Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 731 Chapter 730 Husband and wife turn against each other
Over the past month, Liu Chengzhi has gone to Lu Dexian to borrow money many times.

At first, Liu Chengzhi still felt awkward. Although Lu Dexian was his master in the factory, many people in the compound were privately discussing that they were father and son.

However, as he borrowed money more and more times, Liu Chengzhi's awkward feelings faded, and he became more and more smooth in asking for money.

To feed a pregnant woman, even if Liu Chengzhi gave part of his own ration to Chu Chunxue, at least 25 kilograms of food would be needed every month.

Facing Liu Chengzhi who came to borrow money to buy food, Lu Dexian felt very conflicted. Before the food coupons increased in price, Liu Chengzhi would squeeze out a little from his own salary and borrow a little from him, which was barely enough for Chu Chunxue to eat.

But ever since the price of food coupons went up a while ago, Lu Dexian's life has become difficult.

Liu Chengzhi obviously couldn't afford it as one pound of food coupons cost four yuan. He would ask me to borrow twenty yuan every time, but he would come again after just a few days.

"Chengzhi, didn't the street just issue food coupons? They can't be eaten so quickly, right? Life is hard for everyone right now, so we have to get by." After hearing the purpose of Liu Chengzhi's visit, before Lu Dexian could say anything, his wife took the initiative to speak and gave Liu Chengzhi a cold shoulder.

"Master's wife, I've been thinking that grain prices have risen sharply recently, and I'm afraid they will rise further in the future. So I'd like to buy some before the price goes up." Liu Chengzhi said half-truthfully.

The Liu family does still have some food at the moment, and Liu Chengzhi has not finished his ration, but Chu Chunxue feels that there is only so much food, and she dare not eat it at all, for fear that she will eat today's food and have nothing for tomorrow.

Liu Chengzhi saw it and became very anxious, so he shamelessly came to Lu Dexian to borrow money again.

"But you dare not buy food coupons again. You know that you were caught for buying food coupons a while ago, and your master went to great lengths to get you out." Lao Lu's wife was determined not to lend money.

Over the past month, the Liu family has borrowed more than a hundred yuan from their own family to buy food for Chu Chunxue, together with the compensation for Liu Jiaming stealing the chicken. Not only did they not give a repayment deadline, they didn't even write a promissory note.

"Master's wife, let Chunxue go to buy it this time. The public security comrades will not make things difficult for a pregnant woman no matter what." Liu Chengzhi could tell that Master's wife didn't want to borrow anymore. He clenched his fists and his face flushed, but for the sake of his wife to have something to eat, he still endured the embarrassment and argued.

"There's no rush for this matter. Eat your ration first. Who knows if the price of food will drop later? Wouldn't it be a loss to buy it now?" Lao Lu's wife tried to persuade him in various ways, but she just said one word: No!
"Master..." Liu Chengzhi couldn't pry open his master's wife's mouth, so he could only turn to look at Lu Dexian, hoping that he could control his woman and lend him some money to tide him over the difficulties.

"Hey, I still have ten yuan here, take it first." Lu Dexian was easier to talk to than his wife. He took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to Liu Chengzhi.

Lv Dexian's wife glared at Old Lv and said to Liu Chengzhi, "It's not easy right now. You know how much your master makes every month. I'm not in good health and I can't stop taking medicine. We can't afford it if we keep going like this. Many hands make light work. Go back and ask two more neighbors for help. The Tang family ahead has two working couples and they have three bicycles. Why don't you go over and ask them?"

The Liu family and the Tang family are almost enemies, and they are still encouraging Liu Chengzhi to talk to Tang Zhitong? Listening to his wife talking more and more outrageous, Lu Dexian finally couldn't help but shout: "That's enough! Stop talking!"

"Hmph, are you feeling sorry for them already? I don't know how much of Liu Zhang's magic potion you drank, and how you've become bewildered. Why don't you go to the Liu family to take a look at Old Liu's portrait? Liu Chengzhi and Liu Jiaming look like those ugly guys, how are they like you?" Old Lu's wife finally gave Lu Dexian some face, and only started to attack him with full force after Liu Chengzhi left her house.

For so many years, there have been rumors that Liu Chengzhi is Lao Lu's son.

She didn't believe this rumor, not because she believed in Old Lu's integrity, but because the portrait of Liu Chengzhi looked 40% similar to the portrait of Liu Zhang's husband, but had nothing to do with Old Lu's appearance.

"Okay, stop talking." As a man, Lu Dexian was unwilling to admit that he had made a mistake. When he was arranging a job for Liu Chengzhi, Liu Zhang hid the portrait very carefully. He didn't even know there was a portrait, let alone saw it.

It was in recent years that Liu Zhang felt that her son was well enough and slowly hung up the portrait, but it was too late to regret.

