Chapter 58: Keep Some Sense in Your Mind

Li Meng felt that after this battle, she and the Lu family were already on the same side, with a clear stance. For the past two days she had not been cooking.

She even occasionally ordered Mother Lu around, saying she had strained her waist while fighting.

Mother Lu let her do as she pleased, and Li Meng herself felt she had already gained control within the Lu family.

Who would have thought that the good days would not last long. Fang Yuan and Lu Chuan came back and even hosted a meal, yet deliberately left them out. That was extremely humiliating.

She immediately started provoking Lu Feng.

“Do you think she does not treat us as family? Does she not take us seriously?”

Lu Feng said with a dark face, “If I went over there, would you feel comfortable?”

That one sentence made Li Meng shut her mouth. She definitely would not feel comfortable. In fact, she would rather Lu Feng and Fang Yuan have no interaction at all.

People who had once been husband and wife in a previous life, who knew if there was still some hidden affection.

After all, she had taken what originally belonged to someone else. Deep down she always felt uneasy.

Seeing that she could not pick on Fang Yuan, she turned to Mother Lu instead.

“I think even our mom does not take me seriously. She is always thinking about that second daughter in law’s family.”

Then she muttered to Lu Feng, “I heard people in the village say the second son made a lot of money in town.”

Lu Feng frowned, his expression getting even worse.

“What do you mean?”

Li Meng was quite skilled in this kind of situation and immediately shifted the topic.

“I just mean, Feng ge, do not worry. You will be more capable than him in the future.”

When facing this kind of issue, no one truly felt calm. Who would sincerely hope others became rich? Especially since they were brothers, it was always being compared.

In the end, Lu Feng still felt unhappy and went out to the fields carrying a hoe. He needed to calm down.

Li Meng watched him leave with the hoe on his shoulder. He looked so different from the Lu Feng she had once seen sitting in a luxury car by the roadside.

Li Meng started worrying. With this kind of life of going to the fields every day, when would they ever become rich?

Was Lu Feng supposed to dig out gold nuggets from the ground like before?

She felt regretful that she knew too little about it. She only knew Lu Feng would become wealthy, but not how he actually got rich.

And recently, her quality of life had been too poor. Even her mouth tasted bitter. She urgently needed things to improve.

It seemed she would still have to urge Lu Feng to go out and look around. Compared to digging gold out of the fields, going out to find opportunities was more reliable.

That evening, when Lu Feng returned and Li Meng brought up going to town to look for opportunities, Lu Feng said, “Are you looking at the second son making money and thinking I am not as capable as him?”

Was that even a question? It was obvious. But Li Meng could not admit it.

“No, Feng ge, you are really wronging me. I just feel sorry that you work so hard in the fields.”

Lu Feng then turned his back to her.

This man had not even become rich yet and was already acting difficult. He was not easy to coax at all.

Li Meng really treated Lu Feng like a future rich man, flattering and coaxing him carefully. Only after much effort did she get him to say, “Stop looking at what others are doing all the time.”

Li Meng felt annoyed. The ambition of a future rich man still needed to be cultivated.

When would she finally become a rich wife? Even suffering together was not easy.

Because of Li Meng’s conflict with her maternal family, the couple who had only just been getting along for a few days ended up arguing again.

Of course, it was one sided, from Lu Feng.

Father Lu and the others came back happily, but the west room was dark and gloomy. No one knew what the young couple was doing, but the atmosphere was clearly bad.

Lu San was very clever. Sensing something was wrong, he slipped out immediately and refused to get involved.

That shameless Li Meng had even cooked eggs for his brother behind his back. She was clearly not a decent person. It was fortunate they had already separated households, otherwise he would have had to suffer under that sister in law.

That night when Lu San returned, Li Meng was still in the east room, crying and complaining to Mother Lu.

“Mom, I really did not say anything. Why did he get angry? He is ignoring me now.”

Lu San said sarcastically, “Just take two eggs from the east room and cook them for him, and he will be fine.”

Li Meng immediately stopped crying and said nothing. She still knew very well what she had done.

Lu San spoke loudly on purpose, and Lu Feng in the west room was so embarrassed that his face turned red.

From the main hall he shouted, “Go back to your room. Do you not feel ashamed?”

Fine. He still cared about shame.

Li Meng sobbed and went back.

That little brother in law was truly annoying. What was wrong with cooking eggs for her own man? They were already separated households.

Mother Lu pointed at her youngest son.

“You ate the eggs, and now you still have something to say.”

Lu San replied, “You did not give me anything extra to eat anyway.”

Mother Lu said, “You are not a girl, why are you so greedy?”

But she was still very fond of her youngest son.

Lu San said, “Do not go telling people outside. They will say you are biased. The girls who marry into our family will suffer, and it will be hard for me to find a wife later. I did not do anything to those girls.”

Mother Lu said, “If you are so capable, go act tough in front of your second sister in law.”

This troublesome child really was sharp-tongued.

Lu San, the poor single man, said, “Then I will behave better. Mom, forget about second sister in law, but do not spoil things for the eldest sister in law.”

In this family, Fang Yuan’s position was clearly something separate and beyond normal comparison.

Mother Lu also disliked Li Meng’s habit of constantly stirring trouble. If she was not arguing with the eldest son, she was ordering her mother in law around in all kinds of ways.

How did they end up with such a person?

She sighed. “She is still your sister in law.”

Lu San said, “She hides food now. When she takes things from your room, she does not even let you eat. When you are old, are you still going to depend on her?”

Mother Lu said, “I did not marry your wives expecting anything. As long as they treat you well, that is enough. Your eldest sister in law is not good in many ways, but at least she knows how to care about your brother.”

Lu San could not argue with that. His mother was just soft hearted.

Although second sister in law was fierce, during today’s meal she had been picking up meat for their parents one chopstick after another. It was clear she did not care about that little bit of food.

Lu San was very sharp minded and knew what was going on.

“There are people who are bad at speaking but not bad at heart. You need to tell good people from bad properly.”

Mother Lu said, “You are all my sons. I am not lacking in judgment.”

Lu San wanted to say that might not necessarily be true. One day she might even be persuaded by Li Meng.

At home, the good food was often secretly given to the eldest brother by their mother.

Mother Lu said, “What kind of look is that?”

Lu San said, “Do not think I do not know. You have been secretly supporting eldest brother. Now eldest sister in law is also helping him. You should stop it.”

Mother Lu said, “Why do you have so many thoughts? What did I ever do to wrong you? Your eldest brother works in the fields every day with your father. He works the hardest. It is only right to support him a little.”

She sighed again. “Your second brother studies well and has a good brain, but school costs money. If I supported him too, how would our family live? Not to mention your eldest brother, even you would disagree.”

Three sons, three minds. A mother understood everything clearly.

That was true enough. Why should he yield to them?

For the first time, Lu San realized his mother was not having an easy life either. What was the point of having so many sons?