Chapter 110 That was his secret stash he'd kept hidden for a long time…

Lu Lin put all his luggage in the car, then held his son and whispered instructions to his two younger brothers.

After discussing it with his family, Lu You decided to open a textile factory. Lu's father was very optimistic about it and was willing to invest. After discussing it with Lu Lin, Shen Rong also invested some money.

Lu You felt a lot of pressure. If the business didn't take off, all the money would be wasted. So he put all his energy into it. After the New Year, he would stay in Hucheng permanently, and Jiang Yufen would bring their daughter to take care of her husband.

Lu Lin looked at Lu Chang: "If you don't like your current job, why don't you quit and go help your second brother?"

Lu You thought it was a good idea. His third brother was more quick-witted and knew more friends. If he could come, he would be willing to hand over the factory to his third brother.

Lu Chang was very unwilling: "I have no interest in doing business. Dad handed the factory over to my second brother, so I'm not going."

Besides, can Lake City compare to Golden City? He couldn't possibly adapt to it.

Lu Lin could tell what he was thinking at a glance, and frowned: "So what are you interested in, eating, drinking and having fun?"

Lu Chang looked down at his toes, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Shen Rong tugged at his sleeve, signaling Lu Lin to stop. In truth, Lu Chang wasn't as纨绔 (wán kù, a spoiled, dissolute young man) as he claimed.

Lu Lin took a deep breath and held back: "Alright, I'm not trying to lecture you. You're all grown up now. After all that studying, do you just want to coast through life in Jincheng? Think about what you really want."

Lu Chang said "Oh," and then Lu Lin continued, "Your second brother is going to Hucheng to oversee the factory, so all the things at home are in your hands. Don't be nowhere to be seen all day long, and take good care of your sister-in-law for me."

Lu Chang finally relaxed his pained expression: "Don't worry, brother, I'm here. I'll take good care of your wife and nephew."

It was getting late, and Lu Lin had to set off. This time, he brought Da Mao along, which was Zhang Ma and her husband's idea. The child was already a young man, but he was just staying at home doing nothing and had no future. They wanted him to follow their master and run errands.

Lu Lin kissed his son's cheek, handed the child to Shen Rong, and held her hand: "Call me if anything happens."

Shen Rong nodded: "Be careful on the road. I'll come over after the New Year."

Lu Lin smiled wryly. Fine, he would try his best to control the situation before the end of the year.

When Xiaoming saw his father was about to leave, he started wailing, tears streaming down his face as if they were free, a heart-wrenching cry.

Lu Lin felt a pang of sadness as his son called out "Dad" repeatedly, but he dared not turn around. The driver started the car and quickly drove out of the alley.

Shen Rong was still racking her brains about how to comfort her son when, as soon as Lu Lin's car disappeared from sight, the boy stopped crying on his own. Perhaps he braked too quickly, because he sobbed a few times.

With tears still on his face, he calmly turned around and went to find the ball.

Shen Rong was incredulous. Was this kid acting? He was controlling himself so well! He was crying so loudly just now, I thought he was really reluctant to part with his father!

"You brat! Your dad will be heartbroken if he finds out." Shen Rong gave his bottom a hard shove. Xiao Ming was bending over to pick up a ball and was caught off guard by his mother's sudden attack. He tumbled over and turned around, pouting as if about to cry.

Shen Rong realized something was wrong and quickly pretended to help him up: "Why did you lose your balance? Look, you fell again?"

Xiao Ming, with tears welling up in his eyes, couldn't believe it; it was clearly his mother who pushed him.

Hearing the commotion, Lu Chang came over, picked up his nephew, and coaxed him, "Don't cry, how about your uncle takes you to play in the street?"

Xiao Ming was overjoyed to go outside to play, and immediately stopped crying and smiled, stretching out his little hands to tightly hug Lu Chang's neck.

Lu Chang looked at the baby in Jiang Yufen's arms: "It's a pity that our Zhao'er is too young. Your uncle will take you out to play in the future."

Zhao Jie'er knew she was being addressed, and responded to Lu Chang with a few words.

Jiang Yufen smiled and said, "We'll remember that."

Lu You smiled and took his daughter from her: "Let's go inside, it's a bit cold."

Jiang Yufen took Shen Rong's arm, and the group went into the house.

Lu Chang took Xiao Ming out for a short walk and they returned.

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and Zhang Ma is in charge of preparing all the New Year's goods for the family. When there are some things that she can't decide on, Chen Rong has to make the decisions.

"No need to prepare too much, we'll go to Shanghai after the New Year."

Jiang Yufen would also go to Hucheng with Lu You at that time, but the child was still young. She turned to the couple and asked, "Why don't you let Yufen and the child stay here for now? Jincheng is not far from Hucheng."

Jincheng, being the capital city, is much more prosperous and stable than Hucheng.

Lu You was somewhat tempted and looked at his wife.

Jiang Yufen declined, saying, "Hucheng is also a good place. I can help him if I go there." She had worked at a trading company in Bincheng before and had some financial experience, so she could be of help in Hucheng.

