When Zhu Youliang returned to the village, smoke rose from every household. Chen Dafa sent him to the main intersection and continued on to the town, while he walked back to the village alone. Along the way, he passed many villagers returning from work. Seeing him return so early, some who knew the situation asked him if he had fixed the tractor. He replied that even if he had, it wouldn't matter, as they would have treated him to a meal if he had. Zhu Youliang didn't argue, as the original owner was naturally lazy, so no one suspected him. Zhou Er was the only one who remained silent. The previous incident had made him more cautious. After all, he had been able to sense the word "calm and composed" about him lately. His air of confidence was quite annoying. But for some reason, he didn't dare to mock him in person as he used to. Seeing his silence, his friends asked if he really believed Zhu Youliang could fix tractors, adding that Zhu Youliang had been a good student, but he was just a nerd, so he shouldn't have considered tractor repairs. He didn't refute it, and even replied that maybe the nerd had finally come to his senses, causing his playmates to look at him in horror. However, he ignored them and left in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Zhu Youliang passed by his parents' door and, remembering what Chen Dafa had asked him to do, he went inside. They were having dinner, and Song Hehua suspected he was just there to eat for free. She had heard that Lao Liu had taken the afternoon off, and she knew it all along: this guy was a hopeless case, and had been faking it all before. Thinking of this, she smiled and asked, "Lao Liu, I heard you went to fix the tractor again? Did you finish it?"
Before her son could say anything, Huang Mei stood up and said, "Sixth Brother, have you eaten yet? If not, eat here. Your eldest sister is visiting her parents' home today and brought some meat. Come sit down and eat together." Without waiting for Zhu Youliang to say anything, she went to the kitchen to serve the rice. Sixth Brother's family was lazy, barely earning a few work points a year. They'd probably be eating porridge by now.
Seeing this, Song Hehua hurried to the kitchen. She had to keep an eye on things and not let her mother-in-law give all the food to Uncle Hailiu. She had to leave some for Youtian.
Zhu Youliang thought about the food at home and sat down shamelessly.
Song Hehua pouted. Zhu Xiangxiang was also unhappy that Zhu Youliang had come to their house for free meals, so she immediately asked, "Sixth Uncle, you haven't answered my mother yet. Is the tractor repaired? Do you really know how to repair a tractor?"
Old Zhu and Zhu Youtian also looked over when they heard this. Zhu Youliang nodded calmly, "It's fixed."
Zhu Xiangxiang looked at Zhu Youliang in disbelief. The person she disliked most in the family was her sixth uncle, who was too lazy. Her grandmother always secretly took food away without her mother's knowledge, causing them to sometimes not have enough to eat. This was despite her father's work points being among the best in the village.
Zhu Youliang naturally saw the disgust on his niece's face, but he didn't take it seriously. How could a grown man like him bother with a child?
"Good boy." Zhu Youtian slapped his brother on the shoulder, almost knocking him to the ground. There weren't enough chairs in the house, so he sat on a fire stool, which was wobbly and looked like it was about to fall apart.
Old Zhu also said happily: "Good, that's great. By the way, did Stationmaster Chen say anything?" He was lucky once, but he can be lucky every time. It can be seen that Lao Liu has real ability.
Song Hehua was furious when Huang Mei filled a bowl of rice for Zhu Youliang. When she heard Old Zhu agree, she immediately said sarcastically, "I know the team leader from Wangjia Village. He's a generous man. If the tractor is repaired, he'll definitely invite Old Liu to have dinner there. Old Liu, are you drunk? Why are you talking nonsense?"
Zhu Youtian frowned and said, "What did you say?"
Song Hehua sat down and said, "I'm just afraid that you will be happy too soon and be disappointed tomorrow." This Lao Liu had done this kind of thing before. He made the old couple happy, took the food home and ate it, and then they realized that they had been cheated.
Huang Mei placed the rice in front of Zhu Youliang and said, "What did the old man say? 'A man is worthless after a few days of absence.' I think Lao Liu has become much more stable recently. He will definitely not lie to us."
Old Zhu added, "It's true that when a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes. The old woman is right. I also think that Old Sixth Master has definitely not lied to us this time."
Zhu Youliang was touched. He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. After finishing it, he slowly said, "I was wrong before. I should have stood up for myself long ago and stopped relying on my parents. I won't do that again. Thank you, brother and sister-in-law, for your help over the years. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to support my family." Although Song Hehua was a bit of a nag, she was not a bad person. She was so kind because she felt sorry for her brother. Although it was his parents who gave him the food, most of it was earned by his brother and sister-in-law's work points, not to mention that they were also supporting his parents.
After hearing what he said, Song Hehua muttered softly, "At least he still has some conscience."
Zhu Youtian glared at her before speaking, "We're all family, there's no need to say thank you. But it's time for you to stand up for yourself. You can't let your wife and children keep eating porridge with you all day."
"That's right, big brother." Zhu Youliang nodded.
Seeing his friendly attitude, Song Hehua thought he was up to something. She thought carefully about Zhu Youliang's recent behavior and realized he really wanted to change his bad habits. So, she tentatively asked, "Now that the tractor is repaired, are the Wang Family Brigade offering a meal instead of paying for it?"
Huang Mei said on the side: "Why should we give money to fellow villagers?"
Seeing Song Hehua was about to speak again, Zhu Youliang hurriedly said, "No, there was something going on at the Wang family, so we came back first. Also, Station Master Chen asked me to start working at the Agricultural Machinery Station the day after tomorrow as a temporary worker."
"What? How much a month? A temporary worker should at least make ten or eight yuan, right?" Song Hehua asked hurriedly, but this time she didn't doubt whether it was true or not.
The others also looked at Zhu Youliang with surprise. Zhu Youliang shook his head helplessly, "I didn't ask. You'll find out when you get there. Also, there's one more thing..."
Huang Mei urged, "You kid, you said you've changed, but you're still so slow. Hurry up and tell me."
Zhu Youliang paused before continuing, "Stationmaster Chen has taken a liking to Youjie and wants him and his daughter to come look after him. I'd like to ask for your opinion. He said all he needs is a house in town, and he can arrange a job."
Song Hehua opened her mouth wide. How come good things kept happening one after another?
Huang Meixi said happily, "That's definitely possible, but my family definitely doesn't have the money to buy a house right now. It just so happens that you're going to work, Lao Liu, so I'll borrow some money from you then."
Zhu Youliang nodded: "There's no rush for this. We need to ask Youjie's opinion first. Don't make decisions for him. Otherwise, instead of achieving good results, you'll only ruin our relationship."
Huang Mei nodded quickly. "Don't worry, Youjie will definitely be satisfied. I've seen that girl. Not only did she graduate from high school, but her family is also well-off. What else could he be dissatisfied with? I'll talk to him when he's on vacation at the end of the month. Your brother has found a partner now, so the only one left is Xiaoqi. When you go to the agricultural machinery station, pay close attention to that young man. Remember to tell him if you find anything good. "
Zhu Youliang took a few mouthfuls of rice before nodding.
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