When the news of Lu Chen's father's death came, his mother went into action right after that, and died soon after giving birth to him. At that time, the Lu family had both deaths and newborns. Not to mention their own family, even the other people in the team were too busy to help deal with various matters.
Therefore, no one paid attention to the so-called "relics" of Lu Chen's parents, let alone considered this matter.
As for later events, no news on this matter was received from the Lu family, and other people knew nothing about it.
What's more, everyone's family conditions were not very good in that era, and there was no such thing as "relics".
So when everyone heard what Lu Chen said, their first reaction was shock and curiosity.
However, Lu Dashan and his wife instantly became nervous and at a loss. How could this brat Lu Chen say these things in front of so many people!
That was the Lu family's own business, couldn't they have just resolved it privately? But he insisted on speaking it out. If others knew that they had been holding back his parents' things from him for so many years, wouldn't they be completely finished
"Lu Chen, let's go back to the house and talk! Haven't we explained to you that these things happened for a reason? Why don't you understand our efforts at all!"
"You lost your parents when you were born. If it weren't for your aunt and I raising you, do you think you would be alive today? We put in so much effort and took care of you like our own son, but now that you've grown up and become strong enough, you tell us this!"
"You can't be a person without conscience, Lu Chen!"
Lu Dashan kept talking about the past, especially how they had worked hard to raise Lu Chen from a newborn baby and allowed him to survive. As he spoke, Lu Dashan burst into tears and seemed to be expressing his true feelings.
Seeing this, the onlookers were unconsciously carried away by his words and began to sigh.
Yes, regardless of other things, just the fact that Lu Dashan raised his nephew Lu Chen, Lu Chen couldn't say anything to Lu Dashan.
Seeing the situation turn around, an old man in the crowd couldn't help but speak up.
"You two are the ones who raised Lu Chen? Do you dare to say this in front of your old lady?"
This old lady happened to be an old sister of Grandma Lu who had a good relationship with her. She had often scolded Lu Dashan and his wife behind their backs for their inhumane behavior.
When Grandma Lu's youngest son and daughter-in-law died one after another, she was devastated and almost collapsed. But in the end, looking at her newborn grandson, she knew that if she collapsed, the child might really have no future.
After all, she knew very well that the old Dalu Dashan couple had always been selfish and it was impossible for them to raise Lu Chen, so she did all the things such as raising and taking care of the child herself.
Moreover, Lu Dashan and his wife not only refused to lend a hand, they also said that the food supply was not enough with one more person in the family, so they forced the old lady to support Lu Chen out of her own pocket.
Anyway, if she didn't pay for it herself, they would never give Lu Chen a single bite of food.
The old lady often cried at night because of this matter, crying why she gave birth to such a heartless son, and also crying why her little grandson had such a miserable life.
But after crying, she could only grit her teeth and take out the money her youngest son had given her for her retirement. Although it was said to be raising a grandson, in fact, Lu Dashan's family spent the most.
After all, no matter how angry she was, she was old and could only live and eat with her son and daughter-in-law. Otherwise, as an old lady, she would not be able to live a peaceful life with a newborn baby.
In the end, it was precisely because the old lady had some money that Lu Dashan and his wife turned a blind eye to Lu Chen living in their house.
Later, no one knew how Lu Dashan and his wife got lucky, but they actually built a new house. They had originally planned to leave the old lady and Lu Chen in the old house. No one knew what the old lady said to them in tears and anger, but in the end, no matter how reluctant Lu Dashan and his wife were, they still took the two of them in and lived in the new house.
However, apart from arranging a room for the two of them, the rest of the treatment was the same as before.
Later, when Lu Chen grew up a little, he had to do things at home and learn to work outside. Although he had a bad life, he grew up safely until he was in his teens.
Then the old lady passed away, and Lu Dashan's family assigned him to the old house next door on the grounds that Lu Chen was old and should set up his own business.
When Lu Dashan said this, he acted as if he had made a huge sacrifice by giving the ancestral house to Lu Chen. However, in a sense, the Lu family's old house was indeed nice, with many rooms and its own yard. Normally, it would have been divided between the two brothers. Now that Lu Dashan had taken the initiative to give the house to Lu Chen, it could be considered a concession and sacrifice.
This is also the reason why everyone did not despise him for sending Lu Chen to the old house as soon as the old lady of the Lu family passed away.
It was not a loss for Lu Chen to have such a big yard for one person.
The old lady originally didn't want to step out and meddle in other people's business. After all, Lu Chen himself didn't say anything. She stood up and criticized Lu Dashan and his wife for no reason. It seemed like she was meddling in other people's business no matter how you looked at it.
But at this moment, she saw Lu Chen finally stood up, and just saw him getting medicine for her daughter. What a kind young man he was. If she didn't let the truth of that year come to light, she felt that God would blame her!
That's right, this old lady is not only Mrs. Lu's old sister, but also Lin Xiuzhi's mother. It's just that she is in the next brigade and can't run there every day, so it was only at this time that she knew that her daughter Lin Xiuzhi was sick.
