Chapter 258: I Don’t Know If You’re Ignorant or Just Stupid

When he returned home, the house was extremely quiet. Luo Jianing, hearing the noise, came out with red eyes and stood on the second floor, looking down at Luo Haotian as he entered. “Dad, this isn’t true, is it? You wouldn’t really abandon me, would you?”

Luo Haotian looked at the daughter he had raised for fifteen years, his eyes filled with complexity, but he still said, “Jianing, come down. I need to talk to you.”

Luo Jianing slowly descended the stairs and stood in front of Luo Haotian with her eyes red and teary, calling out, “Dad.”

Luo Haotian exhaled deeply and said calmly, “You must already know what has happened. I won’t say much more. I know it’s not your fault, but you are involved in this matter.

Since the truth is out, everything must return to its rightful place. Pack your things, take whatever you need from your room. I will arrange for your departure in a few days.

I will take care of your household registration and school records. This is the last thing I can do for you as your adoptive father. I hope you will live well and study hard from now on, and that we will both find our own paths.”

Luo Jianing cried, “Dad, is it really true that fifteen years of affection means less than a daughter who has only blood ties with you and has never been by your side?”

Luo Haotian replied coldly, “You’ve enjoyed fifteen years of affection on her behalf. Isn’t it right to return it to her? Besides, it was arranged by your biological mother, so isn’t it fair for everything to return to its rightful place?

Do you know how your biological parents treated my daughter? Do you know what kind of life she’s lived for these fifteen years? You don’t know because you’ve been enjoying everything she should have had.

What right do you have to question me? Out of respect for these fifteen years, I don’t want to hurt you, but you must face reality. Some things aren’t yours, so stop hoping for them.”

Luo Jianing looked at Luo Haotian in disbelief. “Dad, are you really going to be so heartless? I’m your daughter who you’ve cherished for fifteen years. I didn’t expect you to be so heartless.”

Luo Haotian looked at Luo Jianing’s distorted face and said, “Isn’t it fair for everything to return to its rightful place? I don’t want my daughter to suffer any longer, but I can’t keep you with me. You should understand why I’m doing this.”

Luo Jianing ran upstairs crying, shouting, “I hate you all.”

Luo Haotian listened to Luo Jianing crying and picked up the phone to inform everyone in the family to come home that night, including his elder brother’s and younger brother’s families, as well as his two brothers-in-law and their families. He also made sure to notify his parents.

After hanging up the phone, he sat on the sofa, thinking about the events in Qingshan Village, tapping his fingers on the table. After a while, he went out and spent over an hour at a teahouse before coming back.

That evening, all the members of the Luo family arrived at Luo Haotian’s residence in the mechanical factory compound. Except for Ning Xueling, who felt some reluctance and sympathy for Luo Jianing, the rest of the family agreed on sending Luo Jianing away.

Ning Xueling, with a sad expression, said, “Can’t we let her stay? I mean, we don’t have to let her live with us, but we could find another place for her. After all, she hasn’t suffered like we did in the countryside.”

The old lady of the Luo family snorted coldly and said, “Are you out of your mind? How did her biological parents treat your biological daughter? And now you’re feeling sorry for her? I don’t even know what to say to you.

To put it nicely, you’re being kind and merciful, but to put it harshly, you’re out of your mind. If you’re worried about her suffering, fine, you can go with her. Our Luo family can’t afford a daughter-in-law who can’t distinguish right from wrong.

You’ve ruined my two grandsons and almost ruined my granddaughter. People like you are rare in this world. I really don’t know if you’re ignorant or just stupid.”

Ning Xueling didn’t expect that trying to advocate for Jianing would only result in the old lady’s anger. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Luo Haotian, who also had a frosty expression.

She then turned to her two older brothers from her own family, only to receive looks of disappointment, while her two sisters-in-law looked at her with contempt. Only then did she realize that she was now isolated.

At this moment, Luo Jianing came rushing down the stairs and said to Ning Xueling, “Mom, you don’t have to plead for me. They are cold-blooded. After all I’ve done for them over these fifteen years, I didn’t expect them to be so heartless.

Mom, don’t worry. I will study hard and live well. When I grow up, I will honor you properly. Thank you for your love over these fifteen years, I will always remember it.”

Luo Jianing had already accepted the fact that her departure was a done deal. She had never been close to the others in the family, relying instead on her mother’s love and her own cleverness to navigate among them.

Therefore, she knew she had to hold on to her adoptive mother’s affection. Even if she left the Luo family, as long as she had her adoptive mother’s support, she could live well and avoid suffering in the countryside.