Seeing Yang Qingyin’s gloomy expression, Luo Ziling promptly reminded her, "You need to seriously consider how your future path will go. It’s unlikely that your dad’s attitude towards you will change immediately. As for your grandpa, whether his attitude will change, we don’t know yet. But one thing we can be sure of is that while your grandpa’s health risk remains unaddressed, he won’t neglect you. After that, it’s uncertain!"
"I understand what you mean, I will consider it seriously!" Yang Qingyin gently nodded to Luo Ziling, then asked, "Did you just say to your Great Grandfather today that you really plan to enter the political arena?"
"Entering the political arena is inevitable for me!" Luo Ziling said with a wry smile, "I can’t be like my grandpa, wandering the world for a lifetime and living as I please. After all, I am now responsible for so many things, these things can be considered as the foundation I am building for myself. Since I’m laying the groundwork, I definitely need to build something on this foundation. Since they are willing to push me, I’ll give it a try. Let’s see the outcome first before deciding what to do next."
Yang Qingyin further asked, "Do you really think you and your mom together can change this era?"
"If there are many like-minded people working together to influence this era, then the era might truly change because of our efforts!" Luo Ziling said with full confidence.
Yang Qingyin didn’t say anything further, just nodded gently.
"Let’s go out for some late-night snacks!" Luo Ziling checked the time, it was almost ten o’clock, "I estimate the three women are done chatting, let’s find them and go eat some night snacks together. At least we won’t have to worry about being bullied by hooligans, and ordinary people wouldn’t dare mess with us, we can eat without worry."
"Okay!" Yang Qingyin didn’t refuse, but after agreeing, she complained to Luo Ziling: "You always call me out for late-night snacks, if I gain weight, you’ll be responsible!"
"Just do some exercise later and burn off the food to offset it!" Luo Ziling said, showing a bit of a mischievous smile.
Yang Qingyin blushed, reaching out to pinch Luo Ziling.
Luo Ziling quickly dodged.
After going downstairs, Luo Ziling called Wuyue to ask where they were.
Wuyue replied that the three women were at a teahouse near the school, drinking tea and discussing matters.
"Are you done talking?"
"Almost finished!"
"Then let’s find a place to eat night snacks, my treat!"
"Sure!" Wuyue readily agreed, "Let’s have hotpot. I’ve heard there’s a pretty good hotpot place nearby."
Luo Ziling asked Yang Qingyin if she’s willing to eat hotpot, Yang Qingyin didn’t mind.
She vaguely guessed the relationship between Luo Ziling and Lin Lan wasn’t quite normal, but Lin Lan indeed is a woman worthy of respect.
Since Ling Ruonan is willing to accept Lin Lan by her side, she’s an outsider, not qualified to criticize.
"Then let’s go for hotpot!"
"I just asked Xiaoli and them to have late-night snacks together for a chat; I think they should really communicate well. Later, if something comes up, they can react together, lessening trouble for us." Luo Ziling reminded Yang Qingyin, "Your dad has already expelled Xiaoli from the Yang Family, she’s staying by your side only because of her ties with you."
"Got it!" Yang Qingyin’s expression turned a bit gloomy again.
She understood that Xiaoli also stood as a barrier between her and her father, Yang Yunlin.
Luo Ziling had a good relationship with Xiaoli, after Xiaoli was "expelled" by her father Yang Yunlin from the Yang Family, she was able to remain by Yang Qingyin’s side largely because Luo Ziling was willing to accept her.
Currently, Xiaoli isn’t really part of the Yang Family’s security personnel, she’s not receiving compensation from the Yang Family anymore nor does she have chances to return with Yang Qingyin to the Yang Family. Xiaoli’s current income entirely comes from Luo Ziling.
Luo Ziling provides Xiaoli with a potentially very generous payment.
Of course, these matters aren’t very clear to Yang Qingyin, because Xiaoli rarely pays attention to her own income.
Luo Ziling arranges the money to be deposited into her account every month, and she barely notices it. Since Xiaoli herself doesn’t pay attention, Yang Qingyin naturally wouldn’t know. She just knows Xiaoli is no longer counted as a Yang Family guard, but rather as Luo Ziling’s person.
When Luo Ziling brought Yang Qingyin to the place where Lin Lan, Wuyue, and Xiaoli were, the three women were seriously discussing matters.
Seeing Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin approaching, they all stopped talking simultaneously.
Originally, the three were discussing matters in a teahouse, and after Luo Ziling suggested eating night snacks, they left the teahouse to find a hotpot place. There were no private rooms left, so they had to find alternative seating.
There were outdoor seats available, and they didn’t want to find another place, so they sat down as it was.
The three had almost finished discussing the things they needed to, so when Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin arrived, there was no more need to talk about it.
"Haha, I’m really lucky today!" Luo Ziling glanced at the four women sitting beside him, joking with satisfaction, "So many pretty girls accompanying me for night snacks, maybe someone might come over to stand up for justice later!"
Luo Ziling’s words drew almost simultaneous eye rolls from the four women.
"Someone really has thick skin!" Lin Lan snorted mockingly, "Acting as if they really welcome him here!"
"You really don’t welcome me?" Luo Ziling looked at Lin Lan in surprise, but after receiving another eye roll, he chuckled and asked Wuyue, "Sister Wuyue, don’t you welcome me to join you for night snacks?"
"We really don’t welcome you!" Wuyue replied bluntly, "A bunch of women drinking tea together, you a pesky man are here trying to join in?"
"..." Luo Ziling looked at the somewhat frustrated Wuyue, speechlessly stuck in his place.
Even Wuyue said this to him, Luo Ziling suddenly felt that life was dull.
He glanced at Yang Qingyin and saw her also looking at him disdainfully, so he dropped the idea of asking her.
"Life is really lonely as snow!" Luo Ziling lifted the tea cup in front of him and took a strong sip, only to scald himself, quickly spitting it out.
Seeing Luo Ziling coughing awkwardly, several women couldn’t help but laugh.
Lin Lan angrily remarked, "Serves you right!"
She came to find Luo Ziling today, only to have Luo Ziling send her to Wuyue first while he went off with Yang Qingyin.
This made her very upset, and upon seeing him again, she couldn’t help but make sarcastic remarks.
Wuyue held similar sentiments, hence her attitude too was unfriendly.
Luo Ziling indeed experienced the repercussions of annoying women.