In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 582 Refusing to Help
"Sister-in-law, I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that if the grain depot is gone, your second brother really won't be able to find any work. You could even ask him to do manual labor at your factory." The second sister-in-law's words were sincere, but Dawei didn't react much. He just downed the two ounces of liquor in his glass in one gulp.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Han Jingfan couldn't stand it anymore and reached out to snatch the cup from her second sister-in-law, who was about to continue drinking.

If her brother-in-law pleaded for her, Han Jingfan wouldn't even bother to listen, because she really didn't like him, and she wasn't as close to her sister as she used to be.

For the past two years, whenever Han Jingfan went to town, she would visit her eldest sister at Chen's Family Banquet Restaurant. Her sister was always very welcoming to her.

But one time when I went there, I overheard my older sister and her friends talking behind my back, saying some very unpleasant things, as if she shouldn't have such a happy life, as if having a good life now was blocking her way.

There are many words that Han Jingfan dares not think about now, because she cannot imagine that they could come out of the mouth of her own sister.

Later, she found Dawei and cried in his arms for a long time. She also heard a sentence from Dawei that made her understand everything.

What does it mean when it says "jealousy can make a person unrecognizable"?

After that, whenever Han Jingfan went to town, she never went to see her older sister again. A few times, her older sister took the initiative to come to the kindergarten to see her, but she didn't want to see her.

The bond between her and her sisters was not even as strong as the bond between her and He Huihui.

But my second brother's family is different. Although my second brother is a bit arrogant, he has always been very protective of me since I was a child.

Moreover, the year after Yu Muyu was born, the second brother's family also had a son, named Han Chao.

With the grain depot doing this, my second brother's family is probably going to have a really tough time.

However, Han Jingfan did not convey her thoughts to Yu Dawei, nor did she even glance at him.

This banquet is clearly aimed at her husband, so it's his right to choose, and she doesn't want to interfere too much.

This isn't something I learned from books; it's the art of managing a husband that I learned from He Huihui and the sisters I went on a spring outing to Yake City with. Don't always think of yourself as a man's eternal treasure. Love is mutual, and so is respect.

Sitting in the main seat, Yu Dawei glanced at his second sister-in-law's side, then ignored her, picked up his wine glass and took a small sip, before looking at his brother-in-law: "Help? Brother-in-law, how do you think I should help you?"

Upon hearing this, the brother-in-law immediately became excited. Over the years, it had not been easy to ask Yu Dawei for a favor, and he had been rejected many times. He was even prepared to be rejected again this time.

I even thought that if I was rejected this time, I would never see them again!
However, to everyone's surprise, Yu Dawei actually relented this time.

He should cherish this opportunity.

“Actually, you know I’ve always dealt with grains. If I had the chance to work at the old flour mill in our town, that would be the best.” The brother-in-law picked up his chopsticks and served Yu Dawei some food. “With our abilities and connections, you should have no problem getting a small supervisor position at the flour mill.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei chuckled and looked at his brother-in-law, wanting to see how he would continue his performance.

Seeing that Yu Dawei remained silent, Liu Liguo smiled and took the initiative to speak: "I've heard that you and General Manager Duan of the flour mill are very close friends. Do you think you could help mediate? I've been in the grain depot for so many years, I must have some experience."

Seeing that her brother-in-law had made his point so clear, the second sister-in-law across the round table also wanted to ask Yu Dawei for help in arranging a job for her husband at the flour mill.

She heard from the employees at the flour mill in town that even the lowest-paid workers there could earn 800 yuan a month, which was better than the 500 yuan a month at the grain depot. Besides, the grain depot had been owing wages lately and she didn't know when they would be paid.

Just as she was about to speak, her brother-in-law, Han Guofeng, stopped her with a look. Yu Dawei had no reason to pay attention to them, so why should he continue to make a fool of himself here?

“Brother-in-law, doing business isn’t child’s play. You can’t just assign tasks to anyone.” Yu Dawei picked up his chopsticks and took the chicken that the other person had given him and put it back in his bowl. “The flour mill is very strict with its recruitment. If you and my second brother need it, I can let Boss Duan know. A normal interview will definitely be no problem.”

