Chapter 25
When the news of Lu Chen's father's martyrdom came, his mother started the movement right after that. Then she died soon after giving birth to him. At that time, the Lu family had both a death and a newborn baby. Not only their own family, but even the other people in the team were too busy to help deal with various matters.
Therefore, no one paid any attention to the so-called "relics" of Lu Chen's parents, let alone considered the matter.
As for what happened later, no news about this came from the Lu family, and no one else knew about it.
Moreover, in that era, everyone’s family conditions were not very good, and there was no such thing as “relics”.
So when everyone heard what Lu Chen said, their first reaction was shock and curiosity.
However, Lu Dashan and his wife's faces instantly became nervous and helpless. How could this brat Lu Chen say these things in front of so many people!
That is their Lu family's own business, they could have just resolved it privately, but he insisted on speaking it out. If others knew that they had been withholding his parents' things from him for so many years, wouldn't they be completely finished?
"Lu Chen, let's go back to the house and talk! Haven't we explained to you that these things happened for a reason? Why don't you understand our efforts at all?"
"You lost your parents when you were born. If it weren't for your aunt and I who raised you, do you think you would be alive today? We put in so much effort and took care of you like our own son, but now you've grown up and become independent, and you tell us this!"
"You can't be a person without conscience, Lu Chen!"
Lu Dashan talked enthusiastically about the past, especially how they worked hard to raise Lu Chen from a newborn baby and enabled him to survive. While he was talking, Lu Dashan also shed tears, and it seemed that his words were quite sincere.
Seeing this, the crowd watching were unconsciously influenced by his words and began to sigh.
Yes, regardless of other things, the fact that Lu Dashan raised his nephew Lu Chen makes Lu Chen unable to say anything to Lu Dashan.
Seeing the situation turn around, an elderly man in the crowd couldn't help but speak up.
"You two were the ones who raised Lu Chen? Do you dare to say this in front of your old lady?"
This old lady happened to be an old sister of Grandma Lu who was on good terms with her. She had often scolded Lu Dashan and his wife behind their backs for their inhumane behavior.
When Grandma Lu's youngest son and daughter-in-law died one after another, she was devastated and almost collapsed. But in the end, looking at her newborn grandson, she knew that if she collapsed like this, the child might really have no future.
After all, she knew very well that her eldest brother Lu Dashan and his wife were selfish and could not afford to raise Lu Chen, so she took care of all the matters of raising and taking care of the child herself.
Not only did Lu Dashan and his wife not lend a hand, they also said that there was not enough food for one more person in the family, so they forced the old lady to support Lu Chen out of her own pocket.
Anyway, if she didn't pay for it herself, they would never give Lu Chen a single grain of food.
The old lady cried many times at night because of this, crying why she gave birth to such a heartless son, and also crying why her grandson had such a miserable life.
But after crying, she still had to grit her teeth and take out the money her youngest son had given her for her old age. Although it was for raising grandchildren, Lu Dashan's family actually spent the most.
After all, no matter how angry she was, she was old and had to live and eat with her son and daughter-in-law. Otherwise, she, an old lady, would not be able to live a stable life with a newborn baby.
In the end, it was because the old lady had some money that Lu Dashan and his wife turned a blind eye to Lu Chen living in their house.
Later, no one knew how Lu Dashan and his wife got lucky, but they actually built a new house. Originally, they planned to leave the old lady and Lu Chen in the old house. No one knew what the old lady said to them in tears and anger, but no matter how reluctant Lu Dashan and his wife were, they still took the two grandparents and grandchildren to live in the new house.
However, apart from arranging a room for the two of them, the rest of the treatment was the same as before.
Later, when Lu Chen grew up a little, he had to do things at home and learn to work outside. Although he had a bad life, he grew up peacefully until he was in his teens.
Then after the old lady passed away, Lu Dashan's family assigned him to the old house next door on the grounds that Lu Chen was old enough to start his own household.
When he said this, Lu Dashan acted as if he had made a huge sacrifice by giving the ancestral house to Lu Chen. But in a sense, the Lu family's old house was indeed nice, with many rooms and its own yard. Normally, it would have been divided between the two brothers. Now that Lu Dashan had taken the initiative to give up the house and give it to Lu Chen, it could be considered a concession and a sacrifice.
This is also the reason why people did not despise him for sending Lu Chen to the old house as soon as Lu's old lady passed away.
It's not a big deal for one person to have such a big yard.
The old lady originally didn't want to step out and meddle in other people's business. After all, Lu Chen himself didn't say anything. She inexplicably stood up and criticized Lu Dashan and his wife, which seemed like meddling in other people's business no matter how you looked at it.
But at this moment, she saw Lu Chen finally stood up, and just saw him getting medicine for her daughter. What a kind young man he was. If she didn't let the truth of that year come to light, she felt that God would blame her!
That’s right, this old lady was not only an old sister of Old Lady Lu, but also Lin Xiuzhi’s mother. However, she lived in the next brigade and couldn’t run there every day, so it was only at this time that she found out that her daughter Lin Xiuzhi was sick.
