Chapter 194: Old Madam: Go Take a Look in My Treasure Room, There Might Be Fragments

’Come to think of it, the most hurtful thing you can call someone is "limited."’

"How pathetic! Utterly pathetic!" Mrs. Lu initially looked extremely sorrowful, but then she turned to the butler and said sharply, "From now on, do not allow this couple to enter the old mansion."

"Oh, and Lu Chaoyang is not to come, either. The entire family is both wicked and stupid. Just looking at them is exhausting."

Second Master Lu: "??? Mom!"

"This is my home!"

"Home? You still remember you have a home? After you got married, you didn’t want to live with old folks like us, so you can just get the hell out!"

"This is my property and your father’s. Take your wife and get out. Stop embarrassing the Lu Family. Just look at the state you’ve gotten yourselves into."

’It’s all so incredibly frustrating to watch!’

"Get out. Hurry up and get out. Butler, show them out."

The old madam had always had a devil-may-care personality, but when she decided to cause a scene, it was truly an ugly sight.

She couldn’t stand the sight of either of them.

Now Wang Shufen grew anxious, hastily tugging on her husband’s sleeve. She then said pitifully, "Mom doesn’t want us anymore."

"Mom!" Second Master Lu had always been a soft-hearted man, easily swayed. How could he possibly leave with his wife now?

"Mom, for you to act like this over an outsider is truly disheartening. Even if you think I’ve wronged you in some way, I’m still your son."

"And this Gu Shengsheng is just some wretched girl brought in to ward off bad luck! I really don’t get it. Mother, are you going senile?"

"And now you’re even digging up old dirt. Back then, I was already with Shufen. I never loved my first wife to begin with. I don’t see how I was in the wrong. After all these years, you’re still using it to provoke me!"

"..." Mrs. Lu felt her heart seize up. This son was broken beyond repair.

She only felt a chill in her heart now. How had she raised something that wasn’t even human?

’We’re not even on the same wavelength. How can we possibly communicate?’

With reddened eyes, Mrs. Lu said, "Idiot."

"Do you want me to call security to have you removed?"

Just then, Lu Chaoyang arrived.

He rushed to stand in front of Second Master Lu and Wang Shufen.

"Grandma, where are you trying to kick Mom and Dad out to? This is our home!"

"For so many years, I’ve toiled away for my older brother’s company. Am I not tired? Everyone at the company is on his side, making it impossible for me to get anything done. I want to manage it well, too. But now that an outsider is targeting me, you can’t possibly side with an outsider against me, can you, Grandma!"

"An outsider? Not necessarily." Mrs. Lu smiled, not explaining further.

"You have your own destiny. I’ve already given you the share your grandfather and I left for you. I have nothing more to say to you. Chaoyang, you’ve been led astray by a mother like her."

"If your father had listened to me back then and let me raise you, perhaps none of this would be happening today."

"Enough!" Wang Shufen couldn’t keep up the act any longer. What was Mrs. Lu trying to imply, calling her a homewrecker and saying she was a bad mother over and over again?

"Mother, I don’t believe I’m in the wrong, and don’t you dare say such things to Chaoyang!"

"I’ve always supported my son and my husband. I’m not doing this for myself! And now that we’re on the topic of your precious Gu Shengsheng, you’re treating us like this?"

"If that’s how it’s going to be, then we’ll leave!"

With that, the family of three stormed out.

Mrs. Lu was just about to say, "Shengsheng, I feel like something’s not right!"

"They’ve never been this compliant before."

Gu Shengsheng was looking down at her phone. She let out a breath and said, "Wang Shufen bought a trending topic."

"Right now, the tag ’Beijing City’s Number One Evil Mother-in-Law’ is trending."

#BeijingCitysNumberOneEvilMotherInLawMrsLu#

#SecretStoryBehindLuFamilyBankruptcy?FamilyFeud#

#AppraisalStreamerGuShengshengIgnitesFamilyWar#

#AsADaughterInLawMyselfISympathizeWithSecondMadamLu#

They had only been gone for a few minutes, but these tags were already trending, with a constant stream of people clicking on them.

It seemed this was all premeditated.

Netizens:

"This involves our Sister Gu? Isn’t she getting a well-deserved scolding? That Second Madam Lu is obviously a green tea bitch!"

"I’ve seen Grandma Lu on the stream before. She seems like a really kind person. Is this for real?"

"Whatever, I’m not buying it. I only trust Sister Gu."

"Exactly. This screen recording was clearly manipulated by someone with an agenda. The topic shot to number one with just a few likes."

"So ridiculous!"

"..."

While netizens were fiercely debating, Gu Shengsheng remained calm and unruffled.

She analyzed the situation methodically. "It also includes a screen recording of our conversation just now. They must have been prepared."

"Second Madam Lu probably caused this scene on purpose. She’s likely hoping to use the buzz from this incident to boost the Lu Group, maybe even affect the stock market."

At this, Mrs. Lu opened her phone to take a look and became very anxious.

"It’s one thing for these people to curse me out, but why are they all cursing you?"

"I’m old, so it’s fine. I couldn’t hold back any longer anyway. But this has nothing to do with you."

Gu Shengsheng said, "This public opinion is nothing. Plenty of people are on my side. We don’t need to worry about it. We just need to do our own thing."

"The second branch couldn’t get my money, so now they’re thinking of stepping on my fame to climb up. Interesting."

Just then, the First Madam said, "Wang Shufen has already started a live broadcast on Weibo. She’s telling a sensationalized version of the story while also promoting Lu Group’s products."

"This move is actually a pretty clever business tactic. I think some investors might take an interest."

Gu Shengsheng nodded and said, "Let’s ignore it. It has nothing to do with us anyway."

"It’s better to have them kicked out of the house so they’re not such an eyesore."

Mrs. Lu nodded. "That’s right. All these years, I kept thinking ’a harmonious family prospers,’ so I saw many things but didn’t say anything. I’d go out so what I couldn’t see wouldn’t bother me. But seeing my second son like this now..."

"It’s infuriating just looking at him. His values were normal when he was a child. It’s not my fault as a mother that he turned out like this as an adult."

"In any case, if I have to disown a son, so be it."

Gu Shengsheng and the First Madam both nodded.

Gu Shengsheng actually really admired Mrs. Lu’s personality. She was decisive and resolute, always knew what she was doing, and understood what should and shouldn’t be done.

’A person like that possesses true wisdom.’

’It seemed Gu Shengsheng still had a long way to go in her own self-improvement.’

After that, Mrs. Lu looked around at the now quiet surroundings and said, "Shengsheng, now that there are no outsiders in the house, I want to take you to see our family’s collection room."

"Everything in there was left behind by Shi Jing’s grandfather. Last night, I heard you talking in your sleep, saying you were looking for some kind of fragment. Maybe you’ll find it there."

Gu Shengsheng felt a little embarrassed.

She said, "Last night at the Ghost Market, I found a porcelain shard. It’s part of a Ru Kiln Sky Blue Glaze Sunflower Bowl."

The First Madam was instantly shocked. "Ru Kiln? I think the family actually has a few pieces of Ru Kiln ware. Shengsheng, you should go take a look."