My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 318: Return to Hexing Village

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: Return to Hexing Village

"Grandma Xu must be reaping the good she sowed, with you all caring about her," Aunt Lin remarked with emotion.

"Oh, and don’t forget to ask your grandma to give back the bank card when you return," Aunt Lin added.

"What happened?" Lu Youxi knew that there was only three yuan on that card, so there seemed to be no need to ask for it back.

"The money you gave to treat your grandpa, your grandma had no intention of using it for his treatment and wanted to keep it for herself. But Ge Guifen caught her. Of course, Ge Guifen also wanted to keep it, so it was during their struggle that your grandma fell and hurt herself. Now your grandma is paralyzed in bed, and Ge Guifen harasses her daily, asking where the money is hidden, demanding it from her."

"However, it’s not only your money she wants, but also the retirement funds of your grandparents. Ge Guifen wants to take all of it," Aunt Lin continued.

"As for the retirement money of your elders, you probably won’t worry about it, but the money for your grandpa’s treatment came from you. Even if they don’t use it for his treatment, they can’t just keep it for themselves, so you must get it back no matter what. You can’t let those with dark hearts benefit from this."

"I understand." It seemed Old Madam Lu’s paralysis was caused by her own greed.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Youxi went back to the living room and said to everyone, "Dad, Mom, I just wished Aunt Lin a happy new year, and she mentioned that grandma is also paralyzed."

"What happened?" Liu Yushu was stunned.

Why were both of the Lu Family’s elders in line to be paralyzed?

Lu Youxi relayed what Aunt Lin had told her to them.

In a fury, Liu Yushu exclaimed, "Even at this time, they only think about money! When they asked you for money initially, they claimed it was for your grandpa’s treatment, but after getting the funds, they wanted to keep it for themselves."

If you were to ask Lu Youxi, both of the Lu Family’s elders got what they deserved!

Old Master Lu got greedy, and after dreaming a night of wishful thoughts, he gave himself a stroke.

Old Madam Lu, trying to secretly keep Lu Youxi’s money, ended up causing her own paralysis.

The one who treated Lu Zhenjia the kindest ended up ruined by Lu Zhenjia’s daughter-in-law.

It was all karma!

"Zhenguo, are you planning to go back this time?" Liu Yushu asked coldly, "To have Youxi bring another fifty thousand yuan?"

Liu Yushu turned her head, somewhat embarrassed, to say to Xu Jingmin, "I’m sorry you have to witness this spectacle."

Xu Jingmin shook her head, "My family has some troublesome relatives too, everyone’s got the same issues."

"Forget it, they chose this themselves, it’s not like we haven’t been filial," Lu Zhenguo said with a sense of determination, "Last time Youxi already gave money for dad’s treatment, but they never intended to use it for that. Even if Youxi gives the money again, they won’t use it to treat him."

"Dad, this time it’s not that I’m unwilling to give the money, but the injuries to grandpa and grandma have been neglected for so long. At this point, I’m afraid it’s useless even if they go to the hospital," Lu Youxi said.

Lu Zhenguo fell silent, then nodded, "I understand."

Liu Yushu felt it was inappropriate to say anything at this time; if Lu Zhenguo had come to realize this himself, she didn’t need to add more.

"Still, I have to go back," Lu Youxi stated.

Now it was Lu Zhenguo who was shocked, even looking incredulously at her as he asked, "You can’t let go of your concern for your grandparents?"

How could that be possible?

Lu Zhenjia had just declared his willingness to ignore the Lu Family’s elders, a decision that weighed heavily on him.

But Lu Youxi was different; Lu Zhenguo was not deceiving himself.

He knew that even if the Lu Family’s elders died on the spot, Lu Youxi wouldn’t shed a single tear.

Liu Yushu anxiously looked at Lu Youxi, hoping the child wouldn’t make a foolish mistake.

After remaining silent for a few seconds, Lu Youxi found herself at a loss for words.

When had she ever given Lu Zhenguo the illusion that she would worry about the Lu Family’s elders?

"It’s Grandma Xu," Lu Youxi finally spoke, bringing up Grandma Xu’s situation again. "Her children work and have settled down in the city. They can’t easily return home and didn’t even come back for the New Year. Now, while everyone else’s home in the village is bustling, Grandma Xu is all alone."

"I want to go back and check up on Grandma Xu. Also, I want to discuss bringing her to the Imperial Capital again," Lu Youxi said. "Zhou Shuyan mentioned it last time, but Grandma Xu didn’t agree."

"I think, aside from her wanting to stay in Hexing Village to wait for her children, Grandma Xu is also afraid of being a burden to us," Lu Youxi sighed deeply. "Grandma Xu really dislikes troubling others. She’d rather live frugally on her own in the village than move to the city and hassle her children."

"I’m guessing she also feels that life for Shuyan and me isn’t easy in the Imperial Capital and doesn’t want to add to our burden," Lu Youxi continued. "But I believe that if we can find something for Grandma Xu to do, to let her feel that she can be of help and self-reliant, not a burden to us, she would likely be willing to come."

"That’s right, that’s right," Liu Yushu nodded. "Grandma Xu is also a particularly good cook. City folks love farmhouse feasts, don’t they? The simple and delicious meals she makes should work well at the restaurant working with me, shouldn’t they?"

Lu Youxi smiled and nodded, "That’s exactly what I was thinking."

"Then where will Grandma Xu live? Is there enough time to find a house now?" Lu Zhenguo was not opposed to bringing Grandma Xu over.

"I’ll handle the housing," Xu Jingmin offered.

Everyone turned to look, and Xu Jingmin said, "Grandma Xu is Shuyan’s lifesaver. Without Grandma Xu and Youxi, Shuyan might have..."

"Each time I think about it, I get extremely scared and feel incredibly grateful," Xu Jingmin expressed. "Actually, our family should be the one to repay Grandma Xu, to take care of her."

"When Shuyan first returned, I thought about how we could repay Grandma Xu, and I wanted to visit Hexing Village," Xu Jingmin explained. "But Shuyan mentioned that Grandma Xu wouldn’t accept material compensation. Shuyan said to keep an eye out and help Grandma Xu if any difficulties arose. It made sense, so I put the matter on hold."

"Now that Youxi has raised the issue, it seems like the perfect opportunity for us to repay her. I’ll take care of housing," Xu Jingmin declared.

She owned quite a few properties, but as Shuyan had said, if the place was too good, Grandma Xu assuredly wouldn’t stay.

She had to find a spot where Grandma Xu wouldn’t feel too burdened.

Still, it would take time.

"Finding another house would cost more money," Liu Yushu commented. "Zhenguo, why don’t we have Grandma Xu stay at our place?"

Liu Yushu was also somewhat unsure.

After all, they hadn’t brought the Lu Family’s elders over, and although Grandma Xu was technically a stranger, they were considering bringing her to live with them—would Lu Zhenguo agree?

Xu Jingmin had clearly thought this through too and suggested, "How about we have her temporarily stay in Youxi’s room until I find a suitable place? Since it’s just Grandma Xu by herself, I’ll try to find a small one-bedroom apartment close by. The rent shouldn’t be too expensive."