Chapter 598 I'll Take You to See the World
Seeing Ning Xuehua's strange look, Lu Yiming immediately defended himself, "I just asked out of curiosity. What's that look, Mom? I don't have any weird interests."
Lu Ding said: "Lu Shishi has a younger brother at home. Compared with Lu Shishi, he is simply a devil. He has been spoiled since he was a child. He has almost finished elementary school and knows no more than a hundred words."
This matter has almost become a joke in the village, but Lu Shishi's parents don't think it's a big deal. They think their son is a treasure, and even if he can't read, he can still continue the family line. A daughter who is married is like water spilled, and she will get married sooner or later. Reading so many books is a waste of money.
On the other side, Su Da'e walked into Lu Shishi's house triumphantly and shouted, "Lu Jinbao, you have to give me a big red envelope this time. They just met today, and Lu Yiming kept your daughter to set off fireworks. I think there is a chance."
Lu Jinbao, who was squatting beside the stove adding firewood to the fire, turned around and asked excitedly, "Is it true?"
Lu Jinbao gave a thumbs up and said to Su Da'e, "Third Aunt is still amazing."
Su Da'e was immediately very proud, her mouth almost curled up to the sky: "Don't you see who I am? Everyone in the surrounding area knows my abilities. If I personally take action, there is no marriage that I can't arrange."
Lu Jinbao rubbed his hands and said expectantly: "If Shishi can marry Lu Yiming, then she won't have to grind her own soy milk in the future, right?"
Su Da'e said in a boastful manner: "Not only that, you can add a few spoonfuls of sugar to your soy milk when the time comes."
Lu Shishi's mother Dou Yufeng asked, "Third Aunt, how much money do you think Lu Yiming's family has? Didn't he say today that he could buy the entire county?"
How could Su Da'e know how much money Lu Yiming had? She said nonsense: "Why do you care how much money he has? Anyway, being rich is a lot. When Shishi and Lu Yiming get married, your family will probably have more money than they can spend."
At this moment, there was a loud bang in the sky and gorgeous fireworks soared into the sky.
Su Da'e smiled and said, "Did you see that? Lu Yiming is setting off fireworks with Shishi."
As a result, before she finished her words, she saw Lu Shishi appear at the gate of the yard.
Su Da'e's expression froze immediately, and she asked, "Why are you back? Weren't you setting off fireworks with Lu Yiming?"
Lu Shishi made an excuse and said, "It's too loud over there, I'm scared."
Su Da'e immediately smiled again and said, "Sure, it's just right to watch it here."
When his younger brother Lu Wenwen, who was eating snacks in the house, heard the sound of fireworks, he ran out immediately, looked up at the fireworks blooming in the sky, and said happily: "It's so beautiful. Dad, give me money, I want to buy fireworks to play with too."
Lu Jinbao helplessly rummaged around in his pocket and pulled out a crumpled ten-yuan note, saying, "This is all I have."
"Take it. You poor bastard."
Without saying a word, Lu Wenwen snatched the money from Lu Jinbao's hand and walked towards the village store cursing.
When Su Da'e saw this, her eyes suddenly turned and she called him, "Wenwen."
Lu Wenwen turned around and said with disgust: "If you have something to say, say it now."
Su Da'e pointed at the gorgeous fireworks in the sky and said, "Look over there, those fireworks are so precious. You can't even buy the shells of the fireworks with your ten yuan. The man who set off the fireworks is called Lu Yiming. He is only a few years older than your sister and his family is extremely rich. He likes your sister very much. If you let your sister marry him, you can buy whatever you want, not to mention setting off fireworks."
When Lu Wenwen heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she asked, “Are you telling the truth?”
Seeing that Lu Wenwen had taken the bait, Su Da'e immediately smiled and said, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you? Whether you can live a rich life depends on whether your sister is willing to marry."
Lu Shishi said to Su Da'e angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lu Wenwen didn't care about that. He said to Lu Shishi with a stern face: "Sister, I order you to marry Lu Yiming. In this way, I will have endless fireworks."
