Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 648: Liu Ling was made cannon fodder of life (33)

Luo Ning wore an appropriately pleasant smile.

"Hello, Auntie!" she said, following Mother Luo as they sat down.

The hall was filled with people, all from Mr. Lu’s other family.

Lu Xun didn’t like the others, and since the argument that brought everything out in the open, he couldn’t be bothered to care.

So he introduced his father to Luo Ning in a rather cold manner.

Luo Ning also greeted him with a distant, detached smile.

This caused Mr. Lu to frown involuntarily.

At that moment, a middle-aged woman dressed in a white shirt and black pants, sporting a Liu Hu Lan hairstyle and with somewhat dark skin, looked at Luo Ning.

"Ah Xun’s sweetheart is really handsome and doesn’t look like he’s from a village at all."

She continued speaking to Luo Ning with a gentle smile as if she owned the place, "Now that you’re here in the Capital City, you should stay a few days longer before going back."

Luo Ning could clearly hear the implication.

First, she pointed out that Luo Ning was a country girl; coming from a small county, she obviously couldn’t stay in the Capital City for long, her status was far too inferior to the Lu Family’s.

Second, urging her to stay a few more days also emphasized her own status in the Lu Family.

Especially since Mother Lu, the legally married wife, hadn’t even made arrangements yet.

Confused, Luo Ning looked at Lu Xun and asked, "Who is this?"

Before Lu Xun could answer, the middle-aged woman said with a smile, "I am Ah Xun’s Big Aunt."

Luo Ning’s eyes widened in shock at those words, "Big Aunt? You folks are actually practicing feudalism."

"Uncle is taking both a Main Wife and a concubine? Or is it like the Republic era with a Madam and concubines?"

Again, slightly puzzled, "And if there are two wives, shouldn’t the one with the marriage certificate be the Main Wife and the one without it be the concubine?"

"Just like in ancient times, the one with a marriage contract is the Main Wife and the one without is a concubine."

Then, she expressed her disapproval, "However, such thoughts are unacceptable; it’s a new era now, and no one promotes having ’wives’ and ’concubines.’"

If these people were simple and kind, Luo Ning wouldn’t have been so sarcastic.

After all, this woman was truly Mr. Lu’s former wife.

But this woman came to show her the ropes and make her mark on the Lu family, also subtly ridiculing her for being a village girl, implying that Lu Xun chose her just to anger Mr. Lu and such.

That was too disgraceful and quite nauseating, so, of course, Luo Ning’s only option was to fight back.

Once Luo Ning said this, not only did the middle-aged woman’s group grimace, but even Mr. Lu’s face changed.

He looked at Luo Ning displeased, "What are you talking about? Our family certainly does not entertain such practices."

Recently the situation in the Capital City had become increasingly unclear, and any issue could be seized upon by others to stir trouble.

If it got out that he was reviving feudal practices, appointing a Main Wife and concubines, there would definitely be problems.

Luo Ning blinked innocently, "But that’s what Big Aunt implies! Could I have misunderstood?"

"Your family is so complicated; we country folks are simpler."

Then, as if she remembered something, she looked at the middle-aged woman, "Oh dear, I forgot that Big Aunt also came from a village."

"But from the way you speak, it sounds like you don’t like and look down on us village folk?"

"That really won’t do; even the very thought of wanting to be a mistress or concubine is misguided, and now you disdain and forget your roots in the peasant class – that’s decadent capitalist ideology."

Although the major movements hadn’t started yet, there were already signs; feudal thought and capitalism both indicated problems.

The middle-aged woman was so angry that she could barely maintain the gentle smile on her face; she had thought Lu Xun had deliberately chosen a village girl just to irritate Mr. Lu.

Probably some meek and unsophisticated kind.

Little did she know, Luo Ning was sprouting vast principles, every word containing a blade and cutting precisely where it hurt the most.

What she hated the most now were Lu Xun and Mother Lu, these interlopers who had usurped the family.

Especially Mother Lu, who had even snatched a marriage certificate with her man and gotten married with the organization’s endorsement.

Making her seem like an outsider or a mistress, even though she was truly his wife.

Living together these past few years, she had her own separate room, but Old Lu had been staying with that woman, making her feel utterly miserable.

Lu the Elder and Lu Laoer were also fuming with anger. What was this woman saying?

