People nearby, seeing this, assumed they were just poor souls who had managed to escape from the Revolutionary Committee. Seeing them standing there dumbfounded, motionless for so long, they covered their noses and leaned closer: "Being able to get out is a huge blessing! What are you still standing here for? Why don't you go home?"
The three of them finally came to their senses.
Lu Kai and Meng Ruyi were caught in the act of adultery and were brought in hastily, penniless.
Lu's mother was arrested for offering bribes, and all the money on her was confiscated and considered stolen money, so naturally it could not be recovered.
The three of them were too ashamed to go back to the machine factory like this.
They don't dare go back to Meng Ruyi and Lu Kai's courtyard anymore.
After much thought, the only place that came to mind was where Lu Kai and Xu Zhenzhu lived, as it was the closest.
When Lu's mother thought of Xu Zhenzhu, she wanted nothing more than to devour her alive: "I'm going to your place to see that little bitch! She got this job through my family, eats my food, lives in my house, and yet she's done something so heartless! She absolutely cannot be let off lightly!"
The three of them hated Xu Zhenzhu to the core at this moment, and they rushed over in a rage.
When they got outside, they found the gate to the courtyard was locked. They knocked on the gate for a long time, but no one came to open it.
The neighbor next door peeked out and stared for a while before recognizing Lu Kai. His eyes darted around, and when he saw Lu's mother and Meng Ruyi beside him, he showed a look of disdain: "Stop knocking! Your wife was devastated after catching you cheating, and she's been acting a bit crazy. Her family in the countryside took her away!"
"What?" Lu Kai and the other two exclaimed in surprise.
"She did such a harmful thing, and she's still upset about it?" Lu's mother was furious.
It's the Lu family that's suffering, okay?
The neighbor glanced at her and said, "After all, she's a newlywed. Suddenly she finds out her husband is having an affair with his sister-in-law and they even have two kids. Who could stand that? It's not like some shameless bastard who wouldn't even spare his own sister-in-law."
Lu's mother's face darkened: "What are you saying? Who's the beast?"
The neighbor next door, not one to back down, spat and said, "Whoever gets angry and ashamed is a beast! Doing something so shameless, and still has the nerve to ask others who the beast is? Pah!"
After Lu's mother joined the Revolutionary Committee, apart from the poor food and lack of bathing, she didn't really suffer any mistreatment because of Lu's father.
Coupled with the anger that had been building up for days, she couldn't stand it anymore and bared her teeth and claws, ready to pounce.
Lu Kai grabbed her arm and said impatiently, "Alright! What's all the fuss about? Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"
After saying that, he took out the key from the doorway by the wall, opened the gate to the yard, and went inside.
Meng Ruyi kept her head down and didn't say anything, then quickly followed him inside.
Even if Lu's mother was still resentful, seeing that her son was angry, and that the neighbor next door was no pushover either, she followed him into the courtyard and slammed the door shut.
The three of them originally planned to rest here for a while, get some food, take a shower and change their clothes before going back.
But when they went inside, the house was completely empty. Apart from the walls, doors, and windows, there was nothing left; everything had been taken away.
Lu Kai gritted his teeth: "You, Xu Zhenzhu, you, the Xu family! You're not counting on me to come back?"
There was nothing left in the house, so Lu Kai and his two companions had no choice but to endure the stares of passersby and reluctantly return to the machinery factory.
The news spread as soon as I entered the machinery factory.
On the way back, we kept running into people from the factory, who all followed behind, pointing and gossiping.
The three were filled with shame and indignation, especially Lu's mother. Over the years, everyone at the machinery factory had fawned over her; she had never received such treatment before. Her old face turned purple with shame and indignation, and she couldn't muster the energy to put on her previous airs again.
He could only lower his head and quicken his pace to get home.
After finally escaping the onlookers, they entered the Lu family's residence.
I almost tripped as soon as I went in.
The courtyard looked like it had just been ravaged by a typhoon and looted by robbers.
Things were scattered everywhere. The door to the house was wide open, and the tables and chairs inside were overturned on the floor. Clothes and bowls were also lying on the ground.
It doesn't look like a house for living; it looks more like a pigsty.
Lu's mother's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that their home had also been ransacked?
When Mr. Lu came out after hearing the commotion, he looked as if he had aged more than ten years in just over ten days. His once straight back had become hunched over, and most of his hair had turned white. He used to be very particular about his appearance, and his clothes were always clean, neat, and crisp, but now they were wrinkled and looked like they hadn't been washed for days.
His eyes were sunken, and his face showed signs of fatigue. His eyes, in particular, which used to be bright and piercing, were now yellow and cloudy, making him look old and frail.
Mrs. Lu exclaimed in surprise, "Old Lu, what happened to you? What's going on at home?"
Mr. Lu glanced at the three of them, wanting to say something, but his lips moved and he couldn't say anything.
Lu Kai walked up to his father with a look of shame and knelt down with a thud: "Dad! It's all my fault! I've dragged you into this!"
He had already been told by someone in the Revolutionary Committee that Lu's father had paid a huge price to get them released.
It's fair to say that the Lu family is finished because of him! The empire that Lu's father built up over most of his life is gone!
Meng Ruyi knelt silently to the side, not daring to speak, or even to look at Lu's father's face.
Mr. Lu stared intently at Lu Kai, who was kneeling before him. This was his most valued and beloved youngest son, and his pride.
He intended to hand over the business he had built up over half his life to him.
Now, everything she has is ruined by this son!
"Slap—" A slap knocked Lu Kai to the ground.
Lu's mother and Meng Ruyi screamed and rushed over to help Lu Kai up.
Lu Kai's face was swollen on one side, and when he opened his mouth, a back molar came out along with blood.
"Why are you bleeding?"
“Old Lu, things are already like this. Even if you beat this good-for-nothing son to death, it won’t do any good! He didn’t do it on purpose! Blame that little bitch Xu Zhenzhu! If it weren’t for her, our Lu family wouldn’t be here—” Lu’s mother said, feeling sorry for her son.
"Slap—" A heavy slap brought Lu's mother's voice to an abrupt halt.
Mr. Lu looked coldly at Mrs. Lu: "Shut up! You idiot! How dare you talk about Xu Zhenzhu like that? Isn't our family's current state caused by your stupidity? I told you long ago to stay home and take care of the children and not interfere! I know what I'm doing!"
"And you? You took it upon yourself to go find someone! Finding someone is one thing, but you're completely brainless, easily swayed by a few words from others to go and offer bribes! You personally delivered your incriminating evidence to their doorstep!"
"I had everything planned out so well, and it was almost done! You ruined it all! Are you satisfied now?"
Lu's mother covered her face and dared not speak.
She was indeed in the wrong and felt guilty.
Meng Ruyi stood to the side, barely daring to breathe, wanting only to shrink into a corner.
But then Lu's father's gaze swept over them, and Meng Ruyi froze, stammering, "Dad, I—"
"Meng Ruyi, you've manipulated my two sons like puppets! You've ruined the Lu family! I, Lu, dare not accept you calling me 'Dad'! Our Lu family can't afford to support a Buddha like you. Get out—"
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