Chapter 1310: Chapter 1310: Surprise

However, Luo Xujin still tactfully expressed his thoughts.

“Mr. Wu, Mayor Ding, our family’s old house is indeed a cultural relic and does need special protection, but this is where my father and my uncle have lived since they were young. They have deep feelings for the old house and would definitely not want to move away.”

“I don’t want to continue living here anymore,” to everyone’s surprise, Luo Liankai immediately grew angry. He shouted at his eldest son, “Living here a few more years, I might as well die sooner. Who knows, I might just fall down the stairs and die one day!”

After seeing Luo Liansheng, Luo Liankai had been holding back his anger, but facing these people who completely overpowered them in presence, he felt insecure and dared not let his anger out.

He couldn’t lash out at Wu Jianjun and Ding Zhongming, the two highest-ranking officials from Yuezhou either, but upon hearing his son say this, he finally couldn’t hold back anymore. In front of so many people, he harshly rebuked his two sons for not treating their elders with proper respect and for being unfilial.

As a result, his words successfully resonated with Luo Lianguan, who had been silent.

This old man also began to reprimand his two sons for their lack of filial piety.

The two old women did not blame their sons, however, they also expressed that they did not want to live in the old house because it was too gloomy and cold.

There were quite a few things that shadowed the two old women’s hearts, and they believed that the old house was haunted.

Several times, when they were sleeping, they felt the pressure of ghosts on their bed, and at night, they would hear sounds of “ghostly cries.”

In reality, the old house was too large. With so many rooms, and only the four elders living there, many areas remained empty.

Some small cats and other wild animals had made this place their home and would occasionally burst out and frighten people.

In any case, the two old men and old women had been scared numerous times and now had psychological shadows.

Moreover, the two old men were somewhat reclusive and did not get along well with the neighbors, so normally people were not willing to visit, and they had even less interest in finding others to chat and catch up with.

Previously, they had requested their sons to move them out.

But their sons had always refused, citing lack of spacious accommodation and no time to care for the elders.

Today, because they were holding back their anger, the two old men let it out, and although the two old women did not add fuel to the fire, they also started complaining about their sons and the living conditions here.

The scene left everyone dumbfounded, and no one expected the situation to suddenly turn into this.

An internal conflict erupted!

Most people at the scene believed that elderly people are attached to their homes, and Luo Ziling deeply felt this from his grandfather.

But he did not expect that Luo Liankai and Luo Lianguan would be so reluctant to live in the old house.

This was where they had lived for decades. The depth of their attachment over the years cannot truly be described in words.

Just like him, having lived for twenty years in Qingfeng Village in the Northwest, he also had profound feelings for it.

Even after learning that his true homeland was Yuezhou, he still had fond memories of the village where he had lived for twenty years.

Luo Xujin and the other Luo family descendants couldn’t believe their father would publicly reprimand them in front of so many people, feeling incredibly awkward. Especially Luo Xujin, who truly wished he could rush forward and cover his parents’ mouths.

Being unfilial in ancient times was a dead end. If a person was unfilial to their parents, it was impossible for them to hold an official position. Even if they did become officials, there was a high likelihood of being dismissed. The famous Minister Zhang Juzheng from the Ming Dynasty was impeached on a major charge because he did not mourn at home when his parents died– a violation of filial piety. At that time, since the court could not do without him, the Emperor revived him. However, ultimately, he was still charged with this crime. Although modern times are not as stringent as ancient times about filial duties, such matters still seriously affect a government official’s image when made public. It will greatly affect their moral evaluation.

Luo Xujin couldn’t imagine what would happen if Wu Jianjun and Ding Zhongming thought of him as an unfilial son.

Perhaps when it came time for his promotion, just one remark from them remarking “He is an unfilial son” could disqualify him.

Therefore, he quickly defended himself, stating that as long as his parents wished, they could come to the city to live at any time. It didn’t matter whether they lived with him or separately; he would buy them a house and hire a caretaker.

His younger brother Luo Xuming expressed a similar sentiment.

Luo Xuming, who also held a government office, held a position similar to Luo Xujin’s.

The sons of Luo Lianguan, Luo Xuzhong was a businessman doing quite well; and his younger brother Luo Xunian was employed in a public institution. Both Luo Xuzhong and Luo Xunian, not daring to offend Wu Jianjun and Ding Zhongming or wanting to leave a bad impression on these leaders, also quickly made their stance known.

Seeing how the situation unfolded, Luo Ziling exchanged a few glances with Ouyang Feifei and Yang Qingyin standing beside him, with a somewhat amused yet incredulous expression.

The two women shared a similar sentiment; finding it funny yet unbelievable.

The negotiation meeting had turned into a farce.

Wu Jianjun and Ding Zhongming were also bemused, but they knew the situation could likely be resolved simply.

However, they did not state their stance.

Luo Liansheng certainly did not expect his two brothers, in front of so many people, to express their dissatisfaction with their sons, and was a bit slow to respond. After thinking for a moment, he spoke up again, offering to pay twenty million to buy out the old house property rights originally belonging to Luo Liankai and Luo Lianguan. He would pay in full and also help his two brothers buy two sets of houses in the city for them to comfortably spend their later years.

Additionally, he would finance the renovation of the old house and was willing to turn the old house into a cultural relic site for public viewing.

In the future, he would live in the old house, serving as the volunteer caretaker, which means he was planning to spend his later years there.

Luo Ziling was taken aback, never expecting that his grandfather would not want to stay in Yanjing and was preparing to return to Yuezhou. He was quite puzzled and somewhat unable to accept this, but in front of so many people, he didn’t ask further.

Luo Liansheng’s willingness to spend twenty million each to buy out the properties from his two brothers startled everyone present.

Even Wu Jianjun and Ding Zhongming were startled.

They did not expect Luo Liansheng to spend so lavishly.

Luo Liankai and Luo Lianguan, including their sons and grandsons, were also taken aback.

Twenty million was not an astronomical figure, but it was indeed a very frightening number.

Moreover, the old house was in the suburbs, not within the city.

Luo Xujin knew the compensation prices for demolitions and relocations in Yuezhou. A rural house with the same area as the old house might receive about five million in compensation, which was already quite impressive.

Luo Liansheng’s willingness to spend forty million to buy the property rights from his two brothers meant that the house was valued at sixty million.

The price was far beyond their expectations, hitting their hearts hard.