Scumbag Chapter 199 The Real Young Master Doesn’t Care For The Crematorium Trope (21)

Soon, the reason behind the Lu Family’s grandson being kidnapped was dug up.

Now, all the netizens knew that it was because the old lady of the Lu Family was addicted to playing mahjong and ended up losing her grandson.

One of the old lady’s mahjong buddies even spilled the beans. She explained that Grandpa Lu’s addiction was so bad that once she got into the game, she’d forget everything else. And after her grandson was kidnapped, she only stayed home for three months before returning to the mahjong table to battle it out.

The old lady didn't know that this matter had been posted online. When she made an appointment with her friends to go out again, some passers-by pointed fingers at her.

“That’s her! The one who lost her grandson because of mahjong!"

"I like to play mahjong too, but I don't play as crazily as her! What’s wrong with mahjong? The problem is the addiction."

"Little Bhikkhu Mingting is so pitiful..."

At first, Grandma Lu didn’t understand what was happening.

The old lady only realized that she had become a ‘celebrity’ until someone asked her in person, ‘Was it true that you went back to mahjong just four months after your grandson disappeared? Didn’t you feel any guilt?’

“Who did this?!” The old lady cried at home.

She only has such a hobby, what's wrong with it?

Now, the thing she’d been avoiding for so long had been exposed. Everyone knew how Mingting had gone missing.

From then on, the old lady blamed Mingting in her heart.

‘If his identity hadn’t been exposed, would those people have dug into his past? The incident was over fourteen or fifteen years ago… why drag it up now? I’d lost all my face because of it!’

“He hasn’t even come back yet, and he’s already causing so much trouble. I think this grandson was born to be my jinx!"

The old lady complained privately to the housekeeper, Mrs. Zhao.

“Who knows if he’s really busy or just doesn’t want to come home at all?"

Grandma Lu’s dissatisfaction with Mingting grew, and she grumbled about it repeatedly in front of Lu Song and He Qiaoqiao.

She used superstition to make her point, saying that He Qiaoqiao had a difficult labor when giving birth, finally delivering Mingting but damaging her own health in the process, needing years to recover. Wasn’t that proof he’s a jinx?

The old lady also claimed that Mingting must already know about their existence, but he hadn’t even made a single phone call after all this time. Clearly, since he wasn’t raised by them, he had no emotional connection to the family at all.

Finally, she brought up one more thing… they had never actually seen Mingting in person. The police said Mingting was their Lu Family’s child, but they had never done a DNA test. There was no way to confirm if it was true.

What if it turned out to be an imposter? Then the Lu Family would become the biggest joke of all!

Lu Song didn’t quite believe the first point.

He Qiaoqiao’s difficult labor was because she had been overly nourished during pregnancy, leading to a large baby, while her pelvis was narrow. That had nothing to do with ‘jinx’.

But the second point struck a chord with Lu Song.

As the days passed, Mingting’s apparent indifference gradually cooled Lu Song’s initial excitement and joy at finding his son.

‘Was work really that busy? Couldn’t he at least send a WeChat message or make a phone call?’

‘What was this kid’s deal?’

And then there was the old lady’s third point.

Without a medical test, without definitive proof… was he really their son? That was still up in the air.

Lu Song didn’t want to go through all this trouble only to bring home a fake.

After the old lady’s reminder, Lu Song started to have some doubts, ‘Was Xiang Mingting avoiding us because he was guilty? What if he wasn’t actually the Lu Family’s child at all?’

He Qiaoqiao had the same thought as Lu Song, though she didn’t show it.

Mingting was indeed busy during this time. After donating his anti-kidnapping software to the government for free, there were still many follow-up tasks to handle.

Once he was done, he contacted Grandpa Lu.

The moment Grandpa Lu saw Mingting, he knew this had to be his grandson, as the resemblance across generations was unmistakable.

On the contrary, Grandma Lu scrutinized Mingting from head to toe and scoffed.

“I still think we shouldn’t be too hasty. Who knows if we’re welcoming an imposter? He hasn't appeared for so long, who’s to say he wasn’t busy fabricating fake evidence?"

The old lady’s tone was dripping with sarcasm.

Lately, she hadn’t dared to step outside, and she blamed Mingting for all of it.

“What are you saying?" Grandpa Lu hadn’t expected his wife to cause trouble on the very day Mingting returned.

‘What was wrong with her?’

"The old lady is right! We should definitely get a scientific test done. Otherwise, just anyone could claim to be my relative, how annoying would that be?" Mingting shot back with a smirk.

When the old lady first saw Mingting's gentle smile, she thought he was a good-tempered person, but who knew his temper was this sharp.

“What’s that supposed to mean? Is that any way to speak to your elders?"

The old lady slammed the table.

“Oh? We haven’t even done the DNA test yet. What right do you have to act all high and mighty, playing the elder?"

Mingting sneered, "No wonder people always say it’s not that the elderly turn bad, but that bad people grow old. Now I finally understand what that means."

"You… you…" The old lady was convinced Mingting was indirectly blaming her for losing him all those years ago. She was so furious her chest heaved, nearly exploding.

“A-Song! Are you just going to stand there and let your son lecture your mother like this?!"

The old lady roared.

Lu Song hadn’t even processed what was happening before Mingting had already verbally eviscerated the old lady to the point of almost spurting out blood.

He glared at Mingting angrily, "Kneel down! Apologize to your grandmother!"

“You two are really hilarious!" Mingting simply found a chair and sat down.

“Just a second ago, you were saying I wasn’t your biological son, so why are you calling yourselves both my father and grandmother now? So you only play the elder card when it’s convenient for you?"

“By the way, may I ask, since the Qing Dynasty fell long ago, are you from the Bordered Yellow Banner or the Plain Yellow Banner? Is it popular in your family to force people to kneel down and apologize in this day and age?!"

Mingting’s mouth was like a machine gun, shooting sharp words without stopping, leaving Lu Song completely helpless.

Before meeting Mingting, Lu Song had imagined what his son’s personality might be like.

Since he grew up in a temple, Mingting should be gentle and charitable. Especially after seeing the photos posted by netizens, Lu Song thought that this was a child with a good character.

Who would have thought that appearances can be deceiving.