Lu Jiaxin originally wanted to move the grave before Qingming Festival, but the Feng Shui master helped her calculate the date, and he calculated that the 19th day of the sixth lunar month was the best day to move the grave. For something like this, she must follow the date calculated by the Feng Shui master. So she will go back to visit the grave on Qingming Festival.
That night, Lu Jiaxin called home and told Lu Ersao that she was coming back to visit the graves: "I'll take a leave on Friday and come back to visit the graves on Saturday."
It just so happens that Saturday is Qingming Festival, so it won’t affect visiting the graves early in the morning.
Mrs. Lu said she would prepare the things for the grave, and then told her about Lu Jiaguang: "Fortunately, you signed the contract for the house purchase, and your name was signed on the receipts. Otherwise, my brother would have been harmed by that sinister villain."
Lu Jiaxin said: "Even if my eldest brother and his wife bought the house themselves, as long as they can prove that the money was given by me, it can be clarified. It's just a little more troublesome."
Mrs. Lu thought about it and said, "Jia Xin, there are rumors that the department store is going to carry out housing reform. When the news is confirmed, you should come back immediately to handle it. That shameless woman moved to Chaoyang with her three children, and the house in the staff quarters was left for her second son and his wife to live in."
Lu Jiaxin felt that the housing reform of the department store would not happen so quickly and it would probably take another two to three years to be implemented, but this was just her guess so she didn't say anything.
Seeing that she was silent, Mrs. Lu hurriedly called out, "Jia Xin, Jia Xin, why aren't you talking?"
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "I'm very busy here and don't want to waste my time on such trivial matters."
Mrs. Lu was stunned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you not want such a big house? If you don't want it, won't that shameless family get a bargain?"
Lu Jiaxin said, "Second sister-in-law, if you can drive that woman's son and daughter-in-law away, let Shanzi move in with his wife and children. It's better than renting a house anyway."
After a pause, he continued: "When the housing reform comes, you pay the money and the house will belong to you."
Mrs. Lu immediately refused: "How can I take your house? I will be criticized by others."
Lu Jiaxin said: "Second sister-in-law, this house is only a few thousand yuan. My round-trip air ticket will cost thousands, and I have to take leave to go back and delay my studies. It's not cost-effective."
The round-trip air tickets for three or four people would cost more than a thousand yuan. There are fewer flights now and the air tickets are very expensive. She really didn't want to see Lu Hongjun's face and was too lazy to argue about a small house.
After she said this, Mrs. Lu didn't know how to refute.
Lu Jiaxin asked her to think about it carefully, and then hung up the phone. She said she didn't want to give the house to the Huang family in order to let Lu's second wife accept the house. If she wanted it, she would give it to her; if she didn't want it, she would let the second son of the Huang family live there first. If Lu Hongjun dared to put the house in the name of the Huang family after the housing reform, she would directly sell the Chaoyang house and let him move back to the family compound.
"Second sister-in-law, please think about it!"
After hanging up the phone, Mrs. Lu was in a dilemma.
Seeing her like this, Lu Jiazong asked curiously, "Wife, what's wrong? What did Jiaxin say to you that made you so embarrassed?"
There was nothing to hide from her husband, and Second Sister-in-law Lu said, "Jia Xin just said that she doesn't want the house anymore, so give it to us. If we don't want it, Third Uncle can do whatever he wants with it. She doesn't want to run back and forth for a house."
"ah……"
Thinking of his eldest brother's house, Lu Jiazong was suddenly moved and said, "Wife, why don't we accept it! Jiaxin gave my eldest brother such a big house, so it's okay for us to accept Third Uncle's house!"
After Xiao Qiu knew about this, she said, "Mom, Uncle San's house is not only spacious and well located, but also has heating in winter. Most importantly, there is a school nearby. Nannan is six years old this year and will go to school next semester. If Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law can live there, it will be convenient for Nannan to study."
"If I want your aunt's house for nothing, what will I become?"
Xiao Qiu knew her temper and said with a smile, "Of course we can't take this house from my aunt for nothing. Let's see how much this house is worth when the housing reform comes. Then we can deposit the money into the voucher my aunt gave us."
Mrs. Lu was tempted. After all, it was hard to buy such a good house, but she felt guilty. After thinking about it, she told Mrs. Lu about it and asked for her opinion.
Mrs. Lu naturally supported it: "Jia Xin will live in Hong Kong and will not return to Beijing. Even if she gets this house in the future, she will sell it. In this case, you might as well buy it. However, I am worried that Uncle San will not agree."
The main reason was that Lu Hongjun didn't like Lu Ersao, and now he would replace her with a shrew. And with Tang Sufen in the middle, it was very difficult to get him to agree.
Mrs. Lu said, "It doesn't matter if he doesn't give it to us. We can buy one somewhere else when the time comes, but we can't give it to that shameless family. Living in the house bought by Jiaxin, they want to occupy the house in the family compound. How can it be so beautiful?"
That’s what he said, but there was nothing he could do if Lu Hongjun refused to give it to him.
Seeing her frown, Lu Jiazong said casually, "Why don't we adopt the second son to Uncle San, then we can have a legitimate claim to the house."
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she scolded him, but after she calmed down, she became worried: "You say, that woman has three sons, will she let the second or fifth son change his surname to Lu, so that he can occupy the house legitimately?"
"When the house is ready, I'll change my last name back and I'll get a house for free."
Lu Jiazong stood up immediately after hearing this: "No, I have to call Jiaxin..."
Thinking about Jiaxin saying that she didn't want the house because she was afraid of trouble, he felt that there was no need to make this call.
Lu Jiazong said the same thing: "If you really can't bear to part with the house, just give the second son to your third uncle, and the house will definitely belong to our second son. Anyway, it's Jiaxin who said she didn't want it, so it doesn't count as us stealing her house."
Mrs. Lu said unhappily, "You think you can adopt him if you want? Do you think Third Uncle would like the cowardly Second Brother?"
Lu Jiazong said without thinking: "Then let the third child be adopted by Uncle San. Our third child is smart, quick-witted, sweet-talking, and works at the Railway Bureau. Uncle San will definitely be satisfied."
Mrs. Lu couldn't bear to let it go.
Lu Jiazong was very clear-headed at this moment, and said, "Xiao Tao will move to the third house, but he will just take over the third house's door. Everything else will remain the same. He will still call us father and mother, and will still be filial to us in the future."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible: "Jia Xin told us that Third Uncle still has treasures in his hands. He doesn't want those things anymore, so whoever can get them will own them. The third child is going to be adopted into the third house, so Third Uncle's house and the things in his hands will belong to the third child."
The main reason was that Jiaxin herself said no, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of it. Rather than letting that woman's family get away with it, it would be better to give it to his own son.
(End of this chapter)