Chapter 230 - 222 Surprise
Zhang Min took a deep breath and asked Lu Yun, "If your grandfather was the brigade leader, didn’t your family have enough to feed your dad? Why did he also have to go up the mountain to find food?"
"Yeah? Could it be that your grandfather had so many children he couldn’t support them all? It shouldn’t be the case though, right?" Prompted by Zhang Min’s question, even Ding Luoluo became extremely curious.
"There’s a long story behind this, and it can’t be explained in a short while, but to put it simply," Lu Yun blinked, looking at the two of them with their curious gazes fixed on her, and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
"My dad had a tough time when he was young, he was swapped into my third uncle’s family and became their child. My third uncle passed away early, my third grandmother was sick and unable to work. She also didn’t want my dad to be too close to my biological grandparents and wouldn’t allow him to take their charity. Having no choice, my dad, from around ten years old, had to figure out ways to feed the two mouths at home by himself."
"Is that really how it was?"
Ding Luoluo was obviously very surprised and extremely curious, deciding that she must take the time to have Lu Yun tell the whole "story" thoroughly when there was a chance.
Zhang Min pondered, "The finest sword is forged in the hottest fire, the sweetest scent of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Since ancient times, only those who endure the hardest trials achieve great success."
"That’s right, my mother was an ’educated youth,’ and later when my mom and dad got married and returned to the city, Shitou also came with us. From Haicheng, the two of them step by step developed the Lu Group to what it is today. So, in the Lu Group, Shitou shares the same amount of stock as my dad."