Chapter 99 Collection
The old liar was caught, his true face was exposed, and no one was helping him anymore. The police easily investigated his crimes.
As for the young apprentice who had been following him, he seemed to be from another place. When he saw that the situation was not right, he wanted to run away, but he was eventually caught by the police.
As a result, when they investigated, they found out that the child had been abducted by human traffickers and then bought by an old con man a few months ago, with the purpose of training the child to cheat people with him.
The child didn't know much about the old liar selling fake medicine. He just cooperated with the liar in the beginning to deceive people.
Considering that he was only a teenager and was forced by the old scammer to help cheat people, the police let him go after interrogating him.
But the young apprentice has been following him ever since he was bought by the swindler, and now he has nowhere else to go.
He wandered the streets for several days and was finally taken in by the owner of a noodle shop.
I thought the matter had a happy ending, but within two days the noodle shop owner discovered that the young apprentice was not doing good and kicked him out.
Finally, Lu Xing actually saw this little apprentice at Old Lady Lu's house.
I don’t know if it’s because the youngest son dealt a huge blow to Mrs. Lu, or she feels that she will never be able to have a grandson, but since this year, she doesn’t like to go out much.
Sometimes when Lu Xing passed by her house, he saw her sitting in the yard, quietly basking in the sun and looking away, which was very different from before.
Gradually, Lu Xing got used to the fact that there was no noise next door.
Unexpectedly, these two days, she suddenly heard Mrs. Lu scolding. She thought something had happened, but when she rushed over, she found that she was scolding the young apprentice who was working.
She quickly told Liu Hehua and the others about this strange thing.
"Didn't that swindler's apprentice get kicked out of the restaurant? Do you know where he's gone now?"
"Where did you go?"
"This morning, I saw that little apprentice sweeping the floor at Judi's house."
"What? Her?" It wasn't that Lian Hua was targeting Old Lady Lu; her sudden kindness was simply too strange. "There must be something else going on here."
Before, she had treated her daughter-in-law so badly that she didn't treat her as a family member at all.
She doesn't have any kindness towards her own daughter-in-law, so how could she be kind to a child she doesn't know?
"Didn't they say that kid stole the boss's money? Isn't Judi afraid that if she takes the kid home, her own money will be stolen too?"
"What on earth was she thinking?"
They had an average relationship with Old Lady Lu, so they couldn't ask her about this in person.
Fortunately, after a few days, Mrs. Lu brought the child to the village chief and she wanted to adopt the child.
"What, Auntie, why do you want to adopt this child so suddenly? Does your son know about this?"
Lu Zhengde had never heard of the swindler who was causing trouble in the town, nor did he know that the child was the swindler's bought apprentice. He thought it was very strange that Old Lady Lu suddenly adopted a child of unknown origin.
He was still a little skeptical. Seeing the child looked malnourished, he wondered if Mrs. Lu had bought him from somewhere.
"Auntie, where did you bring this child from? It will be difficult to register him if he can't explain his origins clearly."
The child followed behind Old Lady Lu, with his head down and not saying a word.
Old Mrs. Lu raised her eyebrows. "Why, I need my son's consent to adopt a child? He hasn't been home for a year or two, so even if I adopt him, I won't see him. Why should I ask him?"
Hearing this, Lu Zhengde thought that Mrs. Lu was angry with her son and that was why she made such a commotion. "Such a big matter should be discussed with your son. If they don't care about you at all, it would be too unfilial."
"Who says my sons are unfilial? It's because they are too busy outside and don't have time to come back. I have to find a way to take care of myself."
When she heard someone scolding her son, Old Mrs. Lu became unhappy again. Because Lu Zhengde was the village chief, she did not scold back, but rolled her eyes at him.
"I'm so old now. If I don't have someone to help me at home, I might die and no one would know."
"I'm already so old, it's not appropriate for me to find a partner. He happened to be homeless, so why not adopt him and let him do some work?"
There's no regulation prohibiting this, but what Mrs. Lu said sounded like she was some bad person who abused children.
Lu Zhengde asked the child worriedly, "Are you willing to live with your aunt?"
The child glanced at the village chief, then looked at the fierce old lady Lu, and nodded.
Since both of them were willing, there was nothing he could do to stop them.
After adopting the child, Old Lady Lu treated him neither badly nor very well. She provided him with food, clothing, and schooling, and other than that, she left all the hard work at home to him.
I don’t know if it’s because Mrs. Lu is so powerful, but the child never does anything bad after coming to her house. He goes to school obediently every day and works hard when he gets home.
The two of them just lived together like this.
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As the Chinese New Year approached, Huang Liye returned.
She had been working outside for such a long time that when she came back she seemed like a different person. She dressed much more fashionably and even bought a camera. She took pictures everywhere after she came back.
Her favorite thing to do was to sit under the big tree at the entrance of the village and tell others about her experiences outside. Seeing the envious looks on other people's faces, she felt very happy.
The next person to come back was Lu Yuan. He was now the big boss and spoke in a much more imposing manner than before.
Because Xiaoshi Village has electricity, he brought a big TV for Hong Xiahua when he came back this time.
Lu Xing and the others now loved to gather at Hong Xiahua's house and watch the sad dramas on TV with her. They would talk about the plots of the dramas for most of the day.
Afterwards, it was as if a switch was turned on, and people who were working outside came back one after another, and the village suddenly became lively.
Lu Dazhuang and Wang Fang also came back. Lian Hua has been very happy recently. She spends every day at home thinking about what delicious food to make to reward her son, or thinking about spending time with her grandson.
Everyone was busy chatting with family members whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
When Lu Xing was wandering around, he found that many people had changed a lot after returning from a year away.
Old Mrs. Lu was just like her. No one came to see her, so she always sat on a small stool at the door, hoping to wait for her son to come home.
I often sit there for a whole day.
In the evening, when her adopted child prepared dinner, he would call her back to eat.
After seeing this, Lu Xing couldn't describe how he felt, he just felt a little lonely.
The system popped up at this time, [Host, if you feel bored being alone, I am here to accompany you.]
We can watch the new melons together and have this year's New Year's Eve dinner together.
[And our mission is almost complete, and you will be able to realize your wish soon! ]
The pigs at home grunted, as if agreeing with the system.
Xiaobai and Xiaohua were busy acting coquettishly around Lu Xing, while the chicks in the chicken coop behind her were clucking and begging for food.
I don't know what motivated her, "Okay, let's start preparing the New Year's Eve dinner now."
On the day of the New Year’s Eve dinner, she also had to worship her ancestors and the God of Wealth at home, which was equivalent to cooking two meals a day.
This is a big project for Lu Xing.
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