A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 265: The Problem Must Be Solved Completely

Lu Congyue had known Shi Peiran for more than a year or two and was very familiar with his family situation.

Shi Peiran was unloved by his parents since childhood and was used to being alone. After meeting Sun Yongxian, he fell madly in love with her and didn't want children at all. He just wanted to be with Sun Yongxian all the time.

Just so happened that Sun Yongxian didn't want it for the time being, so Shi Peiran naturally gave his full support. He persuaded his parents and pampered his wife, but unfortunately, he couldn't stop the old couple from going crazy.

The elderly couple were on the moral high ground, so what could he do?

The next day, Shi Peiran was taken directly to Lu Congyue's office upon arrival.

Shi Peiran said in a flustered manner, "Director Lu, what are you doing? I still need to go and appease my wife."

"What a disappointment..." Lu Congyue spat. "Now you know how to find a wife? What were you doing when your wife was getting beaten up?"

Shi Peiran wiped his face, his usual refined and gentle demeanor completely gone. He sat down in a chair and put his hands behind his head.

"I never expected her to hit me..."

He had never seen her hit her eldest and second sisters-in-law.

Lu Congyue poured him a glass of water: "Tell me honestly, what do your parents want so suddenly?"

"They're just pressuring us to have a baby quickly." Shi Peiran sneered. "They said Yongxian comes from a good family and is only willing to marry me because she can't have children. They want me to get a divorce so my family can arrange a wife for me."

"Heh..." Lu Congyue was even more disdainful. "I'm not trying to stir things up, but be careful when you go home to see your parents in the future. They're capable of anything to control you."

Shi Peiran knew what he had been through. The woman in the capital had introduced Lu Congyue to many marriage partners. Lu Congyue's stepmother was afraid that Lu Congyue would marry a good woman and threaten her son's position. She arranged for Lu Congyue to marry some women who were not presentable, and even drugged him.

Lu Congyue was also ruthless. When his stepmother tried to frame him, he simply handed those women over to Lu Guoqiang.

Lu Guoqiang was young and impetuous, and he couldn't resist the temptation of women. He lost his virginity early on, and because he wasn't very bright, he was often tricked into eating drugs along with Lu Congyue.

Although the medicine was strong, Lu Congyue was able to endure it.

Lu Guoqiang couldn't hold back any longer, and after all this trouble, it's said that he's now experiencing problems with his fertility.

Knowing that his youngest son was finished, Lu Sheng was even more eager to arrange a marriage between Lu Congyue and Lu Congyue so that Lu Congyue could rise above others.

Guan Jing was so enthusiastic about arranging a marriage for Lu Congyue because of this. She wanted to control Lu Congyue's wife and their marriage, so as to ensure that her precious son would be protected for the next few decades.

But given Lu Congyue's family background, it's one thing for him to suffer such torment, but who does he think he is, and what do his family want from scheming against him like this?

"You're the most educated person in your family, and you have a stable job. The entire family's annual income from farming isn't even as high as yours alone, right? As long as you marry the wife they've arranged for you, all the money you earn will go into your family's pockets."

Lu Congyue scoffed, "If you really want to live a happy life with Sun Yongxian, then stay away from your family."

Shi Peiran immediately spoke up: "Director Lu, Brother Lu, could you find a way to transfer Sun Yongxian and me to the provincial capital? I still want to follow you. I originally followed you to that godforsaken place, but now that you're gone, what's the point of me staying there? Besides, once I'm transferred, no matter where I go, they won't be able to find me or bother us."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Even if they find us, as long as we are far enough away, they won't be able to bother me often, and I'll have an excuse not to go back."

Lu Congyue shook his head: "That's only a temporary solution; it doesn't solve the fundamental problem."

"Then how can we solve the fundamental problem?" Shi Peiran humbly asked for advice.

Lu Congyue pointed to himself and raised an eyebrow.

Shi Peiran was a smart man, and he realized it in a moment.

There are only two ways to solve the fundamental problem: one is to break ties with your family completely, like Lu Congyue, without showing any mercy; the other is to have enough confidence, like him, so that your family has to be wary of you.

He doesn't even need to be as powerful as Lu Congyue. As long as he stands a little higher, his family members can only look up to him. Knowing that they can't control him, they will turn around and beg him.

"Brother Lu, transfer me to the provincial capital. You can decide what I do. My parents-in-law are also thinking about us leaving that place; they want to see Yongxian more often."

Shi Peiran spoke sincerely, and Lu Congyue did not refuse: "I'll think about it. You should also go and discuss it with your parents-in-law and see what they think."

Shi Peiran nodded in agreement, and then hurried off to find his wife.

Lu Congyue rolled her eyes at him: "Someone like you thinks you can coax a wife... You think you can do it empty-handed?"

Shi Peiran was speechless: "My dear Director Lu, why don't you go to the department store? If you can squeeze in and buy something, I'll consider you a pro!"

Okay, that's an undeniable fact.

As the year draws to a close, it's the time when everyone is most willing to spend money.

Lu Congyue led Shi Peiran outside, asking, "Where are your parents?"

"I bought them tickets and sent them back," Shi Peiran said with a dark face. "I told them that if they didn't leave, they would stay in my dorm room alone for the New Year, and Yongxian and I wouldn't go back. Brother Lu, since you're going to spend the New Year alone anyway, we'll stay with you."

Lu Congyue spat and said, "Who spends the New Year alone? I have a wife and kids, so don't bother my family reunion."

Shi Peiran was stunned.

"Wife and children?!"

"Yes, Zhuang Qingxiang and I got our marriage certificate. From now on, she'll be my sister-in-law. Remember to greet her in a bit. Oh, by the way, Yueyue and Chenglin have also changed their surnames to mine. From now on, they'll be my children."

Shi Peiran was even more shocked.

He knew that Lu Congyue desperately wanted to marry Zhuang Qingxiang, but changing the children's surnames to his own was a bit...

"Did the Qian family agree?"

"As long as the child's mother agrees, the Qian family's opinion is nothing," Lu Congyue said coldly.

Shi Peiran glanced at him furtively, unable to resist any longer, and asked in a low voice, "So... do you still plan to have another child with Sister Zhuang?"

Although those two have the surname Lu, they are not biological children. If they have their own children in the future, things will be difficult, not to mention that this family is complicated... and there is also an adopted son.

Who knows, when the kids grow up, they might fight over the inheritance...

Shi Peiran felt worried just thinking about it. He decided that when his wife wanted to have a child, they would have one to avoid trouble later.

Another reason is that I have many siblings and have suffered injustices since childhood. To prevent myself from becoming like my parents who were biased, I would prefer to have only one child so that they will never be biased.

Shi Peiran thought it over and over and decided it was a great idea, so he told his wife about it today.