Chapter 25: Family
In the afternoon, Lu Yao took her two children out for some exercise and was about to continue making handicrafts with them when she saw someone coming from the alley.
After taking a closer look, Lu Yao instantly stood up and rushed to the door, waiting for someone to come over.
The person who came was none other than her brother, Lu Mingxiu.
The jailer brought the person in, gave him a few instructions, and then went aside without disturbing the reunion of the two siblings.
"Brother, why are you here?" Lu Yao was a little excited.
After their parents met with an accident, they lived with their grandparents and eldest uncle's family. Everything was fine when their grandparents were alive, but after they passed away, their lives became increasingly difficult. Especially the eldest brother was seriously injured in the disaster and left with a chronic illness. He often had to see a doctor and take medicine, which made the eldest uncle's family even more dissatisfied.
The two have depended on each other for these years and have a very deep relationship. One of the reasons why Lu Yao agreed to her aunt marrying into the Shen family was that her eldest brother's health had deteriorated and he needed money for treatment.
After learning that his younger sister agreed to his aunt's arrangement for his sake, Lu Mingxiu almost collapsed, blaming himself and feeling remorseful. As a brother, he not only failed to take good care of his sister, but instead let her sacrifice herself for him. Fortunately, although the Shen family had many troubles, his brother-in-law was a good person, and the couple had a good relationship, which made him feel better.
In the morning, his aunt and others went to his yard for the first time and gloated and mocked him. Only then did he know that something had happened to the Shen family. Even though he seldom went out, he couldn't sit still.
The Shen family's incident caused a big stir, and many people gathered to watch in the morning. After asking around, he learned that his younger sister and brother-in-law were also taken to the prison. He immediately followed them to the prison to inquire about the situation. Because he was in a hurry and had not prepared anything, it was delayed until now.
"Are you all okay?"
Lu Mingxiu looked Lu Yao up and down carefully, then looked at Haohao and Yueyue who ran over as soon as they knew their uncle had arrived. He made sure that they were safe and sound, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the four of them alone together again, he probably understood why he was able to get in so easily.
He gave the servant behind him a deadly look, who understood and quickly placed the package he had brought in front of the prison door, opened it, and handed the contents inside one by one. "Knowing that you were in trouble, the young master rushed to the prison to inquire about it and bought this specially."
Lu Yao looked at the huge amount of food and daily necessities and roughly calculated that the cost, plus the money spent on gathering information and visiting, must be quite high. Her eyes were a little red. Did her brother spend all his money?
Lu Mingxiu didn't care at all: "See if you need anything else, I'll send it over."
Lu Yao directly refused: "That's enough."
She had everything in her space, but here, there were sights everywhere. She could be careful with her food, but she couldn't just take out clothes, quilts, etc. With these things sent by her brother, their lives would be much better.
"Brother, you've spent all the money, so what will happen to you later..." Lu Yao was very worried.
"Don't worry about me." Lu Mingxiu didn't want to dwell on this topic and turned to talk to his two little nephews.
Due to health reasons, Lu Mingxiu seldom goes out, and the number of times he visits Haohao and Yueyue is limited, but he often asks people to bring them various things. Therefore, Haohao and Yueyue are very familiar with and like this uncle who they don’t spend much time with. It has been several months since they last met, and they are very happy to see their uncle here.
Lu Yao smiled helplessly. Although her brother looked thin and weak, he was actually very stubborn. Once he made a decision, no one could easily change it.
Seeing that she was no longer obsessed with money, Lu Mingxiu finally took the time to talk to her.
Lu Yao was left in a state of confusion by her eldest brother's childish behavior.
Okay, as long as he is happy, she won’t say anything else.
They talked for a while, but did not mention anything about the Shen family. This time their family was simply implicated, and what would happen in the end was not something that ordinary people like them could decide.
Lu Mingxiu felt very guilty. It was all his fault that he was a useless brother. Not only could he not protect his sister from the wind and rain, but he also dragged her down. If... his younger sister didn't have to marry into the Shen family, then she wouldn't be in this situation now.
Now, I just hope that nothing will really happen to the Shen family...
His eyes fell on the man standing silently beside him, his expression complicated.
Because of this man, his sister suffered as well. It would be a lie to say that he didn't vent his anger on the man, but the other party was also an innocent person implicated, so he couldn't vent his anger on him.
Shen Yanrong felt very uncomfortable. Facing his brother-in-law, nothing he said except apology seemed pale and powerless. If possible, he even hoped that the other party would beat him and scold him, which might make him feel better.
"Alright, we're all family. Let's take things as they come," Lu Xiuming sighed. "We'll just take it one step at a time."
Knowing that his sister and her family were all fine, he felt relieved. He could not stay in the prison for long, so he gave a few brief instructions and left under the guidance of the prison boss.
Lu Yao began to pack up the things Lu Mingxiu brought.
The quilt, put it directly on the bed and use it at night. She, the two children, and Shen Yanrong each took one cake, and saved the rest for when they were hungry. Silver...
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Lu Yao didn't expect that the other party would leave money in addition to food and daily necessities. He felt even more complicated. He was just a silly brother. He usually helped people copy books to earn a little money. His life was okay. But he had to make potions all the time over the years. It was impossible for him to save anything. Where did he get so much money?
"Brother, what's going on..." Chen Yanrong also saw clearly what was inside, and felt even more guilty and self-blaming. He blamed himself. If he had cut the Gordian knot earlier and completely severed ties with those people, could he have avoided these disasters?
Lu Yao slapped him on the back: "What are you thinking!"
They exist to create opportunities for your male protagonist and contribute to his success. How can they possibly escape the arrangement of the plot?
She even felt that all the changes in her family were due to the arrangements made in advance by the plot.
If she hadn't traveled through time and accidentally recovered her memories, she, who only had the experiences and memories of this era, and the man who had always been suppressed by the protagonist, would probably have really confronted the other party in desperation for survival. Then, what would have been the fate of their family...
Lu Yao shook off this assumption.
Things are different now, and she will never allow herself and her family to fall into such a situation.
Watching the family of four next door eating happily, the women of the Shen family couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
"Yalan, when do you think Jiaojiao and the others will arrive?" Old Mrs. Wang couldn't help but ask.
Jiaojiao is Wang Yalan’s eldest daughter, Shen Yujiao. She is the favored eldest daughter of the Shen family and is married to the favored youngest son of the Minister of Works. All their hopes now lie on each other.
"Jiaojiao must be busy trying to find connections, so how could she spare the time to come and see us?" Wang Yalan guessed what the old lady was thinking and consoled her. "Only those who have no ability can do this just for the sake of appearances."
Old Mrs. Wang strongly agreed.
Humph, what's the point of someone sending blankets and food? I still can't get out!
These ungrateful and unfilial descendants had no conscience and refused to give her, their grandmother, food and shelter. When she returns, she will make sure her son breaks off relations with these people!
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