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

Lu Qing thought Lu Yang was just a hired hand that Cheng Lin had casually hired, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

She said with a worried look, "My cousin... he's a habitual liar, he only has a short attention span, and he has a terrible temper. My uncle said a few words to him, and he started making a scene about separating from the family and running away to live on his own. He's having a hard time..."

Cheng Lin sneered inwardly, but feigned curiosity: "Having a bad time?"

Seeing this, Lu Qing immediately added fuel to the fire: "That's right, no matter how much he works, he still has to work for someone else. What skills does he have? He even tells people around him that he's made a lot of money in business. He spends money extravagantly; he spent over 1,800 yuan on a color TV for the New Year."

"Some things are better decided by reason than by family ties. You'd better keep your money safe."

Cheng Lin almost lost control of his expression. Just as they were talking, Lu Yao suddenly said, "Boss, I want a Walkman."

"One hundred and twenty per unit, plus three cassette tapes." Although Cheng Lin felt disgusted, he still had to do business.

Lu Yao immediately picked up his Walkman, selected three more cassette tapes, and said to Lu Qing, "Pay up."

Lu Qing's expression twisted for a moment, and she almost couldn't hold back: "I have no money."

Lu Yao tilted his head and looked at her. The two siblings faced off for a moment before Lu Yao said coldly, "Put it on Lu Yang's tab!"

"That won't do!" Cheng Lin quickly waved his hand: "If he's really a bad person and too unreliable, I wouldn't dare continue to hire him!"

Lu Qing's face immediately turned ashen. Before she could react, Cheng Lin continued, "Why don't you go back and scrape together the money before you buy it?"

"It's normal for children from rural areas to come from poor families, unlike children from the provincial capital who come from well-off families. Please be understanding of your families!"

These words were like two slaps to the faces of Lu Yao and Lu Qing.

What they hate most in their lives is being called a country person.

Lu Qing turned and left without lingering for a moment, feeling too embarrassed.

Lu Yao placed the Walkman on the table and said nonchalantly, "I'll go look around elsewhere. It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that it's too expensive here!"

Cheng Lin just smiled and didn't say anything, watching the siblings leave.

Lu Qing walked very fast, tears welling up in her eyes.

Originally, when Guan Xiuqin told Lu Qing about how she had instigated Lu Jianjun and Old Mrs. Lu to make a scene in Lu Yang on New Year's Eve, Lu Qing felt completely relieved.

Even when Lu Yao threatened her to go out and fool around today, she didn't feel anything.

But just now, she realized that in other people's eyes she was no different from Lu Yang, which made her heart ache.

Lu Yao quickly caught up with her and scolded, "Don't walk so fast, I can hardly keep up!"

Lu Qing, unable to bear it any longer, said: "If you can't keep up, then don't! Stay away from me!"

"What, you think you can look down on me just because you'll become an official's wife in the future!"

Lu Yao was also angry, even more so than Lu Qing, because people in the village had always compared him to Lu Yang since he was a child.

Unable to bear it any longer, Lu Qing raised her hand to hit Lu Yao, but Lu Yao grabbed Lu Qing's hand tightly.

"release!"

Lu Qing was being choked so badly she almost burst into tears again, and she kept struggling.

Lu Yao's expression was ferocious, but he still let go of her hand and said expressionlessly, "Are you out of your mind? How dare you lay a hand on me!"

"Give me another two hundred quickly, I'll buy the Walkman and go back to school in Haishi."

Lu Qing rubbed her arm and cried out, "I've shown you my bankbook. I really don't have any money. We're both going to school. If you don't have any money, where am I supposed to get so much?"

She was thinking that she had to speed things up and win Shen Xuwen over as soon as possible.

Once they get the marriage certificate, even if Shen Xuwen finds out about her background later, he won't be able to get rid of her.

Lu Yao glared at Lu Qing with great dissatisfaction: "Every time I ask you for money, you say you don't have any. If you don't give it to me, I'll go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau and ask Shen Xuwen for it."

Lu Qing's heart was bleeding. She didn't want to spend a single penny of the money she had painstakingly saved over the past year on Lu Yao.

She broke down and said, "Are you trying to destroy me?"

Lu Yao looked at her expressionlessly: "Even you want to play tricks on me? I may not be able to beat Lu Yang, but I can certainly beat you."

Lu Qing's lips trembled slightly, and she lowered her head, her eyes filled with hatred. Lu Yao had already squandered two hundred yuan of her money, and he was still insatiable.

"I'll try to scrape together some more, but I really don't have that much money right now. If all else fails, you can ask Lu Jianjun for it."

Lu Yao rolled his eyes: "I'll give you three days."

After the two had walked away, Cheng Lin emerged from the corner.

When he ran back to the shop, Lu Yang was cooking noodles.

"Those two siblings just started fighting!"

Cheng Lin said excitedly.

Lu Yang looked at him speechlessly: "Why do you care so much about the two of them?"

Cheng Lin sat down next to Lu Yang, stroking his chin, and said, "Although such lively events are common, the feeling is definitely different when they happen between acquaintances and strangers."

Lu Yang served him a bowl of noodles, then served himself a bowl and slurped it down.

"Let's calculate how much we earned today later."

As he ate his noodles, Lu Yang looked at the light snow falling outside and realized that there probably wouldn't be any more customers.

Cheng Lin nodded, looking somewhat eager to try.

Around 5 p.m., the two closed the shop, drew the curtains, turned on the lights, and each started counting a stack of money.

Cheng Lin's smile stretched almost to his ears. After counting his own stack, he waited for Lu Yang to finish counting.

After Lu Yang finished counting, he couldn't wait to say, "Seventeen thousand!"

"Sixteen thousand," Lu Yang replied, stating the amount.

Cheng Lin put down the money and excitedly shouted, "We should have sold appliances a long time ago! We can earn 33,000 a day, with a net profit of 20,000. That's much faster money than buying clothes!"

Lu Yang counted all the money again, separating 9,900 from Cheng Lin's share, and keeping the rest for himself.

They had agreed beforehand that the profit would be split 30/70.

……

When Lu's mother returned home after finishing her stall, Lu Xing and Lu Yue had already prepared dinner and were eating while watching TV.

"You two go to your brother's room to do your homework later, instead of staring at the TV all day."

Although Lu's mother was uneducated, she always believed that reading was important and always attached great importance to education.

Lu Xing and Lu Yue reluctantly agreed and slowed down their eating pace.

The meal took half an hour, and Lu's mother kept frowning as she watched.

Just as she was about to scold her two children, she suddenly heard the door open.

She was startled. Why did she get up and walk to the window? She saw three figures enter the courtyard.

"Second Brother Yu, Sister-in-law Yu, Xiaoxue, come in quickly, it's cold outside!"

When Lu's mother recognized the visitors as Old Yu, Aunt Yu, and Yu Guangxue, her eyes lit up.

Everything was great in the city, except for the loneliness. Apart from Yao Lili, there was no one to talk to.

After the three entered the house, Aunt Yu wiped away her tears and said, "It's almost New Year's, so we brought some things to visit you."

Lu's mother quickly said, "How can we accept this? We stayed at your house for so long before, and you didn't charge us a single penny. Now you're bringing so much stuff. This chicken is really fat."

Aunt Yu nodded, looking much older than before.

Lu's mother arranged for the family to stay in her and Lu Yue's room. She and Lu Xing would squeeze into Lu Yang's room at night, while Lu Yue and Yao Lili would stay there.