Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 978: Do the Opposite

Chapter 978: Chapter 978: Do the Opposite

Luo Qiao’s mother was becoming increasingly unreasonable, failing to distinguish between what was important and trivial, who was distant and who was close, and was incessantly giving her brother money. Now she even resented them for coming to live off of her. Hadn’t they given holiday gifts?

Kong Cunlai glared at his wife with irritation, "Hand over the remaining money, I’ll manage it from now on."

Fu Lanhua stammered, standing there, "I don’t have any money left; I lent it all to my big brother."

Kong Cunlai felt so angry that his head throbbed, "Not a single cent left?"

Fu Lanhua hung her head low, "My nephew is getting married, I had no choice."

Lu Yiting watched her mother-in-law, thinking that those pitiable also have their hateful side. What kind of mess was this?

Angry, Kong Cunlai rubbed his head, "From now on, I will give you a monthly living allowance. Don’t expect anything more. If you can’t stand living here, I’ll send you back to the Fu family right now."

After speaking, he looked at everyone at the table, "Let’s eat, and rest early after dinner."

After a hasty meal, Lu Yiting helped wash the dishes before saying, "Mom, Big Sister-In-Law, Second Sister-In-Law, I’m going over to my grandfather’s place later, and I’ll stay there for the night. I won’t come over tomorrow morning; I’ll go straight to work."

Bai Liping and Hao Chunyan could understand her; with such an annoying mother-in-law, she would naturally want to stay as far away as possible.

Fu Lanhua wanted to make a scene, but after already provoking everyone’s anger today, she just said, "Understood."

Lu Yiting said goodbye in the living room, then took her bag and went back to the Gu family.

The Eldest Brother Kong Xiangru came out with two packs of cigarettes, a packet of white sugar, and a packet of brown sugar, "Dad, keep these safe."

The Second Brother Kong Xianglin also went back to his room and came out with a pack of tea and two bottles of liquor, "Dad, try this tea."

Kong Cunlai’s anger had subsided a bit, "Yiting brought back some tea for you all to try; it’s from her Second Sister-In-Law, so it must be good."

He stood up, took two packets of tea from the cupboard, brewed a small amount in a pot, and then said, "You guys take some to try for yourselves."

Kong Xiangru sniffed it, "This tea is really good, even better than the tea we serve to honored guests at our department."

Kong Cunlai nodded, "I heard that there’s a Yipin Base down south that has Yipin tea gardens, and Yichen’s wife is a capable woman."

Kong Xiangru poured himself a cup, inhaled its fragrance, enraptured, "This is excellent tea. I need to see if I can source some from her later."

After the father and sons finished a pot of tea, Kong Xiangru looked up, "Dad, I’ve applied for a house in the department’s family quarters and plan to move there once I tidy it up a bit. That way, you can have some peace and quiet."

He had been eligible to apply for a house for a while, but he didn’t want to be the first to set the precedent, so he kept postponing it. Now that they’d separated households, it seemed better to keep some distance and reduce disputes.

They still occupied one of the younger brother’s rooms, and although the younger brother didn’t need it, Kong Xiangru felt it wasn’t proper to keep it. So after they split the household, he submitted his application.

The house had been allocated a few days ago, and he thought of waiting until after the Dragon Boat Festival to bring up the move, hence the delay.

Kong Cunlai, hearing what his eldest son said, didn’t object and nodded, "Moving out is a good idea. It avoids daily quarrels over trivial matters."

Upon arriving at the Gu family, Lu Yiting first called Kong Xiangrui to recount the day’s events, then they chatted about some random topics. They made plans for Lu Yiting to visit him during her vacation before she hung up the phone.

Lu Yiting took Yanyan from Stone’s arms, "Yanyan, did you miss your auntie?"

Yanyan didn’t respond but instead planted a kiss on her auntie’s face, making Lu Yiting feel incredibly cherished.

Luo Qiao looked at the joyful Lu Yiting, "Yiting, your workplace isn’t far from your Big Sister-In-Law’s. Can you help me take some things to her tomorrow? So I don’t have to make another trip."

Playing with Yanyan, Lu Yiting replied, "Sure, I’ll make sure the task is completed."

They had expected the family to come back today, but the Big Sister-In-Law unexpectedly had something to attend to, and the Big Brother couldn’t leave either, causing none of the family to return. Her father-in-law had also gone down to the grassroots level to offer his condolences.

Time flew, and soon it was the birthday of the Elder of the Geng Family. Ostensibly, the Geng Family had suffered disgrace because of Geng Yanrong’s incident and wasn’t in a position to celebrate lavishly.

However, the Geng Family’s Main Wife insisted on doing the opposite, arguing that such times were exactly when they should not hide but rather maintain good relationships, or else the lack of social interaction would only weaken the ties and not help Geng Yanrong.

Old Master Geng was persuaded as well, so they decided to invite just the people they had good relations with in the past, not planning a grand celebration.

Luo Siyuan, dressed in the clothes his sisters-in-law had prepared for him and carrying a gift of white porcelain tea set arranged by Luo Qiao, followed Geng Yanqiu in. Many guests began murmuring as soon as they entered. Geng Yanqiu directly led him to the Elder of the Geng Family, "Grandpa, this is my partner, Luo Siyuan."