My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 222: Lu Youxi Wants to Take a Stand on Principle

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Lu Youxi Wants to Take a Stand on Principle

Ge Guifen was certainly not an easy person to deal with.

"What happened? How did he have a stroke?" Lu Youxi asked in surprise.

"I heard it was this morning. Your grandma found your grandpa paralyzed when he got out of bed, unable to move anything but his eyeballs. Dr. Zheng from the village came to see him and said it might be a stroke. Then they went to the town’s hospital, got an examination, and indeed, it was a stroke."

Aunt Lin lowered her voice a bit, adding a mysterious tone, "I asked the village chief about it. It was the village chief who drove them to the town’s hospital this morning. The town hospital doctors suggested transferring your grandpa to the city hospital for treatment. But your grandma and your aunt refused, saying they’d rather go home first and wait for a bed to be available in the city hospital. In fact, they just don’t want to spend the money on your grandpa’s treatment."

"Once they returned, they moved your grandpa into the storage room," Aunt Lin said.

Lu Youxi couldn’t help but laugh, then felt a bit embarrassed, "Uh, Aunt Lin, I..."

"Go ahead and laugh, I understand you," Aunt Lin said with a smile. "If I were in your place, I’d be happy too. This is what’s called karma!"

Lu Youxi explained, "I was just thinking about how I used to live in a storage room at home. My grandpa said that since I was a girl who would eventually get married, there was no need for me to have a nice room at home. He cleared out a storage room for me to live in until I got married, at which point it could go back to being a storage room."

"Turns out, now it’s my grandpa’s turn to sleep in the storage room," Lu Youxi said.

Laughter burst through the phone from Aunt Lin, "Hahaha, that really is karma!"

Old Master Lu had let Lu Youxi sleep in a storage room for over a decade.

Now, in his old age, up to the days of his death, he also had to sleep in a storage room.

Isn’t that karma?

"But, Aunt Lin, do you know how my grandpa, being perfectly healthy, suddenly had a stroke?" Lu Youxi asked curiously.

Even if Ge Guifen was negligent in her care, Old Master Lu’s physical condition shouldn’t have led to a stroke.

"I’m guessing here," Aunt Lin said. "Your grandma and your aunt had a fight in the courtyard this afternoon, loud enough that neighbors on both sides heard everything clearly and told me about it."

Aunt Lin then recounted the content of their argument, not word-for-word, but a 90% restoration, to Lu Youxi.

Aunt Lin pouted her lips, "Their little schemes, everyone in the village could hear them, all because they are afraid that if the other goes to the Imperial Capital alone and takes advantage of the benefits there, they’d be left out. So neither agrees to let the other go to the Imperial Capital alone to see you."

"Your grandpa was bedridden, and they were discussing this very thing. I think your grandpa’s stroke might be related to this as well. Although I don’t know the details, why else would he suddenly have a stroke right before they planned to cause trouble in the Imperial Capital? They intended to go there in the next day or two to stir things up."

Aunt Lin thought for a moment, then said, "Aunt Liu and I discussed it too. Dr. Zheng said there are many possible causes of a stroke, from unhealthy lifestyle habits to emotional stress."

"We were wondering if maybe your grandparents were so excited about coming to the Imperial Capital to see you that it overwhelmed them," Aunt Lin pondered and continued, "But then Aunt Liu said that my speculation might be a bit exaggerated. How excited can someone get to actually have a stroke from it?"

And believe it or not, Aunt Lin’s guess was on point.

But without knowing the specifics, it was indeed hard to speculate.

Lu Youxi couldn’t guess what exactly could have caused Old Master Lu’s sudden stroke, but she told Aunt Lin, "It’s not impossible. Extreme joy or sorrow can indeed cause problems."

But if it really was because he was crazily happy that he had a stroke, Lu Youxi genuinely didn’t know what to say.

One would have to really love money to be that overwhelmed by the prospect of it.

"No wonder I just ran into Lu Youbang on the way here, he stopped me but then said nothing. I guess he originally wanted to tell me about this but for some reason, he didn’t," Lu Youxi told Aunt Lin.

Aunt Lin enjoyed chatting with Lu Youxi because there was a give-and-take in their conversations.

If it were just her spouting gossip alone, with the other person just listening and not giving any feedback, it would be quite boring.

With people like that, Aunt Lin would usually speak to them once or twice and then lose interest in talking further.

But Lu Youxi was different; she not only listened but also discussed the topics with Aunt Lin, giving her ample space to express her views.

After the discussion, Lu Youxi would also share some of her own situations with Aunt Lin, enabling Aunt Lin to continue spreading gossip with others.

This reciprocal cycle was what Aunt Lin liked most.

"Oh dear!" Aunt Lin slapped her thigh, "Whatever the reason, he definitely had ulterior motives! Lu Youbang is a sly one, with all sorts of schemes up his sleeve. Whether he speaks up or not, he’s definitely plotting something. Be careful with him."

"Yeah," Lu Youxi nodded, "Aunt Lin, it’s a good thing you told me this in time. I can now watch out for Lu Youbang. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known about it and wouldn’t know how he planned to manipulate me."

Aunt Lin was extremely pleased to hear this and her face lit up with a big smile, "Right, maybe don’t tell your dad about this, okay?"

Aunt Lin continued, "Your dad, being the dutiful son he is, although he has changed a lot now and has followed you to the Imperial Capital, leaving your grandparents behind, it’s still a big deal that your grandpa had a stroke. If he found out, he certainly couldn’t just ignore it. It took you guys a lot to get out to the Imperial Capital and escape your grandparents’ influence; don’t let this bring you back to square one."

Lu Youxi was taken aback, suddenly enlightened by Aunt Lin’s reminder, "Aunt Lin, you’ve really reminded me here!"

Aunt Lin thought Lu Youxi agreed with her and would keep it from Lu Zhenguo.

However, she then heard Lu Youxi say, "I must tell my dad about this."

"Why?" Aunt Lin was surprised.

"I think Lu Youbang suddenly stopped talking because he plans to go directly to my dad," Lu Youxi explained. "When the time comes, if I act like I know nothing, then I’ll be the one at fault. If I don’t have the upper hand in this matter first, any advice I give later won’t matter, my dad won’t listen."

"That’s why I must take the initiative to tell him," Lu Youxi analyzed.

Aunt Lin thought about it and realized what Lu Youxi was aiming for—a position of moral high ground.

Having the moral high ground would make it easier to influence Lu Zhenguo.

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