Lu Jiaxin came to relocate the graves this time, and since Lu Shan was adopted, he was also the grandson of Lu's mother. Lu's second wife asked him to come because she wanted him to participate in the relocation of the graves.
Lu Shan was worried that Lu Jiaxin would be unhappy, so he said, "Aunt, my mother said, if you think it's inappropriate, then forget it."
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "How can it be inappropriate? You are the heir of the third house now, you have to be there when the grave is moved!"
With these words, Lu Shan felt relieved.
Lu Jiaxin asked about the business in the store, and she was happy for Lu Jiazong when she heard that the business was good. According to this trend, it would take less than two years to buy a house in the city.
Lu Shan talked about the things in the store incessantly, and it was obvious that he was full of expectations for the future. Although Lu Jiaxin was not interested in what he said, she still listened to him with a smile.
After he finished speaking, Lu Jiaxin asked, "Shanzi, what is your dream?"
Lu Shan said without thinking: "I want to own a noodle shop of my own, and my business can be as good as the current shop."
If the noodle shop business is good, I can give my wife and children a good life. Especially my children, they can go to school in clean clothes like the children in the old city, and go to the Children's Palace to learn talents on weekends.
Hearing this, Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Your parents are both over 40. They should take a break after working for a few more years. Then, won't the store be yours?"
Lu Shan shook his head and said, "My mother said that when the housing reform is implemented, she and my father will pay for the house. As for the family shop and the money they earn in the future, they will be given to my second and third brothers, not to me."
Lu Jiaxin didn't expect that Mrs. Lu was so clear-headed. He asked, "What do you think?"
Lu Shan smiled and said, "Aunt, I have such a big house now. It would be a bit unsatisfactory for me to compete with my second and third brothers for it."
Lu Jiaxin felt that this was like her second sister-in-law, who was content with what she had. In fact, what people fear most is excessive greed, which will not only cause them to fall into the abyss, but also bring trouble to those around them.
The two talked for nearly an hour, and Gu Wenfeng came in and said that someone named Wang came to see her. Seeing that he was speaking vaguely, Lu Jiaxin knew there was something hidden: "Shanzi, go and see how Maizi and the children are playing in the back garden?"
Lu Shan stood up and said, "Aunt, it's getting late so we should go back first. I'll come back tomorrow. If you need anything, just let me know."
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Don't worry, go back after dinner. We have a car at home, and we will ask the driver to take you back."
Lu Shan nodded and went to find his wife and children.
Gu Wenfeng reported to him that the visitor was from the Red Cross.
When she heard about the Red Cross, Lu Jiaxin couldn't help but flash a hint of disgust in her eyes. But she quickly realized that the Red Cross was rotten more than 30 years later, but it's not so bad now.
Lu Jiaxin asked, "I don't know him, why is he looking for me? He's not looking for me to donate money, is he?"
Gu Wenfeng thought this was very likely, so he said, "Boss, if you don't want to see him, I'll tell him that you're not feeling well and can't see guests."
“Is the other party an important leader of the Red Cross?”
If the vice president himself came, Lu Jiaxin would definitely give him face. But as a secretary of the vice president, she would not waste her time: "Just say I'm busy and don't have time to meet guests."
Gu Wenfeng felt that this was not a good way to put it, so it would be better to do as he said.
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? Not to mention that it's just a secretary. Even if the vice president himself came, it wouldn't matter if I didn't see him."
After that, she said, "Gu Wenfeng, I am a resident of Hong Kong now, and I will do business in the future and will not pursue a career in politics. So, there is no need to be afraid of offending them. Otherwise, if it is a small secretary today, who knows what kind of cat or dog it will be tomorrow, then my house will become a vegetable market, and everyone can come?"
She sent a secretary over without even saying hello, and thought she was nothing. The other party didn't know the etiquette, and she didn't want to save face.
Gu Wenfeng nodded and went out.
At around five o'clock, Lu Jiazong and Lu Ersao came over. Seeing Lu Jiaxin, Lu Ersao looked at her carefully and said, "You finally have some flesh on your face. It seems that you have been eating well during this period."
Lu Jiaxin was embarrassed for a moment.
After sitting down, Second Sister Lu said, "Jia Xin, I have asked Shanzi to buy all the things needed for the grave relocation. Let him bring them to you tomorrow."
It was she who asked Lu Shan to bring the children to see Lu Jiaxin today. Since they were adopted by the third room, Lu Jiaxin would be his real aunt, and the nephew would definitely come to visit her as soon as she came back.
Lu Jiaxin did not refuse, and nodded with a smile and said, "Second sister-in-law, I just asked Shanzi if he was used to living in the staff dormitory. He said it was fine."
Mrs. Lu couldn't hide the smile on her face and said, "That house has a separate kitchen and bathroom, there are buses outside, and there are security guards in the family building, so it's very safe. It's a blessing for him to live in such a good house."
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "That's because you, second sister-in-law, are so capable that you got the house back. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do that."
Upon hearing this, Second Sister Lu told Lu Jiaxin something: "At the beginning, Jiajie knew that your father had chosen Tang Sufen, so he deliberately told her that your father had given all the family property to you, and that the house in the family building had been promised to you. But she still married your father. Do you know why?"
Without waiting for Lu Jiaxin to speak, she said, "She just saw that you are young and thin-skinned and won't lose face to compete with her for the house. I am different. I am an illiterate rural woman, so why would I be afraid of a vixen like her?"
Lu Jiaxin laughed: "Second sister-in-law, you can't say that about yourself."
She had long discovered that after coming to Sijiu City to do business, Lu Ersao had become more aggressive than before. But in the past, when she was setting up a stall, she would be easily bullied if she was not aggressive in the face of a mixed crowd. She thought this character was good and would not suffer any loss.
Mrs. Lu said that she was just a village woman and was not afraid of what others said: "Jia Xin, if she and your father continue to live here, even if the house is under your name after the housing reform, your father will not be able to drive her away after he dies. But she is too greedy. She wants to live in a big house and let her son occupy the house in the family building. There is no such a good thing in the world!"
Lu Jiaxin said, "If she didn't come to disgust me, it wouldn't matter if she lived in the family building until she died. But she was greedy and insisted on coming to disgust me, so how could I fulfill her wish? When my father passed away, I would sell the house in Chaoyang, and she wouldn't have to worry about no one to take care of her five children."
Hearing this, Second Sister Lu felt relieved. She was worried that she would give the house to that shameless woman after she softened her heart! (End of this chapter)