Chapter 88: Luck Comes from Coaxing One’s Wife

Five Tigers was the kind of man who felt heartache over money, and watching all this made him anxious beyond words. He kept comforting himself, thinking of it as coaxing an elder.

In any case, this project was profitable, so it was not a big deal. He treated it as doing it for his brother-in-law, holding on with a weathered heart.

While chatting with Fang Yuan, he even reminded her not to complain that her uncle was meddling too much, since they were not short of that bit of money anymore.

Fang Yuan said, “Why complain? This is done very well. I did not even think of it. What do you mean? What did my dad do that was meddling? This is safe construction. Did you not see the sign on the construction site?”

Five Tigers was left speechless by Fang Yuan. He actually felt like he was the one who lacked knowledge. Was his sister being brainwashed?

In the end, everything still came back to Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan wanted to build a relationship with Fang Yuan, but Fang Yuan clearly did not take the sentimental, affectionate route. She focused on work instead.

Lu Chuan was also capable. Instead of trying to make his wife revolve around him, he found another path. Seeing Fang Yuan fully focused on work and trying to make money, he started talking to her about pitfalls on construction sites.

For example, why some contracted projects make money while others do not. Fang Yuan loved hearing about this kind of topic.

In the past, Fang Yuan saw Lu Chuan the same way she saw Five Tigers. After finishing what needed to be said, she would turn around and stare at the construction mixer. that earned her money like five strong laborers. She would not even spare anyone else a second glance.

Now it was different. Ever since Lu Chuan started analyzing various pitfalls, Fang Yuan would even eat meals while sitting near him. These were things beyond her previous understanding.

Whenever she had time, she would circle around Lu Chuan, notebook in hand, occasionally jotting things down.

Five Tigers admired this. This was Lu Chuan’s ability. He had actually managed to keep his sister under control.

Honestly, if he were not his brother-in-law, Five Tigers would have long since wanted to punch him. Every step felt like a trap.

At any moment, the brother-in-law could bring up a topic and firmly attract Fang Yuan’s attention.

Five Tigers thought to himself, my sister calling him a vixen was absolutely right. If I had even half his ability, I would not worry about finding a wife.

To be fair, the things Lu Chuan talked about were only taken seriously by Fang Yuan. He himself was not fully invested emotionally.

But it just happened to work out.

A safety inspection team arrived at the construction site. The people who came were all carrying themselves with authority, clearly not ordinary.

Five Tigers’ legs went weak. He did not even dare step forward, thinking it was over. They were here to pick faults, and the project was going to be shut down.

Lu Chuan wiped his hands and walked over calmly to talk to them, showing no fear at all.

Five Tigers pulled Fang Yuan aside and said, “Do you see the difference? Not even my elder brother would dare step forward in this situation. But Lu Chuan is not afraid. He is educated and knowledgeable.”

Fang Yuan said, “No matter what, we should still go ask what they are here for. This is our site. How can we let others act more aggressively than us?”

Five Tigers looked at her worriedly. You are aggressive, but it depends on who you are dealing with. Look at that group, who could you possibly outdo? That is just reckless bravado.

Although the two brothers were a bit nervous, they still followed behind Lu Chuan and approached.

Lu Chuan learned they were from the safety inspection team. He led them around the site, though he himself was not fully confident either, since he had never dealt with such situations before.

When they reached the construction mixer, he focused on explaining electrical safety. He had casually discussed this while coaxing his wife before.

To be honest, Lu Chuan was sweating nervously. This was his first time facing such pressure, and he had to show something respectable, so this was what he had.

Unexpectedly, the inspectors noticed that the electrical switch box was properly guarded and locked.

After inspecting several places, only this one was taken seriously, and it was well done.

They nodded at Lu Chuan. “Very well implemented. You should promote safety education more. Your construction team is quite large. Keep it up.”

Then they left.

Before Lu Chuan could even relax, someone came over and handed him contact information. “Being praised by the county means your construction team is solid. Keep it up, young man. Contact us in the future if there are projects.”

Lu Chuan took out a fountain pen and wrote neatly. His handwriting was so good that it made people think more highly of him.

He handed over his contact information and casually asked who those people were.

The man laughed. “Young man, you are lucky. Your team is now registered with the county. You will not lack work in the future.”

Five Tigers immediately jumped up. “We struck it rich.”

The man continued, “It is also because you did well. Do you know how many construction sites were fined or shut down after this inspection? Our county is small and lacks qualified construction teams. Do well.”

Lu Chuan said nothing, but quickly went to the site shed and brought out a jar of meat sauce his mother-in-law had fried. He placed it into the man’s hands. “My mother-in-law made this meat sauce herself. We do not really have anything valuable, please do not mind.”

The man froze. “This… I can take this?”

Lu Chuan said, “It is not money or cigarettes. Why not? Our team is lucky to meet you and learn so much from your advice. This is just homemade food, not even a gift. You would not dislike it, would you?”

Naturally, he did not dislike it. If it had really been an outright gift, he would not have dared accept it.

He laughed. “Then I am taking away your rations.”

And then he left.

Five Tigers was utterly impressed. His brother-in-law had just made that connection so easily, while he himself had been so timid. He felt like he had embarrassed him.

Five Tigers rushed forward and hugged Lu Chuan. “Are we not going to worry about finding work anymore?”

Lu Chuan said, “Do not get too excited. Things are never certain.”

Then he added, “Go ask around outside and see if any construction sites have been shut down. If so, we are probably in good shape.”

Five Tigers immediately ran off in a hurry. From now on, he would never complain that his uncle was meddling too much again. This was truly good fortune.

Fang Yuan came over and said, “What you usually say is even more detailed than what they said. Their requirements are not even high.”

This made Lu Chuan a little embarrassed. He had only been trying to coax his wife into paying attention to him by thinking up these things. It would be embarrassing if that got out.

He quickly changed the topic. “The meat sauce is gone.”

Fang Yuan was not stingy at all now. “They told us so much, it is only right.”

Then she added, “If you want to eat it, I will go home and ask mom to fry another jar.”

Lu Chuan immediately thought too much again, feeling his wife cared deeply about him. He was instantly filled with romantic excitement.

“Why are you so good to me?”

Fang Yuan nodded. “You need to take good care of your brain.”

She was quite satisfied with him. A while ago, the electrical wires here had been thrown all over the ground. It was only after Lu Chuan explained things clearly that they were properly organized.

Fang Yuan said, “By the way, what is that qualification he mentioned? Do we have it?”

Lu Chuan could not bring himself to admit in front of Fang Yuan that he was still new to the field and did not know what it was. He maintained composure and said, “We are not at that level yet. Take it slow. No rush. Right now we are the best in the county.”

Fang Yuan nodded. Being the best in the county already sounded impressive.

Lu Chuan thought to himself that he would need to pay more attention later and learn more, so he would not lose face in front of Fang Yuan. That became his motivation for progress.

A small extra scene: many years later, someone asked Lu Chuan how he had always seemed so lucky in opportunities and timing.

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and said, “You may not believe it, but my luck and opportunities all came from coaxing my wife. Young people, I want to say this: those who treat their wives well and are willing to coax their wives will not have bad luck or opportunities.”