No wonder Sunjia Village is recognized as an advanced collective every year; they truly deserve it.

Let alone the farmers of Zhaojiagou, even the old oxen in their own village probably aren't as hardworking as them.

You have to admit it, the men of Sunjia Village are all quite capable at their jobs.

Nobody knew that the villagers of Sunjia Village were actually quite lazy when it came to work in their own village; they would slack off whenever they had a spare moment and were not as diligent as the people of Zhaojiagou thought.

If everyone were truly capable of doing the work of two, Sunjia Village would have been wealthy long ago.

Moreover, because of these men coming to Zhaojiagou to cause trouble, now only the elderly, women, and children are left to work in the fields of Sunjia Village, and the progress is incredibly slow.

The villagers of Zhao Family Village were extremely excited. At the current pace of work, everyone could finish work tonight and rest for at least four or five days before the rice seedlings and weeds grew.

The villagers of Zhaojiagou all had bright smiles on their faces, and they chatted loudly with their fellow villagers who lived nearby.

"I'll go to Zhao Youcai's house later to see if they have any eggs left. I'll take some things and exchange them for a few eggs so I can make chive pancakes for the kids when I get home."

"Oh dear! Now that you mention it, I'm craving chive pancakes too. I'll make some tomorrow, and then go to town to get some cheap liquor for my husband."

The villagers of Sunjia Village were all eager to hear this, and they swung their hoes even more energetically.

At the same time, they were all cursing in their hearts, thinking that Wang Guilan and her son Sun Tiezhu were really awful.

Look how miserable they are now.

They dared not rest while working for others, fearing that even a second's rest would be met with spittle from the villagers of Zhaojiagou who were always watching them.

This was the first time they had worked so hard, and not only did they not earn a single work point, they also had to endure the people from Zhaojiagou constantly nagging and stabbing them in the heart.

They also want to eat chive boxes and drink loose liquor.

They wanted to wear new clothes, and after so many tiring days, they wanted to rest.

Happiness belongs to Zhao Family Village, while suffering belongs to Sun Family Village.

Is this reasonable?

Meanwhile, in the town, Zhao Jianfei, the long-lost ingrate of Zhao Youcai's youngest son, was in a state of utter confusion.

He was just at the police station running errands for his boss, delivering a document. What did he overhear?

His peasant father had close ties with Captain Qi of the Public Security Bureau and the two factory directors.

Zhao Jianfei was in a state of confusion and had no desire to go back to work.

Is that formidable old man those young policemen were talking about really my own father, Zhao Youcai? Or is he just some other old man with the same name?

But they all came back from Zhao Jiagou. There's no second Zhao Youcai in Zhao Jiagou.

As Zhao Jianfei walked down the street, he suddenly uttered four words: "Is this reasonable?"

At this moment, he completely forgot about how he had fallen out with his family and prepared to sneak home to check on things.

If his father were really that powerful, why would he cause trouble? Wouldn't it be better for him to go home and be a dutiful and filial son?

My father always dotes on me the most. As long as I give in, he'll treat me the same as before, spoiling me rotten.

Having made up his mind, Zhao Jianfei quickly went back to ask his superior for leave and hurriedly ran towards Zhaojiagou.

Zhao Youcai's house was bustling with activity at this time.

Zhao Youcai's daughters-in-law, all smiles, brought the prepared food to the large table in the main room, and Zhao Youcai invited everyone to eat together.

As for the village head of Sunjia Village, he wanted to eat but felt it would be impolite, since he was not well-liked.

But if I leave like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to mend my relationship with Zhao Youcai in the future, and I won't be able to communicate face-to-face with these important figures who are hard to meet.

He was so anxious that he scratched his head and had no idea what to do.

Zhao Youliang glanced in his direction, scoffed inwardly, and without a second thought, pointed him in the right direction.

“The villagers in your village should be eating at our canteen right now. Do you want to go and check on them? After all, you brought them here to help with the work.”

The village head of Sunjia Village was so angry he was practically spitting out his nose. That bastard Zhao Youliang was treating him like he was nothing.

When they're showing off, they leave him to watch longingly, but when it's time to eat, they kick him aside, afraid he'll get a piece of meat.

Unexpectedly, everyone else nodded in agreement. Captain Qi even patted him on the shoulder, looking at him meaningfully and saying:

“If I were leading the police to other villages on business, I would definitely go and check on them after being away for so long.”

The village head of Sunjia Village let out a sound of surprise and walked out of Zhao Youcai's house with a dejected look on his face. He bumped into Zhao Jianfei, who was returning from town.

"Hiss... Who is it? Don't you have eyes?"

The village head of Sunjia Village squinted and looked up, cursing, and met the gaze of the young face in front of him that resembled Zhao Youcai by seven-tenths. His mind went blank for a moment.

Judging from his appearance and clothes, could this person be Zhao Youcai's youngest college student son?

What bad luck! I just offended that old man Zhao Youcai, and now I've offended that young Zhao family member.

Who doesn't know how much Zhao Youcai cherishes his youngest son?

As the only college student in the surrounding area, even if I had never met him, I had heard of his reputation.

If it weren't for the fact that the Zhao family produced a college student, which brought them great honor, would that wicked old lady Wang Guilan have been able to scheme against Zhao Chunhua?

When the village head of Sunjia Village saw him returning from his journey, his eyes lit up, and he felt that he had hope of returning to the Zhao family's courtyard to eat meat together again.

He didn't know how Zhao Youcai's daughters-in-law could cook so well; his mouth was watering so much he was practically drooling.

"You must be Zhao Youcai's youngest son, right? I'm your Uncle Sun. I even held you when you were little."

Zhao Jianfei was puzzled. How come he didn't know when his family had gotten involved with the Sun family?

Oh, I remember now. My silly older sister married a man surnamed Sun. What was his name again? Tiezhu, right?

Zhao Jianfei's question hit the nail on the head: "What is your relationship with Sun Tiezhu?"

The smile on the face of the village headman of Sunjia Village instantly vanished.

He hurriedly left with a "Let's talk next time" and ran off without looking back, forgetting even to ask where the Zhao Jia Gou brigade canteen was.

Zhao Jianfei thought that the old man surnamed Sun was out of his mind, but he didn't think about him anymore.

At this moment, the aroma of food lingered around his nose, especially the tender stewed meat, which made his already hungry stomach start to rumble wildly.

Hearing the lively sounds inside again, Zhao Jianfei was overjoyed.

He pushed open the door with a smile and went straight into the lively main room.

"Dad, your son has come back to see you."