Chapter 117

Wuhu said, “This is a hierarchy issue. Fang Yuan, you have to keep up with our situation. Otherwise, in the future, we won’t use your mixer. As partners, Brother-in-law and I have decided together. You...”

Fang Yuan turned her head and raised her brows. “Mm?” If a single word did not please her, she would turn hostile. This was not something to joke about casually.

Wuhu’s tone immediately softened. “You need to learn more from Brother-in-law and listen more to our opinions. We both think we need to go broaden our horizons.”

Lu Chuan thought to himself, So Fifth Brother only has this much combat power. That won’t do.

Fang Yuan was not without brains either. “If we go to the provincial capital, the two of us have to split up, right? What about keeping work records here? What about finding people over there in the provincial capital?”

Wuhu said, “What’s so hard about that? Nowadays, we don’t even have to go out looking for people. They all come rushing to me looking for work. As for keeping work records, isn’t our uncle here? Or is it that you don’t trust me?”

Fang Yuan said, “Hearing you say that, it does sound like it can really work. But are you sure you can find people to follow us to the provincial capital?”

Wuhu said, “You don’t need to worry about that. Who would stay in the county town if they could go to the provincial capital to work? That’s a chance to broaden their horizons.”

Fang Yuan said, “You should find the people first before saying that.”

Wuhu said, “I’m not bragging to you. One call from me and they’ll come in droves.”

Fang Yuan went to fuss with her mixer. It had to be rinsed clean.

Over on Wuhu’s side, he began arranging manpower. The people he took away had to be trustworthy, so he had to sound them out first.

Those left behind also had to be their own people who could shoulder matters and handle trivial affairs. This really was the same as Fang Yuan had said. Nothing was simple anywhere.

Lu Chuan came over to help Fang Yuan rinse the mixer. Fang Yuan said, “Did you egg him on?”

Lu Chuan said, “It really is an opportunity. If we truly establish ourselves in the provincial capital, then won’t we be able to have a child whenever we want?”

Fang Yuan said, “If you weren’t so troublesome, we could have a child now too.”

Could that kind of thing be shouted casually? Lu Chuan’s face turned bright red. “Don’t yell nonsense.”

When Fang Yuan said having a child, it was very simple. She simply wanted a child.

But with Lu Chuan, that was not simply a matter of having a child, so every time Lu Chuan blushed and his heart pounded. This truly was a difference in ideological height.

This was truly where Lu Chuan fell far behind Fang Yuan.

Then Fang Yuan glared, put her hands on her hips, and kicked Lu Chuan to the ground. “What use do I have for you?”

Lu Chuan was dumbfounded. Could it be that his only function was to have a child?

When Wuhu came in, he saw his brother-in-law in a sorry state. “What are you doing?”

Lu Chuan hurriedly got up from the ground. “Nothing, Fifth Brother. I accidentally fell.”

Wuhu was especially considerate. Although they were not married yet, he understood this sort of thing clearly in his heart. He put an arm around Lu Chuan. “Women have big tempers. We men should coax them a bit. As for this, it has to be about mutual willingness.”

Could Lu Chuan tell Wuhu, this wife’s elder brother, that he was the unwilling one?

Speaking of which, with Fang Yuan and Fifth Brother’s relationship, if he really were unwilling, perhaps Fifth Brother would directly tie him up and throw him to Fang Yuan.

This was not impossible. So Lu Chuan silently accepted Fifth Brother’s guess.

Early the next morning, the three of them boarded the bus to the provincial capital. Fang Yuan began frowning. “Look. I told you this job wasn’t worth it. Nothing has even happened yet, and we’ve already thrown in the travel fare first.”

Wuhu said, “You’re unwilling to do any business that requires putting money in first. Think about your big crane. If we stay in the county town, then even if we have the money to buy one in the future, we won’t be able to use it.”

Fine. Fang Yuan stopped speaking. For the sake of the big crane, she endured it.

Lu Chuan gave Fifth Brother a thumbs-up. When it came to handling Fang Yuan, it still had to be his own Fifth Brother. How had he not thought of it? He could use the big crane to hook Fang Yuan.

