Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 144

In her past life, Zhao Da'e and Xiangzi had almost no interaction. However, since they were from the same village, Zhao Da'e had given a wedding gift to Xiangzi when he got married. She remembered that the red invitation card had the name Cai Xiaofeng on it.

Later, I heard about this from others. Everyone said that Xiangzi's wife was incredibly capable; she opened a housekeeping company in the city. Later, she even went to the provincial capital and opened a shop specializing in housekeeping. She was quite a celebrity in the village. Of course, that was all in the future. In the beginning, Xiangzi and Cai Xiaofeng went through a lot of trials and tribulations, working odd jobs, raising chickens, running a restaurant, and driving a truck. It was only after they settled into the housekeeping industry that they succeeded.

"Xiangzi, how about this? On the ninth day, I'll go into town. You can arrange a meeting with this Cai Xiaofeng. I'll treat you both to a meal."

"Okay. The ninth day then." Xiangzi agreed. "I'll get back to work now."

Watching Xiangzi work so hard, Zhao Da'e couldn't help but shake his head: This man is strange. Once he finds someone he likes, he starts striving. Heh, no wonder so many men in later generations are tricked into marriage; it really might be related to men's psychology. Perhaps men just think that once they have a wife, they have to work hard to give her a good life.

Anyway, men are very magical creatures.

Zhao Da'e was busy for a while. When she saw her cousin Zhou Chunwen arrive, she became a little lazy. Seeing that Zhao Tingxu didn't seem to be in the yard, she ran to her storage room. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her father Zhao Tiesheng lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Zhao Da'e was taken aback: "Hey, hey, what are you lying there for? Aren't you going to work? What's wrong, are you feeling unwell?"

Zhao Tiesheng sat up, saw Zhao Da'e arrive, and sighed: "Da'e, Dad has a few words I want to say to you..."

"Alright, alright, don't bother. Nothing I say will work on you. And you don't need to plead with me. My grandma deserves to go in. There's nothing more to say..." Zhao Da'e refused outright.

"It's not that. I just feel like I've let you and your children down all these years..." Zhao Tiesheng said with some guilt.

"???" Zhao Da'e looked puzzled. "Hehehe. Don't give me that, I don't believe you at all. You can fool my mom, but you can't fool me—I don't believe you."

The most I can do is acknowledge you as my father. As for anything else, don't interfere in my affairs. I understand your feelings, but some things understanding won't help. You can't understand how my mother and I feel. If you feel you haven't done well in the past, then go and do some chores. Look at my uncle, he works every day; you should go too. Maybe then, I'll be happy and forget about these family squabbles.”

"Really?" Zhao Tiesheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Da'e nodded: "Get back to work. What are you doing lying around all day? Do you want to be like my third uncle? If I get you some wine, are you going to drink three times a day too? Some things don't need to be said."

But no matter what, you have to live. To live is to work, and working is the most important thing. Yes, that's right. Working makes you forget your troubles and worries…”

Zhao Da'e was feeling a bit lazy and didn't want to work, while Zhao Tiesheng was also in a bad mood. Keeping him busy might help him stop thinking about all that nonsense, which would be more suitable for Zhao Tiesheng's current situation.

"Then I'll go to work. Will your mother come back?" Zhao Tiesheng asked in a low voice.

Zhao Da'e rolled his eyes impatiently: "That depends on your performance. Dad, your current situation is whether my uncles can beat you to death. Don't fantasize too much. Just go and do the work honestly. You're not very bright, you're suited for working. If you don't work, you'll be fooled by my grandparents."

"You should perform well first, and when the time is right, I will definitely have a suitable plan."

"Alright then." Zhao Tiesheng got up and went to work.