Chapter 87: Unmatched Martial Arts

Wu Hu: “How about you two discuss it first.”

Fang Yuan: “He listens to me.”

Lu Chuan: “Fang Yuan said so, but when it comes to family matters, I call the shots.”

Wu Hu sucked in a breath—wait, what? His sister could actually be this reasonable?

Fang Yuan twisted Lu Chuan’s arm: “Yeah, right, listen to you. Why should we listen to you when you’re so wasteful?”

Lu Chuan pulled Fang Yuan inside to talk: “It’s not right to take Fifth Brother’s money, but I can’t bear to just give it away either. Let’s hold onto it for now.”

Fang Yuan: “It’s right not to give it away for free, but why isn’t it appropriate?”

Lu Chuan: “This is the first time in my life I’ve spent money to buy clothes.”

Then he just looked at Fang Yuan, his eyes steady and unwavering, as if there was something hidden inside them—once you looked in, you couldn’t look away.

Alright, Fang Yuan didn’t know what came over her either. She just… handed the clothes to Lu Chuan.

Afterwards, Fang Yuan felt like she must have lost her mind for a moment. It was like she’d been possessed.

But the most shocked was Wu Hu. When the two came back out, Fang Yuan wasn’t trading the shoes for money anymore. Her brother-in-law was really in charge? How could that be?

When he asked Fang Yuan, she said, “Don’t ask me, I don’t even know how it happened.”

Wu Hu’s eyes flashed with something, his thoughts running wild. He wondered if his sister had fallen for Lu Chuan. “What are you saying, you, you…”

Then Fang Yuan, in a speculative tone, said to Wu Hu, “Do you think I’ve run into a fox spirit or something? Like I’m under a spell?”

Wu Hu couldn’t process it. What kind of wild talk was this? His eyes went wide again. “What did your brother-in-law do to you?”

His eyes burned with gossip.

Then he thought of his brother-in-law—maybe he shouldn’t say too much. But if he didn’t ask, his curiosity would eat him alive.

Fang Yuan said, “I think he knows something. When I look into his eyes, I just get caught up without realizing it.”

Wu Hu eagerly picked up the thread: “So you just do what he says?”

Fang Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded.

Wu Hu sneered. So he really is a fox spirit. “You’d better be careful, don’t let him…” He wanted to say “drain your energy,” but that would be disrespectful to his brother-in-law, so he just said, “Don’t let him get you.”

Fang Yuan actually nodded seriously. “Even if it’s unlikely, I should still be careful.”

Wu Hu felt like he’d led the conversation astray, but didn’t want to backtrack. Maybe his brother-in-law just knew how to handle his sister?

Fang Yuan said, “I’m fine, but I should tell him not to use that technique on anyone else.”

Wu Hu felt like cutting ties with the two of them. They were just rubbing it in that he didn’t have anyone special by his side.

Even though they kept the clothes and shoes, Lu Chuan traded the shoes for a pair of flat leather ones.

Fang Yuan: “If you could exchange them, why not just return them?”

Lu Chuan replied directly, “Only exchanges, no returns.” Afraid Fang Yuan would suggest swapping for rubber shoes, he added, “We could only choose between these two pairs.”

Fine, Fang Yuan fell silent and didn’t give Lu Chuan any face—she never wore those shoes again.

She just said, “Don’t let me see those things. They annoy me.”

Lu Chuan didn’t say anything. He just packed the shoes and dress away.

Anyway, no one but Lu Chuan ever saw those things again.

Wu Hu could tell what was going on. His sister might talk tough, but in the end, things always seemed to go her brother-in-law’s way.

Conclusion: his sister had been completely won over.

And yet, Old Man Lu kept saying, “We all listen to Fang Yuan in this house.”

But when Old Man Lu said that, he really meant it—he asked Fang Yuan’s opinion on everything.

So what was the real situation? Wu Hu could only sigh.

Fang Yuan tried to return the money to Old Man Lu, but he refused. “You got married, so of course we should buy you some clothes.”

Fang Yuan: “If anyone’s buying, it should be Lu Chuan. He’s already married his wife, and he still spends his parents’ money? If he’s not embarrassed, I am for him.”

Fine, if Old Man Lu didn’t take the money, it would just make his son look bad.

Lu Chuan just smiled, knowing Fang Yuan would always ask about money when she saw something new, so she’d definitely return the money to his dad.

But if he spent his own money, Fang Yuan would object, so he had to go about it this way. It wasn’t easy.

Wu Hu clapped his brother-in-law on the shoulder. “A man’s got to earn money and stand tall. Tell me, if you hadn’t made any money, and Fang Yuan made a fuss over every penny, would you still have such a good attitude?”

Lu Chuan answered calmly, “Back when I had no money and Fang Yuan bought me clothes, my attitude was the same.”

Wu Hu snorted. Yeah, right. Men know each other too well.

Fang Yuan was busy exploring her blender business, Wu Hu was figuring out all sorts of things about contract work, and Lu Chuan was always busy with his little notebook, calculating away. Even Old Man Lu was taking it easy, but these three were always busy.

Old Man Lu often said, “It’s really not easy to make money.”

Especially seeing his son and Wu Hu running around like spinning tops all day. If anything was missing at the construction site, they had to coordinate with the client in advance, or else all those workers would be left waiting.

Sometimes, Lu Chuan was still at the site late at night, overseeing the workers unloading materials.

Fang Yuan, too, kept a notebook, jotting things down as she went. Even though she wasn’t supplying materials, she kept track of everything delivered and used, so she’d always have an answer if anyone asked.

Wu Hu couldn’t handle that part, but he was in charge of managing the workers, which wasn’t easy either.

Sometimes, if someone had something come up and couldn’t make it the next day, Wu Hu would be out late at night tracking them down to make sure work started on time.

Old Man Lu said, “Even if you gave me the money, I couldn’t earn it. I just don’t have the ability.”

He turned to Fang Yuan and said, “Don’t worry, daughter-in-law. I’ll keep an eye on things for you. You focus on your own work, and I won’t let you worry.”

He even started learning how to connect electrical wires, afraid that if someone else did it poorly, it might damage their machines.

Lu Chuan personally taught Old Man Lu, focusing on safety.

Now, Old Man Lu not only watched over the mixer at the construction site, but also kept an eye on the electrical box.

Ever since he realized how dangerous it was, Old Man Lu rarely took his eyes off it, afraid someone might mess with it and cause trouble for his son and daughter-in-law.

To be extra careful, thrifty as he was, Old Man Lu bought a lock and made a wooden box for it. When not in use, he kept it locked.

When they needed power, he carried the key himself and didn’t mind the hassle. He was diligent and responsible, all on his own initiative.

Wu Hu, out of respect for his uncle, didn’t say it was too much trouble.

There were plenty of places on the site that needed electricity, and every time they needed it, they had to find him to unlock the box, which slowed things down.

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"Chapter 88: Good Luck Comes from Spoiling My Wife