Just as the Zhu family was about to rest, they suddenly heard a knock on the door.
For a moment, everyone felt very strange, wondering why Zhu Qinghao had already come today, and why she was coming again in the evening.
However, everyone was cautious and did not call out to anyone directly. Instead, Zhu Yanzhi silently put on his clothes and went to open the door.
When they opened the door, they found it was Wang Fulin.
"Captain? Please come in. What brings you here at this hour?"
Wang Fulin was holding something in his hand, his face full of smiles.
"Comrade Zhu, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. I really have a favor to ask, and I hope you'll understand!"
After recognizing the person, Zhu Yanzhi immediately made way for him to come in.
"Not at all, Captain, you flatter us. We know that you've been taking good care of us since we arrived here, and we haven't had a chance to properly thank you yet."
Wang Fulin nodded and went inside, but he was still refuting her words.
"Comrade Zhu, you're being too polite. Since you're here, you're one of our own. If we're family, why don't we help each other out?"
"The captain is right, I was narrow-minded."
Zhu Yanzhi smiled. Originally, when his family arrived, the brigade leader picked them up. At that time, the Zhu family felt that the brigade leader was not a mean person.
Later, he even built a partitioned room and a heated brick bed for their family in the cowshed, and he didn't deliberately make things difficult for them by assigning them any dirty or tiring work in the winter.
The Zhu family had a good impression of Wang Fulin, but they didn't have much contact with him, so their understanding of him came only from the elderly Ma couple next door.
Even so, they had always heard that the captain and his wife were very good people, upright and kind.
Now, upon meeting him, Zhu Yanzhi could sense within a few words that Wang Fulin's integrity and kindness were genuine.
At the same time, Wang Fulin also found it very pleasant to talk with Zhu Yanzhi.
Just because his team hadn't had any personnel sent down to lower levels before doesn't mean he hadn't seen them before; he had at least seen several groups of them in the county.
Some of those people, after being demoted and sent to the countryside, became utterly dejected and seemed devoid of any zest for life; others were filled with resentment that made people reluctant to approach them; and still others, thinking themselves superior because they came from the city, always maintained an air of superiority and refused to talk to anyone…
The Zhu family was different. They treated him with respect from the beginning. The women were strong and self-respecting, and did not cry or threaten suicide. The men were not depressed or relied on the women to serve them.
Moreover, he knew very well that the Zhu family had three elderly people and a pregnant woman, all of whom were being well taken care of by the younger generation.
Thinking about all this, Wang Fulin's respect for them instantly rose several notches.
"Oh dear, it's not that you're being narrow-minded. If we really want to investigate, it might be that we didn't treat you well."
At this point, Wang Fulin's expression changed.
"Comrade Zhu, after you arrive here, the team members may not take the initiative to contact you in the short term, and may even deliberately avoid you."
But please believe me, the vast majority of people in the team have no ill intentions towards you. It's just that... some people have a bad reputation, and no one wants to provoke them.
However, I can guarantee that once you stay in the team for a while longer, and everyone gets to know you better, we'll be able to get along like family.
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