Rebirth 1983: Starting from taking back the family property.

Chapter 722 Lu Hongjun Extra

Lu Hongjun woke up at dawn. He was old and had a light sleep. He got up even though he was not sleepy. After washing up and drinking half a cup of warm water, Dali took him to the park to practice Tai Chi. After recovering from his illness and being able to take care of himself, he wanted to fire Dali and keep the nanny. Unexpectedly, Jiaguang and Shanzi did not agree. In addition, Dali's mother knelt in front of him and begged him to continue using Dali, so he kept her.

Dali had a broken head when he was twelve years old, and his brain has not been very sharp since then. He is tall and strong, but because of his poor brain, he is always bullied when he goes out to work, and his wages are not paid when he works at the construction site. However, he can do everything he is told to do, and he will wake up when he is called at night, unlike some men who sleep like dead pigs. This is why Lu Hongjun hired him when he was paralyzed.

Following Lu Hongjun is not only not tiring, but also pays him well and never in arrears. That's why Dali's mother wants him to keep working. The Lu family is just worried that he lives alone and if he falls and no one finds him, it will be very dangerous. The family doesn't need this little money, so they don't support firing Dali.

When Lu Hongjun arrived at the park, most of the people practicing Tai Chi had already arrived. Dali had been told not to leave, so he just sat nearby.

An hour later, Lu Hongjun sat down and wiped his sweat with a handkerchief. An old lady in red clothes sat next to him and said with a smile: "Old Lu, I have something happy to tell you."

Lu Hongjun is very experienced. As soon as he heard it, he said, "Forget about introducing a partner. I am not in good health, so I won't be a burden to others."

He was paralyzed in bed for more than a year before recovering. Now his health is almost the same as that of his peers, but he spent a lot of money to adjust his health. Even now, he still takes supplements every day!
Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "What's the point of getting involved? My sister has been living alone for so many years, and now she wants to find a companion so that she can have someone to talk to. Many people introduced her to other people before, but she didn't like them. But she fell in love with you at first sight. This is also fate."

Lu Hongjun has a lot of experience in blind dating. He didn't ask the other party about their conditions, but just said, "My daughter and grandson don't agree with me looking for another one."

When Mrs. Meng heard this, she immediately said, "Old Lu, we old people also have the right to pursue happiness."

Lu Hongjun agreed with this and said, "You are right. We old people also have the right to pursue happiness. But the house I live in now was bought by my daughter and is in her name. My living expenses and the cost of hiring a nanny are all paid by my daughter. My medical expenses are also covered by my daughter."

After saying this, he looked at Old Lady Meng and said, "If I find a partner regardless of her wishes, she will be angry and ignore me. Can your old sister take care of my food, drink, defecation and urination and pay for my medical expenses?"

Mrs. Meng paused, then said, "As children, it is natural for us to be filial to our parents. If they don't care about you, we can ask the street people to take charge."

Lu Hongjun looked at her and said, "She would take care of me, but she would only give me basic living expenses. But that little living expense every month is barely enough to buy medicine and food. I can't afford to hire someone to take care of me, nor can I take any supplements. I don't even have a big house to live in."

Mrs. Meng felt that she had misunderstood: "Your daughter was scaring you, and you actually believed it."

Lu Hongjun asked back, "What if my daughter is not trying to scare me but really abandons me? Will you be responsible then?"

How could Mrs. Meng dare to take on such a responsibility? However, she changed her mind and advised: "If your daughter is really filial, she should agree to let you find a companion. It is inevitable to be lonely at this age. Finding a companion will give you someone to talk to."

Lu Hongjun said he was not lonely at all: "Auntie washed my clothes, cooked for me and cleaned the house every day. The dishes she cooked were different every week. Dali took care of me personally and slept in the same room with me at night. If anything happened, he would immediately send me to the hospital. My home was not lonely either. My nephews and great-nephews came to see me and talk to me every day. My grandson and great-grandson would also come to accompany me on weekends."

After that, he said sincerely: "Comrade Lao Meng, I am living a very comfortable life now, and I really don't need to find a partner."

"Comrade Lao Meng, I won't hide it from you. The two women I married later were not good. The second one almost killed my daughter, and she almost broke off relations with me because of this. The third one almost sent me to prison. Although I got out by luck, I was paralyzed in bed for more than a year. It's the same. My daughter and nephews strongly opposed me to find another one, fearing that I would disturb the whole family. Comrade Lao Meng, I'm old and can't stand the tossing and turning. It's good now."

Mrs. Meng could see that he wanted to find a partner, but he gave up because of his daughter and nephew's opposition. However, at their age, they have to rely on their children for support in their old age, and sometimes they have to compromise.

Unexpectedly, the old lady did not give up. Not only did she come over to dance, she also took the initiative to talk to Lu Hongjun.

Lu Hongjun realized something was wrong and did not go to the park the next day. Unexpectedly, the old lady came to her house under the pretext of delivering something.

At this time, Lu Hongjun had no desire to remarry. Seeing that the old lady was still unwilling to give up, he immediately called Lu Jiaxin and said that he wanted to live in Shichahai for a while.

Lu Jiaxin was a little surprised: "Why do you suddenly want to live in Shichahai?"

Lu Hongjun said about being targeted: "I will go to Shichahai to live for a few days to avoid the limelight."

Lu Jiaxin said, "We haven't done anything shameful, so there's no need to avoid it. Tell our eldest brother about this and ask him to go find the old lady's children. If she continues to pester us, don't blame us for being rude."

"Isn't it necessary?"

Lu Jiaxin snorted coldly, "Why not? You are already this old and your health is not good. It is impossible for her to really like you if she pursues you so persistently. She must have some ulterior motive. It is either for my brother or for me. There is no need to show mercy to such a person."

