You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 300 Cooperation?

The news of Cheng Ruolan's return to the city has been confirmed.

If someone has a job and wants to return to the city, that's still possible, and Zhao Zhongcai wouldn't allow it.

The villagers and other educated youth had different opinions on this.

The educated youth felt nothing but envy.

The villagers, however, had many questions.

Among them, Lu Mingnan had the most doubts.

Lu Yuanqing was stopped and questioned every time he walked through the village.

"Yuanqing, what's going on? Wasn't Cheng Zhiqing dating Mingnan? Why is she going back to the city now?"

"Yes! Will Mingnan come back to the city with you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Going back to the city together? Mingnan doesn't have a job. What will we eat and where will we stay if we go back to the city?"

"If the two of them get married, it wouldn't be a problem for them to stay at the Cheng family's house first!"

"Don't talk nonsense. I know that the places to live in the city are very small. My aunt's daughter married into a family in the city, and the whole family of more than ten people live in two rooms. It's so crowded."

"Hey, it seems that city people don't live as spaciously as we do in the countryside!"

"you do not say……"

Lu Yuanqing: "..." The topic has drifted to foreign countries.

"Stop talking. Weren't you asking about Mingnan? Yuanqing, tell me, what did the Cheng family say? Is the return to the city confirmed? Cheng's parents came all this way, are they here to attend the wedding?"

"Yes! Yes! Yuan Qing, tell me quickly!!"

Lu Yuanqing: "...Uh, Cheng Zhiqing will definitely go back to the city. Her parents found her a job in the city, so it's reasonable for her to go back."

"As for Xiao Nan, the two of them are destined to meet but not to be together!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers displayed a variety of expressions.

But in the end, it all boiled down to anger.

"Isn't this bullying?! Did Mingnan get dumped?"

Lu Yuanqing: "..." There's no need to make it sound so tragic.

"Yes, but I understand. Who would want to stay in the countryside if they could go back to the city?"

"That's not right of you. What's wrong with our village?"

"I didn't say that. I just think that if given the chance, do you think those educated youth who are already married in the village would want to go home?"

"Tsk, that's right! No wonder when those educated youths were planning to settle down and get married in the village, the brigade leader insisted that they all get marriage certificates. At the time, I thought, why bother with all that trouble? Anyway, here, as long as you have a banquet, you're married. What's the point of that piece of paper?"

"..."

Seeing that their conversation had drifted off-topic again, Lu Yuanqing shook his head helplessly and decisively left.

These past two days, Lu Mingnan has been going to work at the bamboo ware factory as usual, and nothing seems amiss. He seems to be accepting his breakup well.

However, everyone could still tell that he was unhappy.

Every time Lu Yuanqing saw Lu Mingnan forcing a happy face in front of them because he didn't want them to worry, he felt heartbroken.

But he has to deal with this kind of thing on his own; even if they tried to persuade him, they wouldn't know how.

Moreover, persuasion is useless.

The villagers love to gossip, so when they catch someone from their family, they'll interrogate them all.

Lu Yuanqing didn't have any particular feelings about this. He knew they were just gossiping and wanted to watch the show, and they didn't mean any harm.

Lu Yuanbo couldn't help but lose his temper whenever they pressed him for answers.

Lu Yuanqing left the gossiping crowd and prepared to go to the bamboo ware factory.

Unexpectedly, they bumped into Cheng's father on the way.

For the past two days, whether intentionally or by sheer bad luck, Lu Yuanqing hasn't seen any members of the Cheng family in the village.

Unexpectedly, the two bumped into each other.

When Cheng's father saw Lu Yuanqing, he was also taken aback.

"Comrade Lu!"

Seeing that he was stunned for a moment and then immediately put on this pretentious act, Lu Yuanqing silently rolled her eyes in her heart.

"Comrade Cheng!" Pah!

For some reason, Cheng's father seemed oblivious to the coldness on Lu Yuanqing's face. Instead, he stepped forward and said, "I've only been in Shihua Village for two days, and I've heard about Comrade Lu many times. I really didn't expect it! Comrade Lu looks so young, yet he's been able to help Shihua Village develop into what it is today. He's truly a promising young man!"

Lu Yuanqing was utterly speechless.

Although he was young, according to seniority, he and Cheng's father were of the same generation. Why was he speaking to a junior like this?

"Hehe, you flatter me, you flatter me. I was just offering some suggestions. The main reason we can live a good life is because the villagers in our village are united."

Mr. Cheng smiled and said, "Indeed, this place is really nice, completely different from the countryside I imagined."

"I wonder if I would have the honor of visiting the bamboo ware factory?"

Lu Yuanqing curled his lips and refused with a forced smile: "I'm sorry, I can't make that decision. Only the higher-ups have visited, and our captain was responsible for entertaining them."

snort!

Who do you think you are? Want to tour a bamboo ware factory? Are you a manager? Or one of their most valued customers?

Mr. Cheng wasn't annoyed and laughed, "Haha, that's true, it's inconvenient."

"By the way, my home is in Kyoto. Comrade Lu, have you ever thought about selling bamboo weaving products in Kyoto?"

“I’ve seen a few myself. The bamboo weaving of the twelve zodiac animals that I saw back then, although I only saw two or three, was so exquisite that it really opened my eyes. I couldn’t have imagined before that such simple bamboo could be woven into such eye-catching bamboo weaving. If we can cooperate, I think your bamboo ware factory can earn more.”

Ok!

Lu Yuanqing now understood why, even though the two families had tacitly fallen out, Cheng's father was still so shameless as to come forward.

The reason is known!

Lu Yuanqing: "The bamboo ware factory doesn't have enough stock to expand to other regions right now. Our factory already has regular customers, so there's no possibility of not being able to sell our products."

"I'm sorry, the kind of cooperation you're looking for isn't possible."

"By the way, Comrade Cheng, I heard you're leaving the village tomorrow. Have a safe journey. I have other things to attend to, so I won't keep you company any longer."

After saying that, Lu Yuanqing didn't want to see Cheng's father's expression anymore, so he turned around and left.

What the hell!

Lu Yuanqing left cursing under his breath, and Cheng's father's face darkened after he turned away.

The benefits that Cheng Ruolan can gain from returning to the city are most advantageous to her family.

Therefore, Cheng's parents made every effort to bring Cheng Ruolan back.

But after wandering around the village for the past two days, he gained a clearer understanding of the differences in Shihua Village.

This place is very different; the energy and spirit on everyone's faces are completely unlike those of people from the countryside.

Bamboo ware factories are surprisingly profitable.

Mr. Cheng is somewhat interested in cooperating.

If bamboo handicrafts were properly brought back to Kyoto, how much money could be made?

But Lu Yuanqing showed him absolutely no respect.

Mr. Cheng scoffed, "What a narrow-minded country bumpkin!"