Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack
Chapter 351 - 333: Old Master Xu Speaks Out

Chapter 351: Chapter 333: Old Master Xu Speaks Out

The next day, after school, Xu Tianyi brought Luo Qianqian straight back to the Xu Family home. Old Master Xu had just returned from visiting an old comrade in the south and was quite surprised to see his grandson: "Why are you back today? Isn’t it a boarding school?"

Xu Tianyi sneered, "If I hadn’t come back, I might have been married off without even knowing. Just because I don’t say anything doesn’t mean I’m a pushover. Grandfather, if you can’t accommodate me, it’s no problem for me to leave. I’ll take grandma with me, but from marriages to what color socks I wear, it’s not my second uncle’s place to decide!"

Old Master Xu frowned and unconsciously turned his gaze towards Xu Su. Seeing his somewhat evasive eyes, he was taken aback and bellowed, "What’s going on?"

Feeling guilty, Xu Su still straightened his back: "Dad, when Big Brother was not around, didn’t we agree that I would be in charge?"

"Haha, in charge?" Xu Tianyi took out his cellphone that had received various messages today: "Selling personal information is illegal."

"You, a junior, should follow the arrangements made by your elders!" Xu Su glared slightly, then pointed at Luo Qianqian: "Fine, you’re back, but why did you bring someone Xiao Xiao dislikes?"

Luo Qianqian smiled: "Grandpa Xu, my grandfather asked me to come and see you and to bring you some nutritional supplements." Seeing that the car stopped at a different place, Luo Qianqian knew what Xu Tianyi was going to do. She instantly sent a message to her grandmother and had the new housekeeper follow them with the nutritional supplements.

Feeling guilty, Xu Tianyi touched his nose, thankful that the Xu Family wasn’t too far from the Luo Family.

Old Master Xu nodded: "Good timing, I happen to have some special local products too. I’ll head back with you later."

Luo Qianqian nodded in agreement.

Xu Tianyi, seeing Luo Qianqian had explained her reason for coming, pursed his lips and started, "It’s not only because you’re just an uncle— even if you were my... father, in this day and age, you can’t force me to do anything. Do you think such tenuous blood ties give you the right to make decisions for me?"

Xu Su was angered and embarrassed: "No descendant of the Xu Family acts like you. I really doubt whether you’re a child of the Xu Family!"

"I’ll say it again, we can do a paternity test. As for you, ask the person who gave birth to you," Xu Tianyi snorted coldly, tossing several photos of Xu Xiaoxiao onto the floor, "Continue to mess with my affairs without my consent, and I won’t hesitate to make these public. I have even more explosive material, if necessary!"

In the photos, Xu Xiaoxiao was in the so-called Brother Qiang’s arms, kissing him, her eyes glazed. If this were a scene from a TV drama, it would be truly immersive acting.

"Oh, right. Speaking of which, I also have something here." Luo Qianqian opened her backpack, took out two photos, and threw them on the ground. The difference was that the male lead in each was different, but the female lead was the same in both, even wearing the same clothes. One was taken at noontime, and the other in the evening.

Xu Tianyi looked at the girl in the wheelchair in surprise. When had she taken these? How come he didn’t know?

Old Master Xu’s expression cooled as he looked at the two youngsters and at Xu Su, all of whom wore unkind expressions.

Picking up the photos, Xu Su rebuked them fiercely: "This kind of behavior is illegal. My Xiao Xiao would never!"

"Whether you believe it or not is your problem! But if I am harassed again by any more crazies, violent women, or girls who play around, these photos will end up on the school bulletin board! After being expelled from our school, will any other school in Capital City be willing to accept her?" Xu Tianyi said with a chuckle.

"You!" Xu Su clenched his teeth in anger.

Old Master Xu frowned slightly: "Enough Laoer, quit interfering in Tianyi’s matters, and deal with this immediately." Then he turned to Xu Tianyi and Luo Qianqian: "Tianyi, it’s the same for you. No need to make such a fuss within the family. No matter what, Xiao Xiao is your sister. Don’t take things too far."

