Chapter 96 Hot Pot

This is so annoying! Their allowances for the month have been cut because they have rewards, but these two are so stingy that they've saved all their rewards and can't bear to spend them. As a result, they have to stretch every penny in half.

Now the good food is gone, and I don't want to see that person again when I go back; it's really annoying.

"Let's go, there's only one class this afternoon, and Lao Yang will be here quite late. Luckily, I have a bicycle, so I'll take you to get hot pot, it's on me." Seeing his sister looking sullen, Lu Qingzhu quickly pulled her outside. get out of class had just ended, and there were still two hours of lunch break. Going to get hot pot now was a good idea.

"My uncle's efficiency is terrible. This woman is still here. It's disgusting." He Caiwei was annoyed.

"It's alright. I'll talk to him after school this afternoon. His efficiency is indeed a bit low. Okay, okay, it's just a trivial matter. Don't take it to heart. Life is what it is. Some people have a good life but insist on making trouble. Well, we can make her unhappy too. I'll have someone ask for leave for you later. I'll take you to Taobao this afternoon. I know her brother and her father aren't clean. I'll take you to dig up their hideout. They dare to make my sister unhappy, so I'll make their whole family unhappy." Lu Qingzhu felt unhappy seeing his sister unhappy.

Lu Qingzhu wanted someone to ask for leave, so the car circled around outside and then came back. Just then, she saw the class monitor and asked him to help her ask for leave. After that, the brother and sister went out.

Lu Qingzhu took her younger sister to have hot pot, and then rode her bicycle with her towards the northern part of the city, where most of the buildings are courtyard houses and old alleyways.

Although the Lu family did not live in this area, Lu Qingzhu was still very familiar with it. He had traveled all over the city with his two childhood friends since he was a child, and he knew both the new and old districts very well.

The bicycles turned left and right through the alley, and soon they came to a very old gatehouse. As soon as they stopped, the red wooden door was opened, and an old woman with a cane came out.

"Hey, Lu boy, what are you doing here? Oh, who's this pretty girl? Your little wife?" The old lady had good eyesight and even saw He Caiwei in the back seat of the car, teasing Lu Qingzhu with a smile.

"No, no, Grandma Zhang, this is my younger sister, my uncle's daughter," Lu Qingzhu corrected the old lady with a smile.

"Don't try to fool me, you brat. Lu Zhiheng is a bachelor in his thirties. Where would he get such a big girl? Don't be shy, this girl is more than a match for you." The old lady looked at He Caiwei and liked her more and more. This girl had a lucky face and was destined for great wealth and honor. She and this brat also looked like a good match.

Grandma Zhang's family has a long tradition of learning physiognomy. Three generations of her family have all studied it. Grandma Zhang has also learned some physiognomy from her upbringing, but she usually doesn't talk about it. However, since she and Lu Xiaozi are old neighbors, she would say these few words.

"Grandma Zhang, I've changed the subject. I have something to ask you. Has anyone been staying at the Hong family's old house recently?" Lu Qingzhu quickly changed the subject, otherwise the old lady would have been nagging for ages.

"A few months ago, someone claiming to be the daughter of the Hong family came and wanted to stay here. But after coming in, she complained about how messy it was and only stayed for two days before moving elsewhere. The two rooms in the Hong family's house are still locked up tight. You brat, let me tell you, no matter how hard it is for your uncle to find a wife, he can't marry that girl from the Hong family. It's not that I'm being nosy, but that girl doesn't have a good impression of me." The old lady was quite good at reading people's faces, but she usually wouldn't say things like "husband-killing" directly.

"Grandma, have you forgotten that I came to tell you some good news before? My uncle has gotten married and is now in Pengcheng. My aunt's baby is about to be born." Lu Qingzhu was a little helpless. This old lady loved to read people's faces, but her hearing wasn't very good. Sometimes you had to shout loudly for her to hear you.

In short, talking to this old lady is exhausting for your voice.

"Grandma Zhang has to go to class, so we'll be going now." Afraid that the old lady would say something else, Lu Qingzhu quickly got on her bicycle, grabbed her sister, and rode off.

Hiding in a corner, they waited until the old lady had gone far away before leaving their bicycles at a small tavern nearby and returning to the courtyard where the old lady had just come from. The Lu family also had two side rooms in there, but they were occupied by Old Master Lu and that woman.

Uncle Lu and his family moved to the military compound, so we didn't pay much attention to them. Anyway, they were just living in these two rooms, which were still registered under the names of Uncle Lu and his brother. It was impossible for them to sell them.

Because those two houses couldn't be sold, the old lady would yell and curse at Uncle Lu and his brother in the yard every day, trying every possible way to do so.

Lu Qingzhu had just stepped into the courtyard when she saw the old lady and her sister taking a detour. Luckily, the old lady didn't see them, otherwise she would have been scolded for no reason.

"Who is it? Why are you taking such a detour?" He Caiwei asked, puzzled, but she spoke softly so the old lady in the courtyard didn't hear her.

"This is the one the old man married later, the one his son framed as his uncle." Lu Qingzhu gritted her teeth as she spoke of the old man's son who was born later, and how he had ruined her uncle's life.

If it weren't for that person, who would still be locked up in prison for labor reform, he would definitely have been put in a sack every few days.

This is a traditional courtyard house. In addition to the outer courtyard, middle courtyard, and back courtyard, there are also side rooms, corridors, and servants' quarters. The two of them are now at the back of the back courtyard. There is a row of small, dilapidated houses here, which should have been servants' quarters in the past. Each room is only a tiny space.

“Sister, this row of servants’ quarters is where the Hong family hides their things. Don’t be fooled by these dilapidated and small rooms; there’s a gate that can be closed and a stable outside. The Hong family used to live here. Later, they somehow got a property certificate, and this place became their private residence. Since they moved out, this place has always been locked up tight.” Lu Qingzhu carefully climbed forward. The wall wasn’t very high, but there were shards of broken glass on it. Most people wouldn’t come here, since it was truly dilapidated and empty.

"Brother, how did you know there was something in this dilapidated yard?" He Caiwei looked at the yard, which was indeed very dilapidated and showed signs of vandalism.

"Oh, it was just a coincidence that I stumbled upon them. Before they moved out, they hid their things and then destroyed the roof themselves, so no one would think of staying or renting their house. Besides, such a dilapidated house obviously has no value, so no one would think of taking it back and giving it to someone else. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?" These were all the reasons Lu Qingzhu could think of.