Imu swore he had never seen his uncle so eager.
Even his superior, the township head, had never been treated with such dedication.
If it weren't for the presence of outsiders, Yi Mu had no doubt that his uncle would have been able to speak while kneeling.
Lu Qingyao was treated as an honored guest and sat in the seat of honor with the patriarch of the Li family.
Yi Mu's arrogant city aunt, who used to look down on everyone, changed her attitude and started showering Lu Qingyao with compliments from her husband.
Yi Mu was now fairly certain that they knew Lu Qingyao's identity.
Things are so different now. The wild kids who used to run all over the mountainside and the petty rascals who fawned over the village chief are now thinking about climbing to higher positions.
However, with his shallow foundation, even if he manages to climb a big tree, he will probably still fall to his death.
Lunch was more lavish than ever before. Chicken, duck, fish and meat were no longer the main dishes on the table. There were also rare lobsters, plump crabs, and mutton, which can only be found along the coast.
Yi Mu used to go back to Li Xiaoyun's hometown often, so he naturally knew how much effort had been put into these dishes.
Lu Qingyao had a good alcohol tolerance, but he refused the wine offered by Uncle Yi Mu, saying that he couldn't drink it.
He is a distinguished guest, and the usual courtly tactics of pressuring someone to drink cannot be used.
Yi Mu's uncle was disappointed, but he knew that Yi Mu would stay at home for quite some time and would eventually find an opportunity to talk to Lu Qingyao.
After the meal, Yimu returned to his room to rest.
When he returned years ago, his family didn't live in a three-story house yet.
Back then, the houses were all red brick and tile houses, and they weren't very big, so naturally there weren't many rooms.
Yi Mu and Li Xiaoyun were assigned to a cramped storage room, which was dirty and messy. Yi Mu was extremely disgusted with it, but Li Xiaoyun didn't complain at all.
Now it's much better. It's a three-story villa, with a small balcony on the second floor. The floor is tiled, and the windows are bright and clean.
Lu Qingyao had his own room, but he couldn't stay there, and in the blink of an eye he came to Yi Mu's room.
Yi Mu was afraid that his uncle would be too lenient with him out of consideration for him, so he told him about the family's situation.
Unlike Li Xiaoyun, Yi Mu can't always find all sorts of bizarre reasons to justify the family's actions.
Yi Mu was raised by Li Xiaoyun. He only saw that the family treated his mother too harshly. Compared to his youngest son, Li Xiaoyun was like someone who had been adopted.
Lu Qingyao understood what Yi Mu was thinking. The plot mentioned that although Li Xiaoyun was excellent in every way, she was unfortunately a girl.
In the past, the phenomenon of valuing sons over daughters was very serious in rural areas. There were countless women like Li Xiaoyun, and she was considered relatively lucky.
Many girls are born to be treated as tools.
In some impoverished areas, girls of a certain age are often exchanged for children and given to other families as child brides. Then, that family gives away another daughter to the girl's brother as a wife.
Girls are treated like objects, with no choice; their entire lives are a gamble.
Lu Qingyao reassured Yi Mu, "As for your uncle, let's see what his intentions are first. If it's just for his own benefit, I won't bother with him."
Yi Mu actually wanted Lu Qingyao to ignore his uncle no matter what.
His uncle was insatiable; ever since the township head promoted him out of respect for Li Xiaoyun, he had become a bit arrogant.
It's normal for people to strive for higher positions.
But if someone doesn't want to endure any hardship and only wants to take shortcuts and live off others, you can't help them. You can only make them suffer so they'll learn their lesson.
Yi Mu didn't really want to talk about his uncle. He was quite familiar with the village, and once he had rested, he would take Lu Qingyao for a trip.
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