Chapter 135 Pack your things and get out

Lu Qiming slowly raised his head and stared coldly at Yang Juanhua.

"So, you've always thought that I agreed to be with you to shut people up? To avoid gossip?"

"Ha! That's ridiculous! I agreed to be with you because you were honest and hardworking, and I thought we could spend our lives together."

"But what about you? You know perfectly well how many things you've done behind my back all these years! This is what happens when I'm soft-hearted! All my forbearance has only earned me ingratitude!"

"Alright! Now you know the truth, and you know that you are not related to me by blood at all, so stop lingering here."

"This house is no place for you to stay, and I owe you nothing. Pack your things and get out! Don't linger!"

The air inside the room seemed to freeze instantly, and even the sound of the wind outside the window seemed to stop.

Yang Juanhua's face flushed red, her chest heaved violently, and her lips trembled.

"After so many years of marriage, don't you have any affection left? Why do you have to be so ruthless? Have you ever thought about how long you could live if you forcibly kicked us out? It's freezing outside. If we leave, you'll be lying in bed all alone, unable to move. No one will cook for you, no one will bring you water, and no one will care for you if you get sick. How will you survive?"

"You still expect Shen Cuifen to take care of you in your old age? Don't dream! She can even abandon her own son, why would she care about an old man who's halfway to the grave? Don't be naive!"

Lu Weidong panicked, cold sweat beading on his forehead, and hurriedly waved his hands to explain.

“Dad! Even if I’m not your biological son, we’ve been father and son for so many years, eating together, working together, visiting each other during the New Year, and going to the graves during Qingming Festival. Have I not been there for you in every single one of these times?”

"My feelings for you are real! This love won't change because of blood ties! I'll take care of you! Really! As long as you forgive me, we'll move back immediately, and everything will be the same as before!"

Lu Qiming sneered, slowly bent down, and used the edge of the bed to stand up.

Despite her trembling legs, she forced herself to walk to the door.

He turned around abruptly and spat on the muddy ground with a "pui" sound.

"Bullshit! I've been bedridden for so long, who brought me tea and water? It was Cuifen!"

"Who got up in the middle of the night to change my dressings and bathe me? It was Cuifen! Who braved the cold stares to run to the hospital for me and borrow money to get my medicine? It was still Cuifen!"

"You, Lu Weidong? Where are you? Busy saving money to build yourself a new house! I don't care about your fake filial piety!"

"I've had enough of living! I've had enough of this lifetime of deception and lies! Once you're all gone, I'll end it all myself, whether I take pills or jump into a well, I won't drag anyone down with me!"

Before the words were even finished, Shen Cuifen, who had been standing silently in the corner, suddenly spoke up.

"The village chief is here today, so I'll say this in front of everyone: From now on, I will be responsible for Lu Qiming's later years!"

"As long as I have a breath left, I will not let him go hungry or cold for a single night. I do not seek any reward or recognition, I only ask to have a clear conscience."

Since we can't let them die, let's make them suffer a fate worse than death!

She wanted to make these people experience the deepest suffering in the world, so that every time they opened their eyes, they would face despair, and every time they closed their eyes, they would suffer.

She wanted to see how they would survive without a house, money, or land!

In fact, Lu Qiming did not initially intend to rely on Shen Cuifen.

The house was given to her out of desperation, and also to preserve the last shred of dignity.

He was prepared to live out his days alone.

Eating alone, sleeping alone, waiting for the end of life alone.

Upon hearing these words, the old man's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down his face.

He thought he had long since become numb.

But the word "family" can still easily break down his defenses.

"Did you hear me! Dad doesn't need your help!"

Shen Cuifen's voice was shrill.

She pointed to the doorway, her face full of disdain.

"Who gave you permission to come back without permission? This is no longer your territory!"

"Hurry up! Pack your things and get out of here right now!"

She kicked over an old stool by the door with a loud bang.

Everyone in the room was startled.

She gave them no time to react, continuing to yell, "Stop dawdling! Get out now! Not a minute longer!"

Because Lu Qiming was paralyzed in bed, he couldn't go to town to change his name, so the land deed still listed Lu Weidong's name.

The yellowed land deed lay quietly at the bottom of the drawer, the writing on it somewhat blurred due to age and dampness.

Lu Qiming originally planned to go through the formalities when he felt a little better, but he never expected that it would be delayed for more than ten years.

Now he is paralyzed in bed and unable to move, even speaking is difficult, let alone going to the town government in person.

And so the legal loopholes were exploited to the fullest extent.

"What are you talking about, getting out or not!"

Zhou Wenjuan rushed into the yard carrying a tattered cloth bag.

Her hair was messily pulled back, and fine beads of sweat glistened on her forehead.

She had just retrieved her belongings from the Cao family and was planning to move into Lu Weidong's house.

Along the way, she was still figuring out where to put the boxes and where to build a stove.

She thought that at least she had a place to stay, and that things would gradually get better from now on.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped through the door, I heard Lu Qiming yelling at me to kick people out.

"How...how could this happen?"

Lu Zhongping also squeezed in.

He was tall, and his shoulders were almost stuck in the doorway. He struggled to get in.

He had just accompanied Zhou Wenjuan home to tidy up.

How come Grandpa wants to kick Mom and Dad out in the blink of an eye?

His mind was in complete chaos; he couldn't understand how things had turned out this way.

"Grandpa, what's going on? Why are you kicking my dad and grandma out?"

"Master, did Shen Cuifen whisper something in your ear again?"

He turned his head sharply, his gaze fixed on Shen Cuifen, who was standing to the side, sneering.

He'd already signed the severance agreement, so he was too lazy to call her "Mom" anymore and just called her by her name.

Upon hearing this, the village chief understood.

Lu Zhongping is an ungrateful wretch.

In his view, the boy had been spoiled since childhood, was ungrateful, and was always causing trouble.

Now that there's trouble at home, instead of helping to mediate, they're publicly arguing with their elders.

"Oh, your grandpa just said that your dad is a bastard, and that your parents should pack their things and get out."

The village chief replied crisply and decisively.

Shen Cuifen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She covered her mouth, her shoulders trembling slightly.

The village chief coughed twice, almost laughing himself.

But he quickly realized the situation was inappropriate, forced himself to hold it in, and his face turned slightly red.

Laughable as it may be, the more he looked at this family, the more disgusted he felt.

He glanced at Lu Qiming's pale face, shook his head, and turned to leave.

Lu Weidong has really made something of himself!

Last night, they were secretly doing those shady things.

This morning, the mistress walked into the Lu family's gate with big bags and small packages, acting all high and mighty!

Shen Cuifen and Lu Weidong had just received their divorce certificate; the paper hadn't even had time to warm up yet.

They couldn't wait to change sides and start their own business.

This scene was utterly absurd and astonishing.

Like mother, like son.

There must be a reason behind Lu Weidong's shamelessness and ostentatious behavior.