Chapter 71: Getting Something for Nothing
It is the deep love from Ms. Chen Cuilan again.
The reason was that after Lu Yao returned from the provincial capital, he felt like he had become a terrible little kid. Not only did he go to the amusement park and the zoo, he also experienced a thrilling kidnapping by human traffickers, and successfully escaped with his and his mother's wisdom.
How could he not say something that reflects his intelligence and wisdom so well? As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to run to Chen Cuilan and her family and told his grandparents in vivid detail about his experiences in the provincial capital.
He was still holding Chen Cuilan's thighs, with his big sparkling eyes open, and spoke in a baby voice.
"Grandma! Next time there are human traffickers, I will kidnap them to our village and ask them to work for my grandparents. I will let them farm the land, earn money for us, and grow food for us!"
"That won't do! Xiaoyao can't do such a thing!"
"What if a human trafficker kidnaps you? Your father is unreliable!"
After hearing this, Chen Cuilan was furious. She rushed to Lu Zhao and Su Yunqi with her family's newly replaced 98th broom. When she saw Lu Zhao beating her, she broke the bamboo broom, which was as thick as her arm.
"Don't let your wife and child die. They are so grown up, but they are still unreliable. You don't know anyone in a place like the provincial capital. How can you leave them alone? If you take them out, bring them back safely!"
"I understand. This won't happen again next time."
Lu Zhao did not deserve this beating at all. If Su Yunqi's parents knew about it, he would probably be beaten again.
When Lu Xiaonian heard that little Lu Yao had such a great time in the provincial capital, including visiting an amusement park and a zoo, he was extremely envious.
After all, he didn't get into high school, and he just graduated from junior high school last year. He couldn't find a job, and he didn't want to farm. He just wanted to hang out with his eighth uncle, who was the most promising person in the family.
Well, he didn’t have the courage to mention it before, but now he has found the opportunity!
He bravely stood in front of Lu Zhao and blocked his grandmother's broom attack.
"Grandma, Uncle Ba definitely didn't mean it, please stop hitting him!"
"I have a good suggestion. Why don't you take me with you next time Uncle Ba goes to the provincial capital? Let me learn how to do business with Uncle Ba! When Uncle Ba is busy, he can also let me stay with Xiaoyao and Aunt Ba. I won't let anything happen to them. If human traffickers come, I will let them take me away instead of taking them away!"
He said with a solemn vow.
If he wants to learn from Lu Zhao and do business, it is not impossible. Lu Zhao would not be unwilling to teach his nephew. He can help his brothers make money.
But the problem lies with his father. Lu Xiaonian's father is the guy who is not even as good as him at picking his booger. He is not willing to contribute even a penny. All the money in the family is on his father, and his mother can do nothing about it.
Lu Zhao cannot pay this money for Lu Xiaonian, and neither can Chen Cuilan, otherwise the others will have to pay as well.
There are so many people in the family, and Lu Zhao and Chen Cuilan have to take care of them all. How can they make ends meet?
So when Lu Xiaonian brought up the old matter again, Lu Zhao and Chen Cuilan stopped talking, and Chen Cuilan was no longer in the mood to hit Lu Zhao.
She pretended not to hear what Lu Xiaonian said.
"Alright, I'll let you off this once today. Don't make this mistake again. If you dare to cause any trouble to Xiaoyao and Yunqi, I'll beat you to death. You don't have to come back. Go back and explain to your father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"I don't have the face to do it anyway!"
"Well, I will go and apologize to them."
Lu Zhao dared to take responsibility for his actions. It was a fact that he failed to protect Su Yunqi and her son. He would learn from his lesson and would never let such a thing happen again.
"Uncle Eight! Grandma! Can you hear me?"
"I want to help Uncle Ba, or run errands. I don't want any salary, as long as Uncle Ba is willing to teach me some skills! It's been almost a year since I graduated, and I haven't found a job yet. I can't just sit around doing nothing. I don't want to farm. After all, I've only graduated from junior high school. I'm no worse than Uncle Ba!"
No one responded, so Lu Xiaonian emphasized that he must ask his eighth uncle to agree to him today!
Lu Zhao was already feeling annoyed, and seeing that he was not giving in, his expression turned unhappy. But he didn't want to vent his anger on Lu Xiaonian, so he controlled his temper and spoke calmly.
"I don't have the final say on this matter, and neither do you. You have to get your father's consent, and have your father come and talk to me, and then have him hand over the money. You want to run errands with me, but you can't do it without money. I won't say much, but at least 50 yuan is enough. But you can't even get 50 yuan, how can I take you with you?"
We have discussed this issue before, but we didn't reach an agreement.
"Can I owe you money first? I'll pay you back when I have money in the future! Uncle Ba, I won't default on my debt. I can write you an IOU. I really want to do business with you so that I can make money. Farming is so useless!"
Lu Xiaonian said anxiously that he had learned nothing else in the past three years, but he had learned to be too ambitious and watched Lu Zhao make more and more money. He owns a watch, a TV, and a washing machine. He opened several stores, a house in the village and another in the town, and he often goes to the provincial capital to travel.
He has never even left the town. He doesn't want to live such a life. He wants to be like his eighth uncle and live the kind of rich life they have!
"I answered this question for you last time, and my answer remains the same. Xiaonian, go back."
"Go back quickly and stop talking in your sleep. You want to get something for nothing? Why would your eighth uncle teach you for free? He even has to pay for you to learn. What can he get from teaching you? Even your father is not willing to pay for you, and you want your eighth uncle to pay for you? He has a son himself!"
Chen Cuilan also drove him away.
Su Yunqi just stood at the kitchen door, waiting silently, not interfering in these matters.
Chen Cuilan was afraid that she had misunderstood, so she quickly made an assurance.
"Don't worry, Yunqi. I won't let them succeed with their evil plan. I will definitely not let you suffer any loss!"
"I believe in mother."
Su Yunqi smiled softly at Chen Cuilan, then went into the house to get the souvenirs she brought for Chen Cuilan. Even though she came back in a hurry, she did not forget to bring things for her family.
Parents should always be obeyed.
"Why did you bring me something again? Yunqi is really filial."
Chen Cuilan sighed that it was rare to find such a generous daughter-in-law. Not to mention whether the two had money or not, some people were just not generous by nature.
In addition to Su Yunqi, she has seven daughters-in-law, two normal ones, three stingy ones, and the remaining two are particularly stingy.
She would find excuses to quarrel with her son even when he gave her food rations. Compared with Su Yunqi, they are like heaven and earth!
"It's our duty to be filial to our parents."
"And Lu Zhao will be happy too. Mom, please don't hit Lu Zhao. This is my fault in the first place. It's not his fault."
Su Yunqi took Chen Cuilan's arm, tried to cheer her up while admitting his mistakes, which made Chen Cuilan totally confused.
Lu Xiaonian was completely left aside, and finally he left in disappointment.
However, the news that he came to see Lu Zhao today still spread, causing trouble for Lu Zhao and Su Yunqi.
Seeing this, the others didn't want to fall behind, so they all came to the door, still with empty hands, and just opened their mouths.
"Old Eight, you can't be partial! If you bring Xiaonian, you have to bring our Liangzi as well!"
"That's right, our Xiaozhong also wants to learn this money-making job!"
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