Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 239: Chapter 238: [The Authority of the Luo Family’s Helmsman]

Everyone present was stunned, not expecting Luo Yan to strike Luo Xiaomei. The outburst of her aura surprised everyone. When a woman is in a fury, truly feeling desperate, men are afraid.

”Mom, well done... you are your son’s pride!” Ye Tianchen was very pleased and chuckled softly to his mother.

Luo Yan shook her head, looked around at everyone present, glanced at Uncle Wang who kept his head down in silence, feeling a sense of loss and chill, and then looked back at her brother Luo Qi and her sister Luo Xiaomei before she spoke, ”Uncle Wang, who served the Luo family for a full forty years, has treated every one of us well. Many of you here grew up alongside Uncle Wang. How Uncle Wang conducts himself, I believe you all know very well. For a man over sixty who dedicated forty years of diligent service to the Luo family, what has he received in the end? Is it just to receive such insults? Where are the Luo family’s rules, the family’s morals?”

”You... this is our Luo family’s affair, what’s it to an outsider like you?” someone disdainfully said.

”Miss, let it be, I’m just a servant. It’s only right for the masters to scold me a few times...” Uncle Wang didn’t want Luo Yan to be in a difficult position or to stir up too much trouble with the family. The crowd was already showing signs of calling the guards to seize Luo Yan and her son. If things got too tense because of him, he feared it might harm them.

”Uncle Wang, you have served the Luo family diligently for forty years without any credit, at least you’ve worked hard. They shouldn’t treat you this way. From top to bottom in the Luo family, who hasn’t been taken care of by you? Since they’re doing this today, I have to seek justice for you!” Luo Yan interrupted Uncle Wang, looking somewhat guiltily at him as she spoke.

”Luo Yan, you dare hit me, and for a mere servant at that? Do you believe I could kill this old thing?” Luo Xiaomei climbed up from the ground, glaring at Luo Yan with fury like thunder.

”There’s no place for servants to speak here, seize Old Wang first, we’ll deal with the rest later!” Luo Qi also said coldly.

”Brother, I remember when we were children, you once fell into the pond in winter, in minus ten degrees, cold to the bone. No one at home dared to jump down to save you, but Uncle Wang didn’t hesitate and plunged in, pulling you out. Later, Uncle Wang was sick for more than a month...” Luo Yan said, looking at her brother Luo Qi with deep disappointment.

”Such an old matter, I’ve long since forgotten...” Luo Qi said heartlessly.

”Hmph, he’s just a servant, who remembers such things...” Luo Xiaomei also said with disdain.

Luo Yan glared fiercely at Luo Xiaomei and quickly approached her, frightening her so much that Luo Xiaomei instinctively covered her face. Her mouth was tough, but she was actually scared by the angry Luo Yan.

”What... what are you doing...” Luo Xiaomei stuttered in fear.

”The one who should really shut up is you, sister. I remember when you were ten, you climbed a tree outside the gate and fell. Uncle Wang rushed over recklessly to catch you, and his entire left hand was shattered, leaving him disabled to this day. Yet you broke his right leg. Now I want to ask you, why are you so cruel? Why are you so vicious? Why is there not a trace of humanity in you?”

As Luo Yan spoke, she moved closer to her sister Luo Xiaomei, getting angrier the more she thought about it. Uncle Wang had dutifully served the Luo family all his life, caring for each and every one, yet this was how it ended. How could it not make people’s hearts go cold? How could it not sadden them? Not only should outsiders feel moved to tears upon hearing this, but the Luo family members themselves should feel ashamed. However, they didn’t. They just treated Uncle Wang as a mere servant, even less, like a dog, which truly enraged Luo Yan.

”You... what right do you have to lecture me? You’ve been kicked out of the Luo family, you’re no longer one of us, and Uncle Wang is nothing but the Luo family’s servant, just a dog. Even if I killed him, no one would dare to say a word...” Luo Xiaomei said with scorn on her face.

”Seeing you like this, truly beyond redemption. Lucky for you to be born into the Luo family, otherwise, you could have starved to death!” Luo Yan shook her head, knowing her sister Luo Xiaomei had been pampered since childhood in the Luo family, a family wealthy enough to give her everything she wanted, which had fostered her arrogant nature, making her look down on everyone, and completely ungrateful.

”Hmph, this has nothing to do with an outsider like you!” Luo Xiaomei wanted to provoke Luo Yan, hence she kept calling her an outsider.

