Chapter 776 - 776 776 I Just Look Down on Him

Chapter 776: Chapter 776: I Just Look Down on Him Chapter 776: Chapter 776: I Just Look Down on Him Luo Ziling went to treat Ling Mingrui around noon.

Today, Ling Mingrui returned home to wait for Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan after receiving a message from Ling Jinhua, discarding some unimportant matters.

Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui both thought that Luo Liansheng would come along with Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan.

Ling Mingrui returned to his residence at noon, actually wanting to have a chat with Luo Liansheng.

Ling Jinhua had told Ling Mingrui about Luo Liansheng’s behavior at the old house and urged Ling Mingrui to have a good talk with him; Ling Mingrui had agreed.

However, he didn’t expect Luo Liansheng not to come, which surprised Ling Mingrui and also irritated him a bit.

He directly asked Luo Ziling why Luo Liansheng hadn’t come, and Luo Ziling could only say that his grandfather had some business to attend to.

“Does he feel that coming to see me would be beneath his dignity?” Ling Mingrui asked with a furrowed brow, “If his son wants to marry my daughter, then we would be in-laws. And yet, he actually feels that to come and see me would be beneath his dignity — this is utterly preposterous.”

Luo Ziling replied with neither servility nor arrogance, “Grandfather, I believe that everyone has their own matters to attend to. If my grandfather has important things to take care of, then we shouldn’t force him. If Grandfather wants to see him, why not just invite him over?”

“Dad, Grandfather Ling has come all this way; let’s not fuss over these things,” Ling Ruonan hesitated a bit but still spoke a few words in defense of Luo Liansheng, “Or why not invite him over for a meal someday?”

“Hmph,” Ling Mingrui snorted lightly but did not agree with Ling Ruonan’s suggestion, expressing his dissatisfaction with another “hmph”: “Daughters indeed tend to side with their in-laws.”

Seeing her father like this, Ling Ruonan couldn’t help but feel annoyed and couldn’t refrain from talking back, “Dad, I’m your daughter, but I’m also Luo Ziling’s mother. With so many people in the Ling Family bullying him, how can I, as his mother, remain indifferent?”

Seizing the opportunity presented by Ling Ruonan’s words, Luo Ziling disparaged Ling Mingrui a bit, “Mom, perhaps it’s because Grandfather has many offspring, so he doesn’t dote on his children as much as you do.”

Ling Mingrui’s face changed, but he ultimately did not lash out. Yet, he refused to let Luo Ziling treat him, “Forget it, just leave, I don’t need treatment today.”

“Alright, then we’ll be going. Goodbye, Grandfather,” said Luo Ziling as he grabbed Ling Ruonan’s hand and started to walk out.

Ling Ruonan hesitated for a moment, then broke free from Luo Ziling’s arm and whispered to Ling Mingrui, “Dad, your health hasn’t fully recovered, you should let Ling’er treat you.”

“No need,” Ling Mingrui said decisively, “Even without your son’s treatment, I won’t die.”

“Ah! Now I finally understand why my grandfather looks down on you,” Luo Ziling said coldly with a laugh, holding onto Ling Ruonan’s hand and heading outside.

Ling Mingrui almost choked on Luo Ziling’s words, his face turning red with anger.

At that moment, Xie Enhua, who was preparing the midday meal, heard their quarreling and quickly came in to mediate.

“What’s happened?” Seeing Ling Mingrui with a gloomy face, Xie Enhua asked in confusion, “Why are you arguing again?”

“Grandma, Grandfather doesn’t welcome us. We’ll leave now and come to see you another time when we have the chance,” Luo Ziling said, still ready to leave.

“Let them go,” Ling Mingrui halted Xie Enhua who was about to persuade them to stay, “Without the Luo Family, our Ling Family won’t die out.”

Xie Enhua’s expression stiffened, but in the end, she said nothing. After sighing, she accompanied Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan out of the room.

“What happened?” Xie Enhua asked, as they reached the courtyard, “You only spoke a few words; how did things become so tense?”

Luo Ziling hurried to explain, “My grandfather came to Yanjing, and my maternal grandfather felt slighted because he didn’t visit him, making him angry with us. I tried to defend my grandfather, but he flew into a rage, saying he didn’t need me to treat him anymore and drove us away.”

“Mom, we’ll get going first, and come to visit another day,” Ling Ruonan spoke before Xie Enhua could, “Dad might be angry about something else, so after listening to Ziling’s impulsive words, he got even more upset. Please try to talk to him later.”

After some thought, Xie Enhua decided not to keep Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan any longer, “Alright, I’ll talk to your father about what happened. Since your father-in-law has come to Yanjing, when should he come over as a guest, Nannan? Maybe you could invite him on my behalf? It’s been so many years since I’ve seen him. Or should I personally invite him myself?”

“Mom, let’s wait until Dad’s anger has subsided,” Ling Ruonan offered a bitter smile, “We’ll leave now, call me if there’s anything.”

As Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan got into the car and left, Xie Enhua was still standing there dazedly in the courtyard.

“Mom, was I too impolite?” Luo Ziling asked Ling Ruonan awkwardly in the car, “I just can’t accept his attitude towards Grandpa, and I get angry whenever they bully you or speak ill of him.”

“Let’s not talk about it anymore,” Ling Ruonan’s face showed distress as she was reluctant to talk about today’s events, “Let’s go find your grandpa first.”

Without a cell phone, neither Ling Ruonan nor Luo Ziling knew where Luo Liansheng had gone, so the mother and son had to return to their accommodations first.

On the way back, as they passed a street corner park, Luo Ziling, with his sharp eyes, spotted Luo Liansheng playing chess and quickly instructed the driver to stop.

Having just finished a chess game, Luo Liansheng laughed and asked upon seeing Luo Ziling approach, “Were you kicked out by your maternal grandfather?”

“I talked back a few times, and he got angry,” Luo Ziling didn’t delve into the day’s events, instead, he took Luo Liansheng’s hand to leave, “Grandpa, you haven’t had lunch yet, right? Let’s eat together. I’m free this afternoon, I’ll take you around for a stroll.”

“This afternoon we will meet Ouyang Lingyun,” Luo Liansheng already had his plans, “He has been quite decent to you. Now that I’m in Yanjing, I ought to go have tea with him; I’ve already contacted him, and later Ouyang Feifei will come to pick us up.”

“Then let’s find someplace casual for lunch,” Luo Ziling didn’t reject his grandfather’s arrangement.

In Luo Ziling’s heart, his grandfather held the highest position, so he would usually heed his word.

After getting into Ling Ruonan’s car, Luo Ziling suggested finding a casual dining spot nearby. Luo Liansheng had no objections, and Ling Ruonan couldn’t refuse either. Ling Ruonan had Wuyue book a private dining room in a nearby upscale hotel, and the three of them headed straight there.

While waiting for their dishes, Luo Ziling recounted the day’s events.

After listening to what Luo Ziling had said, Luo Liansheng criticized Ling Mingrui in front of Ling Ruonan, “Ziling, your maternal grandfather still has such a small capacity for tolerance. With age, he hasn’t made any progress. His sons are just like him, only Ruonan is a bit more broad-minded. Let me tell you one thing, the reason I don’t want to see him is due to the excessive things he did in the past, and he’s still doing the same. He has never taken the life-saving grace we extended to the Ling Family seriously, believing that our treating them was an honor for us. Hah, since he isn’t appreciative, we won’t bother warming a cold bench.”

Luo Liansheng’s words changed Ling Ruonan’s expression once again.