After spending four years in the Northwest, Yang Yuanshan left there and returned to Yanjing to take a position.
During his tenure, Luo Ziling’s dream of going to school naturally also shattered.
The main reason was that Luo Liansheng was afraid there would be danger if Luo Ziling went to school.
Later, Luo Liansheng simply gave up the idea of letting Luo Ziling attend school and decided to teach him himself.
Luo Liansheng, already very knowledgeable, learned a lot more to educate Luo Ziling, mastering subjects like physics and chemistry, which he wasn’t initially very proficient in.
When speaking of this, Luo Liansheng chuckled, "The grudges with Wu Dongfang ended there. Later, by a twist of fate, I crossed paths with him again."
Luo Ziling knew that this encounter might be crucial, so he perked his ears to listen.
"Once, he went to the Northwest for a meeting supporting Western development, and I happened to bring you to Wushi," Luo Liansheng chuckled, "You were nine then."
"I should remember!" Luo Ziling asked curiously, "In my memory, there weren’t many trips to Wushi. If you describe the situation, I might recall!"
"That time, you got into a big fight with a child from another ethnic group," Luo Liansheng stopped smiling and sighed, "You should remember!"
"Oh, it was that time." Luo Ziling suddenly understood.
He remembered that incident vividly.
When he was young, Luo Liansheng would occasionally take him to Wushi.
For Luo Ziling, who had always lived in a small mountain village, going to Wushi was certainly exciting.
Because Wushi is the largest city in the Northwest, very prosperous, a world apart from Qingfeng Village.
At nine, he was already quite sensible and curious about everything.
That time, his grandfather took him to Wushi to help someone with a medical condition.
While his grandfather was treating someone, he sneaked out, wanting to explore while his grandfather was busy.
Unexpectedly, while out, he saw a local delicacy, became curious, and asked about it.
Unexpectedly, after asking, the vendor insisted he buy it.
Luo Ziling had little money in his pocket and hated being forced to do things, so he ignored the vendor.
The vendor, naturally, cursed him loudly and wouldn’t let him go.
The vendor’s teenage son also cursed him and was about to hit him.
The insults were nasty, calling him a Han dog and about to act; Luo Ziling was utterly provoked and defended himself without courtesy.
As a result, the arrogant kid from another ethnic group was beaten terribly, and the vendor was also knocked down.
Luo Ziling was clever and escaped immediately.
The beaten ones, of course, were unwilling to let it go and gathered many people to cause trouble.
Luo Liansheng, upon finding out, severely reprimanded Luo Ziling but didn’t plan to back down either.
Luo Liansheng knew Wu Dongfang was in Wushi because they happened to meet in the hotel lobby.
He found Wu Dongfang, hoping he could help solve the issue.
Unexpectedly, Wu Dongfang straightforwardly refused.
"At the time, I was surprised and didn’t press him further. After cursing him a bit, I took you and left, ignoring the issue completely!"
"Grandpa, what happened afterward?" Luo Ziling didn’t know what happened beyond his grandfather taking him out of Wushi without further trouble.
But now he knew that resolving the incident smoothly wasn’t easy.
"Wu Dongfang didn’t intervene in that case; he entirely ignored my request. Perhaps in his mind, past issues were settled, owing nothing to each other. He found a support system and didn’t need my help, fearing I might cause trouble, so he deliberately kept a distance. The issue was ultimately resolved peacefully, likely because the investigator received instructions from your grandfather or great grandfather, so they suppressed it." Luo Liansheng chuckled at this point, "Since that incident, I haven’t had any more dealings with Wu Dongfang."
Luo Ziling, after hearing this, didn’t entirely grasp what Luo Liansheng meant by all this.
But after thinking it over carefully, he suddenly realized.
"Grandfather, was Wu Dongfang able to advance smoothly later because of the Fang Family’s support?"
"Fang Bingqiang appreciated him, gave him a few pushes, plus he was quite capable and honest, avoiding offending any major family, and thus managed to navigate through the gaps. Of course, the biggest help to him was still the Fang Family. Fang Xiang always had a good relationship with him. My relationship with Fang Xiang isn’t direct either, but despite my good relationship with Fang Xiang, the good relationship with Wu Dongfang didn’t last." At this point, Luo Liansheng smiled, "When your parents got married, Wu Dongfang came to offer his congratulations, but I didn’t pay him much attention."
"Did you ignoring him anger him?" After making this guess, Luo Ziling immediately refuted himself, "It shouldn’t be that. By that point, having such a narrow mind would be unreasonable. If he wanted to investigate me and my mother, it wouldn’t be on a whim but planned early on; it couldn’t have come from your coldness that day."
Luo Liansheng nodded and continued, "I think this affair should be related to the Fang Family. But I also believe that the Fang Family and Wu Dongfang are now eager to clear themselves of responsibility and will use various ways to deny their involvement in this matter."
Luo Ziling nodded, "Grandfather is right."
He shared another suspicion with Luo Liansheng,
Wondering if this matter is a subtle hint from someone with intentions, making them vigilant.
"That possibility cannot be ruled out!" Luo Liansheng nodded, "But the specific situation may be difficult to clarify."
"Grandfather, I will do my best to find out about this matter." Luo Ziling said firmly, "This is not an ordinary issue; it may affect our future."
"The Fang Family, ha!" Luo Liansheng scoffed sarcastically, "I really can’t understand why they would do this!"
Upon hearing Luo Ziling mention Wu Dongfang investigating them, Luo Liansheng immediately believed it had ties to the Fang Family.
He thought this must be something Wu Dongfang and the Fang Family did together.
After hearing what Luo Liansheng said, Luo Ziling thought the same.
Luo Ziling originally had a good impression of the Fang Family, but after one event after another, his impression of them plummeted. Now, he already felt anger towards the Fang Family members.
"Once the Fang Family responds, I will give them a wake-up call." Luo Liansheng said with a smile, "I will visit Fang Xiang even before they respond."
Luo Ziling asked curiously, "If Wu Dongfang comes to you, what will you say?"
"I won’t pay him any attention!"
Luo Ziling paused again, then looked at Luo Liansheng with admiration in his eyes.