After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 323, Episode 0348: In Trouble
Old Zheng frowned and drooped his eyebrows. "You would never guess that such young girls could be so wicked."

"This isn't just me making things up; my niece heard it with her own ears and recounted it to me word for word. That Hua Yingyu said that she's having her birthday next month and she'll invite our daughter there. She'll then drug our daughter. The drug is from an old classmate of hers who came back from M. Hua Si's brother-in-law is a scoundrel; his reputation is so bad that I can hear about it all over Northwest China. She wants Hua Si's brother-in-law to ruin our daughter."

A few simple words reveal the insidious scheme within.

Old Zheng's tone was relatively calm. He had already lost his temper when he first heard about it, which nearly scared his timid niece to death, making her cry her heart out.

Now he's afraid, afraid that Lao Leng will go crazy.

Xi is Lao Leng's darling. It would be strange if Lao Leng didn't go crazy if someone tried to scheme against her using such dirty tricks.

Sure enough, Leng Zhi's aura changed drastically, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and even the air seemed to be tainted with explosive energy.

Old Zheng, quick as lightning, slammed himself onto Leng Zhi and roared into Leng Zhi's ear:
"Calm down, Lao Leng, calm down. This hasn't happened yet, and it's unlikely to happen. With the Hua family, even if Hua Da wanted to see our daughter, he wouldn't have a chance. It's just Hua Da's daughter's birthday. This matter won't even reach Xi Yatou's ears."

"Besides, our daughter isn't just someone we cherish. If the higher-ups find out about this, it'll be too late for you to intervene."

The shock to Leng Zhi's eardrums calmed him down a bit. It was fortunate that he hadn't really gone mad; otherwise, how could Old Zheng possibly have kept him in check?!

He shoved Old Zheng aside and gave him a disdainful glare. "What you said is true, but since the Hua family has such malicious intentions, I can't pretend I don't know."

Old Zheng knew that the Hua family was in trouble this time. With Old Leng's cunning and ruthless nature, if he really wanted to deal with someone, that person would suffer greatly if Old Leng didn't have a soft heart.

However, he felt no pity for the Hua family; on the contrary, he was quite eager to see what would happen.

A whole family of hypocrites.

Take Old Master Hua's case for example. The Hua family members, under the guise of filial piety, kept running to the military nursing home every few days. The higher-ups, considering Old Master Hua's life achievements, were very tolerant of the Hua family under these special circumstances. But the Hua family was too shameless. The whole family took turns applying, and there were people going in and out of the military nursing home almost every day.

Who doesn't know that their visit to the old man was just a pretense, and their real purpose was to get closer to the other old men and women?

The people in the military nursing home are all shrewd; who wouldn't have noticed?

But after all, Old Master Hua was really nearing his end, and at this time they couldn't make things too ugly and make Old Master Hua pass away in peace. So no matter how much they disliked him, they just avoided the Hua family.

People like Elder Leng and Elder Qiu, who enjoy going out for walks, have been staying home unless absolutely necessary for almost a month.

Not only did the elderly men and women avoid the area, but the guards at the military nursing home also repeatedly reminded them, but good heavens, they all pretended not to understand.

Those who know their place should realize their attitude at this point and stop trying to annoy them.
But the Hua family doesn't.

They don't know what the older generation's attitude is, since they haven't seen it with their own eyes, so we won't speculate.

Take the younger generation for example. Several people outside have said that they met so-and-so at the military nursing home, and his little niece and her friends can attest to that.

The elderly men and women in the military nursing home are all incredibly influential, if you were to pick any one of them out.

Take Hua Yingyu for example. She claims that her piano playing was instructed by Old Madam Liu. Who is Old Madam Liu?
She was just one of the most inconspicuous people in the military nursing home.

There is an international music festival abroad, which was established in the 1940s. It is the most authoritative place for judging music. Although it is called a festival, it is actually a place for musicians from all over the world to compete.

When she was young, Madam Liu won a gold medal for piano solo at the Venus Music Festival and received a small pure gold figurine of herself playing the piano.

This past experience of Madam Liu's was a stain on her reputation. If it weren't for Old Master Liu's decision to give up everything to protect her, Madam Liu would have ended up like Old Master Chen and the others.

Now, many people's views have changed in a short period of time, and Madam Liu's experience is no longer a stain but a glory.

Many music lovers are proud to have heard Mrs. Liu's piano music.

As a result, Hua Yingyu, who had received guidance from Madam Liu, unknowingly rose in status, not only making her one of the top socialites but also becoming the ideal daughter-in-law in the hearts of many noble ladies.

Then there's Hua Da's eldest son, Hua Xingzhou, who's even smarter. He never mentioned having any contact with anyone in the military nursing home, but he intentionally or unintentionally revealed that he had a good relationship with several elderly men and women in the nursing home.

“My uncle said that Grandpa Hua has been unable to eat for a week now and is only kept alive by IV nutrition. The day before yesterday, Hua Si went to the military nursing home to see Grandpa Hua and saw our daughter’s car going in at the gate of the compound when he left.”

Lin Yuexi was granted special permission to stay at the old man's place, and she was also granted special privileges within the military nursing home, such as not needing to be checked when entering and leaving the compound.

Lin Yuexi, however, did not care about vanity and did not want to be too special to attract attention. She never used any special privileges and always stopped her car for inspection at the gate of the compound according to the rules.

Sure enough, when the car window was rolled down for inspection, Hua Si, who happened to be passing by the gate, caught a glimpse of Lin Yuexi getting in the back and saw that the security personnel were holding the real thing.

Leng Zhi's eyes darkened slightly, a shadowy light flashing across them. "I also heard from the old man that Old Master Hua is likely to pass away in the next few days."

"What? How is that possible? When I visited Grandpa a few days ago, he was still able to talk to me."

Hua Da was so shocked that he dropped his pen and covered his face in apparent distress.

Hua Si, who was sitting to the side with his head down, quietly pursed his lips. Was his older brother really putting on an act? Grandpa had been unable to speak for two months. How was he talking to him just a few days ago?
He glanced furtively at Hua Er beside him.

Second Sister really didn't bother to pretend anymore; the corners of her mouth were turned up so high they almost reached behind her ears.

Hua Er wasn't sad at all; on the contrary, because of her first marriage, she couldn't wait for Old Master Hua to kick the bucket.

Not wanting to make it too obvious and give her brothers a reason to take less of her property, Hua Er suppressed the smirk on her face and quickly changed the subject, trying to stop thinking about such a happy thing.

"Brother, I heard there's been a change in Yingyu's marriage arrangements? Didn't we already agree with Madam Huo that Yingyu would meet Huo Han when he comes back from his vacation?"

Hua Si interrupted her impatiently, "You can stop now. Let's not talk about this anymore. When did our Hua family ever make such an agreement?"

"No, Fourth Brother, what do you mean? Madam Huo said it to my sister-in-law herself, and I was there at the time."

"She's just a stepmother, and not even one that Old Master Huo acknowledges. What she says doesn't count for anything."