"You bastard, say what you just said again!"
Lu Guoan never expected that his youngest son would propose severing ties with the family.
Wang Hongmei was heartbroken. "You actually want to sever ties with your family for a woman? I've raised you for nothing, you unfilial wretch."
Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu were so angry they almost fainted.
Lu Jiefang also tried to persuade him, "Don't be ridiculous. Do you think it's worth falling out with your family over a woman?"
Zhong Yanling was secretly delighted; this fool had actually listened to her advice and wanted to sever ties with his family.
Very good!
The three Lu brothers, the eldest of whom lives with his father-in-law in town, is essentially a son-in-law who has only one daughter.
If the third brother severs ties, only the second brother, Lu Jiefang, will be left in the family.
She had heard that their brigade's rabbit farm distributed money every year, and each family received a considerable amount. Lu Guoan, as the brigade leader, also received extra bonuses, and Wang Hongmei, who worked at the sanatorium, earned more than 20 yuan a month.
All that money the family earns will eventually belong to Lu Jiefang alone.
Since it belongs to Lu Jiefang, it is essentially hers.
Furthermore, Lu Jiefang, as a tractor driver at the brick factory, earned 40 or 50 yuan a month, including salary and bonuses.
Based on this calculation, the Lu family would probably save over a thousand yuan a year.
When the eldest son comes to the house, the third son cuts ties with him. Once she marries into the family, she will be in charge, and all the money will be hers.
"Hey, can you guys please let me finish what I have to say?"
Seeing that everyone was very agitated and indignant, Lu Yuanchao had no choice but to shout.
"When I say severing ties, I don't mean severing ties in real life. We'll just put on a show, not interacting on the surface, but continuing to do what we normally do in private."
The whole family was stunned. Should they pretend to sever ties?
Thinking about it carefully, this idea doesn't seem like a bad one.
In this way, their status as cowshed residents would not implicate them, and their youngest son (grandson) would be able to marry the girl he desired.
Do whatever you want in private, it won't affect anything.
The family's expressions softened considerably at a visible pace.
Zhong Yanling was dumbfounded. Was she just pretending?
When did she say she was just faking it? She clearly meant it was a real breakup.
No wonder when she said those words, the other person looked enlightened and thanked her happily.
Thank me for nothing. She wants a real break, not just a show.
She looked at Lu Yuanchao, who was also looking over at her, winking at her and giving her a thumbs up.
Zhong Yanling was so angry she almost vomited blood, but she couldn't show her displeasure, so she could only force a smile.
Lu Yuanchao smiled and thought to himself that his future sister-in-law was clever enough to come up with such a perfect solution.
Seeing that the whole family was starting to soften their stance, he pressed his advantage.
“Father, Mother, Grandpa, Grandma, I’ve made up my mind. Father, I’ll get you a plot of land for a house, a little closer to the cowshed. I’ll build two brick houses there, so you won’t have to worry about me living in the cowshed anymore.”
"Don't worry, even if we don't live together, I will still take good care of you, just quietly."
When Zhong Yanling heard that he wanted to build a brick house, she immediately felt a pang of anxiety. How could this be? Building a two-room brick house would cost at least two or three hundred yuan.
This money will all be hers in the future; we absolutely cannot let them agree to it.
Just as I was thinking that, I heard Lu Guoan's voice.
"If that's the case, it's not impossible."
He then turned to the two elderly people and asked, "Father, Mother, what do you think?"
The elderly couple exchanged a glance, and the old man said, "Since just pretending to sever ties can solve the problem, let's do it that way. However, it's probably not feasible for you to have the family send a matchmaker over. You'll have to rely on yourself for the rest."
"I understand, thank you Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom."
With the problem solved, the family resumed their conversation about repairing the house.
“You can build two rooms outside, since your second brother is getting married soon and can free up some rooms.”
Their house only has three rooms: one for the two elderly people, one for Lu Guoan and his wife, and the other for the three brothers.
Later, Lu Qianjin went to the commune, and that room was basically occupied by Lu Jiefang and Lu Yuanchao.
Occasionally, when Lu Qianjin and his wife come back to stay for one night, the rooms have to be rearranged. Wang Hongmei shares a room with her eldest daughter-in-law, while Lu Guoan and his four sons share another room.
"no."
Zhong Yanling couldn't hold back any longer and shouted out.
"What's wrong?" Lu Jiefang asked.
The others also looked at her with suspicion.
Zhong Yanling realized she had misspoke. Since she wasn't married into the family yet, she shouldn't interfere in their affairs. She chuckled awkwardly and corrected herself, "I meant no need."
“Well, there’s no need to make room for us. Jiefang and I both work at the brick and tile factory, so it will be convenient for us to live in the commune. Jiefang told me that he will buy a house in the commune and we will get married after the house is bought.”
Lu Jiefang looked at her in confusion, "I..." When did I say I wanted to buy a house in the commune?
But before he could finish speaking, his partner gave him a wink, and he abruptly stopped talking.
Zhong Yanling secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him close his mouth.
Her future brother-in-law wants to build a brick house, and she is now proposing to buy a house in the commune. Her words also imply that she will not get married until the house is ready.
With one son's partner standing right in front of her and the other son's partner only a shadow, she refused to believe that they could not meet her requirements.
Now that Lu Guoan's family is doing well, they've earned quite a bit extra money over the past two years, not to mention their salaries. Ever since those brigade cadres were dragged into this mess, Lu Yuan has occasionally pulled some strings, and while it's not a huge sum, the couple has received over a thousand yuan a year.
Including the brigade's dividends and wages, his savings certainly exceeded two thousand. This does not even include the private savings held by his two sons.
After Lu Jiefang and Lu Yuanchao started earning money, each of them would give 10 yuan to their family every month, and they would keep the rest of the money for themselves.
2,000 yuan is a huge sum of money nowadays. You can buy a decent house in the commune for 500 or 600 yuan, or at least 800 yuan.
The brigade built two brick houses, which would only accommodate a maximum of 400 people.
After a quick calculation, Lu Guoan and Wang Hongmei readily agreed to the proposal to build and buy a house.
Wang Hongmei said, "Since that's the case, the family will give each of you three brothers 600 yuan. You can choose to buy a house, build a house, or save the money as you like."
Zhong Yanling was secretly alarmed. 600 per person, that's 1800. The fact that they could come up with so much money at once meant that their family savings were much more than that.
It seems the Lu family is even wealthier than she imagined.
No, all this money should belong to her; we can't let the other two brothers benefit from it.
It seems she needs to find a way to marry into the family and take charge as soon as possible.
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