How blind.
You believe a few nice words from Chen Ergou.
I'd rather be the vice-captain.
The educated youth who understood everything: ...
It turns out that Deputy Captain Zhou was a bit cunning after all.
They clearly used Chen Ergou's reputation as a prodigal son to keep him in check.
I'm not optimistic at all.
Since they went to the countryside, Chen Ergou could be seen being scolded and chased and beaten every few days.
He's been scolded so many times, yet he still grins and laughs, showing he has absolutely no sense of shame.
This kind of person can be controlled in the short term, but will they be in the long term?
No, I'll still slack off with a grin.
Zhao Chunyu was particularly skeptical, as she remembered that Chen Ergou had stolen two of her chickens, specifically two old hens.
Pah! Shameless.
She cursed inwardly.
Why not let him get more rained on in the mountains?
At least you get sick and feel unwell for a few days.
Under the intense scrutiny of Deputy Captain Zhou, Chen Ergou scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.
He doesn't want to change!
Being lazy is really great.
Suddenly, someone scoffed dismissively.
Seeing Chen Ergou looking around frantically searching for someone, Deputy Captain Zhou wasn't angry. He patted Chen on the shoulder for the third time and said, "Young man, you have to work hard!"
Chen Ergou: ...
He didn't want to work hard; earning enough work points was fine.
Even if you work that hard all year, you won't earn much.
It's better to take a break, go hunting in the mountains, and make a year's worth of money in a month by going to the black market.
That way it's worth it.
As soon as everyone left, Meng Taohua excitedly stepped forward, wiping away her tears, and looked at her son, who was much taller than her, with a relieved smile.
She said in a slightly hoarse voice, "My son has finally grown up."
Maybe I won't have to worry about retirement anymore in the future.
But then she remembered her son bending over and whispering in her ear like a devil, "I was lying just now, it was to put Zhao Wen in his place."
Meng Taohua was stunned for a moment, and stood there blankly for a long time, unable to recover.
Realizing what had happened, her face immediately darkened, and she slapped him hard on the back of the head, saying aggressively, "Take back the second half of what you said."
"..." Chen Ergou rubbed the back of his head, pouted, and said reluctantly, "Fine!"
Meng Taohua glared at her son and said, "From now on, don't let me find you cheating again, or I'll tell the captain to make you carry manure, and don't go up the mountain for a while. Zhao Wen is no good."
Chen Ergou disagreed with the first half of the statement, but he agreed with the second half.
If he messes with him, kick him a few times.
There are still some bruises on my waist.
The mother and son went home cursing and swearing.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, Yunling put away her work points book, strolled back to her office, put everything away, and then went home.
I ran into Qian Mingjuan on the way. She had a sour face and walked on silently.
The two didn't greet each other.
Yunling walked past her.
Then she heard Qian Mingjuan mutter behind her, "Some people are really rude."
There's a reason why some people are disliked.
It's said that Qian Mingjuan has been kicked out by her in-laws for quite some time now, so why hasn't she gone back yet?
She glanced around and saw that Qian Mingjuan was heading in the same direction as her in-laws' house.
I was a little curious, but I was hungry.
She can't keep her whole family waiting for her to eat.
Sigh! I really want to go see what's going on.
On the other hand, Qian Mingjuan did indeed go to the Zhao family.
She walked away quickly, head down.
Upon arriving at the Zhao family's residence, they found the gate closed.
She took a deep breath, knocked hard on the door, and called out, "Baozhu, Mother, Yueyue, please open the door."
Inside the house, three generations of a family were having dinner.
Zhao Baozhu had just gotten up when his mother pulled him down and scolded, "Have you forgotten how much she disliked you a while ago? Don't leave, let her stay at her parents' house for a few more days and learn her lesson, so that she won't have to empty her in-laws' house again and give it to her brother who finally came home."
It's utterly shameful; they've done the most heinous things.
They swapped other people's children so their own children could enjoy a life of luxury in the city.
Now that things have changed, I still feel that Chen Rui suffered because he was living under someone else's roof in the city, and I wonder how he could be so shameless.
Her daughter-in-law still felt sorry for Chen Rui and always used things from home to help him out.
She yanked her son back onto the stool and said angrily, "You're not allowed to go."
Zhao Baozhu sighed and sat on the bench without moving.
Hearing the shouts outside, and seeing his mother and daughter still leisurely eating.
He hardened his heart, ignored the shouts outside, and picked up his chopsticks to eat.
Outside, Qian Mingjuan, whose voice was almost hoarse from shouting, clearly heard the commotion inside, but refused to open the door for her.
Damn it.
She rested for a while, moved a few stones to the base of the courtyard wall, stood on the stones, tiptoed and looked inside, and saw her mother-in-law, husband and daughter eating happily.
You can still faintly smell the aroma of food.
She touched her rumbling stomach.
I'm so hungry, so hungry, so hungry.
Has she not eaten her fill in a long time?
She clung to the courtyard wall and shouted, "Baozhu, open the door for me! You promised to treat me well, how could you change your mind so quickly?"
Under the threatening gaze of his own mother, Zhao Baozhu didn't dare to even glance at her.
Qian Mingjuan's voice was almost weak and feeble.
The three people eating in the courtyard ignored her.
Qian Mingjuan was furious and seething inside, but she had no choice but to compromise. She couldn't stay at her parents' home any longer, so she started working before dawn and didn't stop until everyone else was asleep.
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