Chapter 1009: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1009: Just Listen to Your Wife!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Early the next morning, the boss who runs the flowing water banquets arrived at Shangou Village driving a small four-wheeler.

Behind the small four-wheeler, an Isuzu was following along.

Inside the Isuzu were loaded all kinds of pots, pans, bowls, and utensils — the equipment needed for a flowing water banquet.

This boss who runs the flowing water banquets had just come a few days ago to handle Zhong Jianguo's funeral banquet, and now he's come again to handle Wang Zhanggen's housewarming banquet; he was delighted beyond measure, after all, in these times, having business to do is a good thing.

Nearing the year's end and landing two jobs in a row, this means he can have a proper good New Year.

Wang Zhanggen came over to welcome him, handed the boss a cigarette, then instructed the boss to hurry up and get the workers started.

This housewarming banquet is to be set up in the courtyard outside the building.

So a canopy needs to be erected, then tables and chairs arranged, fruit plates set out, and cigarettes, alcohol, and tea water prepared.

Once the guests have more or less arrived, and it's nearing noon, the dishes must be served.

There's a whole morning of busy work ahead.

Wang Zhanggen directed the work, while Li Xiulan personally rolled up her sleeves and helped with the labor.

Finding that the flowing water banquet people washed the vegetables not quite cleanly, she even went over to instruct them on how to wash vegetables properly.

And at this moment, on the other side.

Guangzhou's morning was precisely the rush hour for commuting to work.

Although it was nearing the year's end and quite a few migrant workers had already gone home, Guangzhou's roads were still terribly crowded.

Wang Dashan drove his car to University Town to pick up Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia.

In the passenger seat sat Du Xiaojuan, her belly already big with pregnancy.

"Third Brother, I'm hitting a bit of traffic here, you wait another half hour."

They had originally agreed on eight o'clock to arrive at University Town, but because of the traffic jam Wang Dashan was still on the road, so he sent a voice message to Wang Xiaohua.

"Okay Big Brother, no rush on my end, you drive slowly, safety first!"

Wang Xiaohua replied with that sentence.

He and Li Jianjia had already packed their luggage, New Year goods and all, everything already bought, just waiting for Wang Dashan to come over so they could get in the car and go home.

"What do you think would be a good name for our child?"

Du Xiaojuan in the passenger seat, touching her protruding belly, suddenly asked Wang Dashan this question.

Wang Dashan gave a foolish laugh:

"You come up with the name, as long as you like it it's fine, I don't have much education."

Du Xiaojuan smiled:

"Aren't you just pushing the matter onto me? You've got to have a sense of responsibility as a father, otherwise if I pick a name you don't like, you'll resent me."

But Wang Dashan said with absolute certainty:

"Rest assured, I won't resent you!"

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"Then if I want the child to take my surname, you're willing too!"

Wang Dashan froze, momentarily unable to speak.

"Look at you! Only caring about saying nice things!" Du Xiaojuan complained.

At this Wang Dashan spoke solemnly:

"I don't have any objection myself, in this day and age it's the same whichever surname the child takes, just my parents' side, I don't know how to hand it over, explain it, just afraid that over this small matter, conflicts might arise again."

Du Xiaojuan waved a hand:

"I'm just saying, I'm not that stupid, to stir up all kinds of conflicts with your family over an illusory surname issue."

Wang Dashan's face showed surprise:

"You women, isn't it popular now to have the kid take your own surname?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Those are all fools brainwashed by so-called feminism, thinking that fighting for a surname gives them family decision-making authority. Actually smart people all understand, family decision-making authority is the same as company decision-making authority — it's not that just because you put your name on it or give it your surname, you can call the shots. You have to bring out real strength to control the overall situation. Creating internal rifts over such trivial chicken-feather-garlic-skin matters is obviously not worth it."

Speaking to here, Du Xiaojuan paused, then continued:

"Most importantly, when you can clearly let your own man avoid the awkward predicament of being caught between a rock and a hard place, why insist on staging such a scene? Is it because the marital relationship is too good and you want to stir up trouble? Women who don't love their own men are the ones who make their own men face the dilemma of choosing between their own mother and their own wife."

Hearing this, Wang Dashan deeply agreed, and at the same time admired Du Xiaojuan even more.

He really must have accumulated virtue over eight lifetimes to marry such a good wife.

In his view, Du Xiaojuan's greatest ability wasn't her money-making ability.

But rather that ability to forever keep him in the most comfortable position.

The ability to let him avoid a lot of unnecessary internal consumption and conflicts.

This kind of ability isn't something ordinary women can possess.

Some women who are very good at making money don't possess this ability either.

Being able to make money shows one is sufficiently clever.

While this ability is a manifestation of wisdom.

Cleverness and wisdom are not the same thing.

"Wife, hearing you put it like that, I should hand over the child's naming rights to you even more."

Wang Dashan spoke these words from the bottom of his heart.

Du Xiaojuan sighed:

"Why? You can't listen to me for everything! Makes it seem like I'm so domineering!"

Wang Dashan, however, said:

"You're so good, if I don't listen to you, am I supposed to listen to other women outside?"

"Just knows how to sweet-talk!" Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but laugh, then said:

"Wait until we pick up your Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law, let them help think of ideas, they're both cultured people!"

Wang Dashan then said:

"Works too, their cultural level is indeed higher than ours!"

In the blink of an eye, over half an hour passed, they finally got through the congested road section, and the small sedan entered the university town island.

Following the navigation, they arrived at the urban village where Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia lived.

"Third Brother, we've arrived! Need to go in and help carry luggage?"

Wang Dashan sent a WeChat voice message over.

"No need, Jianjia and I will come down right now."

Wang Xiaohua replied with a message very quickly.

Du Xiaojuan gave Wang Dashan a look:

"Whether to help carry luggage, does that even need asking? You just go upstairs and help directly."

Wang Dashan was stunned:

"Then what about you?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"I'll just wait in the passenger seat."

"Oh oh, then you wait in the car, I'll be back in a bit!"

Wang Dashan put the car in Park, kept the air conditioner running, then hurriedly got out of the car and went upstairs.

Watching Wang Dashan's back as he went upstairs, Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but feel moved, how come her own husband, after following her for so long, is still so silly and slow-witted?

But silly and slow-witted is fine too, she just likes Wang Dashan's kind of slightly simple and honest personality.

Wang Dashan went up to the door of Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia's rental house, knocked on the door.

Before long, Wang Xiaohua came to open the door.

"Big Brother, Jianjia and I were just about to go down, didn't expect you to come up!"

Wang Xiaohua was a bit embarrassed, after all this rental house was too cramped, he didn't want Big Brother to see him and Li Jianjia in a sorry state.

Wang Dashan looked inside the rental house, only to see the cramped room, books of all kinds piled around the bed on all four sides.

These books were practically piled into mountains.

Either they were reference books Li Jianjia needed for the postgraduate entrance exam.

Or they were some study materials Wang Xiaohua needed to learn for the civil service exam.

Additionally, there were also some extracurricular reading materials, for example literary works and such.

"You two cultured people are just different, even the place you live has this many books placed in it!"

Wang Dashan exclaimed with feeling, then hurriedly said:

"Let me help you carry the suitcases, I've got more strength!"

Speaking, Wang Dashan hurriedly went to grab the heavy suitcases into his hands.

Li Jianjia hurriedly smiled and thanked:

"Thank you, Big Brother! Big Brother, you're really a good person!"