Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 377 - Chapter 377 Chapter 366 The Honest Mans Cunning Plan

Chapter 377: Chapter 366: The Honest Man’s Cunning Plan Chapter 377: Chapter 366: The Honest Man’s Cunning Plan Lu Jiaxin originally wanted to relocate the tomb before Qingming Festival, but the feng shui master had calculated that the 19th day of the sixth lunar month was an auspicious date for tomb relocation. For matters like this, she definitely would follow the date calculated by the feng shui master. Therefore, she would have to return for tomb sweeping during Qingming.

That evening, Lu Jiaxin made a phone call back home and told Second Sister-in-law Lu about her plan to come back for the tomb sweeping: “I’ll take time off to come back on Friday, and we’ll go tomb sweeping on Saturday.”

Coincidentally, Saturday was Qingming Festival, so going to tomb sweeping early in the morning wouldn’t be a problem.

Second Sister-in-law Lu said she would prepare everything needed for tomb sweeping and then told her about Lu Jiaguang’s situation: “It’s a good thing you signed the contract for the house purchase, and the receipts for the transaction all bear your name. Otherwise, big brother would have been harmed by that sly person.”

Lu Jiaxin replied, “Even if big brother and sister-in-law had bought the house themselves, as long as I could prove the money was provided by me, it would still be possible to clear things up, although it would be more troublesome.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu thought about it and then said, “Jiaxin, there are rumors that the department store will undergo property reform soon, so as soon as the news is confirmed, you should come back immediately to handle it. That shameless woman moved to Chaoyang with her three kids, and left the family courtyard house for her second son and his wife.”

Lu Jiaxin felt that the department store’s property reform wouldn’t happen so quickly, probably not in the next two or three years, but this was just her guess, so she didn’t say it.

Seeing that she was silent, Second Sister-in-law Lu called out anxiously: “Jiaxin, Jiaxin, why aren’t you talking?”

Lu Jiaxin laughed a little and replied, “I’m pretty busy over here; I don’t want to waste my time on such trivial matters.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu was taken aback and said, “What nonsense are you talking about, child? How can you not want such a big apartment? If you don’t want it, wouldn’t you be giving it away to that shameless family for nothing?”

Lu Jiaxin suggested, “Second Sister-in-law, if you can drive away that woman’s son and daughter-in-law, let Shanzi move in with his wife and kids. No matter what, it’s better than renting.”

After a pause, she added, “When the time comes for the property reform, you guys go and pay for it, and then the apartment will be yours.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu immediately refused, “How could I take your apartment? People would point their fingers at me.”

Lu Jiaxin argued, “Second Sister-in-law, that apartment is only a few thousand yuan. My round-trip plane ticket alone costs more than a thousand, not to mention that I’d have to take time off and delay my studies. It’s not worth it.”

The plane tickets for three or four people can’t even stay below a thousand; flights are scarce and tickets are expensive. Moreover, she really didn’t want to see Lu Hongjun’s face, and was too lazy to get entangled over a small apartment.

Hearing her say this, Second Sister-in-law Lu didn’t know how to respond.

Lu Jiaxin told her to think about it well and then hung up the phone. By saying she would give the apartment to the Huang family, her intention was to let Second Sister-in-law Lu accept it. If she wanted it, the apartment would be hers; if not, they would let the Second child of the Huang family live there. If Lu Hongjun dared to transfer the apartment to the Huang family’s name during the reform, she would just sell off the apartment in Chaoyang directly and make him move back to the family courtyard.

“Second Sister-in-law, think about it!”

After hanging up the phone, Second Sister-in-law Lu was caught in a dilemma.

Lu Jiazong saw her looking troubled and asked curiously, “Wife, what’s the matter? What did Jiaxin say to you that is so distressing?”

Having nothing to hide from her husband, Second Sister-in-law Lu explained, “Jiaxin just said she doesn’t want the apartment anymore and is giving it to us. If we don’t want it, she’ll let Third Uncle deal with it, as she doesn’t want to keep running back and forth for just a property.”

