Lu Jianjun was furious. He wandered around outside for a while before finally calming himself down and going home.
Lu Xingye was afraid something might happen at home, so he stayed by his father's side and watched from a distance. He saw that his father had calmed himself down before returning home, and he knew that his father had his concerns. At least, he didn't want the conflicts in the family to escalate, and ultimately he was still thinking about family ties.
He breathed a sigh of relief and went home with Lu Jianjun.
What he didn't expect was that he had just breathed a sigh of relief when he got home and was stunned by what he saw there.
The Lu family was quite lively at this time, as members of the Qin family had arrived.
The Qin family was originally quite well-off, but it failed to develop further, and none of its younger generation are particularly outstanding. Now, the gap between them and the Lu family is widening.
Lu Jianjun has three sons, all of whom are very capable. Even the youngest, Lu Xingming, is doing quite well in the military.
Lu Guozhong, the eldest uncle of the Lu family, holds an extremely high position, on par with the Gu family. If this relationship is taken into account, the Qin family is even less competitive.
Nowadays, the younger generation of the Qin family almost all rely on the care of their elders. Because Lu Jianjun is the factory director of the machinery factory, the Qin family has used this connection to arrange good jobs for several of the younger generation over the years.
Several people were sitting in the Lu family's living room. Qin Qiongying brought out some snacks like melon seeds to entertain them, while Meng Fuyan brought dried meat for New Year's greetings, which was being fought over by the Qin family's boys. Just as Lu Xingye entered the room, he saw the last bit of dried meat go into his uncle's mouth.
Uncle Qin looked up and said, "Sis, this jerky smells so good. Do you have any more? Give me another pack."
Qin Qiongying shook her head, "That's all, that's all."
Uncle Qin said unhappily, "How come there's only one pack? I'm not even full yet."
Lu Xingye's lips twitched with anger. It was made by Yan Yan herself, and it smelled so good and tasted amazing. He ate a few pieces and then couldn't bear to eat any more. Even his father only tried a few pieces and then stopped. But he, on the other hand, finished it all in one go.
It's such a big bag, yet you still complain it's not enough?
But it was clear that Qin Qiongying also thought it wasn't enough. Over the years, she had become obsessed with Lu Jianjun's protection of Meng Fuyan and Meng Yunji. Whenever she saw Meng Fuyan with something nice, she would instinctively think that it was secretly given to her by her husband. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. So no matter how much Meng Fuyan gave her, she felt it was only natural.
"That was a gift from someone else. How much could they possibly give? It was just for show."
As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Jianjun.
Hearing that sarcastic tone again, Lu Jianjun's anger flared up once more, but because there were so many people around, he didn't immediately lose his temper.
Uncle Qin, oblivious to the problem between his sister and brother-in-law, immediately chimed in, "Who's so clueless? My brother-in-law is the factory manager of the machine factory; the entire factory has to listen to him. How dare he only send such a small amount as a show? Aren't they afraid of getting fired?"
Lu Jianjun was annoyed by his nonchalant attitude. "What nonsense are you talking about? Even if I were the factory manager, I couldn't just fire someone. This is a big bag that Yanyan brought when she came to wish me a Happy New Year. Is it not enough?"
Despite being scolded, Uncle Qin wasn't angry at all. Instead, his eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Jianjun. "Yanyan? You mean that girl from the Meng family? Wasn't she signed up to go to the countryside? She's back?"
Before Lu Jianjun could speak, Qin's younger brother said, "Brother-in-law, now that girl is back, why don't you arrange a job for her and let her stay in the city? The Zhang and Wu families are both in trouble now, and she doesn't have any relatives left. Why don't you talk to her and ask her to marry me? After the wedding, our family will move to the Meng family's villa. Once she gets pregnant and has a child, she can transfer her job to someone else in the family. She can stay home, cook, take care of the children, and serve her in-laws. There are so many people in our Qin family; we won't lack food for her and her brother."
Lu Jianjun's eyes immediately darkened. He looked at Qin Qiongying and asked, "Was this your idea?"
Qin Qiongying sneered, "What's wrong? Can't you accept it? With her family's current situation, who would dare to approach her? She's already eighteen years old. If she doesn't get married soon, she'll become an old maid."
Uncle Qin immediately chimed in, grinning, "Yeah, yeah, brother-in-law, just say yes..."
"Bullshit!" Lu Jianjun couldn't take it anymore. He swung his fist and punched Qin's uncle in the face. The punch made Qin's uncle scream and fall onto the sofa. He felt that his teeth were loose and blood was coming from the corner of his mouth. He threw himself into Qin's mother's arms and howled.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Lu Jianjun was a retired soldier who had done quite well back then, otherwise he wouldn't have been assigned to the Changning City Machinery Factory. His skills had never declined over the years, so he was incredibly fast, so fast that no one could react in time.
Lu Xingye was already stunned when Qin Xiaojiu made that request. When his mother said those words, he immediately felt something was wrong. Before he could stop her, his father took action.
Lu Xingye was completely overwhelmed; going home for the New Year was going to be incredibly difficult for him.
This uncle of mine is a real menace.
Everyone in the room was terrified, because this was the first time Lu Jianjun had ever lost his temper like this with the Qin family. Qin's mother screamed and hugged her precious son, "What are you doing?"
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Jianjun grabbed the person in his arms by the collar and dragged him away.
After the punch, Lu Jianjun wasn't about to let him off the hook. He grabbed Qin Xiaojiu by the collar and pulled him up, angrily saying, "I'm warning you, if you dare to mess with Yanyan again, I'll break your legs!"
At this moment, Lu Jianjun was truly furious, and he could no longer suppress his anger. Just then, Qin Xiaojiu walked right into the crossfire. His eyes widened, his face was fierce, and his gaze was filled with murderous intent.
Uncle Qin had never seen Lu Jianjun like this before. He was so frightened that he stood there dumbfounded, too scared to move.
The people inside the house then realized what was happening, and Qin's mother and Qin Qiongying rushed over.
"Let go of my son!"
"Lu Jianjun, what are you doing?"
Lu Xingye quickly went up to pull his mother away; if this continued, the family would really be ruined.
"Mom, calm down, let go of them!"
Clearly, Qin Qiongying couldn't stay calm; she would lose all reason whenever Lu Jianjun defended Meng Fuyan.
Lu Xingye was truly terrified now. He used all his strength to shield Qin Qiongying and her mother with his body, and pleaded with Lu Jianjun, "Dad, Dad, please calm down, okay? Let go first and we'll talk slowly. It was Uncle's fault. Don't worry, they won't dare to mess with Yanyan again. I... I'll have Mom deal with him. Dad... Dad, I beg you, let's sit down and talk this out, okay?"
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