In the main room.

Lu Guozhi invited Niu Hecao and Ma Yuejie to sit down and chat.

"Yue Jie, why didn't your father come?"

Ma Yuejie made up an excuse, "My dad's legs have been hurting these past two days, so I let him rest at home."

He glanced at Li Fengyi who had been silent and asked, "I heard from my aunt that Fengyi has also gone to Beijing. What kind of job is he doing?"

Li Fengyi said with a cold expression.

“Working in a factory.”

After a pause, he made an excuse and said, "Jiaojiao is a little sleepy, I'll take her upstairs to sleep."

After saying that, she carried the child upstairs.

His second elder brother had already said that he would no longer have any contact with his uncle's family, so he did not do so either.

Anyway, he was just like when he was in the army, he would go wherever his second brother Zhi went.

Yang Niannian pulled Lu Shishen's sleeve and said, "Let's go up and help Ruoling take care of the child!"

Ma Yuejie took the lead in answering, his tone was as if he was talking to a junior, with a bit of official tone.

"Sister-in-law, please go upstairs! I want to talk to Shi Shen. Come to think of it, we cousins ​​haven't sat down and chatted together for several years."

Yang Niannian didn’t know where Ma Yuejie got such a thick face. They hadn’t chatted for several years?

If she were to ask her, these two cousins ​​have never talked to each other since they were young, right?

She sneered, "Shi Shen has made his words very clear, right?"

Ma Yuejie pretended to be ignorant, "Sister-in-law, I know what my mother and brother did was not kind. You don't forgive them, and I don't blame you, but I have never offended you, right? My parents and I have also separated. You don't want to associate with them, but you don't want me, your cousin, too, right?"

Yang Niannian was not polite at all. "I don't even associate with your parents, so why should I associate with you?"

Ma Yuejie, "Sister-in-law, that's not what I mean. This is a matter between men. As a woman, why do you always butt in on the subject? If it gets out, people will think you're afraid of your wife."

In the countryside, he was afraid that his daughter-in-law would have a bad reputation, so he was sure that Lu Shishen would fall for his provocation.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shishen just glanced at him with a cold look in his eyes, "Husband and wife are one, her meaning is my meaning."

All the words Ma Yuejie had in his mind were stuck in his throat, just like a mouthful of phlegm, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Yang Niannian glanced at Ma Yuejie proudly, and happily pulled Lu Shishen upstairs.

Ma Yuejie felt a little embarrassed and started to fan the flames in Lu Guozhi's ear.

"Uncle, Shi Shen's personality is not good. He is too straightforward and doesn't know how to deal with things. With his personality, how can he get by in the army?"

He has the typical bad character of the monkey calling himself king when the tiger is not at home. When Lu Shishen is not here, he speaks in a arrogant manner.

"Although I'm not a very capable person, I'm still a principal now. I just want cousins ​​to help each other so that outsiders won't dare to bully us, right?"

"Uncle, I'm not bragging, let me tell you for yourself. Whether it's your relatives or my uncle, am I the most promising one among the younger generation?"

"I know Shi Shen is quite capable in the army, but no matter how capable he is, he is only in the army. He can't be popular here. I don't care how big or small the school is. After all, I am the principal now, don't you think?"

Ma Yuejie said this just to elevate himself and prove that although Lu Shishen is powerful, he is not bad either.

Niu Hechao took his son's words seriously and agreed.

"That's right, brother-in-law. Shi Shen is only listening to his wife now. He is easily fooled. You should not be as foolish as him."

Lu Guozhi was originally worried that his younger son might not be able to get along in the army with his personality. But when he heard Ma Yuejie bragging and belittling his younger son, he immediately became unhappy.

He immediately exposed Ma Yuejie's shortcomings.

"Isn't your little elementary school going to merge with the one in Zaohua Town soon? Can you still be the principal after the merger? If you become the principal, where will the old principal of Zaohua Town go?"

Don't assume he doesn't know. Some time ago, news came out that Ma Yuejie School will be closed next year and will merge with the one in town.

There are so many educated teachers in the town, how could Ma Yuejie be the principal?

Maybe Ma Yuejie even lost his job.

Ma Yuejie's eyes dodged, and after feeling guilty for two seconds, he smiled awkwardly and said.

"Uncle, you don't know this, right? The principal of Zaohua Town is old and is about to retire. Now the two schools are merged into one. Who else can be the principal except me?"

Lu Guozhi knew that Ma Yuejie spoke differently to different people, and that there was rarely any truth in his words. He thought that everything he said should be taken half as an excuse, so it was considered good if you could listen to half of it.