Lu Shishi said angrily: "What are you doing here?"
Lu Wenwen said confidently, "What do you mean I should get involved? As a sister, shouldn't you consider the happiness of my brother? If you marry Lu Yiming, I will have everything. What? Don't you want me to have a good life?"
"you……"
Faced with the unreasonable Lu Wenwen, Lu Shishi didn't know what language to use to talk to him.
At this time, Dou Yufeng also spoke up: "Your brother is right. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your brother and this family. Your father and I have worked hard to raise you, and now it's time for you to repay us."
"You guys are really going too far!"
Lu Shishi felt extremely aggrieved. She yelled and ran back to her room crying, then locked the door latch.
Dou Yufeng still complained, and shouted: "You have such a bad temper. I am your mother, and I can't say a few words to you. You are so unruly and willful. I wonder how you will get married in the future!"
Then, she said to Su Da'e with a smile: "Third aunt, this child has been spoiled by us. Please take more care. If this marriage is really successful, don't talk about red envelopes. I will ask my son-in-law to give you as much money as you want. He has plenty anyway!"
After hearing this, Su Da'e smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry, we are all from the same village. If I don't help, who else will?"
The next morning, Su Da'e ran to Lu Jinbao's house and saw Lu Shishi wearing an apron and chopping pig grass in the yard. Her face suddenly turned black. She rushed over, snatched the knife from Lu Shishi's hand, threw it aside, and shouted, "What are you doing? What time is it? You are still chopping pig grass here."
Lu Shishi said helplessly: "What else should I do if I don't chop pig grass?"
Su Da'e stamped her feet anxiously, "Oh my, why are you asking? Of course you are going to play with Lu Yiming. He just came back to celebrate the New Year. Time waits for no one. If you don't take this opportunity to get in touch with him, when are you going? Hurry up, change your clothes, wash your hands, comb your hair, and I'll take you there. Hurry up."
As soon as Lu Shishi turned around, she saw Lu Jinbao leaning against the door, smoking and looking at her. She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and went back to the house with mixed feelings to change into clean clothes.
When Su Da'e brought Lu Shishi to Lu Yiming's house, Lu Yiming's family was having breakfast. Su Da'e walked in and said familiarly, "Are you having breakfast? It smells so good. What are you eating? Yiming, Shishi is here. She wants to play with you. Girls are shy, so I brought her here."
Ning Xuehua looked at Lu Shishi, then at Su Da'e. Although she felt helpless, she also sympathized with Lu Shishi's situation, so she said, "Have you eaten? If not, why don't you stay and have some?"
Su Da'e smiled and said, "I have eaten, you guys eat, I will leave first."
As soon as Su Da'e left, Ning Xuehua came to Lu Shishi and asked softly, "Shishi, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? Come, I'll serve you a bowl of seafood porridge."
Lu Shishi felt her cheeks were burning, and she lowered her head and said, "No need, Auntie, you guys eat, I...I'll just sit outside for a while."
Ning Xuehua said enthusiastically, "Since you call me aunt, don't be so distant. Don't think too much about it. You know that Su Da'e is used to talking nonsense. Your brother Yiming has a girlfriend, and he won't do anything to you. Just think of it as visiting a neighbor during the New Year, don't be shy."
After much persuasion, Lu Shishi finally sat down next to Ning Xuehua.
Ning Xuehua served her a bowl of seafood porridge.
She had been up doing farm work for several hours and had not yet had breakfast. She was already starving. She could not resist the fragrant seafood porridge.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he ate three big bowls in a row.
After eating three bowls of seafood porridge, she couldn't help but burp, and her face turned red all the way to her neck with embarrassment.
"Auntie, I'm full."
Lu Yiming said to Lu Shishi: "Shishi, I haven't been back to the village for several years. Can you take me out for a walk?"
Lu Shishi hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."
