The police officers were recording the villagers with their recording equipment. Although they were covered in sweat, their enthusiasm for the work was very high.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan pass by, a police officer stopped him.
Which household?
“Um… Unit 201, Building 3, New District,” Lu Yuan said.
After registering in the notebook, the other person said, "Wait at home for a while, don't go out! By the way, who else is in your family?"
"Um... my parents and my grandparents, there are only five of us in total." He said frankly, and besides, Lu Yuan had just saved that driver's life.
The police officer nodded and gestured for Lu Yuan to leave.
Back home, I waited quietly for the police officers to come and investigate. Sure enough, more than an hour later, several officers knocked on my door.
When the police officer saw Lu Yuan again, he immediately smiled.
"Young man! I had no idea you were the good citizen who intervened! Thank you! My colleague called to tell me about it, and that's when I realized it was you!"
Standing next to Lu Yuan, Lu's mother immediately beamed and invited the police officer into her home.
When the officers entered the house, they were immediately stunned by what they saw.
"Wow, your house is really luxurious! You even have a fishpond!" a police officer exclaimed upon seeing the pond.
Lu Yuan chuckled and said, "It's nothing, I just filled this pool with water a few months ago. Luckily, there are trees blocking it. I don't know how long this pool of water will last!"
Seeing several police officers looking towards the pool, Lu Yuan couldn't help but regret letting them in. It would be terrible if one of them really took a liking to it.
But thinking about it was useless. If you didn't let people in on such a hot day, they would definitely suspect something was wrong at home, so Lu Yuan felt relieved.
Upon hearing that Lu Yuan had rescued a police officer driver, the old man and Lu's father both praised him for doing a good job.
The officers were quite quick to give their statements, and Mr. Lu was very attentive, serving watermelons and making tea, so the officers stayed at the house for quite a while before leaving.
After seeing the police officers off, Lu Yuan quickly closed the door and then organized a family meeting.
The main point of the meeting was that, in the future, no matter who comes, we should only offer them water. It's best not to bring things like watermelon, strawberries, melons, pears, or peaches. Even if we do bring them, we should be selective. The family has already severely criticized Dad for what he just did.
However, because his father couldn't save face, Lu Yuan almost got a spanking again. In response, Lu Yuan strongly suggested that the most important thing for the family is harmony, and that his father's dangerous actions of constantly whipping the belt and wielding the stick are not conducive to family harmony.
The meeting concluded successfully, with Lu Yuan's side emerging victorious and Lu's father's side suffering a complete defeat. After all, Lu's father, being a bachelor, couldn't afford to offend the old man and the grandmother. Of course, Lu's mother also sided with Lu Yuan.
That day, Lu Yuan received a call from Du Heng.
"Lu Yuan, do you have time? Bring your uncle over! We finally have some work!" Du Heng's tone remained calm on the other end of the phone, but he couldn't hide his excitement.
This was Du Heng's second order since taking on Lu Yuan's order. He hadn't made any business for several months. Even after the apocalypse, Du Heng still had to persevere. However, during a period of high temperatures, the power suddenly went out at his place, and he suffered heatstroke on the spot.
Fortunately, the call came in time; otherwise, Du Heng might have died in his rented room.
"Okay! Let's go right away!" Lu Yuan hung up the phone and rushed downstairs.
Lu's father had been unable to find work for some time. The extreme heat of the apocalypse had brought the home improvement industry to a standstill. After months without any work, Lu's father was so desperate that he wanted to hang up a sign and go out on the street to solicit business. However, under the supervision of his whole family, he gave up that dangerous idea.
"You brat, what's all the fuss about!" Lu's father, who was smoking on the balcony, was startled. His hands were still smoking behind his back. He was relieved when he saw Lu Yuan coming over.
"Dad! My friend's renovation company got a job! They asked me to take you there!"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Lu's father immediately perked up, standing up abruptly and exclaiming, "What? Are you serious? You're not just fooling me this time, are you?"
Lu's father had been scammed by Lu Yuan several times, and he was quite helpless. He spent every day searching for information online and almost fell into the hands of shady agents several times. In order to prevent the naive Lu's father from being scammed again, Lu Yuan had no choice but to resort to this tactic.
"This time it's absolutely true, don't worry, my friend just called me!" Lu Yuan practically swore an oath.
"Great! What are you waiting for? Let's go! Oh, right, bring some fruit or something!" After saying that, Lu's father busied himself packing.
After many twists and turns, the car finally arrived at Du Heng's rented room. The room was dark on all sides, and a few restless children were running around on both sides of the road. They quickly moved aside when they saw the car coming.
Lu Yuan brought his father to Du Heng's studio.
"Hello, Uncle!" Du Heng said politely.
Lu Qingshan smiled and nodded, then placed the two fruit baskets on the table.
This time, Du Heng did not refuse. Lu Yuan looked him over and saw that he seemed thinner than before, with dark circles under his eyes, like a giant panda. His lips were chapped, and the blood from several cracks had not yet dried.
Upon seeing the fruit, Du Heng couldn't help but lick his lips.
Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan shook his head, then took an apple from the bag and handed it to the other person, saying, "Don't stretch it out, take this and eat it! Why not enjoy the good life instead of staying cooped up here! What's the point!"
Du Heng took the apple and took a big bite, causing the crack on his lips to split open again because he opened his mouth too wide.
While chewing on an apple, Du Heng mumbled, "I have to make him admit his mistake, or I'd rather die of thirst here!"
Mr. Lu, on the other hand, was more interested in some of the blueprints in the room. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the blueprints on the wall, asking, "Xiao Du, did you design all of these?"
Du Heng hummed in agreement and took another bite of his apple, saying, "Yes, Uncle, I haven't been getting any work lately, so I've been doing some online design freelance work for people!"
"Great! Really great! Your house design is truly beautiful!" Mr. Lu exclaimed in admiration.
Lu Yuan curled his lip and said, "Our house was also designed by Du Heng, and I haven't seen you praise it at all!"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lu Qingshan's face as he explained, "You brat, when did I ever say I didn't like the house? I was just saying those high-voltage power lines were unnecessary!"
Du Heng smiled and pulled a floor plan from the table, handing it to Lu Qingshan. "Uncle, this is the work we're going to do next. Take a look and see if you have any good ideas!"
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