"Isn’t it impolite to call your uncle by name?" Ling Jinhua stared at Luo Ziling, "Didn’t your grandfather teach you manners?"
"As an uncle, he shouldn’t try to harm his nephew repeatedly, wanting to put me in danger. So, I no longer consider him my uncle unless he changes his ways. I really can’t call someone who wants to harm me and my mom ’uncle’." Luo Ziling looked directly at Ling Jinhua, "Those who treat me well, I will respect them. I can’t possibly respect someone who wants to harm me and my mom!"
Ling Jinhua looked at Luo Ziling for a moment, but said nothing more.
Luo Ziling continued, "At this wedding, Great Grandfather painted a big picture for my mom, successfully surprising many people, making her very moved, and giving Ling Zhengping a sense of crisis. This was a plan that achieved many objectives, and Great Grandfather accomplished it effortlessly."
"Are you saying I’m just making empty promises?" Ling Jinhua looked somewhat disdainfully at Luo Ziling, "How many grandfathers would decide to leave all their wealth to their granddaughter when they die? It’s disappointing that you don’t appreciate it."
"I’m just saying, my mom was successfully made a target, becoming the object of many people’s envy, jealousy, and hatred." Luo Ziling smiled, "But no matter what, I am grateful to Great Grandfather. Even if it was a mirage, my mom’s status immediately got elevated. With so many big shots attending the wedding and after Great Grandfather and my grandfather’s explanation, my mom’s status skyrocketed like a rocket. In the future, she’ll surely receive more attention, and her prospects will continue to brighten. Not many people understand the key essence, they only see the surface."
"And you’re still not satisfied?" Ling Jinhua coldly chuckled.
Luo Ziling shook his head, "I’m not unsatisfied, I am just sharing my thoughts with Great Grandfather."
Ling Jinhua chuckled and slowly drank his tea.
Luo Ziling said nothing more.
Some things had been made so clear that repeating them would be meaningless.
"You really are smart!" After a while, Ling Jinhua spoke up, "Though you haven’t experienced much, you are quite perceptive and have a long-term view. You act flexibly and know when to advance or retreat. Your mom has a son like you, she wouldn’t regret her choice back then."
"My mom never regretted her choice back then." Luo Ziling spoke with certainty, "Even if it weren’t for me!"
Ling Jinhua looked at Luo Ziling but didn’t dispute the matter.
After that, Luo Ziling actively offered to check Ling Jinhua’s health and help treat him.
Ling Jinhua didn’t object.
While preparing the treatment tools, Luo Ziling casually brought up Wang Rongjun’s matter.
He told Ling Jinhua that Wang Rongjun wanted to pay a visit and asked if Ling Jinhua wished to meet him.
Ling Jinhua shook his head after hearing, "I am old now, no longer involved in military affairs. I won’t see him. If he wishes to meet anyone from the Ling Family, let him meet your grandfather!"
Ling Jinhua refused to meet Wang Rongjun, and Luo Ziling was not surprised by this.
"I’ll go ask grandpa if he is willing to meet Wang Rongjun." Luo Ziling continued smiling, "Wang Rongjun serves as a political officer in the Western War Zone; if he moves up, it would be possible for him to become a big shot in the military. If, and I mean if, things go that way, and he stays loyal to the Ling Family, then the Ling Family’s influence within the military can continue."
"You’ve heard about Zhao Guosheng, right? People, when they reach a certain status, their thoughts become complicated." Ling Jinhua laughed lightly, "I know about Wang Rongjun too; he’s quite a cunning person. It won’t be easy to make him loyal to the Ling Family."
"Holding something over him would be the simplest way!" Luo Ziling softly responded.
Ling Jinhua’s gaze turned sharp suddenly, but he merely looked at Luo Ziling for a moment without saying anything.
Luo Ziling also said nothing more and seriously began preparing for the treatment.
Before Luo Ziling started the treatment, Ling Jinhua decided to respond to what Luo Ziling said earlier: "You’re willing to do whatever it takes for a cause, and that’s commendable. But remember, everything has limits. Crossing those limits would be bad. If you feel capable of managing Wang Rongjun, then discuss it properly with your grandfather."
"I understand!" Luo Ziling nodded.
"Keep in touch with Huang Chen, he’s decent and capable!" Ling Jinhua said and then lay down, closing his eyes.
"I know!"
After finishing the treatment for Ling Jinhua, Luo Ziling left.
Upon leaving, he called Xie Enhua to ask if grandma would have Ling Mingrui come home for dinner tonight.
Xie Enhua told Luo Ziling that Ling Mingrui mentioned coming home for dinner.
She understood Luo Ziling’s intent in asking and took the initiative to invite Luo Ziling to join for dinner.
Luo Ziling gladly accepted the invitation.
It was already past four-thirty in the afternoon, and Luo Ziling didn’t go anywhere else, letting Zhu Yijun drive him to Ling Mingrui’s villa.
Upon arriving at Ling Mingrui’s villa, Ling Mingrui wasn’t back yet, and Luo Ziling chatted with Xie Enhua for a while.
"Grandma, my mom and dad are out traveling today, I don’t have anywhere to eat, so I thought I’d come here for a meal." Luo Ziling sat with Xie Enhua and then sheepishly said, "Just came from Great Grandfather’s, chatted a bit, didn’t quite understand some things, so I came to consult with grandpa."
Xie Enhua obviously knew that Luo Ziling wasn’t visiting because he had no place to eat but rather had business with Ling Mingrui.
Still, since Luo Ziling didn’t say anything, she didn’t ask.
With Luo Ziling actively mentioning the situation, she followed up matter-of-factly: "What did you talk about with your Great Grandfather?"
Luo Ziling mentioned some matters but did not bring up anything related to Wang Rongjun.
After hearing what Luo Ziling had to say, Xie Enhua sighed.
"Your grandpa and Great Grandfather’s gesture during the wedding made me quite worried. As you said, they made Ruonan a target for others to aim at; their thoughts are very complicated. On the surface, they seem to protect Ruonan very much, but secretly they are using her. Sigh!" After sighing heavily, Xie Enhua seriously said to Luo Ziling, "But rest assured, your mom has suffered for so many years; I don’t wish for my daughter to suffer again. I haven’t got many years left, so I hope to see her happy in my remaining time. She has had too harsh a life over the years. If anyone wants her to be unhappy, no matter who, I won’t allow it; I’ll stand up for her!"
Xie Enhua’s statement surprised Luo Ziling quite a bit.