Chapter 187: No Face

Ding Guohua didn't expect Lin Shu to suddenly change her attitude and speak to him so rudely. After all, Lin Shu was usually gentle and kind, and she always had a charming smile when she met him, which made people think that she was a person without temper.

I didn't expect her to turn against him and be so disrespectful.

Ding Guohua couldn't bear it.

Sister Lu couldn't bear to see her son being bullied. He was the treasure and face of the old Ding family. She was also unhappy, "Sister-in-law, why are you scaring the child?" She

was smiling just now, but now she turned against her. Is she a dog?

And the eldest brother is the same.

Sister Lu glared at Brother Lu, very dissatisfied. She and the eldest brother have the best relationship and love him the most. Why did he tear down the eldest nephew today and be so rude?

This is a good life. I look down on her husband’s family and don’t expect her to help?

Lin Shu gave Sister Lu face, after all, she was Sister Lu Shaotang and the eldest daughter of her parents-in-law.

She said: "Sister, don't think I'm a meddlesome person. The superiors are very strict about it. Guohua has only been in the county committee for a few days and he dares to take charge of things? This is bribery! If the superiors find out, he can only go home, and he may have to be punished and write an examination for ideological review. He will never be able to enter the agency in the future."

Sister Lu didn't understand. Hearing what Lin Shu said was so serious, she hesitated: "No way."

She looked at Ding Guohua.

Ding Guohua was extremely humiliated, and his proud coat was torn to pieces by Lin Shu.

He had been so proud these days, but he didn't expect that his own people would embarrass him.

When the self-esteem of an 18-year-old youth was at its highest, he couldn't stand the harsh words. His face instantly turned ugly. He had the nerve to say that he could get along well in the county committee with such a talent for showing his emotions on his face?

Lin Shu didn't even hesitate to criticize him.

Ding Guohua had a dark face, pursed his lips, and his eyes were a little red. He made an excuse to go out and smoke a cigarette.

Sister Lu wanted to go see him, but was stopped by Brother Lu.

Brother Lu: "Sister, you don't understand what's going on outside, you really can't give blind advice to the children." Sister

Lu: "His grandfather said..."

Fang Dihua couldn't stand people bullying her third daughter-in-law now, "You keep talking about his grandfather. What kind of big official is his grandfather? He's not even the director of a grain management office, not even a commune official. How can he manage the affairs of the county committee? How many ins and outs of the county committee can he know? Your brother and sister-in-law have lived in the provincial party committee. How many big leaders do they know in the provincial party committee's family compound? Aren't they more knowledgeable than him?"

Fang Dihua has always been known for her fierce and tough words. Since Lu Shaotang returned safely and Lin Shu became more and more capable, she was busy making money and had no time to show her temper.

What she said was quite disrespectful.

Seeing her mother angry, Lu Dajie did not dare to talk back.

She was afraid of Fang Dihua after all. After all,

her mother had always been the one in charge of the family. Especially when her mother mentioned the provincial party committee, yes, my father-in-law didn't even know how to work in a commune, how could he know about the county party committee?

My third brother is now a cadre of the provincial party committee, and my third brother's wife has also moved to the provincial party committee's family compound.

Old Man Lu said, "My dear, even if you are uneducated and ignorant, you are the child's biological mother. You have to do what is good for the child. You must not do anything illegal. As long as he does not break the law, even if he is framed because of his young age and ignorance, his third uncle will save him. If he commits a crime, not only will he say that his third uncle did not save him, he will also bring shame to his uncle." He

sighed, "Do you think it's easy for your third brother to go through life and death? He finally came back safely, and you guys failed to do things under his name, and now it implicates him. How unfair it would be for him?"

Although Fang Dihua seemed to be not close to her son on a daily basis, she put Lu Shaotang first when it came to major matters.

"Go back and talk to Ding Runsheng, and ask him to persuade his father to discipline Guohua and not let him be naughty at such a young age."

Several people were talking one after another, and the more Sister Lu listened, the more scared she became.

In the yard, Ding Guohua stood outside the window of the west room smoking, and looked inside, and saw Lu Xiuxiu was still busy making clothes.

He was very unhappy.

Wasn't he doing this for the sake of his uncle and aunt?

Just for such a small matter, people just said a few idle words, and no harm was caused, but his uncle and aunt sent him to labor reform.

What would outsiders think? What would they say? Who would say that his uncle was bullying others by taking advantage of his power? Would his aunt be unreasonable?

He wanted the money and the watch not for himself, but to give his aunt a watch so that she would have face when she went to the provincial party committee's family compound.

