After Luo Ziling walked out of Ling Jinhua's room, he chatted with the staff of the old house for a few words.
When Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan came over, they not only brought gifts to Ling Jinhua, but also the staff around him.
The gifts are not expensive, they are all local specialties from Yuezhou.
For the staff around Ling Jinhua, the value of the gift is not the most important thing. What makes them happy is the thoughtfulness.
When Ling Zhengping came over, he never thought of preparing gifts for them, even during the New Year.
But when Ling Ruonan came to visit Ling Jinhua on a relatively important program, she would give gifts to the staff around him.
Courtesy is light but friendship is high. This small gesture also gained them the goodwill of these staff members.
Previously, Huang Chen was willing to get closer to Ling Ruonan and help her from time to time because of Ling Ruonan's small and humane actions.
In this regard, Luo Ziling's thoughts are similar to Ling Ruonan's. He is willing to win people's hearts through small actions.
Therefore, although the staff around Ling Jinhua will change, most people have a favorable impression of them.
When Luo Ziling chatted with them, they were happy to chat with him.
Luo Ziling found out some information from the staff that he found useful.
Which people Ling Jinhua received during the Chinese New Year is actually very revealing.
Through chatting with the staff, Luo Ziling basically figured out who visited Ling Jinhua during the Chinese New Year.
The important people Ling Jinhua has received include Ling Mingrui and Ling Zhengping, as well as several other relatively high-status people in the Ling family: Ling Mingqing, Ling Minglan, Ling Qirui, Ling Qixue, etc., as well as a large group of juniors.
On New Year's Eve, Ling Mingrui and Xie Enhua came to celebrate the New Year with Ling Jinhua, and the others came to pay New Year greetings to the old man on the first and second days of the Lunar New Year.
In addition to people from the Ling family, Ling Jinhua also received Yang Yuanshan, Fang Zhonghua, Lin Zeping, Wang Zhengqiang, and Wu Dongfang.
Luo Ziling was quite surprised that Yang Yuanshan actually visited Ling Jinhua at the Ling family's old residence.
The direction did not come, but Fang Zhonghua came. Compared with Yang Yuanshan coming to visit in person, it immediately made people feel special.
While Luo Ziling was still chatting with the staff, Ling Ruonan came out of Ling Jinhua's room with a cold face.
Ling Ruonan's expression was not very good, as Luo Ziling could predict.
He knew that what he said today made Ling Jinhua angry, and he showed it.
"Mom, were you scolded by your great-grandpa?" Luo Ziling asked Ling Ruonan in a low voice on the way out of the old house.
"That's not true!" Ling Ruonan shook her head. After looking at Luo Ziling, she sighed softly, "Why did you say these things to my great-grandpa today?"
"I feel that I, who saved his life, don't have much status in the eyes of my great-grandfather, and I have a grudge because we asked for more this time." Luo Ziling said a little unhappy: "The grace of saving his life,
You can’t repay in this way!”
Ling Ruonan glanced at Luo Ziling, as if he was hesitant to speak.
Luo Ziling read the doubts in Ling Ruonan's eyes and immediately said: "Mom, don't doubt anything. It is impossible for me to do anything to my great-grandfather. I don't have the guts, and I don't have the need!"
Ling Ruonan nodded lightly and said nothing more.
After the mother and son were silent for a while, Luo Ziling said softly: "Mom, I think his attitude will change before my grandfather and I leave Yanjing for a visit to Europe. After all, my grandfather and I have a lot of time to go out.
It might be longer."
After hearing this, Ling Ruonan sighed slightly again, but still didn't say anything.
Luo Ziling thought for a while and then said: "Mom, I think my great-grandfather is too partial. If we want to gain rights from him, we must use some means."
"Don't use any tactics against him. Today's threats have already made him angry." Ling Ruonan said seriously: "He will definitely take your threats into consideration today, and maybe he will punish you in the future."
"Mom, I will find a way to prevent him from punishing me!"
Ling Ruonan glanced at Luo Ziling twice and finally said nothing.
Soon we arrived at Ling Mingrui's courtyard.
Ling Mingrui's courtyard is obviously more lively than Ling Jinhua's residence. The two red lanterns and red couplets are full of the New Year atmosphere.
There were no red lanterns hung in Ling Jinhua's place, and there were fewer people there, so the lively atmosphere of the New Year was less intense.
Seeing Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan coming over, Xie Enhua suddenly smiled.
"I thought you would stay in Yuezhou until the end of the holiday before coming back." Xie Enhua came over and took Ling Ruonan's hand, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to come back in the third grade of junior high school. If nothing happens, I will run away these days.
Let's eat here. My parents want the house to be lively. If it's too deserted, it won't feel like the New Year."
"Mom, Ling'er and I will definitely come here often to eat and drink." Ling Ruonan agreed with a smile.
Ling Mingrui was reading in the study room. When he heard the noise, he put down the book and walked out.
Seeing Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan coming over, he immediately asked Luo Ziling to play chess with him.
Luo Ziling handed the gift to Xie Enhua and happily followed Ling Mingrui into the study.
"Ling'er, you play chess with grandpa first, while mom chats with your grandma and prepare lunch together." Ling Ruonan followed into the study, gave Luo Ziling a few instructions, and after a wink, went out.
"Just went to the old house?" Ling Mingrui asked casually while preparing chess equipment with Luo Ziling.
"Yes!" Luo Ziling nodded, "It seems that my grandpa's complexion is not very good, so I treated him."
"Did he blame you?" Ling Mingrui asked abruptly.
"Yes!" Luo Ziling was stunned for a moment, then admitted, and said with an annoyed look: "He thought I was too arrogant, and I kindly reminded him to take care of himself. My grandpa and I are going to visit Europe in a while, and he was
He interpreted it as a threat to cure the disease."
Ling Mingrui looked at Luo Ziling in surprise, and finally showed a playful expression.
"How did your great-grandpa react?" Ling Mingrui asked.
"He kicked me out and talked to my mother alone. When my mother came out, her face was not very good." Luo Ziling still answered honestly.
Ling Mingrui didn't ask any more questions.
The two began to play chess.
After taking more than a dozen steps, Ling Mingrui asked Luo Ziling again: "What do you think will happen next, and what will you be most satisfied with?"
"No one is chasing me and I can live an easy life, then I'll be satisfied!"
Ling Mingrui glanced at Luo Ziling in surprise, and then said angrily: "You just don't pursue it?"
"What else can I do?" Luo Ziling said distressedly: "My mother and I have no demands now, and many people are dissatisfied. If we raise demands again, even more people will be dissatisfied!"
Ling Mingrui did not raise his head to look at Luo Ziling. After looking at the chess game in front of him for a while, he made a serious move, and then said: "Don't care what other people think, just do whatever you want, and I will stand by you."