Scumbag Chapter 197 The Real Young Master Doesn’t Care For The Crematorium Trope (19)

When the reporter interviewed Grandpa Lu, his attitude was very firm. He said that the Lu Family would never tolerate any wrongdoing. Everything depended on the evidence. If something was wrong, the person had to take responsibility. It was up to the law to decide the consequences.

But when the reporter asked about his biological grandson, Grandpa Lu’s face instantly lit up and he said that the child was very sensible and outstanding. He was also very proud of his grandson.

Mingting’s identity was soon dug up by the media and exposed to the public.

When netizens saw Mingting’s background, they collectively dropped to their knees in awe.

"Raised in a temple since childhood, skipped grades in school, became the city’s top scorer in the college entrance examination at 15, and earned a master’s degree by 19… what kind of brain does this guy have? How is he so brilliant?!"

"The key is… his cooking is delicious! [Picture][Picture][Picture] Does this look familiar? He’s Little Bhikkhu Mingting from Guiyi Temple!"

"AHHH! I’ve eaten the vegetarian meals made by the Little Bhikkhu before, they’re really delicious!"

"Here, feast your eyes on Little Bhikkhu Mingting’s photos! [Picture][Picture][Picture] Now I finally understand why the Queen of the Daughter Kingdom was so obsessed with the Tang Monk!" (T/N: It’s from the story of Journey to the West. Tang Monk is the monk protected by Sun Wukong.)

"Stop talking, I volunteer to be the lotus at the Holy Monk’s feet!"

The people who took the photos of Mingting are diners who have eaten vegetarian meals at Guiyi Temple for many years.

Every time Mingting returned to the temple during school breaks to help cook, these regulars would visit just to eat the vegetarian meals made by him, accumulating years’ worth of photos.

The pictures clearly showed Mingting’s transformation from a youthful, tender-faced boy into the refined and elegant young man he was now.

Someone once said that to test how good a man's appearance is, see if he looks handsome with a shaved head. Now, everyone's ideas have changed… A shaved head is the ultimate litmus test for god-tier beauty!

After learning about Mingting’s hardships, everyone felt deep sympathy for him.

He was kidnapped at 4 years old, but fortunate enough to meet the kind-hearted Abbot Hongde and the warm-hearted Grandpa and Grandma Xiang.

If Lu Minghua hadn’t concealed Mingting’s existence when he was 15, he might have reunited with his birth family long ago.

But instead, Lu Minghua not only hid the truth but also hired someone to stalk him… what a piece of trash!

Soon, floods of comments appeared under the official Weibo of ‘Shi Fu’, urging Grandpa Lu to ‘open his eyes and not be fooled by that scumbag’!

"Grandpa Lu, kick Lu Minghua out already!"

Some even went to Miao Wei’s Weibo after learning about the Miao Family’s drama, leaving comments like:

"Chairman Miao, your main account is ruined… time to start a new one!"

"The country supports having a second child… You are not too old, why not try for another?"

When Miao Rui saw these comments at home, she flew into a rage and smashed her dressing table mirror.

‘What does 'Abandon the main account and start a new one' mean?’

Especially after seeing comments like ‘If your daughter turns out like this, you might as well have given birth to a char siu bao… at least that would fill your stomach!’, Miao Rui was so furious that she started having stomach pains and was rushed to the hospital late at night.

"She’s pregnant right now… she shouldn’t overthink things or get too emotional. Otherwise, she could easily miscarry."

The gynecologist explained Miao Rui’s condition to the Miao Family. Her emotional instability was extremely harmful to the pregnancy.

When her family entered the hospital room, Miao Rui stared at Miao Wei.

"Dad, are you planning to give me a brother or sister? I don't care. You can only have me as a child! If you dare have a second child, I’ll kill myself!"

Miao Wei had been swamped with work lately and never expected his daughter’s hospitalization to be over this.

"Those were just random comments from netizens. Your Mom and I only want you, our precious daughter. Besides, we’re not young anymore, and having a child at this age would be risky for your Mom’s health."

"Then promise me!" Miao Rui insisted.

"Fine, fine, I promise! When has Daddy ever lied to you? Stop overthinking and don’t read those comments."

Only after Miao Wei’s reassurance did Miao Rui finally calm down.

Then, she suddenly remembered something.

"Dad, I've met this Xiang Mingting before!"

Miao Rui quickly pulled up photos taken by diners, one of which showed Mingting as a 10-year-old novice monk.

"It’s him! He’s the one stole my chicken leg in Sunjia Village… he’s the worst! Minghua must have been framed by him!"

"So it was him!" Miao Wei was stunned.

He remembered back then, when Miao Rui had tearfully complained to them about a child refusing to give her a chicken leg. The police said the child had gone missing, and they searched for a long time but never found him.

Later, Miao Wei learned that dozens of human traffickers in Sunjia Village had been poisoned by poisonous mushrooms and secretly felt relieved that his daughter hadn’t eaten that chicken leg, which had been cooked with poisonous mushrooms.

Now, it turned out that the missing child was the real grandson of the Lu Family!

Miao Wei felt a pang of sympathy for Mingting, ‘If he hadn’t gone missing and had been returned to the Lu family by the police, none of this mess with Lu Minghua would’ve happened.’

"Dad, hurry up and get someone to bail Minghua out. He’s never suffered like this before."

Miao Rui kept nagging.

Remembering the doctor’s warning and considering his daughter’s health, Miao Wei had no choice but to indulge her yet again.

Meanwhile, the old lady of the Lu Family was still worried about Lu Minghua.

"Qiaoqiao, Minghua has called you 'Mom' for 15 years. You can’t just abandon him now that we’ve found Xiao Ting!"

Grandma Lu’s eyes were red as she looked at He Qiaoqiao.

"Minghua is only 19, he’s still a child. Yes, he did wrong this time, but Xiao Ting is fine, isn’t he?"

"Those men in this family only know how to talk. Back then, they were the ones who wanted to adopt a child, and now they’re the ones giving up on him. Minghua is a human being, not some disposable toy."

"They’re always busy with work, never home… they don’t understand how hard it is to raise a child. Minghua grew up under our care, so you should know his character better than anyone! He was just scared… scared that we’d abandon him for Xiao Ting."

Grandma Lu truly couldn’t bear to part with Lu Minghua. After all, this grandson had brought her so much joy over the years.