The Bravest

Chapter 237 Accept reality

Liu Ruyan confessed to her uncle that she followed Lin Jie and became an unknown lover of someone else.

The angry Li Guomin picked up a kitchen knife and wanted to settle the score with Lin Jie, but was stopped by Liu Ruyan and his wife.

"Ruyan, why are you so stupid?" The kitchen knife in Li Guomin's hand fell to the ground, and his body seemed to be drained of all strength.

"Uncle, listen to me...I really can't live without him." Liu Ruyan recounted her experience with tears in her eyes.

Except for the part about the Sakura Pavilion, Liu Ruyan explained everything to her uncle. "Uncle, don't blame him. I really went to find him on my own and he was very good to me."

"But he has a family. What are you going to do in the future? Why don't you leave him now, forget about the past, and come back to live a good life."

"Uncle, do you think I could survive if I left him and came back? Other people's saliva would drown me." Liu Ruyan asked her uncle bitterly. If she still had a way to survive, she would not have gone back to look for Lin Jie.

"Ruyan, you are stupid. You can just not go to school. Don't you have a place to stay at your uncle's place? Don't you have to eat? You should come back. You have a long life ahead of you. When will you stop torturing yourself like this?"

Li Guomin continued to persuade his niece that it was okay even if she had been with Lin Jie. Since his niece had been to college and was pretty, she could definitely find a good family. Why did she need to be Lin Jie's lover?

"Uncle, you can't escape it. I had only been back for a few days at that time, and those rumors followed me. You were also implicated and pointed at by others."

"Ruyan, let them talk if they want to. Just ignore them. After a long time, no one will talk about it anymore." Li Guomin felt guilty when he said this, but he really didn't want his niece to wrong herself like this.

"Uncle, please stop talking. Since I, Liu Ruyan, am his, he will be my only man for the rest of my life. And I don't want to live a life where I'm looked down upon and bullied by others. I'm living a better life than most people in Shanghai now. You don't have to worry about me."

Liu Ruyan will never change her mind. Except for not loving only her, Lin Jie has done everything he can.

In Liu Ruyan's eyes, Lin Jie is not only her man, but also her brother, her life mentor, and her dearest person.

"Ruyan, you...sigh." Li Guomin sighed. His niece had been stubborn since she was young. After her parents passed away, she refused to eat and drink for free while living in his house. She often found some copying work to do to earn money to help with the family expenses.

"Uncle, I've figured out the world. Those false reputations are useless. You didn't see that when I came back, that Liu Niang started gossiping. But when she saw that I had a gun, she didn't dare to say a word. Humph, they are all villains who bully the weak and fear the strong."

When Liu Ruyan thought of this, she patted the pistol on her waist and showed it to her uncle. This was the confidence that Lin Jie gave her, and it would also be the confidence of her uncle's family in the future. If anyone dared to bully them, Liu Ruyan would not be polite.

"Guomin, stop talking. Ruyan is with someone else now. What's the point of you still talking about this? Besides, it's okay for a capable man to have a wife. It's much better than following an incompetent person and suffering. You've been working in the foreign company for so many years, and you can't figure out such a thing? You should talk to Director Lin later. It's better than anything else to help Ruyan get a status."

"Yes, you are right. Don't worry, Ruyan, your uncle will definitely help you get a legitimate status." Li Guomin certainly understood all this, but when it came to his niece, whom he treated like his own daughter, he naturally felt that he had to marry her off in a formal way to do justice to his deceased sister and brother-in-law.

"Uncle, let's talk about this later. I'm not a vase kept at home. I have dozens of people under me now. Why do I need a false reputation? Don't worry."

"Really? Aren't you a secretary?" Li Guomin still thought that Liu Ruyan was the same secretary as the previous boss of the foreign company, just a lover in name only.

