Chapter 161: Chapter 152 Arrangements Chapter 161: Chapter 152 Arrangements Xue Mao knew that Xiaoxiao could go to Hong Kong and he also wanted to join her, “Sister Xin, I want to go to Hong Kong with you.”
“What can you do if you go to Hong Kong with me?”
Xue Mao hung his head, but quickly raised it again and said, “Sister Xin, if I can’t find a job in Hong Kong, then I’ll go to Peng City. There are many factories there, and I can make money by setting up a stall.”
Lu Jiaxin said somewhat helplessly, “Do you plan to run a breakfast stall for the rest of your life?”
Xue Mao said with a sense of guilt, “Sister, I know you’re looking out for me. But I truly can’t get into reading, and I feel all clothes are the same when worn.”
He also tried very hard to learn, but he just couldn’t grasp it, he didn’t have the brains for it. He tried hard to learn Cantonese too, but he couldn’t keep up with Qian Xiaoxiao’s progress. Sometimes he really felt he was stupid through and through, but he still wanted to be closer to Lu Jiaxin.
Lu Jiaxin asked, “Starting over in Peng City means starting everything from scratch, it’s better for you to stay in the Forty-nine City, where you have your big brother looking after you and you don’t have to be afraid of being bullied.”
Xue Mao said, “Sister Xin, I want to go to Peng City. I’m not afraid of starting over.”
He knew how to make pancake fruit and baozi mantou, with a stall he could at least fend for himself. In the Forty-nine City, it would be hard to see Sister Xin again in the future, but Peng City was close to Yangcheng City so they could surely meet.
Lu Jiaxin sighed, “If you want to go, then go!”
Xiao Qiu soon found out that Xue Mao and Qian Xiaoxiao were both going to Hong Kong. After agonizing for two days, she mustered her courage and asked, “Auntie, are you taking Xue Mao and Xiaoxiao to Peng City?”
Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, “Yes, what about it?”
Xiao Qiu said embarrassedly, “Auntie, if Xue Mao and Xiaoxiao go to Peng City, we won’t be able to run the breakfast stall anymore. My mom’s cooking isn’t as good as Grandma’s, but she can make baozi, mantou, and dumplings. Could you let my mom take over the breakfast stall?”
This was something Lu Jiaxin hadn’t expected, but since Xue Mao was going with her, these things would be left idle anyway, and having them take over would be a means of livelihood for them.
Lu Jiaxin said, “You should ask Second Sister-in-law Lu to see if she is willing to come. If she is, let her come over early and learn from Xue Mao how to make pancake fruit.”
Xiao Qiu was so happy she almost jumped for joy; if her mom came, her dad would follow. With both parents coming, she wouldn’t be afraid anymore.
When Second Sister-in-law Lu heard that the breakfast stall had no one to run it and that Xiao Qiu wanted her to take over, there was no reason for her to disagree. During the New Year, her daughter had mentioned that the breakfast stall could make more than ten yuan a day! As for getting tired, waking up just after five in the morning was nothing, they used to get up at three or four in the morning to harvest the crops.
After hanging up the phone, she went to Big Uncle Lu to say she was heading to the Forty-nine City. Big Uncle Lu and Big Aunt were only delighted to hear about this and had no intention of stopping her. However, Third Aunt Lu was not pleased at all. It was one thing for Xiao Qiu to follow Jiaxin, and that the railway bureau had hardly given a spot to Lu Tao. Now there was a means of livelihood in the Forty-nine City and only the second son’s family was considered, while their family got nothing.
The more she thought about it, the angrier Third Aunt Lu got, and she started making a scene at home. Big Uncle Lu had no choice but to call Lu Jiaxin again, suggesting that Third Aunt Lu should come along as well.
If Third Aunt Lu was good at cooking, coming along would naturally be no problem. Now, with policies being more relaxed, learning how to make pancake fruit and setting up a stall on Xiushui Street or any other place with a lot of foot traffic was doable. But the problem was that Third Aunt Lu’s cooking was not up to the mark, and indeed, ever since she had married into the Lu Family, she had never once cooked, and was only good for an occasional helping hand.
Lu Jiaxin countered, “If Third Aunt can’t cook, what’s she going to do when she comes here? We can’t expect Second Sister-in-law Lu to Keep reading on NovelHub - where stories come alive!”
Lu Jiaxin disagreed even more, “Big Uncle, Third Aunt says you play favorites, if you think you haven’t been fair, then there’s no need for Second Sister-in-law to come either.”
Originally, she had agreed to let them stay in her home because she appreciated how Lu Jiajie had taken care of her real self, and also because Ma Lili acted with discretion. But what happened next? Hence, it’s better to keep one’s distance in human relationships, lest people start overstepping their bounds.
Big Uncle Lu was stunned by her response and when he returned to his senses, he only heard the beeps from the phone, signaling that the call had ended. When he tried calling back, no one picked up.
Seeing his upset expression, Big Aunt asked, “What happened? Did Jiaxin not agree?”
“Where’s the wife of my third son?”
“She’s in the room packing stuff.”
Big Uncle Lu said angrily, “Packing what stuff? Tell her to come out here.”
Third Aunt Lu came out from the room, and seeing Big Uncle Lu’s grim expression, her heart sank, “Dad, what did Jiaxin say?”
Feeling as if his dignity was thoroughly trampled, Big Uncle Lu couldn’t hide his displeasure at Third Aunt Lu, the instigator of this mess, “Jiaxin asked me, what can you do in the Forty-nine City if you can’t cook?”