Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

Old Li's small courtyard.

The two little rascals were chasing and playing in the yard early in the morning with water guns.

Children love playing in the water, even when their bodies are completely wet, they don't feel cold at all while playing.

The courtyard, which wasn't very big to begin with, was filled with Lu Jiacheng and Lu Jiahuan a few days later.

It's such a mess, I can't possibly clean it up.

Now the old men in the neighborhood have a place to watch people make a scene.

He even stopped playing chess and, early in the morning, stood outside the fence with a bowl of porridge, watching his two children play.

Older people often like children.

Few children are around.

Lu Weiguo parked his bicycle outside but had not yet entered the courtyard.

The two children in the yard ran out like madmen and clung to Lu Weiguo.

"Daddy, Daddy, you're back!"

"Daddy, Daddy, hit him!"

Lu Jiahuan still only knows how to say those few simple words.

"Don't hit Daddy." Lu Weiguo gently nudged Lu Jiahuan's nose.

"Then... Daddy, you... you can turn into the big bad wolf."

In Lu Jiahuan's mind, he couldn't hit his father, but he could hit the Big Bad Wolf!

"Hahaha, I'm the Big Bad Wolf..."

The father and daughter played around for a while.

Wu Guifen came out of the house.

Holding two bowls of thin porridge, she was about to chase after her two children to feed them.

"Mom, I'm home."

"I could hear your voice from inside. Breakfast is just ready, come in and eat."

Wu Guifen told Lu Weiguo to put the child down.

"Mom, you don't need to chase after her to feed her. Look at you doing this again."

Lu Weiguo looked worried.

Grandparents love their grandchildren more.

It's estimated that Wu Guifen didn't even chase after Li Xiulian and her three sisters to feed them.

When it comes to the grandchildren...

They're practically working like slaves.

"I'm willing! You can take care of the kids, but you can't control me. I'll feed them however I want. Don't make such a fuss as soon as you get back."

Wu Guifen showed him no respect whatsoever, treating him entirely like her own son.

It made the elderly people next door laugh out loud.

"Mom, you've spoiled the kids rotten. At home, I never have to chase after them to feed them; they eat by themselves."

Before Lu Weiguo could finish speaking...

Wu Guifen kicked him directly.

"Screw you, fuck your mother, I'm feeding him, so what? My grandson can play if he wants to. If you keep talking nonsense, don't you dare come back."

This little old lady gets more rebellious as she gets older.

Lu Weiguo sighed; there was really nothing he could do.

Fortunately, Wu Guifen was aware of the situation and only chased after the child to feed him in the morning.

The rest of the time, the two children are allowed to eat on their own.

These days, no child wants to eat breakfast.

The reason is simple: at this time, breakfast is either porridge or noodles.

Even though Wu Guifen is living a good life now, she is no exception.

In their minds, rice water and thin porridge are more nutritious than anything else, and Lu Weiguo's repeated explanations were to no avail.

"Alright, I'll go inside first."

Seeing that the old lady was about to reach for her waist, what were we waiting for if we didn't run?

After having breakfast with Li Guangrong, Lu Weiguo returned to the small house and went to sleep.

He slept for the entire morning.

It wasn't until noon that Wu Guifen, with a dark expression, woke Lu Weiguo up.

"You just come back and go to sleep! You don't even care about the kids. Get up right now, I need to talk to you about something!"

As soon as Lu Weiguo opened his eyes, he saw his mother-in-law standing in front of him with her hands on her hips, which startled him.

The heart is activated instantly, at least a hundred times per minute.

He sat up with a swift movement.

This little old lady with a gun at her waist and a fiery temper.

Who can understand the terror of waking up and seeing him the first thing on your mind?

"Oh my god, let's talk this out, why are you always scaring me like this?"

"What are you trying to scare me for? You never come home." Wu Guifen was also speaking up for her daughter, but after saying that, her tone softened: "I found you a place to live, see if it's okay."

"What kind of house?"

"Three large brick houses facing the street, with a small plot of land in the backyard, as well as two warehouses. The front yard is half open space, and the other half is paved with bricks, right behind our house."

It's also convenient for me to visit the children.

"That's great!" Lu Weiguo was quite satisfied upon hearing this.

His requirements were simple: it had to be close to his mother-in-law's house, be a detached house with its own yard, and preferably have a large yard so that the children could play there.

Now that you mention it, it's practically tailor-made for him!

"There's nothing to discuss, Mom, just decide."

Lu Weiguo didn't even bother to look at it; he trusted Wu Guifen to handle things.

"I... I need to discuss this with you. You... you wanted to rent it, right? Well... we're not renting it out; we're selling it."

Wu Guifen hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"If they want to sell, we'll buy. What's the big deal? I should have enough money. Mom, you don't need to worry about money."

"I...I know, oh well, it's just..."

Wu Guifen rarely had such an embarrassing moment to speak about.

With her personality, she could be a scoundrel and still make it sound perfectly reasonable.

At worst, we'll just reveal the truth!

"Mom, what's wrong? Are you treating me like an outsider? Aren't I your son? If Xiulian were here, would you treat me like this too?"

"Alright then," Wu Guifen sighed.

"That house belongs to Old Zhou. He... he's quite pitiful. His child was just killed in the woodworking factory, and it hasn't even been considered a work-related injury yet."

My husband is in the hospital again. It seems like he has something growing inside his body, and only the provincial capital can treat it.

Old Zhou is even more stubborn than me. If I were to say I'd buy it, it would probably cost me two or three thousand yuan.

But this isn't enough for medical treatment in the provincial capital. I was thinking you could find a stranger to buy it; we won't haggle, just give them a little more.

Old Zhou had three sons. One died in the army, another died in a steel mill, and the last son apparently died in an accident; he was not only crushed to death but also had to compensate the woodworking factory for its losses.

His whole life...

Lu Weiguo was deeply moved as he listened to the story.

It's just a little...

His mother-in-law didn't say it, but he understood.

Price is a small matter to him; as long as his mother-in-law is satisfied, he'd be willing to give her an extra five hundred or a thousand.

However, this house doesn't have a very good omen.

The omen is like a lucky charm; almost everyone who lived in this house is dead.

Moreover, none of their descendants survived.

People used to buy houses for good luck. In later generations, some business people would buy houses without even looking at the price, just because the family had produced a top scholar or a wealthy person.

Officials value these things even more.

Do you think any official would want to work in the offices of leaders who have been arrested?

"Mom, if you think it's okay, then it's okay."

Lu Weiguo hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Party emblem on Wu Guifen's chest.

He said it seriously.

"Let's lend a hand. We have this stuff, what are we afraid of? I've spent the first half of my life fighting cabinets and all sorts of monsters and demons. I refuse to believe I'll be scared by some nonsense when I'm old!"