Chapter 67: Showdown Between Brother-in-Law and Younger Brother-in-Law

Fang Yuan’s ability to hit people where it hurt was definitely not just a little: “You just do too little work. It will be fine if you do more in the future. Look at my Fifth Brother working with you, he is fine. You need to train.”

Then she took a rag and went to wipe the mixer, as if she felt the mixer was more reliable than Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan took a deep breath. So he was just a stepping stone for Fifth Brother.

He also noticed that Fang Yuan had recently acquired a toolbox, with wrenches, pliers, and tools for connecting wires.

She said these were complete sets and she had to learn everything. Doing one job means loving one job, probably that was it.

Wuhu walked in just in time and saw his brother-in-law retracting his hand. He looked somewhat hurt.

Honestly, that expression was hard to look at, but Fang Yuan still did not even look at Lu Chuan.

Wuhu coughed twice and tossed a small box to Lu Chuan: “From Mom. She said you are a student, your skin is delicate, and you have not suffered hardship before. Apply it carefully.”

Lu Chuan silently took the box. In this life, there was no hope Fang Yuan would be as considerate as his mother-in-law.

Regardless of how their relationship stayed stuck, the three of them were doing well on the construction site.

Lu Chuan’s career was going smoothly. As for love, it was hard to describe.

Fang Dalen also came with meat pies to see Fang Yuan and them.

Seeing his son-in-law, daughter, and son doing such work, Fang Dalen was proud.

Fang Eldest Brother also came, intending to rent Fang Yuan’s mixer.

But Fang Yuan said she could not leave and manpower was not enough.

Fang Eldest Brother looked around and immediately knew his job could not compare.

The gap between them after splitting up was obvious, and Fang Tiger’s expression was not good.

The mixer was always handled by Wuhu and his people, as he was familiar with it.

If Fang Eldest Brother wanted to use it, there was no trustworthy operator, and Wuhu could not leave.

Fang Yuan then realized the issue: it was not only about managing the machine, but also managing people.

At least she needed people she could trust to operate it.

In a short time, Fang Yuan learned that making money also required managing people.

She discussed with Wuhu: “Fifth Brother, why not come work with me? Help me watch the machine. Anyone renting it later must hire you as the main worker. You will always have work and will not need to look for jobs. Isn’t that good?”

Wuhu’s face darkened: “Thanks for thinking of me. You are a woman earning the money of five men, and you want me, a man, to earn money under you. Have you thought about how much I would fall behind in a year?”

He snorted: “Or do you think I am not as good as you?”

The matter escalated.

He was running a big project now. How could she ask him to work under her?

He suspected Fang Yuan and Lu Chuan were setting him up, trying to push him out now that there was money. He was not foolish.

Fang Yuan said: “That is not what I mean. My machine costs money and will age. My job is stable.”

Wuhu said: “I will also get old. I need to save money to marry a wife while I am young. Your kindness, give it to someone else. Do not think about me.”

Fang Yuan was unhappy. Such a good arrangement, if not Fifth Brother she would not trust others.

“What should we do then? Am I supposed to follow the machine everywhere? I cannot be at ease if no one watches it.”

Wuhu laughed in anger. Big family business, yet it had come to this.

Then Fang Yuan said: “But I only trust you, Fifth Brother.”

Money could not move him, but emotional pressure could not either: “Even Fifth Brother is useless. Do not block my path to making money.”

Fang Yuan said: “Why are you like Big Brother? When money is involved there is no family feeling.”

Wuhu said: “Who in our family has family feeling when money is involved?” None at all.

Fang Yuan worried: “Then what do we do?”

Lu Chuan came in at the end and heard only the last part, but understood immediately. In such an important matter, he still had no place to participate.

In Fang Yuan’s mind, Fifth Brother was far more important than him.

He actually had a candidate in mind, but did not say it because Fang Yuan did not trust people.

And they had not even discussed it with him. She was busy applying medicine to his hand instead. There was no place for him in her eyes.

Lu Chuan thought it through. He would not use a shovel anymore. It did not suit him. No matter how he trained, he could not match their strength.

After applying medicine for so long, Fang Yuan still did not look at him once. He even wondered if the marriage certificate was pointless.

A tight frustration built in his chest. Why was it so suffocating?

Wuhu came over: “Do you think I am foolish, giving up construction work to watch a machine for her?”

Lu Chuan replied: “That job is not even mine.”

His tone was sour. Wuhu no longer suspected anything and instead felt proud.

It then rained and work stopped. Fang Yuan left the machine to Wuhu and rode home with Lu Chuan.

The trip from county to township and then home took half a day.

Fang Yuan said: “Too inconvenient. We should move to the township. At least then people will know about my machine.”

Lu Chuan thought living in the county would be better, but he had to study and Fang Yuan would have no support there.

The township was better. With the Fang family’s reputation, no one would dare trouble her.

On the way, they planned to visit her father’s home first, bought some meat, then returned to the village.

Because of the rain, all the Fang brothers were home. Fang Yuan did not mention the machine at all. She trusted only Fifth Brother.

Fang Eldest Brother said: “If things are not good outside, come back. Do not let people bully you.”

Lu Chuan appreciated it. Fang Eldest Brother was decent. Fang Yuan said nothing, but showed disdain behind his back.

Fang Dalen also said that if anyone bullied his children outside, he would not forgive them.

Fang Eldest Brother led the others in agreement.

Since childhood, no matter how they fought at home, Fang Dalen never interfered. But if someone from the family suffered outside, they would all stand together.

This was how the family was raised.

Fang Yuan said nothing, even giving her sister-in-law a cold look, showing no restraint at all.

On the way back, Lu Chuan asked: “Aren’t you afraid sister-in-law will be angry?”

Fang Yuan said sharply: “Does she deserve it?”

Lu Chuan said: “We are still family. Big Brother definitely cares about sister-in-law. Aren’t you afraid he will stop using your mixer?”

Fang Yuan snorted: “He cares about sister-in-law. My eldest brother doesn’t even play with you anymore. He is playing with his younger brother-in-law now. Third and Fourth Brother already had conflicts with him.”