Chapter 1828 - 1826: A Terrible Reality

Chapter 1828: Chapter 1826: A Terrible Reality

Mu Xinxin fell silent.

"Firstly, Grandma also admits, Lu Hao is a good kid. That’s why I haven’t tried to break you two up over the years; otherwise, I would have taken action long ago." Old Lady Mu said unhurriedly.

Mu Xinxin bit her lip and said softly, "Grandma, I know your attitude is to observe him, but I really like Lu Hao. Other than his background and his family, everything else about him is what I like most."

"But life is not a piece of cloth where you only look at one side and not the other. I know Lu Hao is a good kid, I’ve been observing too. In fairness, he has indeed kept his family in check these past two years, and I thought they had become more well-behaved. When you two first confirmed your relationship, I even thought that family might come knocking on our door."

This was the only satisfaction Old Lady Mu found.

So she also believed that Lu Hao was capable.

But looking at it today, she indeed underestimated that family’s audacity.

They don’t dare come now because they have no recourse. After all, Lu Hao and Mu Xinxin are just dating; they haven’t even set a wedding date, let alone gotten married, so naturally, they won’t dare to come over. But what about after you two get married? No one can guarantee that.

"What do you say, Grandma? I don’t want to break up with Lu Hao."

"If you don’t want to break up with him, you’ll have to accept that he has such a family. Xinxin, I’m asking you, can you accept that?"

Old Lady Mu asked pointedly.

At this time, the large living room only had the grandmother and granddaughter; Mu Xinxin’s parents weren’t home.

Those two actually opposed too, but since they loved their daughter so much, they tacitly agreed.

Mu Xinxin stared blankly at her grandma, muttering, "Grandma, Brother Lu Hao will definitely handle these matters well. As long as it’s reasonable, there’s nothing that can’t be helped."

Old Lady Mu looked at her granddaughter as if hating iron for not becoming steel, "What do you mean by reasonable? When you two start a family, if his lazy and gluttonous family comes to your doorstep, clothes in rags and penniless, will you take them in or not? You’ll surely take them in, and then what? Will you support the whole family?

No matter how high Lu Hao’s salary is, how high can it go? You two will also have your own children in the future, and starting a family and a career will require a lot of money, plus supporting such a big family—do you know how much that would cost? Your salary probably wouldn’t even cover meals.

Then what will you do? You can’t chase that family away because they have no skills for living, and they’re so poor. Others would see them as weak and vulnerable. Trying to kick them out won’t be easy.

Moreover, Xinxin, let me tell you, if you really try to kick them out, Lu Hao won’t agree. No matter how tough he is, he won’t just stand by and watch his parents starve to death.

Then, what can you do? You’ll have to return to your own family. After all, your family has money. To them, a wealthy relative should help those without money.

Provide them with food and clothing. His eldest brother may be divorced, but he will have to remarry, and you’ll have to help him get a bride. His two sisters have to go to school, and if they get in, you’ll have to support their education. If not, you’ll have to help arrange jobs for them. And later, you’ll have to prepare dowries to get them married off.

Then there are Old Lady Lu and Old Man Lu, you need to take care of them in their old age until they pass away because you are the most successful children, supporting them is your duty.

So, marrying Lu Hao doesn’t mean just marrying him; he comes with a whole family."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xinxin stood up abruptly, her hands trembling and her face changing color. Grandma Mu, though heartbroken, felt she had to continue speaking. It was a bitter pill she had to administer.

"Xinxin, when that day comes, you can’t treat his family with the focus and dedication that Lu Hao can because, after all, they aren’t our family. There’s no blood relationship. It might be fine for a day or two, but over time, it will be unbearable. You two will argue, argue constantly. What will be left of your so-called love in such a life?

There is also the issue that if Lu Hao often goes on business trips like now, what will you do?

Sure, you could say, we’ll help, buy them a house, let them move out, but will they leave you alone so easily? No, they won’t. They’ll say they have no vegetables today, no meat tomorrow, the day after that, they need to go to the hospital; they’ll come looking for you every day.

You are my granddaughter, and our family has the means to do charity, but not like this. I can’t let my most beloved granddaughter sacrifice her happiness to do this charity. We are not a snobbish family; we are not afraid of poverty. However, the Lu Family doesn’t deserve our sacrifices. Do you understand?"

Mu Xinxin’s tears fell continuously.

She knew all of this too, yet it was also the issue she had been avoiding all along.

"Grandma, you’re exaggerating. It won’t be like that. After we get married, Lu Hao definitely won’t let them come to the Imperial Capital. They have houses and land in Lu Family Village. Isn’t living there quite good? By then, sending them money every month would suffice."

Grandma Mu looked at her granddaughter with heartache, such a silly girl, too naive. Perhaps it was because she had protected her too well. Alas, maybe this was fate, how did she meet such a person?

"Alright, alright, let’s go with your plan. After you two marry, you and Lu Hao will live your days in the Imperial Capital while his family of five stays in the countryside, using the money you send every month to live. That’s your filial piety.

But do you think it’ll be that simple? If it were anyone else, it might work. But such a family, without boundaries, without shame, just look at how Old Lady Lu tormented Li Gufen so heartlessly, proving she’s wicked at heart.

She’s not a good person. Any compassionate person wouldn’t torture and treat Li Gufen so cruelly. That girl is truly gentle and kind.

If it were me, I wouldn’t care if they were an old lady or an ancestor. If she dared trouble me this morning, I would have slapped her by now.

Thus, being with that family is a clash of good against evil; the kind-hearted one always ends up bullied by the malicious ones.

Malicious Old Lady Lu, she wouldn’t empathize with the hardships of your small family. Even if she doesn’t move to the Imperial Capital, she’ll definitely find countless reasons, saying she’s ill or the family’s in trouble, endlessly asking you for money. You think you can ignore it?

Even if you ignore it, what about Lu Hao?

Suppose the old lady really pretends to be sick and hospitalized; would he stand by and refuse to send a dime? No, he wouldn’t. No matter what, that’s his mother; in the end, he’ll still compromise."

Old Lady Mu’s voice wasn’t loud, but her words harshly depicted the potential future reality they might face.