Jiang Chunzao could understand Lu Lin's feelings at this moment. Although he was not the biological son of the Lu family, he was raised in the Lu family after all. It was one thing that old lady Lu treated him badly, but old man Lu treated him like his own son.
Although the third branch of the Lu family had long since separated from the old Lu family, Lu Lin still hoped that his family could live a good life.
But the Lu family would make a noise every now and then. Old Mrs. Lu would curse at this and that in the yard all day long, and sometimes she would even curse at Lu Lin's family. Not to mention Lu Lin, even Jiang Chunzao would feel angry after hearing those words.
Lu Lin took a look at the hot pork dumplings in the bowl, and his dark eyes darkened again. Jiang Chunzao heard the howling of old lady Lu in the yard next door, and sighed, put down the chopsticks in his hand and said:
"Let's go to the old house and see what's going on."
Lu Lin nodded, stood up and was about to walk away carrying little Moli. Jiang Chunzao originally wanted to take little Shitou and walk behind, but when she saw the two kids looking at the dining table with pouting lips, she thought that the two kids had been walking around the county town all day and must be hungry. She was afraid that the two kids would not be able to hold back their hunger, so she simply left the two kids at home to eat by themselves.
Anyway, she and Lu Lin live next door to each other, so if the two kids have something to do at home, they can just shout and they will hear it.
After hearing this, Lu Lin also felt that the Lu family's old compound was in chaos, and the two children were still so young, and who knows what might happen if they went there, so he agreed. He told Xiao Shitou to take good care of his sister, and if anything happened, to call dad and mom.
The two kids nodded obediently. Jiang Chunzao glanced at the dark sky outside and said to Lu Lin:
"Let's go?"
Lu Lin nodded and walked in front with his long legs. The couple went out one after the other. The door of the Lu family's old house was ajar. Lu Lin pushed the door lightly and it opened.
Jiang Chunzao followed him into the yard. At first glance, he was startled by Old Lady Lu in the yard.
In the Lu family's old courtyard, old lady Lu sat in the yard like she was performing an opera, slapping her thighs with both hands and howling with a grin:
"Oh my God, why do I have such a miserable life? I gave birth to three sons in my life, but in the end, all three of them want to separate from me!
How can this be called an adopted son? This is a adopted debt collector! They are all debt collectors who forget their mothers after marrying a wife! What is the point of an old woman like me living? I'd rather not live anymore and make way for you debt collectors!"
After saying that, Old Lady Lu covered her face and was about to bang her head against the wall. Lu Dashan, who was standing next to her, hurried over and hugged his mother, and it looked like he was about to kneel down to her:
"Mom, what are you doing? Even if we divide the family, Ershan and I are still your biological sons. We should still be filial to you and my father. Mom, please don't be so depressed. If something happens to you, how will your son live?"
Lu Dashan was over 40 years old, but he cried like a child. Old Lady Lu looked at her eldest son, who was crying with snot and tears streaming down his face. She didn't care about how embarrassed he was in front of the whole family, and just looked at him with a squint:
"Dashan, if you want me to live comfortably for the rest of my life, don't mention dividing the family!"
At this, Lu Dashan cried out with tears in his eyes, and then cast a hopeful look at Lu Dasao who was holding cotton and looking at people with a cold face not far away:
"Meilan, our mother is old now. She has suffered for our family all her life. We can see that our father and mother's hair has turned white. How about we not separate the family and continue to live the same as before?"
When Lu Ershan and his wife heard their elder brother making the old lady cry, their hearts softened and they immediately said:
"Brother, this won't do. You've seen what's going on at home these days. How can we survive with all the smoke and fumes at home? I think we should just separate them."
"Yes, we should split up. If not, I will go find the captain!"
Liu Hongyan said with her bulging belly that she had been looking forward to the division of the family for a long time. It would be so great if the family could be divided. After the division, they could make their own decisions and do whatever they wanted. There would be no old woman to pressure them and they would still have money and food in their hands. Only a fool would not want to divide the family!
Mrs. Lu had just been singing and dancing, and finally managed to make the eldest son soften his heart. But now she heard Lu Ershan and his wife talking nonsense, and she jumped up from the ground in anger and beat Lu Ershan and his wife:
"You unfilial son! I will beat you to death! And you, you bear woman, are trying to separate my son from me. How can I not beat you to death!"
Lu Ershan was slapped several times by his mother, and he was angry. He waved his hands and said:
"Mom, you are getting old and confused. Hongyan is still pregnant with your grandson. How can you, as a mother, curse your own grandson?"
Old Lady Lu spat at him and cursed:
"Bah! Bullshit 'golden grandson', it's just that there's a baby in her belly, and we don't even know whether it's a boy or a girl, but she calls it 'golden grandson'. I think it's just a girl in her belly, a money-loser!"
Lu Ershan was so speechless after being scolded by his mother that he ran away with his hands folded, leaving Liu Hongyan, whose face turned red with anger, glaring at Old Lady Lu.
