Chapter 1304: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1304: Zhou Zhihao Still Listens to Advice

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai has met Zhou Hongwei's nephew.

His nephew is named Zhou Zhihao.

He previously came to Shanggou Village with Zhou Hongwei to do masonry work.

The Wang Family Building was built brick by brick by Wang Zhanggen leading Zhou Hongwei, Zhou Zhihao, and several others.

For some reason, this Zhou Zhihao later got involved with Li Yuncui, who had returned to the village for postpartum confinement.

Even for the sake of love, he chose to give up his current job and elope to the city with Li Yuncui to work.

And the price Li Yuncui paid to elope with Zhou Zhihao was even greater.

She actually even gave away her newly born child.

And now, Zhou Zhihao and Li Yuncui have long since broken up.

Li Yuncui has been back in Shanggou Village for quite a few days already.

She has become a rare young left-behind woman in the village.

Li Xiulan previously helped matchmake Li Yuncui and Wang Yaohua; it's unknown how they've developed now.

On the day of Wang Zhanggen's funeral, Wang Yaohua came back with his father Wang Zhangtian.

The father and son also took time to sit at Li Yuncui's home; no one knows what they talked about, but judging by the situation, there should be signs of progress.

And at this time, Zhou Hongwei, completely unaware of the recent situation in Shanggou Village, strongly recommended that his nephew Zhou Zhihao go help Wang Erhai manage the farm.

Wang Erhai didn't think too much about it; he felt that the messy business between Zhou Zhihao and Li Yuncui had long since passed.

His only worry now is that rural life is not as convenient as city life; can Zhou Zhihao endure the loneliness?

"Uncle Hongwei, why don't you ask your nephew for his opinion first? If he comes to help me watch the farm, he absolutely must stay at the farm at night too."

Zhou Hongwei said:

"Fine, I'll call and ask him right now! I'll call you back once I've asked! I think he'll agree, so don't go looking for someone else too quickly!"

"Alright, then I'll wait for your news."

Zhou Hongwei hung up Wang Erhai's call and immediately called his nephew who was idling away at their hometown:

"Zhihao, there's a job, do you want it?"

Because of his breakup with Li Yuncui, Zhou Zhihao was physically and mentally exhausted, and had been lying flat back at his hometown for a period of time.

He also wanted to go out and find work, but he didn't want to go work in a factory, and no one would take him to do masonry work again.

Getting Zhou Hongwei to pull him into Liguo Mountain, Zhou Hongwei said he didn't have that authority and could only go through formal application channels.

Zhou Hongwei sighed deeply about this, thinking to himself: if he hadn't eloped to the city with Li Yuncui back then, would he have been able to enter Liguo Mountain with his Second Uncle and the others, doing that incredibly easy foreman job, yet earning a high salary of over eight thousand a month, with all five insurances and one fund like social security and medical insurance guaranteed?

One can only say, it's a matter of time and luck.

Sometimes fate just loves to toy with people.

When he left, Liguo Mountain hadn't even been established yet; who could have imagined there would be such an opportunity?

And by the time he returned from the city in a sorry state, Wang Erhai had already long since resigned from Liguo Mountain.

His Second Uncle and He Dashu, Zhao Shoutian, and others in the company all had to be careful, terrified that one mistake would give the higher-ups an excuse to kick them out.

Under these circumstances, pulling him in was obviously impossible.

So he could only keep lying flat at home, muddling through day by day.

Unexpectedly, just when Zhou Zhihao held no hope at all for finding work, Zhou Hongwei called him again.

"Second Uncle, what job? Can you pull me into Liguo Mountain now?"

Zhou Hongwei hurriedly asked.

He always felt his Second Uncle had the chance to pull him into Liguo Mountain, which was why he was aiming too high but unwilling to settle low.

If he went and found another job now, and then later there was a chance to enter Liguo Mountain, wouldn't that be another twist of fate causing him to miss out?

Zhou Hongwei said:

"If you want to enter Liguo Mountain, there really will be a chance in the future, but not now. Wang Erhai has returned to Liguo Mountain, and has even become the General Manager of Liguo Mountain in one leap!"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhihao couldn't help but exclaim:

"Impressive, this kid Wang Erhai, he's become awesome!"

But then immediately said:

"Since he's returned to Liguo Mountain and become General Manager, why can't I enter Liguo Mountain now? Second Uncle, put in a word for me with him; with your relationship, he definitely won't refuse, and he's the General Manager — hiring me is just a matter of one sentence."

Zhou Hongwei said:

"Wang Erhai set up a farm in Shanggou Village; he currently needs someone to help manage that farm, and I've recommended you for it."

Zhou Zhihao immediately felt dejected:

"Manage a farm? What's the difference between that and being a farmer? Every day you still face the yellow earth with your back to the sky?"

Zhou Hongwei immediately became unhappy:

"You brat, don't be so unreliable. Be more down-to-earth as a person, set your sights on the long term! Wang Erhai needs someone to help manage the farm now; if you manage it well for him, that counts as doing him a favor! Then in the future, if he has any good opportunities, the first person he thinks of will definitely be you!"

"This... seems to make a bit of sense..." Only then did Zhou Zhihao become less resistant.

Zhou Hongwei continued:

"Also, I heard Wang Erhai opened an agricultural products distribution company in the county town. As long as you manage the farm well for Wang Erhai, then even if he doesn't pull you into Liguo Mountain, he'll pull you into his agricultural products distribution company — won't your opportunity have arrived then?"

Zhou Zhihao couldn't help but nod:

"Second Uncle, what you say is reasonable!"

Zhou Hongwei said:

"Just listen to me, I'm your Second Uncle, I won't lead you astray! You should have listened to me before too. Initially you lost your head and wanted to elope with Li Yuncui, I strongly opposed it. Now look, was your Second Uncle wrong to oppose it?"

Zhou Zhihao gave a bitter laugh:

"Second Uncle, that's all in the past. Can you please not bring it up?"

Bringing up this matter again now, Zhou Zhihao felt his face had no light.

He also didn't know why he was so stupid back then, actually getting bewitched and going to elope with Li Yuncui.

What good was Li Yuncui?

A woman who could even abandon her own child, it would be no surprise if she abandoned anyone in this world!

At this time Zhou Hongwei said:

"Don't know if Li Yuncui is in Shanggou Village. If she is, I'm warning you: you go to Shanggou Village to help Wang Erhai guard the farm, don't get entangled with Li Yuncui again. Just work hard, and later when Wang Erhai gives you a boost, you earn money, go buy a house in the County Town — why worry about not finding a wife?"

"Yes yes yes, Second Uncle you're right!" Zhou Zhihao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, humbly accepting Zhou Hongwei's lecture.

In his heart he thought the same way.

Later as long as he earns money, buys a house and a car, he won't worry about not finding a wife.

And right now, his pocket is cleaner than his buttocks; even if he found a partner, dating they'd still split up.

This period of time together with Li Yuncui, he also didn't gain nothing — at least it let him see clearly the true faces of certain women.

It made him understand a principle: that dating when you have no money, it's impossible to get any good result.