"That's true," Shen Rong nodded. "Good, with the couple working together, the factory will surely prosper."

Lu You smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, sister-in-law."

Although he was in charge of setting up the business before, Shen Jiashi was the one who took the lead, and he only held a portion of the shares. But this time, the Lu family holds the majority of the shares, while the Shen family only holds a small portion. Whether they can achieve anything depends entirely on Lu You's abilities.

If they fail, Lu's father will probably not let him take over the family business again, so the couple values ​​this factory very much.

The New Year is just around the corner. Although Lu Lin is not at home, they still have a very lively New Year.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Jiashi personally came to pick up Shen Rong to return to her parents' home.

Jiang Yufen's family home is not here, so she can't go back to her family home this year. Shen's mother wanted them to go back together, so everyone went to Shen's mansion again.

On the fifth day, I sent Lu You and Jiang Yufen to Hucheng.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, Shen Rong called Lu Lin to tell him that she had bought a train ticket to Shanghai and would arrive in Shanghai on the evening of the twelfth.

Lu Lin sounded tired, but he didn't object. Shen Rong felt a little more at ease, which meant that the situation in Shanghai wasn't as bad as she thought.

Next came packing their luggage. They had moved frequently over the past few years, so Zhang Ma and her family were quite experienced.

Gui Chun has grown up quickly in the past few years and is now a mature housekeeper. She doesn't need to be told what to do anymore, which makes Shen Rong's life much easier.

The day before she was to leave, Shen Rong took her son back to her parents' home.

Mother Shen was very reluctant to part with her daughter: "You've only been in Jincheng for less than half a year, and now you're going to Shencheng again."

She thought her son-in-law would stay in Jincheng for at least a few years, and that he could keep her daughter by her side for a while.

Mr. Shen said with a stern face, "This is a good thing. It shows that the higher-ups value him. Don't tell your daughter anything nonsense."

Shanghai is very important. The fact that Lu Lin was sent there shows that he is valued by that person and is being groomed as a confidant.

Mother Shen glared at her husband, thinking he really thought she was an ignorant woman: "I don't need you to tell me all this, I know!"

Men only care about promotions and wealth, but she doesn't care about any of that; all she wants is for her family to be together.

Seeing his parents throwing a tantrum, Shen Jiashi quickly came over to coax them: "Shanghai is better than Bincheng, and it's not far away. If Mom misses your sister, you can take the bus there in the morning and arrive in the afternoon. You can also go to Shanghai to play mahjong, get your hair done, and go shopping."

Mother Shen spat at him: "In your eyes, all I know is playing cards and dressing up, right? Jincheng can't even accommodate one of my card tables, so I still have to go to Shencheng to play."

However, as Shen Jiashi said, many people in Jincheng did indeed run off to Shanghai the next day. But there were more men among them. There were plenty of nightclubs in Shanghai, and she had heard many wealthy women complain that their husbands were keeping mistresses in Shanghai.

She glanced at her son: "You didn't go, did you?"

Shen Jiashi immediately waved his hand: "Mom, am I that kind of person?"

He wouldn't go to nightclubs to keep any dancers as mistresses, though he did have a relationship with a minor celebrity.

Thinking of the dazzling world of Shanghai, full of temptations, and how sought-after her son was, wouldn't her son-in-law be even more attractive? Her attitude suddenly changed.

"You should go there sooner rather than later. You need to keep a close eye on your man. You need to know where he goes and who he meets. It's best to keep a tight grip on his money."

Seeing that her words were becoming increasingly absurd, Shen's father coughed lightly and said, "Tianming is not that kind of person. You're just making things more and more outrageous."

Mother Shen glanced at him sideways: "Why are you so guilty? I'm just teaching my daughter."

Mr. Shen stood up abruptly, his face flushed red and purple. He was embarrassed that his wife had exposed his past in front of his children.

"Why are you bringing this up again? Didn't I tell you? It's just socializing. Men inevitably put on an act when they're out socializing. Why are you taking it so seriously!"

Shen Rong was surprised. She looked at her father and then at her mother, whose face was sullen.

What happened? As far as she knew, Shen's father didn't have any concubines, which was very rare in today's society, especially for someone of Shen's status.

Could it be that Mr. Shen is going to indulge in womanizing in his old age?

She looked at Shen Jiashi and winked at him, asking what was going on.

Seeing his children making faces at each other, the father was furious. Unable to hit his daughter, he slapped his son on the back of the head instead.

"What are you thinking? I'm too old for this kind of scheming. Your mother is being unreasonable. I just went out for a few drinks with some people and did some socializing. If someone saw me and it got back to your mother, then I'd be guilty of something!"

The father pointed a trembling finger at his wife: "Your heart is smaller than a pinhead. Tianming will only have more social engagements in Shanghai. Don't corrupt our daughter. If she stirs up trouble out of thin air, I'll be happy."

