Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 430: Chapter 410: Decision

After composing herself, Qianqian masked her slightly somber mood behind an expressionless face as she returned to the Luo Family home.

At that moment, the Luo Family home was bustling with guests; all three Luo brothers were present. When Qianqian knocked and entered the room, she was taken aback, ”What’s the occasion today?” Then she quickly thought, it wasn’t Grandpa and Grandma’s birthday, nor the birthday of her uncles or brothers. Could it be an anniversary? But there had been no mention of celebrating that, had there?

Beaming, Jia Ning came over to Qianqian, tapping her on the forehead lightly, ”Did you come back with an acceptance letter?”

Qianqian nodded blankly, somewhat puzzled.

”Grandpa said to treat you the same as your fifth brother, so you get to have your college acceptance celebration here at home,” Luo Yanran said with a chuckle before handing her a red envelope, ”Here, a congratulatory gift.”

Qianqian took the red envelope, her heart filled with joy, but immediately asked, ”I didn’t tell you all I was coming back, did I?”

As she spoke, she took out her phone to confirm that she indeed hadn’t called or sent any messages.

”Pfft, as if you wouldn’t come back the same day that kid left,” Luo Yanran retorted, with the other three brothers nodding in agreement, as if they had seen right through her.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Qianqian quickly went up to her grandparents, ”Is there a prize or something?” Pouting her lips, she released her grip on the elders and counted on her fingers, ”I’m not interested in going out, it’s tiring; food would be nice. Just a pet, Baozi, would be enough...”

”Always thinking about prizes,” Yue Tingyu chided as she playfully slapped Qianqian’s hand before smiling, ”Good thing you came back late. If the food had arrived earlier, we would have eaten without you.” As she spoke, a knock on the door echoed throughout the room.

Ye Qianying and Jia Ning headed to the door in unison, ”Hello, your one-table feast has arrived, please check your order.”

Hearing the words at the door, Yue Tingyu laughed, ”You little rascal are just lucky,” as she also headed to the door. Meanwhile, Old Master Luo, looking at Qianqian with her backpack, calmly instructed, ”Sit.”

Qianqian, who had intended to help out, stopped in her tracks and obediently sat next to Old Master Luo.

Old Master Luo nodded in satisfaction and extended his hand. Qianqian stared at that calloused hand for a while, then placed her own hand on top of his. When she caught Old Master Luo glaring at her, she dumbly placed a washed strawberry from the coffee table into his hand. Old Master Luo didn’t know what to say as he looked at the sparkling strawberry and his innocent-faced granddaughter.

Luo Yanran paused for a moment before quickly handing over a feather duster from the vase behind him, stuffing the strawberry into his own mouth with a look of seeking approval.

Qianqian’s eyes widened in horror. What had she done wrong to deserve the feather duster?

As Old Master Luo took the feather duster in his hand, his whole body trembled. He clenched the feather duster tightly and stood up, staring intensely at Luo Yanran.

Luo Yanran shivered, choking on the strawberry he hadn’t yet swallowed, coughing incessantly. Qianqian hurriedly opened her bag, rummaged for tissues, and handed them over to... Luo Yanwu, who had been sprayed with Luo Yanran’s saliva.

Luo Yanwu looked disgustedly at Luo Yanran before taking the tissue and gently reminded, ”The acceptance letter.”

Upon hearing Luo Yanwu speak, Qianqian snapped out of her daze and hastily passed the already opened acceptance letter to Old Master Luo, complaining, ”You could have said something. How was I supposed to know what you wanted?”

Only then did Old Master Luo put down the feather duster and open the acceptance letter, as the second generation of the Luo family crowded around.

”So this is what a college acceptance letter looks like.”

”And they sent a bank card too, is there money in it?”

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Luo Xihan glanced at her brother, then at her little brother, with a face full of helplessness, Have we not seen each other four times already? Although they were not all from your normal schools—one was a film school, the other three were military schools—she had carefully looked at them. Last year, they didn’t even get a chance to see Luo Shufan’s acceptance letter before the term started.

”Qianqian, why did you apply for this major?” Luo Xihan, looking at the department listed after the name Luo Qianqian, was completely confused, ”I thought you liked the kind of majors that involve hunkering down in a lab and inventing?”

Luo Qianqian was speechless, When did the conversation with her brother get passed around again?

”This one’s quite popular,” Luo Qianqian said.

”That it is,” Luo Yanran agreed, coming closer, ”You’re truly my sister, being able to get into such a competitive major, brother will treat you to a meal.”

”Sure, you’re paying for tonight’s dinner, it will be deducted from your card,” Luo Xihan said with a smile, her dissatisfaction towards her son, who had repeatedly concealed information from Luo Qianqian, was quite evident.

Luo Yanran shrugged his shoulders, his face expressing complete indifference.

On the other table, dishes were already laid out, and the aroma wafted over.

Yue Tingyu walked over and said to Old Master Luo, ”Let’s eat first. We can look at it later, the admission notice won’t go missing.”

Old Master Luo nodded, placed the admission letter on the coffee table, and when his eyes settled on Luo Qianqian, they carried an inexplicable depth.

Luo Yanran knew a little about the true facts and sighed softly. Before he could express his opinion, Luo Yanwu kicked him, ”Don’t sigh and ruin Qianqian’s mood.”

Luo Yanran immediately covered his mouth and nodded, the meal was sumptuous and enjoyed by the young and old.

After dinner, Luo Qianqian sensed that something was off in the atmosphere and obediently sat down without returning to her room to rest.

Indeed, no one else seemed to want to leave either.

”Qianqian, do you want to go to school or...” Old Master Luo asked.

”Choose one of the two?” Luo Qianqian immediately understood Old Master Luo’s thoughts. The excitement he showed when seeing the admission letter couldn’t be faked, it seemed that Old Master Luo still hoped she would safely get through each day.

Old Master Luo showed no surprise at Luo Qianqian’s sharpness, A girl who could rush here desperately for news, evade so many watchful eyes just to get her brother’s information, cannot be a fool, at least he didn’t believe so.

”You can choose your own life, don’t regret it later because of a moment’s impulse,” Luo Xihan knew his little niece was stubborn. Looking at Luo Yanran, who kept blinking on the side, he was at a loss for words, how come all his children were so lackluster?

Luo Qianqian nodded, ”I want both, I will talk to the schools, both are part of my life, I cannot give up.” One side was her brother, her family, their reunion, and the other was the future, hope, a match of social standing. She couldn’t give up, how could she?

”Luo Qianqian, do you want to work yourself to death?” Luo Yanran said angrily as he shook off Luo Yanwu’s hand and spoke up, he had been making faces at her but she hadn’t seen them, and now he couldn’t hold back anymore. Which of these wasn’t exhausting? And yet, this child was being so stubborn as if being head-butted by a bull—why?

”Fourth Brother,” Luo Qianqian, in the presence of her other brothers, would call them by their number rather than just ”brother,” ”I have reasons on both sides that I can’t give up.”

Saying this, she looked at the puzzled faces all around and smiled.

”University is my mother’s hope, my family’s requirement, and also the path I must take to be with the person I like; joining the military is the path to reuniting with my brother. I won’t give up either. Worst case scenario—I’ll take a leave of absence from school. After all, I’m still young.” She could always retake the exams. Both Luo Shufan and Xu Tianyi were an inseparable part of her life.

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