"What do you mean by this, Yu Dawei? You won't even help with this little thing!" When Liu Liguo, the brother-in-law, saw that Yu Dawei had refused him again and even taken the chicken back, he was furious. His kind face vanished instantly.

He slammed his chopsticks on the table and glared angrily at Yu Dawei: "Why is it so damn difficult to ask you for a favor? Don't forget! When your family was poor and destitute, who here didn't help your family?"

"After your family bought the house, your eldest brother never brought you any food when he visited! Your second brother and I gave you all the clothes your sister and sister-in-law had worn! What's wrong with you? Now that you're doing well, you've forgotten all about us!"

"You're so heartless!" Liu Liguo said indignantly, while his older sister and second sister-in-law also looked at Yu Dawei with anger in their eyes.

"That's really interesting." Yu Dawei calmly put down his chopsticks and stood up. "Whenever my brother brings food to our family, ask him if we've ever let him go home empty-handed? Back when I bought the lamp stick from the supply and marketing cooperative, he took it after just one glance. Did I say anything?"

"You have the nerve to bring up the old clothes you gave us? When we got married, you and your second brother's family didn't give us a single penny, saying you were in financial difficulty and that's why you gave us clothes. What's wrong? Are you senile? Have you forgotten?" Yu Dawei frowned, his burly body blocking Liu Liguo's path.

This immediately reminded the other person of the big yellow dog that Yu Dawei had torn to shreds that morning.

Everyone in the room, including the children at the table, was intimidated by Yu Dawei's imposing presence, and the entire room fell silent.

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, the eldest sister, Han Jingping, quickly stood up and tried to smooth things over again: "Oh, we're all family, why are you all getting angry! I forgot, I brought a gift for Xiao Muyu this time, I'll go get it."

The eldest sister quickly left the dining table, went to the kang (a heated brick bed), and pulled a blue toy flashlight from her coat pocket.

This flashlight consists of two small bulbs. The bulb caps are yellow, like a pig's nostrils, while the rest of the bulb is pure blue.

On the right side of the flashlight, there is a triangular, undulating button, which is also yellow like the front cover, giving it a very cartoonish look.

"Not only did I buy one for Xiao Muyu, but I also bought one for my brother's two children." After taking out a flashlight, the older sister took out two more from her coat pocket.

"Little Muyu, this is how you use it. Keep pressing this switch, and then this little flashlight will light up." The older sister patiently taught Muyu how to use the manually rechargeable flashlight.

Yuan Yu glanced at the flashlight, a cold smile playing on his lips. He'd seen this damn flashlight before in his past life; it was when he visited his mother-in-law's place. His older sister had pulled two hand-cranked flashlights out of her pocket, but not for her eldest son; they were for her brother's two children.

He also overheard that the second brother's two children also had children in town, and that the eldest sister, Han Jingping, had already sent them off when she was in town.

So it turns out that his son Yu Muyu was missing in his past life. Fortunately, his son was very sensible. While Han Lizhi and Han Ying were playing with flashlights, he just stood quietly in the corner watching with envy.

I didn't ask my parents for anything, nor did I steal anything from others.

"No need." Yu Dawei had already left the table; there was no point in continuing the meal. He looked at his son, "Xiaoyu, let's go home. Dad will take you to McDonald's in the city; the toys they give out there are even better."

Upon hearing "McDonald's," the children at the kids' table all lit up. They had only heard of McDonald's before and didn't even know what it was. They just saw that their uncle could take the kids there to eat whenever he wanted.

For a moment, a few children couldn't help but glance at their uncle, wondering if he could take them along.

But the children were clearly overthinking things. When Yu Muyu arrived at Yu Dawei's side, he didn't even glance at them. He gave Han Jingfan a look, then took the children and left first, returning to his car.

His purpose in coming to Old Han's house this time was to see his mother-in-law. He even deliberately avoided the holidays to avoid running into these people.

As a result, Liu Liguo was like a sticky weed, insisting on sticking to him.

"Mom and Dad, you two take your time eating. I'll head back with Dawei now." Han Jingfan stood up, and seeing that her mother still wanted to persuade her to stay, she waved her hand. "Oh, right, I still have two bags of books in the storage room. Could you open the storage room door for me? Dawei is going to take the books back for me."