Ning Xuehua just said that Lu Yiming would not do anything to her, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Moreover, from yesterday to today, Lu Yiming has been helping her out, so she certainly has no reason to refuse at this moment.
The two of them left the house. The winter morning was still very cold. Walking on the ridge of the field, Lu Shishi, who was wearing thin clothes, was shivering all over.
Along the way, Lu Shishi walked with her head down and never spoke on her own initiative.
Seeing this , Lu Yiming couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. She was a pretty girl, but she happened to meet a pair of parents who favored boys over girls, and ended up developing such a timid character.
The more Lu Yiming watched, the more he felt that her life was pitiful. Moreover, according to the original trajectory, Lu Shishi would probably be "sold" in the future, and maybe even the tragedy of her previous life would be repeated.
Although this had nothing to do with him, Lu Yiming was not going to turn a blind eye to the problem that could be solved by just raising his hand, so he asked, "Shishi, do you still want to go back to school to continue your studies?"
As soon as the topic of school came up, Lu Shishi immediately raised her head, and even her eyes seemed to be shining. She nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, I have always wanted to."
For her, going to school is a happy thing.
Because in school, as long as she performs well, the teacher will praise her, and because of her gentle personality and beautiful looks, she has always been popular in school.
Unlike at home, her parents always disliked her and beat and scolded her at every turn. She also had endless housework to do every day and even had to help her younger brother with his homework.
For her, school is like a safe haven, while family is the source of all her pain and sorrow.
Thinking of the happy times at school, Lu Shishi's whole temperament changed.
But in the blink of an eye, the light in Lu Shishi's eyes dimmed, and she lowered her head and muttered, "But my parents won't let me."
Lu Yiming said domineeringly: "It doesn't matter whether they agree or not. As long as you want to go to school, I can arrange for you to study in the provincial capital. I will cover all the expenses."
Lu Shishi was suddenly startled and looked at Lu Yiming in disbelief.
Then she lowered her head again and said, "No. My parents will be unhappy."
Long-term oppression has made her accustomed to obedience.
If you want her to make her own decision on this matter, in the end, it will definitely be her who chooses to give in.
Lu Yiming pointed out that he couldn’t count on Lu Shishi for this matter, so he said, “Come on, take me to your house.”
Lu Shishi was startled and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Lu Yiming did not hide it and said, "Tell your parents about studying."
Lu Shishi was extremely eager to read. She even woke up from dreams many times of herself sitting in a spacious and bright classroom reading.
But to her, this was more like a nightmare.
Lu Shishi didn't want Lu Yiming to quarrel with his parents for her, and she herself didn't have the courage to face the possible situation. But somehow, her feet led Lu Yiming to her home.
After a while, they arrived at Lu Shishi's house. Lu Jinbao and his family of three were having breakfast. Seeing that Lu Shishi had brought Lu Yiming back, Dou Yufeng was very excited. She thought that Lu Shishi had captured Lu Yiming. She quickly ran out and bowed to Lu Yiming and said, "Xiaoming, you are here. You are here, what else are you bringing..."
Then he found that Lu Yiming had nothing in his hands and felt a little embarrassed.
Lu Yiming didn't beat around the bush, but said seriously: "I want to take Lu Shishi out to study."
Originally thought that Lu Yiming came to talk about marriage, but unexpectedly he came to talk about Lu Shishi's study. Lu Jinbao's family of three said in unison: "No."
Lu Yiming said: "I will pay for all the expenses, you don't have to pay a penny."
Lu Wenwen said loudly: "That won't work! Who will help me with my homework when my sister goes to school? Who should I ask for pocket money? You give it to me?"
Dou Yufeng said: "She can earn some money to support the family if she goes out to work, but who will earn the money if she goes to school?"
Lu Yiming was too lazy to complain about this short-sighted idea. After all, many parents couldn't even manage their own lives, so it was a bit too much to expect them to plan their children's lives and future.