“Ah…”

Lu Jiazong thought about his eldest brother’s house and his heart stirred, saying, “Wife, why don’t we just accept it? Jiaxin is giving eldest brother such a large house, it wouldn’t be too much for us to accept Third Uncle’s house, right?”

Second Sister-in-law Lu gave him a big eye roll. Her own husband had grown in size but not in brains, completely depending on her like the eldest and the second child. Thankfully, the third child and Xiao Qiu took after her in cleverness; otherwise, she would be sick to death.

After Xiao Qiu found out about this, she said, “Mom, Third Uncle’s house is not only spacious and well-located, but it also has heating in the winter and what’s most important, there is a school nearby. Nannan is six this year and will start school next semester. If eldest brother and sister-in-law could move there, it would be convenient for Nannan’s studies.”

“If we take your aunt’s house for free, what does that make me?”

Knowing her mother’s temperament, Xiao Qiu said with a smile, “Of course we can’t take Aunt’s house for nothing. When housing reform comes around, we’ll see how much the house is worth, and then we’ll put the money in the account Aunt has given us.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu was tempted; after all, such a good house was hard to come by, but she felt uneasy about it in her conscience. After some thought, she discussed the matter with Sister-in-law Lu, seeking her opinion.

Sister-in-law Lu naturally supported her, “Jiaxin will live in Hong Kong in the future and won’t return to the Forty-nine City, so even if she gets the house, she would sell it. In that case, it’s better for you to buy it. But I’m just worried Third Uncle won’t agree.”

The main issue was that Lu Hongjun didn’t like Second Sister-in-law Lu; now he would substitute her name with ‘shrew’ whenever he brought her up. And with Tang Sufen thrown into the mix, getting his agreement would be quite difficult.

Second Sister-in-law Lu said, “It’s okay if he doesn’t give it to us. If it comes to that, we’ll just buy a place elsewhere, but we can’t let that shameless family have it. To live in Jiaxin’s bought house and still want to take over the family courtyard house, wouldn’t that be too good for them?”

However, if Lu Hongjun didn’t agree, there was nothing they could do.

Seeing her with a worried face, Lu Jiazong casually mentioned, “How about we adopt out the second child to Third Uncle? That way, our claim to the house would be perfectly legitimate.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu berated him furiously but after she cooled down, she became worried, “What if that woman, with her three sons, lets her second child or Lao Wu change their surname to Lu so they can rightfully claim the house?”

“When the time comes, they could just change their surname back, essentially getting a house for free.”

Lu Jiazong immediately stood up, “That won’t do, I must call Jiaxin…”

Thinking of how Jiaxin said she didn’t want the house because it was too much of a hassle, he felt there was no need to make the call.

Lu Jiazong held firm to his view, “If you really can’t bear to lose that house, just adopt out the second child to Third Uncle. Since Jiaxin said she didn’t want it, it wouldn’t be like we’re stealing her house.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu said irritably, “You think adopting out is so simple, with the second child’s wimpy demeanor, do you think Third Uncle would even look at him?”

Without a second thought, Lu Jiazong said, “Then let’s adopt out the third child to Third Uncle. Our third child is clever, quick-witted, sweet-tongued, and even works at the railway bureau; Third Uncle would definitely be pleased.”

Second Sister-in-law Lu couldn’t bear the thought of it.

Lu Jiazong’s mind was exceptionally clear at this moment, saying, “If Xiao Tao is adopted by the third branch, it would only mean holding up the third branch’s name; everything else remains the same. He would still call our parents ‘dad’ and ‘mom,’ and would continue to be filial to us just the same.”

The more he thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed, “Jiaxin told us that Third Uncle still has some treasures up his sleeve that she doesn’t want. Whoever gets those things, it’ll be theirs. If the third child is adopted into the third branch, then Third Uncle’s house and whatever he has in his hands would belong to the third child, right?”

The main reason was that Jiaxin herself said she didn’t want them; otherwise, he would never have come up with such an idea. Better to benefit his own youngest son than to let that woman’s family take advantage.”

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