"Sigh, alright, Mom will get you the key." The old lady could only sigh helplessly, get up and go to the inner room to get the key to the storeroom.

There's really nothing to say. My son-in-law finally made this trip, bringing his eldest grandson whom he hadn't seen in a long time, only to have the grandson get bitten by a dog as soon as he arrived.

I thought that having a meal together as a family would help me forget all the unpleasant things from the past, but it turns out that my second son and his brother-in-law came back with a premeditated plan...

What a terrible meal turned out like this.

The eldest sister, Han Jingping, was trembling as she held the flashlight. She knew that her husband's job was probably hopeless.

She seemed to have suffered a great injustice. Seeing how well Han Jingfan was dressed and accessorized, she became furious and even her face began to contort with jealousy.

Finally, just as Han Jingfan was about to cross the threshold of the outer room, her eldest sister, Han Jingping, could no longer contain her anger and roared at her: "Han Jingfan, what makes you think you're so great! Your family is just lucky! Do you really think it's because your Yu Dawei is capable? He was a good-for-nothing before, and he will be in the future!"

"Don't be fooled by your current success. What goes around comes around. Sooner or later, your family will be struggling to make ends meet! Even if you beg me with your bare hands then, we won't give your family a single penny!"

"enough!"

It wasn't Grandma Han who spoke; unusually, it was Grandpa Han who spoke first. He slammed his hand on the table, making the whole table tremble.

"If other people are doing well, that's their own ability; if you're not doing well, that's your own fault! It's not shameful to ask others for favors, and it's not shameful to be refused!" Old Master Han stood up, picked up his chopsticks, and pointed at Liu Liguo and his eldest sister Han Jingping. "What's shameful is what you two are doing!"

Grandpa Han has always been someone who admires the strong; to put it bluntly, he's opportunistic. He knows it himself, but there's nothing he can do about it!
If you hadn't learned to bow and scrape to others back then, and hadn't learned to serve them water and light their cigarettes, you wouldn't have had a chance to survive!
In order to survive, Old Master Han never felt ashamed of groveling for a living.

Even if it means being looked down upon.

Conversely, when others are flattering you, or even when you have the power, you can criticize this and that.

But he never held a grudge against someone for not giving him a bite to eat.

Giving is a sign of affection, not giving is a duty.

If I had been as stupid as these two people back then, I would have been secretly sabotaged and sent somewhere long ago!

“Yu Dawei is a well-known big boss in town now. You’re all acting crazy with him here. He won’t hold it against you, but try saying a bad word about his woman to his face.” Old Master Han didn’t want to get involved in these matters, but he could see clearly that Yu Dawei had been standing outside the window, staring intently at Han Jingping.

Who knows what this guy might do!
"Xiao Fan, your sister hasn't been doing so well these past few years. The grain depot started delaying wages two years ago, so please don't mind." It was rare for Grandpa Han to be so considerate in helping to smooth things over. "Go to the warehouse and take what you need."

Grandpa Han actually regretted it quite a bit. He had always looked down on Yu Dawei, and even his own youngest daughter had refused his request to go to school back then.

But fate is strange; those whom we look down on the most are often the most successful over the years.

This also made Old Han realize one thing: you can be a fence-sitter, you can be a snob, you can be looked down upon by others, but never look down on others in return.

On one occasion, Yu Dawei took his wife back to her parents' home, and they left in this very unpleasant manner.

It seems like something always happens every time he goes back to his mother-in-law's house. Of course, that's not always the case. Yu Dawei took Han Jingfan back a few times in the first half of the year, had a meal with his mother-in-law and father-in-law, and then left. Everything was fine.

"Dawei, are we really going to the city?" Han Jingfan, sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head curiously.

In the back seat, Yu Muyu was flipping through a book that Han Jingfan had read years ago, while two whole sacks of books lay flat together in the trunk.

Yu Muyu didn't quite understand what had just happened, but he could tell that his parents were very angry. His aunt and uncle were definitely not good people for bullying his parents.

(End of this chapter)