Chapter 62 Listen to Father-in-law

"Dad, why did you bring so many things? Aren't you tired of carrying them? You are old now, you need to be more careful!"

After coaxing Wang Shan to sleep, Lin Ting came out from the entrance dragging a bulging snakeskin bag.

Seeing this, Lin Qiu couldn't help but complain that his father didn't take his health seriously.

"They are just some dried vegetables, how heavy can they be? Besides, your father is not so old that he can't even carry such a small thing!"

Lin Ting felt that his daughter was worrying too much. He was not even sixty yet and was in good health!

"Look, I brought you something!"

As he spoke, Lin Ting took out plastic bags from the snakeskin bag and placed them in the living room.

"These three bags are dried bamboo shoots that were just harvested this spring. These three bags are dried fern, which was also brought down from the mountains this year. This bag is dried purslane, which is not in season yet, so it's a little less."

When Lin Qiu saw the bags of dried vegetables, he looked at his father with red eyes.

"What are you doing? Are you crying over such a small thing?" Lin Ting didn't want to see his daughter cry, so he deliberately made a joke, "Then I'll take out the good stuff from the bottom of the bag, won't that flood the Jinshan Mountain?"

"Dad!" Lin Qiu burst into laughter.

"Look what this is?" Lin Ting pulled out a cloth bag. "I went to the forest farm and asked someone to buy this for me. It took a lot of effort!"

Wang Xiuren quickly took the cloth bag with both hands, opened it, and found that it was full of dried meat. He only recognized it as dried rabbit.

"What kind of meat is this?" Zhou Qing asked curiously, pointing at these strange-looking dried meats.

"You all know dried rabbit, but you may not know dried bamboo rat and dried bamboo chicken, but dried deer meat!"

When Lin Qiu saw the strange-shaped and dry meat, he turned his eyes away in disgust.

"It's not for you to eat, why are you looking so weird!" Lin Ting smiled and asked Wang Xiuren to tie the cloth bag tightly.

"If it's not for me, then who is it for?" Lin Qiu didn't believe it.

"I'll tell you later!" Lin Ting deliberately kept it a secret, "Let's see what this is?"

Lin Ting opened the luggage bag again and took out several six cans and two iron mooncake boxes.

"Honey." Lin Qiu immediately identified the contents of the can. "I don't know what's in the mooncake box, but it's definitely not mooncakes!"

"It's tea!" Lin Ting opened the lid of a mooncake and the fragrance of tea wafted out.

"I went to the mountains several times to get the wild locust flower honey and Mingqian tea from Lao Liao and Lao Zhou!"

Wang Xiuren stared at his father-in-law with shining eyes. He knew what was good. These were good things that were hard to buy. His father-in-law really devoted himself to his family.

"Xiu Ren, if I don't leave these things I brought with me to you, would you have any objections?" Wang Xiu Ren stopped smiling and asked seriously.

"Dad, you brought these things from thousands of miles away. You can give them to whoever you want. I have no objection!" Wang Xiuren felt a little disappointed when he heard that these were not for him.

But these are the money spent by my father-in-law and the favors he asked for. How to deal with it is his business, and no one can blame him.

"That's right!" Lin Ting looked at Wang Xiuren with admiration. "A real man should have a long-term vision and not just see the little things in front of him."

"Do you know who I'm going to give these things to?" Lin Ting leaned against the sofa and stretched his body. "I'm going to pick some to give to Director Huang, Xiu Ren's boss, the previous landlord, and the good guy Zhao Dalong!"

Looking at his somewhat confused daughter and son-in-law, Lin Ting nodded complacently. After all, they were still young and could not see as far as he could.

"Xiu Ren, Qiu Qiu, you are able to settle down in Pengcheng thanks to Zhao Dalong and that boss. You can live a comfortable life thanks to the landlord's family. You were able to buy the house thanks to Director Huang's favor!"

"Don't take other people's help for granted. Favors need to be cultivated with care. Only when there is give and take can it last. Don't be afraid to spend money. Things that can be solved with money are trivial. Sometimes a word from someone is more effective than real money. You have seen it before."