"Uncle, I didn't lie to you. The account books and personnel of the inspection team are under my management. I have real power. If you don't believe me, I will bring a group of people to show you tomorrow." In order to reassure her uncle, Liu Ruyan tried her best to brag about how powerful she was, and of course, she also boasted about how much Lin Jie doted on her.

"It's better to have a status. You are relying on your youth to make him like you now, but what if you get old in the future?" Li Guomin thought long-term and was afraid that his niece would be too proud, so he poured cold water on her.

"Uncle, in this world, having money and power is the most important thing. If he really doesn't like me one day, it doesn't matter if I have a status. I don't want a status because I don't want to embarrass him. Only then will he feel that he owes me. Otherwise, why would he entrust so many things to me and train me to be his right-hand man?"

After hearing Liu Ruyan's explanation, Li Guomin and his wife were stunned. Is this still their innocent niece? How could she be so scheming at such a young age?

"Ruyan, it's good that you have your own opinions. Your uncle doesn't really understand these things. Anyway, just remember that this is always your home. If you don't feel well, come back."

At most, Li Guomin had been a small supervisor in a foreign company. He really didn't understand the power struggles within these families, so it was difficult for him to say anything more.

"Uncle, please go out and serve them first. The food is almost ready. Let's eat first." Liu Ruyan finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her uncle was convinced. As long as her uncle's family was willing to accept this reality, she could change their living conditions.

"Yes, Guomin, go out and greet them. Don't leave them out in the cold. We'll be there soon."

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The food was served, with fish and meat, and Liu Ruyan even fried peanuts for Lin Jie and his uncle to eat with their wine. Although such a meal was simple, it was already a luxury for Li Guomin's family, and most Shanghai families could not afford such a meal.

"Shutong, the guests haven't even started eating yet, how rude." As soon as Li Shutong sat down at the table, he quickly picked up a big piece of fat meat and stuffed it into his mouth. He was immediately hit on the head by his mother.

"Brother-in-law is not an outsider."

After swallowing the fat, Li Shutong grumbled a little, but he calmed down. He waited anxiously for Lin Jie and his father to start eating. He was not like this usually, mainly because he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and he couldn't help but eat it when he saw the greasy meat.

When Liu Ruyan heard her brother calling Lin Jie "brother-in-law" in front of the family, she glanced at Lin Jie's expression and found that he was still smiling, so she took the initiative to speak: "Aunt, Lin Jie is one of us, so there is no need to be so particular. Let's eat. Lin Jie, have a drink with uncle."

"Yes, yes, family members don't care about these things when they eat together. Come, let me toast to my uncle." Lin Jie raised the glass, gestured to Li Guomin, and then drank it in one gulp.

"Okay." Li Guomin felt much more relaxed when he saw that Lin Jie respected him as an elder. Although he hadn't drunk alcohol for a long time, he still gritted his teeth and drank the glass of wine in one gulp.

"Lin Jie, drink slowly. Your uncle doesn't drink often." Liu Ruyan saw that Li Guomin's face was already red after drinking a glass of wine. While filling Lin Jie's glass, she covered for her uncle.

"Ruyan, why didn't you tell us earlier, uncle? Let's eat something first to fill our stomachs and then drink slowly. Be more casual." Lin Jie deliberately blamed Liu Ruyan to show his intimacy with her.

"Although you want to toast right away, we're not eating out at home, so drink slowly." Liu Ruyan argued with Lin Jie to show her position in Lin Jie's heart, so that her uncle and aunt would feel at ease.

"Uncle is an elder, so of course we have to toast him. Come and eat." Lin Jie invited everyone to eat so that he could personally serve Liu Ruyan some food. Seeing how Lin Jie treated Liu Ruyan, Li Guomin and his wife felt relieved for the time being. They were no longer as awkward as when they first sat down at the table, and the atmosphere became more lively.

"Uncle, do you have a stable job now?" Lin Jie did not continue to toast, but just drank casually with a smile and gestured from time to time. Now he took the initiative to ask Li Guomin about his work, obviously wanting to help.

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