His uncle was a provincial party committee cadre, and she was a cadre's family member, but she was so shabby, wasn't she afraid of losing face?

He wanted to use the other hundred yuan to buy a watch for Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu would be 16 after the Chinese New Year and could get engaged.

There were so many cousins ​​getting married, and he didn't care, so what did his grandmother's family have to worry about?

As long as he got a permanent marriage, he would marry Xiuxiu, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

Why was his aunt so short-sighted?

Ding Guohua was sulking here, and Lu An and the others were listening to the radio in the west room.

Panpan and Tiantian gave Lu An the right to tune the radio, but the tuner did not have the power to decide which radio to listen to. Tiantian had to listen to whichever radio she wanted.

Lu An liked the wonderful feeling of turning the knob to control the radio. He didn't care what he listened to because he liked everything!

News, songs, dramas, storytelling, etc. He liked everything!

The brothers Ding Guowen and Ding Guowu were also listening. At first, they wanted to say that this radio was not as good as ours, but after Lu An proudly tuned a few channels, they found that this radio had more radio stations than theirs, the sound was better, and there were more programs!

The brothers kept silent.

Since Hou Bo came, Lu An has become more confident and tough. Now the way he gets along with the two brothers Ding Guowen and Ding Guowu has changed a lot.

In the past, Ding Guowen was the leader and Lu An and Ding Guowu listened to him, but now it is Lu An who has his own ideas.

After all, Lu An has been to the county and sold candied haws. Lu Ping also gave him pocket money, and Pan Pan Tiantian also shared many stories from comic books with him. Moreover, now there is a radio at home,

and he quickly learned a lot. Once this person learns a lot, he is very different from his previous silly appearance, and he looks much smarter.

It would be difficult for Ding Guowen to fool him again. If Ding Guowen said something, he would not be curious. He could even tell whether Ding Guowen was wrong or bragging, and then tell the truth.

Ding Guowen's face turned red. He no longer dared to look down on Lu An. He even felt a little jealous.

Lu An smiled and said, "My aunt said she would take us to the provincial capital to play."

Humph, even though your family is from the commune, you can only go to the county at most. Have you ever been to the city? Can you go to the provincial capital?

My uncle and aunt will take me there!

Ding Guowu was a little unconvinced, "Then... let your third uncle also take us there?"

Lu An: "That depends on my third aunt's arrangement."

Ding Guohua listened outside and had an indescribable feeling. He couldn't describe it in detail. It was the kind that his family had a better life than his grandma's family. He helped his grandma's family, and he had a sense of superiority over his grandma's family.

But I don’t know when it started, this sense of superiority disappeared.

The people in my grandma’s family no longer support their own family, the children in my grandma’s family no longer fawn over their brothers, and the life of my grandma’s family is getting better and better.

In the past, if my grandma's family wanted to eat some white noodles, they had to help themselves, but now they can buy them themselves, and their third uncle can also bring them home.

My grandma's family also opened a fragrance factory, which made more money than my own family.

In the past, it was always my mother who gave money to my grandmother. Now my grandmother secretly gave money to my mother, saying that she was buying some delicious food for my grandma.

This contrast was hard for Ding Guohua to accept.

If his family was better than my grandmother's, then he would have a better chance of marrying Xiuxiu. If my grandmother's family was better than his own, then... he would be marrying up.

After lunch, Sister Lu took the children home.

On the way, Ding Guohua still didn't smile.

Sister Lu sat on the back seat of his bicycle and said to him, "Guohua, I think your aunt is right. She and your uncle are in the provincial party committee. They are more knowledgeable than us. If you listen to her and work hard, your uncle will help you when he sees your ability."

Ding Guohua was still unhappy, "Forget it, my uncle will never help me. He is very proud and afraid that others will say he is using connections."

Who doesn't want to keep connections on the cutting edge?

It's not that the uncle doesn't want to use them, he just wants to save them for his sons and nephews.

What's the use of nephews?

Forget it, without them, he can get by in the county party committee with his own ability.

Don't you see that those leaders appreciate him?

When he becomes a regular employee with his own ability, his aunt will have nothing to say, right?

When he said something bad about Lin Shu, Sister Lu didn't stop him. She even agreed with him and warned him, "Okay, don't tell your grandfather about this. That's your uncle. If you say bad things about her outside, your uncle won't be happy."

Ding Guohua: "I know. I'm not the kind of person who likes to say bad things about people behind their backs."

