Fang Yuan sat listlessly in the courtyard, basking in the sun.
Guan Yuxi brought him the wontons she had brought back from town, saying, "Dinner's ready."
Fang Yuan's eyes struggled to move back, but she didn't reach out. "I'm not hungry yet, no need."
He's always like this these days.
They don't eat on time either.
He sometimes eats a little of the food that Guan Yuxi and Leng Lie bring him, and sometimes he doesn't feel hungry all day.
Leng Lie was originally going to leave after seeing Guan Yuxi off.
Seeing his lifeless appearance, she couldn't help but say angrily, "Are you even a man?"
"You're a man in your twenties, do you need to be fed or what? You can't live without someone?"
Fang Yuan glanced at him listlessly, "Try having your whole family die?"
Guan Yuxi was speechless. "Did I offend you? Are you cursing me?"
Fang Yuan snapped out of his daze and stammered, "I'm sorry, I wasn't talking about you."
Leng Lie grabbed him and said, "Tell me, do you want to live or die?"
He was about to go on a mission and didn't have much time to spend with him, nor did he want him to become a burden to Guan Yuxi.
"So what if the whole family dies? My grandpa, my grandma, my uncle, my aunt, my brother, my sister-in-law, and my cousin all died from eating rat poison."
Not only did my father die, but my mother also ran away with another man, accused of murdering her husband and having an affair.
I was only ten years old then, not worse off than you are now.
"What's a little pain like that to you?"
Leng Lie slapped him across the face as soon as he mentioned him.
Last time at the train station, I was too busy with the crowds and didn't get to enjoy myself to the fullest.
Today, he absolutely has to wake him up!
"You think your whole family is miserable?"
What about the people your grandfather harmed? How many were there nationwide?
With his high position and great responsibility, why would he treat national policies as a joke?
Do you think my grandparents and my cousin's family deserve to die? Aren't they just as innocent as your family?
Who are you trying to impress by living in my house with that deadpan expression? You need to atone for your sins, atone for your whole family's sins!
As he spoke, he slapped him across the face again.
He didn't care at all about the rule of not hitting someone in the face.
In his view, only a slap in the face can bring him to his senses!
Fang Yuan not only didn't fight back, but he also laughed.
"What, do you want me to go to your ancestral graves and kneel down and kowtow to each of them?"
Should I then go and kowtow to each and every grave in the country where people died because of him?
He looked at him defiantly.
Seeing his appearance, Leng Lie couldn't bring himself to slap him.
He grabbed him and pulled him onto the motorcycle. "Come with me!"
"Brother Lie!"
Guan Yuxi looked at him with concern.
Leng Lie shook his head at him, "It's nothing, I'll just take him somewhere."
Want to die? Not so easy!
When Fang Yuan returned, it was almost dark.
Guan Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that although he looked dejected, his spirits had improved considerably.
"He's gone."
Fang Yuan gave her an awkward smile. "Xiao Xi, I'm sorry!"
He bent down and gave her a deep bow at a ninety-degree angle.
Guan Yuxi was a little confused, but then she realized, "Brother Lie took you to see my grandfather?"
"yes."
Fang Yuan's eyes lit up. "Brother Lie said I can help you. What do you want me to do?"
Guan Yuxi sighed, "You should get some rest first."
The hot water is on the stove, you can take a shower, and the food is warming in the pot...
Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly hugged.
"Don't push me away. I just want to lean on you for a bit. It'll be over soon."
Fang Yuan hugged her tightly, bending down to accommodate her height, and buried his head in her shoulder.
Guan Yuxi froze, about to push him away.
Warm tears rolled down her neck.
She wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but she was afraid that someone would see it and misunderstand.
Her arms were stiff as she silently counted down.
A moment later, Fang Yuan released her.
"I'm sorry, I just lost control of my emotions for a moment and wanted to find some warmth."
I wanted to hug Brother Lie, but he rejected me and told me to come back to you. Well, I only hugged you after getting his permission…”
Guan Yuxi raised her hand and smacked him on the forehead twice. "What nonsense are you talking about!"
You mustn't do that again.
"My brother Lie agreed that you could hug him, but you're not allowed to get this close to me anymore. You smell awful, go take a shower!"
Fang Yuan was ushered into the house by her.
The lights inside the room came on.
Guan Yuxi then set off to go home.
After thinking about it, she went to Uncle Leng's house again.
"Uncle, why don't we get electricity installed in our village?"
Before, we didn't have money, but now that we do, we naturally want to make life more convenient.
Getting electricity and repairing the roads are things she urgently wants to put on the agenda.
Leng Qingshu was very happy. "I was just about to tell you about this."
Using oil lamps in garment factories is far too dangerous; electric lights are so much more convenient!
Guan Yuxi was very happy to see that he had the same idea as her.
She was still thinking about how to persuade Leng Qingshu if he didn't agree!
"Yes, once we have electricity, we can convert all the sewing machines to electric ones."
You can also buy electric irons and hair dryers, which will greatly improve the efficiency of garment factories!
Even cutting and fabric pulling can be done by machines. Once the mechanical operation is gradually implemented, the efficiency will be much higher.
However, these are just thoughts for now.
In this day and age, manual labor is much cheaper than machinery!
Besides, it's about giving everyone more food to eat and more ways to make a living, so she didn't want to take such big steps.
Leng Qingshu insisted on sending him back, but Guan Yuxi refused.
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