After listening to the advice of the nanny, Liu had been looking for the right time to have a good talk with Ran Qi. Finally one day, she found a time when Ran Qi was relatively free and called him to her room.

As soon as she saw Ran Qi, Liu couldn't wait to start preaching earnestly. She talked nonstop for most of the day, and her words kept coming out of her mouth like a string of cannonballs.

The overall idea expressed in this long speech actually revolves around one core point: that is, Ranchen is his biological brother, and as an elder brother, Ranqi should help him.

Moreover, there are only two brothers in the general's mansion, so they should support and help each other. Now that Ran Qi has become a majestic general, he naturally needs to help his brother Ran Chen more.

However, no matter how hard Liu tried to persuade him, Ran Qi remained indifferent.

His face was as gloomy as water, and he sat there like a sculpture, as if he was deaf to every word Liu said.

Finally, when Liu was out of breath, Ran Qi slowly said, "Mother, you don't know. Ran Chen has been overly pampered and spoiled by you over the years, so that he has developed many bad habits. In my opinion, not letting him become an official may be the greatest help to our Ran family!"

After saying this, Ran Qi stood up and left the room without looking back, leaving Liu standing there in a daze with a look of astonishment and anger on her face.

Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over, her chest heaving violently, she stared at the direction where Ran Qi left with her eyes wide open, her teeth chattering. Suddenly, she could no longer suppress her anger, turned around abruptly, raised her hand and swept the neatly arranged exquisite porcelain on the table to the ground. There was a crackling sound, and those priceless porcelains instantly turned into countless fragments, flying everywhere.

Seeing the mess on the floor, Liu became increasingly anxious. She frowned, rubbing the corners of her clothes with both hands, and paced back and forth in the room.

However, in sharp contrast to her, Ran Chen sat leisurely in the chair, not caring at all about what was happening in front of him.

Losing his official position seemed to be of no concern to him. He thought to himself: It doesn't matter even if I lose my official hat now, after all, the general's mansion will fall into my hands sooner or later.

Seeing this, Liu was even more anxious. She knew that she couldn't let Ranchen continue to be so decadent, otherwise the whole family would be in crisis.

Helplessly, she suppressed her anger, walked up to Ranchen, and advised earnestly: "Chen'er, you should be more careful! Now that your elder brother has lost power, it is time for us to revive. You idle away your time and spend your days in debauchery. How can you be worthy of this family business? You should go out and make more friends with powerful people, so as to pave the way for the future!"

Unexpectedly, Ran Chen was not moved after hearing this. Instead, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Mom, don't worry about it! My eldest brother has no children yet. After he dies, the position of general will naturally be mine. In that case, why should I bother with that?" After saying that, he crossed his legs and continued to leisurely eat melon seeds.

Liu was so angry that her face turned blue. She pointed at Ranchen's nose and cursed, "You good-for-nothing! Do you really have to wait until your elder brother passes the General's Mansion to someone else? If you continue to be so unmotivated, sooner or later we will be kicked out!"

Ran Chen looked indifferent and replied lazily: "Mom, you are really worrying too much. I am just enjoying life temporarily. When the time is right, I will get what I want. Don't worry!"

If she hadn't had this one biological child, Liu would have kicked Ranchen out. She was so angry that her face turned red, her eyes were wide open, her chest was heaving violently, and she was holding the cane tightly in her hand, as if she was going to hit Ranchen the next moment.

"You idiot! Are you blind and can't you see? Your eldest brother has already begun to carefully train the children of your second uncle and third uncle! In my opinion, maybe he is planning to let other people's children inherit our general's mansion! When that time comes, I want to see how you can still live a comfortable life!" Liu shouted at Ran Chen in anger.

When Ranchen heard this, he panicked and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. "Oh, mother, please don't talk nonsense! Big brother only has me as his biological brother, and Ranliang is just his biological nephew. Even if big brother really wants to find someone to inherit the family business, who else can he give it to if not me?"

"Humph! It would be great if he really had such a conscience! I have lived for most of my life, what kind of people have I not seen? Judging from your eldest brother's current attitude of not caring about you, I think this might really be possible!" Liu stomped the crutch in her hand so hard that the ground shook slightly.

Hearing his mother's scolding, Ranchen couldn't help but feel resentful: "Mom, since I was a child, you have always thought I was stupid and praised my elder brother for being smart. Now my elder brother has become a majestic general and is respected by everyone.

But how can I decide all this? It's all because of you that you didn't give me a smart mind when you gave birth to me, which made me so clumsy and incompetent. If I could be as smart as my elder brother, maybe I would have been a famous general by now!"

"You, you, you..." After hearing what Ranchen said, Liu's eyes widened, her face full of anger and she pointed at him, her lips trembling but she couldn't say a word. Because of her excessive emotion, her body shook violently. If it weren't for the personal nanny beside her who quickly supported her and gently patted her back to help her breathe, I'm afraid Liu would have fainted on the spot.

After a long time, Liu finally calmed down from her anger and shock, but her face was still as pale as paper and her breathing was a little rapid. After a long time, she managed to calm down and slowly said, "Mother did this for your own good, child, why can't you understand my painstaking efforts?"

At this point, Liu couldn't help but sighed, and then continued: "Now our General's Mansion still has your eldest brother to support it, but if your eldest brother encounters an accident or something happens to him, what will happen to the General's Mansion?"

Seeing Ranchen's indifferent expression, Liu became even more anxious and raised her voice, "Besides, you haven't even managed to get a job yet. Does that mean that the whole family will have to rely on Liang'er alone in the future?"

However, facing his mother's questioning, Ran Chen not only showed no shame, but also refuted confidently: "Mom, you are too worried! My eldest brother is in his prime, strong and skilled in martial arts, how could he die so easily? What's more, there is no war in the border area now, and the situation is relatively stable.

Our family can enjoy such a peaceful and beautiful life in peace! I really can't understand why you always force me to work hard? In my opinion, it is enough for our general's mansion to have a majestic general like my brother. If there is another powerful official, it may become a disaster for the general's mansion!"

Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over, her chest was heaving violently, and her face was flushed. She could never have imagined that her son Ranchen, whom she had raised with great difficulty, was so stupid that he knew nothing about Ranqi's life experience and didn't even notice what she was thinking.

You know, if Ran Chen could have made his mark in officialdom earlier, gotten a position, or even been promoted to become an important official in the court, then according to Liu's original plan, Ran Qi should have retired from the position of general.

However, reality disappointed Liu. Ranchen was idle all day long, doing nothing, just muddling through life, with no ambition or drive at all.

Seeing great opportunities slipping away again and again, Liu was extremely anxious, but she could do nothing about it. She really wanted to build a career for Ranchen, but this was ultimately just an unrealistic fantasy.

Liu was so angry that she chopped her crutches and said, "What an injustice, what an injustice!"

Just when Liu was still very angry, something happened to Ranliang!