Chapter 16 How others see me is their business

The dream was so real that Lu Mingze was frightened awake several times.

Every time I woke up I was sweating all over.

"It's just a nightmare, are you so timid?" Qin Zhang smiled and pulled a handful of his hair.

Lu Mingze dodged: "Qin Zhang, have you ever thought about how others would look at you if they knew about your relationship with me one day?"

Qin Zhang put a cigarette in his mouth, lit it and started the car: "What others think of me is their business."

"Does it have anything to do with me?"

"If anyone dares to challenge me, I will beat him till his teeth are all gone."

Lu Mingze pursed his lips and said nothing.

He also wanted to be as unscrupulous as Qin Zhang.

It's just not likely.

Having grown up without a father or mother, he is very good at reading people's faces.

Even if you are bullied, you have to endure it.

There was no way he would do the same thing as Qin Zhang.

"Don't worry, when the time really comes, I will definitely protect you." Qin Zhang said solemnly.

The car drove out and Qin Zhang reached out and took Lu Mingze's hand.

He struggled a bit, but to no avail.

It was useless for him to resist what Qin Zhang was going to do.

But it's quite funny. He obviously doesn't object to Qin Zhang sleeping with him, but Qin Zhang often stops halfway.

Qin Zhang is a master at playing with people's emotions.

The car drove onto the main road, bringing up a breeze.

Lu Mingze leaned his head against the car window. His face felt cool, but his palms were wet.

Not long after, Qin Zhang sent him to the village.

Seeing the four wheels coming into the village, the children all ran over.

This was not the first time Qin Zhang came here, and he always brought something with him.

Lu Mingze's explanation to the outside world is that he is his own leader.

When the car was parked in front of Lu Mingze's house, many people gathered around.

"Mingze, was it your leader who sent you back again?"

"It's great to have such a leader. I can save a lot of money on rides."

"That's right, our Mingze is promising."

Qin Zhang smiled and took out the things from the trunk and distributed them to everyone.

"Oh, the leader gives us gifts every time he comes. We have never seen such a good leader."

"Mingze, you must work hard and don't let your leaders down."

Lu Mingze smiled dryly and nodded.

Qin Zhang bribed these people completely, and it was unknown whether they would agree if he discussed with them about going to the south.

After distributing the things he brought, Qin Zhang took out some candy and threw it to the children.

The children's faces instantly lit up with joy.

"Leader Mingze, please come in and sit down and have a drink of water."

Aunt Li invited warmly.

I thought he would refuse. After all, every time he sent me back home before, he would just divide the things and leave.

Never go into other people's homes.

But Lu Mingze was wrong this time.

Qin Zhang walked towards Aunt Li's house: "Okay, thank you Aunt Li."

"Thank you for what!" Aunt Li said with a smile, "You are about the same age as Mingze, just like my son."

"You are still Mingze's leader. You always bring gifts every time you come. We have no chance to repay you."

"Then, stay here for lunch."

"Mingze likes the fried bacon with dried bamboo shoots that I make the most. I'll make it for you to try later."

Aunt Li is usually very enthusiastic.

When he was a child, Lu Mingze had the most meals at her house.

He was worried that Qin Zhang couldn't stand this kind of enthusiasm, so he wanted to help and let Qin Zhang go.

Unexpectedly, Qin Zhang just glanced at his eyes and turned around to agree to Aunt Li's request.

Lu Mingze's eyes widened.

He couldn't believe that Qin Zhang would actually agree.

Qin Zhang is actually quite difficult to please sometimes.

A bit picky about food.

Aunt Li’s cooking was not tasty and he was afraid that Qin Zhang would be disappointed.

He pulled Qin Zhang out and asked quietly, "Do you really want to have dinner at Aunt Li's house?"

Qin Zhang raised his eyebrows: "Of course."

"Don't you say Aunt Li is just like your biological mother?"

"Then she will be my mother-in-law from now on."

"What's wrong with building good relationships with your mother-in-law and father-in-law in advance?"

Lu Mingze: "..."

I told him not to talk nonsense outside, but he just wouldn't listen.

"Mingze!" Aunt Li came over: "It's not time for lunch yet."

"While Xiao Qin is free, take him around the village."

"Aunt!" Lu Mingze was unwilling.

There is nothing fun in the village. Qin Zhang comes from a wealthy family, so why would he be interested in a village full of dust and mud?

"Let's go!" Qin Zhang readily agreed: "Take me around."

Lu Mingze: "..."

He had no choice but to take Qin Zhang around for a wander.

The sun was so strong outside that he couldn't open his eyes.

It turns out that after living in the city for so long, I can’t adapt to the scorching sun in the village.

Qin Zhang didn't feel that way.

"Why aren't you wearing the watch I gave you?" Qin Zhang saw at a glance that the watch on Lu Mingze's wrist was still the old one.

I don't know if the movement of this watch is broken, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Sometimes it may go on for many days, and sometimes it stops suddenly.

Lu Mingze took it to be repaired, but it was not repaired properly.

This is also the reason why he wants to buy a new watch.

But before he had saved enough money to buy a new watch, Qin Zhang gave it to him.

Lu Mingze lied, "Oh, there's no need to wear such a nice watch when you go back to the village."

"I bought it for you to wear." Qin Zhang smiled and said, "Don't feel bad."

“My salary is enough for me.”

Indeed, as the director of the factory's sales department, Qin Zhang's salary is the highest in the factory.

And sometimes the expenses for entertaining guests outside can be reimbursed by the factory.

Both his parents have jobs, so they are not short of money.

From childhood to adulthood, he has received a lot of New Year's money.

Lu Mingze nodded, and then he pointed to a stream not far away and asked, "Is that where you used to catch fish and shrimp when you were a kid?"

Lu Mingze looked over and saw a few children playing in the creek.

These children all had happy smiles on their faces.

At this moment, Lu Mingze thought of himself as a child.

He wasn't so happy when he went into the water to fish.

That was his food ration. If he took the fish and shrimp he caught to other people's homes for dinner, he would not be looked down upon too much.

In fact, he didn't blame those who gave him a hard time.

At that time, no one had enough to eat.

Everyone eats from the same pot, and food is distributed according to work points at the end of the year.

If there are many people eating at home and few people working, there will definitely not be enough food.

Fortunately, the team at that time was relatively caring towards Lu Mingze. Feeling sorry for his parents who passed away early, the team leader arranged for each family in the team to have a day for him to have dinner.

Whoever's turn it is goes to that person's house to eat.

Even if everyone was hungry, they would still squeeze out some food for him to eat.

Of course, he would also earn work points himself, and sometimes he would meet educated youth who came to the brigade and did not want to work in the countryside.

He would also get firewood and fetch water for people, doing whatever he could.

At this time, the educated youth would also give him a few cents.

He saved all the money. When the brigade built a school, he also wanted to go.

The school waived part of his tuition, and he had to figure out the rest on his own.