Chapter 40: Wanting something back after it has entered her hands?
But now the engagement was off, Foolish Hu's mother didn't want to let the Lu Family have it easy.
Even if it was just a grain of rice or a drop of milk, she didn't want to leave it to the Lu Family.
Foolish Hu's father stopped, turned around, and heard Foolish Hu's mother say, "Since the engagement isn't settled, we won't let them take advantage!"
"Exactly!" Foolish Hu's father heard this and thought it made perfect sense, then immediately pushed Foolish Hu's mother to walk back, "Let's go, take the stuff back!"
So the two of them squeezed through the crowd to go back, "Move! All of you, move!"
"Get out!" Foolish Hu's father was pushed by the crowd and got fired up, "What are you all looking at!"
Are someone else's affairs really that interesting?
The two of them came out of the crowded people in a mess, their hair was somewhat disheveled, and their clothes became wrinkled.
The two of them re-entered Lu Family's gate.
Lu Family members saw them return and thought they had changed their minds again, but then heard Foolish Hu's mother say, "We're here to take back what we brought!"
Old Madam Lu heard this and rolled her eyes pretending to be clueless, "What things?"
What a joke!
Old Madam Lu was always the type to take in but never to give out.
Once something was in her hands, you still want to take it back?
Foolish Hu's mother sneered, thinking this old woman is really nothing, the whole Lu Family are a bunch of scoundrels!
Foolish Hu's mother didn't bother arguing with Old Madam Lu and directly said to the village chief who hadn't left yet, "Village chief, we brought a box of rice and a box of milk, originally thinking the two families would become relatives, but now, since they're not, we should take the stuff back. In the future, we won't associate with the Lu Family, and we're certainly not going to give them things for free!"
Foolish Hu's father didn't expect Old Madam Lu to be so shameless, he was hopping mad, "A box of rice and a box of milk, and you still want to be greedy! Thankfully, we didn't marry into your family, or who knows how much you'd swindle from us in the future!"
"You said it's just a box of rice and a box of milk! Doesn't everyone bring gifts when they visit? Do you have no sense of manners? You came to my house, drank tea, ate food, does that not cost us money?" Old Madam Lu pointed with her finger and began to carefully calculate with Foolish Hu couple, "If you're going to calculate like this, give us that money too!"
Lu Zhenguo listened, his forehead throbbed, it was simply too embarrassing!
He stayed silent, clenched his fists, entered the house, and stood in the center rapidly searching, finally spotting a box of rice and a box of milk in the corner, well packaged, which seemed to have been brought by the Hu Family.
Lu Zhenguo strode forward, lifted the box of rice in one hand and the box of milk in the other, and dashed back into the courtyard, throwing the rice and milk at Foolish Hu couple's feet, "Here's your stuff, take it!"
Thinking about them bringing these two boxes wanting to marry Lu Youxi made Lu Zhenguo furious.
He didn't know they had brought stuff along. If he knew, he would have thrown it back at them without them having to ask.
"Hmph!" Foolish Hu's mother snorted coldly in displeasure, with a sullen face, she picked up the box of milk at her feet.
Foolish Hu's father picked up the other box of rice, both took their belongings and left again.
Outside the yard echoed the shouting of Foolish Hu's father and mother.
Until the sound grew more distant, it was known that they left.
As the village chief prepared to leave, suddenly heard Lu Youxi say, "Uncle Village Chief, I'll have to trouble you to stay a while longer."
The crowd who had been watching the show also prepared to disperse, but upon hearing Lu Youxi's words, halted their steps and gathered around the yard again.
As long as Lu Youxi spoke, there was guaranteed excitement to see!
The village chief stayed, curious about what Lu Youxi planned next.
Lu Youxi looked around the yard but didn't see Lu Youxue.
Instead, Lu Youzhen appeared from somewhere unknown, now standing beside Ge Guifen.
Lu Youxi asked Liu Yushu, "Mom, where's Youxue?"
Liu Yushu had been working in the field with Lu Zhenjia, only rushing back upon hearing that Lu Family's elders wanted to sell Lu Youxi to Foolish Hu Family, she didn't know where Lu Youxue had gone.
Likewise for Lu Zhenguo, he then turned to ask Lu Family's elders, "Dad, Mom, where's Youxue?"
Old Madam Lu certainly knew where Lu Youxue was, but she couldn't say anything right now.
If people saw that she locked up Lu Youxue to facilitate Lu Youxi's marriage to Foolish Hu, they'd point fingers and curse her through the village.
Old Madam Lu could only raise her voice and say, "Seems he went out to play, he's not home now."
In the room, Lu Youxue heard the words outside from Old Madam Lu, and was so anxious tears streamed down.
But his mouth was gagged, he had struggled too much earlier, now he had no strength left, Lu Youxue could only be tied to the chair and fret.
This time Lu Youxi didn't doubt it, not only Lu Youxi, even Lu Zhenguo, Liu Yushu, including the village chief, didn't doubt Old Madam Lu's words.
After all, the entire Hexing Village knew Old Madam Lu valued boys over girls.
She would mistreat Lu Youxi, but would never mistreat Lu Youxue.
So Lu Youxi did not suspect anything about Lu Youxue, and instead said to Lu Zhenguo, "Dad, you saw it yourself, Grandpa and Grandma can be persuaded by a few words from Uncle and Aunt to agree to sell me to Foolish Hu's family."
Lu Zhenguo moved his mouth, feeling somewhat ashamed, he lowered his head.
"Dad, aren't you trying to say that since it wasn't sold this time, it doesn't matter?" Lu Youxi said with a hint of sarcasm tugging at her lips.
"No…" Lu Zhenguo's tone seemed a bit too uncertain.
Lu Youxi knew, at least a small part of Lu Youxue's heart definitely thought like this.
"I even got into Jing University, and their eyes didn't even blink to sell me. If not this time, there will be a next time, right? Do you expect Grandpa and Grandma to keep their word and act uprightly? Or hope Uncle and Aunt won't scheme against our family anymore? At first, Grandpa and Grandma also agreed to let me go to Jing University, I didn't even intend for them to pay the tuition, and even though they agreed a few days ago, they turned around and tried to sell me."
Lu Zhenguo stopped talking.
"I will definitely go to Jing University. But once I go to the Imperial Capital, I simply can't trust leaving Mom here." Lu Youxi said.
Liu Yushu looked at Lu Youxi, surprised.
"With me and Youxue here, Grandma and Uncle and Aunt can bully Mom, but if I'm not around and Youxue goes to school, there isn't a single person at home who can speak up for Mom, I honestly fear they will torment Mom to death." Lu Youxi said coldly.
"You dead girl, what nonsense are you spouting! Stop disgracing us in front of the village chief!" Lu Zhenjia shouted angrily.
"I can't be bothered to argue with you." Lu Youxi said, indifferent, "Who in the village doesn't know your family's nature? Do I need to disgrace you in front of the village chief? I speak the truth, so what's there to ruin?"
"Dad, Mom spent her whole life with you, enough suffering already." Lu Youxi took a deep breath, "I'll go to school and surely bring Mom and Youxue along. Let Youxue study in the city, receive better education, and gain more knowledge. Whether you come with us, or as Mom said, you get divorced, and I'll take Mom and Youxue with me."