Chapter 1990 - 1990: Family Reunion 2
In late January, as a light snow fell from the sky, Lu's father had everything ready for Xibao in all aspects. He had left the remaining grain and vegetables at home for the elderly, and all that was left was to send a telegram to Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue before boarding the train, when suddenly he received a letter of rehabilitation from Huaibei City.
With it came the state's restitution of the Lu Family's belongings. Since the gold and silver handed over to the state had been melted down and exchanged for foreign currency, and many jewelry items and crafts were gone, there was additional compensation of one hundred thousand yuan, in the form of a passbook opened in his name.
It was Zhao Anbang who brought it, a whole tractor-trailer full of things.
Wang Fengqiao and Aunt Xu whispered to each other, "What a pity, so many things were taken from the Lu Family back then, ten more trucks wouldn't be excessive."
"That much?" Aunt Xu was unaware of the Lu Family's wealth.
"Weren't they landlords?" she thought.
Wang Fengqiao showed a look of regret and shook her head silently.
When she was a child, she had lived in the Lu Family, so she was well aware of the situation. However, she speculated that the Lu Family must have hidden some things secretly, especially during wartime when they managed to avoid air raids and sweeps; the good stuff wasn't placed outside, and only after the founding of the country did the situation settle down.
Lu's father didn't feel a sense of loss for the items that couldn't be returned; for him now, gold, silver, and jewelry were the least valuable. The family had hidden quite a lot, so he was pleased about the returned books, calligraphy, and some old furniture and porcelain displays.
Of course, not much of it was valuable, because the most valuable was in Feng Qingxue's space.
"These items were deposited in the cultural relics department's warehouse after being handed over back then. Although they suffered varying degrees of damage due to the passage of time, not much was lost, it's all recorded," Zhao Anbang said to Lu's father.
Lu's father nodded, "It's already very good. I never imagined I would see lost belongings again in my lifetime."
These can truly be called unexpected joys.
Zhao Anbang shook his hand with one hand and said, "Old Uncle, you were originally a red landlord, even the old leader said so, the state wronged you, and hereby apologizes."
"What are you talking about, there's no need for apologizing, I didn't suffer much, and I made it through." He said this, as he had endured hardships, the family was thriving, but for those who didn't endure, these discussions had long lost their meaning.
Zhao Anbang understood, but he still had to do what needed to be done, "Old Uncle, your family has a large courtyard in the city, right? Now the state has ruled to return it to its owner. I've already arranged for the residents living there to move out, the housing authority has re-registered the name under you, here's the deed, keep it with the passbook."
Lu's father didn't stand on ceremony and handed it directly to Xibao, "Let your mother keep it."
Xibao responded with an "oh."
Turning to Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu, Zhao Anbang said, "With the receipt of the documents from above, our city's committee members are fully processing the city's rehabilitation matters, you two just wait, soon it will be your turn."
Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu were momentarily stunned when they heard this, and after coming to their senses, they suddenly wept with joy, trembling with excitement.
"Really?" Aunt Xu couldn't believe that such good news had arrived so quickly.
"It's true, we're already inventorying the Xu Family's property for compensation," Zhao Anbang nodded, speaking warmly, "The process of redressing injustice is underway nationwide, everyone can rest assured, your reputations will be restored, it's just a matter of time."