Chapter 71
The atmosphere in the yard changed all of a sudden. Lu Dashan looked here and there. Although he felt it was a little strange, he couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to give up. He suspected that it might be because the other party didn't know him.
Realizing this, Lu Dashan would definitely not miss such an opportunity to improve his favorability in front of the Dong family.
While the Dong family had not yet reacted to his identity, Lu Dashan continued speaking with a smile.
"Oops, I came here so suddenly and I don't know if I disturbed you. If I did, I'd like to say sorry in advance."
"But I did come here today to find Lu Chen for something, but I don't know..."
When he said this, he deliberately paused for a moment, as if waiting for the Dong family to subconsciously reply whether Lu Chen was there.
When most people heard this, they would actually reply, "Lu Chen is not at home."
But in fact, the Dong family knew it all. As a member of the team, Lu Dashan should not be unaware that it was time to go to work. So if he pretended to be stupid, he must have his own purpose.
In this case, they could work together to see what he is up to.
When Lu Dashan heard the Dong family's subconscious reply that Lu Chen was not there, he was secretly delighted. Then he deliberately made an extremely embarrassed expression and spoke hesitantly.
"Oh, why isn't he at home? How am I supposed to pay him back..."
Lu Dashan's brows were tightly wrinkled.
"If I don't pay this money back, who knows what people outside will say about me. Oh, I hope Lu Chen won't think too much and think that I am deliberately not paying the money back."
Look at the tone and the words in the sentence, the word "again" and "think too much", they are revealing one message everywhere, that is, Lu Chen is a narrow-minded person who likes to think wildly and assume the worst of others.
Especially since Lu Dashan just mentioned that he is Lu Chen's uncle, but now we hear that Lu Chen wants Lu Dashan to pay back the money, and it seems that his attitude towards Lu Dashan is not good.
When outsiders heard this, how could they not think that Lu Chen, the younger generation, had a bad temper?
If this was really the first time the Dong family met Lu Chen today and the first time they knew about the relationship between Lu Chen and Lu Dashan, they would definitely involuntarily put themselves in Lu Dashan's shoes to condemn or blame Lu Chen.
Unfortunately, the Dong family knew about the relationship between Lu Chen and Lu Dashan before they came, and they had even investigated everything that had happened between them.
Therefore, at this moment, Lu Dashan's act of flattering Lu Chen in front of the Dong family was undoubtedly a small blunder.
However, the Dong family still held back, pretending that they knew nothing, and also showed expressions of surprise and disbelief as Lu Dashan expected.
"Hey, aren't you Comrade Lu Chen's uncle? Why do you have to pay me back?"
Isn't this question exactly what he wants?
Lu Dashan didn't expect his plan to go so smoothly, so he immediately started talking and told everyone he had thought of at home.
"Hey, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this, but there are actually too many misunderstandings between me and my nephew Lu Chen. He didn't trust me because of some things and he was resentful towards me, but in fact those were all accidents and not what he imagined. I wanted to explain, but he didn't listen..."
Then, from his own perspective, Lu Dashan told the story in a completely distorted way about how he had exploited Lu Chen and occupied his father's pension over the years.
In Lu Dashan's story, he felt sorry for Lu Chen's parents who died prematurely and he was an orphan, so he raised him by his side.
However, there were many people and children in the family, and his personal ability was limited, so he had no choice but to use his brother's pension first. Otherwise, it would be okay if his own children starved, but if Lian Lu Chen could not continue to be raised, he felt that he really had no face to see his dead brother and ancestors.
So in order to give his nephew Lu Chen a better living environment, he spent money to build this yard, and then improved the family's life, so that Lu Chen could grow up healthily over the years. In this era when everyone was not well fed and clothed, he grew so tall and strong.
"You can see that my nephew is tall and strong. In fact, I have been taking good care of him for so many years and spent a lot of money on him, but he doesn't believe it. He thinks I embezzled the money. Sigh..."
Not to mention, if someone didn't know the truth, just by listening to Lu Dashan's words about Lu Chen's height, they would really be led astray by his words.
After all, Lu Chen is really rare in the countryside, and it definitely requires sufficient food and meat to raise.
After hearing this, the Dong family's expressions became more serious, as if they were completely subdued by what Lu Dashan said.
"You were actually quite nice to Comrade Lu Chen, but how did you end up having to borrow money from him?"
"Well, it's because he doesn't believe in my efforts. He even went to the captain and other connections to ask me to return all the things to him. No matter how I explained, he wouldn't listen. There's nothing I can do. This is the only way."
Lu Dasan meant that he was forced into this situation by Lu Chen and the connections he found, and he had no choice but to fall into this situation.