Mother Shen's anger instantly dissipated, but thinking of her daughter's temperament, she changed her tune: "Men inevitably have to socialize, you should be understanding, but you can't let your guard down. Your son-in-law is good to you, so you should be good to him too. Don't lose your temper and give those people an opportunity. Shanghai is a big city, there are all kinds of people, some of them are shameless."

Suddenly, Mother Shen felt a sense of crisis, realizing that countless people were secretly plotting against her son-in-law, and her feelings of parting were instantly overshadowed.

Instead, a fierce fighting spirit rose. The fact that the Shen family had no concubines was not only because Shen's father was not interested in women, but also because she had her own methods.

Shen Rong was forced to attend a husband-taming training course. Shen's father ran away when Shen's mother started the course. Shen Jiashi, who was thick-skinned, also wanted to listen, but was scolded away by Shen's mother.

"Men are all the same. Tianming is completely devoted to you now. You need to control your temper and not let him feel cold."

Shen Rong felt a bit dizzy from being bombarded with knowledge and blurted out, "What if he likes my temper?"

Mother Shen's face was as ugly as if she had found a fly in her porridge.

After a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "His taste is quite peculiar."

Shen Rong chuckled awkwardly.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Shen Rong and her son had breakfast at the Shen family home and then set off for the train station together.

Lu Chang and Shen Jiashi had already put the luggage and other belongings on the car in advance.

“Since Chunshan will be taking you there, your older brother won’t be going. Be careful on the way, and call home to let us know you’re safe when you arrive.” Father Shen’s face was as stern as ever.

Shen Rong nodded: "I understand. Mom and Dad, please take good care of yourselves. I'll come to see you when I have time."

With tears in her eyes, Mother Shen kissed Xiaoming: "I just can't bear to part with my eldest grandson."

Xiao Ming also hugged his grandmother's face and kissed her.

"Alright, get in the car. Did you call Tianming?"

Shen Rong nodded: "I told you."

Shen Jiashi helped her put the suitcase in the car. It contained Shen Rong's jewelry, which was the most valuable item in the suitcase and was worth at least two apartments in Shanghai.

Lu Changgang put his things down and came out, reaching out to take his nephew's hand.

Seeing that Shen Rong's eyes were red, Shen Jiashi teased her, "If you can't bear to part with her, then don't go. You clearly miss your husband more, so why are you acting like this?"

He had barely finished speaking when his younger sister rolled her eyes at him.

Shen Jiashi patted her head: "Alright, you'll see your Lu Lin in seven or eight hours. Cheer up. If you really miss him, we can come back to visit this weekend. It's not far. I'll come to see you when I have time."

"Brother, why don't you get married?" Shen Rong genuinely felt that the house was a bit lonely. If there was a sister-in-law in the house, and she had a child, perhaps Shen's mother wouldn't feel so lonely.

Shen Jiashi flicked her forehead.

"How old are you? Why are you nagging me about marriage like an old lady? If I get married, you won't have this allowance anymore." He pulled a roll of paper from his clothes.

"I heard you gave away all your savings in Bincheng." Shen Jiashi nudged her again. "You're quite generous. Why didn't you say you were broke earlier? It must have been tough asking Lu Lin for money."

He slapped the money into Shen Rong's hand: "Take it, your brother saved every penny he could, spend it slowly!"

Shen Rong smiled broadly: "You're still my brother, brother. You're so good to me. Take your time getting a sister-in-law. I'll help you talk to Mom."

Shen Jiashi chuckled, then, remembering something, instructed her, "You can't tell Mom and Dad about the money I gave you."

If his parents find out he has a secret stash of money, they'll start checking his accounts again.

"knew."

Shen Rong counted the money; it was about two hundred yuan. This was a huge sum of money, and the man had nothing to say about it.

Actually, she wasn't short of money. Her father had already secretly given her back her allowance, but Shen Jiashi didn't know that. It was better not to tell him, so as not to upset her older brother.

Who would complain about not having enough money? Shen Rong, against her conscience, put away the private money that Shen Jiashi had saved for a long time, her smile impossible to hide.

On the way back, Shen Jiashi blurted out that he had given money to Shen Rong.

He looked worried. His sister was a big spender, and now that she was broke, he wondered how difficult it would be for her to live in Shanghai. She would have to rely on Lu Lin for money in the future. It was so pitiful.

Chen's mother looked at her son with some pity: "Your father just gave her three thousand US dollars during the New Year. All of Lu Lin's assets are in her hands. Doesn't she have money to spend? You, as her brother, really dote on your sister."

Mr. Shen looked at his son as if he were a fool, his eyes full of disdain.

Shen Jiashi was stunned, as if struck by lightning!

So he's the one with the least money! He shouldn't have been so overly compassionate!

Yes, if Shen Rong really had no money, she would have come begging to her parents long ago! He's so stupid! She has money but still covets his pittance, has no conscience at all! Why doesn't he just send lightning to strike her dead!

That was his secret stash that he had kept hidden for a long time!