The next day, Ding Guohua went to the county to give New Year gifts to the leaders as his grandfather had instructed. People knew his situation, so it didn't matter how big or small the gifts were. It was a courtesy

to visit them. It would make them familiar with him, and they would naturally have a better impression of him. Sure enough, everyone was very enthusiastic about him. Director Qiu of the People's Armed Forces Department said that he wanted to bring friends to visit Lu Shaotang, and asked him to go back and ask, and to call him if it was convenient.

Ding Guohua hated his aunt for turning her face away from him. Why did she say that he was not allowed to make big bags under the banner of his uncle? This is to help my uncle expand his network, which is a good thing. Instead of thanking him, she scolded him. Does she have a conscience?

I am afraid that when people come to visit, she will rush to curry favor with them like a lapdog. Can she dare to be cold to guests?

He immediately patted his chest and said, "Director Qiu, of course, we can go to my uncle's house on the second day of the Chinese New Year. He will be happy to have you come." Director Qiu

patted his shoulder and smiled and said that the young man has a bright future. He should work hard. Ding Guohua was so proud that he seemed to be able to get a full-time job after the Chinese New Year.

Lin Shu and the others didn't know about Ding Guohua's little tricks. The whole family went out to prepare for the Chinese New Year.

This year is a prosperous year. With the barefoot doctor Lu Laodi, there are eggs as medical fees all day long. Except for the ones sold, most of them are kept at home by Fang Dihua.

Boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, pickled eggs, tea-leaf eggs, poached eggs...

The Lu family really loves to eat delicious eggs.

In this era when everyone is barely full with coarse grains

and salted vegetables, the Lu family has already paid attention to eating well and eating nutritiously. During the Chinese New Year, it is naturally big steamed buns, sticky bean buns, cabbage and meat buns, radish tofu vermicelli buns, spinach vermicelli vegetarian dumplings, cabbage and meat dumplings, three-fresh dumplings...

braised pork, halved meat, stewed chicken, roast duck, pickled fish, spicy fish...

This year is a good time for the Lu family, with their chests puffed out and their stomachs bulging, especially Lu's father Fang Dihua, who has to pick his teeth tightly.

Panpan, Tiantian and Luan were running on the street to help digest their food. They said they were too full to eat and couldn't eat anymore.

"For the first time, I think fat meat tastes bad. I'm sick of it!"

"Lean meat is still better!"

"Pork belly is OK, but fat meat tastes the worst anyway!"

This made the villagers passing by jealous. What do you mean fat meat tastes the worst?

Who can afford to eat fat meat?

These kids are so annoying!

On the first day of the first lunar month, the villagers greeted each other. The women chatted and ate melon seeds, and the children danced all over the village.

According to the rules, men have to cook for one day, but in fact, a lot of delicious food is prepared before the New Year, such as roast meat, jelly made from roosters, jelly made from pork skin, various pickled vegetables, ready-made steamed buns and steamed bread, which can be eaten after heating. They don't need to make any fancy dishes.

Most of the old men in this village don't cook for their wives. However,

the Lu family has always maintained this tradition. In the past, it was Lu's father who cooked, then it was Lu's second brother who cooked, and now Lu Shaotang is the one who cooks at home.

Lu's eldest brother speaks, sitting on the bench and watching his two younger brothers busying themselves, directing this and that, doing this and that.

Second brother Lu was used to being ordered around by his elder brother since he was young, and he never felt annoyed. Lu Shaotang never listened, you say yours and I do mine.

Big brother Lu sipped the tea happily, which was brought back by Lin Shu, saying that big brother worked hard in business, so she should prepare more refreshing drinks for him.

Big brother Lu felt that he was treated preferentially, so he was naturally happy.

Lu Shaotang did not give everyone leftovers, but made ramen.

He was strong, and the dough could be flattened and rounded in his hands at will.

The locals only had hand-rolled noodles and knife-cut noodles, but they didn't know how to make noodles. Lu Shaotang learned this by the way when he was on a mission in another place.

When he was making noodles, he specifically asked Lin Shu if she wanted thin noodles or wide noodles.

Lin Shu said she wanted wide noodles, and she also wanted fried wide noodles, with chopped green onions in a hot pot, and then fried eggs, shredded pork, shredded cabbage, and a handful of leeks after the noodles were fried. This way it was fragrant and fresh.

At that time, several women came to talk to Lin Shu and Lu Dasao. The women sat on Lin Shu's kang, chatting and eating melon seeds.

