Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 398: First branch of the Lian family

Just thinking about it, Lian Hai felt a sense of enthusiasm.

It was a pity that this beautiful future, which could have been turned into a reality, was ruined by this cousin who didn’t know anything!

What a great opportunity!

The bitterness on Lian Hai’s face became even worse and he sighed helplessly.

He didn’t mean to resent Lian Fang Zhou, because in his opinion, she was ignorant about this and had no idea of what she had done.
Why would he bother with her?

He was just stunned that he had lost such a good opportunity in vain!

“I heard that Sun Ming was also in the cotton fields today.
Did he also meet Master Ding and the county magistrate?” Lian Hai asked, nursing his hurt for a while.

What kind of question was this? Lian Fang Zhou frowned imperceptibly, feeling even more uncomfortable in her heart.

Her family was so busy picking cotton, that she had to invite the Zhang family and the Sun family to help.
It was fine if her cousin didn’t come, she had never expected him to come help.
After all, he was busy preparing for the exam.
If he failed the exam, he may even get angry with her!

Since he hadn’t taken the initiative to go, didn’t he feel the slightest blush of embarrassment after asking such things in front of her?

This is what he really cared about! What he really cared about was whether Sun Ming had met with those two big shots!

It seems this time, he really is anxious and confused.

Becoming so messy over such a small thing! Even if he did become an official in the future, how could it always be smooth sailing, without any accidents? How would he be able to cope with it?

This official, she was afraid it was better if he didn’t become one!

Lian Fang Zhou had countless thoughts in her heart but she only smiled vaguely.
“Of course not! Big Brother Sun went to help our family pick cotton.
At this time, the workers were all very busy in the fields.”

“Oh, that’s good, that’s good!” Lian Hai said with a sigh of relief.
Seeing Lian Fang Zhou looking at him strangely, his expression froze.
He forced himself to smile and said: “I mean, he is very good, very good, right?”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled.

Her cousin coughed and said: “Fang Zhou, in the future, if anything happens, I mean just in case, if Master Ding and the others come again, you must tell me! Your….
Your cousin begs you! This is important to cousin, okay?”

Lian Fang Zhou thought for a while, nodded, and said: “Okay!”

Looking at his posture, it was impossible not to agree.
She could only agree first and talk about it later.

Lian Hai smiled happily.
“Alright, don’t forget then!”

“I won’t.” Lian Fang Zhou assured him.

“Alright, I know that you are the best person!” Lian Hai finally felt a sense of comfort so he smiled and stood up to leave.

Lian Fang Zhou didn’t keep him and sent him out.

Before he left her house, Lian Hai suddenly looked back and smiled at her: “Fang Zhou, what I asked about Sun Ming just now was just a casual question, don’t mention it to him.:

“Alright.” Lian Fang Zhou nodded, smiling.
Even if he hadn’t said anything, she wouldn’t be so bored as to tell Big Brother Sun.
What was this called? She didn’t need to go around adding to people’s drama!

“That’s good!” Lian Hai breathed a sigh of relief and smile.
He had nothing else to say and promptly left.

After sending Lian Hai away, Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but look up at the sky and let out a long, tired sigh.

Talking to such a person was very unpleasant! Even more so because this person was her relative.

Silently, Lian Fang Zhou decided that she must pay close attention to Che’er at all times.
Che’er could definitely not become like this! Even if he couldn’t pass the exams in the future, he must not disgrace himself like that!

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When Lian Hai returned home, Lian Li and Madam Qiao had turned countless laps, like ants on a hot pan.
Madam Qiao would run back and forth from the house to the courtyard door to look out.

When their son finally returned, the eyes of the couple lit up as they ran forward.

“Well? What did that dead girl say?” Madam Qiao demanded.

Seeing that his wife had spoke his words before him, Lian Li closed his mouth immediately and stared at his son, eyes wide.

It was little wonder that this couple were reacting so fiercely.
This matter was indeed too big and too important!

If Lian Hai could get the favor of Master Ding, it would be extremely beneficial to his future!

What Madam Qiao thought was, if you had a friendship with the county magistrate, then in the future, couldn’t this old lady walk sideways in the village? Even Zhang Li Zheng’s wife, Madam Niu, huh! It would depend on her face! There was also that dead girl, Lian Fang Zhou, who was disrespectful to her again and again! If she asked the county magistrate to arrest her and send her to jail, how could she fight against her? And of course, all of her family’s property must be given to Madam Qiao’s family!

Lian Hai glanced at them faintly and smiled: “It’s alright! Father, Mother, don’t worry about this matter.
And don’t bother Lian Fang Zhou anymore.
In short, don’t mention it again!”

He didn’t want them to see the disappointment and depression in his expression, so in front of his parents, he could only show a calm and self-assertive look.

“What!?” Madam Qiao was the first to burst out in refusal, her eyes wide.
“That dead girl has hindered your future! I bet she did it on purpose! If you let her off so easily, she may do it again in the future.
What are you talking about?! No! I have to go teach her a lesson!”

“Shut up!” Lian Li scolded Madam Qiao fiercely.
To his son, he hurriedly asked: “What did that girl say? What happened?”

Lian Hai knew that if he didn’t speak clearly about this, his father and mother would be entangled endlessly.
Lightly, he said: “Fang Zhou doesn’t understand the benefit of meeting with Master Ding, so she didn’t come to tell us.
She has agreed to definitely tell me if there is another chance in the future.”

“Oh, it’s like this.” Lian Li was dubious but of course he would believe his son.
However, what Lian Fang Zhou said would—

It was not the first time he had suffered.

Annoyed, Madam Qiao snapped: “How could that dead girl agree so easily? I don’t believe it! Son, don’t you know how sly that little bitch is? There are nine and a half meanings in just one of her sentences.
Ha! Will she really be willing to see you succeed and watch our family prosper? She obviously hopes our family will be ruined! So she promised you? Who wouldn’t? Son, don’t let her cheat you!”

Lian Hai couldn’t help his heart jumping.
He knew that there were grudges between Fang Zhou and his parents, it was hard to say that she didn’t really have these thoughts in her heart.

But what could he do?

She was not someone who could be pushed and flattened by others, nor could she be coaxed with just a few good words.

On the contrary, she was very smart.

There was also the Su family, the Cui family, her own personal wealth, and now a relationship with Master Ding and the county magistrate.
Maybe they liked her very much?