After a pause, she asked doubtfully, "Or did you actually want to marry that old lady, but gave up because of the reality?"

Lu Hongjun quickly said that he would not marry again: "I just want to take good care of my health and live long enough to see Zhao Zhao get married and have children."

"There's no need to force it."

Lu Hongjun knew that he would not hear any kind words from Jiaxin, so he chose to be deaf: "Jiaxin, the Chinese New Year is just a few months away. How are you going to celebrate this year?"

Lu Jiaxin knew what he meant and wanted to come to Hong Kong City to celebrate the New Year with them: "I have discussed with A Zhan that we will travel abroad during the New Year this year."

After Mr. Nie passed away, he went on all the trips he made with Nie Zhan and never stood her up again. She now focuses on her two children and delegates most of the work to her subordinates. With her efforts and persuasion, Nie Zhan pays more attention to the combination of work and rest. As a leader, it is enough to grasp the development direction of the company, and there is no need to do everything by yourself.

Lu Hongjun wanted to go on a trip abroad. But he just thought about it and didn't say it out loud. He knew that Jiaxin would not pay attention to him if he told her. He knew that Jiaxin didn't really forgive him, but gave him a rich old age because of filial piety and public opinion; but it was impossible to be as considerate and filial as other girls. In a blink of an eye, it was the Chinese New Year, and Lu Jiaxin went on a trip with her family of four as she had said before. Under Lu Shan's persuasion, Lu Hongjun agreed to go to his house for the New Year.

As a result, after the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, he returned to Chaoyang District on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month. It was not the child's problem, but Damai's mother could not tolerate him. The old lady not only found faults in many ways, but also did not cook to his taste. It was not nice to make a scene on New Year's Eve, so Lu Hongjun endured it for a day before leaving, which also saved Lu Shan's face. However, when he received a call from Lu Jiaxin on the tenth day of the first lunar month, he could not help but complain.

The more Lu Hongjun talked, the sadder he became. His voice choked up. "You gave me the house and the shop. I went there to celebrate the New Year. Not only did you find fault with me, but I was also treated as a thief."

Lu Jiaxin frowned and asked, "What did Lu Shan say?"

Lu Hongjun said, "He said Damai Niang has been in a bad mood recently and asked me to be considerate. She is in a bad mood, why should I be considerate?"

"Did you scold him?"

Lu Hongjun said nothing.

Lu Jiaxin felt that he was getting more and more useless as he got older, and she didn't even dare to scold Lu Shan for doing such a thing. But she really couldn't just ignore this matter, otherwise who knows if he would do something even more outrageous in the future.

Lu Shan's family also had a telephone installed at home. Lu Jiaxin called and found that it was Da Mai who answered the phone. She asked, "Da Mai, your grandfather said he would come to your house for the New Year, but he was forced by your mother to go back to Chaoyang on the first day of the New Year. What did your grandfather do to make your mother look down on him so much?"

Barley found it a little difficult to speak.

Lu Jiaxin said, "Da Mai, just tell me what you have to say. If your grandfather did something wrong, I will ask him to apologize to your mother."

In other words, if her mother did something wrong, this matter cannot be let go. Lu Hongjun owed the original body, but he was very good to Lu Shan and Da Mai. To be precise, he was very good to everyone in the Lu family.

Da Mai knew that if she didn't explain this matter clearly, the relationship would definitely become strained. After a while, she whispered, "Aunt, grandpa peeked at my mother taking a bath, so she doesn't like grandpa."

Lu Jiaxin had seen Damai's mother, and she didn't believe it at all: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"My mother said so herself."

"Do you believe what your mother said?"

"My mother didn't have to lie to me."

In other words, without any evidence or confrontation between the two sides, Damai sentenced Lu Hongjun to death. Lu Jiaxin was not angry and asked, "Shanzi also knows about this?"

"know."

"He also believed your mother's words."

"Yes."

Lu Jiaxin did not question Lu Shan, but called Lu Jiaguang directly and told him about it: "Brother, it is true that my father married three wives, but I believe he would not do such a dirty thing. Brother, please check this matter and clear the old man's name."

That evening, Lu Jiaguang called Lu Jiaxin and said it was a misunderstanding: "It was Damai's mother who misunderstood. Third Uncle just happened to be there that day."

"and then?"

"Mother Damai apologized to Uncle San."

Lu Jiaxin asked the crucial question: "Da Mai believes her mother has nothing to say, why doesn't Shanzi believe my father either?"

Lu Jiaguang sighed and said, "Shanzi thinks his mother-in-law is honest and would not use such a thing to deceive others."

Lu Jiaxin said "oh" and hung up the phone. She didn't scold Damai and Shanzi. There was no need to do that.

This incident made Lu Hongjun realize that the only person he could really count on in his later years was Lu Jiaxin, and Lu Shan and his wife were not reliable at all. After thinking it through, his attitude towards Lu Shan and Damai also became cold, and he often called Gangcheng to ask the housekeeper about Lu Zhao and Nie Xin. After that, what he looked forward to most was the Mid-Autumn Festival or the Chinese New Year, which meant that he could see two cute and smart granddaughters.

When Zhao Zhao was eight years old, Lu Hongjun had a gallbladder surgery. It was a minor operation, but when he was lying in bed, he hoped that Jia Xin would bring his two granddaughters to visit him. Unfortunately, the mother and daughters did not show up until he was discharged from the hospital.

Lu Jiaguang said, "Uncle San, Jiaxin has a big project and can't leave. I have already discussed it with Jiaxin. I will take you to live at my house after you are discharged from the hospital."

Lu Hongjun actually wanted to go to Hongcheng, but he knew it was impossible. Jiaxin would not agree. She had never gotten over what happened back then. He had been regretting it all these years, but there was no medicine for regret in this world.

(End of this chapter)