Because Liu treated her coldly and neglected her, and poured all her love on Ranchen, Ranran gradually developed dissatisfaction and resentment towards her mother. Faced with such a situation, Ranran felt extremely lonely and helpless.

When she tried to ask others for help but got nothing, Ran Ran had no choice but to drag her heavy steps back to the Fan family. However, what was waiting for her was more suffering and torture.

After a period of observation and exploration, it seems that Fanju has gradually figured out the tricks.

He knew that Ran Qi didn't like his sister, and he racked his brains to torture Ran Ran by various means. Because as long as he saw Ran Ran in pain and having a hard time, Fan Que could seize the opportunity to make further progress in his official career and get a chance to be promoted. Therefore, Fan Que treated Ran Ran more and more harshly and mercilessly.

Before long, the beautiful Ran Ran was tortured to the point of looking haggard, as if she had aged a dozen years in an instant. Her eyes lost their former luster, her face became pale and thin, and she looked exhausted and lifeless.

But even so, Liu still had no time to care about the misfortunes her daughter had suffered. At this moment, she was only thinking about how to help Ranchen regain his original official position. To this end, she ran around and tried every possible way, but every effort ended in failure.

Later, Liu finally discovered that it was Ran Qi who was secretly plotting, constantly sabotaging her plans and hindering Ran Chen's return to officialdom.

If Ranqi had not shown any other abnormalities during this period, Liu would have suspected that Ranqi knew something?

Finally, when there was really no other way to think of, Liu came to Ran Qi again with a sad face and said to him earnestly: "Look, you only have Chen Er as your brother! As an elder brother, shouldn't you help him? In the future, when both of you enter the officialdom, you can take care of each other, right?"

Hearing this, Ran Qi's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly. He knew his brother Ran Chen very well. He was simply a hopeless case. Asking him to help? Don't be kidding!

However, in the face of his mother Liu's earnest expectations, Ran Qi still suppressed his dissatisfaction and replied: "Mother, you don't know that Ran Chen's current unemployment at home is already the best outcome. With his temperament, if he continues to stay in the officialdom, I am afraid that not only will he not achieve anything, but it is very likely to bring unimaginable disasters to our entire Ran family!"

Although Ranchen was indeed useless, being useless was one thing, but whether he could be an official was another matter. In Liu's mind, she only had one precious son like Ranchen in her life, so she naturally hoped that he could make a name for himself and bring honor to the family.

So, Liu still insisted, "Chen'er is still young after all, so his personality is inevitably a little unstable. But as the eldest brother, you have to be more patient and spend more time teaching him. I believe that with time, he will definitely make progress."

Ran Qi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and responded softly: "Do you believe what you said? Now this huge Ran Mansion can be supported by me alone, and there is no need for Ran Chen to intervene at all!"

Upon hearing this, Liu's face darkened instantly, and she retorted unhappily: "Ranchen is a member of our Ran family after all. As a member of the family, he should work hard. And as the eldest sister, you should help him more!"

Ran Qi looked determined, his eyes did not flinch, and he said calmly: "The so-called future is achieved through hard work. If Ran Chen really wants to stand out, he can either rely on his own knowledge to take the imperial examination and get a good score, or join the army, fight in battle, and use his military exploits to gain fame and wealth. There is no other way!"

Seeing that Ran Qi was determined and had no intention of compromising, Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Ran Qi and shouted angrily: "You...you girl, do you really want to piss me off to death?"

"Mother, calm down. I am only telling you the truth." Ran Qi remained calm and replied calmly, "Let's not talk about my relationship with Ran Chen. Just talking about this matter, everyone should be responsible for their own future instead of relying on others for help."

Liu's eyes widened, and she asked angrily, "Have you forgotten that you only have this one brother? What's the use of asking you to help out on weekdays? What's more, you may not be able to have children in this lifetime, and you will have to rely on Liang'er to take care of you in your old age. If you don't help the second house now, how can you expect them to remember your kindness in the future?"

However, in the face of Liu's repeated questions, Ran Qi remained unmoved and replied firmly: "Mother, there is no need to say more. My daughter has made up her mind. There is no need to discuss this matter further!"

Seeing Ran Qi was so stubborn and unyielding, Liu was furious and could no longer suppress her anger. She shouted, "Okay! Now you don't even want to listen to your mother, right? Do you really want to piss me off so much that I fall ill and can't get up from bed?"

Ran Qi showed an indifferent expression on his face, saying "whatever you want to think", and said slowly: "You are already quite old now, so you don't need to worry about the many affairs of this mansion anymore. Just spend your remaining years in peace and tranquility."

Then, he continued, "Don't accuse me of not considering others. I recently promoted that area, so I can be considered as helping them."

However, as soon as the words came out, Liu was immediately furious and shouted indignantly: "That Fan Qun is simply a villain who gets arrogant when he succeeds! Since he was promoted, he has never treated our Ran Er the same way as before!"

Liu became more and more angry as she spoke. She unconsciously clenched her hands into fists and raised her voice a few notches: "In my opinion, you have to demote that person immediately! Only in this way can we keep him under control and let us do whatever we want!"

In fact, Liu knew exactly what kind of person Fan Yu was. If Fan Yu really became successful, who knows how he would bully his daughter Ran Ran even more in the future.

Thinking back to the beginning, Liu had never looked down upon Fanyue as her son-in-law. However, Ranran threatened to die and insisted on marrying Fanyue.

Faced with such a stubborn daughter, Liu was helpless and finally nodded in agreement. However, at that time, Liu secretly thought that as long as Fanyue remained mediocre and failed to achieve much success, he would definitely not dare to treat Ranran badly because of fear of the power of the general's mansion.

It has always been like this in the past. Ran Qi has always suppressed Fanyue in the officialdom. I don’t know what happened, but Ran Qi has gone crazy recently and insists on promoting Fanyue.