Lin Ting patiently and kindly explained to his daughter and son-in-law the principles of how to behave in society.

The two of them have managed to escape from the countryside, but they still have a lot to learn if they want to gain a foothold and go further in the big city.

Lin Qiu's eyes were full of admiration. His father was so awesome!

Wang Xiuren thought more about it. He thought that his father-in-law was telling him how to manage his life. It could be said that he was being taught step by step. How could he be so worthy to have such a father-in-law who always considers himself?

He secretly made up his mind to be more devoted to Yue's family, especially his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower. You guys sort out your things and find a time to ask Xiu Ren to take them out." Lin Ting took out the clothes at the bottom of the luggage bag, then stood up. When he walked to the bathroom door, he added, "Leave two of each kind of dried meat and two bottles of honey. These are for Shanshan to supplement her nutrition!"

Wang Xiuren found the gift bag he had brought home earlier and began to pack the local specialties.

First package the dried meat. The other three people each got a dried rabbit, a pair of dried bamboo rats, a pair of dried bamboo chickens, and a piece of dried deer meat, while Director Huang took double the portion.

The dried vegetables and tea leaves were not distributed to Yang Guiman and Zhao Dalong. The two men were from the same hometown, so it was not difficult to eat the dried vegetables. However, there was only so much tea, and if it was divided into four portions, it would be too little and would not look good.

Each person was given a bottle of honey.

After packing the items, Wang Xiuren placed the five gift bags next to the TV cabinet. In addition to taking double the amount of air-dried meat, Director Huang also got an extra bag of dried purslane as part of the dried vegetables. One bag couldn't hold all of them, so he took another bag.

The next day at work, Wang Xiuren found Zhao Dalong and Yang Guiman with two gift bags and gave one to each of them.

Yang Guiman was more knowledgeable after all, and he could tell at a glance that there was something good in the bag. He exclaimed, "Brother Xiuren, where did you get this game from? This honey is probably wild, too. How did you get it?"

Zhao Dalong heard this and opened the bag, took out the dried meat and examined it carefully. "I only see a rabbit, I don't recognize the others!"

"They are bamboo rats, bamboo partridges and deer. These were brought by my father-in-law yesterday!" Wang Xiuren said simply.

"Hey, Uncle Lin is here too! I have to find some time to go see Uncle Lin!"

Zhao Dalong met Lin Ting when he helped Lin Qiu bring things back at the end of last year, and he liked this kind and loving elder very much.

When Yang Guiman heard this, he felt sour in his heart. He wondered what good fortune Wang Xiuren had in his previous life to have so many good things happen to him. Even his father-in-law was better than others.

"Da Long, when you go to Brother Xiu Ren's house that day, remember to bring me along. I can't just eat meat and ignore people!"

"Okay, Brother Man, I'll call you when the time comes!" Zhao Dalong agreed readily.

Wang Xiuren expressed his warm welcome.

After dinner, Wang Xiuren came to the landlord's house again with a gift bag. The landlord and his wife were sitting on the sofa listening to Cantonese opera.

When she opened the door and saw Wang Xiuren, the landlady was a little surprised, thinking that he had moved away and they would not have any contact in the future.

"Xiao Wang, how come you have time to come here?" The landlady opened the door and let Wang Xiuren in.

The landlord heard the sound and came out in flip-flops, "Xiao Wang, you're here, sit down and have some tea!"

Wang Xiuren handed the gift bag to the landlord.

"Xiao Wang, it's not a festival now, what are you doing?" The landlord thought Wang Xiuren wanted to ask for something, "But what trouble are you in?"

"No." Wang Xiuren explained quickly, "My father-in-law came back from his hometown yesterday and brought some game and dried vegetables. He asked me to send some to you so that you can try them. They are all newly harvested this year."

"You're so thoughtful. I must try some of them!" The landlord opened the gift bag and took a look. "Wow, these things are hard to find now!" He then put them out one by one.

"Xiao Wang, what are these? Why are there moon cakes?" The landlady looked at the game curiously.

