"Jova, you're awake!"
Seeing Lu Siqiao wake up, Third Master Lu ignored Lu Mingyuan and went straight to her, saying with a loving expression, "Is there anything else that's bothering you? Tell Grandpa."
Lu Siqiao tugged at his sleeve and glanced timidly at Lu Mingyuan.
Master Lu understood and yelled at Lu Mingyuan, "What are you so scared of, looking at the child? Get out of here! I see you're getting angry too!"
"You brat, you've learned to play favorites now!" Lu Mingyuan raised his hand to hit Lu Siqiao, cursing, "You little devil, you've caused so much trouble!"
He felt that Lu Siqiao had become a different person. In the past, even if she was beaten, regardless of right or wrong, she would obediently admit her mistakes instead of seeking help from others.
"You brat, if you hit the child again, I'll skin you alive!" Third Master Lu grabbed Lu Mingyuan's hand, pushed him to the ground, and said with a fierce look in his eyes, "You think you're so tough because you can hit the child? If you're so capable, then beat me to death too!"
Lu Mingyuan got up from the ground, spat, and said resentfully, "Father, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'll come again tomorrow." He glared at Lu Siqiao and left dejectedly.
Lu Siqiao breathed a sigh of relief, held Lu Sanye's hand, and said aggrievedly, "Grandpa, my dad won't agree to me following you, and my mom will beat me to death."
"Don't be afraid, child. Grandpa will never let them touch a single finger of yours again." After comforting her, Grandpa Lu strolled to the phone booth at the hospital entrance. After thinking for a while, he dialed a number.
When he returned, his expression relaxed considerably. He smiled at Lu Siqiao and said, "Qiaowa'er, would you like to live with your uncle and aunt?"
Lu Siqiao was stunned.
In her memory, her uncle Lu Mingfeng was a man of few words, honest and kind. Unfortunately, he died young, at the age of 35, in a car accident, leaving no child for her aunt Luo Xiaoxue.
Here we must mention the rules of Lujia Village. After the brothers divide the family property, the biological father usually lives with the eldest brother, the biological mother lives with the second brother, and the third brother can live as he pleases. However, there are a few exceptions where they have agreed on a pre-arranged arrangement.
Lu Sanye had always lived with his father, Lu Mingfeng. One day, Lu Mingfeng was delivering goods and took Lu Sanye with him to help, but they were involved in a car accident and both father and son died tragically.
Judging from what Grandpa said, he wanted to help her get different parents?
“Your aunt has been unable to conceive. If you’re willing, I’ll discuss it with your parents and we can have you adopted by the eldest son as his daughter. How about that?” Third Master Lu said kindly.
Lu Siqiao was naturally happy to do so, as it would allow her to stay by her grandfather's side.
"But will my parents agree?" she asked incredulously.
Master Lu said confidently, "If they don't like you, it's better to let go. It's better for both sides to be happy. You don't need to worry about this. I'll talk to them about it later."
That being said, he underestimated the viciousness of Lu Mingyuan and his wife.
Even if it's something I don't want, I won't let anyone else touch it!
After returning to the grocery store, Lu Mingyuan told Grandma Ruan what had happened.
"This is outrageous! That old man looks down on everyone except the eldest son's family, and now he's siding with that good-for-nothing! Is he trying to drive you to your death?!" The old woman cursed angrily. "You don't need to worry about that two hundred yuan. If he wants it back, let the eldest son pay it back!"
Lu Mingyuan spat and cursed, "If I don't pay it back, Dad will definitely break my legs!"
"Anyway, don't worry about it, I'll figure something out later. Ah Ling is really something, she hit me and beat me half to death, what a waste of medical expenses!" Old Mrs. Ruan said viciously, seeing her two granddaughters chasing and fighting, she was furious, "If you keep making a fuss, I'll break your legs."
As the two were talking, they saw Huang Ling pushing a large bag of sweet potatoes back.
