Chapter 234: Chapter 143: Heartbroken / Stirring Up Trouble
After Yu Miao’s explanation, seeing Luo Ye keep her head down in silence, then glancing at the group ahead, she clenched her teeth: "Ye’er, I swear, everything I just told you is true."
Luo Ye curled her lips into a slight smile: "Little Aunt, our aunt in heaven must have heard you too, and I believe she can judge better. Do you dare to swear to her spirit in heaven?"
Yu Miao was visibly stunned, then said: "Ye’er, you are young and may not understand these things. Such actions greatly disrespect the deceased, let’s forget about it."
"Is that so? I’ve never heard of that before, by the way, I heard Little Aunt was originally called Yu Shao, why did you change it to Yu Miao?"
Luo Ye’s change of topics left Yu Miao somewhat confused. However, none of Wen Family’s younger generation liked her, Wen Tong was determined to divorce her, and given Wen Xin’s current mood, she probably wouldn’t help. Luo Zhenggang and Luo Feng were men, making it inappropriate for them to be close to her. Thus, the only one left to ask for help was Luo Ye.
Moreover, from her perspective, Luo Ye, being a young girl, should be the easiest to manipulate. Thus, adhering to the principle of not offending the last straw, she decided to answer any questions, "Your little uncle and I have always been childless. My father let a master familiar to him calculate for me. The master said that being childless was somewhat related to my name, so he chose the surname Miao, hoping it would help me give birth to a son or daughter."
Luo Ye secretly sneered. Infertility due to miscarriage was hardly going to be cured by changing a name, but what she wanted was to play along with her belief in divination. Continuing on, she said: "It seems many things really have their mysteries. I have a classmate who comes from a line of fortune-tellers, very accurate. He even did a reading for Qi Qianqian recently. By the way, you know Qi Qianqian, right?"
"I’ve met her, but we’re not close," Yu Miao was getting more confused about what Luo Ye was trying to convey, but she had no choice but to follow her line of thinking.
"Knowing her is good. When you have the chance to meet her, you can verify with her to see if what I said is true or false. My classmate is called Mo Yaoguang. Once when chatting with classmates, she warned us never to swear rashly. It shortens your life, especially in places like graveyards.
Oh, Little Aunt, don’t get me wrong, I’m not doubting the oath you took. It’s just that you mentioned the master just now, and it reminded me of this. I thought I’d let you know. By the way, did you talk about this thing with your family when we were coming back to visit?"
"I did, the day before yesterday..." Yu Miao suddenly realized and stopped abruptly, breaking out in a cold sweat. Was this young girl truly this calculating, or did she just stumble upon this by accident?
People who believe in fate pay special attention to such stories, and she had completely followed the young girl’s logic, almost revealing everything unwittingly.
"So, Little Aunt, you knew we were coming back the day before yesterday, right?" Luo Ye’s face turned cold: "Then why did you lie and tell me you called Grandma today?"
"Ye’er, don’t be angry, the Little Aunt didn’t want to lie to you, but I was afraid you wouldn’t be happy, you know? I wanted to rush home to greet you all, but I was worried your little uncle would be unhappy and it would affect the reunion atmosphere."
"Little Aunt, you were cold-faced during your last visit to our house, and now how could you think so much for us? Do you even understand what the name ’Little Aunt’ means? Do you live up to this title?
I won’t help you anymore, you’ve disappointed me too much. I regret even giving you a kind reminder just now, I should’ve made you swear at our aunt’s grave!" Luo Ye pretended to sulk like a child, quickly catching up with the main group.
"Ye’er, did she ask you to plead for her?" Wen Ke, who had been paying attention to the discussion behind, quickly grabbed Luo Ye.
Luo Ye nodded: "Yes."
"Don’t speak well of her. Uncle should have divorced her long ago. Her heart was never with the Wen Family, and everything required uncle to coax and accommodate her. She never had a smile for the younger members of the family, acting as if not having children was our fault. If it weren’t for uncle being sentimental, he would’ve left her long ago."
"Rest assured, I won’t help her." Luo Ye secretly sneered inside, speak well of Yu Miao? Maybe in the next life. Supporting your parents’ family is fine, but stepping on your husband’s family to prosper your own is wrong!
Wen Ke happily slung her arm over Luo Ye’s: "That’s right, my sister Wen Ke can’t be that kind of foolishly kind child!"
Wen Nan looked back and glared at his sister: "As long as you are not foolishly kind, it’s fine. I never worried that Sister Ye’er would speak well for that woman. She wouldn’t be such a fool."