Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

Lu Jianjun said with a long face, "My mother really doesn't have any money. I have some myself, and if I borrow some more... it might still be a bit short."

Do you have any money?

Guan Xiuqin lowered her head, her eyes darkening. That old bastard really wouldn't pay!

She did save some money on the side, but Xiao Yao still needs to go to school. If she spends all the money now, what will she do in the future?

So she composed herself, looked at Lu Jianjun with tears in her eyes, and said, "I can only scrape together seventy yuan at most."

“My mom is always watching me. She gets upset if I eat even a little more than usual. This money is something I saved up with great difficulty.”

Lu Jianjun immediately took Guan Xiuqin's hand with heartache and said, "Save your money first, I'll figure out how to pay for the surgery."

Guan Xiuqin nodded understandingly and asked softly, "How much more do you need?"

Lu Jianjun said somewhat awkwardly, "Five hundred, I'll definitely get it up in no time."

Guan Xiuqin said gently, "Jianjun, don't work too hard. If something happens to you again, I won't be able to rely on you anymore."

Lu Jianjun's heart softened terribly, and he nodded emphatically before hurriedly leaving the hospital to raise the money.

Guan Xiuqin watched him leave, the soft and gentle expression on her face vanishing instantly, her eyes turning as cold as ice.

She leaned against the wall, feeling incredibly choked up, unable to understand how life had suddenly become so difficult.

After a long pause, she finally picked up her lunchbox and headed towards the water room.

"Xiuqin?" Someone called her from behind when she was halfway there.

Guan Xiuqin stopped and turned around, somewhat surprised: "Liang Jingwei, what are you doing here?"

Liang Jingwei walked up to her and said helplessly, "My family member is in the hospital, so I came to see her after get off work."

Guan Xiuqin nodded slightly, somewhat absentmindedly, and asked perfunctorily, "Why are you still in the hospital?"

“She has had heart problems all year and has been hospitalized twice. The doctor said she may only have six months left.”

Liang Jingwei gave a wry smile, but his tone remained calm.

Guan Xiuqin felt a little emotional, but she raised her head and said gently, "My family members have all passed away for more than ten years. I understand this kind of thing very well. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the natural course of life, and no one can do anything about it."

Liang Jingwei was somewhat surprised: "Your family members haven't been around for that many years?"

……

Lu Jianjun went straight to the black market after leaving the hospital. He used to frequently trade goods on the black market and was familiar with many people there.

He easily bought a bunch of salt, loaded it onto a cart, and pushed it back to the village, charging one cent per bag. It sold out in less than two hours.

Lu Jianjun was so busy selling things that he couldn't even take care of his family's land.

Li Xiulian wanted to cause trouble, but after Lu Jianjun scolded her, she didn't dare to cause any more trouble.

Three days later, Lu Jianjun rented a small car and, exhausted, sold salt, earning fifty yuan.

Lu Yang also rented a small car and easily made 100 yuan selling cold noodles.

Lu Jianjun returned home looking disheveled. After a quick wash, he ate half of the cornbread and cabbage stew with rice noodles in the kitchen.

They packed up the remaining half and hurriedly headed towards the county hospital.

When Grandma Lu returned from the fields after dark, there was nothing left in the pot.

Grandma Lu was so angry she almost smashed the pot. She endured her hunger and fed the pig first, then ate a quick bite and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) wiping away her tears.

When Lu Jianjun brought food to the hospital, he found Lu Yao eating braised pork.

He was somewhat surprised; this dish was not cheap, and he couldn't bear to eat it even once a year.

Guan Xiuqin quickly explained, "The child doesn't have a good appetite, so I bought him some good food to help him recover."

Lu Jianjun didn't think anything was wrong; he had always doted on Lu Yao.

"Have you eaten?" Lu Jianjun continued to ask.

Guan Xiuqin gave a wry smile and said, "I'm done eating."

