Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"See? There are people who are more anxious than us."
Wen Muxue said, "They probably think you're a freeloader and want to get rid of you as soon as possible."
Lu Yuan corrected, "Wrong, it means you think we're both freeloaders."
Wen Moxue glared at him, "Anyway, I'm not."
The two left the room, and the dishes on the table had already been cleared away.
Lu Guoqing and Zhang Yuping sat at the table.
Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaojun sat quietly to the side. Lu Xiaofang seemed to be washing dishes in the kitchen and wasn't there.
"Don't we need to invite the brigade leader to help with this family division?" Lu Yuan asked.
Logically speaking, we should invite them.
However, Zhang Yuping was unwilling. She wanted Lu Yuan to leave with nothing, which was not a good thing to say and she naturally didn't want more people to know.
"It's our own business, there's no need to bother others."
"I think we should ask the brigade leader or someone else to be a witness, so as to avoid any disputes later."
Lu Yuan knew this woman's nature; she liked to distort the truth whenever there were no witnesses.
Without waiting for anyone's response, he ran out of the courtyard gate.
"Oh, no need..."
Zhang Yuping, who was behind, had no time to stop them and her face turned ugly.
Lu Yuan didn't invite the battalion commander, as he didn't have a good impression of him.
The person invited was Lu Guoqing's uncle, who is also the oldest member of the Lu family, and looks to be over 70 years old.
His hair was graying, and his back was a little hunched. But he seemed to be in good spirits.
Also present was this uncle's son, Lu Guoan.
He was four or five years older than Lu Guoqing. He had a smile on his face and looked very kind.
"Oh my, his great-uncle and his cousin, what brings you here, A-Yuan? You've made such a fuss."
Zhang Yuping got up to greet them.
"Xiaoqin, quickly go and pour some tea."
Uncle Lu waved his hand, "No need."
He asked, "I heard you're going to separate the family. Ah Yuan just got married, why are you already separating?"
Zhang Yuping hurriedly said, "Uncle, it's not that we want to divide the family property, it's that A Yuan has been unwilling to go to work, and he said his wife doesn't go either. The head of the household wants the two of them to be able to make a living together in the future, so he came up with the idea of dividing the family property."
"Thinking that no one would support them after the family split up, they would probably know to earn work points to exchange for food."
Uncle Lu nodded slightly, agreeing that this was the right thing to do.
"Now that we're married and have a family, we should really settle down and not be as irresponsible as before."
Lu Yuan scoffed; this stepmother's words were more eloquent than her singing.
She clearly wanted to get rid of him, this burden, but she claimed it was for her own good.
But no matter what excuse she uses, as long as they can separate the family, that's fine.
"Since we're going to divide things up, let's do it quickly. Once it's done, we can get to work as soon as possible," Uncle Lu said.
Zhang Yuping looked at Lu Guoqing, clearly signaling for him to speak.
Lu Guoqing coughed lightly, "There's only so much stuff in the house, so the rooms will be divided according to where we live now."
Lu Yuan had no objection to this; he hadn't expected them to give him two rooms.
After Lu Guoqing finished speaking, everyone waited for him to continue, but he didn't speak again for a long time.
Uncle Lu looked at him in confusion, "That's it?"
Lu Guoqing blushed a little. "Uncle, besides the house, we only have a little grain left. But Wen Zhiqing brought some grain with him, maybe even more than we do. We still have so many mouths to feed, so we won't share the grain."
Lu Xiaoqin chimed in, "They never work in the fields to earn work points, how dare they ask for a share of grain?"
Uncle Lu, who had initially thought it was excessive, found some truth in what he heard and didn't say anything more.
Lu Yuan laughed, "So you're planning to make me leave with nothing?"
“How can you say I’m leaving with nothing? We’ve already divided the house.” Zhang Yuping said.
Lu Yuan scoffed, "You think you can get rid of me with just one room?"
Uncle Lu also said, "If the grain isn't distributed, what about the money, paper money, pots and pans, chickens, vegetable gardens, and so on?"
"We still have so many people to eat and drink," Lu Guoqing said, sounding a little guilty.
"So I don't get any?" Lu Yuan asked, staring at him.
"Your so-called separation of the family is just an attempt to kick me out of this house, not a genuine separation so I can live my own life, right?"
"Oh dear, how could you think like that? Your room is the best of all the rooms."
Zhang Yuping said.
Lu Yuan had long known that they wouldn't give him much, but he hadn't expected them to be so stingy.
There's absolutely nothing left for me to cherish in this home.
"Fine, I don't want that house either. Give me a month, and we'll move out after that."
Zhang Yuping was overjoyed, never expecting him to not even want the house.
"But I have a condition: I won't be responsible for your retirement. At most, I'll give you 5 yuan a month for retirement after you turn 60. Don't expect anything else from me."
This 5 yuan a month is my way of repaying the kindness of those who raised me over the years.
"And what about me?"
Zhang Yuping asked instinctively.
"You?" Lu Yuan sneered, "What does this have to do with me? I'm not your son."
“You…” Zhang Yuping was speechless with anger.
"You can't say that. Over the years, I've worked hard, even if I haven't made any great contributions."
"Yes, you've certainly put in a lot of effort, if not great achievements, but that's not for me. Young lady, would you like us to have a proper discussion about what your achievements and efforts have been over the years?"
Zhang Yuping understood his threat and gave in.
"Sigh, never mind. They say being a stepmother is tough, and they're absolutely right. Fine, I won't count on you anymore. I'll be content as long as Xiaojun takes care of me."
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