Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 404

Chapter 404: Household Separation ( 1 )
Bajie handed over the envelope and said, “Sister-in-law, here is the pre-order list, and the last batch of money.”

Lu Jueyu took the envelope and said, “Thank you, Brother Bajie. My husband is not at home, so it is inconvenient to invite you in.”

Bajie nodded and said, “It’s alright, Sister-in-law. I still need to visit others so I will take my leave now.”

After speaking, he checked the surrounding situation, turned around and left.

Lu Jueyu locked the door and went to her bedroom. She sat on the Kang bed and checked the pre-order list. Sure enough, Houzi limited the amount of the pre-order according to her request. While she may be making less money, her items will become rarer which attracts more people.

Since her target market was the wealthy families, she planned to make a name for herself before the economic reform and opening up. So when she finally opened her own restaurant, she didn’t need to advertise, people would automatically associate her restaurant with “delicious, wealthy, rare, and upscale.”

To do this, she had to add another menu. She took a piece of paper and a pen from the drawer and began writing a list of food and drinks. Unlike the previous list which only had ordinary food and drinks, this time the list is filled with tonics, cocktails, desserts, and other exquisite food and drinks.

As for the daily amount of this list, it is only thirty percent compared to the first list. She is implementing a hunger marketing strategy. As soon as she finished writing the menu, she heard Lu Han’s voice coming from the front yard, “Jue Yu, are you home?”

Hearing her brother’s voice, Lu Jueyu kept the list in the space and went to open the door, “Coming.”

Opening the door, she saw Lu Han walking back and forth with a frown on his face.

“Brother, what’s wrong?” she asked.

Lu Han heard her voice, turned around, and said, “Jueyu, mother asked me to call you back to our parent’s house.”

“What’s the matter?” she asked again.

“This… our parents are going to separate the family.” Lu Han sighed and said.

Lu Jueyu was stunned by her brother’s words and said, “Why did our mother want to separate the family so suddenly? Elder brother, what actually happened?”

“Lu Cheng and I don’t know what happened either. When we were having breakfast, our mother suddenly told us about it. You should come with me.”

Lu Jueyu nodded and said, “Okay, please wait a moment.”

After saying that, she went to her bedroom and left a note for her husband. Then, she locked the door and left with Lu Han.

At the same time at the Lu family’s house, Mother Lu and Father Lu took the children and sat on the Kang bed. While Chen Anwen, Lu Cheng, and Wang Muxiao sat on the bamboo chairs.

Apart from the children, only Father Lu and Mother Lu were eating the snacks calmly. As for others, they are extremely anxious as they feel they are sitting on pins and needles. They didn’t know what they had done to make Mother Lu so insistent on separating the family.

After a long time, Wang Muxiao finally couldn’t help but ask, “Mother, did I do something wrong and make you angry?”

Mother Lu looked at her and said, “No. What made you think so?”

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Wang Muxiao became even more confused and asked, “Then why do you want to separate the family suddenly? Mother, if I do something that makes you angry, you can beat me or scold me.”

“My second sister-in-law is right. Mother, if we do something wrong, you can tell us. There is no need to separate the family. Aren’t we doing well now?” Chen Anwen added.

Before Mother Lu could reply, Lu Han and Lu Jueyu arrived. Seeing everyone present, Father Lu took a sip of water and said, “Jueyu, you’re here. Sit down.”

Feeling the tension in the air, Lu Jueyu sat down next to Chen Anwen and asked, “Mother, Father, what’s going on? If there are any problems, we can discuss them. Don’t make such a hasty decision.”

After listening to her words, Mother Lu smiled and said, “You all can relax. Your father and I made this decision after a long period of careful consideration. We separated our families not because of any problems but because all of you have married and it’s time to let all of you manage your own family.”

“When the tree is too dense, we need to cut the branches and leaves so it can grow better. Your mother and I are both old and can no longer take care of your family’s matters.” Father Lu added.

When Lu Jueyu heard her father’s words, she understood what her parents meant. Since her brothers are already married and have families of their own, it is better to separate them to avoid any trouble between them in the future. Thinking about it, it is understandable for her parents to make such a decision.

After a brief silence, Lu Han finally said, “Since Father and Mother have decided, my wife and I will follow your arrangements.”

Although Wang Muxiao still doubted that her parents-in-law’s reason was that simple, she still said, “I will also listen to Father and Mother’s arrangements.”

Since they had no objection, Mother Lu went to the cabinet to get the jar where the family’s money and coupons were kept.

After that, she took out all the money and coupons and said, “This is our family’s money and coupons. We will divide them according to the number of people. Each child will receive a half share, while the adults receive one share. The total was three hundred seventy-eight yuan and eighty-nine cents.”

Mother Lu handed Lu Han the portions for his family and said, “Ah Han’s family will receive three portions, a total of one hundred and fifty-one yuan and twenty cents.”