newbobooks Chapter 241 Unsolicited kindness is either a treacherous act or a theft.
Chapter 241 Unsolicited kindness is either a treacherous act or a theft.
The Lu family has always caused quite a bit of trouble, and the higher-ups have said that they need to take this opportunity to thoroughly deflate Lu Yuanqing's arrogance.
The other party was aggressive and clearly showed no intention of backing down until they paid compensation.
Lu Yuanbo already had a problem with them, and now seeing their arrogant attitude, he could no longer tolerate it.
While rolling up his sleeves, he cursed under his breath, "Just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean you think I'm a pushover! You really think my family is easy to bully, don't you?"
It is tolerable and unbearable.
If you can't come up with any solid reasoning with words, you can only let your fists do the talking.
The leader took two steps back, pointed at Lu Yuanbo's nose and shouted, "Look at you, you have no respect for the law, you beat people up for no reason, and now you're still so arrogant."
Lu Yuanqing pulled the person back.
Lu Yuanbo was furious: "Brother, don't hold me back. Today I'm going to show them why the flowers are so red."
Lu Yuanqing glared at Lu Yuanbo with exasperation, then looked at the other man and said calmly, "Besides twenty yuan, do you have any other requests?"
He didn't believe that such a big fuss would be over twenty yuan.
The man smiled and looked at Lu Yuanqing with admiration, saying, "You really are a smart man. It's not a big deal. If you are willing to cooperate with us, not only can this twenty yuan be offset, but you will also receive two hundred yuan every month. During this period, you only need to provide us with some information and occasionally show up. You can earn money without doing any physical labor."
Two hundred yuan a month is an enormous sum of money in those days!
Even Lu Yuanbo, who had been so aggressive just moments before, was taken aback by the price.
He couldn't help but swallow.
Two hundred yuan!
Two hundred yuan in total!
What about seven or eight months' salary for an average person? His gaze unconsciously fell on Lu Yuanqing. Such a high salary, he wondered if he would be tempted.
Lu Yuanqing sneered inwardly.
Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.
Just as I was about to say something, a noise suddenly came from inside the room.
The Lu brothers have woken up.
Lu Yuanbo said, "Brother, I'll go in and keep an eye on things. You can talk."
Judging from the situation, this matter won't be resolved so quickly. Lu Yuanbo scurried into the house.
Seeing the group blocking the doorway, Lu Yuanqing showed no interest and casually replied, "Please leave."
The man's face turned green with anger, and he threatened Lu Yuanqing with a cold expression: "You mean you have to make a big fuss about this and send your brother to jail before you'll be willing to talk to us about cooperation?"
Lu Yuanqing paused in closing the door, his gaze falling on the man.
The man secretly gloated, thinking he had been intimidated. But Lu Yuanqing wasn't easily frightened. He calmly said, "Go ahead, make a big scene. If you make a big scene, we can use your numbers and power to bully those who have been demoted."
The bigger the commotion, the better. I was worried you wouldn't be able to create enough trouble. If you do, it'll be good publicity for our village.
"Since you've agreed, then I'll go first..." the man replied instinctively.
Realizing what had happened belatedly, she widened her eyes and stared intently at Lu Yuanqing. Her fat face flushed red with anger: "You...you actually dared to play me!"
Lu Yuanqing shrugged innocently: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I'm just stating the facts. Goodbye."
Without a second thought, he slammed the door shut.
Since his transmigration, Lu Yuanqing has never been afraid of anyone.
The people following behind the man were all muttering.
"Boss, what should we do? This guy surnamed Lu is so stubborn, we won't be able to explain ourselves when we get back."
"Yeah, boss. The higher-ups want to use this as an excuse to make a fuss, and that guy surnamed Lu wants to take advantage of it for publicity. Isn't that infuriating!"
……
The people behind me kept chattering and making noise.
The man grew increasingly irritated and growled, "Shut up."
His gaze was fixed menacingly on the closed door of the Lu family's house, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I have plenty of ways to make him submit."
……
Upon seeing Lu Yuanqing enter the room, Lu Yuanbo eagerly approached him: "Brother, what do those people want from you? They're actually thinking of giving you a monthly salary of two hundred yuan."
The high price of two hundred yuan aroused Lu Yuanbo's curiosity.
Lu Yuanqing shook his head: "I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing. A weasel paying respects to a chicken is up to no good."
Looking at Lu Yuanbo's curious face, Lu Yuanqing, feeling exasperated, reached out and lightly tapped the top of Lu Yuanbo's head with his index finger knuckle.
Lu Yuanbo cried out in pain, clutching his head and complaining, "Brother, why do you like to hit me more and more lately! I'm not very smart to begin with, and if you hit me like that, I'll probably break it."
He covered his head tightly with both hands.
I've finally developed some intelligence, I can't let it all be knocked away like this.
Lu Yuanqing's lips twitched slightly. He stretched and looked Lu Yuanbo up and down, who looked a bit disheveled. "You're just idling around anyway, so go make breakfast and boil some water to scrub off all that mud."
Lu Yuanbo was puzzled: "What's wrong? I'm fine, aren't I? I'm not usually like this."
A grown man like me, I just get by, why be so particular?
Lu Yuanqing ruthlessly stabbed Lu Yuanbo in the heart: "If I were Xie Qianyu, I definitely wouldn't look at you. You're sloppy and unkempt. You should at least make yourself look neater."
Although Lu Yuanbo's nature has changed somewhat, the things that are deeply ingrained in his character are really hard to correct in a short time.
Upon hearing that he could win Xie Qianyu's favor, Lu Yuanbo instantly perked up: "I'll go fetch water right now."
Lu Yuanqing: ...
Lu Mingdong, who had just come out: Uncle, what's wrong with you so early in the morning? Why are you making such a racket? After breakfast.
Lu Yuanqing followed the main group to visit Old Man Xie.
Grandpa Xie lay on the bed, his body covered with wounds of all sizes, a truly shocking sight.
Xie Qianyu ran back and forth by the bedside, taking care of her with all her heart. When she saw Lu Yuanqing and the villagers coming to visit, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, sniffled, and said, "Brother Lu, what brings you here?"
The grandfather and grandson lived in rather simple conditions, with a howling wind blowing in through holes caused by aging. But such shelter was already considered good.
In other villages, most people live in cowsheds or makeshift sheds, just getting by.
Where else can we find shelter from the wind and rain like this?
Lu Yuanqing smiled slightly and glanced at the weak old man Xie lying on the bed: "I came to see if there's anything we can do to help. How is old man Xie?" Upon hearing the name of her grandfather, Xie Qianyu's eyes reddened. She held back her tears and forced a smile: "He's much better than yesterday. Yesterday, Grandpa had trouble even turning over in his sleep."