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

Lu Yang cut three large bundles of grass, carried them down the mountain, and walked quickly toward the gatehouse.

When he got to the door, he found that Lu Jianjun hadn't returned the things. He curled the corners of his mouth, not surprised at all.

Lu Jianjun always felt that he was an emperor in front of Lu Yang and his three children, that he had to be the only one who could have the final say, and that he had to have supreme power.

Lu Yang wasn't going to tolerate him now. He threw the hay on the ground and scattered it, then quickly headed towards the Lu family home.

The Lu family's house is next to the pigsty.

Grandma Lu lashed Guan Xiuqin on the back with a tree branch: "Hurry up and pour the pig feed in, what are you standing there for?"

Guan Xiuqin cried out "Ouch!" and, enduring the pain, poured the pig feed into the trough, wishing she could strangle Old Mrs. Lu on the spot.

Over the years, she has gotten into the habit of deliberately dawdling, thinking that if she can't do anything well, then she won't have to do anything at all.

But now that Lu's mother is gone, the family is full of people who just want to eat and don't want to do any work, so all the work falls on her shoulders.

If Guan Xiuqin dawdled even slightly, Old Mrs. Lu would whip her with a tree branch.

She was busy from morning till night, and was even slapped more than a dozen times. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

When Lu Yang entered, he saw Guan Xiuqin with tears welling up in her eyes after being slapped.

He felt no sympathy for the woman whatsoever and ignored her, heading straight for the kitchen.

"What are you doing in the kitchen?" Old Mrs. Lu didn't even care about Guan Xiuqin and hurried towards the kitchen.

Lu Yang simply picked up half a bag of rice, a bag of flour, a bucket of oil, and also took some oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, and headed outside.

Grandma Lu blocked the kitchen doorway: "No way! You wanted to divide the family property yourself, and now you've come back to steal our things. You good-for-nothing, put it down right now, put it down!"

Lu Yang looked at her strangely: "Didn't you know that your son brought back all the things we took while we were away?"

Of course, Old Mrs. Lu knew this. She glared at her goldfish eyes and said angrily, "That won't do. You're not allowed to take it, or I'll go to the village and report you for stealing our things."

Lu Yang calmly said, "I'll take him to the village branch office now. Go ahead and report him."

After saying that, he grabbed Old Mrs. Lu by the back of her neck, pulled her aside, and headed straight for the stroller.

He had forgotten that he had a small cart at home. Using it to carry things to his stall would save him a lot of effort compared to carrying the things himself.

Guan Xiuqin helped the fallen Old Mrs. Lu up, her eyes red as she scolded, "Young man, you've gone too far! You're like a bandit!"

"They robbed us and then assaulted us! This is outrageous!"

Lu Yang stopped and looked at her with a half-smile: "Guan Xiuqin, are you having a particularly difficult time right now?"

"You're so busy all day long, and you still get beaten and scolded. You probably don't even have time to use face cream."

Guan Xiuqin's face flushed red with anger as she listened to his sarcastic remarks.

Lu Yang continued, "This is nothing, there's a long way to go. My mother lived like this for twenty years, you have to experience it too!"

After saying that, Lu Yang pushed the cart to the backyard and loaded all the best pieces of furniture in the house onto the cart.

Upon seeing this, Guan Xiuqin got up and went to the village branch to find Lu Jianjun, who was chatting with the village chief, Lu Jianzhong.

When I saw her running towards me crying, I had a bad feeling.

“Jianjun, Lu Yang is like a bandit. He took a lot of things from home. Even when your mother tried to stop him, she got beaten. You should go back and check on him.”

Guan Xiuqin cried with tears streaming down her face, feeling sorry for Lu Yang who had taken away several of her unused blankets.

Lu Jianzhong couldn't help but sigh: "I thought he was going back by himself. You helped him move his things."

"So you took it upon yourself to move their things? He's such a stubborn person now, why did you provoke him? This kid is really outrageous!"

Lu Jianjun's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He turned to Lu Jianzhong and said, "I can't control him anymore. He dares to lay a hand on me."

"Cousin, find a few people for me to break this unfilial son's legs!"

Lu Jianzhong frowned: "This is a new society now, we don't tolerate vigilante justice."

"Besides, this young man is in his early twenties, the prime of his life. It would be such a waste to cripple him."

Lu Jianjun now wishes he could beat Lu Yang to death. Anyway, Lu Yang doesn't listen to his manipulation, can't make money for him, and even opposes him. There's no use keeping him around.

But he couldn't say these words aloud, so he angrily said, "His behavior is so bad, if we don't teach him a lesson, he'll become completely lawless!"

Lu Jianzhong looked helpless. Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, and he didn't want to get too involved in Lu Jianjun's family matters.

But firstly, they are relatives, and secondly, he is the village chief and has a responsibility to handle this matter.

So after weighing the options, he said helplessly, "I'll go talk to him and tell him to behave himself and stop being so arrogant."

"Don't go looking for him for now, he won't listen to anything you say."

Guan Xiuqin was stunned. She said unwillingly, "Village chief, Lu Yang wasn't like this before. It's probably my sister-in-law who instigated him. My sister-in-law always complains that my mother scolds her."

Lu Jianzhong's face darkened. He was reluctant to harm Lu Yang because of his preference for sons over daughters. Lu Yang was a strong laborer who had graduated from high school.

These days, graduating from high school is considered a high level of education, so Lu Jianzhong couldn't bear to ruin him.

But Lu Jianzhong wasn't so polite to Shangtian Zhaodi. If what Guan Xiuqin said was true, Lu Jianzhong would definitely force Tian Zhaodi to take Lu Yang and the others back to the Lu family.

"You guys go back first, I'm going to Lu Yang's place."

Lu Jianzhong turned and walked away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lu Jianjun looked at Guan Xiuqin with concern and asked, "That brat didn't hurt you, did he?"

Guan Xiuqin shook her head: "No."

She's not stupid; when she encounters an angry Lu Yang, she naturally stays far away, afraid of getting hurt.

Lu Jianjun spat and said, "Go back and think of a way to teach that brat a lesson!"

Guan Xiuqin lowered her head, a smile curving her lips. She wasn't afraid of Lu Yang making a scene; she was afraid he wouldn't.

Lu Yang's decision to separate from the family with his mother, younger brother, and younger sister had already drawn criticism from many villagers.

If he continues to cause trouble, his reputation will only get worse and worse, and he will be talked about behind his back wherever he goes. At that time, they will have no choice but to return to the Lu family.

When Lu Jianzhong arrived at the gatehouse, he found Lu Yang drying grass.

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "You're going to raise pigs?"

“We need a lot of hay to grow mushrooms,” Lu Yang said calmly, looking up.

Lu Jianzhong was quite surprised to see a stack of plastic buckets next to him: "You can grow mushrooms!"

Lu Yang got up, took an iron bar, heated it until it was red-hot, and poked holes in the plastic bucket: "I've seen how to plant it on trees, but this is the first time I've ever planted it."

He knew that Lu Jianzhong had come to persuade him to return to the Lu family, but he refused to say anything. If Lu Jianzhong wanted to beat around the bush, he would play along with him.

Lu Jianzhong sat on the stone stool next to him and continued, "Not many of us can get into university. It's normal if you can't. It's not like we won't support you."

"You can stay here for a few days and then come back. Stop making a fuss."

Lu Yang said with a smile, "I'm not thinking about university for now. I just want to make more money so that I, my mom, my brother, and my sister can live a good life."

Lu Jianzhong looked up at Lu Yang, sensing something amiss with his question: "Then where's your dad? Where's your grandma?"