Lu Jiaxin and Xue Mao were weeding in the yard when someone knocked on the door. When they opened the door, it turned out to be Liao Xiangmei.

After welcoming her into the house, Lu Jiaxin poured her a glass of water and said, "We just moved in and have nothing. I hope Aunt Liao won't blame me for not welcoming you well."

Liao Xiangmei felt a little sad when she heard this. Her son's foolish behavior had alienated him from her. "You have nothing here, and your father didn't say anything?"

Lu Jiaxin would not speak for him: "He said that he had given me all his money and could not afford to buy me furniture. After much persuasion, he finally agreed to buy me a watch and a tape recorder for learning English."

"I'm going to buy furniture at the second-hand market. But I'm not familiar with that place, so I'm going to wait until Sunday to ask my fifth brother to take me there, so that those people won't see Xue Mao and I as fat sheep and slaughter us because we're young."

Liao Xiangmei thought for a moment and said, "Xinxin, these words are just to coax you. He has worked in the department store for so many years, it is impossible for his savings to be only a few thousand yuan. If you need anything, ask him for it. If he doesn't give it to you, make a scene like you did that day."

"Xinxin, don't feel embarrassed. He's your father, and it's only natural to ask him for things. If you don't take them, they will end up benefiting that vicious mother and daughter."

Lu Jia said helplessly: “I don’t understand the reason, but he said he has no money, and I can’t do anything about it.”

In the minds of the Chinese people, you should be grateful to your parents for giving birth to you and raising you, and serve them well when they are old. If you say bad things about your parents outside, you are an unfilial son and an ungrateful person. You can complain about Lu Hongjun, but you cannot accuse him or scold him.

Liao Xiangmei said angrily, "How can a father not care about his daughter being kicked out? I will go find your father later and ask him to help you get everything ready."

Lu Jiaxin was very happy. If Lu Hongjun could buy all the things she had, she could save a lot of money. Now she was poor, so every penny she could save was a penny she could save.

Liao Xiangmei took out a palm-sized wooden box from her purse, handed it to Lu Jiaxin and said, "This is a token your mother gave me. Keep it well."

Lu Jiaxin took it and opened it, and saw a piece of double lotus jade pendant inside. She saw that the jade pendant was warm and delicate, white in color, and had a soft luster.

Thinking about the 80-yuan jade pendant she asked Xue Mao to exchange, Lu Jiaxin asked, "Aunt Liao, my mother likes jade very much. Does she collect jade ornaments?"

The original body had never seen Mother Lu wearing jade jewelry, but Lu Jiaxin felt that Mother Lu must have collected many top-quality jade jewelry. When you like something very much and have the opportunity to own it, you can't control yourself even if you know there is danger.

Liao Xiangmei nodded and said, "Two years before you were born, your mother accidentally found a few things. She really liked them and took the risk to keep them. After you were born, she told me that she would give them to you as a dowry."

"Which ones are they, Aunt Liao, do you still remember?"

Liao Xiangmei thought for a moment and said, "In addition to the lotus and the jade pendant you are wearing, there is also a bracelet and a Hetian jade hairpin. I don't know if you bought more later."

The situation was very tense a few years ago, and Lu Jiaxin was young, so she never mentioned this matter. Now that the policy has been relaxed, Lu Jiaxin has become more independent and is no longer afraid of being found out.

She knew about the two jade pendants, one of which she had sold and the other one she now held, but she knew nothing about the bracelet and hairpin. She also didn't know whether these things were in Lu Hongjun's hands or entrusted to someone else.

Liao Xiangmei asked Lu Jiaxin with concern which school she was going to repeat her studies in. She was delayed this year, and with Jiaxin's grades, she felt that she would definitely pass the exam next year.

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "I went to the hospital for a full-body checkup this morning. The doctor said that my current body can't handle such high-intensity study, so I won't be repeating the year for now."

Liao Xiangmei saw her pale face yesterday and knew that she was in poor health. This time she came to bring milk powder, honey and other nourishing things: "This is right. Health is the most important thing. If the body is broken, there is nothing left."

Like Xiaoxia, who sacrificed her life to save someone else's child, but ended up benefiting another woman and making her own daughter suffer.

Lu Jiaxin said that this was her plan.

Lu Jiaxin politely refused: "Aunt Liao, you don't have to worry about me. After going through so much, I can take care of myself now."

Liao Xiangmei was dejected. This kid had repeatedly rejected her kindness. It seemed that he was really alienated from her. She originally wanted Fan Yinuo to apologize to Lu Jiaxin, so that the relationship might be eased. However, she didn't expect that this brat would refuse to come back and even left a note saying that he was going to stay at a friend's house for a few days.

Not only she, but also Lao Fan was furious. After making such a big mistake, he didn't even have the courage to apologize. With such a lack of responsibility, what can he achieve in the future?

Lu Jiaxin escorted the person to the entrance of the alley and said, "Aunt Liao, Fifth Brother said that he wants to set up two tables to celebrate the new house. I'll tell you when the date is confirmed."

Liao Xiangmei then smiled: "For such a big event as the greenhouse, I will definitely come."

After sending the people away, Lu Jiaxin continued to pull out weeds with Xue Mao.

"Xinxin, Xuemao, come out and help get the things."

When the two walked out, they saw Lu Jiajie and his wife Ma Lili, and a brand new tricycle next to them.

Ma Lili has fair skin and attractive features. She works in a department store. The reason why Lu Jiajie was able to catch up with her was because he had his uncle Lu Hongjun, who was the general manager, and because the Ma family had no sons at the time and wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law. However, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu disagreed. After negotiation, the second son they had was named Ma. Unfortunately, the second child was a girl, and family planning was implemented not long after the girl was born, so the original agreement became a piece of waste paper.

Lu Jiaxin greeted him with a smile on her face: "Fifth sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Ma Lili held her hands, looked at her carefully and said, "You've become darker, thinner, and your complexion isn't good. You need to take good care of yourself."

Lu Jiaxin nodded in agreement, then welcomed the couple in.

After entering the yard, Lu Jiajie dug out a watch and a recorder from the pile of things in the tricycle. He said, "Xinxin, Third Uncle said that he will buy you the remaining things slowly."

Lu Jiaxin took the watch and saw that it was a Plum brand, which is one of the best brands in China. She put the watch on her wrist, looked at the rice, flour, oil and other things in the tricycle and asked, "Who bought these things?"

Lu Jiajie smiled and said, "Of course your father bought it. Also, your father promised to give you thirty-six yuan a month for living expenses."

Lu Jiaxin was surprised: "Why would he agree?"

Lu Jiajie smiled and said, "I proposed it, but he refused to agree after I talked to him for a long time. It was only after my eldest brother called him that he agreed."

When the eldest brother takes action, he is worth two.

"Fifth brother, thank you." Although she wouldn't be able to keep the money for long, she was still very touched by the thought.

"If you say that again, I'll get angry."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "This is the last time. I won't be polite to you in the future."

"That's right."

(End of this chapter)