Mixed in 1980

Chapter 459 Fairness
"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Mr. Lu asked in surprise.

Mother Lu sighed softly: "The eldest son and his wife are too outrageous. If we let them cause trouble like this, it will only affect Xiaoyou and Yanyin. It would be better if they separated."

Mr. Lu pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded: "That makes sense. Everyone has their own destiny, so let's each live our own lives. I'll listen to you. We'll separate the family after the wedding."

The wedding took place as scheduled the following day.

The scene was very grand, with a constant stream of guests. Lu You's classmates, including his doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, all came over, and two adjacent tables were arranged for them.

"Wow, our teacher is the real boss!"

The student wearing glasses looked around. He didn't recognize most of the guests, but he did recognize a few of them, all of whom were internet bigwigs who frequently appeared in the news.

These people were grouped together.

Teacher Chen Yi went over to greet these people, and these big shots were all very polite to him, which suggests that Teacher Chen Yi's identity is not simple.

"Even the Internet Summit wasn't this lively."

Another female classmate smiled wryly and pointed to another table: "See? These are all top-tier tycoons from Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, they're called 'wealthy families'."

The student wearing glasses nodded: "It really is. That's the Huo family over there, right? The diving queen is sitting next to me. I never expected that."

"And Liu Jianxiong, I recognize him."

"Thirteenth Aunt and the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong have both been with him. They've been in the news quite a bit. Tsk tsk... If a man goes to such lengths as him, I'd be willing to live twenty years less, let alone ten."

The female classmate said disdainfully, "No wonder the teacher doesn't introduce you to anyone. You're ugly and dreaming. He's a tycoon. How much money do you have?"

"Talking about money is vulgar!" the male student scoffed.

The female classmate chuckled and teased, "I advise you to be a little more down-to-earth and work hard to make money after graduation. Without money to rely on, with your looks, you'll probably be a bachelor for life."

The student wearing glasses said angrily, "That's going too far, it's not just a personal attack."

They ate and chatted, and soon it was time for the toasting ceremony. They could see the bride from afar, and the classmate wearing glasses gasped inwardly: "That bastard Lu You, he's really lucky."

"So beautiful!"

The female classmate exclaimed, "In terms of looks alone, she's on par with Aunt Thirteen and the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, maybe just a little bit less, but her figure completely surpasses theirs."

The student wearing glasses sighed, "The teacher is really biased; why didn't she introduce one to me?"

"The teacher said you're ugly!"

"..."

On the other side, Xiao Huo whispered in his wife's ear, "There are five brothers and sisters in the Chen family. The eldest is fierce and will beat people; the second is cunning and will cheat people; the youngest, well, I don't know anything about him."

"The third and fourth children are easy to get along with."

“Chen Laosan has been working for the past few years and has had more contact with the business world; Chen Laosi has been studying and has had very little contact with the business world.”

The diving queen nodded slightly: "I just took a look, they are really beautiful, and their eldest daughter is also very beautiful. They have great genes."

Xiao Huo nodded and said, "That's true. The Chen family members are all good-looking. Even Chen Lao Er, that good-for-nothing, is quite popular with girls because of his appearance."

The diving queen laughed and said, "What exactly did Chen Lao Er do to you? You keep thinking about him and complaining about him all the time. If you didn't know better, you'd think you two were enemies."

Xiao Huo sat up straight and stopped talking.

That matter cannot be mentioned; it's shameful enough to jump into the trap of a nine-year-old child.

The diving queen smiled and didn't press the matter further. She had seen a lot of news about Chen Lao Er lately; he was a very impressive person.

Genius, financial tycoon, capital mogul... Recently, the most discussed topic has been his investment in the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, which is considered to be Chen Lao Er's biggest blunder since his debut.

Many wealthy people in Hong Kong share this view.

The diving queen sees it differently. The shareholders of Hang Seng Bank are allies, but the Chen family is different from other families; their wealth far exceeds that of others.

Investing in the Sichuan-Tibet Highway is simply using wealth to achieve certain goals.

Soon, the bride came over to toast the newlyweds. The diving queen raised her glass and joined everyone in congratulating the couple before watching the bride go to another table.

"Don't you think the Chen family's education is amazing? There are five siblings, and none of them are simple-minded or much better than you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huo gave a wry smile.

The Chen family's education is indeed exceptional; they produced three PhDs from Peking University and one Master's degree holder. Only Chen Laosan has a Bachelor's degree, but his college entrance exam score exceeded Peking University's admission line. "I'll add the bride on WeChat later and ask her for advice on raising children."

