Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

As soon as Li Tianze gave the order, Leng Youran felt that the strange aura around them had completely dissipated.

"Have you decided when to act?"

"Big Brother is integrating the people under the control of my two brothers. We have confirmed that there are Zhuangzi at the exits of the other four secret passages, so we have to act separately."

"Well, that's right. Otherwise, it would be a mistake if it aroused suspicion from one party."

He would not ask why Leng Youran had such accurate information. He was not a fool. He had not seen Zhu Dazhi since he took over the Governor's Mansion. He thought that Zhu Dazhi must have been under her control.

"Next, wait until Big Brother gathers everyone, and then we'll take action. As for Huo Tong and Li Yi, I'll have An Er bring the people from Nanshan Court to replace them. That way, we'll have almost all the manpower."

Another difficulty is that there are five secret passages everywhere, plus the manor outside the city, which means there are five to deal with in total, and now we are still short of people to lead two of them.

"But you're worried about the commander?"

Leng Youran didn't hide it, "Yeah."

"Although Tianduo and Tianming are not good at martial arts, they are smart. Tianduo is thoughtful and meticulous, and with him leading Tianming, he can also handle things on his own."

Leng Youran nodded slightly, "Then I'll have to trouble them. As for the other one..."

"Let my second and third brothers go. My father and the others are older after all." After thinking about it, Leng Youran said.

"Well, don't worry too much. When you were away, your eldest brother, second brother, and third brother were all strong men. You don't have to deliberately protect them. They are not as fragile and incompetent as you think."

Leng Youran fell silent after hearing what he said.

It seemed like she didn't take them into account in anything she did after she came back, as if that was a way to protect them.

Is she wrong?

"Sometimes protecting them too well isn't necessarily a good thing. Think about it, are you going to have to do everything in the Northland by yourself from now on? You're putting all the burdens on yourself. Have you ever considered that maybe they want to help you, but you've always acted too independent, as if you've separated them from you. Over time, will they feel incompetent? Will they feel like a burden to you?"

Leng Youran quietly digested Li Tianze's words.

Ever since she came back, no matter what happened, she seemed to be deliberately avoiding other people, except for Old Man Leng. She was always used to not letting them get involved.

Even Mr. Leng was the same. Even though she told him a lot of things, she was used to not telling them anything dangerous.

Her original intention was not to make them worry, but would her family really stop worrying if she didn't say anything?

Thinking of Hua Qinrou, I thought of the expressions on the faces of my second, third, and eldest brothers and sister every time I went back and saw them wanting to ask something but not daring to.

It seems that I was really wrong.

Although she kept emphasizing that they were all her family, her actions showed that she did not treat them as a family.

Seeing that she seemed to be persuaded, Li Tianze continued, "You are not alone now. You can be sad, you can be weak, and you don't even have to intervene in many things. Just like this matter, if you tell them, will they not be able to help? No, whether it is your father or the old man, they were once independent people."

"Even if you want to give your family a better living environment, your parents don't belong to you alone, and your grandparents don't belong to you alone either. Do you know why many families hope to have a large family?"

Leng Youran raised her eyes and motioned for him to continue.

"It's because they hope to have someone to help them when they have problems."

Leng Youran's eyes were dark.

Yes!

Did she really accept them from the bottom of her heart?

She obviously accepted it!

But why doesn't she want them to know anything she does?

Is it really just because I’m afraid they’ll worry?

Li Tianze saw her melancholy and said, "Don't think too much. Maybe it's your previous lifestyle that makes you so eccentric, but you have to remember that you are back. You have family and you have people to rely on."

Leng Youran looked at him sideways and steadily.

rely on...

She had heard these two words many times, but she never seemed to take them to heart.

After being pointed out by Li Tianze today, I realized that I was really wrong before.

And it's so wrong.

"I want to go back."

Li Tianze looked at the girl who suddenly stood up in front of him, and raised the corner of his mouth, "Well, I will go back with you."

Leng Youran nodded slightly, and the two of them flew out of Nanshan Courtyard one after the other.

As soon as she opened the door, she ran into Leng Yuyang head-on.

"Little sister, why are you back? I was just about to look for you."

"Brother, I have something to talk to you about. Let's go to grandfather's house to talk."

Leng Yuyang was full of doubts and glanced at Li Tianze who was following behind her.

Li Tianze just smiled faintly.

Leng Yuyang's fists hardened again. If he wasn't afraid of delaying his younger sister's work, he would have wanted to teach this old guy a lesson right now.

He snorted lightly, without inviting Li Tianze in, and followed Leng Youran to Grandpa Leng's yard.

Leng Youran arrived at the right time. Everyone in the family had finished their work and had nothing to do, so they sat together and chatted.

Leng Qiuling and Leng Hanshuang were embroidering with handkerchiefs in their hands.

Hua Qinrou and Ye Yushuang were accompanying the old lady and were measuring cloth, which looked like they were going to make clothes.

Leng Chengye, Leng Chengdong, Leng Yuze and Leng Yuning were talking to Old Man Leng.

When they heard someone coming in, they turned around and saw tears in Leng Youran's eyes.

Leng Yuyang and Li Tianze stood on both sides of her like two protectors.

"Ran'er? What's wrong with you?" Old Lady Leng put down the scissors in her hand and walked towards her quickly.

Leng Youran raised her head slightly and tried to hold back the tears that were about to flow.

She called out sweetly, "Grandma, I'm fine. I just have something I want to tell you."

Everyone looked at each other, all confused.

Old Master Leng stood up and said, "Ran'er, do you want us to go to the study to talk?"

Leng Youran shook his head, "No need, Grandfather. There's nothing to hide about this matter."

When Mr. Leng heard her say this, the emotions that had been accumulating in his heart dissipated, and his eyes lingered on Li Tianze for a moment.

"Okay, then you can talk here!"

Leng Youran supported Old Madam Leng and walked to the empty seat next to Leng Chengye and sat down. Seeing her like this, everyone also found a good seat and sat down.

The whole family was waiting for her next words.

Leng Youran quickly organized his words in his mind and spoke in one breath, "Grandmother, parents, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, sister, it's like this. Last night, my brother, Li Tianze, and I took over the Northland. Once we've consolidated the Northland, our family will move there to live."