianing. Concerned about saving face, she replied, “She just said that she could live even better without the Luo Family.”
Luo Haotian exploded in anger, “So you mean you are willing to abandon your own daughter to take care of your enemy’s child? Ning Xueling, you better not regret it. My Luo Family will never allow the daughter of the enemy who harmed my daughter back into the Luo Family. If you want to take care of her, do it on your own.
“I’m baffled. Are the Zhao Family all dead? No one to take care of her, making her come out and disgust others?”
Zhao Changlin, standing in the crowd, blushed with shame but also felt anger at Luo Haotian’s words. Are those even things to say? As if the Zhao Family had all died off.
Zhao Pulin didn’t dare to come over; he just wished that Zhao Jianing would leave quickly so his household could have some peace. Thus, he stayed silent and did not step forward to retort when he heard Luo Haotian’s harsh words.
Upon hearing this, some members of the Zhao Family were outraged. Several descendants of the Zhao Family stepped forward and rebuked, “Are those words fit for human ears?”
A few hotheads even went to throw punches, but Luo Siyan was a soldier, Luo Haotian had seen battle, and though Luo Siyuan had never been in the army, he’d been fighting since he was a kid. It didn’t take many moves before they had those men down on the ground.
Luo Haotian said, “We didn’t come to the village to cause trouble. You Zhao Family members have done conscienceless deeds, and you don’t allow others to speak of it? If you want to fight the Luo Family, we are ready.”
The relatives of the young men who had been knocked down rushed over to help them stand, with one of the parents saying, “It’s all a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding. Zhao Pulin and we have broken off relations; this is beyond our control. They really were too rash.”
Zhang Jianjun came over to greet Luo Haotian. Luo Haotian responded politely but without the warmth he used to show, which made Zhang Jianjun’s heart sink, realizing Luo Haotian must have been here for a while and heard everything.