When they heard Lu Shaotang ask her what she wanted to eat, the other women laughed and looked at each other: Look at the young couple, how disgusting, the man cooks and asks the woman what she wants to eat.

The other woman pouted: Not bad, these are too many requests, aren't you afraid of annoying men?

Lu Shaotang would never find his wife annoying, the more detailed and more requests she made, the more he liked them.

If she just said "whatever" in a dry voice, he would be bored.

The more she asked, the more he would work harder, right?

Not only did Lu Shaotang satisfy his wife, he also fried egg sauce and minced meat sauce, and asked his second brother to boil water to make noodles, whoever wanted to eat salted noodles could mix it themselves.

Seeing that it was about time, several women said goodbye to Lin Shu and the others, and had to go home to cook.

Alas, people will die if they compare themselves to others, and goods will be thrown away if they are compared to others.

Lu Shaotang is a high-ranking military officer and a cadre in the province, and he knows to cook a meal for his wife.

The peasant grandfathers in their family can't even earn 40 cents a day, and they are so arrogant that they want them to serve the grandfather.

Lin Shu sent them away, and called Lu An and a few others who were playing on the street, "Go and call grandma back for dinner."

The family felt fresh when eating the ramen made by Lu Shaotang.

Their ancestors only knew how to roll noodles by hand, and they didn't know that noodles could be made by pulling and pulling them again.

Tiantian said to Panpan, "You should learn well."

Panpan: "Why should I learn?"

Tiantian: "When we go to the family compound, you can cook for me and mom. What, do you still want mom to cook for you every day?"

Panpan looked at his father, mother, and grandma, and everyone except Lu Shaotang was smiling.

Panpan: "Okay, a man should be responsible, I'll learn."

Tiantian picked up a piece of shredded pork from her bowl and gave it to him, "Reward you for eating."

Panpan ate it happily.

Lu Shaotang made a big bowl of noodles, and almost ate it all.

But Lin Shu found that Lu Cuicui didn't eat much. This was unlike her. Lu Cuicui ate more than adults when she had a good meal. She would not stop eating until she couldn't straighten her back.

"Cuicui, why do you eat so little? Are you uncomfortable?" Lin Shu asked casually.

Lu Cuicui hurriedly said, "I ate too many melon seeds and peanuts. I'm not hungry."

After that, she ran away.

Of course she wasn't hungry.

Before the meal, she ate four large pieces of egg cake and drank a large teacup of maltose. Her stomach was about to burst!

Of course, it was Guan Lu Shaocai who was blackmailing her.

The next morning, Fang Dihua packed gifts for her daughters-in-law to take back to their parents' homes.

It didn't matter if it was the second or third day of the New Year, or if they went back to stay for two days, since there was nothing to do in the first month of the year.

The gifts given to everyone by the public were similar, and if they wanted to get more, they could spend more from their private savings.

However, Fang Dihua gave more gifts to the Lin family openly, and she didn't hide anything. "Lin Yue often comes to send food, and you all eat it, so naturally the New Year gifts have to be more important."

Lu's eldest sister-in-law had no objection, as she had a good relationship with Lin Yue.

Even if Lu's second sister-in-law had an opinion, it would not work, and besides, she now had her own private house. During the New Year, Fang Dihua gave 20 yuan to each room, and she made 15 yuan by grinding the fragrant flour herself.

It's strange. She always wanted to ask her mother-in-law for money to support her family before, but now that she has money, she is reluctant to give it away. She always feels that how can she give away the money she worked so hard to earn?

This is her own money!

Lin Shu looked at Fang Dihua packing up her things and had a puzzle in her heart. Why is Fang's mother-in-law still alive, but her mother-in-law is unwilling to go back to her family?

Since the original owner got married, Fang Dihua has never returned to her family's home once. She always sends her children and grandchildren to go there when there is something.

But she usually doesn't stop her daughters-in-law from going back to her family's home. She arranges for her daughters-in-law three times a year. If her daughters-in-law are willing to go back at other times, she won't stop them.

She asked Lu's sister-in-law, who said that her mother-in-law never went back to her parents' home, and always asked Lu's brothers to go back for her. Her uncles would also send their children to deliver things, and in fact, the two families often visited each other.

Lu's sister-in-law meant that her mother and uncles were old, and it was normal for them not to like to go out because they had too much work and too many children at home. Her mother also weaved cloth at home every day and didn't like to visit relatives, for fear of wasting time.

Lin Shu thought that Fang Dihua must have a conflict with her parents' home. If she had a conflict with her brothers, she wouldn't have ignored her mother, so it was probably a conflict with the old lady.