Still, the journey was indeed miserable. The bus was too crowded.

Lu Chuan protected Fang Yuan tightly, but that also meant he touched Fang Yuan quite a lot. Lu Chuan’s face was red from beginning to end.

When they got off the bus, Wuhu looked at his brother-in-law and felt oddly distressed for him. “It isn’t easy for Brother-in-law to study either. Look, he got squeezed until his face was red the whole way.”

Then he added, “Brother-in-law, have you actually had this body temperature and complexion of yours checked? Why are you always this red? You can’t ignore your health. If you’re sick, you have to get treatment.”

Lu Chuan’s face turned even redder. The matters involved in this were hard to explain clearly. “There were too many people, so it was hot. My constitution is just like this.”

Wuhu said, “Brother-in-law, don’t be careless. Your brother is still waiting to charge into the provincial capital together with you.”

Lu Chuan said, “Don’t worry, Fifth Brother. There’s no problem. I’m really fine.”

Wuhu said to Fang Yuan, “You should pay more attention too. Don’t spend all day thinking about making money.” Brother-in-law’s physique made Wuhu very worried.

Fang Yuan turned her face away. She could not say for other things, but after coming into contact several times, Fang Yuan did somewhat understand the look in Lu Chuan’s eyes when he looked at her all the way here. She turned away and refused to look at these two, ignoring Wuhu completely.

Wuhu said, “Look at that dog temper. Brother-in-law, Fang Yuan just has a hard temper.”

Lu Chuan secretly looked at Fang Yuan, his face turning even redder. “It’s fine, Fifth Brother. I understand.” He acted so innocent.

Fortunately, Fang Yuan did not hear him. Otherwise, Fang Yuan would definitely have said to him, all talk and no action is fake skill. When it was time for him to make a child, why was he dragging it out?

Lu Chuan did not mind Fang Yuan’s eye-rolls. What he thought about was long-term peace and stability, never a moment of fleeting pleasure.

He first took his wife and wife’s elder brother to eat, then arranged lodging. Thinking of Fang Yuan’s temperament, Lu Chuan first took the two of them to see the construction site and explained the work.

Wuhu looked a little dazzled. Such a large place, and it was actually said to be a small job. Brother-in-law was not simple. “It can work. We can take it on.”

Fang Yuan also nodded along. The place was large, and every nook and cranny had work to be done. “Although there isn’t much money, it looks like the work will last a long time.”

Wuhu said, “That’s exactly it. Though our work in the countryside is decent, in another ten days or half a month, once it freezes, work will stop. The work here lasts longer and isn’t afraid of freezing?”

Lu Chuan was happy inside. Wasn’t that exactly what he valued? But he was modest. “As long as Fifth Brother thinks it’s acceptable. I was still afraid of causing trouble for Fifth Brother.”

Fang Yuan always opened her mouth on the main point. “With such a large place, why would they give this kind of work to you?”

Lu Chuan said, “Mainly because a classmate introduced it. His family does this. He first agreed to take the work, then turned around and handed it to us. He gets something in the middle.”

Fang Yuan said, “Male classmate or female classmate?”

Wuhu’s ears pricked up too. The two siblings both had the vigilance they should have.

Lu Chuan held back a laugh. In the end, Fang Yuan still cared about him. Look, hadn’t she asked the key question? “Definitely a male classmate.”

Fang Yuan had nothing else to ask. She did not care about anything else.

Once Wuhu arrived here, he took a liking to the building construction. “Tomorrow, I’ll go back and have people come over. While there are people working here, we can secretly learn from them too.”

The two brothers laughed over there. See, they had thought of the same thing.

Seeing that Fang Yuan’s expression had improved and that things here were more or less settled, Lu Chuan finally said, “Fifth Brother, let’s go eat.”

Wuhu said, “I was already hungry when we got off the bus.”

Fang Yuan said, “Let’s go. I’m hungry too.”

Wuhu bumped Lu Chuan’s shoulder. “Were you afraid Fang Yuan would kick up a fuss and make you unable to eat properly, so you ran over to look at the work first?”