When Lu Jiaxin saw Lu Jiaguang and Lu Jiajie coming together, she knew that Lu Hongjun had agreed to her terms. In fact, she hoped that Lu Hongjun would refuse, so that he would have enough reasons to ignore her in the future.
Lu Jiaguang said: "Jiaxin, Third Uncle promised to give you all the hidden things."
Lu Jiaxin hummed and said, "My second brother and his wife have just finished cooking. Let's talk after we finish eating!"
Lu Jiajie said with a guilty look on his face: "Jia Xin, I'm sorry, I didn't expect that the Ma family and Lili would hold a grudge against you, and even said it in front of the children."
If it weren't for Jiaxin's encouragement, he would still be working in the shoe factory. Although the salary at the shoe factory has increased, it's only 100 yuan a month. What can you do with this little money?
Lu Jiaguang's face sank.
Lu Jiaxin still said the same thing: "Just handle your family affairs yourself, don't bring it here to affect everyone's mood."
During the meal, Mrs. Lu saw that the atmosphere was so solemn, so she picked a light-hearted topic: "Brother, Ah Shan called me yesterday and said that mother agreed to come to Sijiu City."
Lu Jiaguang said: "It's good that you are willing to come, otherwise I will have to ask for leave to pick her up."
"What happened to my aunt?"
Lu Jiaguang said, "She has had chest pains from time to time recently. She went to the city hospital for a checkup but nothing could be found. She said she wanted to go to the provincial hospital, but the doctors there were no match for the doctors in the city."
"Then come for a checkup soon."
Because they had something to discuss, they didn't drink. The meal was quickly finished, and the brothers and sisters went into the study. Mrs. Lu didn't go, and she cleaned up with Xiaoqiu.
Xiao Qiu said she could handle it: "Mom, you should go and listen to see how they arrange it."
Second Sister-in-law Lu said, "This isn't a discussion about your grandparents' retirement. This is about your third uncle's retirement. What am I going to do? It's because your third uncle was so cruel that he hurt your aunt's heart. Otherwise, he would have taken him to Hong Kong City to enjoy a better life in two years."
Xiao Qiu also felt sorry for Lu Jiaxin and said, "Third Uncle raised Zhao Siyi for six years, spent a lot of money on her, and arranged a job for her. They should both take care of him in his old age."
Mrs. Lu said disdainfully, "Your Third Uncle is smarter than anyone else. How can you expect Zhao Siyi to take care of her in her old age? Don't let your Third Uncle take care of her when the time comes."
The four of them sat down, and Lu Jiaxin spoke first: "Brother, where are his things?"
Lu Jiaguang then realized that he had forgotten to ask: "Don't worry, since he has agreed, he will not regret it."
Lu Jiajie snorted coldly and said, "If he regrets it, I will not care about him anymore. Let Zhao Siyi take care of him until the end of his life!"
Lu Jiazong regarded himself as a listener and did not express any opinion.
Lu Jiaxin said, "I can buy the house, but it must be registered under my name. As for the house he lives in now, the country is carrying out housing reform. Public housing can be converted into private property by paying a sum of money in the future. That house must also be registered under my name."
Lu Jiajie blurted out: "It must be in your name. Uncle San is planning to remarry, and if this house is in his name, it will be given to another woman."
Lu Jiaguang and Lu Jiazong also thought so.
Seeing that they all agreed, Lu Jiaxin continued, "Two hundred yuan a month for his retirement, and I'll hire him an aunt to do his laundry and cooking. I'll pay for the aunt's salary."
Lu Jiaguang also meant this: "You are responsible for hiring employees and paying for his medical treatment and medicine. You cannot pay for his retirement. Your father has a high pension, so there is no need to give him extra money."
Lu Jiajie also meant this. The more you give, the cheaper it will be for others.
Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, "If he gets sick and needs to be hospitalized in the future, please ask someone to take care of him. It doesn't matter if the cost is a little higher. You all have things to do, so I can't bother you all the time."
She will hire a personal secretary later to help with the trivial matters. The good thing about Hong Kong is that as long as you have money, there will be someone to help you handle these matters properly.
Lu Jiaguang did not refuse and said, "Then we will invite someone, but we still have to take turns to visit, so that the person we invite won't be perfunctory."
He had to take care of the children the last few times he was there. He couldn't handle working during the day and staying up late at night. He can't stay up late now as he did when he was young. He hired someone and they can just lend a hand when the time comes. It won't be so tiring.
Lu Jiazong thought it was a waste of money, but he kept silent since Lu Jiaguang agreed.
After discussing Lu Hongjun's retirement, Lu Jiaxin mentioned the relocation of the grave: "Before next year's Qingming Festival, I will move my mother's grave."
Lu Jiaguang didn't say anything when he was criticized before, and everyone else didn't say anything when they saw him not saying anything. Since the eldest brother didn't object, they naturally wouldn't be the one who was hated.
Lu Jiajie suddenly said: "Big brother, second brother, Jiaxin, I want to divorce Ma Lili."
When Lu Jiaguang heard this, he scolded, "What's the point of getting a divorce? You're busy outside all day, and the two children are taken care of by your fifth brother's wife. Who will take care of the two children if you get divorced?"
The idea of divorce was not new. He wanted to separate every time they quarreled, but he gave up when he thought of his two children. Now he can't stand it. Lu Jiajie said uncomfortably: "Brother, she quarrels with me every few days and asks me to give her the money for safekeeping. With the situation of her family, how dare I give her the money? As soon as I give it to her, it will all go into the hands of Yan Fang and his wife."
"But when I didn't give her money, she complained to me that I was keeping a mistress outside and that all my money was spent on vixens. If that was all, I would have tolerated it for the sake of the two children. But she actually listened to her family's instigation and thought that all this was caused by Jiaxin. If Jiaxin had borrowed money from her, we wouldn't have fallen out. They were clearly the culprits, but in the end they blamed Jiaxin and instigated in front of the children."
After a pause, he said, "You said bad things about Jiaxin in front of the child this time. Will you say bad things about your elder brother and the second brother next time? Will you try to sow discord between me and the child in the future?"
Lu Jiaxin sneered: "It's not possible, it's certain. Let the children be separated from you and the Lu family, then they will be wholeheartedly loyal to the Ma family in the future."
It is said that it is better to demolish a temple than to destroy a relationship. For someone like Ma Lili, it is better to divorce her immediately! Lu Jiaguang could no longer object, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Divorce is not something that can be done with just words. How are we going to arrange for the two children?"
"Qiangqiang follows me, and Xiaofeng follows her."
Lu Jiaguang continued to ask: "Qiangqiang, you have to do business, sometimes you go far away and are not at home for a month, who will take care of the children?"
Lu Jiajie said, "I plan to ask Ah Le's aunt to live at home. She can help take care of Qiangqiang when I'm not around. Qiangqiang is old enough now and can handle his own affairs."
Aunt A Le is a trustworthy person, so Lu Jiajie feels at ease letting her take care of Qiangqiang.
This arrangement was considered appropriate, but Lu Jiaguang was old-fashioned and could not say that he agreed to Lu Jiajie's divorce.
(End of this chapter)