Chapter 10: Fraud 2: Mother Lu is seriously ill and is defrauded
Thinking of this, Xu Heye could no longer sit still. Although Lu Jun had killed someone by mistake, he was really not a bad person. Moreover, he was also her uncle's friend. For the sake of her uncle's face, she could not let Lu's mother be deceived while she was seriously ill. Lu Jun chased the murderer and killed him.
While her mother was making the bed, Xu Heye found her uncle.
She tugged at Dong Fuyun's sleeve and whispered, "Uncle, I can read faces."
Xu Heye actually doesn’t know how to do that.
In her previous life, her mother died young. She was heartbroken and had nowhere to turn. Later, she met a fortune teller under an overpass. He looked at her face and gave her two hundred yuan.
Later, as the Internet developed and all kinds of knowledge could be obtained online, Xu Heye discovered that the fortune teller's words were completely based on a set of templates and the language was almost the same.
But she still remembered it.
Dong Fuyun: “…”
He looked at his niece suspiciously. When did their Dong family have the tradition of fortune-tellers? Could it be that this was a gene passed down from the Xu family?
"Uncle, how can you tell how long your parents will live? It's clearly visible on the sun and moon corners. The sun corner on a man's left represents his father. Uncle Lu Jun's sun corner is sunken, indicating that his father died young.
The right side of the moon represents the mother. Uncle Lu Jun's right side of the moon is dark and unclear, which means that Mother Lu may be ill. Uncle, you should remind Uncle Lu Jun to pay more attention to Mother Lu's health and be on guard against villains.
Dong Fuyun laughed: "What nonsense are you talking about? Although Lu Jun's father died young, we just went to see Lu's mother two days ago, but we didn't hear that she was sick——"
Dong Fuyun paused as he spoke. He suddenly remembered that no one at the dinner table had mentioned Lu Jun's family situation, but He Ye knew that Lu Jun had only a widowed mother.
Could it be that Mother Lu was truly ill, but hadn't discovered it yet? Or perhaps she had discovered it but hadn't told Lu Jun? Thinking of Mother Lu's tendency to only report good news and not bad news, Dong Fuyun was unsure.
Xu Heye continued, "Uncle, for many diseases, the body will react before a diagnosis is made at the hospital. For example, people with cirrhosis of the liver will have a darker and yellower complexion than normal people, often experience abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, and indigestion."
I don’t know if the fraud has started yet, but illness will definitely show up in the complexion.
Dong Fuyun was startled. He carefully recalled the last time he visited Lu's house. Lu's mother's complexion seemed to have become darker and yellower. Furthermore, last month, Lu Jun had gone to the clinic to get digestive medicine for Lu's mother.
"He Ye, tell your mother that your uncle has left first because of something." Dong Fuyun did not dare to take it lightly when it came to Mother Lu's health. He left a word and ran away.
He had to remind Lu Jun to take his mother to the hospital. It would be best if she was healthy, but if she was, it would be best if she could get treatment as soon as possible.
Xu Heye looked at Dong Fuyun's back as he ran away and sighed, not knowing whether it was too late to remind him now.
No matter what, she has fulfilled her obligations, and what happens next depends on the choices made by Lu Jun and Lu's mother.
Dong Taohua made the bed and came out of the room. Not seeing Dong Fuyun, she asked in surprise, "Where's your uncle?"
She also planned to give him the money Dong Fuyun had given her to buy furniture.
Even though it was second-hand furniture, it wouldn't be hard to sell. With so much stuff, it would cost a lot of money. I guess this guy didn't have enough money of his own, and he probably borrowed some from his friends.
Xu Heye said, "My uncle left first because of something."
"Okay then, we can only give it to him tomorrow." Since they had the mattress and bedding, the mother and daughter simply stayed in the rental house to sleep, and were too lazy to go back to the Dong family to see the faces of Old Dong and Wang Sumei.
On the other side, Dong Fuyun quickly rushed to Lu's house and told Lu Jun what his niece had said.
Dong Fuyun didn't really believe in fortune-telling, but when it came to Mother Lu's health, he would rather do more useless work than regret it later.
At first, Lu Jun was a little angry, wondering if Xu Heye was cursing his mother. But after hearing Dong Fuyun's recounting of the symptoms of liver cirrhosis, Lu Jun's face darkened.
His mother had all the symptoms that Xu Heye described.
Dong Fuyun patted Lu Jun's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't scare yourself. Auntie will be fine."
Lu Jun forced a smile and said, "Dafu, I'm sorry for your good wishes. You should go home first. I won't see you off."
Dong Fuyun waved his hand: "No need to send me off. Don't carry things alone. Although we brothers don't have much ability, we can still help together."
Lu Jun nodded, and only returned home after Dong Fuyun left.
Lu's mother was not at home. She met an older sister a few days ago. That older sister was a matchmaker and was very good at matchmaking.
The two hit it off right away, and Lu's mother asked the elder sister to help her son find a suitable partner with both good looks and a good personality. The elder sister searched for a long time, and finally got some news today.
Lu's mother went with her eldest sister to see the girl. She was truly beautiful, with a smooth, flowing hairstyle and shiny black hair. She was well-spoken and well-mannered, and I heard she was a high school student. She came from a well-off family; her father was a small-time manager at the steel mill in the next district.
The only drawback is that the girl's family wants a high bride price of 3,668.
You should know that at that time, the average gift given by people getting married was basically three turns and one bell plus two hundred yuan, which was only six or seven hundred yuan in total. The gift of three thousand six hundred and sixty-eight was six times more than others.
But what the eldest sister said was right. The girl had good conditions in every way. If it weren't for the high bride price her family asked for, she would have been married off to other families long ago, and it would never have been her Lu Jun's turn.
The woman's family also said that they don't want any money from the betrothal gift, and that the money will be returned to her after the couple gets married. The reason they want such a high betrothal gift is to save face.
This money is just a formality when you go to the girl's house.
The most important thing is that her father is the leader of a steel plant and has connections. If Lu Jun can marry that girl home, how can he, as her father-in-law, not find a job for his son-in-law in the steel plant?
After the reform and opening up, many large state-owned factories were not performing well and fell into decline, but the development of steel mills is still thriving, and the employee benefits are also very good. I don’t know how many unemployed young people want to work in steel mills.
If he could find a job at the steel mill, then even if the betrothal gifts weren't returned, wouldn't Lu Jun be able to recoup his money if he worked hard for three to five years? A few thousand yuan in exchange for a beautiful, educated new wife and a job that would provide him with a lifetime of prosperity—was it a good deal? Anyone would calculate.
Lu's mother was persuaded on the spot, but the betrothal gift of over 3,600 yuan was not a small sum after all, and she had only saved less than 5,000 yuan in her life. Once the betrothal gift was given, there would be nothing left for the wedding.
But the doctor said her illness was incurable and she was destined to die. If she missed this opportunity, where else could she find such a good wife for Lu Jun?
Lu Jun's father died young, and his relationship with his grandparents was distant. She was an orphan, and when she died, Lu Jun wouldn't have anyone to be close to. If she didn't arrange a marriage for her son while she was still alive, what would Lu Jun do when she was gone? How could she face meeting Lu Jun's father in the underworld?
Mother Lu thought about it and slowly made up her mind. She took the key from her pocket, unlocked the door, and prepared to take the passbook to the bank to withdraw money.
The eldest sister was right, a good girl never had trouble finding a husband. If she didn't hurry up and another man snatched her away, it would be too late for her to regret.
Just as she was thinking, the door suddenly opened. Lu's mother turned on the light, only to see Lu Jun sitting motionless in the darkness.
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