Chapter 771: Who Can Refuse a Pie Falling from the Sky

Who to choose?

Who to arrange to occupy the position in logistics?

Chen Guanlou first thought of Brother-in-law Su; if there are benefits, they must be given to his own people.

He thought this matter was a sure thing, and from now on, Brother-in-law Su would follow him in the Heavenly Prison, eating well and drinking well. As long as he was in the Heavenly Prison for one day, Brother-in-law Su's position would be stable.

But he didn't expect to be refused.

Chen Xiaolan returned to her maiden home in person and told Chen Guanlou: "For that errand in the Heavenly Prison, turn it down for your brother-in-law."

Chen Guanlou was stunned, unable to understand. "Sister, is this your meaning, or Brother-in-law's meaning?"

"It's a decision I made after discussing it with him."

"Why? The errand in the Heavenly Prison is so light; you don't even have to report every day, and you still get money. It doesn't delay your tea house business. It's just occupying a position."

"Brother Lou, tell sister, is there such a thing as a pie falling from the sky?" Chen Xiaolan asked solemnly.

Chen Guanlou sat down and said seriously: "Yes! Now is one."

Chen Xiaolan shook her head. "This opportunity must have been exchanged by you for something else. Even if it's a pie falling from the sky, it's only because you paid the price that this pie exists.

Your brother-in-law occupying a position in the Heavenly Prison looks simple, but in reality, it relies entirely on your support behind the scenes. One day in the future, when you leave the Heavenly Prison, who else can your brother-in-law rely on? By then, when he is kneaded and flattened by others, do you think he and I can return to the peaceful life we have now?

Your brother-in-law and I are ordinary people without any ambition; we just want to live a stable life, not suffer from poverty or hunger, and having the Hou Fu to rely on is enough.

Even a woman like me knows that the Heavenly Prison logistics must be lucrative and involve many parties. Your brother-in-law occupying a position, with the Su family's background, cannot withstand even a little bit of wind and rain. Your brother-in-law says it's occupying a position, but actually, it gives you more handles for others to manipulate. I know you are doing it for my own good! But your brother-in-law, the Su family, and I really cannot afford this kindness, and it will drag you down.

I am at least from the Chen family, not one of those ignorant market women! The water in the Heavenly Prison is deep, and the water in logistics is even deeper. We can't help you with anything, but we can't drag you down either. With the tea house, your brother-in-law and I have had a much better life. Moreover, everyone in the world knows that my tea house was set up with the help of the Hou Fu; as long as the Hou Fu doesn't fall, no one dares to come to the door to make trouble."

Chen Guanlou fell silent.

Thinking carefully, what the eldest sister said made some sense.

The Hou Fu's willingness to look after the Su family is mainly for his sake. The eldest sister's efforts, visiting relatives and friends all day, are mainly to maintain this relationship, telling the world that she and the Su family are sensible and know how to be grateful. Once he leaves and disappears, the Hou Fu may not continue to look after the Su family. By then, Brother-in-law Su, who is working alone in the Heavenly Prison, will naturally become a sandwich cookie and will sooner or later be thrown out by others to take the blame. Wanting to retreat unscathed is basically impossible; even losing a layer of skin is unlikely.

What kind of place is the Heavenly Prison?

A place specifically for dealing with people.

With him there, the prison guards follow the rules.

But the day he leaves, he is one hundred percent certain that the prison guards will return to their old ways, continuing to mess around, and various means of dealing with people will emerge one after another.

Don't simply think that you can get ahead by personal ability.

He was able to be like a fish in water in the Heavenly Prison because he relied on the Hou Fu to pull the tiger's skin as a banner in the early days, and everyone gave him some face because he was surnamed Chen. The superiors also gave him opportunities and promoted him because he was surnamed Chen. Later, it was because his martial arts reached great success, and he became famous after a battle with Master Qi of the Jixia Academy.

For an ordinary person without martial veins to get ahead by personal ability, it is basically impossible.

The Heavenly Prison is essentially a place that eats people.

He wiped his face. "Is this really the common meaning of you and brother-in-law? Don't act on your own, lest brother-in-law resents you."

"What kind of person do you take me for? How could I act on my own in such a matter? Your brother-in-law and I discussed it for several days, and only after thinking it over did we make a decision. Because you said to keep it secret, we didn't dare to discuss it openly, and we whispered under the covers every night. Look at my eyes; because of this matter, I haven't slept well for several days."

Chen Xiaolan complained, always finding trouble for her.

"Was brother-in-law persuaded by you, or was he unwilling himself?"

"I don't need to persuade him; as soon as he heard Heavenly Prison, he became timid himself. Don't look at him welcoming guests at the tea house and understanding human feelings. But he really doesn't have the guts. Especially since it's an errand in the Ministry of Justice, one of the three judicial offices, he feels guilty. If it were a government office like a county magistrate, he would have the guts to try. That place, Heavenly Prison, he really doesn't have the guts. If he had that guts, back then I would have let him run business with the Hou Fu's caravan, and he would have gone, not having to guard a broken stall for so many years."

Chen Xiaolan hummed twice, indicating that she was very innocent. She absolutely did not use strong power to oppress her husband.

Chen Guanlou nodded; Brother-in-law Su's guts were indeed limited. Asking him to go drinking flower wine, he didn't dare; saying to help keep secrets, it didn't work. A typical henpecked husband, fortunately not a mama's boy, otherwise the eldest sister would have suffered more.

"Really thought about it? This is a rare opportunity. Missing this village, there is no such shop, a once-in-a-decade opportunity. I have been working in the Heavenly Prison for so many years, and I have only encountered it once."

"It is precisely because it is rare that your brother-in-law cannot go. The water inside is too deep, your brother-in-law doesn't understand the ways of the officialdom, and one day he will fall into someone else's trap, causing you trouble, and having a handle, what should we do? I can't disregard the safety of my own brother just because I'm thinking for my own man, and it's not like we're too poor to eat. The tea house business is quite good now, and your brother-in-law and I have already looked at a house, just waiting for the father-in-law to agree, and we will separate the family and move out."

"Can Uncle Su agree? Can Mother-in-law Su promise?" Chen Guanlou asked curiously.

The Su family's housework is a mess, and he is too lazy to ask on weekdays, directly smashing with money. Things that can be solved with money are not difficult.

He knows how difficult Mother-in-law Su is, and Uncle Su also wants face.

The tea house is making money now. Wanting to separate the family at this time, I'm afraid it's not easy.

"We don't want the family's wealth. We only take my dowry, why shouldn't they agree." Chen Xiaolan was furious. Of course, this anger was not directed at Chen Guanlou, but at the Su family.

Only taking the dowry, the tea house is also the dowry, which is the Su family's largest source of income at present. With Mother-in-law Su's calculation, it still has to be torn apart.

"Why don't you want wealth? You want it, you must want it! Sister, do you know? If you want to open a window, you can't say open the window at the beginning; you have to say tear down the roof, and the attitude must be firm, and it won't work no matter who comes. In order to keep the roof, they will eventually take the initiative to propose opening the window."

Chen Xiaolan ah-ed.

Chen Guanlou began to offer advice, teaching her how to control the Su family in the family separation war and move toward the established goal.

"From beginning to end, you must firmly control the initiative. It is best to drag the Su family's eldest sister-in-law into the water and let her rush to the front to make trouble together! Her maiden family has many people and is barbaric, so let her maiden family deal with Mother-in-law Su. You and brother-in-law only need to persuade Uncle Su. In short, whatever you do, don't say the words 'only take the dowry'; they won't be considerate, they will only climb up the pole!" ===== CHAPTER 772 =====