Luo Yan ignored Luo Xiaomei, her sister was beyond help, and no amount of talking would change anything. Instead, she addressed everyone present, ”Our Luo family in Capital City, and even in the whole country, is one of the most prominent families, not as famous or showy as some, because of our ancestors’ teachings to never be arrogant. However, as our family has grown, so has the inflation of your egos. Without the constraints of our family teachings, who knows what you would become? Even an ordinary elderly person deserves respect, let alone Uncle Wang. Are you really so heartless? Think about it, think about the forty years Uncle Wang has contributed to our Luo family...”

Hearing Luo Yan’s words, many of the uncles fell silent. In their youth, they had come up together with Uncle Wang. Whether it was during the Luo family’s rise or decline, Uncle Wang had always been there. One could say that their acquaintance with Uncle Wang spanned forty years. Recalling the past, it was true that Uncle Wang had always devoted himself to serving the Luo family. This old man had accompanied the Luo family through countless storms, working diligently and bearing grievances without complaint. He truly did not deserve such treatment.

”Old Wang, you go ahead and hand over the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Box to us!”

”We will deal with Old Wang’s case. Leave the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Box behind, and we will let you and your son leave!”

Two of the uncles spoke up; they somewhat admired Luo Yan, this younger relative, who had almost become the helmsman of the Luo family. Indeed, Luo Yan was a woman of both talent and beauty, courageous and strategic, and also very decisive.

”No, this mother and son dared to cause a scene in our Luo family. They must be taught a lesson. Old Wang sided with outsiders and betrayed us; break his dog legs and expel him from the Luo family!” Luo Xiaomei said in a very inhumane manner.

”Kneel down immediately and apologize to Uncle Wang, or you’ll be the one with broken legs and expelled from the Luo family!”

Just then, a very authoritative voice sounded from outside the hall; everyone was stunned, and Luo Xiaomei was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She knew who had returned, while Luo Yan stepped aside without saying a word. The speaker was the very person she least wanted to face. If it weren’t for the fact that the Luo family had surrounded her and her son to seize the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Box, she would have left immediately. On her deathbed, her mother-in-law had also told her not to attend her own funeral, precisely to prevent Luo Yan from encountering her father Luo Yansong, fearing that this father and daughter would end up in a fierce argument.

Yes, the person speaking outside the door with authority, causing everyone to involuntarily make way, Luo Xiaomei trembling all over, and Luo Qi hurrying down from his position in the middle to the side, was none other than Luo Yansong, the helmsman of the Luo family, the father of Luo Yan, and also the grandfather of Ye Tianchen.

At this moment, an elderly man around sixty years old walked inside from outside the hall, looking at all those present with a solemn face. Even though there was some sadness in his eyes, it was dominated by anger because Luo Yansong had heard the conversation from outside. Uncle Wang was about the same age as him and had been his longtime companion. From his youth to taking the helm of the Luo family, Uncle Wang had indeed been a witness to his journey.

”Dad...” Luo Xiaomei saw her father Luo Yansong looking at her sternly and could not help but softly call out in fright.

”Kneel down and apologize to Uncle Wang!” Luo Yansong looked indifferently at his daughter Luo Xiaomei.

”Dad... I...” Luo Xiaomei did not expect her father actually to demand her to kneel and apologize to Uncle Wang. How could she bear this in front of so many people? Especially since, in her heart, she had always thought of Old Wang as a servant of the Luo family, someone she could treat as she pleased. How could she apologize to a servant? Being arrogant and domineering in the Luo family, how could she continue to stand in the Luo family afterward?

”I’ll say it again, kneel down and apologize to Uncle Wang!” Luo Yansong did not have any superfluous words, just looked at Luo Xiaomei seriously.

Everyone present was stunned; they did not expect Luo Yansong to demand his own daughter to kneel and apologize to Uncle Wang. Only some of the uncles could understand that Luo Yansong, as the helmsman of the Luo family, was competent, filial, and always mindful of the family virtues of the Luo family; he was a very good helmsman.

When Luo Yansong spoke, no one dared to make a sound. Such was the authority of the helmsman; his presence alone commanded respect, and the usually overbearing Luo Xiaomei was trembling all over.

”Forget it, forget it, Miss Second didn’t mean it. Let it go!” Uncle Wang quickly spoke up.

Luo Xiaomei glanced at those present; no one dared to speak up for her. Even her brother Luo Qi, who usually conspired with her, quickly hid on the side, not daring to make a sound. She forced a smile and looked at her father Luo Yansong and said, ”Dad... Old, Old Wang... Oh, I mean Uncle Wang has already said it’s not necessary; I...”

Smack!

Luo Xiaomei was struck by another slap. This slap was very hard, delivered by Luo Yansong himself, causing Luo Xiaomei to fall onto the ground, shaking all over, and genuine fear appeared in her eyes for the first time. It was also the first time her father had hit her. She could have never imagined that her father would become so angry for a servant like Uncle Wang and would personally hit her. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)