Chapter 209: Disputes in the Lu Family Residence, Lu Dingsheng's Warning
Chapter 209: Disputes in the Lu Family Residence, Lu Dingsheng's Warning
In the old house of the Lu family, there is a deep courtyard and the sound of Cantonese opera can be heard faintly.
Old Mrs. Lu is seventy-four years old in this life. She has gray hair tied into a bun at the back of her head and a plump face. Even though she is old, she still has a shrewd and strong aura.
At this moment, she was wearing a dark purple cheongsam that went below her knees, holding a delicate little folding fan in her hand. She stood in the courtyard and hummed Cantonese opera along with old records.
But the melody seemed a little lacking in strength due to her old age.
Seeing Lu Dingsheng walking towards her from the other end of the corridor, she just glanced at him and continued singing.
Lu Dingsheng entered the pavilion and stood aside until she finished singing, then he applauded her. "It's just that I'm tone-deaf, otherwise I could have sung a section with mom."
The old lady took the tea handed to her by Chen Ma, who had taken care of her for decades and was now sixty years old. She took a sip, passed it through her mouth, and spit it into the small jar on the tray.
After Aunt Chen put the things away, she said to Lu Dingsheng, "You have to be willing to spend that time."
After saying that, she walked towards the old-fashioned rattan chair in the courtyard.
Lu Dingsheng stepped forward to help her up, "I really can't be like Xingchen, who even learned Cantonese opera just to sing with you."
The old lady glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and slowly sat down on the rattan chair. "Today is not a family day. What's the matter with you coming here suddenly?"
Lu Dingsheng sat down and thought for a moment before saying, "Mom, please stop interfering in Xu Fanghua's divorce."
Aunt Chen brought two cups of tea, one for the old lady and one on the table next to Lu Dingsheng.
The old lady gently lifted the lid of the teacup and said, "Is it Lu Xingchen or her mother who has come to you to complain so quickly?"
Lu Dingsheng didn't answer but just asked: "You forced her to marry Lu Wenli, right?"
The old lady didn't deny it even after being exposed. "What else? Let her, a liar, stay in our house and drive away Yang Wenqi who is pregnant with your own blood?"
Lu Dingsheng: "I understand that you can't accept it in your heart. You forced Xu Fanghua to leave, which is actually forcing Xingchen... I can also try to understand your position as the mistress of the Lu family, but Xingchen and her daughter have already left the Lu family, so there is no need to be so drastic."
"I'm ruthless?" Old Madam Lu sneered, "Can I be as ruthless as Xu Fanghua? Not to mention that she claimed the child she got pregnant outside was yours, if she could really give you a child, I would consider her to have a conscience! You obey her in everything, but she wants to make you childless."
Lu Dingsheng had felt this kind of resentment at the beginning, so he could understand that it was normal for his mother to feel unfair, unworthy, and angry about him.
"Xu Fanghua only found out about it a few years later."
"She said she would find out after a few years, right? I also said she had colluded with Lu Wenli from the beginning to get your money!"
Even after so many years, Mrs. Lu still feels upset when she talks about it. Which mother can accept that her son and his family were deceived by a woman for so long?
What's more, this woman has never given birth to a child since she married into the Lu family, which means that Lu Dingsheng may never be able to have his own children in his lifetime.
Not to mention that it was hard to let go, she could still be woken up by this anger even in the middle of the night.
"Take a step back. Just like she said, she is just a victim. She found out a few years later that Xingchen was not yours, but she kept it a secret from you for more than ten years. She doesn't deserve any kindness you have shown to her and her daughter. She is even more of a shame to our Lu family!"
Everything his mother said was true. Lu Dingsheng knew that he couldn't calm his mother's anger by saying, "Where can they go after she tells the truth? Xingchen is only six years old."
He stopped trying to excuse Xu Fanghua and asked, "So, do you know about what happened in her company four years ago or not?"
Old Mrs. Lu's eyes dodged slightly, and she remembered what her granddaughter Lu Andi had told her the day before yesterday. She also learned about Xu Fanghua's divorce from her granddaughter.
"I know." Based on her understanding of her son, he would check if what she said was a little bit untrue, so she admitted, "I did it. I asked Andy to help me do it. You don't need to ask me why. I just can't bear to see Xu Fanghua live a good life."
"Mom." These things at home made Lu Dingsheng overwhelmed, so sometimes he would rather focus on his career, "Xingchen is innocent. If you harm Xu Fanghua, you are harming her."
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Whether she is innocent or not, only she and her daughter know."
"Mom!" Lu Dingsheng felt heartbroken, whether it was for his mother or Xingchen, "She has left the Lu family, and from the moment she left, she has never reached out to the Lu family again, not even secretly to me!"
"That's because you never gave up on her!" The old lady said coldly, "You always treat her as your daughter. Why does she act like that? She is the child of Xu Fanghua, that scheming woman. They always think about playing the long game and catching the big fish."
Lu Dingsheng's face sank. He knew that there would not be a loving mother and filial son scene today, but after the conversation he still felt more uncomfortable than he thought.
If he was like this, one can imagine how embarrassed Xingchen must have been when she faced the old lady, not to mention that she was facing more than just the old lady.
"I raised my own child, and I know what's going on."
"Xu Fanghua was the one you married despite my objections. What happened?" The old lady also had a tough attitude.
Although they didn't seem to be arguing loudly, it was obvious that neither of them would give in. Lu Dingsheng didn't want to continue trying to convince each other, so he just looked at the old lady with a serious and solemn expression.
"I can let go of the past, but from now on, if I find out that someone in the Lu family is making things difficult for Lu Xingchen for no reason, don't blame me for turning my back on them."
After saying that, he stood up.
Old Madam Lu couldn't believe it and said angrily: "Lu Dingsheng, you need to understand the situation. You have your own wife and daughter now!"
Lu Dingsheng looked at her, "You should also understand the situation. Lu Xingchen has never come to provoke our Lu family. We did not let her go. Where is the face of me as an elder of the powerful party? She doesn't even recognize me, and you want me to make her die? She has called you grandma for almost 20 years. Even if you have no feelings for her, you should have some pity for her, right?"
After Lu Dingsheng finished speaking, he looked at his mother again and turned away.
The old lady was speechless and the anger in her chest could not be released. She wanted to drink some tea to calm herself down, but when she opened the lid of the cup and brought the tea to her lips, she was so angry that she slammed the cup back on the table.
"Who am I worrying about? In the end, I am still a nobody?!"
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