Chapter 43: Still Quite Able to Fool People

Lu Chuan could truly see that Fang Yuan’s heart ached. Because his arm truly hurt too.

But seeing that Fang Yuan’s eyes had even reddened, Lu Chuan stretched his arm over again. “Why don’t you twist it again?”

Fang Yuan said, “Can twisting it bring the money back?”

Fine, it definitely could not. Lu Chuan smiled awkwardly at Fang Yuan. “You can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. We’re aiming for even more money. Try to think more broadly.”

Fang Yuan glared at Lu Chuan. “You’d better not lose money.”

Over there, Fang Eldest Brother circled the mixer, and he had also thought things through. In any case, things were already like this. Having this thing was also quite good.

Fang Eldest Brother said, “Originally, I was still worried that there weren’t enough hands and the schedule was tight. Now it’s good. With this thing, it can do the work of a whole group of us. Brother-in-law still has some ability.” But he was still wasteful.

Fifth Brother understood this thing. “I’ll go find someone to connect the electricity. We won’t delay tomorrow’s work.”

Fang Dalen truly did not understand. “You all think this will work?” This son-in-law was someone who did big things. From the start, Fang Dalen himself could not make sense of it.

Fang Eldest Brother said, “It will still work.” He was quite good at making things happen.

Fang Dalen turned his head toward Wang Cuixiang. “I think our son-in-law probably has no money left. Ask him whether he’s short of money.”

Wang Cuixiang glared at Fang Dalen, and Fang Dalen immediately said nothing. Money was not under his control at home, and what he said did not count. He lowered his head and helped gather up the things.

In his heart, he muttered that women were just petty. Unfortunately, from the way his son-in-law looked at people, it was clear he was closer to his mother-in-law than to him, his father-in-law. This son-in-law was someone who could not quite tell good from bad.

Over on Lu Chuan’s side, he explained to Fang Yuan how the mixer had been rented, how much it cost, and how he had finally gotten someone to deliver it back.

Fang Wuhu at the side sighed with feeling. “Having the status of a student really is useful. If my pockets were empty, I definitely couldn’t have gotten this thing.”

Fang Yuan nodded. Even if she had gone with five hundred yuan in her pocket, she would not have been able to get this thing. They might not necessarily have trusted her.

Fang Dalen came over. “That’s called credibility. When your father goes out to collect pigs, across the villages within 1.5 km (~0.93 miles), whether I have money or not, I can drive the pigs back.”

Lu Chuan was too embarrassed to say that what you rely on is mainly reputation. You are the father of the Five Tiger Generals. Who would dare not give you face? It did not have much to do with credibility.

But Lu Chuan still insisted on saying, “Exactly. Across the villages within 1.5 km (~0.93 miles), who doesn’t know your credibility? People in our village never buy meat from anyone else’s stall. They only recognize you.”

Fang Dalen nodded over there. His son-in-law spoke so well, and even gave examples as proof. He proudly straightened his chest.

Several sons nodded along, and Fang Yuan nodded too. Their father truly was like this. They were very proud.

Over there, Wang Cuixiang swept a glance at her son-in-law. In the countryside, theirs was the only meat-selling household. If people wanted to eat meat, were they supposed to run to the county town to buy it?

Lu Chuan accidentally caught his mother-in-law’s gaze and felt guilty, smiling ingratiatingly.

Wang Cuixiang turned her head and did not speak. That counted as giving her son-in-law face and not exposing him, but she could tell that this son-in-law was no good thing.

In the future, when he coaxed her daughter, it would definitely come in smooth streams.

Still, that was better than someone too deep to see the bottom of.

Wang Cuixiang said to her son-in-law, “If you need money, just say so. We can’t let you two struggle outside. In the future, you must be even more cautious when doing things.”

Today’s matter had been done rashly. Her several sons had already taken turns muttering about it to her.

Lu Chuan immediately followed along and said, “Mom is right. In the end, I still thought about this too simply, and the ins and outs here run deep. I should have discussed it carefully with Big Brother.”

Fang Yuan gave a cold snort. If you had taken my brother seriously at all, you would not have handled the matter like this.