Lu's sister-in-law said it was impossible.

Grandma Fang was very good to the children. She even came to congratulate Lu Shaotang and Lin Shu on their marriage on her own feet.

Lin Shu felt that the fact that the old lady was good to the children did not mean that she had no conflicts with the daughter-in-law. There were many

cases of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts, but the mother-in-law was very good to her grandchildren. However, the situation between the biological mother and daughter was still rare. She did not ask Lu Shaotang, because she always felt that it would be an offense to Fang Dihua if she knew the truth. After all, Fang Dihua was not the kind of person who liked to show her pain to others, and she should be respected.

Today, Lu Shaotang was going to accompany his wife to her parents' home, so he took the children to drive over early in the morning.

The countryside was very dusty, and within two days, there would be a layer of sand and dust, which affected the vision.

"Grandma, grandma! We are here!" Ding Guowu and Ding Guowen rushed over.

The eldest daughter used to come on the third day of the Chinese New Year, because she had to stay at home on the second day to help her parents-in-law entertain the aunt who came back.

Why is it changed to the second day of the junior high school this year?

Ding Guohua stopped his bicycle and saw Lu Shaotang driving out the jeep. He asked hurriedly, "Uncle, where are you going?"

Lu Shaotang: "Linjiatun."

Ding Guohua was anxious, "Uncle, you can't go today."

Lu Shaotang glanced at him with a stern look, obviously asking him to teach me how to do things?

Ding Guohua quickly adjusted his expression and said with a smile: "Uncle, Director Qiu from the county wants to bring someone to visit you, and he said..."

Lu Shaotang interrupted him, "I don't have time."

Outside of work, he never socializes with officials in government agencies. Everyone in his family knows that neither his eldest brother nor his father ever asks him for anything, and he always declines when someone tries to get close to him.

If there is something, he will do it himself.

Ding Guohua's face turned pale. Although his uncle is always serious, he has always been very generous to the younger generation. He will not scold or beat them if they make mistakes, and he will not say any harsh words.

He basically meets the requests of the children.

But... why is he so rude to him today? Could it be that his aunt-in-law has been whispering in his ear?

Ding Guohua was instantly overwhelmed by grievances and turned to look at his parents.

Ding Runsheng and Sister Lu came over and greeted Lu Shaotang.

Sister Lu smiled and said, "Third brother, don't go out today. Two leaders of the county committee will come to talk to you later. Your brother-in-law brought two bottles of good wine. You can drink with them."

Well, what his parents said that day fell on deaf ears again.

Ding Runsheng wanted to stop but couldn't, and hurriedly smiled to smooth things over.

Lu Shaotang didn't give him face, "Sister, I'm busy."

After that, he got in the car and honked twice to remind Lin Shu and the two children in the house that he was ready.

"I'm coming!" Lin Shu was wearing a scarf and Lu Shaotang's military coat.

Tiantian and Panpan wore the red and blue cotton jackets that their grandmother had sewn for them, and ran out, "Goodbye, grandma..."

The two children said goodbye to their family as they ran.

Lin Shu went out and saw Ding Runsheng and Lu Dajie standing by the car and talking to Lu Shaotang. Ding Guohua stood in front of the car with a wronged look on his face and red eyes, stubbornly sticking his neck out.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Dajie immediately said, "Sister-in-law, you can go back to your mother's house tomorrow."

Fang Dihua and Lu Laodi heard the voices of the daughter and son-in-law, and when they didn't see them go into the house, they came out to take a look.

Seeing them pestering Lu Shaotang and his wife, Fang Dihua said, "Your third brother and his wife have already agreed, so don't interfere with him."

But the eldest sister Lu started to act like an eldest sister, "Why, am I embarrassed as the eldest sister? I go back to my parents' home, and my younger brothers and their wives hide away?"

If that's the case, how can my parents-in-law take me seriously in the future?

Wouldn't Guohua have even less influence from his younger uncle?

Fang Dihua was really angry when she heard the eldest daughter say that. Did I say that to you in vain on the 29th?

Father Lu asked Ding Runsheng to hurry into the house.

Ding Runsheng looked at Sister Lu and tugged at her sleeve, "Wife, let's go, don't mess up the third brother's plan."

Sister Lu also felt wronged, "Whose eldest child is as shameless and without status as me? My brothers and sisters-in-law don't take me seriously, and I still want outsiders to respect me?"

Fang Dihua said with a threatening face, "How do you want others to take you seriously? Come on, your parents take you seriously, come into the house and serve you tea and water with eight plates and ten dishes."