Luo Qianqian showed slight surprise, but soon lowered her head and heard Xu Tianyi say, "Grandpa is right."

"Dad, I’ll listen to you," Xu Su said immediately.

Luo Qianqian did not speak but felt something was odd.

After resolving the matter, Xu Tianyi immediately took his leave, wanting to take Luo Qianqian away, and could only apologize for not staying at Old Master Xu’s insistence.

Once they left, Xu Su immediately switched his demeanor, "Dad, that little bastard..."

"Enough, manage your own brat. I have my ways with Xu Tianyi," Old Master Xu broke the ginseng in his hand into two, throwing it to the ground, "Stew it tonight, feed it to the dogs!"

"Yes..." Xu Su nodded.

On the other side, Xu Tianyi, who had left with Luo Qianqian, saw that no one was around and immediately said, "Your grandpa is not truly kind to you either!"

"Keep your voice down." Xu Tianyi didn’t say much, looking at the Xu Family house nearby he felt tired and asked softly, "Tell me, why isn’t your family like mine, full of scheming and backstabbing?"

Luo Qianqian blinked, "Maybe because we’re all doing what we like?"

Xu Tianyi looked at the back of Luo Qianqian’s head, "Is that so? Do you like it?"

Feeling a gaze upon her, Luo Qianqian gave a bitter smile. Of course, she didn’t like it now, but having made her choice, what else could she do? Her brother was still waiting for her.

"Maybe," Luo Qianqian replied after a long pause.

The two of them stopped talking, and the atmosphere became very strange for a while.

Once they got home, Yue Tingyu frowned as she looked at them, "What’s wrong? Did the Xu Family give you a hard time?"

"Hmph, if they give you a hard time, just don’t go back there! Go ahead and suffer," Old Master Luo scoffed coldly, pounding the coffee table, "Come and play chess with me."

Luo Qianqian looked at Xu Tianyi, "You go, I want to watch cartoons, The Big Windmill..."

The Big Windmill my foot, it’s already time for the news broadcast.

Xu Tianyi nodded, letting Luo Qianqian stare blankly in front of the TV.

Luo Qianqian counted on her fingers; Xu Tianyi in the Xu Family had a heartless father and a stepmother who ignored him. For the sake of ’out of sight, out of mind,’ they even traveled all year round. Xu Su was the second son of the Xu Family, and his wife was from the Han Family; from the way the Han Family treated her, she knew full well. Speaking of which, the Han Family also had Han Lei, someone who could be considered a friend. Xu Xiaoxiao was even more dismissive of Xu Tianyi; she hated him to the point of wanting him out of the picture as soon as possible, constantly referring to him as a ’little bastard,’ wishing the whole world knew about it. These were the people of the Xu Family she knew about, and according to what Luo Xiying said, there should also be a third son in the Xu Family, who never appeared; the public statement was that he died of illness during his teenage years, but in her memory, there was no such person.

The Xu Family seemed simple, but as soon as you stepped through the door, it felt like being watched by a snake, hair standing on end, sweating profusely; decidedly not a good sort.

Especially after today. Old Master Xu seemed to be helping Xu Tianyi out of a tough spot, but what he conveyed was that you’re also a member of the Xu Family, Xu Xiaoxiao is a member of the Xu Family, and harming Xu Xiaoxiao means harming the Xu Family. As for Xu Su, he didn’t provide any solution nor set a timeline; even if Xu Tianyi continued to be harassed, he could only say that some people weren’t invited by him; they were brought by Xu Tianyi’s own doing, attracting unwanted attention.

Looking at Xu Tianyi, who was seriously playing chess, Luo Qianqian bit her lower lip. Did this man know, or was he being kept in the dark? Did he see through the Xu Family’s attitude toward him?