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Chapter 33 Cheap Labor

On the way home, Lu Yuanqing insisted on taking Lu Guobin home for dinner.

Lu Yuanqing always helped without expecting anything in return, which made him feel embarrassed.

Most importantly, every household in the village has now borrowed grain from the production team, so they are no longer in such dire straits regarding grain, and there's no need to think too much about the reasons.

Lu Guobin had helped them a lot, and today he insisted on taking them home for a meal... a simple one?!

"Uncle, don't refuse! Come home with me!" Lu Yuanqing didn't stand on ceremony at all and childishly pulled the man towards his home!

"Hey, Yuanqing, you silly child, your aunt left me some food..."

"I'm saving this for you to have as a midnight snack when you get back. You have to come back with me tonight!" Lu Yuanqing's attitude was firm.

He had a so-so relationship with his parents, and an even weaker relationship with his siblings.

After being reborn, Lu Guobin truly gave him the feeling of being an elder.

He spared no effort to help them, bringing them the little food he had left at home, and even bringing his family to help them when they got into fights.

Lu Guobin really gave him a different feeling.

Lu Yuanqing told his children that they must remember Lu Guobin's kindness and repay him in the future.

He was saying this to himself as well.

Lu Guobin was pulled away by Lu Yuanqing with a helpless expression.

“You silly child, it’s not a big deal. I’m your uncle, it’s only right that I help you, but you still insist on…”

Lu Guobin spoke helplessly, also feeling sorry for his nephew's family's food supply. The burden of supporting the family was now on his shoulders, and he was also feeling uneasy.

But the smile in his eyes betrayed his true thoughts.

The head of the household, especially those who bear the pressure of ensuring their family's survival from the moment they open their eyes each day, rarely experiences a warm and cozy moment with the men in the village.

They are too busy to pay much attention to their children's development.

Their only wish is to work hard so that their children can have enough to eat and wear.

Therefore, they often don't have many heartwarming moments with their children; they've become accustomed to this kind of life.

Lu Guobin has three sons, but none of them are like Lu Yuanqing, who acts like a child, pulling him along without any respect, insisting that he come home for dinner.

This rare feeling of intimacy made him feel both unfamiliar and happy.

"Uncle!"

"Grandpa!"

Upon arriving at the Lu family home, Lu Guobin received a warm welcome.

As he ate boiled potatoes, drank pickled vegetables and wild vegetable porridge, a smile appeared on Lu Guobin's face.

They are all good kids, just unlucky in life.

"Huanhuan is becoming more and more capable!" Lu Guobin said, watching Lu Yuanhuan busy cleaning up after finishing her meal.

"Huanhuan is very capable!" Lu Yuanqing said casually while wiping the table.

The family can't be without Lu Yuanhuan, otherwise Lu Yuanqing will have a major headache.

He often lamented that she still had to work every day, and when she got home, she didn't get any rest. She was either cooking or washing clothes, and even when eating, her attention was on the twins.

The fact that the little girl only had time to sleep at night and was otherwise idle made Lu Yuanqing feel a little ashamed.

He already felt that he was capable enough now, able to work, do farm work every day, and after work he would collect firewood and dig wild vegetables.

Oh, by the way, recently plums and peaches have started to ripen, and he even went out of his way to find wild fruits for the kids at home.

This made him incredibly proud; compared to before, he had probably done it.

But with an even more capable person in the family, Lu Yuanqing lost all sense of pride.

Seeing the Lu family's situation gradually improving, Lu Guobin was genuinely happy for them. "Once you really become an accountant, you'll get four more work points each month and more food. Take it slow, things will get better for the family."

His poor cousins, Tang and his wife, if only they could have held on a little longer, it would have been so much better. It was only a few months too late! Sigh!

Lu Guobin still feels heartbroken when he thinks about his unfortunate father and the others, but thankfully Yuan Qing has held on!

Lu Guobin believed that Lu Yuanqing was definitely capable of becoming the team's accountant, without any reason to believe it.

But Lu Yuanqing suddenly felt like backing out.

What do you mean?

He desperately wanted to become a cadre, to have a government job and a salary, but now he's being told there's no money to pay his salary, only work points.

Why did he go to the brigade leader to curry favor?

Lu Yuanqing was shocked, Lu Yuanqing collapsed.

You should know that, for some reason, there is no cashier in Shihua Village, and I don't know if it's the same in other places.

Therefore, an accountant's job involves not only managing accounts but also managing money.

Moreover, there would be absolutely no time for you to do the accounting on your own. The accountant would do it in their spare time, and they would have to work like the villagers to earn work points. Oh! As a cadre, they had to set an example.

Not only did I create a ton of work for myself, but I only get paid for four working days a month!

Such cheap labor.

Seeing that Lu Guobin was genuinely happy for him, even displaying an air of certainty, Lu Yuanqing could only swallow back the words "I don't want to fight for it."

"Uncle, it might not be me!" Lu Yuanqing said, giving a heads-up.

He has lost all interest in being an accountant now and hopes that his rivals will step up and force him to fail honorably.

"Uncle believes in you!" Lu Guobin gave his unwavering trust. After saying that, as if he had thought of something, he looked at the other kids who had gone to boil water to wash their hair and take a bath. He leaned closer and whispered, "Why don't you go and talk to the deputy team leader and the village secretary?"

The last cadre elected in the village was the deputy team leader.

It's been many years. The deputy captain was careful back then, but Lu Guobin still unexpectedly saw him carrying things to the village secretary.

Therefore, he suggested that we learn it.

"No!" Lu Yuanqing shook his head repeatedly. "Uncle, this cannot be done!"

Zhao Zhongcai had hinted at it to him, and Lu Yuanqing had guessed some of the unknown truths behind the village's sudden change of accountant.

"Why?" Lu Guobin asked, puzzled.

It's about giving gifts! It's a necessary procedure when asking someone for a favor!

Seeing that he really wanted to help him give a gift, Lu Yuanqing was startled.

Lu Guobin, that honest man, might actually do anything for his nephew.

Lu Yuanqing quickly grabbed him and patiently explained, "Uncle, when we left just now, the captain hinted that I shouldn't do anything unnecessary!"

Lu Guobin: "..." What hint? When was it hinted at? How come he didn't know?