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

Chapter 402, Episode 0435: The Current Status of Leng Zhan and His Wife (Part Two)

She's been married into the Leng family for decades, can't she see anything clearly?
That couple really are a perfect match for any pot and lid.

Kong Liping openly harbored petty grudges in front of the Leng family, so no one, from top to bottom, liked her.

Leng Zhan outwardly appears magnanimous and indifferent, putting on the airs of a good older brother. In reality, he is no less calculating than Kong Liping. However, with Kong Liping leading the charge, as long as he presents himself as a steady and mature older brother, he will not only benefit but also gain a reputation.

“Your father, calling him father is an insult. Your adoptive father, he is a hypocrite. Your grandfather is not unaware of this, but he turned a blind eye before because his father had not crossed his bottom line.”

In any case, it wasn't him who suffered the loss, but his other sons.

This is why the old man often disliked his other sons, thinking they were fools.

Sometimes, Zhang Hongying thinks to herself that she's being foolish.

Leng Zhan had his own calculations, but he was too presumptuous. He only regarded Guabao as the adopted daughter of the Leng family and looked at Guabao with the same eyes that many great families use to treat their adopted daughters. He thought that in front of his biological son, the old man would be more inclined to favor blood relatives.

Indeed, many aristocratic families not only treat adopted daughters with a purely exploitative attitude, but even their own children are driven by self-interest. If Leng Zhan were to change families or partners, his schemes might very well succeed.

But he underestimated the old man, or to be more precise, as his own son, he never truly understood what kind of person the old man was.

The old man was not the kind of person who would compromise himself for the sake of so-called benefits. In his own words, "I earned the glory of the Leng family first. Without this foundation, what else matters? If you have the ability to protect it, that's your ability. If you can't, then you're just useless. I've already worked hard for most of my life. Why should I pretend to have my own preferences for the sake of so-called family interests?"

When he expresses dislike, he truly dislikes; when he expresses favoritism, he truly favors. Unless national interests are involved, no one can sway his choice. Blood relatives are truly unimportant to him.

Leng Zhan threatened him with his heart and soul. Even if the baby had no national responsibility, or was just an ordinary person who knew nothing, the old man would still kill Leng Zhan first.

"Trying to take advantage of Guaibao has touched your grandfather's sore spot. Originally, your grandfather wouldn't have been so ruthless; at most, he would have just ignored it. Your adoptive father was still a member of the Leng family outside, but he made the wrong choice, and your grandfather directly severed ties with him."

"Your adoptive father probably thought at first that your grandfather wouldn't really be so heartless as to abandon him, and that the severing of ties was just a scare tactic. After he went to work at the newspaper, he was still the same old man who only knew how to put on airs."

"At that time, it wasn't just your adoptive father who thought so; others were also watching and seeing. So even the newspaper editor-in-chief gave way to him. Your grandfather said he wanted him to go and cover the news, to understand people's lives, and to see the darkness under the sun."

Suddenly the doorbell rang.

Zhang Hongying stopped making noise and ran to open the door. She saw Lin Yuexi, who had been locked up for several days, standing at the door wearing a long-sleeved silk nightgown and holding an apple in her hand, which she was munching on.

"Girl, have you not slept for days?" Look at those dark circles under your eyes, you could be a sibling to a national treasure.

Lin Yuexi walked in while chewing on an apple. "I didn't sleep much last night because I was thinking of finishing up the last bit today. My brother is getting married tomorrow. Big brother, you're here too."

Standing somewhat awkwardly by the bedside, Leng Xingmao unconsciously relaxed upon hearing his sister's casual tone.

"Oh, little sister, thank you for coming to your brother's wedding." The little sister's status is different; she is remarkable, highly respected, and very busy. Before Leng Xingmao and the others arrived, they never dared to imagine that the little sister would come.

Lin Yuexi seemed oblivious to Leng Xingmao's discomfort. There was nothing she could do; she had rarely interacted with her siblings growing up. Although they corresponded more after she recovered, they still rarely met in person. No matter how affectionate the letters were, it was difficult to become close immediately when they met in person.

Especially since her reputation has been elevated to a certain level, many people already have a "she is a mountain" filter on her even before they've met her. After all, a mountain is something that lower peaks can only look up to.

Fortunately, Lin Yuexi is a rather aloof person and doesn't mind this, otherwise, too much fame might not be a good thing for her.

Lin Yuexi sat cross-legged on the bed and asked curiously, "Mom, what were you talking about just now?"

Zhang Hongying sat down next to her. This time, Leng Xingmao didn't sit on the bed, but pulled over a low stool and sat on the edge of the bed.

“Talk to your older brother about your uncle’s family. Over the years, I’ve been worried that your uncle’s family’s affairs would affect your older brother, so I haven’t told him about them. Now that your older brother is going to have his own family, I’m afraid your aunt might not know what’s going on and cause trouble for your sister-in-law. There are some things that the young couple should be aware of.”

Lin Yuexi swallowed the apple. "Big brother, no matter who from your uncle's family comes looking for you, don't pay them any attention. Grandpa moved you from your uncle's line to your fourth uncle's line in the family genealogy. You have nothing to do with them anymore."

"what?"

Leng Xingmao was truly stunned this time. How come he didn't know that his father had been replaced?

"What?"

Zhang Hongying was also extremely shocked; how come she didn't know about this?
Seeing their reactions, Lin Yuexi knew that the old man was unreliable again. She could only try to cover it up by saying, "Maybe the old clan leader hasn't finished handling things yet, or hasn't been notified, so Grandpa hasn't told you yet."

"Grandpa called the old clan chief the night before he came here and asked him to make the changes."

As for the rest, Lin Yuexi didn't say much. It wasn't that she didn't want to explain, but there were some things that were difficult to say, as they might affect the old man's image.

As long as he doesn't make any mistakes, my brother's future is clearly bright.

But my uncle's family... well, after the old man really stopped caring about him, their lives got worse and worse. A while ago, my aunt even sold the house that the old man had given them for their son's wedding.

It was only after the old man learned of this that he was afraid that his uncle's family would try to take advantage of his eldest brother. His eldest brother was now rich, but his uncle's family had never treated him well. Why should his eldest brother spend money on them?

My eldest brother moved his household registration a long time ago. It was my grandfather who made the decision to move his household registration back then. But even though his household registration has been moved, the fact that my uncle and aunt are his parents still exists. If my uncle and aunt really have something going on, and my eldest brother really doesn't care, it will be easy for people to criticize him.

So the old man came up with this idea: to have the eldest brother adopted into the family tree under one of the other brothers.

The old man said the following: "Although your eldest brother was raised by your uncle's family when he was young, I have been giving your uncle and your eldest brother living expenses every year. If they take my money and don't take good care of him, what kind of adoptive parents are they? If we really count, it is I who have been raising Xingmao all along. Whoever I say is his adoptive parent is him."

"Besides, if you do the math, your uncle only raised Xingmao for six years. From the age of twelve, apart from living at your older brother's house, your parents took care of almost everything else for Xingmao. So, in a sense, your parents are his adoptive parents."