Now, she is also a mother.

After the bride finished toasting, the diving queen picked up her glass and went straight to the main table to find the bride. They exchanged WeChat contacts, as did Boss Chen.

However, today's situation is clearly not suitable for further discussion.

She offered a few simple words of blessing and returned to her original seat, remaining there until the banquet ended before leaving with her husband, while the other guests also departed.

"I'm exhausted!"

Chen Yanyin returned to her room and began removing her makeup. The day-long wedding was no less arduous than climbing Mount Tai, and she still had another wedding to attend.

After packing their luggage, they headed to Guilin the next day. Xiao Wu and Jing Shu escorted them to the wedding, along with a makeup artist. They first checked into a hotel in the city, and Lu You came to pick up the bride the following day.

When the tea ceremony was held and the couple addressed each other as "Chu Cha" (a traditional Chinese tea ceremony), Lu's parents, in addition to giving red envelopes, also brought out a pair of exquisite gold bracelets made using traditional wire drawing techniques. The bracelets were very beautiful and their craftsmanship was quite expensive.

After Lu You returned the money, the elderly couple decided they couldn't mistreat their youngest daughter-in-law, so they spent 21 to buy the pair of bracelets.

The price of gold is definitely not worth that much.

They knew their youngest daughter-in-law wouldn't care about the weight of the gold, so they chose it based on its craftsmanship, making it look very dignified and elegant when worn.

"Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Mom!"

Chen Yanyin accepted the gift generously, and the wedding went smoothly. It was only then that Chen Yanyin belatedly realized: I got married? I really got married.

This feeling is quite magical.

The next day, another feast was held at home. Chen Yanyin was very curious and asked Lu Yan, "Sister, do we have this kind of custom here?"

Lu Yan shook her head slightly, pulled her younger brother and sister-in-law aside and whispered, "Today we've invited my eldest uncle and youngest uncle to come and do some notarization. My parents are planning to separate the family property."

"A family split up?" Chen Yanyin was astonished.

Lu Yan whispered, "You know the situation at home. If we don't separate the family, given your brother and sister-in-law's personalities, we're bound to have conflicts in the future. It's better to live separately."

"Wait a minute, call your younger brother and sister over too, so they can be witnesses. From now on, you should each live your own lives and not let them affect you and Xiaoyou."

Chen Yanyin pondered for a moment, then said that separating the family was a good idea.

In the future, we will each go our own way and not interfere with each other. As long as we can maintain a superficial relationship, that will be fine. As for Lu You's brother and sister-in-law, I don't have a good impression of them anyway.

Around noon, Lu You's eldest and youngest uncles arrived, and Xiao Wu and Zhou Jingshu also took their seats. Lu's father raised his wine cup and toasted everyone first.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Mr. Lu finally spoke: "I have invited everyone here today to announce something, and I would appreciate it if you could all be my witnesses."

"Both Lu Ming and Lu You are married. As their parents, we have fulfilled our responsibilities. How they choose to go from here is up to them."

“Now that you all have your own families, it’s not suitable for you to spend the holidays together. Since everyone is here during the Spring Festival, let’s divide the household today.”

“Dad…” Lu Ming and Lu You were both surprised, as they had never heard of this before.

Mr. Lu waved his hand, telling them to be quiet: "Eldest son, you have a house in the city, and Xiao You will be in the capital in the future. You each have your own future, so it's better to keep things separate."

Lu Ming glanced at Cao Ning; the two were clearly unhappy, but Lu's father didn't care: "Whether you agree or not is the same. Whoever doesn't want to share, they can give it all to the other one."

"Dad, I'll listen to you," Lu Ming immediately agreed.

Mr. Lu continued, "Then let's go through it one by one and sort things out. First, let's talk about the house and how to divide it."

“Our family has two plots of land for building construction. One of them is the old house we used to live in.”

"The two plots of land are about the same size. The difference is in the houses. The old houses are definitely uninhabitable and need to be demolished and rebuilt. The new houses are painted white inside. It only cost 21 yuan in total."

“My idea is this: those who want new houses should contribute 10 yuan to subsidize those who are allocated old houses, so that everyone is treated fairly.”

"Who wants a new house?"

"I'm fine with anything," Lu You said.

Lu Ming shook his head: "Dad, this way of dividing things is definitely not right, it's not fair at all. How much money did you spend to raise Lu You to a doctorate?"

"Now you're telling me it's fair to allocate houses? If it's fair, then we should include all of Lu You's school fees before calculating the value of the houses. That would be fair."

(End of this chapter)