Chapter 412: Chapter 401 Golden Burial Chapter 412: Chapter 401 Golden Burial As soon as she left the port, Lu Jiaxin saw Nie Zhan.
Seeing Shanzi checking out Nie Zhan, she introduced with a smile, “Shanzi, this is my boyfriend Nie Zhan. You can just call him Mr. Nie. Ah Zhan, this is the son of my second paternal cousin, who has now been adopted by my dad.”
Lu Shan knew that Lu Jiaxin had found a boyfriend in Hong Kong whose family was very wealthy and was a well-known tycoon there. However, he hadn’t expected that her boyfriend was not only rich but also incredibly handsome and attractive.
Lu Jiaxin got into Nie Zhan’s car while Shanzi rode with Wang Lin and the others.
After the car started moving, Nie Zhan asked, “Was this trip smooth?”
Lu Jiaxin didn’t keep anything from him and briefly mentioned the incidents that had happened in Ding Family Village. After describing the events, she disdainfully said, “They thought such tactics could intimidate me? Ridiculous.”
The longer time passed, the more she felt relieved that she had decisively gone to Hong Kong. If she had stayed in the Mainland, even if she were in business, she would be morally shackled.
Nie Zhan frowned and said, “Then don’t go back there again.”
Lu Jiaxin shook her head and replied, “It’s impossible not to go back. Aunt likes the environment in the Forty-nine City a lot. She’s settled there so well that she doesn’t plan on returning here. If there’s ever anything, I still need to go over.”
Nie Zhan was quite surprised and said, “Why would she want to stay in the Forty-nine City to spend her old age? The medical conditions are far inferior to Hong Kong, and the convenience of life is not as good either.”
Lu Jiaxin elaborated on Gu Xiuxiu’s daily routine: “In Hong Kong, because of her illness, she feels embarrassed to go out even when she’s lucid. In the Forty-nine City, no one knows her, so she doesn’t have as many concerns. Moreover, the cost of living and labor there is lower. Even though she has hired more people and goes shopping quite often, the expenses are much less compared to Hong Kong.”
Young people would definitely prefer to stay in Hong Kong, with its better environment, higher wages, and more opportunities. But for the elderly, it depends on where they feel more comfortable.
Nie Zhan, hearing that Gu Xiuxiu was happier staying in the Mainland, thought that staying there was good for her.
Lu Jiaxin inquired about Nie Manlin’s affairs: “The matter of her dating a dentist, do your grandfather and the rest of the Nie Family know?”
“They know. She told my eldest aunt herself.”
Lu Jiaxin frowned and said, “Ah Zhan, if I remember correctly, she hadn’t divorced her previous husband yet, had she?”
Secretly dating someone while not yet divorced carried a different implication than publicly announcing it to everyone.
Nie Zhan said, “She’s divorced now, the paperwork was completed five days ago. Adultery during marriage, the Nie Family can’t afford to lose face like that. My grandfather had someone find him, and the man agreed to the divorce for three million.”
Lu Jiaxin didn’t know what to say.
Nie Zhan said calmly, “She doesn’t want the two children she had with that man. Grandfather said that the three million was considered as child Continue reading more chapters on NovelHub for the best experience.”
Lu Jiaxin said with some sigh, “Your grandfather has been fortunate to have lived so peacefully to his current age.”
Having such a love-struck daughter without any sense of responsibility, it’s remarkable he hasn’t been annoyed to death. But then again, there are causes and effects. At first, because they had two daughters, they were neglected, and now he’s tasting his own bitter medicine.
Nie Zhan couldn’t really control Nie Manlin, and he didn’t want to either: “Jiaxin, when we have children in the future, we must love and cherish them.”
Lu Jiaxin, upon hearing this, deliberately said, “Nie Zhan, I’m afraid of pain and am not planning to have kids.”
She didn’t oppose marriage, and naturally, she didn’t oppose having children either. However, it must be when the time was right, not because it was demanded of her.