Fortunately, when she just came over, she saw Lu Chen taking Dabao to the commune clinic to get medicine, so she hurried over to Lu Chen, wanting to thank her properly, and happened to encounter this incident.
Since they were all from the neighborhood, everyone naturally recognized the old lady from the Lin family. At the same time, some people also remembered her previous relationship with the old lady from the Lu family.
"Lu Dashan, when your mother was alive, did Lu Chen ever eat a bite of your food or spend a penny of yours? Instead, you and your wife threatened your mother to give you money, saying that if she didn't, she wouldn't be allowed to support Lu Chen!"
"Your mother is already old and still has to live under the whims of you two. She obviously spends money and effort to take care of the family and raise her grandson, and this is how you take credit for her efforts?"
"Lu Dashan, are you still a human being? Aren't you afraid of being punished by God!!!"
Old Mrs. Lin's voice was so resounding that it was like thunder exploding in everyone's ears. Everyone was completely stunned by the news.
No one had any idea what the internal situation of the Lu family was like back then. After all, the old lady still believed deep down that family disgrace should not be made public. So even if her eldest son and his wife were really too much, she would just cry to her old sisters and let it go.
Now that the inside story of that year has been revealed, it is really hard for everyone to imagine how inhumane Lu Dashan and his wife are!
Just as everyone was talking about Lu Dashan and his wife, Lu Dashan turned around and nodded to Old Lady Lin, whispered a word of thanks, and then quickly walked through the crowd to Meng Yinyin. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he confirmed that she was not injured.
Although Meng Yinyin didn't seem to be injured, Lu Chen was still a little worried.
Especially at this moment, Meng Yinyin's face was puffed up, her lips were tightly pursed and she didn't speak. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was very unhappy at the moment.
Lu Chen frowned but kept his voice low.
"Are you scared?"
Meng Yinyin came back to her senses after hearing that, shook her head, and looked at Lu Chen with a little more pity in her eyes.
"They went too far before!"
She was angry because of what Old Mrs. Lin said just now!
In the past, she just thought that Lu Dashan and his wife liked to take advantage and treated Lu Chen as a free laborer, but she didn't expect that Lu Chen was treated more unfairly than she imagined!
What kind of life did he live in the past? It was too hard.
At that moment, if the location was not inappropriate, Meng Yinyin really wanted to give Lu Chen a hug.
In short, at this moment, she really felt sorry for Lu Chen.
How could Lu Chen not see what the little girl was thinking? It was just that for him, those things happened too long ago, or he had already gotten used to it, so he didn't feel bad about it.
Just watching Meng Yinyin standing up for him, he felt a warm current in his heart, and the anger he had previously felt towards Lu Dashan and his wife also dissipated a lot.
"I'm fine, really."
Even if something happened, it has passed, and he doesn't want to continue to make Meng Yinyin sad for him.
Seeing that he really seemed to no longer be sad about the past, Meng Yinyin felt a little better. Then she remembered the letter in her hand and quickly handed it to him.
"By the way, there is a letter for you, sent from the army..."
Just as Meng Yinyin finished her words, Lu Chen, who was calm a second ago, suddenly changed his expression, and then quickly took the letter from her hand and opened it.
He was very tall, and his whole mind was on the letter at the moment, so he didn't hold the letter at a height that matched Meng Yinyin's, so she couldn't see what was written on the letter.
But she could clearly see that Lu Chen's expression changed from tense and solemn at the beginning to gradually replaced by anger and sadness.
Meng Yinyin's heart skipped a beat when she read it. She intuitively felt that the content of the letter must be very important to Lu Chen, perhaps it was some big deal.
Lu Chen read the letter very quickly and finished it in just a few glances. His knuckles unconsciously used so much force while pinching the letter that they turned white. Then he looked away and looked at Lu Dashan and his wife who were surrounded by the crowd. The hatred and ridicule in his sight that surged like an undercurrent frightened Meng Yinyin.
She had a hunch that something big might happen.
But to her surprise, Lu Chen quickly withdrew his gaze, adjusted his expression, carefully folded the letter, and then returned to his usual appearance.
Meng Yinyin's brows were furrowed, she had no idea what was going on.
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment and simply said four words to her.
"It's not time yet."
Because the letter said that the organization would send someone to investigate the matter.
If things are consistent with what Lu Chen said, they will definitely severely punish those who deliberately occupy the money and supplies of military relatives!
Meng Yinyin didn't know whether he was saying that it was not the right time to explain to her or that it was not the right time to deal with the matter in his letter.
However, since Lu Chen didn't intend to explain to her now, he probably had his own reasons. Meng Yinyin was not the kind of person who liked to pursue other people's privacy, so she just said "oh" and was no longer curious.
Meanwhile, Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua were heavily condemned for what Old Lady Lin had revealed. They wanted to retort, but unfortunately they saw Lu Chen looking at them coldly, as if he would expose them on the spot if they dared to lie.
Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua have now realized how difficult Lu Chen is to deal with. He has changed, and he has finally shown his fangs!
The two men hated the situation to death, but they dared not do anything because of the crowds. They could only return to the house in shame, not forgetting to close the door tightly.
Seeing that the couple had slipped away, the rest of the people had no choice but to disperse.
However, before dispersing, many people couldn't help but look at Lu Chen again. At this time, everyone looked at Lu Chen with complicated eyes. Compared with the fear and disgust in the past, now there was inevitably a bit more pity.
Lu Chen turned a blind eye to all of this. Seeing that it was getting late, he offered to send Meng Yinyin back to the educated youth point.
"Forget it, it's just a few steps away, I can go back by myself."
It wasn't like Meng Yinyin would get lost even in these few steps, so Lu Chen didn't force her when he saw this.
But before leaving, Meng Yinyin reminded him again to clean the house.
Lu Chen nodded and said yes, then watched Meng Yinyin leave.
Meng Yinyin didn't sleep well that night because she was too excited.
The first reason was that she would soon leave the educated youth site and live in a spacious and comfortable house. The second reason was, of course, that her brother might come to visit her in a while.
This good mood lasted until noon the next day when she and Lu Chen went to his house to choose a room and clean the house.
Lu Chen's original intention was to give his room to Meng Yinyin, and then he could choose any other room to live in, but Meng Yinyin would never agree.
The room he lived in was the most complete and cleanest because it was always popular. However, for Meng Yinyin, the other two rooms were also spacious and just needed to be cleaned. Besides, if she drove Lu Chen to live in other rooms, wouldn't that be like a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest
She is not so shameless.
Lu Chen couldn't persuade her, and finally had to let Meng Yinyin choose the room on the left. That room had a bed and a table, but lacked a wardrobe and was a little dusty.
Lu Chen can take time to help Meng Yinyin clean the wardrobe, but Meng Yinyin said she can handle things like dust by herself!
Anyway, she doesn't have to go to work these few days, so she can still do small things like cleaning the house every day.
Seeing that she insisted on doing it herself, Lu Chen had to give up and gave her a key to the house, meaning that Meng Yinyin could come over to clean her room anytime she wanted.
With the key, Meng Yinyin was even happier, and couldn't help but say to Lu Chen again: "Lu Chen, you are such a good person!"
Lu Chen didn't know how to answer and could only remain silent.
Fortunately, Meng Yinyin has gotten used to it, so she doesn't care.
In the next few days, Meng Yinyin came to Lu Chen's place to take care of her future room whenever she had time. She was happy every day and was so happy.
And Lu Chen would finish his work early every day and come back, then apply to the team leader to chop down a few trees, and help Meng Yinyin make cabinets during the off-work time.
The actions of the two were naturally seen by those who were paying attention in the team. At the same time, they also guessed that Meng Yinyin was most likely going to move into Lu Chen's house. Only then did everyone completely confirm that the two were really a couple.
A few days passed quickly. Meng Yinyin's room was cleaned and Lu Chen's wardrobe was also ready. She decided to move all her things from the educated youth site here tomorrow.
Lu Chen had no objection, he just asked Meng Yinyin if she had a lot of things, if so, she could wait for him to move them.
But Meng Yinyin said that there were not many things and she could do it by herself!
"Well, be careful."
Early the next morning, Meng Yinyin got up early, packed the last few things she had at the educated youth site, and then happily went to Lu Chen's house with her suitcase.
It took Yu Xiaoyu several days to accept the fact that Meng Yinyin was going to move to Lu Chen's house.
Although Meng Yinyin repeatedly emphasized to her that she would take good care of herself and would never be bullied, Yu Xiaoyu was still worried. Mainly because after getting along with her for a long time, she had come to see Meng Yinyin's true character. She appeared to be spoiled, willful, and arrogant on the surface, but in fact she was just a paper tiger, and a paper tiger with a not very smart brain at that!
This is just to scare some ignorant people. If there is someone more powerful than her, she will definitely give in!
However, seeing that Meng Yinyin seemed determined to move out, Yu Xiaoyu couldn't stop her and could only repeatedly remind her to hide her thoughts and not let Lu Chen know.
Of course, you should also pay attention to the distance between you and Lu Chen and don't let him take advantage of you!
Meng Yinyin was embarrassed to say that she was taking advantage of Lu Chen during this period of time. She had eaten a lot of meat and fruits from him, and her life was so carefree.
On the contrary, what advantage could Lu Chen take from her
She had neither meat nor tickets, so she did have some money, but not much. At least Lu Chen could probably earn that much money by selling his meat.
So looking at it this way, there is nothing about me that he would like!
I don’t know what Yu Xiaoyu is worried about. Oh my god, she’s just like her dad, worrying about nothing!
Meng Yinyin hopped away with her suitcase. In Yu Xiaoyu's eyes, her back figure inexplicably turned into an innocent little white rabbit...
At the same time, a train slowly stopped at the platform.