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Chapter 542: Chapter 542: 500,000
"Originally, Ge Guifen and Lu Youbang were on the verge of success, having arranged for Lu Youzhen to marry Lin Jingshen," Zhou Shuyan said. "But then, all of a sudden, the Lin Family wouldn’t budge. They didn’t want Lin Jingshen to only ever have this one son."
"So now the two families are still at odds. Coupled with the Jiang Family calling off their engagement, the matter between Lin Jingshen and Lu Youzhen has become common knowledge in their industry."
"With this affair, the Lin Family can kiss goodbye to the idea of finding Lin Jingshen a wife of equal social standing," Lu Youxi thought and found it quite bizarre.
The Lin Family had failed to achieve their wish of marrying off Lin Jingshen to an equal match for two generations.
The previous generation was her.
This generation might not be Lu Youzhen, but it certainly won’t satisfy the Lin Family.
Thinking about it, the Lin Family really is quite unlucky.
All they wanted was to find Lin Jingshen a match of equal social status.
"Either way, there’s still a lot of drama to come," Zhou Shuyan chuckled. "The Jiang Family might have timely withdrawn, but with Lu Youzhen in her current state, Ge Guifen and Lu Youbang won’t let things go so easily."
Lu Youxi leaned on Zhou Shuyan’s shoulder with a sigh. "Actually, if Lu Youbang hadn’t been so intent on taking shortcuts and had just graduated in earnest, with his Jing University diploma, it wouldn’t be hard to find a good job. If he saved diligently, especially now when the housing prices in the Imperial Capital haven’t skyrocketed, buying a house and settling down here wouldn’t be difficult."
"Lu Youzhen came to the Imperial Capital to study a flight attendant course. Given her listening skills and physical appearance, if she took her studies seriously and applied, she’d have a good chance of getting accepted," Lu Youxi analyzed. "The salary and benefits for flight attendants are decent, and if she works hard without being too purpose-driven, she might even meet the kind of wealthy individuals she’s after."
"Moreover, even if she doesn’t meet wealthy individuals, she’d have a wide social circle and meet many young talents. Compared to her life back in Hexing Village, even just within the Imperial Capital, she’d be surpassing many others."
"What a pity that Lu Youbang and Lu Youzhen aren’t willing to work hard for a bright future," Zhou Shuyan twirled a strand of Lu Youxi’s hair between his fingers.
Lu Youxi was right; Lu Youbang and Lu Youzhen were already far ahead of many others.
Though they started off on a lower footing, how many can get into Jing University?
Lu Youzhen was also smart in choosing her major according to her strengths.
They both had promising futures ahead.
Yet they ruined those opportunities with their own hands.
"Although Ge Guifen can cause quite a stir with her reckless courage, the Lin Family initially exercised restraint due to their fear of their dealings with Lu Youzhen becoming public. But now that it’s all come to light, the Lin Family has nothing left to consider and no need to appease the Lu family anymore," Lu Youxi simply grabbed Zhou Shuyan’s other hand and played with his fingertips.
"The Lin Family won’t allow Lu Youzhen to enter their household. But they can’t marry a daughter-in-law of equal standing either. With no need to consider Lu Youzhen’s feelings anymore, Ge Guifen going against an unrestrained Lin Family is sure to be at a disadvantage," Lu Youxi said.
"The Lin Family might have lost its reputation, but their money, business, and connections persist, as does their ability to harm others," Lu Youxi shook her head. "Ge Guifen and Lu Youzhen fail to see this point, but shouldn’t Lu Youbang be able to?"
"Ge Guifen is uneducated, and Lu Youzhen doesn’t have a high level of education, so they really might not consider this. But Lu Youbang..." Lu Youxi snorted coldly, "He’s full of cunning schemes and good at analyzing the pros and cons of situations. Such an obvious disadvantage to them is not something Lu Youbang could overlook."
Zhou Shuyan remained silent but clearly sensed Lu Youxi’s anger.
Sure enough, Lu Youxi’s voice grew colder, "I believe Lu Youbang is doing it on purpose. He knows everything but pushes his mother and sister to the front. If anything goes wrong, it’s his mother and sister who bear the brunt. He’s only responsible for coming up with ideas from behind the scenes, staying clean of any involvement. When the time comes for his mother and sister to face trouble, he keeps a low profile."
In a cold fit of laughter out of anger, Lu Youxi expressed her disdain for Ge Guifen and Lu Youzhen, but she found Lu Youbang to be the most despicable.
"Then, do you plan to help Ge Guifen and Lu Youzhen?" Zhou Shuyan asked.
"Why would I help them? Why should I?" Lu Youxi pinched Zhou Shuyan’s slender fingers. "They chose their own path. Even Lu Youbang’s scheming would be pointless without their consent. I’m not about to interfere in such matters."
*
Lu Youxi was indeed not wrong.
The Lin Family, no longer constrained, was beyond the threat of Ge Guifen and Lu Youzhen.
Ge Guifen had made a scene at the doors of Lin Company, and Lin Zhenghao had the police drive her away.
Later on, the Lin Family arranged for an assistant to contact Ge Guifen, saying that as long as she refrained from causing trouble, the Lin Family was willing to pay her.
They promised to give her 500,000 yuan to start with.
Initially, Ge Guifen hesitated, how could 500,000 compare to the wealth she would have marrying into the Lin Family as the Young Madam?
But 500,000 wasn’t a small amount at this time; it could buy a house in the Imperial Capital.
Ge Guifen also noticed that they said they would give her 500,000 to start.
So, Ge Guifen went back to confirm with Lin Zhenghao’s assistant, making sure that as long as they stopped the troublemaking, the Lin Family also promised to pay Lu Youzhen 50,000 yuan each month, with the child’s support being additional.
The 50,000 was simply Lu Youzhen’s monthly hush money.
Ge Guifen calculated that alone amounted to 600,000 a year!
It seemed glamorous to marry into the Lin Family as the Young Madam, but it meant having to deal with Mrs. Lin’s mood, it was better to be free and happy on her own.
After all, they held her son—should they ever change their minds, they could continue to negotiate marrying into the Lin Family.
After discussing it with Lu Youzhen, Ge Guifen found the proposition quite feasible; this way, they would have money and it wouldn’t hinder their efforts to marry into the Lin Family in the future.
Thus, Ge Guifen agreed.
The Lin Family was more agreeable than Ge Guifen could have imagined.
As soon as she agreed, in less than half an hour, her bank account increased by 500,000.
Ge Guifen, who had never seen so much money in her life, was so thrilled her hands clutching the bank card trembled.
She quickly informed Lu Youbang.
At this point, Lu Youzhen had finished her confinement period and was living with Ge Guifen in Shanglin Garden.
Mrs. Lin had shown no intention of reclaiming the house, letting Lu Youzhen and Ge Guifen stay there.
With Mrs. Lin keeping silent, Ge Guifen and Lu Youzhen played dumb and treated the place like their own home.
However, Ge Guifen and Lu Youzhen knew that the nutritionist and nanny were Mrs. Lin’s people, so they sent them packing.
They hired a maternity nurse to take care of the child and a maid to clean and cook.
Initially, Ge Guifen wanted the maternity nurse to do all these tasks.
But the maternity nurse refused.
The maternity nurse stated that her job was only to take care of the child, prepare the child’s food, and she was not responsible for anyone else.
Ge Guifen blew up at that, why would the child need any other food prepared?
Wasn’t he fed by Lu Youzhen’s breast milk?