If their mother was just a mistress or concubine, what did that make them? Illegitimate children?

Lu Laoer sneered, "What are you talking about? We are the legitimate sons of our father, and my mother is the wife he married through a proper wedding ceremony."

Luo Ning said, "A proper wedding ceremony, is there a marriage certificate? Any witnesses to the marriage?"

Lu Laoer choked, "That wasn’t the custom at that time."

Luo Ning shrugged, "So that was in the old feudal era, but this is a new society now. Couples need a marriage certificate to prove that their marriage is valid."

"My parents had a marriage document and wedding witnesses at the time," Lu Laoer said through gritted teeth.

The marriage document was just a piece of paper for matching horoscopes and was long gone. The wedding witnesses were just some villagers and would be hard to gather together now.

Luo Ning widened her eyes in disbelief, "Oh, doesn’t that mean Uncle Lu committed the crime of bigamy?"

From her point of view, the so-called Main Family wanted to monopolize Mr. Lu’s and the Lu Family’s resources and play the virtuous, which was disgusting enough. But what repelled her the most was Mr. Lu’s unclear stance on the issue.

She had heard from Lu Xun that Mother Lu had suggested divorce before, but Mr. Lu had not agreed.

Since Mr. Lu felt the marriage was necessary, he should not have brought his ex-wife back home to create more chaos.

This only exacerbated the conflict between the two sides, becoming more biased and demanding Lu Xun and his mother give way, as if they owed something to the ex-wife’s family.

It also caused the ex-wife’s family’s greed to grow unchecked, vying for everything that belonged to Lu Xun. But on what basis?

If he really couldn’t bear to part with his ex-wife and children, he should divorce and remarry her, compensating in whatever way possible.

But Mr. Lu wouldn’t; he took his ex-wife back in to provide for her, never denying publicly that she was his wife, yet couldn’t bear to let go of Mother Lu, making him a jerk when it came to relationships.

He wanted both his ex-wife and current wife, wishing for peace between the two families—an unrealistically beautiful thought.

Lu Laoer and the others: "..." Is that the point?

Her smile faded slightly, "Ah Xun, you’ve chosen quite a sharp-tongued partner here. If these words get out, our Lu Family will be in trouble."

Her words also carried a hint of provocation, and Mr. Lu indeed looked more somber upon hearing them.

Lu Xun raised an eyebrow, "It’s the truth, isn’t it? Are we afraid of it getting out?"

He then looked at Mr. Lu with sarcasm, "Father, you’ve had your Main Wife and mistress living together for so many years. It’s already a joke out there. Trying to cover it up now might be too late."

Mr. Lu, enraged, threw the teacup he was holding directly at Lu Xun.

Lu Xun didn’t dodge, and although Luo Ning tried to reach out but then hesitated, he caught her hand.

The teacup hit Lu Xun directly on the forehead, and blood immediately started streaming down from the wound, covering his face.

Upon seeing Lu Xun like this, Mr. Lu’s hand paused, not expecting his son would not dodge.

Mother Lu, who had been smiling, suddenly changed her expression.

With unprecedented anger, she stood up quickly and walked over to Mr. Lu.

"Divorce, I want a divorce from you." Her eyes reddened instantly, and without holding back, she slapped him across the face.

That slap stunned Mr. Lu and everyone else present.

Only Lu Xun’s lips curved up slightly. He had long urged his mother to divorce. What was the point of staying stuck in such a toxic family? The more they lingered, the more disgusting it would get.

But his mother still hesitated, probably more for his sake. People who divorced in these times, especially from families like theirs, would be gossiped about behind their backs.

His mother was worried that the divorce would affect his future and marriage prospects.

That was why he didn’t dodge just now. He wanted to push his mother into seeing clearly their position in his father’s heart.

To have his father throw a teacup at him in front of so many people and his partner was telling. It only showed how light his weight was in his father’s heart compared to his other sons.

Throughout these years, no matter what those two did wrong, his father would never speak harshly to them, only offering loving guidance, claiming that he owed them much and needed to make it up.

Was he supposed to be the sacrificial lamb? Ridiculous.

Soon he would go out just as he was, letting everyone take a good look.

This tactic, he had learned from Luoluo in dealing with the top-grade antics of the Luo Family, playing the game of public opinion.