Millet porridge and green vegetable noodles are both light foods that will not irritate the stomach. With her past life experience, she now pays special attention to her diet.
After eating, Lu Jiaxin regained her spirits. She asked, "Shanzi, is the tombstone ready?"
Lu Shan nodded and said, "Not yet. It will be finished tomorrow morning. Aunt, please wait at home tomorrow. I will call you when the tombstone is built."
Lu Jiaxin is now very careful about her health and doesn't want to stay under the hot sun all the time: "Okay, I'll go over after the tomb is built."
Nie Zhan went back after seeing that she was fine.
After sending the people away, Shanzi asked, "Aunt, I heard from Brother Gu that you rented this house. Such a big and beautiful house, the annual rent must be expensive, right?"
"One million Hong Kong dollars a year, and it will increase in the future."
Shanzi opened his mouth wide enough to fit an egg in it, and then returned to the living room to regain his thoughts: "Aunt, this is too expensive, you should just buy a house for yourself!"
It is always uneasy to live in a rented house. They didn't dare to move anything in the rented house before, for fear of being scolded by the landlord. But after moving to the family compound, they changed some places because they felt it was inconvenient. It's better to save money to buy a big house than to spend one million to rent a house! Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "I bought it and it's been renovated. I will move in next month. By the way, don't tell your family about what's happening here, so they don't think too much."
Lu Shan understood and said, "I know. I only report good news and not bad news."
After hesitating for a while, he said, "Aunt, I want to rent another shop. If the shop is short of staff, I can hire two more people to help. This way I can earn more."
"Have you learned your mother's craft?"
Lu Shan smiled and said, "Maizi's dumplings are no worse than my mother's, and the steamed buns and mixed dumplings taste great too."
Now that you have learned the skills, it would be even better to open your own shop. Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Young people should be bold and daring. When business is good in the future, you can open a third or fourth shop. But if you want to open another shop, you have to keep the profits yourself."
Lu Shan felt that family members didn’t need to be divided so clearly.
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "We are a family, but brothers should be clear about their accounts. You said it yourself that your parents will only pay for your house, and the rest will be left to Lu Yun and Lu Cheng. You have worked hard for several years, and all the money you earn belongs to your two brothers. Are you happy?"
"My parents won't let me suffer any loss."
Lu Jiaxin believed that Second Sister-in-law Lu treated her three sons equally: "Your parents will not let you suffer any loss, but can you guarantee that Lu Yun's wife and Lu Tao's future wife will not have any objections? You know, you are the heir of the third house now."
"If the accounts are not sorted out now, conflicts will definitely arise over money in the future, which will in turn affect the relationship between father and son and brothers. Your parents will be in trouble when the time comes."
Thinking about how Lu Yun's wife had said several times that her mother favored them, Lu Shan was silent for a moment and said, "Aunt, I'll listen to you. If we open a new shop, we'll separate the accounts."
Although he is not a particularly smart person, fortunately he listens to advice. Lu Hongjun did not make the wrong choice this time, and he does not have to worry about his old age.
Lu Jiaxin looked at the moon hanging in the sky and said, "It's getting late. You've been tired all day. Go back to your room and rest."
Being young is good. No matter how tired you are, you can be full of energy after a good sleep. Well, God has blessed her and she is still young now.
Lu Jiaxin walked in the back garden for an hour and then returned to the house. She had slept too much in the afternoon and was not sleepy at the moment, so she went back to the house to read.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
Picking up the phone, Lu Jiaxin asked, "Why are you home just now?"
Nie Zhan raised his lips: "How do you know it's me?"
"Okay. You should also go to bed early and stop reading all the time. It's bad for your eyes."
The next morning at 10 o'clock, Lu Jiaxin was ready to go. Gu Wenfeng was worried that she would have heat stroke again, so he called the cemetery first, but heard from Zong Jinghua that she would not be allowed to go because the work was not finished yet.
Gu Wenfeng said: "Boss, you are going to have a heat stroke, and Lu Shan can't handle the rest."
Lu Jiaxin refused. The main reason was that she knelt for too long during the burial yesterday, and kowtowed and knelt when filling the grave, which consumed too much energy. Today, she didn't have to kneel, and if she went there now, it should be over quickly.
Gu Wenfeng couldn't stop her, so he had to bring some more drinks to cool down.
The cemetery is halfway up the mountain, and cars can only be parked at the foot of the mountain. Lu Jiaxin has already hired someone to repair the road on the mountain. The road is flat but not wide, so you can only walk up and not drive up.
As soon as she got off the car, a gust of hot wind hit her in the face. Lu Jiaxin was a little emotional. The summer in the old city is not so hot now. This is one of the disadvantages brought by industry.
It took about twenty minutes to reach the destination.
Shanzi saw them and wiped the sweat off his head and face with a towel: "Aunt, we'll be done in a little while."
Lu Jiaxin handed him a bottle of sour bayberry juice: "I figured I'd be almost well, so drink something to cool down first."
Lu Shan took the drink, tilted his head back and poured it into his mouth, then drank it in a few gulps. He wiped his sweat and said, "Aunt, the chef said it will be ready in about 20 minutes, you go wait under the tree first!"
This umbrella is not keeping you cool under the tree.
Lu Jiaxin called Nie Zhan and told him that the work could be completed in half an hour at most. After hearing her words, Nie Zhan put down his work and rushed over.
The master chef calculated the time very accurately and finished the work in 20 minutes. After receiving the generous salary, the master chef and the workers all went down the mountain with smiles on their faces.
Nie Zhan arrived soon after, and he helped Lu Jiaxin place the incense, candles and offerings. During this process, Lu Shan looked at him several times.
Incense and candles were lit, and offerings were placed one by one. The aunt, nephew and Nie Zhan kowtowed and knelt in worship, and the others also burned incense for the two ancestors.
Nie Zhan knelt in front of Lu's mother's grave, holding up incense and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I will take good care of Jiaxin and won't let anyone bully her again."
Lu Jiaxin turned her head to look at him. She didn't expect that he would swear an oath in front of his mother's grave.
After the worship, Lu Shan said, "Aunt, it's getting late now, let's go back first!"
What happened yesterday also frightened him, and he was worried that Lu Jiaxin had suffered from heatstroke again. It was all because of that damn vicious woman Ding Jing. My aunt had always been in good health before, and if it weren't for her, she wouldn't have become so fragile.
The grave has been moved here, and you can come here anytime in the future. The sun was too strong at this time, so Lu Jiaxin didn't stay for long and quickly led everyone back.
After arriving home, Lu Shan told Lu Jiaxin that he was going back: "The shop is short of staff, and Gou Sheng is not in good health, so I have to go back early."
Lu Jiaxin called Zong Jinghua over and asked him to take Lu Shan to the wholesale market. There is a popular saying in the mainland that if you go to the port city and don't bring something back home, it's the same as not going there.
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