As the saying goes, a master and his apprentice are like father and son. After all, Liu Chengzhi was his apprentice for so many years. Lu Dexian treated him as always, hoping that he would achieve some success and take care of him in his old age.

"Humph, I want to say less? You won't let me, but I will!"

"Over the years, how many times has your good disciple presented you with gifts during festivals?"

"You were also an apprentice. How did you serve your master? Have you forgotten?"

"Before, he came to borrow money because he had no food. Now, he comes to borrow money because the food coupons have just been issued. It is obvious that he treats you as a bank. How much money do you have to harm him?"

"You used to avoid people, but now you're not only acting like you should help him, but you're also acting like you're justified! I just said a few words and you clenched your fists, as if you were going to hit me!"

"We have no money and no food, we deserve it! It's all Liu Zhang's fault! If we hadn't tried to take advantage of them, Liu Chengzhi's family would have already had their food rationed!"

"You stay in the city even though you don't have a ration. Not only do you not go back to your parents' home, but you don't even know how to pick some wild vegetables or pick some elm seeds. You don't look like a country girl at all. If you don't know her, you might think she's the eldest daughter of a wealthy family. You don't know how to live at all. You deserve to starve!"

"Liu Zhang has been in prison for three months. Letters come one after another, but Liu Chengzhi pretends not to see them and has never visited his mother once!"

"Liu Jiaming has been in the juvenile detention center for more than a month, and he doesn't care about anything!"

"You just spend the whole day crawling on my woman's belly!"

"You expect this kind of person to take care of you in your old age? Aren't you afraid that he will throw you out on the street when you get old?"

"Humph, I think you are getting old and confused!"

Lu Dexian's wife became angrier and angrier as she spoke. The resentment that had been accumulating for a long time burst out at this moment. After scolding Liu Chengzhi, she scolded Chu Chunxue, and after scolding Chu Chunxue, she scolded Lu Dexian.

"Have you said enough?!" Lu Dexian's eyes turned red with anger, and he was unwilling to admit that his investment had failed.

"no!"

"I think you just don't know your own weight and have no idea at all!"

"Liu Chengzhi's wife is pregnant with another baby. When the baby is born, it won't be able to eat enough. What will you do then? Will you continue to support them both?"

"How can this be Liu Chengzhi's wife? You said she was your adopted daughter, and everyone believed it!"

"You might as well just marry her as a concubine. At least the children she gives birth to will still be yours!"

Lu Dexian's wife was angry and continued to confront Lu Dexian, pouring out hurtful words like they were free, which made Lu Dexian even more angry.

Lu Dexian raised his hand and slapped his wife in the face.

"You are so good, Lu Dexian! How dare you hit me?! You can do it! You are so awesome! I'm trying to persuade you, but you don't listen, right?"

"We haven't had a child for so many years. I was young and believed your lies. I believed whatever you said." "Now let me ask you, how can you be sure that there is something wrong with me and that I can't have children?!"

"Mr. Lu, you are a spineless scum!"

"I'm telling you straight! From now on, not a single cent of this money can be lent to the Liu family!"

"I would rather use this money to adopt a child from an orphanage and raise him myself!"

"Don't forget, this money was left to me by my father, not for you to use to raise children outside!"

"Mr. Lu! I'm warning you! If you dare to give me another cent, I will go to your workplace and make trouble!"

"Tell me all about how you deceived me and how you hooked up with Liu Zhang, and let me show you how to behave like a human being!"

Recalling the past, Lu Dexian's wife gave him an ultimatum. After so many years, she finally understood that her husband was good at disguise. He always stood on the moral high ground to criticize others and could not see any faults in himself. But at the same time, it was this hypocrisy that restricted him, making him cautious and afraid to do anything to her.

"You...you..." Lu Dexian felt as if the last layer of fig leaf on his body was torn off. He was ashamed and annoyed. He pointed at his wife and stammered, but could not utter a word. In the end, he could only raise his hand and slap his own thigh heavily.

"Hmph..." Half of Lu Dexian's wife's face turned red, with the palm print clearly visible. She snorted at Old Lu with disdain.

No matter how angry or embarrassed Lu Dexian was, he had to suppress his temper and coax her: "I'm not doing this for myself. I'm just thinking that when we get old, we'll have someone to take care of us and see us to the end of our lives."

"Oh, you really don't understand. Do you think that if you find Liu Chengzhi a job and personally train him, he will be grateful?"

"He will only think that you took advantage of Liu Zhangshi, and this is compensation!"

"Do you think that with this, he will take care of you in your old age?"

"Why? He has his own parents!"

"Before I said I would adopt a child from an orphanage, but you said that you didn't know the child's background, didn't know who the parents were, and you couldn't be sure what would happen to him in the future."

