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

Cheng Lin followed him into the house and asked in confusion, "You've been drinking."

"I went to find the local tyrant to teach Qi Yong a lesson, and then I had a drink with the tyrant."

Lu Yang took the kettle to boil water and when he returned, he saw Cheng Lin still standing there. He asked in surprise, "What are you thinking about? Have you eaten yet?"

Cheng Lin snapped out of his daze, washed his hands, and couldn't help but ask, "How do you know this local tyrant?"

Lu Yang sat on the sofa, looking tired, and said, "Everyone in the world is driven by profit. Even local bullies want to make money. I agreed to help him go south to sell his goods."

Cheng Lin blinked, feeling that Lu Yang was becoming increasingly unfathomable.

He didn't ask any more questions, went to the kitchen to cook himself a bowl of noodles, and came back to slurp it all down.

At this moment, Lu Yao and Lu Qing were sitting in a restaurant, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Lu Yaohan demanded with a stern face, "Why didn't you tell me and Mom about your boyfriend?"

Lu Qing's lips curled slightly. What else could it be?

She kept saying that her parents were both formal employees in the county, and she never dared to mention that she came from the countryside.

Especially since Shen Xuwen's family was well-off, she was afraid that Guan Xiuqin and Lu Yao would try to curry favor with him if they found out about this.

But she couldn't say that, so she said awkwardly, "I'm afraid Mom will let it slip. If we don't end up together, people will talk behind my back when we go back to the county."

Lu Yao pursed his lips, his anger subsiding somewhat; Lu Qing's thinking was understandable.

But he desperately wanted to raise enough money for his leg treatment, so he said urgently, "His family is so well-off, can you ask him for some money to help me raise the surgery fees first!"

Lu Qing lowered her head, her pupils contracted, and the thing she feared most had happened.

The Lu family has always favored sons over daughters, and in the past, Lu Yang and his two siblings exploited her, so she was doing alright.

But now that Lu Yang and the other two have all run away, it's her turn to be exploited.

She clenched her fists, suppressing her anger, and asked, "How did you know I was dating Shen Xuwen?"

Lu Yao readily betrayed Lu Yang: "Lu Yang saw you and Shen Xuwen walking hand in hand in the street."

A cold glint flashed in Lu Qing's eyes. She really hadn't expected Lu Yang to investigate her.

Originally, she wanted to continue to leech off Lu Yang with Lu Yao, but she didn't expect Lu Yang to shift the blame and make Lu Yao come to her for money!

She realized she had underestimated Lu Yang; his personality had suddenly changed drastically in the last six months.

Lu Qing felt as if things were completely out of her control, and she developed a strong hatred for Lu Yang.

Lu Yao's voice pulled her back to reality: "Sis, what are you thinking about?"

"Go ask Shen Xuwen for a thousand yuan right away. I'm going to have the surgery during the winter break. I don't want to be a cripple for the rest of my life!"

Lu Qing felt a burning hatred in her heart. When she was with Shen Xuwen, she always acted as a strong, independent, and gentle person despite her modest family background. How could she possibly ask Shen Xuwen for money?

Lu Yao clearly saw it too, and his eyes gradually turned cold.

Guan Xiuqin had said before that she sent Lu Qing to university so that she could marry a rich man in the future and pave the way for him.

Lu Qing is already unwilling to help him even before she has graduated from university; she will definitely be even less willing to help him after she gets married.

A surge of anger rose within him, and his tone turned colder: "How about I call Mom tomorrow and have her come over to meet Shen Xuwen and give you her opinion?"

Lu Qing frowned deeply; she knew Lu Yao was pressuring her.

Lu Qing raised her head and insisted, "I really don't have any money. It's not that I don't want to help you, just say what you want to say."

"Although Xuwen works in a government agency, he has only been out of school for a short time and his salary is not high. He is also raised by a strict family and doesn't have much money."

Lu Yao scoffed, "Do you think I'm stupid? Lu Qing, it's just a thousand yuan, stop whining. You're just asking for a beating. You're just a little girl, your family is supporting you through college, and you're putting on airs!"

As he spoke, he stood up, supporting himself on the table, and grabbed Lu Qing by the collar.

Lu Qing struggled excitedly, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw a male classmate who admired her enter the room.

She immediately cried out, her voice trembling with tears, "What are you doing?"

Upon seeing this, the male classmate rushed over, pushed Lu Yao to the ground, and asked Lu Qing with concern, "Are you alright?"

Lu Qing straightened her clothes with a hurt expression and said, "It's nothing, my brother hurt his leg and he's in a bad mood."

Lu Yao's expression was ferocious as he struggled to his feet. Looking at the male classmate with a frosty expression, he said hatefully to Lu Qing, "Fine, you just wait!"

As he spoke, he slowly walked out of the restaurant, and the male classmate took the opportunity to comfort Lu Qing with a few words.

Lu Qing suppressed her annoyance and gave him a few perfunctory replies before the male classmate finally left.

Lu Qing's face gradually darkened, and her shoulders trembled with anger.

After a long pause, she gritted her teeth and said, "Lu Yang, you just wait!"

Lu Yao will definitely complain to Guan Xiuqin, so Lu Qing must really be out of money. After thinking about it, she decided to withdraw all her money and buy government bonds.

Lu Yang, huddled under the covers, couldn't help but sneeze.

Cheng Lin tilted his head and glanced at him, saying, "How do you think that local bully will deal with Qi Yong?"

Lu Yang closed his eyes, yawned, and said, "I don't know. If you're curious, we can stay here for a few more days."

Cheng Lin sat up with a jolt, wrapped himself in the blanket, and said, "Let's go back after we finish selling the goods and buy New Year's goods in the provincial capital."

Lu Yang stared at him, and said helplessly, "What will you say if your parents ask where you've been all this time since you suddenly disappeared?"

Cheng Lin stroked his chin, thought carefully for a moment, and said, "I just told them I found a job, and after a few months I earned a hundred yuan."

"One hundred yuan is about right. I'll save the rest of the money and use all of this one hundred yuan to buy New Year's goods."

Lu Yang understood his thoughts. If he gave his parents a hundred yuan directly, the money would most likely end up in his brother's hands.

He still struggled to make ends meet that year, and his parents continued to criticize him for being useless, saying he spent money but didn't enjoy anything.

For the next two days, they set up their stall and sold out all their goods. Then, the two of them went to the bank to deposit money.

When Lu Yang was selling candied hawthorns in front of the bank, Cheng Lin gently pushed him.

He looked at Cheng Lin in surprise and found that Cheng Lin was gesturing with his mouth towards the front.

Lu Yang turned his head to look ahead and found Lu Qing standing in line at the counter.

She wore a white woolen coat and a bright red scarf; tall and slender, she attracted a lot of attention.

"She's not afraid of freezing to death; she doesn't even wear a cotton-padded coat in this cold weather."

Cheng Lin teased in a low voice.

Lu Yang squinted and thought for a moment, then suppressed a laugh: "She was forced into a corner by Lu Yao, and since she doesn't want to give money, she's probably trying to transfer it away."

Cheng Lin's eyes widened immediately: "She was pressuring you for money with Lu Yao before, and now Lu Yao is pressuring her?"

"It's true what they say, what goes around comes around."

Lu Yang whispered, "She'll definitely be wary of me. Could you go and see how much money she's withdrawing?"

Cheng Lin nodded and quickly walked out of the bank.

By the time Lu Yang finished eating the candied hawthorn, Lu Qing had already left, and Cheng Lin jogged out.

"She withdrew 1,200 yuan. I really didn't realize she was so rich."

Cheng Lin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.