Ding Runsheng also waved his hand to his son, "Guohua, get out of the way, your uncle is leaving."

Ding Guohua saw that his mother was trying so hard, if he got out of the way, wouldn't it be a failure?

Besides, the leader will be here

soon! If his uncle leaves, won't the leader be angry?

What good will he get out of it?

Seeing him standing there stubbornly, Fang Dihua and Father Lu were also very angry.

Fang Dihua said angrily, "Forget it, you guys don't come back. You're just causing trouble for me during the New Year."

When Sister Lu heard her say this, she immediately wiped away her tears in grievance.

Lu Shaotang waited for his wife and children to sit down, then reversed the car and quickly exited the alley and turned south.

Ding Guohua stood there, staring blankly with his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't believe that his uncle was so heartless.

He was afraid of being wronged, so he yelled "Ah" and stamped his feet, "What are you doing? What are you doing? The leader will be here soon, what should I do?"

His face was pale, cold sweat was pouring down, and he felt that his future was ruined and darkness was coming, and he didn't know what to do.

Seeing that he was losing his temper like a child, Ding Runsheng hurriedly shouted: "Guohua, calm down!"

Ding Guohua had been too smooth before, and he was always complacent. In the past few days, he was first teased by Lin Shu and then ignored by his uncle. His pride was punctured and suppressed, and he was angry and resentful.

Where is the calmness before?

Sister Lu thought about what her son had told her, and how her son would be angry and look down on her if her third brother left and the leader came to play for her, and it would affect her son's future, and her parents-in-law would also blame her. She immediately panicked, her legs went weak, and she sat on the ground and cried, "Dad, Mom, why can't you love your daughter more?"

I send food and oil to my mother's house every month, what's the point?

I love you, who of you can love me?

Brothers Ding Guowen and Ding Guowu also ran out, and they were a little at a loss when they saw their mother and brother crying.

Lu Shaocai and Zhao Meifeng were looking around in the east, and there were also members passing by the alley, watching the excitement and wondering what was going on.

Aunt Li came out and helped up the eldest sister Lu. "Sister, what's wrong with you? Come in and talk. It's cold outside. If someone sees you, they might think you're in trouble."

Villagers love to join in the fun and gossip. Even the Lu family, which is so prestigious, is not immune.

If the eldest sister Lu is crying here, it will be spread all over the brigade in the afternoon that the Lu family is in trouble.

Ding Runsheng also came forward to hold his wife and asked Ding Guohua to come over and help his mother into the house.

Ding Guohua was still in a state of dismay.

At this time, Xu Xiaoyou came over with a small basket. She was small and heavy, and she walked with a limp. "Grandma, grandma, my parents went out for something. They said they would come back in two days, so I came here first."

Father Lu quickly took the basket and became worried again, "Your mother is so sick, why does she go out?"

It's been seven months, and they are going out instead of resting at home. The couple is getting crazier and crazier.

Thinking about the eldest daughter still making trouble in the house, he was worried again. He took Xu Xiaoyou into the house and asked her about the younger daughter's situation and whether there were any difficulties at home.

Xu Xiaoyou answered them one by one, "Grandma, don't worry, my mother is fine."

Although Tiantian and Panpan were not there, Lu Xiuxiu was still there, so she went to talk to Xiuxiu.

Lu Dasao's family had not left yet, and they had to go on the third day of the Chinese New Year, because Lu Dasao's parents were more feudal, and they would not let their daughters go back on the second day of the Chinese New Year, saying that it would affect the family's fortune, and they could only go back on

the third day of the Chinese New Year. Lu Dasao was too lazy to care about those things, the third day of the Chinese New Year was the third day of the Chinese New Year, anyway, she would go and come back after having lunch.

In fact, she went back to her mother's house quite a few times, and basically she didn't eat, and left after she finished her business. Her mother worked all day long, and she didn't like to chat with people.

At this time, Sister Lu was also dissatisfied with Sister Lu, "Sister, why do you treat the third brother like that? Even the provincial leaders dare not show their displeasure to the third brother, why do you bully the third brother for such a small matter?"

Let's not talk about others, just talk about herself. When she was in the agricultural machinery group of the commune, the leaders of the commune were so respectful and enthusiastic about her.

They were targeting her?

She knew herself well. Why didn't the leaders respect so many red flag bearers and advanced workers?

Isn't it because of the ability of the third brother?

Although the third brother is not at home, as long as he is in the province, the Lu family will not be bullied when they go out.

