Duo Duo was already asleep beside him. Lu Feng gently patted her. When he saw Jiang Xiaoyan return, he said, "You're really busy. People who don't know you would think you're Duo Duo's son-in-law."
"You should say less. They're coming tomorrow, and you, as their brother-in-law, should get busy too," Jiang Xiaoyan said while washing up.
"Me? No need. Your two sisters-in-law are busier than anyone else. They'd love for me to disappear if they could. I reckon I'll be busy tomorrow morning too," Lu Feng said helplessly.
"What's up? Who did you call today?"
"Someone found me through connections; the local leaders want to see me." Lu Feng rubbed his face, looking somewhat worried.
"From the town?" Jiang Xiaoyan asked in surprise.
"Why would I bother with people in the town? It's the county, after all. If it weren't for connections, I wouldn't even bother with people in the county," Lu Feng said, somewhat annoyed.
Jiang Xiaoyan stared at him with wide eyes. She knew her man was capable, but she didn't expect him to be this capable. Before, she thought Lu Feng was just a little rich, but now, with his arrogant demeanor, it wasn't about money anymore, it was about power.
“They’re county leaders, you have to give them face. They’re…they’re leaders!” Jiang Xiaoyan couldn’t think of anything to say. In her eyes, let alone county leaders, even a junior staff member was a formidable figure.
“You don’t understand these things. He’s begging me now. Forget it, why talk about this? What’s the use of being so powerful? He still gets scolded by your two sisters-in-law. Go to sleep!” Lu Feng said as he lay down to sleep.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Xiaoyan felt somewhat guilty, so she put down the towel and got onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
......
The eldest sister-in-law lay in bed unable to sleep. In the dim light, she patted Jiang Fuqiao and whispered, "I went to the supply and marketing cooperative with Xiaohong today. That old lady there said that Lu Feng really did make a phone call this afternoon."
"Go ahead and fight, what kind of nonsense can they come up with?" Jiang Fuqiao said nonchalantly.
"Do you know where you called?"
"where?"
"Baiyuan City, the city where Xiaohong's son-in-law lives, I have a feeling that Lu Feng might be up to something. That year, the fight was just because of a few words at the dinner table. This year, he was scolded so much, and he didn't even say a word back." The sister-in-law said mysteriously, "I think he's learning from that 'Jian' thing, trying to get that kind of guts."
"What?"
"History always has its trials and tribulations, so why be so bold?"
"I don't know. He hasn't studied it but he's trying to talk like a cultured person." Jiang Fuqiao put his arms under his head as a pillow, thought for a moment and said, "We really need to be careful. This year, Lu Feng has a car and a pager. There's something seriously wrong with him."
“That’s right. When Xiaohong’s son-in-law came and saw that this brother-in-law was quite successful, he said. Lu Feng doesn’t say a single decent word, but he really fooled him. He’s just guarding the money bag. I have to say he’s cunning. Why didn’t we think of that?” The sister-in-law looked like she had miscalculated.
"Tomorrow morning, we can't let Xiaohong's son-in-law see him first. Let's go first and make a good first impression. Also, Jiang Fulu, don't be fooled by his quiet demeanor, he's full of ideas behind the scenes."
Jiang Fuqiao nodded, feeling that his wife made a lot of sense.
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