After Lu Zhengguo arranged everything for his mother and Hong Huizhu, he directly called the textile factory where Lu Hongmei worked.

"Brother, why are you calling? What's the matter?" After Lu Hongmei was called to the phone booth, she was stunned for a moment.

No one ever calls her.

Nowadays, making phone calls is expensive and troublesome. If the matter is not urgent, it is more cost-effective to send a letter.

Lu Zhengguo's eyes were grim. "A few days ago, Mom came all the way to see you, and brought Hong Huizhu with her. Did something go wrong at home?"

Otherwise, with his mother's personality, she would never be willing to stay so far away from her eldest brother.

When Lu Hongmei heard this, her eyes widened instantly. "What? You said that mom ran away to find you, and brought a woman with her?"

"No, Liu Aihong didn't follow..."

Lu Zhengguo was quick to sense something was wrong and frowned, "What Liu Aihong? What does this have to do with Liu Aihong?"

He remembered that Liu Aihong had always lived with his parents, so could this matter have anything to do with her?

When Lu Hongmei thought about these days, she looked a little uncomfortable because of Liu Aihong's trouble.

Especially when Zhang Fengxia suddenly jumped into a well and committed suicide, her heart became indescribably complicated.

Although her death was not caused by her, it was still related to her. Because of this, she has always ignored Liu Aihong.

Unexpectedly, in less than half a month, Liu Aihong caused a lot of trouble again, and even involved Brother 괗.

Lu Zhengguo listened to the person on the other end of the phone who was obviously silent, and his brows furrowed even more. "Hongmei, tell me the truth, what happened at home?"

He didn't believe that his mother would come all the way to find him for no reason, and even arrange a woman for him.

Seeing that she couldn't hide it anymore, Lu Hongmei suddenly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. In fact, it was nothing. Liu Aihong was now the eldest brother's new wife and was pregnant. The eldest brother obeyed her and gave Liu Aihong the job that Zhang Fengxia had left.

"Now Liu Aihong is the one who makes the final decision at home. My parents don't have any say at all and even have to live by her mood."

"I guess, Mom went to you because she wanted to get some money from you to help Big Brother pay off his foreign debts."

Lu Zhengguo's face turned completely ugly, and his hand holding the phone tightened unconsciously, "Foreign debt? How much foreign debt do they owe? Talk to 놖 carefully."

Lu Hongmei roughly calculated, "I don't know the exact amount, but it must be one thousand yuan, and there are also a lot of meat coupons, cloth coupons, and grain coupons."

Because the original betrothal gift to Zhang Fengxia was 150 yuan, plus a job.

Liu Aihong didn't want to be worse off than her, and relying on her control over the Lu family, she asked for a betrothal gift of 400 yuan in one breath, and also arranged for Zhang Fengxia to work in a machinery factory and a banquet in her hometown.

These three tickets are all in stock. I don't have any at home, so I can only ask someone to buy them for me at a high price.

After all the calculations, one thousand yuan is not enough.

Lu Zhengguo fell silent.

He had been thinking about the things at home, but he never expected that such a thing would happen.

Lu Hongmei noticed that he had stopped talking, and was afraid that her brother would be soft-hearted and use his own savings to fill the huge holes in the Lu family.

So he said hurriedly, "Brother, don't be confused. You and my brother have already left home. These things have nothing to do with you. You are just making up the money for them. They will definitely keep clinging to you in the future."

She had already seen clearly what kind of people her relatives were.

We must not let Brother 괗 be deceived by them.

"Brother, listen to me, hurry up and bring mom back to Hong Huizhu. They are here to suck your blood. If you are a little soft-hearted, they will definitely be merciless to you."

Lu Zhengguo didn't say anything for a long time, and finally said, "Hongmei, is she... okay?"

Lu Hongmei was stunned when she heard this, and then she realized who this she was.

"Brother, no, you can call and ask yourself." Sister Manman is remarried now, and there is no way between these two people, so why bother with so much.

However, her brother doesn't know about Sister Manman's marriage yet, so let him find out for himself.

Lu Zhengguo tightened his grip on the phone, not knowing why he felt depressed and uncomfortable.

"Hongmei, tell me how she is doing recently."

Before returning to the army last time, he was in a hurry, so he could only hastily hand over the things to the security department. He did not receive a reply or call from Shen Man for a long time.

Sometimes he would wonder if the head of the Security Department had forgotten to give the things to Shen Man.

However, this possibility is very small.

Maybe...she doesn't want to be involved with anything.

Lu Hongmei couldn't bear it and told him the cruel truth, "Brother Xiao, tell me why you agreed to the divorce. If you hadn't divorced, these things wouldn't have developed to the point where they are now."

If the two hadn't divorced, Sister Manman would still be her sister-in-law, Brother 괗 and she would still be husband and wife, and Sister Manman would not marry anyone else.

There is still room for maneuver.

"Brother 괗, do you... regret getting a divorce?"

Lu Zhengguo was silent.

Regret? It seems that he regrets a little, but seeing that Shen Man has never had a happy day in this marriage, he seems... not so regretful.

Everything seems to be unsolvable.

If it weren't for what Shen Ping did four years ago, he and Shen Man might not have been together. Perhaps Shen Man would have followed her original path, married Gu Yang, and lived a happy life.

And he will marry Shen Ping according to the engagement.

The two may lead different lives.

Lu Hongmei listened to the silence on the other end of the phone. She opened her mouth, wanting to tell everyone in one breath that Sister Manman had remarried, but in the end she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Forget it, let him find out for himself. Maybe over time, Brother Xiao's feelings for Sister Manman will fade.

After hanging up the phone.

Lu Zhengguo raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, forcing himself to suppress the emotions in his heart.

After all, he and Shen Man still have a lot of time left, so it would be better for her to take it easy. After completing his mission during this period, he will find a chance to go back and see her.

…

Shen Man had just returned to the military compound after getting her meal from the cafeteria when she was suddenly pulled aside by a sneak.

She didn't see the person clearly for a moment and was startled. It was not until the person spoke that she recognized him.

"Sister-in-law, you are scared to death."

The person who came was Mrs. Ge. She waved her hands and said, "You city girls are really timid and can't stand being scared at all."

"Okay, I came to you today to tell you something else."

Shen Man was stunned for a moment, "What's the matter?"