Chapter 41: Lu Cheng is going home for the New Year?

That night, Lu Cheng tossed and turned, thinking over and over again, he still felt that he should give himself and Lin Yuexi a chance. So, the next morning, Lu Cheng got up early, washed up quickly, and rushed towards the post office in the garrison. At the post office, Lu Cheng hesitated for a long time before he could write. After much deliberation, he still sent a telegram and a 200 yuan money order to Lin Yuexi. The telegram only had two sentences: My wife! I’ve been away from home for five years, how is everything at home? I have plenty of leave these days, and I’ll also go home for the New Year!

Upon receiving the telegram and 200 yuan, Lin Yuexi was shocked. She had thought that the original owner and Lu Cheng had no feelings for each other, otherwise, he wouldn’t have left her alone for five years. Unexpectedly, he did this in the end. If Lu Cheng still had feelings for the original owner, this marriage wouldn’t be easily dissolved. After all, military marriages were protected by law. Should she replace the original owner and live with him like this? That wouldn’t do, she was from the future, and she couldn’t accept a loveless marriage.

On the other side, at the Lu family’s old house, Liu Cuifang couldn’t sit still when she heard that Lin Yuexi had received Lu Cheng’s 200 yuan money order and that he was coming home for the New Year. It turned out that in the past five years, Lu Cheng had not only sent 30 yuan allowance to the original owner, but also sent 15 yuan to the family as a pension for Liu Cuifang and Lu Zhengdong. But Liu Cuifang, in order to live a better life, not only accepted this pension, but also embezzled the original owner’s monthly allowance, saying that Lu Cheng’s money was for their parents’ pension. The original owner didn’t know that Lu Cheng was so responsible, she only knew what her mother-in-law said, so she was bullied by Liu Cuifang for so long. And Liu Cuifang didn’t write to Lu Zheng to tell him that the original owner had given birth to two children for him.

At this moment, Liu Cuifang learned that Lu Cheng had sent another 200 yuan to Lin Yuexi in addition to the 30 yuan allowance, she was so anxious that she scratched her head and ears, but she was helpless. At this time, Li Xiuyin came up with an idea, “Mother, didn’t Lu Cheng say he’s coming home for the New Year? He didn’t specify which home he’s coming back to, we have every reason to ask Lin Yuexi for the 200 yuan, as expenses for Lu Zheng’s daily necessities when he comes home for the New Year.”

“Besides, the third son hasn’t been back for five years, everyone knows he doesn’t have any feelings for Lin Yuexi. He will definitely divorce Lin Yuexi when he comes back this time, so you don’t have to be afraid of offending her.”

After listening to Li Xiuyin’s words, Liu Cuifang instantly understood. Yes! Although the money was written in Lin Yuexi’s name, it was clearly a sum for the New Year, she had a perfect excuse to take it back.

So, Liu Cuifang, who used to avoid Lin Yuexi’s door, changed her habit and started to loiter around her house.

Lin Yuexi had noticed Liu Cuifang’s behavior. She thought to herself, this Liu Cuifang is healed but forgets the pain. How come she’s targeting me again, it must be for the 200 yuan money order!

After lingering at Lin Yuexi’s door for a few days, Liu Cuifang finally couldn’t hold back and knocked on her door. Lin Yuexi opened the door and saw Liu Cuifang’s face full of fake smiles, she couldn’t help but sneer.

Liu Cuifang cleared her throat and said, “Yuexi, you see, Cheng’er is coming back home for the New Year, and the house is lacking everything. In the past few years, we’ve spent a lot of money sending him to the army, the family is almost unable to make ends meet. This 200 yuan he sent you, he originally intended for the family to buy some New Year’s goods, so that everyone could have a happy New Year. You know, our big family needs money everywhere, you should give me the money first, so that I can prepare some of Cheng’er’s favorite things, and add some new things to the house.”

Lin Yuexi raised an eyebrow and replied, “Mother-in-law, this money was sent to me by Lu Cheng, and the telegram didn’t say I should give you the money. You know how I’ve been living in this house. I have two children to raise, and I need to spend money everywhere.”

Liu Cuifang’s face changed slightly upon hearing this, her voice raised a few decibels, “What are you talking about? Cheng’er is my son, the money he sent back naturally should be arranged by me, his mother. You eat and live in this house, and you dare to talk back to me? If it weren’t for the fact that you gave birth to children for the Lu family, I would have…”

Lin Yuexi didn’t back down, “Mother-in-law, don’t talk nonsense. You pretend not to see my hard work in this house. Besides, how can I eat and live off of you? The house is where Lu Cheng and I got married, my son and I’s living expenses, food and everything, are all earned from me going up the mountain to dig medicinal herbs, I haven’t eaten a single grain of rice from your Lu family. Besides, I’ve lived in the kitchen for more than three years, and the allowance Lu Cheng sent me over the past five years was all taken by you, right? I didn’t ask you to return the allowance from the past few years, that’s already a lot, and now you still want to take the money Lu Cheng sent for the New Year, you’re dreaming too big!”

Seeing that her soft approach didn’t work, Liu Cuifang simply started to make a scene, “If you don’t give me the money today, I won’t leave, I’ll sit here and let the neighbors see how you, the daughter-in-law, bully your mother-in-law.”

Lin Yuexi looked at Liu Cuifang’s tantrum, she was disgusted, but she still endured her anger and said, “Mother-in-law, if you want to make a fuss like this, then I’m not afraid to expose everything. You’ve been secretly keeping the money Lu Cheng sent me, which is unreasonable. This 200 yuan was sent by Lu Cheng for me and the children for the New Year, you can’t take it. If you really want to make a scene and let everyone know, I will tell everyone about your actions over the years, let everyone judge and see who is bullying whom.”

Liu Cuifang was a little scared when she heard this, but she was unwilling to give up, so she continued to yell, “Don’t slander me here, the money I took was my son’s pension, it has nothing to do with you. Since this 200 yuan is for the New Year, it should be used by the whole family, why should you keep it all to yourself?”

Lin Yuexi sneered, “Pension? Lu Cheng sends a separate amount of pension to you and your husband every month, but you swallowed my share, is that also right? I work hard for this family, I go up the mountain to collect herbs to supplement the family, but you sit back and enjoy the benefits, and you make things difficult for me everywhere. Now that Lu Cheng is coming back, you want to grab this money, do you think it’s possible?”

As the two were at an impasse, some neighbors gradually gathered around, pointing at Liu Cuifang, thinking that she was going too far.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Cuifang changed her strategy and started to cry, “What have I done to deserve this? I worked hard to raise my son, and now I can’t even get the money he sent back, this daughter-in-law is so unfilial.”

Lin Yuexi didn’t waver, she simply closed the door, got on her bicycle, and took her two children to town!

Liu Cuifang cried for a while, seeing that no one paid any attention to her, she had no choice but to go back to the old house.