Why live outside? It's a waste of money! There are so many rooms, just live in any one of them.

Lu Jiajie broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this. He never thought that his parents would really want to take the house: "Mom, that's Jiaxin's house. You can't live there without her consent."

Seeing him like this, the second aunt thought he was useless: "Look at how cowardly you are. Your father and I are the elders. Can she still kick us out after we move in?"

Lu Jiajie now regretted letting slip the details about the house. He made an excuse: "Jiaxin gave me the key, but I gave it to my eldest brother before I came back."

"Wait until Sijiu City and ask your eldest brother for it."

Lu Jiajie would not do such a stupid thing. He said, "Dad, Mom, I dare not. If you want to move in, go ask my eldest brother for the key."

The eldest brother said before that he couldn't lend the house to relatives, and he thought it was overthinking at the time. Now it seems that this is a rainy day! Aunt Lu scolded Lu Jiajie for being useless. He had not been able to coax Lu Hongjun for such a long time, and now the vixen mother and daughter outside were taking advantage of him. This won't do. The third brother's job and property must be left to their Lu family's descendants.

After returning the cart, Uncle Lu called Lu Hongjun and told him about Lu Jiaxin's sponsorship of Zaohua.

Lu Hongjun was so angry that he laughed: "Brother, since she wants to support the girl, let her pay. I want to see how capable she is."

If there is a talented person in the family who is good at studying, it is okay even if the girl sponsors him, but you have to discuss it with him first, instead of doing it without his permission later.

Uncle Lu's tone suddenly became bad, and he asked, "You mean you don't care?"

Lu Hongjun knew his temper. If he dared to say that, he would come to Sijiu City to find him tomorrow. "Brother, let her pay first. If she runs out of money, I will pay later."

He decided to support Zaohua without asking her opinion first, which clearly showed that he did not take him seriously. His love and concessions made this girl more and more unreasonable, and he had to teach her a lesson.

Uncle Lu also felt that Lu Jiaxin had done something inappropriate this time, so he did not refute Lu Hongjun, but just said something nice: "Jiaxin has suffered such a great injustice this time, you should comfort her. Otherwise, the father and daughter will be alienated, and it will be too late to regret it then."

Lu Hongjun was impatient to listen to his lectures. He was almost sixty years old and didn't need anyone to teach him how to do things. "Okay, I have something else to deal with. I'll hang up first."

When he got home, Uncle Lu told his aunt about this . His aunt was furious and anxious: "Jiaxin still needs his father to support him, what is he trying to do? Old man, Jiaxin is ignorant, don't you understand at your age?"

"Don't worry. I just asked the Red Army. He agreed to help Zaohua, but Jiaxin had to give in. I'll go find Zaohua's mother later and have a good talk with her."

The eldest aunt was still unhappy. How could a father be like this? The child was wronged and he was biased towards the back room. Now he had to make the child submit to him when doing good things. Thinking that Xiaoqiu had been accompanying Lu Jiaxin these days, she called the person into the house to interrogate him.

Knowing that Lu Jiaxin had already promised Zaohua, she felt that this child was too bold and had no sense of propriety. For such a big thing, even if she had the intention, she should have discussed it with the elders first.

Lu Jiaxin had returned to Sijiu City, and even if she wanted to scold her, she couldn't find her. Aunt Lu scolded Xiaoqiu, "You are getting bolder and bolder. You actually hid such a big thing from your family."

In fact, Xiaoqiu had already anticipated that she would be blamed after the incident, but she would not regret it even if she was scolded or beaten as long as Zaohua could go to school.

Uncle Lu knew her worries and said, "You will come with me later. You must not give this money to Zaohua Niang. Once it is in her hands, she will never take it out again. In the future, give her 30 yuan in the first month of school, and 10 yuan every month during the school period. This way, she will not be able to make any plans."

There are always rumors about widows, and who knows what rumors will come out when he goes to Zaohua's house alone to discuss things. The old woman goes with him, so the villagers have nothing to make up.

The eldest aunt did not refuse, but she felt that she was not good at talking, so the task of persuading Dagen to marry had to be left to Uncle Lu: "Let's go together. You do the work of marrying Dagen, and I'll talk to Zaohua."

After spending the money, you have to make your children remember Jiaxin’s kindness.

When the old couple arrived at Zaohua's house, her mother was cooking.

Zaohua Niang's forehead rubbed against the stove, leaving a black spot. Seeing the two old people calling them in, she wiped the sweat off her face with her hands because it was too hot, and a few more black lines appeared on her face:.

My aunt was very clean and couldn't help turning her head away when she saw her like this. But although she was sloppy, her house was kept clean.

Uncle Lu walked into the house and sat down. He didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Jia Xin heard that Zaohua was admitted to the best high school in the county but had to drop out of school because of a family accident. She felt sorry for it, so she called Hongjun to tell him about it. After Hongjun found out, he said he was willing to help Zaohua continue her studies."

Zaohua's mother was stunned for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she refused: "Uncle Tiejun, please thank Uncle Hongjun for my kindness. It's just that my family is in this situation now. Zaohua has to go to school, so there will be no one to do the housework."

Uncle Lu used to be called Tietou. Later, when the country launched a literacy campaign, he actively studied. Later, when Lu Hongjun changed his name, he changed his name to Tiejun. It was also because of his active study of cultural knowledge that he was later elected as the brigade secretary.

The eldest aunt frowned and said, "Why is there no one working? You and the grain are not human beings. Even if the warehouse is full, you can work in the morning and after school."

Saying that there was no one to work was actually an excuse. Zaohua's mother just didn't want her daughter to continue studying. Two hundred yuan a year was only enough for tuition and book fees, and the family had to pay for food. If it was a son, she would be willing to support him even if she died of exhaustion, but a daughter would marry into another family in the future. She would suffer hardships and be raised only to benefit the other family in the end. She had advised her husband in the same way before, but unfortunately he didn't listen.

Just at this time Zaohua and her two younger brothers came in. The eldest brother Lu Youliang didn't say anything.

Younger brother Lu said, "Mom, I don't want to study anymore. Please let my elder sister study! She has good grades and will definitely be able to go to college in the future. I can't go in either, so I'll just stay at home and work."

Uncle Lu was very pleased, and Mancang felt sorry for his sister. Relatively speaking, having food made a big difference.

Zaohua's mother scolded her, "You are only ten years old. If you don't study, what can you do to help? Your sister is different. She can do things at home and outside, and she can do it well."

When the aunt saw Zaohua hanging her head and not saying anything, she felt sorry for the child. She gave Uncle Lu a look and took the three siblings out.

(End of this chapter)