Lu Yiming didn't waste any words and asked, "How much money can Lu Shishi make in a month if she goes out to work?"
Lu Jinbao said: "At least five or six hundred, right?"
Dou Yufeng stepped hard on Lu Jinbao's instep and said, "Seven or eight hundred!"
Lu Yiming saw this scene and said, "I'll give you one thousand a month. I'll pay for her living expenses and tuition fees when she goes to the provincial capital to study. Is that okay?"
Dou Yufeng was delighted and felt that Lu Yiming was attracted to Lu Shishi, otherwise he would pay for Lu Shishi to go to school?
She thought that maybe Lu Yiming felt that Lu Shishi's education level was too low and that people would gossip about her after they got married, so he paid for Lu Shishi to get a diploma.
If that is the case, Lu Shishi will be able to go to school and become a rich lady, and then their whole family will be able to enjoy a good life.
Only a fool would not agree to such a good thing!
"Well, that's no problem. Xiao Ming is indeed a good and sensible child."
Lu Yiming said seriously: "I paid for it, so I put forward some conditions. Is that not too much?"
Lu Jinbao was about to speak, but his instep was still aching, so he held back his words. Instead, Dou Yufeng smiled and said, "Of course it's not too much."
Lu Yiming said: "The reason why I am willing to pay this money is because I am optimistic about Lu Shishi's future, so after she finishes her studies, she has to work for me."
Lu Jinbao and Dou Yufeng looked at each other and had a common thought in their minds - what does it matter whether he works or not, isn't it because he likes my daughter?
They both said in unison: "No problem."
Anyway, as long as there is money to be made, they are willing to agree.
But Lu Yiming would never believe their promises, so he said, "I'm used to doing business, so I like to put things down in black and white in the contract. If you think it's okay, then we'll sign the contract. I'll buy out Lu Shishi's five years after graduation, and she has to work for me until the contract is fulfilled."
The reason for making this five-year agreement was naturally a strategy Lu Yiming tailored for Lu Shishi.
Lu Shishi is sixteen years old this year. After graduating from college, she will be at least twenty-three years old. After working for another five years, she will be twenty-eight years old. This is enough time for her to broaden her horizons, break free from the constraints of her original family, and think about her future path.
Of course, if she is still stupid enough to be influenced and controlled by her original family, Lu Yiming can only say that he can do nothing to help her.
After all, God helps those who help themselves.
Lu Yiming has done what he can do. What to do in the future is a question that Lu Shishi should think about herself.
How could Lu Jinbao and Dou Jinfeng, who could not read the signature, guess what Lu Yiming was thinking? They just thought that this was the way city people like Lu Yiming played, and they were both immersed in the happy fantasy of becoming rich people's family members.
Lu Yiming took out the pen and notebook he carried with him, wrote a simple contract, signed his name, and asked Lu Jinbao and Dou Yufeng to paint their fingers black and leave their fingerprints.
"According to the laws of our country, the three of us must now conscientiously fulfill this contract. Anyone who does not comply with the provisions of the contract will be punished by law."
Lu Yiming called Zhao Tiezhu and asked him to bring a stack of 100-yuan bills. He said, "Here is 150,000 yuan. According to the contract, starting from today, I will buy out Lu Shishi for 12 years at 1,000 yuan per month, which is 144,000 yuan. The extra 6,000 yuan is my gift to you."
One hundred and fifty thousand!
When had Lu Jinbao and his family of three ever seen so much money?
The huge pile of banknotes stunned the three of them.
"Dad, how many 100-dollar bills are there in 150,000?"
"How should I know? It's just this thick anyway!"
"My sister is really valuable. Hehe, twelve years is worth 150,000. How about we re-sign? Five years is too little. How about fifty years?"
"Twelve years is one hundred and fifty thousand, how much is fifty years?"
“It’s sent!”
Lu Yiming put the money on the table, took Lu Shishi's hand, and said expressionlessly: "Let's go, I'll take you out to see the world."