Don’t think she had not heard it. That person in charge simply did not trust her brother. This matter had been made successful by Lu Chuan in the middle.

That was equivalent to not giving their Old Fang family face. Fang Yuan remembered that manager.

With this speech, Lu Chuan lifted up all his brothers-in-law. Wang Cuixiang looked at the dizzy, floating behavior of her several sons and felt vexed. Who could her daughter rely on in the future? It was still the same sentence. Even added together, they could not outplay this brother-in-law.

This mixer was quite expensive, and at the construction site, they did not dare just leave it there. After all, it carried all the family wealth in Fang Yuan’s hands. Fang Yuan insisted on watching it here.

Fang Eldest Brother looked at Fang Yuan and frowned, not having much patience. “What does this have to do with you? Does our family have no men left?”

Fang Yuan said that it was her five hundred yuan, and if she did not watch it, she would not feel at ease. She absolutely had to watch it with her own eyes.

Lu Chuan also advised Fang Yuan, “We’re here. Go home and rest with Mom.”

Fang Yuan said, “That won’t do. If it gets lost, I can’t make them pay for it either.” Her stubbornness had come up. The key was that Fang Yuan knew their family’s financial foundation. They could not afford to compensate her.

Who was Fang Eldest Brother? Even if it got lost and he paid, that would not work. Fang Yuan only trusted herself.

They knew exactly what faults their own daughter had, so they could only let Fang Yuan watch this rented mixer in the construction shed.

Lu Chuan had also never expected that Fang Yuan would do things this cautiously and carefully, and that she would not trust anyone.

Since they could not persuade her, what else could they do? Lu Chuan and Fang Wuhu accompanied her.

Fang Wuhu was quite familiar with the routine. He had done this plenty since he was little. Whenever Fang Yuan became stubborn, he was the one who paid the price. Who made them be together from inside the womb?

Lu Chuan, however, did not feel that Fang Yuan had a stubborn temper. He was quite moved. This was something he had brought about, and Fang Yuan cared about it so much.

When Fang Dalen took his sons back, he was still sighing. “We really found a treasure. Look at him. Once he makes a move, it’s to do big things.”

Fang Eldest Brother’s mouth twitched. What kind of treasure was this? “That may not necessarily be a good thing either. He is young and hot-blooded, and doesn’t know the depths of things. Tomorrow, I’m afraid Old Sun will come over to make trouble. Old Sun never intended to let go of this job.”

Fang Dalen’s reaction was truly very unreasonable. “Did you grow up eating vegetables? You’d just watch him make trouble for our family?”

He said it so aggressively, so it was not without reason that his sons were famous far and wide in the countryside. This was the father’s educational philosophy.

Fang Eldest Brother felt Lu Chuan had handled this matter rashly. “We brothers are only useful in the countryside. We aren’t useful in the county town. Look at that son-in-law of yours. Today, he ran straight to the county town. Your son doesn’t have that much ability.”

Fang Dalen said, “What use do I have for you? If you can’t protect people, then go along and take the beating with them.”

Fang Eldest Brother did not speak. When it came to this brother-in-law, his father really was a little brainless. As soon as he heard someone was studying, everything about him became good.

Fang Second Brother spoke up. “Dad, who is your biological child? Don’t treat every student you catch as a treasure.”

Fang Dalen had already grabbed a shoe sole. “That’s your brother-in-law.” These two sons had too many schemes and were very much not good things.

Wang Cuixiang said, “Enough. You aren’t tired, are you?” She was worried to death. A whole pile of them could not get to the point.

Who would shelter whom in the future was still uncertain. Wang Cuixiang was worried that if her daughter suffered grievances in the future, there would not even be anyone who could restrain her son-in-law. Counting on these men was truly hopeless. Even with all their brains put together, they still would not be enough.

Sanhu stood at the side and provocatively stirred things up. “Mom also can’t spoil Brother-in-law like this.”

Wang Cuixiang said, “All of you listen. In the future, none of you are to play tricks with your brother-in-law. If you can get along, then get along. If you can’t play together, then keep your distance.”