After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 46: Siblings

"That car costs three million?"

Mom felt like she was going to faint again, and Lu Ya displayed her excellent emergency response skills, "Liang came back from Modu at noon, hasn't he had dinner yet?"

Lu Liang quickly nodded, slightly resentful, "I just went to your house; you didn't even invite me in for a bite."

Lu Ya glared fiercely, "We've finished eating, there's only some leftovers, do you want them?"

"Have I not been eating your leftovers since I was little?"

Playing along, the siblings once again successfully diverted their mom's attention.

"It's past eight o'clock, how come you haven't had dinner yet?"

Mom couldn't care about anything else and hastily went to the kitchen, continuously nagging, "You didn't even give a heads-up before returning, there's hardly any food in the fridge, I'll make you some noodles and fry an egg."

"That's fine."

Lu Liang saw dad taking out some Baisha from his pocket and quickly took out the Softs, "Dad, you should smoke these instead."

He also opened the gift bag on the ground, which contained five packs of Softs and five bottles of Moutai.

"This is Cordyceps; you can brew it for tea or cook soup when you're free. This is Codonopsis Pilosula. Mom's blood pressure is a bit high, let her have two slices each day."

Lu Liang introduced the gifts, while dad smoked, habitual in his silence, but the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, betraying his inner joy.

Every parent says they don't aspire for their children to be extremely wealthy, just safe and healthy, but who doesn't wish for their sons to be dragons and their daughters to be phoenixes?

Finally, Lu Liang took out a bank card, "Here's some money, find some time to renovate our house."

"How much?" Dad asked.

"Three million."

Dad's eyes widened, "That much, are you planning to build a palace, and doesn't your company need money?"

"The company is the company, I am me, it's quite complicated throughout, but generally speaking, the two have no direct relationship, and I don't have anywhere to spend the money right now."

Lu Liang glanced at Lu Ya, who was helping in the kitchen, "To build a three or four story fully furnished house, it would cost about two million, and with the remaining one million, keep a few hundred thousand for yourselves. If your brother-in-law has any business plans, give him a hand."

His sister's marriage was neither good nor bad, her brother-in-law's family was just average, not too well-off but not destitute either.

Until now, both were running a small store, but in recent years, with Erbao born and Dabao at the age to attend school, the financial pressure visibly increased.

Whenever he had free time, the brother-in-law would do freight work, and the sister, while managing the store, would also do some crafts to supplement the family income.

Now that Lu Liang did well for himself, he wanted to improve their living conditions a bit, but as a younger brother-in-law, it wasn't easy for him to take the lead.

Lu Jiancheng was the father-in-law, without such concerns. Traditionally, a father-in-law helping his son-in-law was common.

This way, the brother-in-law would be more devoted to their family matters, as after all, Lu Liang couldn't always stay at home.

"You've truly grown up now."

Dad let out a long sigh, eyes filled with contentment.

At this moment, Lu Ya brought over a bowl of noodles, "Egg and vegetable noodles, Mom and Dad, you should also keep some staples in the fridge."

"On ordinary days, it's just the two of us at home, if we buy too much, we can't finish it, and it won't be fresh if it sits too long."

Lu Jiancheng, pointing at the bank card, didn't plan to hide it from his daughter, "Your brother took out some money, thinking of tearing down and rebuilding this old house."

"That's a good thing; just reserve a room for me."

Lu Ya suddenly said, "But this time, absolutely do not hire someone we know, hiring acquaintances always ends in getting swindled."

"Last time when our house was renovated, it was dad who recommended our uncle to help with the plastering, and not many years later, the coating peeled off."

Dad was stunned, "When did this happen, and why have you never told me?"

"That's in the past, what's the use of talking about it now, and after all, he's our uncle, you can't yell at him, nor can he compensate."

Lu Ya, with her arm around Lu Liang's shoulder, earnestly spoke, "Liang, this time for building the house, make sure to hire professionals, ideally people we don't know. That way, if there's any issue, we can speak out, scold them even, without having to serve them with good cigarettes and tea, as they are getting paid."

