The first person Lu Jiajie went to find was Lu Jiaguang, and he told him about Lu Jiaxin's trip to Pengcheng: "Brother, Xinxin has lost her mind in order to make money."

Lu Jiaguang was shocked at first, but he was calm and said after thinking for a moment: "Maybe the painting is an authentic one!"

Lu Jiajie was shocked: "Brother, how can you have such a ridiculous idea?"

Lu Jiaguang felt that Lu Jiaxin was acting with discretion. If she was not sure, she would not have gone to Pengcheng: "Xinxin is not stupid. She will take the store's lies seriously. Besides, things like this must be appraised by experts before they are shipped."

Anyway, Lu Jiaxin cannot repeat the year due to health reasons, so as long as her life is safe, he will not interfere with her. Children have a rebellious mentality when they grow up, and the more you interfere, the more they will go against you.

Lu Jiajie asked in confusion: "Brother, aren't you afraid that Xinxin will be deceived?"

Lu Jiaguang really wasn't worried about this: "Xinxin went there to sell paintings. If she was cheated, the most she would lose would be the paintings. It's not a big loss. By the way, how much did Xinxin pay for the painting?"

Well……

I was in such a hurry to see Lu Jiaguang that I forgot to ask the price. Lu Jiajie said, "I'll go back and ask Xue Mao later. It shouldn't be a high price. Otherwise, he would tell me when he sees me, instead of waiting for me to ask."

Lu Jiaguang felt that he had nothing to lose.

Seeing that he was so open-minded, Lu Jiajie talked about the house again: "That house cost 2,600 yuan. Xinxin was really willing to spend it."

His wife had only saved two thousand three hundred yuan by living frugally over the past few years, but this girl spent so much money to buy a house for Xue Mao without blinking an eye.

Lu Jiaguang was very surprised, but he soon figured it out: "After Xue Mao was kicked out of the house, he wandered around like a duckweed, living in fear every day. Xinxin bought him a house, which means he has roots, so he doesn't have to be afraid anymore."

At the housewarming party, he saw that the child was busy running around, and Jiaxin asked him to take a break and refused to do so. His wife said he was diligent, but Lu Jiaguang thought that the child was worried that they would not accept him.

Lu Jiajie knew that Lu Jiaxin was right to do so, but he felt a little jealous.

"How do you like the house?"

Lu Jiaguang knew that he wanted to buy a house but didn't have enough money, so he and his wife agreed to lend him 800 yuan. It wasn't that they didn't want to lend more, but that was all his family's savings. There were many children at home, and the expenses were high. In addition, they had to send money home every month. This year, Uncle Lu's illness cost a lot of money, so it was not easy to save this money.

Lu Jiajie said a little depressed: "My friend helped me find a house, and Lili and I went to see it a few days ago. The house is nice and the location is also very good, but the asking price is 4,800, and we are still short of 800."

They had 2,300 yuan in savings, Lu Jiaguang borrowed 800 yuan, and Lu Hongjun borrowed 900 yuan, leaving them with 800 yuan short of buying the house.

Lu Jiaguang said: "Borrow some from your father-in-law, mother-in-law and friends, and you should be able to get the money together soon."

Lu Jiajie's eyes were blazing with anger: "I thought so too, but my father-in-law and mother-in-law said they had no money, and not only that, they asked Lili and I to pay more for food. By the time Lili and I borrowed the money from friends and colleagues, the house had already been bought."

Lu Jiaguang felt that Ma's parents were confused, but he would not say anything bad about them: "As long as you have money, you will not have trouble buying a house. Just take your time to look for one."

Lu Jiajie agreed sullenly. He could find another house, but the attitude of Ma's parents really hurt him. He said he would write an IOU and promised to calculate the interest according to the bank, but Ma's parents insisted that they had no money. They knew whether they had money or not.

Because of this, he was extremely dissatisfied with Ma's parents, and he didn't want to face Ma's elder sister's cold words, so he stopped going there and stayed at Guangming Road on weekdays. He would take the two children there on Friday, and the relationship became more tense.

Lu Jiaguang comforted him: "It's okay, it will all pass."

The two brothers chatted for a long time, and Lu Jiajie left with a lot on his mind.

After he left, Lu Jiaguang called Lu Hongjun. Seeing that Lu Hongjun was busy, he said he would go to the department store to meet him after get off work.

Lu Jiaguang didn't want to see Ding Jing at all. He said, "Uncle San, I remember there is a small private room in the restaurant next to the department store. Let's go there to eat!"

What else did Lu Hongjun not understand? This was because he was unwilling to go to his own home. Thinking carefully, after Zi Jiaxin moved out, the two nephews did not come to visit again, and the house became much quieter.

"good."

When Lu Jiajie returned to Guangming Road, the first thing he asked Xue Mao was: "How much did Xinxin spend on that painting?"

After hearing that it cost 88, Lu Jiajie was amused and angry: "If it was an authentic work, would they sell it to you for 88?"

Xue Mao smiled and said, "When we were buying it, the stall owner lied to us and said it was an antique and asked for three thousand. I scolded him and then bought it for eighty-eight. After returning, he told me that the painting was real and the stall owner didn't know the value of the goods."

Uh... Lu Jiajie was speechless.

Xue Mao didn't want to continue talking to him about calligraphy and painting, fearing that he would make more mistakes if he talked too much: "Brother Jie, I brought back a lot of apples, pomegranates and dates, you can take some back to eat later!"

I thought a lot meant 20 to 30 kilograms, but when I saw six boxes, I was speechless: "Why buy so much? I can't finish it by the New Year."

He certainly couldn't finish them all, so he planned to sell them at the market tomorrow. There were fewer fruits now, so they were easy to sell.

Lu Jiajie missed his children a lot after not seeing them for three days, so he picked a little of each of the three kinds of fruits and took them back. He didn't want to take more, as it would be a bargain for his aunt's family.

When Lu Jiajie arrived at the bottom of the family building, he heard his daughter crying. When he rushed upstairs, he saw the fat boy riding on Xiao Feng'er, who was lying on her stomach and pulling her pigtails.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jiajie's eyes were bloodshot. He stepped forward, pulled the little fat boy down and picked up his daughter.

The little fat boy fell to the ground and cried loudly. Ma's mother heard the crying and came out of the kitchen. Seeing him crying like this, she felt so distressed: "Dabao, Dabao, what's wrong with you?"

"My uncle beat me, my uncle beat me..."

Ma's mother angrily scolded: "Lu Jiajie, you are such a grown-up, how dare you hit a child?"

Xiao Feng'er cried and said, "Grandma, Dad didn't hit my cousin, he hit me and pulled my head, Dad just pulled him away."

Ma's mother also scolded Xiao Feng'er, saying that she had started lying at such a young age.

Lu Jiajie was furious and spoke very aggressively: "Mother-in-law, Xiao Feng'er was crying so loudly just now that you couldn't hear her, but when the little fat boy cried, you heard him and came out to support him. They are all your grandchildren, why do you treat them differently?"

It’s not that he didn’t hear it, he just treated Xiao Feng’er as Fatty’s toy, so he didn’t care no matter how she cried.

Ma's mother was so angry that her face turned purple: "Lu Jiajie, you actually spoke to me like this, do you still have me as your elder in your eyes?"

Lu Jiajie sneered and said, "I know that we are getting in your way by staying here. Don't worry, we will move out soon."

"If you really have the guts, move today."

(End of this chapter)