"There's something I need to discuss with you."

Lu Jianjun was somewhat surprised and quickly asked, "What is it?"

Guan Xiuqin said softly, "I ran into a high school classmate a few days ago. Her family member works as a junior manager at a fertilizer factory. She could introduce me to a class at the fertilizer factory."

"We can't rely entirely on you to make money, that would be too tiring for you."

Lu Jianjun blurted out instinctively, "Is there really such a good thing?"

Guan Xiuqin's eyes flickered: "It's a temporary job, thirty-seven yuan a month."

Lu Jianjun had no doubts and said with a smile, "Then go ahead. If you're too busy, I'll come and bring food to Xiao Yao."

"Don't overwork yourself. Is it really appropriate for you to stay in the hospital? Or should I ask someone to find you a place to stay?"

Guan Xiuqin quickly waved her hand: "Don't spend that money, there are dormitories in the factory."

Lu Jianjun breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I've earned fifty yuan in these three days. If I make a few more trips, I'll have enough for Xiao Yao's surgery in less than a month."

Guan Xiuqin nodded slightly, a gentle smile on her face.

What Lu Jianjun liked most about her was her refined and gentle demeanor, a quality that rural women lacked.

After Lu Jianjun left, Guan Xiuqin clutched the hem of her clothes and said to Lu Yao, "Xiao Yao, don't worry, Mom will definitely make sure you live a good life!"

Lu Yao finished the last piece of braised pork and looked at Guan Xiuqin with a mocking gaze.

He's not blind, so of course he saw that Guan Xiuqin had been seeing an older man recently, and even the braised pork was bought for Guan Xiuqin by the older man.

Guan Xiuqin ate a few pieces, and he ate the rest. He vaguely felt that he was going to have a different father.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. Lu Yang had just harvested the second batch of bean sprouts and put them in a basket to take to the county to sell when Lu Jianzhong walked into the yard.

Lu Jianzhong glanced at the bean sprouts and asked, "Did your mother grow these?"

Lu Yang put away the bean sprouts and smiled: "The four of us will farm together, and whoever has time can take care of it."

"That's really good, but Xiao Yang, you can't write two surnames with the same stroke, so why do you have to make things so tense with your family?"

Lu Jianzhong said with a serious expression.

Lu Yang smiled and said, "Second Uncle, just say what you need. I'm busy going to the county to sell bean sprouts."

Lu Jianzhong coughed and said, "Your grandma twisted her back, so I've come to find your mother to take care of her for a few days."

"My mom caught a cold recently and has a fever, so she's lying on the kang (a heated brick bed)."

Lu Yang opened the door and deliberately spoke loudly.

Lu Xing nudged his mother, who was still sweeping the floor, and pointed to the kang (a heated brick bed) with his chin.

Lu's mother immediately took off her shoes and got onto the kang (a heated brick bed), while Lu Yue quickly grabbed a handful of flour and smeared it on her mother's face.

"How did you catch a cold in the middle of summer?"

Lu Jianzhong muttered to himself as he followed Lu Yang into the house.

Lu Xing said indignantly, "My mother was terrified when the gatehouse caught fire a few days ago, and she hasn't recovered yet."

"Sigh." Lu Jianzhong sighed, "Do you have a fever? Why don't we ask Doctor Liu to prescribe some herbal medicine?"

Lu's mother was an honest and straightforward person who was no actress at all, but she still forced herself to say, "I just feel weak all over and have a bit of a cough. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Lu Jianzhong scratched his head, unsure of what to do.

Lu Yang shouted to Lu Xing, "Take some water with you, we're going to sell bean sprouts later!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jianzhong knew that Lu Yang was trying to get rid of the guests, and he immediately realized that they didn't want to take care of Old Madam Lu.

After Lu Jianzhong left, Lu Xing pouted and said, "I used to dislike Mom in every way, but now that no one cares about her, I'm thinking about her again!"