"The meat of wild rabbit, bamboo rat, bamboo partridge, and deer antler are all air-dried. The honey is wild locust flower honey. Auntie, you can drink more of it, it's good for your health. As for the ones in the mooncake box, I think uncle will like it the most!" Wang Xiuren introduced them one by one and kept the landlord uncle in suspense.

"Then I have to open it and take a look!"

After saying that, the landlord opened the mooncake box and a fragrant smell wafted to the face.

"Good tea!" the landlord uncle praised, and took another tea and chewed it carefully. After a long time, he smiled and said, "Xiao Wang, I really like your tea! I haven't come across such a good wild tea for a long time!"

"Uncle, it's good that you like it, but I don't have any more!"

This is the truth. Wang Xiuren doesn't drink tea, doesn't understand tea, and can't make such good tea.

"It's getting late and I have to go back. Uncle and aunt, I'm leaving first!" Wang Xiuren stood up and said goodbye.

"Wait a minute, Xiao Wang!" The landlord uncle quickly grabbed Wang Xiuren and said, "Wife, go get two bottles of good wine for Xiao Wang to take back, and pick out some of the seafood that Brother Sheng sent!"

The landlady walked quickly into the room to get something.

"No, no!" Wang Xiuren waved his hands to refuse.

"I'm not giving it to you, I'm giving it to your father-in-law!"

Wang Xiuren had no choice but to take his things and go home after hearing what the landlord said.

After Wang Xiuren left, the landlord looked at the things Wang Xiuren sent with great joy, and he liked them more and more.

"I was right about Xiao Wang. He is willing to give me such a rare and good thing!"

The landlord's aunt also nodded and said, "I thought we wouldn't have much contact after we moved out, but it turns out that the young man is very loyal and worthy of more contact. We should visit each other more often during the New Year holidays in the future!"

"Call Ah Xing and the others back for dinner on the weekend, and let's catch up together. This is a good thing!"

"I'll call you shortly!"

It was not easy to find Director Huang. Wang Xiuren carried a gift bag to work every day and waited for nearly a week before he met him to check the finishing work.

"Director Huang, I finally see you!" Wang Xiuren was a little excited when he saw Director Huang again.

"What's the matter that requires you to see me so urgently?" Director Huang came to see me because he heard the security guard say that Wang Xiuren was asking about him.

"It's like this. My father-in-law came to Pengcheng a few days ago and brought some local specialties to me to give to you, thanking you for helping our family." Wang Xiuren explained, "I didn't know where your home was, so I asked the security guard, but he didn't know either."

Director Huang thought he had something important to talk to him about, but it turned out to be just this small matter, so he waved his hand and said, "I just told you a piece of information. You handled the rest on your own. You don't need to thank me!"

"How can you say that? It may be just a small favor to you, but it really benefits us a lot. My father-in-law said that people should not take the help of others for granted, and should repay the kindness. So, please don't despise the little gift from my family!"

Director Huang's brows relaxed when he heard Wang Xiuren's words. "Since you said so, I won't be polite!"

Wang Xiuren quickly handed over the two bags.

Director Huang opened it and took a look. Oh, he was mistaken. He thought it was cured meat and cured fish like before.

"Xiao Wang, your father-in-law is a capable man. He can find such good things!" Director Huang praised with a smile.

Wang Xiuren proudly gave a thumbs up, "My father-in-law is a master in our area! But he spent a lot of effort to get these things!"

"Are you willing to give away these good things?" Director Huang wanted to test Wang Xiuren's attitude.

"What's there to be reluctant about? My father-in-law said that human relationships depend on interactions. If you can look up to me and give me information, then these things are nothing. As long as you want it and I have it!" Wang Xiuren kept his father-in-law's teachings in mind.

"Human relationships depend on interactions. That's a good saying!" Director Huang said to Wang Xiuren seriously, "Xiao Wang, I think your father-in-law is a capable man with a broad vision. You should listen to his teachings more. If you learn from him, you will definitely be good in the future!"

After saying that, he picked up his things and left.

Wang Xiuren watched him leave, muttering, "Even if you don't tell me, I will still listen to my father-in-law. Now that you say so, I will listen to my father-in-law even more!"