Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 276 - Chapter 276 265

Chapter 276: 265 Chapter 276: 265 Lu Jiajie got divorced, and Lu Jiaxin originally did not plan to express an opinion, but the plan to give Xiao Feng to Ma Lili was something she couldn’t tolerate, “What, should our daughter just die?”

These words stunned the three brothers present; they wondered why she suddenly lost her temper.

Lu Jiajie explained, “Jiaxin, it’s not that I don’t want Fengfeng, it’s just that her mother can’t have any more children after the tubal ligation, she won’t give me both kids.”

“So what about tubal ligation? You can still have children after a surgery at the hospital,” Lu Jiaxin said. Xiao Feng was only five years old, away from the Ma family she could still be influenced, but if given to Ma Lili, she would be completely ruined.

Neither Lu Jiaguang nor Lu Jiazong made a sound.

Lu Jiajie shook his head and said, “She won’t agree to it.”

Lu Jiaxin was getting irritated, and her tone worsened, “What does it matter if she doesn’t agree? If her parents agree, that’s enough; she always listens to her parents anyway. The surgery isn’t complicated, it’s just a bit of suffering.”

She was only somewhat repellent to the idea of borrowing money, but giving Xiao Feng to Ma Lili made her extremely despise Ma Lili. What are children to her, tools for venting and revenge?

“Her parents won’t agree either.”

Lu Jiaxin snorted and said, “You give her the house, and also a considerable sum as compensation. For the sake of their grandson, her parents wouldn’t care about their own lives; they’d definitely persuade her to agree to the divorce and give up custody of the children. It all depends on whether you’re willing to part with your wealth.”

Lu Jiajie wasn’t someone who valued money, but he had concerns, “If I give the house to her, where will I live with the children? It’s not easy to find a house I like right away.”

Lu Jiaxin said, “What house are you looking for? Just take the kids and move in with my dad. He’s so idle these days, he might as well help with ferrying the kids to and from school.”

Rather than remarrying and raising someone else’s children, it would be better to take care of Qiangqiang and Xiao Feng; at least they share the Lu surname. As for outsiders, who knows what their character is like.

This was indeed a good idea, Lu Jiajie was just worried that Lu Hongjun wouldn’t agree.

Lu Jiaxin said, “If he doesn’t agree, then tell him you won’t take care of him when he’s sick and hospitalized in the future. He’s afraid of being neglected when he gets old. Threaten him like that and he’ll surely agree.”

Why did Lu Hongjun give in and hand things over to her, if not because all three nephews had shown their stance. As for the others, they were even less dependable, and had to agree due to the circumstances.

Lu Jiajie looked expectantly at Lu Jiaguang; the eldest brother was the most influential in the family.

Lu Jiaguang took up the responsibility as the eldest brother, “I’ll go talk to Third Uncle, but you have to get Ma Lili and the Ma family to agree first.”

“Alright.”

With these matters discussed, Lu Jiaguang inquired about her past year in Hong Kong.

Lu Jiaxin couldn’t possibly tell him, because if he knew, it meant that Lu Hongjun would also know, “I was doing pretty well in Hong Kong.”

Lu Jiaguang directly asked, “What’s the deal with the He Family? Why did they bully you?”

Lu Jiaxin explained, “They thought Haifan and I came to fight over the inheritance, so they treated us badly. But after they bullied me that time, Aunt compensated me with a ‘unit.’ Oh, a unit is an apartment, it’s a large flat worth nearly two million Hong Kong Dollars.”

Millions thrown around like nothing, even Lu Jiazong felt like money had become mere paper. Sigh, he couldn’t even pull ten dollars out of his pocket, yet every time his sister opened her mouth, it was millions. Who could understand that feeling!

Afterward, Lu Jiaguang and Lu Jiajie went to find Lu Hongjun. On the way to the Department Store Employee Residential Compound, Lu Jiaguang said, “Even if you’re going to divorce Lili, you can’t say it now. Wait for an opportunity in a few days before bringing it up, otherwise she and the Ma family will again blame Jiaxin for everything.”

The matter of borrowing money was unfair to begin with, as it was not Ma Lili and the Ma family’s reasonable place to blame Jiaxin. Known that they wouldn’t have lent the money had they known it was for Yan Jixiang to buy a house.

Lu Jiajie was still conflicted and said, “Big brother, I’m just afraid that even if I give her the money and the house, she still won’t agree to give me Xiao Feng.”

Lu Jiaguang said, “If she truly cared for the child, she would never have allowed Yan Jixiang to bully the two children without moving out, and she wouldn’t have dismissed Aunt Ah Le for her father to take care of the children.”

“Jiajie, money can be earned back after it’s lost, and if a house is lost, you can slowly save up to buy another one, but if the child is raised wrong, that will ruin their entire life, and you won’t be able to live peacefully for the rest of yours.”

Lu Jiajie fell silent and said, “I’ll make her agree.”

Upon reaching the Department Store Employee Residential Compound, Lu Jiaguang shared the results of their conversation with him.

Lu Jiajie said, “Third Uncle, don’t worry about the medical expenses and the aunt’s salary, just pay your own share of the food expenses each month. You can save two-thirds of your pension.”

Lu Jiaguang indicated that they, the three brothers, had agreed on this retirement arrangement.

Lu Hongjun was actually not satisfied, but since the three nephews thought it was a good arrangement, he no longer raised objections, “It must be put down in black and white, so there’s evidence if somebody reneges on it in the future.”

Lu Jiajie thought that signing an agreement would hurt feelings and tried to persuade him, “Third Uncle, there’s no need to sign an agreement, Jiaxin has agreed and she won’t go back on her word.”

Lu Hongjun said, “She previously promised to take care of my retirement, and now she’ll only do it if I give her all my possessions, who knows if she will find excuses not to pay in the future.”

Lu Jiajie found these words harsh and couldn’t help but retort, “She’s your daughter; isn’t it only right that you want her to care for you in your old age, and that you give her your things?”

Lu Hongjun did not argue with them, but he insisted on signing the agreement.

Lu Jiaguang felt it pointless to continue arguing: “Let’s sign it, then everyone can feel at ease.”

He thought that if Jiaxin didn’t want to provide care, an agreement wouldn’t matter. She could settle abroad and become untraceable. He kept this thought to himself to avoid stirring up further unrest with Lu Hongjun changing his mind.

Lu Hongjun said he couldn’t trust his daughter, but the reality was that his nephews didn’t trust him either; they were all worried that he might remarry and those old artifacts could be swindled away from him. Now, with Jiaxin in possession of the items and the house, it didn’t matter what he did.

The next day, Lu Hongjun took Lu Jiaguang and Lu Jiaxin to the countryside and, in the attic of a house there, dug out eight chests.

Lu Jiaxin was shocked; had he really collected so much? But when she opened the chests, she realized she had misunderstood. Inside were little boxes; the collectibles were nestled within those boxes.

Lu Hongjun claimed he had collected treasures, thentook out a palmsized box from the one at his feet, opened it, pointed at a Phoenix Hairpin inside, and said, “This Phoenix Hairpin has nine tails. In ancient times, only the empress could wear a nine-tailed Phoenix Hairpin.”

Lu Jiaxin took one look and fell in love with it. The craftsmanship of making emeralds used in the hairpin had been lost over time.

Observing the Phoenix Hairpin, Lu Jiaxin couldn’t help but sigh, “The good things passed down by our ancestors, who knows how much of them are still in existence.”

Lu Hongjun felt depressed. He had wanted to say that these items would be worth a fortune in the future, but Lu Jiaxin directly related it to artistic achievement and cultural heritage. To talk about money at that point would seem crass.