Before Liu Shihua could speak, he continued, "I remember the first time I met Sister Liu, she was roasting a wild rabbit in the mountains with another girl. We didn't know each other then, and I even traded half a rabbit with her."
Liu Shihua, who was about to speak: ? ? ?
Why hasn't his sister mentioned this before? So, does his sister know this person? Does she know anything about his character?
"You know Lele?" Liu Shihua turned her head, her gaze fixed on her future brother-in-law.
Seeing this, Zhang Shoujun breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and nodded, saying, "That's right. It's quite a coincidence. Later, when I came here to visit relatives, I ran into your older sister who was bitten by a snake."
Later I ran into your sister, but we didn't know each other then. We only met later when I saw her selling things to Brother Wang.
Having found a breakthrough, Liu Shihua no longer insisted on making things difficult for her future brother-in-law. Since her sister had met him and he knew Brother Wang Xiaodong, he probably wouldn't be too bad.
Although his physical strength seemed a bit weak along the way, it was still pretty good. Moreover, he was quite smart, knowing when to stop walking when he got tired, showing that he was sensible.
He didn't fawn over me just because I'm the eldest sister's brother, nor did he treat me like a fool. At the same time, he found a way to get closer to me.
Thinking about it this way, Liu Shihua felt that her future brother-in-law was not bad, so she started chatting with him. Once they started chatting, they felt like they had known each other for a long time.
And as they chatted, the topic of hairy fruit came up. Liu Shihua didn't hide anything and told him about picking hairy fruit in the mountains last year.
Finally, he sighed, "Back then, we weren't really sure if that stuff could be sold for money, so we picked that patch and didn't look for any more. This year, I'll pick more."
Zhang Shoujun is such a clever man. Wang Xiaodong is from the city transportation team, and he has more experience than Zhang Shoujun, who is from the county transportation team. Even he bought it again, so the fruit must be good. Otherwise, he's not stupid, so why would he buy it?
He thought that when he went out to work, he could keep an eye out for buyers, and if there were any, he could help sell them.
He thought about it, but he didn't say it out loud. He would only speak about it after he had definite news.
However, he nodded and said, "That's a good idea. If things go well next year, we can plant more in these mountains. The harvest next year will probably be even better."
Liu Shihua immediately felt that her future brother-in-law was quite clever, as he had come up with the idea of planting more fruit trees to generate income for the family so quickly.
"Well, shouldn't we go back now?" Zhang Shoujun didn't want to stay in these deep mountains any longer. If he had known that his future brother-in-law would take him this far, he wouldn't have given him the chance.
Well, this makes Liu Shihua feel too embarrassed. He brought this person out to test him, but he didn't expect them to have such a pleasant conversation.
Finally, Liu Shihua looked at Zhang Shoujun with a serious expression and warned him solemnly, "Brother Zhang, if you marry my sister in the future, you'd better treat her well, or I will definitely not let you off the hook!"
At that moment, Liu Shihua's eyes turned quite fierce, which really startled Zhang Shoujun.
However, he already had feelings for Liu Shixi, so he had no objection to this at all; on the contrary, he was happy for her.
He had heard from his aunt that the Liu family's situation was a bit complicated. They had encountered a lot of trouble last year, and they had three children in school. Tuition and living expenses alone were a considerable expense.
His aunt was a little worried that his future wife would support her own family, but he didn't care at the time. Now, after hearing what his future brother-in-law said, he felt much more at ease.
These days, anyone who can get into high school can't be too stupid. Look, he found a way to make money last year. Although it's not very easy to do private business now, there's nothing absolute in this world.
People like them, who are often on the go, understand the ins and outs of the business very well. He decided that as long as his wife's younger siblings treat her well, he will do everything in his power to help them.
Liu Shihua, completely unaware of what her future brother-in-law was thinking, was still keeping a close eye on Zhang Shoujun, waiting for him to give her a promise.
Zhang Shoujun smiled slightly and said seriously, "Shihua, I won't make any more promises. Just watch my actions from now on."
He doesn't make promises lightly; he doesn't like empty talk because he always values action more.
Hearing him say that, Liu Shihua was both dissatisfied and relieved, because he remembered what Grandma Wang sometimes said: don't listen to what people say, but watch what they do.
He thought, since this future brother-in-law didn't make any promises but instead wanted him to see how he would act, he must be a reliable person.
He was pleased with this and said cheerfully, "Alright, I'll keep an eye on things. But since we're already here, let's get some firewood and take it home."
After saying that, he took out a machete from his basket and threw it out with a "whoosh" right in front of Zhang Shoujun.
Zhang Shoujun was dumbfounded. Although he had never chopped firewood before, he knew that chopping firewood either involved using a stick with a sickle attached to cut branches, or climbing up a tree to chop it.
But what did his future brother-in-law do? He just threw a cleaver?
Damn, he felt this world was a bit surreal. His future brother-in-law really knew kung fu, right?
Liu Shihua has been with Liu Shile the longest, and Liu Shile taught him very diligently. He also practiced very hard himself, so...
Then Zhang Shoujun saw the branches falling down with a crackling sound, and in no time he had gathered two large bundles of sturdy firewood.
"Brother Zhang, is it alright if we each take a bundle?" Liu Shihua admitted that he did it on purpose. They had brought the people out, so how could they not do some work?
What can Zhang Shoujun do?
When the two of them returned to the Liu family, Zhang Sumei's eyes nearly popped out when she saw her future son-in-law, looking disheveled and carrying a large bundle of firewood.
Then she glared at Liu Shihua, wanting to curse him out, feeling like she had raised an ungrateful wretch who had tormented her brother-in-law like this!
Is it because he can't stand to see his older sister doing well?
Although it's normal for a son-in-law to work at his wife's family home, he's a regular worker in the transportation team, so how could he do such rough work?
That damn Liu Shihua!
But Zhang Sumei really couldn't swear in front of her future son-in-law; she had to maintain her magnanimous and virtuous image in front of him!
So she gave Liu Shihua a fierce look that said, "I'll deal with you later," and eagerly asked her eldest son to pour him some sweet soup.
Zhang Shoujun was indeed dying of thirst. Although he was sturdy, he hadn't done farm work in a long time, and after walking such a long way and carrying such heavy things, he was really tired.
However, he had no complaints. After all, when his brother and his wife got married, they often went to their in-laws' house to fetch water and do farm work. Those buckets of water and farm work were no easier than carrying firewood.
Although Zhang Sumei asked for a large dowry, she truly valued this future son-in-law, so the meal today was exceptionally lavish.
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