"You know Liu Zhang inside and out. There are four people in the Liu family, and two of them are in jail!"

"I'm telling you, Lu Dexian! Even if Liu Chengzhi is willing to take care of you until the end of your life, I still won't be happy! I'm afraid of losing face for my ancestors!"

"I would rather be left to die in the wilderness than be sent off by someone like this!"

After Lu Dexian's wife made some sarcastic remarks, she once again made her position clear.

"Let me think about it. Let me think about it again." After such a quarrel, Lu Dexian was out of breath and his back was collapsed, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He squatted on the ground with his head in his hands and sighed.

Only then did Lu Dexian's wife take the time to carefully touch the place where she was hit by Lao Lu. It was burning with pain when touched. Seeing Lao Lu's useless look, she went to bed angrily, leaving Lao Lu squatting on the ground to reflect.

The quarrel stopped here, but Liu Chengzhi's face outside turned blue and white.

Liu Chengzhi did not walk far after leaving Lu's house. The two of them were arguing so loudly that he could hear his own name through the window, so he hid in a corner as if possessed by a ghost and listened to the whole thing from beginning to end.

Although some rumors had reached Liu Chengzhi's ears before, he had never heard a single word from the person involved. Every Qingming Festival, he would go to sweep Old Liu's grave under the urging of Liu Zhang. How could he think of himself as Lu Dexian's son?
After hearing what his master's wife said today, Liu Chengzhi felt resentful, conflicted, and confused, as if bitter, spicy, sour, sweet, and salty flavors had been poured into a pig trough, making him feel a mixture of all five emotions.

He hated his mother for being unfaithful to her husband and for actually having an affair with Lao Lu.

Then he felt sorry for his father and drank the hot pot water from Lao Lu.

Then he thought about what to do in the future if the Lu family stopped lending him money.

For a moment, I felt a little smug. Mr. and Mrs. Lu never mentioned paying back the money during their quarrel. Could I just default on this debt?
Anyway, I don't feel the slightest bit grateful for what Lao Lu has contributed.

Liu Chengzhi returned home like a zombie. Chu Chunxue saw her husband like this and asked, "What happened? Didn't you borrow the money?"

"I'll just borrow this little bit. Go buy it when you have time. I can't go anymore. If I get caught again, I'll lose my job." Liu Chengzhi took out the ten yuan he had asked for and lay down on the bed, not wanting to say anything more.

"How about I go and beg Aunt Lu again tomorrow?" Ten yuan could only buy two and a half kilograms of food, which was only enough for one person to eat for three days. Chu Chunxue thought her husband was too embarrassed to do that, so she took the money and asked.

"Don't have anything to do with the Lu family anymore. We didn't even pay back the money we borrowed from them before! Do whatever you want! Go to sleep!" Liu Chengzhi seemed to have been hit on the sore spot. He yelled at Chu Chunxue and then wrapped himself in the quilt.

Although Chu Chunxue was confused, she did not dare to refute her husband. She could only turn off the lights and get into bed quietly.

Liu Chengzhi wrapped himself in the quilt, unable to fall asleep. He seemed to be sinking in darkness, unable to see any light at all. He had no idea what to do in the future.

The hunger in his body devoured his reason. After several twists and turns, Liu Chengzhi woke Chu Chunxue up again: "Fuck! Life is over, get up and heat up the food!"

Chu Chunxue didn't dare to retort. She sighed, put on her shoes again, and squatted on the steamer on the stove...

After eating, he felt more energetic and Liu Chengzhi's hands started to get naughty again.

As he rubbed and rubbed, Liu Chengzhi's mind drifted away: he knew that he could no longer borrow money from Lao Lu, and there was no prospect of his future, so he might as well enjoy his present life first! He really liked this piece of white flesh!
Chu Chunxue endured the hunger and let her husband rub and do with her without saying a word, as if she was making a silent protest.

The matter was over in a hurry. Liu Chengzhi lay on the bed with satisfaction, thinking to himself, I knew that Mr. and Mrs. Lu had quarreled, but they didn't know that I knew it. The salary was about to be paid, so why not talk to Mr. Lu in a nice way again?
Put the money in your own pocket first!
Tuesday, May 3th.

Tang Zhitong hadn't finished organizing the pinyin lesson plan yet when he received a thick letter from Lu Lixian. It was like a rescue manual for a premature baby, and the data in it was very detailed.

With these data, I can discuss with students in the scientific research class how to achieve precise temperature control.

During the break, Tang Zhitong called Xiao Wang and told her that he had something to do today and would be home late.

After class in the afternoon, Tang Zhitong hid in the playground and ate a steamed bun to fill his stomach, and then went to the scientific research class.

(End of this chapter)