Fortunately, when she just arrived, she saw Lu Chen taking Dabao to the commune clinic to get medicine, so she hurried to Lu Chen's side, wanting to thank her properly, and happened to encounter this incident.
Since they were all from the neighborhood, everyone naturally recognized the old lady from the Lin family. At the same time, some people also remembered her previous relationship with the old lady from the Lu family.
"Lu Dashan, when your mother was alive, did Lu Chen ever eat a bite of your food or spend a penny of yours? Instead, you and your wife threatened your mother to give her money, and if she didn't, she wouldn't be allowed to support Lu Chen!"
"Your mother is already old and still has to live at your mercy. She obviously spends money and takes care of the family and raises her grandson, but you guys are taking credit for her work?"
"Lu Dashan, are you still a human being? Aren't you afraid of being punished by God!!!"
Old Mrs. Lin's voice was so loud that it sounded like thunder exploding in everyone's ears. Everyone was completely shocked by the news.
No one knew what the situation was like inside the Lu family back then. After all, deep down the old lady still believed in the saying that family disgrace should not be aired in public. So even if her eldest son and his wife were really too much, she would just cry to her old sisters and let it go.
Now that the inside story of that year has been revealed, it is really hard for people to imagine for a moment how inhumane Lu Dashan and his wife were!
Just when everyone was talking about Lu Dashan and his wife, Lu Dashan turned around, nodded to Old Lady Lin, whispered a word of thanks, and then quickly walked through the crowd to Meng Yinyin. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he confirmed that she was not injured.
Although Meng Yinyin didn't seem to be injured, Lu Chen was still a little worried.
Especially at this moment, Meng Yinyin's face was puffed up, her lips were tightly pursed and she didn't speak. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was very unhappy.
Lu Chen frowned but lowered his voice.
"Are you scared?"
Meng Yinyin came back to her senses after hearing that, shook her head, and looked towards Lu Chen with a hint of pity in her eyes.
"They went too far before!"
She was angry because of what Old Mrs. Lin said just now!
In the past, she thought that Lu Dashan and his wife liked to take advantage and used Lu Chen as a free laborer, but she never expected that Lu Chen was treated more unfairly than she imagined!
What kind of life did he live in the past? It was too hard.
At that moment, if the location was not inappropriate, Meng Yinyin really wanted to give Lu Chen a hug.
In short, at this moment, she really felt sorry for Lu Chen.
How could Lu Chen not see what the little girl was thinking? But to him, those things happened too long ago, or he had long been accustomed to it, so he didn't feel bad about it.
Just watching Meng Yinyin standing up for him, he felt a warm current surge through his heart, and his previous anger towards Lu Dashan and his wife also dissipated a lot.
"I'm fine, really."
Even if something happened, it has passed. He doesn't want to continue to make Meng Yinyin sad for him.
Seeing that he really seemed to no longer be sad about the past, Meng Yinyin felt a little better. She then remembered the letter in her hand and quickly handed it to him.
"By the way, there is a letter for you, sent from the army..."
As soon as Meng Yinyin finished her words, Lu Chen, who was calm a second ago, suddenly changed his expression, and then quickly took the letter from her hand and opened it.
He was very tall, and his whole attention was on the letter at the moment, so he didn't hold the letter at the right height for Meng Yinyin, so she couldn't see what was written on the letter.
But she could clearly see that Lu Chen's expression changed from tense and solemn at first to anger and sadness in the end.
Meng Yinyin's heart skipped a beat when she read the letter. She intuitively felt that the content of the letter must be very important to Lu Chen, perhaps it was some big deal.
Lu Chen read the letter very quickly and finished it in a few seconds. His knuckles unconsciously used so much force while pinching the letter that they turned white. Then he looked away and looked at Lu Dashan and his wife who were surrounded by the crowd. The hatred and ridicule in his sight that surged like an undercurrent made Meng Yinyin feel frightened.
She had a feeling that something serious might happen.
But to her surprise, Lu Chen quickly retracted his gaze, adjusted his expression, carefully folded the letter, and then returned to his usual appearance.
Meng Yinyin's brows were furrowed as she watched, and she had no idea what was going on.
Instead, Lu Chen hesitated for a moment and simply said four words to her.
“Not yet.”
Because the letter said that the organization would send someone to investigate the matter.
If things are consistent with what Lu Chen said, they will definitely severely punish those who deliberately occupy military funds and materials!
Meng Yinyin didn't know whether he was saying that the time had not come to explain to her or that the time had not come yet for the matter in his letter.
However, since Lu Chen was not going to explain to her now, he probably had his own reasons. Meng Yinyin was not the kind of person who liked to delve into other people's privacy, so she just said "oh" and was no longer curious.
Meanwhile, Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua were heavily criticized for the information revealed by Old Lady Lin. They wanted to refute it, but unfortunately, they saw Lu Chen looking at them coldly, as if he would expose them on the spot if they dared to lie.
Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua have now realized how difficult it is to deal with this kid Lu Chen. He has changed, and he has finally shown his fangs!
The two men were filled with hatred in their hearts, but they dared not do anything because there were so many people around. They could only return to the house in shame, and did not forget to close the door tightly.
Seeing that the couple had slipped away, the rest of the people had no choice but to disperse.
However, before leaving, many people couldn't help but look at Lu Chen again. At this time, everyone looked at Lu Chen with complicated eyes. Compared with the fear and disgust in the past, now there was a bit more pity.
Lu Chen turned a blind eye to all of this. Seeing that it was getting late, he offered to send Meng Yinyin back to the educated youth site.
"Forget it, it's just a few steps away, I can go back by myself."
It wasn't like Meng Yinyin would get lost even after just a few steps, so Lu Chen didn't force her when he saw this.
However, before leaving, Meng Yinyin reminded him again to clean the house.
Lu Chen nodded and said yes, then watched Meng Yinyin leave.
Meng Yinyin didn't sleep well that night because she was too excited.
The first reason was that she would soon leave the educated youth center and live in a spacious and comfortable house. The second reason was, of course, that her brother might come to see her in a while.
This good mood lasted until noon the next day when she went to Lu Chen's house with him to choose a room and clean the house.
Lu Chen's original intention was to give his room to Meng Yinyin, and then he could choose any other room to live in, but Meng Yinyin refused to agree.
The room he lived in was the most complete and cleanest because it was always popular. However, for Meng Yinyin, the other two rooms were equally spacious and just needed to be cleaned. Besides, if she drove Lu Chen to live in other rooms, wouldn't that be like a cuckoo occupying someone else's nest?
She is not so shameless.
Lu Chen couldn't persuade her, and finally had to let Meng Yinyin choose the room on the left. That room had a bed and a table, but lacked a closet and was a little dusty.
As for the closet problem, Lu Chen can take time to help Meng Yinyin, but as for the dust and the like, Meng Yinyin said she can handle it herself!
Anyway, she doesn't have to go to work these few days, so she can still do small things like cleaning the house every day.
Seeing that she insisted on doing it herself, Lu Chen had to give up and gave her a key to the house, meaning that Meng Yinyin could come over and clean her room anytime she wanted.
With the key, Meng Yinyin was even happier and couldn't help but say to Lu Chen again: "Lu Chen, you are such a good person!"
Lu Chen didn't know how to answer and could only remain silent.
Fortunately, Meng Yinyin has gotten used to it, so she doesn't care.
In the next few days, Meng Yinyin came to Lu Chen's place to take care of her future room whenever she had time. She was happy every day and was so happy.
Lu Chen would finish his work early every day, then ask the team leader for permission to chop down a few trees, and help Meng Yinyin build the cabinet during his off-work hours.
The actions of the two were naturally seen by those in the team who were paying attention. They also guessed that Meng Yinyin was most likely going to move into Lu Chen's house. Only then did everyone completely confirm that the two were really a couple.
A few days passed quickly. Meng Yinyin's room was cleaned and Lu Chen's closet was also ready. She decided to move all her things from the educated youth site here tomorrow.
Lu Chen had no objection, he just asked Meng Yinyin if she had a lot of things, and if she did, he could move them.
But Meng Yinyin said that there were not many things and she could do it by herself!
"Well, be careful."
The next morning, Meng Yinyin got up early, packed the last few things she had at the educated youth site, and then happily went to Lu Chen's house carrying her suitcase.
It took Yu Xiaoyu several days to accept the fact that Meng Yinyin was going to move to Lu Chen's house.
Although Meng Yinyin repeatedly emphasized to her that she would take good care of herself and would never be bullied, Yu Xiaoyu was still worried. Mainly because after getting to know her for a long time, she had come to see Meng Yinyin's true character. She appeared to be willful and arrogant on the surface, but in fact, she was just a paper tiger, and a paper tiger with a not very smart brain at that!
This is only to scare some ignorant people. If there is anyone more aggressive than her, she will definitely give in!
But seeing that Meng Yinyin seemed determined to move out, Yu Xiaoyu could not stop her and could only repeatedly remind her to hide her little thoughts and not let Lu Chen know.
Of course, you should also pay attention to your distance from Lu Chen and don't let him take advantage of you!
Meng Yinyin was embarrassed to say that she was taking advantage of Lu Chen during this period of time. She ate a lot of meat and fruits from him, and lived a very carefree life.
On the contrary, what advantage could Lu Chen take from her?
She had no meat and no tickets. She had some money, but not much. At least Lu Chen could probably earn that much money by selling his meat.
So looking at it this way, there is nothing about me that he would like!
I don’t know what Yu Xiaoyu is worried about. Oh my god, she’s just like her dad, always worrying about things!
Meng Yinyin hopped away with her suitcase. In Yu Xiaoyu's eyes, her back figure inexplicably turned into a naive little white rabbit...
At the same time, a train slowly stopped at the platform.
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