Lu Ya had suffered from hiring so-called acquaintances before and didn't want Lu Liang to fall into the same trap.

"Lu Ya, you've always been great with budget management, why don't you take over the arrangements? I'll be staying for a few more days until Thursday, when I have to go back."

Upon hearing Lu Liang's words, Lu Ya hesitated. Being a married daughter, she was worried about what people might say.

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Lu Liang understood her concerns and deliberately provoked her, "Is my sister someone who gets easily influenced by gossip?"

"Don't provoke me, hurry up and eat, after we eat, you can drop me off, and I'll think about it," Lu Ya glared at him.

Lu Liang quickly finished his noodles, grabbed the car keys, and said, "Mom and Dad, I'll take sister home first."

"Be careful on the road, and if you're going to have drinks with friends later, don't drive."

"I know."

On the way back, Lu Liang said, "Sis, you know how easily persuaded our parents can get. If they were in charge, any random relative could appear out of nowhere to handle the project. It's not about spending more money, but about spending it without getting the work done properly."

"So, you want me to be the bad guy."

Lu Ya showed a helpless expression and sighed, "If you want me to handle the arrangements, the money for building the new house shouldn't be kept with mom and dad, but with you. I'll take as much as I need from you."

She wasn't afraid of gossip but was worried about their parents being influenced by it and then seeing her through a biased lens.

Lu Liang was her brother, and she didn't have these concerns with him. Their sibling bond was much stronger than their bond with their parents.

"I'll listen to you, I wasn't thinking things through," Lu Liang said remorsefully, realizing another layer of complexity.

He paused before adding, "Before I go back to Modu, I'll leave some money with mom and dad. If your husband ever wants to start a business, he can go to them."

Lu Ya's expression changed slightly, but before she could speak, Lu Liang quickly added, "You're my only sister, and I'm actually quite wealthy now. Tens or hundreds of thousands aren't a big deal for me. I want to improve all of our lives.

Look at Huang Er next door, after he made some money, he also helped his brother-in-law earn too. Both families are living better lives now.

Even if not for yourself, think about Dabao and Erbao. They are growing up and will have many expenses in the future."

Lu Ya fell silent upon hearing this.

After a long while, Lu Liang asked softly, "Sis?"

Lu Ya smiled relievedly, "You've said it all, what more can I say? We'll see what happens."

Lu Liang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Dad's birthday is next Wednesday. I plan to set up a few tables at Zhenhai Building."

Zhenhai Building was the largest restaurant in town, specializing in large banquets like wedding feasts and birthday celebrations.

"Dad isn't that old; let's just have one table, inviting just our grandparents to have a meal together," Lu Ya suggested as she transferred eight hundred yuan to Lu Liang, "I know you're rich, but I want to contribute for dad as well."

"Whatever you say."

Lu Liang dropped his sister off at her home and wanted to contact his childhood friends to have a late-night snack and a few drinks, reflecting on their youth.

However, when he called, either they had work the next day, had to take their children to school, or their wives wouldn't let them out.

Lu Liang sighed deeply, realizing how difficult it was to get these family men out of their houses.

He just drove home.

Once home, Lu Liang briefly described the arrangements for building the new house to his parents.

He was holding the money, Lu Ya was in charge of the overall coordination, and they would leave one million for the family for emergency needs.

His mother was overjoyed and cried, "Seeing you siblings still so close even after establishing your own families puts my mind at ease."

"Fighting side by side with siblings, like father and son going into battle."

Driving had tired Lu Liang out, and after taking a bath, he immediately went to his room.

Everything in the old family house was outdated except his room was newer.

A few years ago, when he got married, even though he didn't live there, he spent several thousand to renovate and bought some new furniture and appliances.

Now that things had changed, Lu Liang took down the wedding photo from the headboard, shredded the pictures inside it, and shoved the frame under his bed.

After double-checking everything, ensuring that all the photos together were destroyed, he finally settled into bed feeling secure.