Chapter 54: How to distribute soap

Although Lu Bailing was rejected by her grandmother and did not give any gifts, she got a piece of soap for free.

The second sister-in-law said that if her grandmother did not want it, it was hers, and the grievances Lu Bailing suffered from her grandmother were no longer a big deal.

Lu Xiaowen came over when she was happily washing her hands with soap.

Lu Xiaowen is the youngest daughter of Lu Yongsheng, and she is 85 years old this year.

Lu Xiaowen watched the soap in Lu Bailing's hand make bubbles.

"Is this the soap you want to give to grandma? It smells so good!"

Lu Bailing said happily, "Yes, but grandma doesn't like it." Lu Xiaowen

reached out to take the soap and said, "I'll put in a good word for you, grandma will definitely accept your gift."

Lu Bailing snatched the soap: "No need."

Lu Xiaowen continued, "Since grandma doesn't want it, you can cut half of it for me."

Lu Bailing rolled her eyes at her: "It's not dark yet, what are you dreaming about."

Seeing that Lu Bailing was unwilling to share with her, Lu Xiaowen called Lu Yongfu.

"Third uncle..."

Seeing that Lu Xiaowen was going to call dad, Lu Bailing felt something was wrong and ran with the soap.

She ran all the way to Shen Jiale's residence.

Seeing Lu Bailing running out of breath, Shen Jiale asked, "What's going on? Who is chasing you?"

Lu Bailing said while panting, "Sister Xiaowen wanted to steal my soap."

"The soap is yours, and you just don't give it to her. If she dares to take it, just fight with her."

Lu Bailing shook her head and said, "It's useless. She just needs to say a few nice words to Dad, and Dad will give her the soap."

"Is there such a thing?" Shen Jiale couldn't believe it.

"In the past, the children of my uncle's family often snatched our things. If they liked something, they just told Dad and Dad would snatch it from us and give it to them.

When I was a child, my second brother got a puppy from my grandfather's house. We loved it so much, and then Brother Mingxuan took a fancy to it. My second brother refused to give it to me, so Brother Mingxuan asked Dad for it. My second brother still refused to give it to me, so Dad beat him with a stick until his legs were bruised, and then took the puppy away.

However, Brother Mingxuan did not get any better after taking the puppy. "I didn't treat the puppy well, I broke its legs, and threw it into the river in front of my second brother and me. My second brother went down to save it, but the current was turbulent that day and he couldn't save it.

After my second brother got ashore, he rushed to my uncle's house and beat up Brother Mingxuan.

After that, whenever they wanted something, they didn't show up themselves, but coaxed Dad to get it for them. "

Shen Jiale thought, is this father-in-law stupid? He treats other people's children as treasures and his own children as weeds. He must be sick.

Shen Jiale asked, "Why does Dad like the children of my uncle so much?"

"Because Mingxuan has always had good grades since he was young, he can get 100 points in every exam, while my eldest and second brothers can only get 50 points at most, so Dad likes him more and even gave the second brother's tuition to Mingxuan to study."

Shen Jiale was surprised: "If Lu Mingxuan is a child prodigy, everyone in the village should know it. I haven't heard others say how smart he is."

"My aunt can read, so Mingxuan learned a lot of words before going to school, so he could get such good grades in elementary school, but not in middle school.

But no one in the Lu family studied anymore, so he was the only one who studied, so he naturally became the most promising person in the Lu family."

So that's it.

Shen Jiale gave Lu Bailing an idea and told her to go back without worry.

After Lu Bailing returned, before Lu Yongfu could say anything, she said first: "Dad, grandma didn't want the soap, so I gave it back to my second sister-in-law. She said to give it to our family and that we can all use it to wash our hands and take a bath in the future." Lu

Yongfu said: "You break it in half and give it to Xiaowen."

Lu Bailing did not disagree but said: "Dad, I can't break it in half and give it to Xiaowen. There are five people in our family now. I will divide the soap into five portions. Dad, if you don't need it, give your portion to Xiaowen."

Lu Bailing called everyone in the family over, cut 2/5 for Zhou Min, and when she was about to cut it for Liang Qiaoli, Liang Qiaoli said she didn't want it and gave it to Lu Bailing, so Lu Bailing also got 2/5, and there was 1/5 left, which Lu Bailing handed over to Lu Yongfu.

"Dad, this is your share. You can give it to anyone you want."

To be honest, Lu Yongfu had never used such a fragrant soap. He also wanted to try how it felt to take a bath with this thing. His wife gave her share to his daughter. If he gave it to Lu Xiaowen, there would be nothing left.

Just like the last time he ate watermelon, he gave his share away and he couldn't eat it.

After thinking it over again and again, Lu Yongfu said, "The amount is too small. This little soap won't be used many times. Keep it at home."

Lu Bailing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, the second sister-in-law's trick was quite effective.

When the second sister-in-law said that the soap should be divided, she thought it was unnecessary.

The family lived together and the soap could be used together.

Even if the soap was divided, Dad would still give his share to Lu Xiaowen.

The second sister-in-law said that even so, the loss could be minimized and other people in the family could still use it.

Lu Bailing went to tell Shen Jiale about the result.

Shen Jiale laughed after hearing it.

People really think more about themselves.

Some people like to give favors to others with other people's things, and they will weigh the pros and cons when it's their turn.

If the soap was only for Lu Bailing, Lu Yongfu would not need it, and he would not feel bad about giving away something that was irrelevant to him.

It's different if it's divided. It's said that it's for the whole family, and everyone has a share. Lu Bailing gave everyone a share. If Lu Yongfu gave his share, he would have nothing to use.

When one's own interests are damaged, he will not be so generous.

Lu Bailing seemed to know the magic weapon to control her father, and she was secretly happy.

...

Lu Xiaowen was still waiting for her uncle to bring her soap at home, but it was dark and she didn't wait, so she complained to Tian Liping.

Tian Liping said, "If you want it, wait until your eldest brother comes back next time and ask him to buy it for you."

Lu Xiaowen pouted and said, "Didn't your eldest brother get a promotion? He used to bring back a lot of things when he went home. Last time he bought a bottle of wine for Third Uncle. Did he give all his salary to you, so he has no money to buy it?"

Tian Liping shook her head and said, "No, your elder brother didn't give me a penny when he came back that time."

Lu Xiaowen said unhappily, "Who would believe that, sister-in-law? I find that you have changed too."

Tian Liping was also distressed. Her sister-in-law really wronged her. Lu Mingxuan came back this time and said that the factory's wages were delayed.

She promised to buy watermelons for her daughter but didn't do it. In addition, her sister was getting married and wanted her to send a bed sheet, but she hadn't told Lu Mingxuan yet.

Seeing that her sister-in-law was angry, Tian Liping comforted her, "How about I take you to the county to find your elder brother tomorrow, and you can think about what else you need and buy it together then."

Lu Xiaowen was immediately delighted when she heard it.

"Why go? Your elder brother is so busy at work every day, how can he accompany you to buy things? Just stay at home."

Lu Xiaowen was not happy for 3 seconds before his father poured cold water on him and stomped his feet away angrily.

Tian Liping said: "I will accompany Xiaowen when the time comes."

Lu Yongsheng dodged his eyes and said: "The family can't leave you. If you leave, the children will look for you, and your grandmother will also look for you. You'd better wait for Mingxuan to come back."