Chapter 15 Partiality
Lu Mingfeng came back in the afternoon. When he heard that Shen Jiale had moved out at the Youth Institute, he found Grandma Zhou's house.
Although Lu Mingfeng was a little disappointed that Shen Jiale rented Grandma Zhou's house, it was the most suitable.
After all, there was no separate room for Shen Zhiqing to live in.
Lu Mingfeng called Shen Jiale aside and told him what he had found out.
The cousin from the uncle's family was working smoothly in the town and was promoted.
The cousin who married to another village was fine.
Shen Jiale thought for a moment and said, "If your cousin needs money for a promotion and asks your father to borrow money, will your family lend him the money?"
"Of course we will. My grandmother always says that in a big family, if one person succeeds, the whole family will prosper. Your cousin is the most promising person in our Lu family. If he needs help, the whole family will work together to help him."
"If their family uses this as an excuse, your father will definitely not be in a hurry to ask for money. You go back and ask around to see if your father knows about your cousin's promotion. I will then take countermeasures based on the situation."
When Lu Mingfeng was about to leave, Shen Jiale stopped him, went into the room, and handed him a raincoat.
"It's been raining these days. I brought a raincoat from home, but I mistakenly took my eldest brother's. I'm lending it to you."
Lu Mingfeng didn't know whether to accept it or not. Shen Jiale stuffed it into his hand and went into the house.
...
Lu's house.
Lu Bailing was praising his second brother for his foresight.
Because Lu Mingfeng repaired the roof in advance and raised the ground, the family was not affected by the heavy rain.
The mother and daughter chatted while doing needlework.
"This time, it's all thanks to my second brother who repaired the house. Many people's roofs are leaking, and they are busy looking for basins to collect rainwater at home. My father always says that my second brother is stupid, but I think he is a very far-sighted person."
Liang Qiaoli said, "Your father is biased. He only has eyes for your eldest uncle's family Mingxuan. He is dissatisfied with everything your second brother does. Mingfeng has made the house so nice, but he never said a good word."
As she was speaking, Lu Yongfu came back from outside, took off his raincoat and hung it on the rope behind the door.
"This is what he should do. Isn't this his home?"
Liang Qiaoli said angrily, "No matter how bad my son is, he doesn't need to use other people's money to pave his future. If you spend so much time on your two sons, Mingxuan's job will belong to our family."
Liang Qiaoli gets angry when she mentions jobs.
When Lu Yongfu encountered a factory recruitment in the town, he did not think twice and immediately notified his eldest brother's Lu Mingxuan to go for an interview. He also arranged for the interview staff, and Lu Mingxuan was hired on the spot.
Because of this, Liang Qiaoli blamed her husband for not letting her son go for an interview, and she had a big fight with him at the time.
After Lu Mingxuan was hired, he repeatedly promised that he would arrange for his cousins to work in the factory after he had established himself. Liang Qiaoli was willing to quit.
Lu Yongfu said, "They don't even know a few words. The factory will not want them at all. There is only one quota, and of course it will be given to someone with ability."
Liang Qiaoli said angrily, "They can't read, and it's because you gave their tuition fees to Mingxuan."
"They themselves don't like to study and said they don't like going to school."
"They were young at that time, so how could they understand these principles? You are a father, you didn't guide them, but only knew to criticize them."
"When did I criticize them?"
"You always praise Mingxuan in front of the children, saying that they are not good at this and that. Isn't that criticizing them?"
"What I said is true, and I didn't wrongly accuse them."
"..."
The couple quarreled over the child.
As the argument went on, Liang Qiaoli wanted to go to Uncle Lu's house to ask for money, so Lu Yongfu had no choice but to shut up and admit defeat. When
Lu Mingfeng walked into the house, Lu Yongfu was annoyed that his wife had mentioned asking for money again. He glared at him and said, "You have been idle all day, where have you been today?"
If it were normal times, Lu Mingfeng would definitely argue with his father, but he had a mission today, so he endured it.
"Dad, when will brother Mingxuan arrange jobs for us?"
Lu Yongfu said with an expression that he didn't want to pay attention to his son, "The factory was not opened by Mingxuan. He is just an ordinary worker now. How can he have much power?"
"Don't you always say that he is capable? He has been working for two years, but he still hasn't established his feet?"
"Only two years. Some people have worked in the factory for most of their lives and are still ordinary workers."
"If you say so, we brothers can't count on him for the rest of our lives."
"What nonsense, Mingxuan is an excellent child. Do you think he is like you, causing trouble all day long?"
Lu Mingfeng had already got the answer he wanted. He stopped arguing with Lu Yongfu, went into the house, changed into the raincoat given to him by Shen Jiale, and went out.
When Lu Yongfu saw his son's new raincoat, he was about to tell him that he was wasting money, but Lu Mingfeng didn't even look at him.
...
When they went to Grandma Zhou's house, Lu Mingfeng relayed Lu Yongfu's words, and Shen Jiale said that he knew and would wait for her news tomorrow.
At night, Shen Jiale took out a bed sheet from the box and hung it between the two beds.
Tang Xiaotian asked her, "We are all girls, there is no need to block it, it's a waste of a bed sheet."
Shen Jiale said earnestly, "After coming here, we rarely have private space, we must cherish it."
Tang Xiaotian thought about it and realized that it was true, so she didn't bother about the bed sheet.
Not long after they both fell asleep, they heard Tang Xiaotian snoring.
Shen Jiale called Tang Xiaotian a few times to make sure she was asleep, then slipped into the space. He
went to the mall and got a suitable raincoat, a pair of rain boots, a mobile phone, a bicycle, and a set of baby clothes.
He went to the supermarket and took out a can of milk powder, put it in a sealed bag, and took out a rattle and a hand bell.
After preparing these things, he left the space and went back to sleep.
He had a dreamless night.