Chapter 91 Who Stepped on Me
"Dad, why didn't you stop me from charging you for the consultation earlier?"
"Hey, the consultation fee should be collected as it is, that's a different matter!" Old Man Lu waved his hand.
"In the third year after arriving in the capital, my father asked someone to return that one tael of silver. Every year, he would also send him some rare items from the capital. He didn't let him down."
"However, when we first came back from the capital, it was he who helped us find someone to build the house."
Even if your Uncle Crow and I argue, we'll still step up when things get tough.
So that's how it is.
Lu Qingqing thought that Li Meng had now returned to her parents' home and was not tolerated by her brother and sister-in-law. The best way for her to establish herself as soon as possible was to earn her own money.
She helps whenever she can.
Then, thinking of Boss Lu's ruthlessness, he became furious.
"Lu Xingde has gone too far! Why should he throw you into the cowshed and take all the family property for himself!"
She now understands why the two families are at odds; it wasn't Chen Cuihua's fault after all.
It serves him right that his health has collapsed!
“Sigh, he has never liked me since I was a child. He said that my parents were biased. The more he bullied me, the more biased my parents became.”
Some people, even if they were born into the same family, are really not suited to be brothers.
Lu Qingqing then asked, "What about your aunt? Did she bully you?"
"No, when I left home, she had only been married for a year. She listened to your uncle in everything at home. She just complained that I ate too much."
It suits Chen Cuihua's personality.
"Qingqing, I've always had a suspicion." Old Master Lu hesitated for a moment.
He had kept these words in his heart for a long time, wanting to say them, but afraid that the truth would make people feel sorry for him.
Since the two families no longer have any contact, he didn't want his child to know about the sordid things that happened.
But now, he wants to ask his daughter.
“Dad, you can talk to me about anything. If you have any ideas, I will help you make decisions. If you don’t have any ideas, it’s better to talk about them than to keep them to yourself.”
See, my daughter is indeed a sweet and considerate daughter.
He's much better than that brat.
So Old Man Lu spoke.
“Back then, when we first returned to the village from Beijing, your uncle was afraid that I would compete with him for the house and land, so he spread rumors that I hadn’t done anything proper outside. Your aunt would gossip about it to everyone she met in the village.”
Later, I asked the village head to testify that I didn't want anything, and only then did he stop.
Your mother was seriously ill at that time. It was midday, and no one was watching her. You ran to the river and almost drowned.
Fortunately, your aunt saw it and threw down a branch to save you.
Who knows if you were terribly frightened or hit your head on a rock, but you clung to her and wouldn't let go, and no one could pull you away.
You don't know me or your brother.
There was nothing I could do. I knew Chen was greedy, so I gave her money and asked her to take care of you for a few days.
After your mother passed away, your father, being a good-for-nothing, was depressed for a few days.
Your older brothers went to see you, but they probably used the wrong methods, which made you even more rebellious.
There's no other way but to let you continue following the Chen family.
Your father thought that you were just a child and shouldn't be involved in adult matters. He believed that your uncle and aunt wouldn't intentionally mistreat you.
Even if Chen instigates you to take food and drink from home, your father will turn a blind eye.
But who knew that she would later instigate you to steal other people's things!
I scolded Chen and, despite your resistance, your brother and I took you home. She then spread rumors that you were born a bad person!
The villagers didn't know what you were like before, so they all believed her.
At that time, I vaguely understood that they were spreading rumors about you in the same way they were spreading rumors about me.
Your uncle is heartless; he even takes his grudges out on innocent children.
Old Man Lu's eyes were filled with pain, regret, and sorrow.
Lu Qingqing pursed her lips; it seemed her father had misunderstood.
The original owner was indeed quite cunning.
Chen didn't play a good role, but he didn't deliberately do anything bad either.
"Then, Father, what is this suspicion you're referring to?"
"I suspect, I suspect that when you fell into the water, it was Chen who pushed you!"
"Bullshit!"
A sharp scream.
It was as if he had used all his strength, and his throat was about to crack.
Chen stood behind, carrying a full basket of green grass, her back bent at a sixty-degree angle.
His eyes blazed with fury as he glared angrily at Lu Qingqing and her father.
"Lu Xingwang! If it weren't for me, your daughter would have died long ago!"
"If I'd known you were so ungrateful, I would have preferred to have watched that little rascal drown!"
"You, you're the one who drowned!" Old Man Lu's temper flared up as well.
"My daughter is eight years old, how could she have fallen into the river by herself!"
"Father, Father!" Lu Qingqing called out quickly.
"She didn't push me, it wasn't her!"
How did you know? You remembered?
“Remember one thing,” Lu Qingqing said.
The original owner of this body climbed up, clutching a stick, and cried loudly.
She remembered that Chen had also cursed her.
Why are you running around in the middle of the day? Even if you're fair-skinned and delicate, you'll still get swatted away by the beggars if you don't fall into the river.
They even scolded Old Man Lu for only caring about his wife and not his children.
That expression perfectly captured the empathy of a mother.
Therefore, Lu Qingqing knew it wasn't her.
"Bah! Lu Lao Er, so this is what you've been thinking all along. You're such a despicable person!"
After finishing her tirade, Chen Cuihua, carrying a basket of grass on her back, walked past them with difficulty.
If it were the young Chen Cuihua, she would have scolded her for half a day.
Is it really going to pass by so easily now?
Old Man Lu was quite surprised.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
Knowing it wasn't Chen Cuihua, he felt a little more at ease.
"Can't Lu Xingde do any work at all? He makes a woman work like an ox all day long," Lu Qingqing complained.
"Let's not talk about him anymore, let's go home."
In the evening, Lu Feng and Lu Yun returned after a day of repairing the irrigation canal.
The two didn't seem very tired, just very hungry, and they had gotten quite tanned.
They said they were only given two steamed buns for lunch, and they weren't full at all.
The two quickly washed themselves and then sat down to eat heartily.
"How about I bring you food tomorrow?" Feng Xiaowan said worriedly.
"Don't go," Lu Feng insisted.
"A bunch of grown men are working shirtless, what are you going to do there?"
"Then I'll boil a few extra eggs this morning, and you and your second brother can take them with you."
"Makes it possible."
As Lu Feng spoke, he quickly tossed the slices of meat from his bowl into Feng Xiaowan's bowl.
This is unprecedented.
In front of the whole family, the eldest brother took his first step.
After throwing it away, he lowered his head and ate his rice voraciously.
Feng Xiaowan was overjoyed and secretly glanced around.
Seeing their father with his head down, their younger sister with her eyes lowered, and their second brother diligently eating.
Nobody paid any attention.
So she pursed her lips and ate the meat.
The younger sister said that for a couple to have a good relationship, there must be give and take.
She followed these instructions daily, and they proved very effective.
So she gently stepped on Lu Feng's foot.
Based on their interactions over the past few days, he should know what it means.
"Who stepped on me?" Lu Yun suddenly looked up.
Old Man Lu slapped him on the back of the head.
"You're making such a mess while you're eating, why don't you just stick your leg out the door! I'll stomp on it, I'll stomp you to death!"
Lu Yun withdrew her leg, feeling wronged.
What's the old man doing? What did he do wrong?
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