When Aunt Lu Er heard that Lu Jiaguang was on a business trip and the key was in his office, she said without thinking, "This is not a difficult task. Just break the lock open."

Ma Lili's perception was refreshed again. She only knew that Second Aunt Lu was unhygienic and calculating, but she didn't expect that she was so shameless.

Lu Jiajie said, "Dad, Mom, the neighbors all know that the house belongs to Xinxin. If we pick the lock, the street lady will definitely report it to the police. Let's stay at the police station tonight."

Aunt Lu Er said, "If the neighbors ask, just say that the key is lost. Jiaxin hasn't come back yet, so there's nothing we can do. Anyway, they all know you and won't report it to the police."

Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu were not afraid of neighbors reporting the case, but Lu Jiajie was unwilling to take them there. The two of them didn't know where the house was, so they couldn't go there even if they wanted to.

Aunt Lu scolded Lu Jiajie in her hometown dialect, but she could do nothing when she saw that he just wouldn't give in: "Forget it, let's go to your uncle's place!"

It was impossible to stay in a guesthouse, as they were reluctant to spend two yuan a night. Lu Jiaguang's house was too crowded, and Lu Hongjun had an empty room.

Lu Jiajie was still counting on Lu Hongjun to give him a job with high salary, good benefits and ease, so why would he let two people come to his house so late at night: "Dad, Mom, it's too late now and there are no buses. It takes more than two hours to walk there, and my third uncle will be asleep by the time I get there."

Ma Lili came to her senses and joined in: "Dad, Mom, there is a guard at the compound of the department store. No outsiders are allowed in after 9 p.m. Let's go there now. We still have to stay in a guesthouse when we get there."

After much persuasion, the couple was finally coaxed to stay in the guesthouse. After settling them in, Ma Lili and Lu Jiajie left.

After leaving the guesthouse, Ma Lili's face darkened: "Lu Jiajie, you didn't tell me in advance that my parents were coming to Sijiu City? Are you not going to live like this?"

Lu Jiajie was overwhelmed and explained, "My parents first asked me to find a job for Lu Wang in Sijiu City, but I refused. Then they changed their mind and said they wanted to visit Qiangqiang and Xiaofeng. I disagreed, so they asked me if I changed Qiangqiang's last name and shouted that they wanted to ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law for an explanation. I had no choice but to bring them here."

If the grandparents don't allow their grandchildren to do so, people will accuse them of being unfilial.

Ma Lili asked with a sullen face, "Since you're here, you can just stay at the guesthouse. Why do you have to stay at Xinxin's house? And you even broke into her house, which is no different from robbery. How dare they say that?"

Lu Jiajie thought about it and felt that he couldn't hide this matter, so he told her his parents' plan: "My parents think that Jiaxin is a girl, and a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. This house was bought with the money of my third uncle, and it should be left to the male in the family."

Ma Lili also had two daughters. She suffered a lot when she was young. Her uncles in the countryside even forced her father to adopt her. She laughed in anger and said, "Why, do they still think it's the old society and want to eat up the whole family?"

Being poor doesn't matter, being sloppy and unhygienic and even swearing is tolerable, but wanting to eat the whole family is too bad and shameless. If she had known they were like this, she would never have married them.

The more she thought about it, the more disgusted she felt. Ma Lili didn't want to see these two people anymore. She said, "I'm very busy these days and don't have time to accompany them. You should find a way to dispel their thoughts. Otherwise, not only will Xinxin turn against you, but even Third Uncle will be angry and won't care about you anymore."

Lu Jiajie knew he was in the wrong and agreed softly.

Ma Lili added: "After we buy a house, you can't say that anymore. Otherwise, they will come to Sijiucheng to retire, and you can go with them!"

She can tolerate her husband's occasional laziness, but she can never tolerate such in-laws. It's terrible that just because the brother's family has no son, he regards the work and property of others as his own. Living under the same roof with such shameless and unscrupulous people, the children will definitely be affected.

Lu Jiajie was so envious of Lu Jiaxin that he drank two glasses of wine and blurted out the whole thing: "Don't worry, I haven't said a word about our family's plan to buy a house. After the house is bought, I will also ask my eldest brother, his wife, and my third uncle not to tell my parents."

She didn't sleep well at night because of this. After thinking about it for a long time, she called Mrs. Lu the next day and told her about it.

Wang Xiaojie's first reaction was: "Did you make a mistake?"

She had always known that Second Aunt Lu wanted Lu Hongjun to arrange jobs for her three sons. However, Lu Jiacai had a criminal record and missed the opportunity to join the army, and the second son was adopted out after graduating from junior high school. Lu Hongjun could not take care of these two people. Fortunately, Jiajie worked hard, so Third Uncle arranged a job for him.

Aunt Lu wanted her son to work in the city because being a farmer was too hard, which was understandable, but she thought it was impossible for her to covet Uncle San's work and property and Xinxin's house. After all, Lu Hongjun was not a good person.

Ma Lili told the story of the old couple trying to pick the lock: "As elders, they still wanted to pick the lock and move in even though my niece refused. Sister-in-law, I think they have already regarded the house as their own."

Wang Xiaojie was shocked, and at the same time, she was on guard. She knew that these two people must not live in her house.

Ma Lili said, "Sister-in-law, please tell my brother about this. Don't let them do anything rash, otherwise Jiajie and I will lose face."

"Okay, I'll tell your brother tonight."

Lu Jiaguang was not surprised to know this: "They had this idea when they let Jiajie be adopted by Uncle San. Aunt San saw through it, so she said that the adoption was fine, but the bulk of the family property had to be given to Jiaxin. They changed their mind at that time."

Later, when Lu's mother passed away, they felt that the opportunity had come and told Lu Hongjun that they were willing to adopt Lu Jiajie into the third room. Unfortunately, Lu Hongjun saw through them and refused.

Wang Xiaojie didn't expect there would be so many things.

Seeing her frown, Lu Jiaguang smiled and said, "They are the elders, and it is not easy for me to manage this matter. Let's leave it to Uncle San to handle it!"

"I'm afraid Jiajie will feel uncomfortable if he finds out."

Lu Jiaguang smiled and said, "Aunt San didn't blame Jiajie for the adoption, and she even helped him get married to his younger brother's wife. Now Uncle Er and his friends are eyeing Jiaxin's house, and she wants them to go back earlier than we do."

With this in mind, Wang Xiaojie no longer had any worries.

Three days later, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu went back. They wanted to stay for a few more days, but Lu Hongjun said that if they didn't go back, Lu Jiajie would also go back to his hometown to farm. Being pinched, the two had to compromise.

After sending the two away, Ma Lili felt relieved. But thinking that Lu Jiaxin hadn't come back for such a long time, she became a little worried: "It's been a week, why hasn't she come back yet?"

Lu Jiajie didn't know either: "Jia Xin said she still has some things to deal with and won't be back for a few days. Don't worry, she will call big brother every two days to let him know she's safe."

Ma Lili said with some regret: "Xinxin called her eldest brother but didn't contact her third uncle. It seems that she is really disappointed."

(End of this chapter)