Chapter 1732: Chapter 1501: Spreading Rumors and Stirring Up Trouble
After dinner.
“Little Ran, this sphere is the Luban Lock your dad gave you. Whatever you do, don’t lose it.”
Su Ran’s mother handed over the special Luban Lock to Su Ran, reminding him earnestly, “The difficulty of unlocking this Luban Lock isn’t low; you might not manage it even in ten days to half a month. Don’t let it affect your gaming ti; gas should still be your priority now, got it?”
“Mom, what about my studies? There’s only a few months left until the college entrance exams. If I keep neglecting them like this, how will I get into a good university?”
Su Ran held the sphere in his arms, deliberately asking the question. He wanted to see what his mom ant.
Ever since the Luban Lock appeared, Xiao Hei’s gaze hadn’t once left it, staring intensely at the sphere. For so reason, it felt a familiar aura within, unable to resist wanting to get close to it.
“As long as you can survive, who cares about studying! Studying won’t save your life! Your primary task now is to play gas!”
Su Ran’s mom surprisingly lost her temper, her fury not hidden at all, “This kind of college entrance exam, it’s fine not to take it! You can live without a degree!”
“Mom, are you on edge? You weren’t like this before, you know?”
Su Ran was a bit dumbfounded, rembering how his mom used to neither oppose nor stop his studies, only caring if he was happy. But now she was so against studying, it was too abnormal—there was definitely sothing wrong here!
Things taken to extres must be hiding sothing!
Could it be that dad brainwashed mom?
That shouldn’t be, right?
“Son, I heard about you being frad and expelled from school, it really was unjust to you. Those teachers are blind; with my son’s grades so good, which school wouldn’t rush to enroll you? Truly ignorant!”
Su Ran’s mother felt a bit of heartache, proud of her son’s strength. She angrily declared, “Don’t let find out who spread those rumors; I won’t spare them lightly! They’re the ones with contagious disease, their whole family!”
“Uh, mom, this incident happened so long ago. Why are you still angry? I’m the one involved and I don’t think it’s a big deal, so there’s no need for you to be mad too. It’s not worth damaging your health! By the way, where did you hear it from?”
Su Ran curiously looked at his mother, never expecting the news would reach her ears, no wonder she was so mad!
“Where did I hear it from? It’s already spreading like wildfire in the city now!”
Su Ran’s mom recalled the distressing situation, her anger flaring up again, “The mont I returned and visited the market, planning to buy so fruits and vegetables, everyone avoided like the plague, even refusing to sell any produce to , waving away even the money offered—how aggravating!”
“When I got ho, I saw Wan’er here and realized, that damned rumor-monger already spread the news around here. Now every neighbor knows your illness is contagious, and quite a few have moved away…”
“So that’s how it is.”
Su Ran nodded thoughtfully, “This cake is too tempting; they can’t resist getting involved.”
“Cake? Involved? What’s going on?”
Su Ran’s mom sensed sothing amiss, repeatedly asking, “Little Ran, do you know sothing?”
“Yes, it’s about the ga, and my territory. So people are eyeing it.”
Su Ran understood, once the system announced his territory upgrading to level six, it’d inevitably bring unnecessary trouble; he hadn’t expected it to co this quickly. Still, it was a warning sign, and it wouldn’t be long before soone tried to seize the territory. Fortunately, the territory was already prepared for resistance, unafraid even of hailstorms!
This was normal; no need to be surprised.
“These bastards, going as far as using such despicable ans for ga territory!”
Su Ran’s mom was seething with anger, itching to drag those bastards out for a beating in her rage. Only then would she feel relieved! Then, she suddenly changed the subject, curiously asking, “Little Ran, is this territory worth anything?”
“…”
Su Ran was almost choked by his mom’s question, casually replying, “It should be worth sothing, though it’s never been sold.”
“Huh? That’s not right? Mom, you weren’t mad just now—the anger ca too swiftly!”
He knew his mom was never one to hide her feelings. If sothing bothered her, she’d lose sleep over it, and earlier, he hadn’t picked up on anything until he brought up studying, prompting mom’s outburst—truly odd!
“It was because we had guests; it wouldn’t be polite.”
Su Ran’s mother’s anger gradually subsided as she turned to look at the house, her gaze becoming resolute. In a low voice, she said, “Little Ran, I’ve decided, we’re moving!”
“What? Mom, did I hear that correctly?”
Su Ran was extrely surprised, having ntioned moving several tis before, even with thugs coming to the door, mom wouldn’t budge, but now she’s bringing it up herself. It seed their neighbors’ attitudes had really broken mom’s heart.
“You heard correctly, we’re moving!”
Su Ran’s mom declared with determination, “These despicable people know where we live; this place is no longer suitable to stay. If we continue living here, it’ll lead to major problems!”
“This seems like the reason I used to persuade you to move last ti, why use it now?”
Su Ran still rembered that after gaining the ans to buy a house, his first thought was to move. But no matter how he urged her, mom just wouldn’t agree. Now she was using the sa reason, which was quite far-fetched.
“Last ti it was because of your dad, we couldn’t lose contact. This ti it’s also because of your dad—he gave us a house in the city, fully furnished; all these old things can be left behind!”
Su Ran’s mom said with great boldness, “We’ve shed the label of poverty; no need to stay in the slums any longer. I was initially reluctant to leave the neighbors we’ve known for so many years, but looking at it now, it really isn’t worth the emotional investnt!”
“Mom, you didn’t use the money?”
Su Ran’s expression shifted, feeling quite surprised. He rembered his mom saying she wanted to use the money to help dad, so why did she claim they’ve escaped poverty?
“There wasn’t an opportunity to use it; I haven’t t your dad.”
“You haven’t t him? Then what’s the deal with the Luban Lock? And the ssage dad brought , how did they co?”
Su Ran felt incredulous, convinced his mom must be hiding sothing from him!
“Little Ran, you usually seem smart, but at critical monts you’re confused? Your dad entrusted a robot to give these to , and we couldn’t et face-to-face; communication was entirely through video.”
Su Ran’s mom grew increasingly upset as she spoke. Trekking all that way, she hadn’t been able to see him—naturally, she felt angry.
“What exactly has dad done? Just tell directly; I can handle it!”
Su Ran took a deep breath, seriously asserting, “I’ve co of age; I have the right to know everything. After all, this is my dad!”
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