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

Lu's mother nodded solemnly, but her expression showed a hint of worry.

After dinner, Cheng Lin ran over, sat in the yard, and said, "My dad gave me an extra 150 yuan, but it doesn't seem to be enough."

“That’s enough. I’ll add another two hundred yuan. I’ll help with the work, and it should be finished within ten days.”

Lu Yang smiled. What he cared about most was whether the people who worked in engineering were reliable.

Cheng Lin quickly stood up and said, "If you trust me, give me the money and I'll go talk to the restaurant owned by COFCO."

Lu Yang took out two hundred yuan and handed it to Lu Yang, saying, "Then I'll trouble you."

Cheng Lin took the money, jumped up and ran out: "The house builders will be here first thing tomorrow morning, so get up early."

Lu Yang stretched his limbs, planted the mushrooms, soaked the soybeans, and then went back to his room to sleep.

The construction workers arrived at around 5 a.m. the next day. The contractors were a father and son surnamed Qi.

Old Qi was in his fifties, his face weathered and worn. Cheng Lin told him that he used to work for a state-owned enterprise, but later went out on his own.

Xiao Qi is in his thirties, with a robust build and a rather talkative personality.

They also brought six people with them. Xiao Qi and Lu Yang discussed it and decided to start by laying the foundation for Cheng Lin's house.

Because his father had to lay the foundation, and then both sides built together.

Lu Yang handed him a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes and said, "You guys make the arrangements. Cheng Lin will help out. Winter is just around the corner. As long as we can finish building it before winter, that's fine."

Xiao Qi's eyes lit up. These days, a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes isn't cheap. He really didn't expect Lu Yang to be so generous.

"Okay, it will definitely be finished before winter."

Xiao Qi took the cigarette and made a promise with a smile.

Lu Yang packed his things and watched as they went to dig the foundation for Cheng Lin's house. They were busy for most of the day before they finally went to dig the foundation for Cheng Lin's house, and then he left in a hurry.

After a week of hard work, they finally finished building two courtyards and six rooms.

Cheng Lin was overjoyed and excitedly said, "I want to live in the room on the right side of the new house."

Mr. Cheng said coldly, "No, your eldest brother's family has many children, so this house should be given to your eldest brother's family."

Cheng Lin's face darkened: "Then the room that my brother has vacated should be given to me."

Cheng's mother glanced at Lu Yang in the neighboring courtyard, then pulled Cheng Lin back into the house.

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, sensing that Cheng Lin didn't seem to be well received at his home.

But that's someone else's business, it has nothing to do with him.

He bought a lot of kang boards, planning to build a kang in the smallest room before winter.

When Lu's mother returned from her stall, she hurriedly went to make dinner.

Lu Yang was busy for a while when he saw Cheng Lin jump over the wall and help him with his work without saying a word.

Neither of them mentioned the Cheng family. After setting up the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed), he invited Cheng Lin to go out and wash his hands.

"Linzi, come back after you finish eating, and open another bottle of wine."

Lu's mother greeted them from the doorway of the main house.

"Thank you, Auntie." Cheng Lin looked dejected, his face also very pale.

Lu Yang pulled him into the main room, where his mother had prepared four dishes, a very lavish meal.

Cheng Lin ate a few bites in silence, then suddenly burst into tears, shouting, "Why are they so biased?"

Lu's mother sighed, nudged Lu Yang with her elbow, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Lu Yang shook his head. He had a general idea, but he didn't know the specifics.

In his previous life, when he was working in the south, he heard that a boss who made his fortune in real estate had a very powerful henchman named Cheng Lin.

He only paid more attention to this guy because he was from the same hometown.

Cheng Lin helped that boss resolve many issues, but was arrested and executed by the police in the late 1990s.

This kid is obviously a straightforward person; his family must have played a part in getting him to that point.

But thinking about how he had fared worse than others in his past life, he decided to give this guy a hand so he wouldn't repeat his mistakes.

So Lu Yang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dude, these things are inevitable."

He recounted his family's story, and upon bringing it up again, Lu Yang found himself quite calm.

It's not that I don't resent Lu Jianjun, but that I can face these things calmly.

When Cheng Lin heard that Lu Jianjun had Lu Yao take Lu Yang's place at university and forced Lu Yang to work as a laborer to support Lu Yao, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Is this really my dad? My dad may be biased, but he doesn't have to exploit me like this!"

Cheng Lin scratched his head, somewhat incredulous.

Yao Lili said indignantly, "That's not all! He's also going to sell Lu Yue to a man with polio as his wife. That man is ten years older than Lu Yue and has a terrible temper!"

Cheng Lin immediately shut his mouth, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

He had also met Lu Yue; she was a pretty, hardworking, and shy young girl.

Cheng Lin broke down and asked, "Where is your dad now?"

Lu Yang calmly said, "When I found out that he was helping Lu Yao take my place in university, I immediately separated from the family and moved out to live separately with my mother, younger brother and sister."

Cheng Lin stroked his chin: "I can also go out and live on my own. Or should I set up a stall to make money?"

"The wages at Chen's Restaurant are too low, I don't want to work there anymore."

Lu Yang thought for a moment and said, "How about you and Nan go down to buy some goods and come back to sell?"

Cheng Lin was a little uneasy and said awkwardly, "All the money I've earned over the years is with my mother. I asked for it just now, but they wouldn't give it to me!"

Lu Yang said helplessly, "I'll lend you three thousand. You can pay me back when I get back."

Cheng Lin grabbed Lu Yang's arm: "Okay, I'll write an IOU right now."

As he spoke, he grabbed a pen and paper from the cabinet next to him, quickly wrote an IOU, and signed it.

Lu Yang also signed his name on it, put away the IOU and said, "We'll leave tomorrow morning. You should get some rest today. You don't need to tell your parents. It's best to keep the money yourself."

Cheng Lin sneered, "Of course I won't be as foolish as before. They've gone too far."

Lu Yang nodded and drank with him for a while longer.

Cheng Lin didn't leave; he simply lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep.

After cleaning up the dishes, Lu's mother said worriedly, "Winter is just around the corner, do we really have to go?"

"I'll go again before the New Year to earn more money so I can open my own shop. I can't keep running a stall forever."

Lu Yang took a sip of water, stood up, and said.

Ultimately, they just don't have enough resources, so they have to keep working hard.

Lu's mother glanced at Lu Yang with concern, then left without saying a word.

Lu Yang took off his shoes, lay down next to Cheng Lin, and fell asleep. When Lu Yang woke up at five o'clock the next morning, his mother had already packed her luggage.

Lu's mother barely slept all night, making him more than fifty scallion pancakes.

Lu Yang handed one to Cheng Lin, then picked up another and ate it with water before leaving with his luggage.

Cheng Lin sighed, "At least your mom treats you well. My family... my parents don't side with me at all."

Lu Yang could only offer a wry smile and dragged her to Chu Xiangyu's clothing store.

As soon as Chu Xiangyu opened the door, Lu Yang went over to explain to her that he needed to borrow a large truck to go south.

"You're still going!"

Chu Xiangyu was shocked. Just thinking about how Lu Yang had dragged her back and waist to and from Guangzhou seven times to sell goods made her feel sore again.

Lu Yang said politely, "I'd like to make some more money before the New Year, and then I'll bring you another batch of winter clothes when I get back, is that alright?"

Chu Xiangyu came to her senses and exclaimed, "You should go and earn this money. Pick out the winter clothes you like, make sure they're thick."