Old Lady Lu scolded her second son away, and then she saw Liu Hongyan glaring at her. She immediately jumped up and wanted to scold Liu Hongyan, but Old Lady Lu, who was smoking and had a dark face, grabbed her arm:
"Okay, stop embarrassing yourself. You are so old, and you beat and scold your family members in front of your children and grandchildren. Do you still act like an elder?"
Old Lady Lu had been singing for quite a while, and now she couldn't jump anymore. She felt her throat was dry, so she sat down on a stool in the yard and called out to Mrs. Lu:
"Old man, go get me a bowl of water."
Mrs. Lu just stood there motionless with a cold face, as if she hadn't heard anything. Seeing this, Mrs. Lu was about to jump up and curse again. Lu Dashan couldn't stand it anymore and said to Mrs. Lu:
"Meilan, didn't you hear what our mother said? Our mother is thirsty, why don't you go and get her some water?"
Jiang Chunzao looked at Old Lady Lu and mother and son Lu Dashan as if it was a matter of course and sneered in his heart. These two were quite interesting. They both had hands and feet. If she was really thirsty, why didn't Old Lady Lu go and get herself some water?
Lu Dashan is also funny. He always claims to be filial to his parents, but when his mother was thirsty, why didn't he, as a son, go and pour her some water?
The mother and she would just talk and call Sister-in-law Lu, which shows what kind of life Sister-in-law usually lives at home.
If it had happened in the past, Mrs. Lu would have obediently gone to pour water. But now, Mrs. Lu listened to what the mother and daughter said and said expressionlessly:
"No, you are the biological son, why don't you pour water for your mother?"
Lu Dashan made Mrs. Lu speechless, her face turned purple. But Old Man Lu silently went to pour a glass of water and handed it to Old Lady Lu. Old Lady Lu glared at Mrs. Lu and muttered a few words of curse, but Mrs. Lu acted as if nothing had happened, and even the timid Cotton pretended not to hear anything.
After drinking the water made by the old man, Mrs. Lu felt better. She was like a chicken with blood. She stared at the people in the Lu family compound with her triangular eyes. Finally, her eyes stopped on Lu Lin, who had been silent the whole time:
"Third brother! You've been here for such a long time, and you just let the house be so noisy and don't do anything about it?"
Lu Lin was silent for a moment, his expression indifferent:
"I have parents at home, it's not my turn to make the decision."
Old Lady Lu made Lu Lin choke. She had said these words to the third brother when they were separated. She didn't expect that today the third brother would shut her up with his own words.
Old man Lu puffed on his cigarette for a long time. In the mist, he said in a hoarse voice:
"Let's divide it. Tomorrow, Dashan and Ershan, go and invite the captain and the uncles to come home, and we'll divide this house together."
When Lu Ershan and his wife heard this, they were delighted and agreed immediately. Although Lu Dasao and Mianhua didn't show such obvious expression on their faces, they looked really relaxed.
However, when Lu Dashan heard his father say that he wanted to divide the family property, he actually squatted in the yard with his head in his hands and started crying.
Old Mrs. Lu wanted to make a fuss, but after Old Man Lu scolded her harshly, she didn't dare to say anything.
What can she say? Her old man has spoken, so it is useless for her to say anything. Even the eldest son, who is usually the most obedient, is silent, and the eldest son's wife is also making a fuss. In this family, she, the old lady, will not be the one in charge from now on, and they are all debt collectors!
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Old man Lu made the decision to split the family, and the noisy Lu family quieted down. Lu Lin and Jiang Chunzao, the two servants, also returned home. When the couple returned home, the two children, Shitou and Xiaomoli, had eaten their fill, and the brother and sister were sitting together reading the picture books their father bought for them.
Seeing that the two kids were sleepy, Jiang Chunzao washed their hands and feet and coaxed them to sleep. When he went out, he saw Lu Lin had heated up the food that had gotten cold at home.
At this moment, the table was full of steaming food, and the chopsticks were placed on the table, but Lu Lin did not pick up his chopsticks.
Jiang Chunzao walked over, picked up a steaming dumpling with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and ate it with relish:
"Well, today's dumplings taste really good. One bite makes your mouth savory. Captain Lu, are you really not going to eat them?"
Lu Lin looked up at his little wife who was smiling at him, his heart softened, he curled his lips into a smile, and picked up the chopsticks to gobble up the food. It must be said that although the dumplings tonight didn't look very good, they tasted quite delicious.
At least, Lu Lin finished all the remaining dumplings by himself. From this, Jiang Chunzao felt that the dumplings he made today were quite successful.
The couple ate all the food at home. Lu Lin went to wash the dishes, while Jiang Chunzao took a bath and dried her hair in the yard.
At the old Lu family next door, the family went back to sleep after a day of noisy chatter. Old man Lu came in after washing his feet and saw that old lady Lu was still as angry as the old crow on the tree. He took off his shoes and sat on the kang and said:
"Old woman, why don't you understand? The people in our family have long been scattered."
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