Looking at Lu Yao who lost his backbone without seeing the third child, Gu Fulan couldn't help but laugh, "The third child asked me to tell you that he went to the county seat to talk to Feng Wei about something and came back in the afternoon."
Lu Yao groaned, rubbed her eyes, and smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Mom, I got up late again."
Gu Fulan waved his hand, "It's not too late, it's not too late, hurry up and wash up and come over to serve food."
Lu Yao hummed.
Not long after breakfast, Duan Fuhai came over.
Duan Fuhai started visiting every household at seven o'clock. He visited about 20 households. Everyone asked the same questions, that is, whether wages can be paid in advance. Duan Mingjie didn't tell him this. He couldn't make the decision without authorization, so he had to come and ask. their opinions.
"Yao Yao, what I heard from them is that they are worried that they won't be able to get paid for their work if they go so far away."
Lu Yao smiled and said, "Since ancient times, we have always worked first and then paid. We will never agree to pay wages in advance."
This was the first time Duan Fuhai saw Lu Yao's decisive side.
"That's the reason, but if you don't give them some sweetness, they probably won't be willing to go."
Lu Yao lowered her head and thought for a moment, "Fourth uncle, let's do this. I'll go with you and let's go see it again."
Duan Fuhai: "Okay!"
Gu Fulan, who was next to her, was confused. She took Lu Yao's arm and said, "Yao Yao, what are you talking about, what wages, what kind of house to build."
Lu Yao patted the back of Gu Fulan's hand and said in a soft voice, "Mom, Duan Mingjie took over a project in the capital to build a school. We were afraid that you would be too worried to sleep, so we didn't tell you in advance."
Gu Fulan's eyes widened, "Yao Yao, this is no joke."
Lu Yao gave her a reassuring smile, "Mom, don't worry about this. Don't worry, we all have a sense of proportion. In this way, you go buy some vegetables and meat, enough to feed fifty people. Tonight, we will treat everyone Let’s eat together.”
Gu Fulan pursed her lips and agreed.
Lu Yao and Duan Fuhai went out.
Gu Fulan looked sad.
Duan Fuhai first took Lu Yao to the nearest Duan Xianchen's home.
Duan Xianchen is fifty-one years old, and his three sons are all married. They are all good at work.
Seeing Lu Yao coming, Duan Xianchen understood what she meant.
A few people sat down and chatted for a while. Duan Xianchen asked Lu Yao about Lu Yao's stay in the capital, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Uncle Xianchen, my fourth uncle has conveyed your concerns to me. Here, I will promise you one thing. Your wages will never be reduced!"
Duan Xianchen: "Lu Zhiqing, I believe in the character of you and Mingjie, but if the government doesn't give you money, you won't have any money to give to us."
Lu Yao smiled, "Uncle Xianchen, the down payment has been approved. It will definitely be enough for your wages."
Duan Xianchen was startled, "Really, how many have been approved?"
Lu Yao smiled and did not answer, but said, "Uncle Xianchen, I won't say much here. Tonight, you go to my house for dinner, and we all sit down and talk together."
Duan Xianchen hesitated, and Lu Yao smiled, "Uncle Xianchen, if we lie to you, I can just come to you privately. There is no need to gather everyone together and let you talk to me one by one. Of course, are you going?" Go ahead and we won’t force you.”
Duan Xianchen thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
Lu Yao stood up and said, "Uncle Xianchen, you are busy. My fourth uncle and I will rush to the next house. We will sit down to eat and talk together before five o'clock in the afternoon."
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yao and Duan Fuhai went to other homes, where they were all fellow villagers who got along well with each other and had no bad intentions.
Before twelve o'clock, the two finally finished their walk, and a total of twenty-three families were willing to come over for dinner.
Others still didn't believe it. Lu Yao was not too disappointed. She should have expected that it would not go so smoothly.
After returning home, Gu Fulan pulled her back to the house, "Yao Yao, please tell me carefully, what's going on?"
Lu Yao explained in detail about taking over the project, but did not tell her how much the government paid.
Lu Yao: "Mom, when you go to the capital, you will cook for everyone. You will never be idle. Duan Mingjie will pay you and never let you work in vain."
"I don't want you to pay me wages. You and the third child arranged for the two children to go to school. You bought me this and that. I'm not supposed to work for you."
Gu Fulan pursed her lips and said, "I'm just worried about you."
"Mom, don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
Gu Fulan glared at her, "Of course there won't be any problems, but don't talk nonsense."
Lu Yao chuckled, "Mom, I'm sorry, we didn't tell you in advance."
Gu Fulan sighed, "I know you are doing this for my own good. I am an old woman, and the most proud thing in my life is to raise excellent children. But apart from these, I don't have any great abilities. I have never seen such a good thing in my life." It’s too much money, I can’t bear it.”
If he had told her earlier, she would have been unable to sleep all day long.
"Mom, don't you still believe in your son? He never does anything he's not sure about. He dares to venture and do something. We should support him."
Speaking, Lu Yao scratched her head, "Actually, I didn't want him to do it at first because I was worried about him. It was he who convinced me. Now that he has decided, we can't hold him back."
Hearing this, Gu Fulan shook his head and smiled, "This brat usually seems to listen to you very much, but when big things happen, he has big ideas."
Listening to her mother-in-law's proud tone, Lu Yao knew that her persuasion was almost done.
At around three o'clock, Duan Mingjie came back.
Lu Yao poured her a glass of water, "What did Feng Wei say?"
Duan Mingjie took a few gulps of boiled water and said, "He does things quickly and will definitely give me the right answer within five days."
Lu Yao told him what happened in the morning. Duan Mingjie held her hand and said, "My wife is really amazing."
Lu Yao glared at him, "You should think about how to tell them."
Duan Mingjie took her hand and pulled her into his arms, "There's nothing to think about. If they go, we'll go. If not, we'll find someone else."
Feeling the man's rough hands lift up her cashmere sweater, Lu Yao was so frightened that she slapped his hand away, "There is someone at home."
After saying that, Lu Yao heard footsteps and quickly got off Duan Mingjie's lap and sat on the stool.
Duan Mingjie closed his eyes. He thought they were the only two in the capital.
Gu Fulan and the others came in, and Duan Mingcheng said, "Can you do it alone? Why don't I go with you?"
If I had known earlier, I would have applied for a university in Beijing and tried.
After all, the score is still too low.
"Second brother, you can go to college with peace of mind. I can handle it in the capital."
Duan Mingcheng thought for a while, "If it doesn't work out, just go find Big Brother and his comrades."
Duan Mingjie's eyes darkened when he mentioned his elder brother.
