Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 125 - Return to the County

Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Return to the County

Chapter 125 -125: Return to the County

Instantly, the couple packed up their luggage, bringing everything they could and moving the rest to the second son’s home.

“Have you made up your mind, elder brother?”

“Yeah.”

“Now that you’ve made your decision, go with peace of mind, call if there’s anything. Though I can’t help you from afar, I can still give you some advice.”

…

Worried that his mother and wife would come to blows, Brother Lu went back to the county alone.

“Daddy.”

The two sisters playing in the courtyard rushed excitedly toward their father when they saw him.

“Xiao Yu, Xiao Xue, be good, watch over your little brother and sister for a bit, Daddy needs to speak with grandma.”

Lu Xiaogu was also aware of the situation with her elder nephew’s family and hurriedly called into the house when she saw him return.

“Sister-in-law, Huai Ze is back.”

“Elder brother, how did it go? Everything all right?” Mrs. Lu asked anxiously.

Seeing the troubled look on her elder nephew’s face, Lu Xiaogu frowned, “You talk, I’ll go watch over the little ones.”

Susu also sensed something was off and stood up, ready to step out, leaving space for the mother and son.

“Sister-in-law, you stay and listen together.”

Brother Lu took a deep breath and began slowly, “I and my second and third brothers have signed IOUs, borrowed money to cover the losses in the factory.

“We’re planning to head down south to take a look, I’ve heard the south is very developed, we want to go there to work and earn money, if there’s a chance to start a business I’d like to try it out.”

“Elder brother, don’t be rash, how can you just throw away a secure job like that?” Mrs. Lu was so anxious she was nearly in tears.

Susu patted her mother-in-law’s hand, “Mom, don’t worry, now that things are more open, I’ve heard you can make money down south in any kind of work, as long as you’re willing to put in the effort; being self-employed definitely makes more than a secure job, it’s just harder work.”

“Yes, Mom, don’t worry, there are more opportunities in the south, I want to take advantage of being young to broaden my horizons and also to provide a better life for my daughter.”

Brother Lu glanced at the children playing outside, “That’s the thing, we don’t know anything yet, can’t take the kids with us at the beginning.”

Brother Lu felt embarrassed, but still mustered the courage to ask, “Could I trouble Mom and sister-in-law to help look after the two kids for me? Here’s a hundred for you to keep.

“Once I get there, I’ll make money as soon as possible, and I’ll also repay the borrowed money as soon as I can.”

Mrs. Lu didn’t make a decision for her daughter-in-law without consent, her mind a mess.

“Elder brother, don’t worry, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue are such good girls, I couldn’t be happier to have them. Elder brother and elder sister-in-law, rest assured, I’ll take good care of the two children.”

Susu, bearing in mind her in-laws and Lu Xiaoting, nodded in agreement, then quickly changed the subject.

“However, elder brother, even though we, their aunt and uncle, are very good to the children, they still need their parents’ companionship more.”

Brother Lu was very grateful to his sister-in-law, “Sister-in-law, rest assured, as soon as we’re settled over there, we’ll immediately bring Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue over.”

After speaking, Brother Lu waited for Father Lu to return, too anxious to eat, and hurried back to the Provincial City.

The sisters, a bit saddened, hung their heads low, knowing that their parents were going to work in the Southern regions and that they would have to live with their grandparents and second uncle and aunt; the sisters secretly wiped their tears.

Lu Xiaogu sighed, wondering how things had come to this, her elder nephew was now jobless.

In front of her granddaughters, Mrs. Lu had been holding back, but once only the four adults were left in the house, she finally burst out in anger.

“It’s all because of that home-wrecker, that brainless thing, just for a bit of filthy money, causing the elder one to be marked and disciplined. How is everyone at the factory going to look at elder brother now?

With his pride, how can he bear all the finger-pointing and whispering.”

Father Lu sighed, “What’s done is done, don’t get so angry, take care of your health, don’t make yourself sick.”

“It’s only because elder brother didn’t bring that home-wrecker today, otherwise, I swear I could tear her apart, that brainless thing. Not one good person in the whole Jiang Family.

The old are immoral and heartless, the young are even worse, ungrateful wretches, they ate so much of elder brother’s kindness, and yet they turned around and ruined him like this.”

Mrs. Lu was so angry she looked haggard, elder brother’s good job was now spoiled because of all this.

“Mom, I read in the newspaper, it says the Southern regions opened up earlier than here, there are especially a lot of small street vendors, so don’t worry too much.”

Susu was afraid that grandma would worry herself into a frenzy all alone, becoming more and more upset, so she called the triplets into the courtyard.

“Pingping, An’an, and Lele, grandma is feeling unwell, she’s uncomfortable. Go inside and cheer her up, massage her legs and arms for her.”

“Grandma, Pingping is here.”

“Grandma, An’an is here to see you.”

“Grandma, and there’s Lele too.”

Upon hearing the key phrase ‘grandma is uncomfortable,’ the triplets hurried back into the room, calling out ‘grandma’ nonstop.

Xiao Yu was a sensitive and delicate child and had realized that something had happened at his uncle’s home in the past few days. Seeing his mother looking sadly at his two sisters, he cleverly ran inside to give the three some space.

“Brother, sister, wait for big brother.”

Susu squatted in front of the two sisters, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue, eye-to-eye with them as they stood there, chins resting on their hands and eyes red-rimmed.

“Xiao Yu, Xiao Xue, your father has told you, right? You’ll be living with your second uncle, second aunt, grandpa, and grandma for a while.

“You can feel at ease living in your own home, and if you need anything, you can talk to your second aunt.”

“Second aunt, did dad and mom have a fight and haven’t made up yet?”

Susu looked into the little girl’s tearful eyes and told a white lie.

“Not at all. Your mom and dad are preparing to go to the Southern region to make money. Once things are stable, they will have you join them there. It’s warm all year round in the Southern region…”

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true. But you both have to be good at home, so your mom and dad can make money in the South without worries, right?”

“Yep, we’ll listen to grandpa and grandma, and second uncle and second aunt.”

…

Susu silently breathed a sigh of relief, having successfully comforted the sisters.

Inside the room

Mrs. Lu was weighed down by the triplets, her heart nearly melting as each one called her ‘grandma’, hugging the sweet-smelling bundles.

“My treasures, you’re so good, knowing how to cheer grandma up.”

“Grandma, smile.”

“Yes, grandma is smiling.”

“Heehee, grandma is smiling, she’s laughing.”

“Hahaha…”

In the triplets’ minds, grandma’s laughter meant happiness, and they joined in with giggling and clapping their hands.

As soon as Susu entered the room, the triplets pounced on her with their babyish voices.

“Mommy, grandma isn’t sad.”

“Mommy, grandma smiled.”

“Mommy, grandma is happy.”

Susu rewarded each of the three little ones, flaunting their little bums for attention, with a kiss.

Father Lu and Lu Xiaogu were envious and happy seeing the triplets who still knew how to make grandma laugh.

Father Lu, feeling a bit jealous, embraced his three little grandchildren, laughing so hard his face was creased with lines.

The three siblings couldn’t sit still; having cheered up grandma, they clamored to go out and play in the yard.

Father Lu, feeling apprehensive, stepped down from the kang to watch over the six children playing in the yard, while Da Hei, seeming annoyed by the noise, lay under the eaves, glancing over now and then.

Looking at her own sister-in-law, Lu Xiaogu felt pained, even more so for her eldest nephew who was in this mess.

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Everything was going well with his work until his wife disrupted it; now, all they could do was hope that her nephew and his wife would have a smooth time in the South.