The third brother is so capable, does he need us ignorant people to teach him how to do things?

Why is he so shameless?

Seeing Sister Lu also talking about herself, Sister Lu felt more and more wronged and uncomfortable.

She covered her face and cried, "Am I redundant? Shouldn't I have come back? You are all fine now, better than me, your elder sister, so there is no need for me to dislike you?"

Seeing that she was unreasonable, Mrs. Lu stopped talking and simply went to the south room to help chop cabbage and feed the rabbits.

The eldest brother Lu tried to persuade her, but Mrs. Lu was not in a good

mood. The second brother Lu was not good at speaking, and he also felt that the eldest sister should not be too accustomed to using Ding Guohua to put pressure on the third brother. What he said would definitely be harsh and accusatory, so he simply kept silent.

The bicycle was at home, so he said goodbye to his parents and took Mrs. Lu and Lu Cuicui to his father-in-law's house.

On the way, the second brother Lu made a rare request to the second sister-in-law Lu, "When we get to Cui'er's grandmother's house, don't be too picky. No matter what your sisters and sister-in-law ask for, such as arranging jobs, moving to the city, or going to college, you can't agree. You can see that the third brother won't give face to anyone."

With the level of his family, who can be arranged?

Aren't they all here for the third brother?

Even if his parents made a request, the third brother would not give in, let alone his sister-in-law and elder sister.

Mrs. Lu immediately felt guilty, because her parents had told her several times to talk to her brother-in-law to arrange a job for her brother, and that a relative from her sister-in-law's family who was well educated wanted to go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University after graduating from high school. There was even an educated youth in her eldest sister's village who somehow heard that her eldest sister's relatives were good at speaking and wanted her to help him get back to the city.

Of course, she suspected that it was mostly her eldest sister who was showing off, otherwise who would know what her sister's brother-in-law did? Although

she knew that her parents-in-law and brother-in-law would not give her face, she was still flattered by her sisters from her parents' family and her sister-in-law who always looked down on her.

She would definitely not agree to them, but just wanted to enjoy the feeling of being flattered.

She said, "Okay, I know, I'm not stupid."

At the Lu family, the eldest sister cried for a while, Ding Guohua's face turned pale for a while, and then gradually calmed down.

Lu's father said to Ding Guohua, "Guohua, you go to the road to greet the leaders by bike, and greet them first when you meet them, and say that your uncle is busy and not at home." This

will also save people from having any thoughts when they don't see Lu Shaotang when they arrive.

Ding Guohua refused, he felt that this was his uncle and aunt trying to ruin his reputation, they were the ones who caused it and they should solve it.

Seeing him like that, Fang Dihua didn't want to save face for him anymore, "Guohua, why didn't you discuss it with your uncle before letting them come? Your uncle has said a long time ago that his job is special and he doesn't come into contact with agency cadres casually."

Ding Guohua was unconvinced and said, "Grandma, wasn't I doing that for my uncle's good? My uncle is a cadre in a province, and he keeps to himself all day, never goes out to socialize, and doesn't let anyone come to his house. How out of place is that? Relationships are built by getting along with each other. If you don't maintain relationships on a regular basis, you can't just make friends when you need them, right?"

He was instilled with a set of interpersonal communication concepts by his grandfather since he was a child, and he felt that others should be used by him.

He saw people coming and going in other cadre departments, giving gifts before the year and New Year greetings after the new year. Even a small cadre was crowded with people. But when he looked at his brother-in-law's house, a big cadre of the provincial party committee, no one came to visit him.

How shabby is this?

Since people are willing to come to visit, why not continue happily?

Even though he is not as high-ranking as his uncle on the surface, he is a prominent figure in the county committee, which will be of great help to his development in the county committee in the future.

To be honest, I still have to rely on the help of my connections in the county committee.

They didn't ask my uncle to do anything, just come to the house for a meal and New Year greetings. Why couldn't he do that?

My brother-in-law is too hypocritical!

How can someone as inhumane as him survive?

Fang Dihua and Old Man Lu were so angry that they laughed.