Just the way.

"Wait until you become the principal!"

Ma Yuejie continued to whisper in his ear, "Uncle, actually I came here this time just to bring Shi Shen to make more friends and get to know more connections. As the saying goes, it's easier to get things done if you have someone in the court. You've lived this long, you must understand this principle better than me."

He observed Lu Guozhi's expression and continued, "I plan to organize a dinner party tomorrow, inviting the top leaders of Zaohua Town and the leaders in charge of education to have dinner together, so that Shi Shen can get to know them. Sooner or later, fallen leaves will return to their roots. If he doesn't get to know more people, he won't be able to make a living in his hometown, so what's the point of doing well in the army?"

Lu Guozhi is old, but he is still not confused. Everyone knows how great the shortage of intellectuals is now.

Primary school graduates can teach first grade students in the countryside. The younger son and daughter-in-law are both educated and can do business to make money. They don't need to curry favor with others at all.

Ma Yuejie was obviously trying to fool him, thinking that he knew nothing and was easy to fool.

Hum.

"Shi Shen is very stable in the army, and Nian Nian is a Peking University graduate. She can do anything and still survive. It's only when people come to her for help, why do they need to go and beg for help?"

Seeing that Lu Guozhi did not take the bait, Ma Yuejie knew that he could not fool him any longer. He laughed awkwardly twice and his attitude changed drastically. He changed his tone of preaching and flattered him in a nice and gentle voice.

"Uncle, you misunderstood. How could I ask them to beg for help? Let me tell you the truth! They want to meet Shi Shen. From a poor mountain village like ours, who wouldn't want to meet a man like Shi Shen? I just wanted Shi Shen to meet them. It's always good to get to know more people, right? They are all people of some status. It's not lowering Shi Shen's status to go out for a meal, right?"

Lu Guozhi pointed out the flaw in his words, "If we need to meet someone, we should meet the leaders of our town. Why would we meet the leaders of your town? Can we still go to your town to ask for help?"

Ma Yuejie, "..."

I really didn't expect that Lu Guozhi, a man who had never seen the world, would have such a good brain now.

He was so depressed that his face turned red and he couldn't say anything for a long time.

Niu and Cao saw that their son's approach was not working, so she stopped being hypocritical and went straight to the point and spoke frankly.

"Brother-in-law, let me tell you the truth! We had no choice but to come here this time. As you know, the schools are going to merge, and they haven't said how to arrange for Yue Jie yet. Don't they want Shi Shen to help out? If he doesn't help, how will Yue Jie and his family live in the future?"

Niu and Cao talked too quickly, and Ma Yuejie couldn't stop them no matter how hard he tried, even with his eyes.

The more Lu Guozhi listened, the angrier he became, and he said with a sullen face.

"You've been talking for so long. It's you who wanted to ask Shi Shen for help. Why are you still talking about introducing connections to Shi Shen? Do you think I, Lu Guozhi, am a fool who can be fooled easily?"

Ma Yuejie looked guilty and no longer had the complacent look he had before, so he quickly apologized.

"Uncle, I'm not kidding you. I really want to help Shi Shen and introduce him to some connections. People will definitely give Shi Shen some face, and then I can become the principal. This is a win-win situation and it won't hurt anyone."

Seeing that he was still being stubborn at this point, Lu Guozhi got furious and stood up and started to yell at him.

"Don't say anything, just go away! You are not welcome here, don't come here again. Take your wine, too. I don't need it."

How could Ma Yuejie be willing to leave?

If Lu Shishen hadn't helped him this time, he would have been really finished. However, he didn't expect that his cleverness would backfire and he ended up shooting himself in the foot.

At this point, he could only humble himself and beg for help, acting pitifully.

"Uncle, don't be angry. I have no choice. My dad's leg pain is getting worse and worse and he can't do heavy work. Ma Hao is not working properly. The whole family depends on me. I have no choice, right?"

Lu Guozhi didn't want to listen to him, so he pushed him out and said, "Don't say anything, just leave now."

Seeing Lu Guozhi's firm attitude, Niu Hecao became angry and embarrassed.

"Brother-in-law, what are you doing? When my Yue Jie was doing well, he wasn't like you, right? Now I need your help with something, and this is your attitude?"

Lu Guozhi didn't want to say more, and said with a gloomy face.

"You go too."

The man was driven out of the main room with a shove.

Ma Xiuzhu heard the noise and came out, "What's going on? Why are they arguing again?"