Nie Zhan didn’t expect her to say that, but it wasn’t a big deal: “If you don’t want kids, then we won’t have them. I have several senior classmates who chose to be DINKs [Dual Income, No Kids], and they live a very comfortable life.”
She was open-minded about it, but she liked it.
The group soon reached their destination. As per tradition, Lu Jiaxin had to don a sackcloth and filial piety bands and kneel to the side. She had no intention of challenging the customs and knelt to the side as per the old rules. Because the sun was too strong, Zhang Sining propped up a large umbrella where she knelt.
Shanzi, who was kneeling beside her, hesitated at the sight of the large umbrella, “Aunt, is it really okay for us to kneel under the umbrella?”
Lu Jiaxin didn’t see anything wrong with it, “With the sun so intense, if we were to kneel at noon we’d get heatstroke. My mother, who loved me so dearly, certainly wouldn’t want to see me suffer from heatstroke.”
Upon hearing this, Shanzi said no more.
Moving the remains into the coffin was a meticulous and time-consuming task. Considering the scorching weather, Lu Jiaxin had hired two Gold Pickers, which made the process somewhat faster.
When the bones were placed in the coffin, several strong men slowly lifted it into the prepared grave, then began to shovel soil to fill the hole. Lu Jiaxin followed the Feng Shui Master’s arrangements, bowing her head and kneeling when instructed, cooperating throughout the process.
After filling the coffin, there was still the construction of the tomb and the erection of the monument to do.
The sun burned like a furnace, seeming capable of cooking a person alive. Nie Zhan, seeing the unnatural flush on Lu Jiaxin’s face, immediately wanted to take her back.
Lu Jiaxin had drunk plenty of heat-clearing beverages, but after being in the sun for so long, she felt slightly dizzy and dared not push herself. She quickly asked Shanzi, “Are you coming back with us, or are you staying here?”
Shanzi also felt the heat but was accustomed to working outdoors during the peak of summer and, besides, had access to cooling drinks to stave off the heat, “Aunt, I’m fine. You go back and rest quickly!”
“If it gets too much, head back home immediately.”
As soon as Lu Jiaxin got into the car, she immediately took Heat-Clearing and Qi-Boosting Pills and then leaned on Nie Zhan. Seeing her , Nie Zhan grew very worried, “Jiaxin, I’m taking you to the hospital to get checked out.”
Lu Jiaxin still felt uncomfortable but had already taken medicine for heatstroke, so she didn’t want to go to the hospital, “Let’s go home first. If I still don’t feel well after a sleep, we’ll go see the doctor.”
Nie Zhan couldn’t persuade her and had to take her home first.
Lu Jiaxin took a shower and went straight to bed.
Seeing Nie Zhan sitting by the bed, Lu Jiaxin urged, “You’ve been out in the sun with me for most of the day too. You should go back to your room and rest quickly!”
Nie Zhan was reluctant to leave. He was worried that Lu Jiaxin was uncomfortable but was trying to endure it, “You sleep. I’ll stay right here with you. If you’re not feeling well, I can detect it right away and take you to the hospital.”
Lu Jiaxin had felt a bit dizzy and nauseous before, but she was feeling much better now. However, Nie Zhan was concerned for her so she didn’t refuse.
When Lu Jiaxin woke up, she found that it was already dark.
Nie Zhan asked with concern, “How are you feeling? Do you still feel unwell?”
Lu Jiaxin smiled and touched her flat stomach, “I’m not feeling unwell at all. I’m just really hungry. I could eat a whole cow right now.”
Hearing her say that, Nie Zhan’s stomach also growled loudly. After Lu Jiaxin washed up and changed her clothes in the bathroom, the two of them went downstairs to eat.
Lu Shan had come back before dark and didn’t want to eat before knowing that Lu Jiaxin was sleeping. Seeing the two coming down the stairs together, his heart skipped a beat. But remembering that Lu Jiaxin wasn’t feeling well when she came back, he thought he was worrying too much.