They didn't expect Lu Shaotang to be a high-ranking official or have a great relationship. As long as their son was safe and sound and lived a good life with his wife and children, they would be happy even if he was just a soldier, not to mention a regimental-level official. They hoped that

their children would have a promising future. This promising future meant that they could earn money to support their family, let their wife and children have enough food to eat and not go hungry, make new clothes once a year, and have some money left for medical treatment. What kind of promising future do they want? Must they become high-ranking officials? Make a lot of money? What's the use of that? The ancestors of the Lu family had houses, land, and money. Isn't it enough for the family to be together and have enough food and clothing? Going to socialize with officials here and there, forget it. Ding Guohua refused to handle it himself, so the old couple just ignored it. Ding Runsheng didn't think it was the right thing, and he was also very upset. He didn't agree with his son's words at home, but his father praised Guohua for being able to handle things and having courage, and said that his uncle should admire him, and if he didn't understand, he should find a way to persuade his uncle to understand. When his father said this, his wife followed suit. Ding Runsheng felt that it was unreliable, why didn't you understand Lu Shaotang?

You'll know that Lu Shaotang is not a good person to talk to after dealing with him once, and he is not someone who can be manipulated by others. Why are you so naive to want to make decisions first and then arrange social interactions for him?

Ding Runsheng rode out and went along the highway towards the county town, thinking that he would explain to Director Qiu if he met him.

As a result, he rode for an hour and didn't meet anyone. Did they take the small road?

He had no choice but to turn around and go back to Lujiazhuang. As a result, no one came to the door until lunch time.

Ding Guohua seemed unable to accept this result. Before, his uncle didn't give him face and he was afraid that he would have a hard time explaining to the leader. Now, the leader didn't come at all, as if he was just playing a trick on him. He couldn't stand that people didn't take him seriously.

After a tasteless lunch, Ding Guohua was getting more and more obsessed with the issue. He used the excuse of visiting a colleague's house and rode his bike to Director Qiu's house.

Director Qiu happened to be at home practicing calligraphy instead of going anywhere.

Hearing that Ding Guohua was coming to pay New Year's greetings, Director Qiu did not hide and treated him very kindly.

Ding Guohua lied with his eyes half closed, "Director Qiu, we have been waiting at my uncle's house until now, but no one has come. I was worried that something had happened, so I came to see him. It was a bit abrupt."

Director Qiu smiled very kindly, "Xiao Ding, I do have something to do, so I won't go to Lujiazhuang."

He had been inconsiderate before, thinking that he and Lu Shaotang were in the same system, and he came to get close to him to keep in touch with him.

It's not that he's doing anything for himself, after all, he doesn't think much about it even when he's middle-aged. It's just that his son is studying at the Workers', Peasants' and Soldiers' University in the province and will graduate this year and find a job.

He hopes that his son will join the provincial party committee. If Lu Shaotang is willing to help, his son's future will be stable.

There is also a friend from the city who wants to develop in the province and hopes for some help. The reward is quite generous.

He thought very ideally. He introduced such a good opportunity to make a fortune to Lu Shaotang. Lu Shaotang would promote his son out of gratitude. In return, he also had some say in the county committee and could help promote Lu Shaotang's nephews.

This is called exchanging contacts. Everyone benefits. Everyone is working for the future of the younger generation. No one will laugh at anyone.

Who knew that he and his friend were riding in the jeep of the People's Armed Forces Department on their way to Lujiazhuang when they ran into Lu Shaotang!

In those days, the roads were basically filled with ox carts, mules, and bicycles, and there were also a few military trucks and tractors. Jeeps were very rare.

When they saw each other, they would basically slow down and stop to say hello. Most of them were acquaintances or from the same system.

How could they know that they would meet Lu Shaotang on the road?

At that time, Lu Shaotang got out of the car and strode to the front of their car. He and his friend hurriedly got out of the car to say hello.

At that time, he was stunned. He didn't expect Director Lu to be so enthusiastic about him!

Hearing that he was coming to pay New Year's greetings, he drove all the way to meet him!

He was really terrified.

Little did he know that after shaking hands, Lu Shaotang said: "Director Qiu, Director Sun, I wonder what you two want to talk to me about? I am afraid of delaying my work, so I went to the county committee to find out."

Work?

What work?

We are going to pay New Year's greetings, not to talk about personal matters? After all,

the two of them are smart people, how could they not understand what Lu Shaotang meant?

He almost said that I only have work dealings with you, and don't come to my house casually without official business, and I will not entertain you.

At least they saved their face and didn't break the window paper.

Oh, shameless, really shameless!

Since Lu Shaotang can't lend a hand, they certainly won't give Ding Guohua any benefits.

As for becoming a regular employee? Let

's talk about it in three to five years according to the normal process, or he may find a slick head and return to the commune.

Of course, on the surface, he was very kind to Ding Guohua, so kind that he seemed to want to help Ding Guohua get a permanent job.

A decent person should save face.