Chapter 141 Agreement, signature, fingerprint, nothing can be missing.
Lu Jingchen's request was reasonable, but it was beyond Lu Baichuan's expectation. After a moment of silence, Lu Baichuan nodded and said,
"Well, you have each started a family now, it's time to separate."
Hearing about the separation, Lu Lidong, who was standing aside, immediately became at a loss. It was not that he had a deep affection for Lu Jingchen and Lu Baichuan, but he had never taken responsibility. Thinking that after the separation, Lu Baichuan would no longer take care of him, and he had to support a family by himself, he felt a little unsure in his heart.
"Some time ago, I took a fancy to a one-bedroom apartment. I will pay for it in the next two days. You can move in with your wife and children as soon as possible." Lu Baichuan looked at Lu Lidong coldly and said, not in a negotiating tone, but directly made a decision.
Lu Baichuan has been very busy with work. He is old and just wants to contribute more to the country and the people in his lifetime. This has also led to him neglecting the education of his daughter.
The last time Lu Xiaoxue stole money, he decided not to let Wang Mingfang teach her anymore. Recently, whenever he has time, he goes out to look at houses. Even if Lu Jingchen does not mention the separation today, he plans to live separately from Lu Lidong and his family.
"One bedroom and one living room? How can the five of us live there?" Lu Lidong asked immediately with his eyes wide open.
Nowadays, even such a big house doesn’t feel spacious enough to live in, let alone a one-bedroom and one-living room.
"Where did your family get five people?" Lu Baichuan asked back with a frown, and then said righteously and coldly:
"A one-bedroom and one-living room house can fully accommodate your family of three. As for whether it can accommodate other unrelated people, it is not my concern."
Lu Lidong was a little anxious. He was used to living in a big house. Now he was asked to squeeze five people into a one-bedroom and one-living room house. Naturally, he was unwilling. He said shamelessly:
"Even if Shanshan is not included, there are still four people, including me, mother, Hongmei, and Yingying. A one-bedroom and one-living room can't accommodate the four of us!"
Lu Baichuan's calm and elegant face did not show any intention of giving in. He just frowned slightly and looked at Lu Lidong, and said stiffly:
"I never stopped you from recognizing Wang Mingfang and being filial to her over the years, and I won't stop you either now. You are capable and filial, and want to take care of her, and even take care of her daughter, that's fine! But she and I have been divorced a long time ago, and I no longer have any obligations or responsibilities to her, so where she lives, or even her life or death, has nothing to do with me."
After hearing what Lu Baichuan said, Lu Jingchen was shocked and relieved of his confusion and dissatisfaction with Lu Lidong for allowing him to bring Wang Mingfang and He Shanshan to live with him.
He allowed Lu Lidong to be filial to Wang Mingfang, but he never forgot the fact that he and she were divorced. Now he has no sympathy for the mother and daughter. Perhaps this is his principle of doing things. As a son, he has no right to teach him how to behave.
Lu Baichuan's arrangement was "heartless" in the eyes of the narrow-minded Lu Lidong. He felt resentful towards him and said angrily:
"I don't accept this division of the family. Dad, you can't be too partial. This house has four large rooms. You leave everything to the second child. It should be fair for him and me to have half each!"
Lu Baichuan had an undisguised disappointment on his face for this narrow-minded, irresponsible, and selfish son, and said coldly:
"Do you think it's unfair? Yes, this house has four rooms, but there are four people with the surname Lu in the family. I, Jingjing, Xiaoxue, and you, you only have one room. If you don't want to move out, I will ask a master to come tomorrow and separate your room with bricks."
Lu Lidong was completely speechless. When he talked about dividing the family, he only considered how to divide it between himself and Lu Jingjing, and completely forgot that Lu Baichuan also had a daughter. Maybe in his eyes, his daughter is a money-loser and should not get anything.
But the current situation is that Lu Xiaoxue is indeed surnamed Lu, and she can't be married off immediately.
He knew that Lu Baichuan was not discussing with him. Since he said it, he would do what he said. One bedroom and one living room, or a building, is better than a separate room.
After thinking for a long time, Lu Lidong reluctantly said:
"Okay, I'll move."
Those who didn't know him would think he was at a big disadvantage.
"Words are not enough, write a document." Lu Baichuan said, and took out a notebook and a pen from the side and started writing.
He always did things in a methodical manner. Since he wanted to divide the family, he had to divide it clearly, write an agreement, sign, and stamp his handprint. Nothing could be missing.
Soon, the agreement was written in triplicate, and the two brothers of the Lu family officially separated.
The one-bedroom apartment bought outside belongs to Lu Lidong, and the house they live in now belongs to Lu Xiaoxue and Lu Jingxie. From now on, they are each a family and no longer live together.
Lu Baichuan and Lu Jingxie signed and stamped their fingerprints very neatly. When it was Lu Lidong's turn, he looked at it hesitantly and was reluctant to sign. Suddenly, he looked at Lu Baichuan and asked greedily:
"Dad, if you want to divide the family property for us, you can't just divide the house. I have to support my family in the future, and I need money everywhere..."
At this moment, Lu Lidong showed the selfishness and greed of human nature to the extreme. He didn't think about the fact that he was almost 30 years old and should have started a family and a career long ago. But now he had the nerve to ask his father for money to divide the family property.
Lu Baichuan had not expected his son to be so shameless. He said coldly,
"In addition to subsidizing you, my savings over the years have been used to buy you that house. If you still want to share the money, I will return the house tomorrow and give you a room in this house. The money for buying the house will be divided into three parts, one for each of you brothers and sisters."
Lu Lidong knew that Lu Baichuan was determined to divide himself this time. He also knew that he had supported himself over the years and did not have much savings. After hesitating for a while, he still picked up a pen, signed the agreement, and stamped his name.
From then on, Lu Jingqi and Lu Lidong were completely separated.
"There are simple furniture in the house over there. You just pack up and move out in the next two days!" Lu Baichuan handed the agreement to the two people, and then said to Lu Lidong.
It can be seen that Lu Lidong's heart is full of resentment. He didn't say anything else and walked out of the room angrily.
After Lu Lidong left, Lu Baichuan did not show any helplessness or heartache. He looked at Lu Jingchen calmly and said solemnly:
"Jingchen, your brother's wrongdoings, how do you deal with it? Dad doesn't stop you, and you don't have to care about me." After that, he couldn't help but sigh:
"It's just that Qingxi has suffered so much these years and has been wronged for so long. No matter what the reason is, you are married now. Now that you know that she was wronged, you should let it go. Live a good life with her in the future. As long as you are willing to let go of your prejudice and accept her with your heart, you will find that she is a very good girl."