LRAB Chapter 2280 Crossing the River Without Dismantling the Bridge
Chapter 2280 Crossing the River Without Dismantling the Bridge
Liu Haizhong suddenly remembered something even more important that he had forgotten to remind his apprentice.
"Shao'an, there's one more thing you must remember. Never make fun of the women in the courtyard. It's important for you to learn a skill right now. Settle down first before thinking about starting a family. Your master won't lie to you."
In the courtyard house, Liu Haizhong wasn't the most skilled, nor the most intelligent. But he treated his apprentices like sons... something no one else could match.
This is one of the reasons why Lin Chen didn't hand Sun Shaoan over to Yang Laosan, who had the best skills, but instead gave the young man to Liu Haizhong.
Lin Chen winked at Zhou Xiaobai and the others before standing up: "Someone's here looking for me! Throw the fruit peels in the trash can and don't take them outside. I'll go check on things in the yard. You guys go play! I was careless this time! I'm sorry."
Hao Dongmei lowered her head and smiled playfully: "Brother Lin Chen, you don't need to apologize. You go ahead and do your work! We'll leave on our own after we finish eating."
Lin Chen got up and went to the yard. Hao Dongmei winked at Zhou Xiaobai. The two of them almost burst out laughing...
It's so amazing; they're clearly the prey, yet they think they're the hunters... Now that they're about to jump into the trap, they're laughing at others for falling into it.
"Xiaobai, do you think this is a good idea? What if, I mean, what if we really get into trouble?"
Zhou Xiaobai waved his hand dismissively: "What are you afraid of? Didn't you say it was still early? We're just having fun, do you really think you're serious?"
Hao Dongmei shook her head: "Who took it seriously! I didn't take it seriously. I just wanted to learn a few self-defense moves. I think you should be the one taking it seriously. Don't do anything reckless or your dad will beat you to death, believe it or not."
Hearing the two girls whispering, Lin Chen thought to himself, "Whether we play for real or not isn't up to you!"
At this moment, Liu Haizhong saw the Lin brothers go out and hurriedly pulled Sun Shaoan forward to greet them.
When the young man saw Lin Chen, he was stunned. Wasn't this the cadre he met on the train?
"Shao'an, this is our Secretary Lin. Quickly call him Uncle Lin."
Lin Chen looked at the stunned Hammer King and laughed, "Comrade Sun Shaoan, we meet again so soon!"
Sun Shaoan then realized what was happening, and the young man immediately stepped forward and grasped Lin Chen's hands with both of his.
"Hello, Uncle Lin! I never expected we'd meet again."
Liu Haizhong thought to himself that Brother Lin must have seen this young man before, otherwise he wouldn't have sent him to be his apprentice.
"That's pretty fast. I heard you performed very well at Baifuquan, so they had the personnel department transfer you to the main factory. Learn from Lao Liu in the future so you can better serve the people."
The young man was overjoyed to see Lin Chen again! He had sensed that Lin Chen was no ordinary person on the train, and he never expected to meet such a benefactor!
"Thank you, Uncle Lin. I will definitely work hard."
Lin Chen patted the other person's shoulder with satisfaction. "He Xiulian won't live much longer with you, kid. If you can't handle it, then let me handle it!"
"Go check out your room in the west courtyard! I've had your teacher's wife clean it for you, so you can move in right away. Tomorrow morning you'll officially start work with everyone..."
Both master and apprentice were happy with Lin Chen's arrangement. After thanking him repeatedly, they headed to the west courtyard…
The people in the courtyard didn't dislike Sun Shaoan from northern Shaanxi, after all, he was the second uncle's apprentice, and Jia Dongxu and Liu Daleng had already spread the word. This was Uncle Lin adding to the courtyard's fighting strength, specifically to take down the Jiudaowanzi gang later.
Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng were a little disappointed when they saw that the other party was a poor man. But that didn't stop them from thinking highly of the young man... after all, being able to fight and endure hardship was what the courtyard house needed.
The basic principle is that the Liu, Xu, He, and Yan families will not produce traitors or collude with outsiders.
The young people didn't care, but the old folks sighed inwardly. Especially the Xu family, who really didn't want to see Liu Haizhong's power grow stronger.
Over the past few years, Lao Xu Ke has never forgotten the ten small yellow croakers he lost!
For so long, in order to fight against Liu Haizhong and his apprentice, they had no choice but to form an alliance with He Dashan's family. Now, Liu Haizhong has taken on another apprentice, which is not what the Xu family father and son want to see.
Not only was Old Xu unhappy, but Yan Bugui, He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai, Qiao Buwang... the old guys didn't want to see the Liu family take off.
In terms of ability, all the old guys in the courtyard are better than Liu Haizhong. It's one thing for him to get promoted at the steel rolling mill, but he also managed to thrive in the courtyard, which is really infuriating.
After returning home, Xu Damao quietly slipped into the kitchen... Now that his mother was out showing a movie, the kid wanted to complain to her.
"Mom, the Liu family has another powerful ally. It'll be even harder for us to deal with them now! What are we going to do?"
After giving his son a disapproving look, Dwarf Tiger continued kneading the dough without stopping.
"With the four of us and the four members of the He family, how could we be afraid of them?"
Logically, there shouldn't be any fear, but that bastard Sha Zhu listens to Sister Lan! That's the variable... If something really happens, Sha Zhu might not actually put in the effort.
"Mom, what do you think about us breaking off Lingling's engagement? Then we can let her take Qin Huairu's place, and then we'll see who dares to..."
Before Xu Damao could finish speaking, Dwarf Tiger picked up a rolling pin and started hitting him.
What is this little brat thinking all day?! You can just say you want to break off the engagement, or even give your sister to the Lin family. Why did you have to suggest replacing Qin Huairu?!
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard! All you ever do is cause trouble. Go do the laundry and get Cui Cui to help with the cooking."
Xu Damao was so frightened by a few solid taps from his mother that he turned and ran away. He was just saying it casually. He didn't expect his mother to get so worked up!
Even Zhu Cuicui was unaware of Xiaolingling and Lin Chen's affair, and the Xu family father and son were even more in the dark.
Lin Chen won't let them know, at least not for the next twenty years.
After his mother dissuaded Xu Damao from his scheme, he went to wander around the Intermediate People's Court again.
Lin Chen didn't pay much attention to the conversation he overheard between the mother and son; after all, the mother-in-law was the one in charge in the Xu family now. Old Xu and his son had no decision-making power…
Zhou Xiaobai, who had already quietly slipped back to the next room, handed a banana to Li Wenya, which she had casually given to her best friend when she left.
I've already eaten, but I can't forget my partner! I can't do something like crossing the river and burning the bridge, since I still need Li Wenya to get into the courtyard.
"Wenya, eat up! We got these bananas for you. They're much bigger than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative! Looks like they were specially supplied again."
Li Wenya accepted it without ceremony and gave a playful smile.
"Hey, you guys take a break. I'll make you some stewed chicken in a clay pot..."
Zhou Xiaobai and Hao Dongmei looked around for a while.
"We'll help you. Do it yourself and you'll have plenty to eat and wear! Brother Lin Chen just promised to teach us kung fu. Next time you encounter a rogue, just watch us."
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