Now that Luo Li had returned,
discussing which path Luo Li should take next
had become an urgent matter.
Some issues would not lead to good results if they were endlessly delayed. Worse still, there was a certain chance they would develop into bad outcomes. Luo Tianshen and everyone present understood this.
That was why Luo Tianshen had such a headache.
After all, if the Lu Yuan Luo Li had brought back was not her Dao Companion—or, taking a step back, if they were not at least nominally in such a relationship—he would have far more room to maneuver than he did now.
To put it more bluntly,
it was not as though Luo Li could not choose her own companion.
When it came to a companion,
Luo Li truly had no need to consider anyone else's opinion.
Including that of her grandfather.
Only the person wearing the shoes knew whether they fit.
Without question, Luo Li was the one wearing them.
But before putting on the shoes, Luo Li first had to obtain the money to buy them. If that metaphor was still not fitting enough, then put another way, Luo Li at least had to earn the basic qualification to enter the store.
Even if the shoes Luo Li chose were free,
cost nothing,
and were willing to follow Luo Li of their own accord.
Taking those shoes down from the counter was a basic requirement Luo Li had to fulfill. In other words, she had to be able to enter the store.
Setting metaphors aside and speaking of reality,
discarding all those technical terms,
and putting it in the most practical and easily understood terms,
strength, prestige, and the right to speak—these were what Luo Li currently lacked, and they were also the fundamental pillars supporting her