Chapter 449: Lu Yongsheng Dies
Beijing.
The Lu family received a call from their hometown saying that Lu Xiaotian was getting married and asked Lu Yongfu and his son to go back to their hometown for the wedding.
Soon, Tian Liping came to the Lu family and said that her daughter had also received the notice, but this time she was not going back to her hometown.
Last year, Lu Xiaotian married two wives and held a big wedding, inviting relatives and friends to the banquet.
As a result, they divorced in less than three months.
The other one didn't last more than three months.
At first, Lu Yongfu went back to his hometown to attend the wedding, but later he sent money back as a gift and didn't go back. It hasn't
been long since then, and he is going to marry again .
Every time Lu Xiaotian married a wife, Lu Xiaoting, as his sister, had to spend money. Lu Xiaoting couldn't afford it, and she didn't want to take leave to go back and delay work.
She told Tian Liping that she would never go back after Lu Xiaotian got married.
Liang Qiaoli was also disgusted with the behavior of Lu Yongsheng's family and said to Lu Yongfu: "Are you going back or sending money back as a gift?"
Lu Yongfu said angrily: "What? Are they planning to use marriage to get rich? This is the fourth marriage, and they still have the nerve to invite people to drink, how can they have the face to accept gifts from relatives and friends?"
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Yaoshui Village.
Lu Mingxuan did not wait for his daughter to come back, nor did he send money, and he did not even call.
When he called Beijing, Lu Xiaoting's colleague said that she had changed jobs.
He called Lu Mingfeng's home again, and was scolded by Lu Yongfu.
"Do you think everyone is as innocent as your family, that you have to go back for a banquet, spend travel expenses, and ask for gifts. Do other people's money comes from the wind?"
After being exposed by Lu Yongfu, Lu Mingxuan explained: "Third Uncle, I'm not looking for gifts from everyone. This is a big happy event for Xiaotian after all. Usually you are in Beijing and don't go back to your hometown often. I just want to take the opportunity to get everyone together."
"If you really don't want money, then you return all the gifts from the previous two times to your relatives and friends, and I will believe you."
When they helped Lu Xiaotian marry a wife, they borrowed money to hold the wedding first, and then paid it back after receiving the gifts. Where could they come up with the money?
Lu Yongsheng said, "Let's not hold the wedding. Just bring the couple back home."
Lu Xiaotian refused, "If they don't come back, there are still two aunts and villagers."
Lu Yongsheng said, "There is only your aunts and their families. We don't have enough money. The villagers came to the banquet and only gave 5 yuan as a gift. The whole family came. We can't even get the money back for the banquet."
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In the evening, the village chief called Lu Yongfu and said that Lu Xiaotian's wedding was not held. He just brought the couple back home, but it was estimated that the couple would not last long.
It's not that the daughter-in-law he married is not a good person, but that their family is not motivated at all.
In such a family, there is no hope. If a woman is sober, who is willing to take care of four men in the family?
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Lu Yongfu thought that he would be quiet if he didn't return to his hometown. A few days later, Mingxuan called again. When Liang Qiaoli heard that it was his voice, she hung up the phone.
The phone rang for half an hour and no one called again.
When everyone came back from get off work in the evening, Liang Qiaoli mentioned this matter. Lu Mingfeng thought about it and decided to call the village chief.
After hearing what the village chief said, Lu Mingfeng put down the phone and said to Lu Yongfu with a heavy expression: "Dad, we have to go back to our hometown."
Seeing Lu Mingfeng's solemn look, the family members had an ominous premonition.
"Uncle passed away!"
"What?" Lu Yongfu's legs went limp and he fell into a chair: "Last year, I went back to my hometown to attend a wedding. He was still pretty strong. How come he suddenly..." "He
drank too much at night and fell into the small ditch at the door. He was found by the neighbors at dawn."
After all, he was his own brother. Even if Lu Yongfu looked down on his way of dealing with people, he was still very sad that he was gone.
The next day, everyone in the Lu family, including Lu Xiaoting, took a car back to their hometown.
...
The villagers helped build a mourning hall for Lu Yongsheng's funeral.
Lu Mingxuan lost his backbone and seemed to have lost his soul. When he saw Lu Yongfu coming back, he hugged him and cried bitterly.
"Uncle San, I don't have a father anymore..."
Lu Yongfu's eyes were wet. Lu Mingfeng came over to separate them, patted Lu Mingxuan on the shoulder, and asked him to mourn.
Lu Xiaohui and Lu Xiaowen were back.
There were many women around the house. Shen Jiale didn't know which one was Lu Xiaotian's wife, so he asked Lu Xiaohui.
Lu Xiaohui cursed: "That bitch, my father died, she was not at home to help with the funeral, I don't know which wild man she ran away with."
Shen Jiale didn't believe Lu Xiaohui's words, and found the village chief's wife to ask for clarification.
It turned out that Xiaotian's wife knew that his family borrowed money to marry her, and they had to pay off the debt after marriage, which was equivalent to borrowing money to marry someone. After a scene, she went back to her parents' home.
Lu Xiaotian went to pick him up several times, but he never came back.
Lu Yongsheng was upset, so he drank some wine at night, got up at night, and went to the side of the ditch to relieve himself.
The visibility was poor at night, and Lu Yongsheng tripped, fell, and rolled into the ditch.
Due to his age and drinking, Lu Yongsheng struggled for a few times, but he couldn't get out and drowned in the ditch.
The family slept very soundly at night and didn't hear any noise outside. It was not until the neighbors knocked on their door in the morning that they knew Lu Yongsheng had passed away.
The villagers came to help, but his family couldn't even afford to buy white cloth. It was Lu Xiaohui and Lu Xiaowen who came back to get the money and asked the villagers to help.
Shen Jiale sighed. In this life, Lu Yongsheng's family didn't get to take advantage of Lu Yongfu, and they lived such a miserable life.
But Shen Jiale didn't sympathize with their family at all, and just felt that they deserved it.
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After Lu Yongsheng's funeral, Lu Mingfeng and his family were going back.
The rented van had arrived at the entrance of the village.
The village head and his wife saw off the Lu family. The village head asked Lu Yongfu to come back often when he had time. They were old and were afraid that they would be separated forever when they met again.
When leaving the village, two women were pulling each other on the side of the road.
The Lu family thought it was a minor conflict among the villagers, so they didn't take it too seriously. They said goodbye to the village chief and got on the car.
"Shen Jiale!"
One of the middle-aged women called Shen Jiale.
Shen Jiale stopped and looked at the woman.
After a while, he remembered: "Are you Li Mei?"
After not seeing each other for many years, Li Mei was a little embarrassed to see the educated youth of that year appear in such a shabby image. She straightened her clothes and said: "You haven't changed much from before, you are still so beautiful."
Shen Jiale smiled: "We are all old."
Seeing that Li Mei looked a little haggard, Shen Jiale asked: "How have you been since you returned to the city?"
Li Mei said: "After returning to the city, I worked and studied at the same time. I took the exam for two years but failed to get into college, so I gave up."
"Are you coming back to see the child this time?"
Li Mei nodded: "But they won't let me see the child. This time I came back, I wanted to bring my son to live in the city, but his father and stepmother didn't agree.
Jiale, can you help me persuade them? There are better development prospects in the city, isn't it better than staying in the countryside?"
Shen Jiale pointed at the van apologetically: "I'm so sorry, we're leaving soon and can't help you."