Seeing that her usually uninvolved father-in-law was unusually polite today and invited her over to talk, Lu Xiao reminded herself to be extra vigilant.

"Dad, Sister Qiuqun." After greeting them, Lu Xiao stopped talking. At this moment, whoever gets anxious first will be at a disadvantage. Lu Xiao simply started thinking about how to achieve his goal later.

In the afternoon, Lu Xiao discussed with her brother-in-law how much compensation the Chang family elders had left from the orchard expropriation, and whether they could take this opportunity to use the money to buy a new house and register it in their own name.

“Ah Xiao, you’ve been married into our family for over ten years now. We’ve all seen what you’ve done for this family over the past ten years. Jianmin, come here and explain the photos to your wife.”

"Honey, Xiaoxiao, I was wrong. You can hit me or scold me, I'll accept it. The woman in the photo was introduced to me by a contractor from my company. Actually, I haven't known her for very long..."

Chang Jianmin rattled off a long story, a mix of truth and lies, emphasizing that he was only temporarily tempted and was just playing along, and vowing to break off all contact with that woman afterward.

Then, with Old Master Chang encouraging Chang Jianmin and Aunt Chang offering comfort and reassurance, Lu Xiao stopped keeping a stern face.

"Stop talking, Chang Jianmin. Tell me, how can you face me after all these years of working so hard to manage the household and raise your children?..."

Lu Xiao wasn't stupid. To achieve his goal, complaining was a must. Only by putting his own merits and hard work on the table and exaggerating the other party's mistakes would the other party follow his line of thinking.

After a long and heartfelt explanation, Lu Xiao finally revealed her desire to buy a house, and that she had an irresistible reason for it.

“Dad, it’s not that I’m being overconfident and want to buy a house, it’s just that Decheng and his sister are both grown up now and it’s time for them to have their own rooms.”

“It’s good that Jianmin was tempted this time and we found out early. If that vixen had been bewitched and handed over all the family’s money, my two children and I would have had no way to survive. That’s why I want my name on the deed for the new house.”

As Lu Xiao spoke eloquently, Chang Jianmin's face grew increasingly guilty. Lu Xiao knew Chang Jianmin's personality well, so after a few words, Chang Jianmin was already planning to buy a house to appease his wife. Anyway, his parents would pay for it, and even if his parents didn't have the money, he had so many older sisters and brothers.

There's nothing wrong with taking this opportunity to have another house for the family. With that in mind, Chang Jianmin began to persuade his father.

"Dad, I know I'm useless and can't provide a good environment for my two children, so could I borrow some money from you and Mom first? I'm thinking..."

Chang Qiuqun remained silent throughout, her brows furrowing with increasing gloom. She glanced at her father's expression; it seemed Lu Xiao's house purchase was likely settled.

only……

“Ah Xiao, it’s a good thing that you want to buy a house, but your mother and I don’t have much money left, and we can’t afford to buy a house with that much money. Isn’t there such a thing as a down payment loan for buying a house? Why don’t we do that? Your mother and I will pay the down payment, and you can pay the loan yourselves, okay?”

Grandpa Chang wasn't stupid; someone who played cards all day had heard of the latest ways to buy a house. He knew this new house was a must-buy, otherwise his son's family wouldn't be stable, but he wasn't willing to take out tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan all at once.

"Dad, mortgage interest rates are so high these days. Borrowing 100,000 and having to pay back 150,000 is such a loss. Besides, our orchard compensation shouldn't be so low as to be unable to come up with 200,000!"

Lu Xiao nudged Chang Jianmin in the back, and Chang Jianmin immediately begged for help. The couple had a tacit understanding about relying on their parents for financial support for many years, and Chang Jianmin knew it was his turn to step in with just a small gesture from Lu Xiao.

"This..." Two hundred thousand! Although they have it, it still hurts to take it all out at once!

Seeing the hopeful look in his son and daughter-in-law's eyes, and considering that his son had just done something to betray his daughter-in-law, Old Master Chang couldn't refuse.

"Qiuqun, why don't you sisters come back this weekend? Let's discuss it together."

"Dad!" Chang Qiuqun felt a pang of sadness, but years of obedience prevented her from uttering a word of refusal. In the end, she could only say, "I know."

Chang Qiuqun glanced at her beaming younger brother and her smug sister-in-law, and her heart clenched with resentment. She knew that all they had discussed when they came back over the weekend was getting the married daughters to contribute money to buy a house for their brother.

On her way home, Chang Qiuqun thought a lot. When she was preparing to open her oil press, she didn't have much money left after buying the machines. At that time, there was a batch of high-quality peanuts at a good price. She didn't have enough money, so she went back to her parents' home to borrow money. In the end, she borrowed 20,000 out of 50,000 yuan, and borrowed the remaining 30,000 yuan from her third sister.

She knew her parents weren't unable to come up with 50,000 yuan, but rather unwilling to part with it. She also thought about how her younger brother, Chang Jianmin, needed money to buy a house, and her own father had unhesitatingly offered 100,000 yuan.

Even so, Chang Jianmin was still not satisfied! His own father wanted his married daughters to pay for his brother's house?

The clearer Chang Qiuqun thought about it, the more confused she became.

At the same time, guests also came to the home of the mistress that Uncle Chang was keeping.

“Brother Hua, I received a call from a stranger saying that Chang Jianmin’s wife already knows about my affair with him, and that old hag is planning to get Chang Jianmin to dump me.”

A young and charming woman sat in the man's lap, her fingers restlessly teasing and drawing circles on his chest.

“I’ve called Chang Jianmin’s pager several times, but he hasn’t answered my calls! What do you think he means by that?”

"Dump you? Would Chang Jianmin dare? You know he took a lot of kickbacks from me for projects, and you were the one I introduced to him."

The man named Hua Ge enjoyed the woman's teasing while continuously massaging her hands.

"What if he dares? Recently, Brother Hua said he wanted to take over the project in the town below. I've told him about it several times, but he hasn't given me a definite answer yet!"

The woman, her face flushed and slightly out of breath, kept humming and muttering as she complained.

"And... Brother Hua, I think I'm pregnant, and it's yours."

"Really?" The man was excited, but then he became troubled. He had a shrew at home, and he couldn't accept this child.

"Baby, you know my situation." The man kept comforting the woman, trying to get her to cooperate and compromise through sex.

"Now that Chang Jianmin's wife knows about you, you should get Chang Jianmin to divorce his wife and marry you. That way, our child will have a better future."

The man didn't want his son to be born out of wedlock, so he set his sights on Chang Jianmin. As for whether Chang Jianmin would cooperate or not, he had plenty of ways to make him obey.

"Okay, but you can't really leave me and the kids behind, otherwise..."

Before the woman could finish speaking, her mouth was sealed shut, leaving behind a room filled with alluring and enchanting beauty.