The Dong family members were almost about to laugh out of anger, but they held it back and watched Lu Dashan continue his performance quietly.
"…Oh, I'm so sorry. I accidentally said so much. I didn't mean anything. After all, Lu Chen is my nephew. There's no reason for us to have conflicts over spending the night together."
"I just want him to be happy. I am old and that's all I can do. He is still young and it doesn't matter if he has more money. But since he is not at home, I will find another opportunity to give him money."
After Lu Dashan finished his performance, he glanced secretly at the Dong family a few times. Seeing that their expressions were very solemn, he felt secretly delighted.
It seems that his attempt to sow discord and discredit Lu Chen in front of them was very successful!
If this first step is successful, then won't his relationship with the Dong family be closer?
"By the way, how long are you guys going to stay here? We have a great view here. If you want to go shopping, I can take you around. Everyone who comes here is a guest, so as the host, I have every reason to take care of you!"
"Don't be polite to me. I'm a warm and hospitable person. I don't think it's a bother at all."
The gleam in Lu Dashan's eyes was too obvious, and the Dong family sneered silently, but in the end, Dong Wenqian and Deng Tao looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
This is a good opportunity, a good opportunity to find out news about Lu Chen's parents from Lu Dashankou.
And because they did not express any doubt or resistance to Lu Dashan's nonsense just now, in Lu Dashan's mind they have probably become synonymous with stupid and gullible, so his defense against them will be lowered, making it easier for them to get information out of him.
Seeing this, Mr. Dong and Mrs. Dong did not plan to follow. After all, if more people went, Lu Dashan might become more alert. So in the end, Dong Wenqian and Deng Tao followed Baode Lu Dashan and went out for a stroll together.
After they walked away, the old couple closed the gate and snorted coldly.
Unexpectedly, this Lu Dashan is even more shameless than they imagined. Not only does he confuse right and wrong, he also smears Lu Chen!
Just by chatting with him here for a while, the old couple could imagine what kind of hateful attitude he had used to treat Lu Chen.
Just when the old couple wanted to scold Lu Dashan, they suddenly heard a noise coming from Meng Yinyin's room. Then they saw her push the door open and walk out, looking like she had just woken up.
Seeing this, the old couple of the Dong family immediately stopped talking and turned to look at Meng Yinyin with a smile.
"Meng Zhiqing, you're awake."
Meng Yinyin was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that there were guests at home. It turned out that her host was still sleeping soundly during her nap and had just woken up.
She suddenly felt embarrassed.
"Grandpa Dong, Grandma Liu, didn't you take a nap?"
The old couple smiled and explained that they were old and felt young. Meng Yinyin said "oh" and didn't know what to say next for a moment.
Fortunately, the old couple noticed her discomfort and expressed their concerns immediately.
"If you have something to do, just go do it. Don't worry about us. We can take a break or go for a walk later."
Meng Yinyin nodded obediently to show that she understood, but suddenly she remembered something and asked uncertainly.
"Did someone come outside just now? I seemed to hear some noise."
The old couple of the Dong family hesitated for a while, and finally decided to keep the fact of Lu Dashan's visit a secret for the time being and only said.
"Really? I didn't notice it. It could be that my daughter and her friends went out and made some noise."
When Meng Yinyin heard this, she realized that Dong Wenqian and Deng Tao had gone out.
She said "oh" but didn't think much about it. She just thought that the noise of opening and closing the door that she heard in her half-asleep state was indeed made by Dong Wenqian and the others. Then she subconsciously asked what they were doing outside.
"Nothing, just going out for a walk."
Well, nothing really.
Meng Yinyin was no longer curious, but she actually had nothing to do in the afternoon. If it were usual, she would probably be alone at home, wandering around here and there. Anyway, the time would pass quickly if she was idle.
But now that there were other people at home, she would feel embarrassed if she continued to yell. Also, she thought that Yu Xiaoyu's book would probably arrive in the next two days, so she finally decided to go find Yu Xiaoyu to ask about the situation.
Meng Yinyin did what she said. She quickly packed herself up, then quietly locked her door and Lu Chen's door, and went out. Of course, before leaving, she simply told the Dong family's elders that she was going to be out for a while, and of course she didn't tell them where she was going.
After going out, Meng Yinyin went straight to the edge of the brigade's fields. After all, the educated youth must be working there.
But before she could reach where everyone was working, she saw a strange scene.
She saw Dong Wenqian and Deng Tao walking with Lu Dashan!
What surprised her even more was that Lu Dashan's face was filled with an extremely exaggerated smile?
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