"You still have the nerve to come back? You almost beat the third brother to death, and you wasted two hundred of my yuan!" Lu Mingyuan complained. "Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast! I'm too ashamed to show my face!"
Huang Ling threw the sweet potato away abruptly, showing no remorse, and instead complained to him, "That brat stole the sweet potato, and I didn't hit her, I kept it for the New Year! Your father even yelled at my mother, causing my family to talk badly about me! It's all over the village, and they tell everyone they meet about me!"
She sat on the ground in frustration, throwing a tantrum and yelling, "I was just worried about our family and wanted to save more sweet potatoes for food, but who knew that brat would be so lucky, not only did she not die, but she also caused trouble!"
Grandma Lu and her son looked at each other and cursed, "What's a sweet potato worth? We've already spent two hundred yuan on that brat's medical treatment. If it weren't for someone donating blood for free, it would have cost even more!"
Upon hearing that Lu Siqiao had spent two hundred yuan on medical treatment, Huang Ling felt as if a piece of her flesh had been ripped out. She was so angry that her heart was breaking, and she cursed like a madwoman, "You brat, why doesn't she just die? I'll definitely beat her to death next time!"
"Don't you think the compensation isn't enough?" Lu Mingyuan grabbed her hand and threatened, "If you don't like her, find a chance to dump her next time, and that'll be the end of it!"
"Throwing her away would be letting her off easy, I want her dead!" Huang Ling said venomously. Seeing Lu Mingyuan about to hit her, she straightened her back, pointed to her stomach and said, "Hit me, hit me here, beat your son to death, then let's see who will take care of you in your old age!"
Upon hearing this, Grandma Lu and her son were overjoyed and exclaimed, "Ah Ling, you're pregnant again?"
Huang Ling said smugly, "It's been over a month. My mother had my fortune told, and this time it's definitely a son. It wasn't for nothing that I took all that medicine..."
Upon hearing that she was pregnant, Lu Mingyuan completely forgot about her hitting Lu Xingqiao and wished he could treat her like a precious treasure.
It wasn't until dinner time that Lu Mingyuan received a call from Third Master Lu. He repeatedly said yes, with a smile that couldn't be contained.
"Our dad said we should give our third child to our eldest brother as his daughter, and I agreed," Lu Mingyuan said smugly after hanging up the phone.
Sending away the money-losing goods will save us some food.
Upon hearing this, Huang Ling became displeased and said with a ferocious expression, "I've raised this money-losing child for seven years. Even if I haven't done anything great, I've still put in a lot of effort. Why should I let others benefit from it? If your eldest brother wants the third son, let him give us three hundred yuan, and I'll agree!"
Three hundred yuan!
At that time, even the working class only earned a little over fifty yuan a month.
Lu Mingyuan said impatiently, "What's wrong with you now? You wanted to beat her to death today, but now that you've sent her away, you're not happy about it. What's going on?"
"I'd rather beat you to death than let your elder brother and sister-in-law get away with this. Who told them to look down on me and try to take my land!" Huang Ling said viciously, looking like a smug little man.
Grandma Ruan spoke up, saying, "Would they agree to let the eldest son come up with three hundred yuan? With that much money, what kind of child wouldn't they take in?"
"Hmph, then I'll keep the third son around to be my slave. I can't let the eldest son's family get away with this! Mother, don't be soft-hearted and ruin things. They're not your biological children."
Yes, Lu Mingfeng was born to Third Master Lu and his ex-wife. The second son, Lu Mingyuan, the third son, Lu Mingzhi, and the youngest daughter, Lu Minghui, were Old Madam Ruan's biological children.
The next day, Third Master Lu called Lu Mingyuan and said that his eldest daughter-in-law was waiting at the hospital and asked him to come over to discuss the adoption.
Lu Mingyuan immediately changed his tune, saying that Huang Ling couldn't bear to part with her child and didn't want to give the child up for adoption.
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