A jinx, me? But I bring good fortune to my whole family!

The cold wind howled, swirling snowflakes danced in the air, and hundreds of eyes were fixed on the small, thin figure ahead.

The pile of logs still lay across the snow, their bark covered in ice crystals; they were clearly solid wood and extremely heavy.

Gu Xiaoan stood in front of the wood, rolled up her sleeves, revealing a section of her wrist.

"Tsk, isn't this ridiculous? Look at this little body, don't let it break under your weight."

"Even a single piece of wood weighs 300 pounds, this kid definitely can't move it."

"Didn't the factory manager say? Anyone who can't handle it, get out."

Zhang Sandong, who had secretly come over to watch the commotion, stood to the side with his sleeves tucked in and a sneer, even smugly shaking his leg.

Gu Xiaoyong couldn't carry it, but that brat from the Gu family was even thinner and smaller, just as weak, and would definitely be exhausted.

He'll use that as an excuse to make trouble. The job will still be Xiao Yong's, and he'll drag that brat to the security room and teach him a lesson. He'll show him who's in charge here.

Gu Xiaoan ignored the surrounding noise and became even more clear-headed.

He turned his head and caught a glimpse of his younger sister out of the corner of his eye, her small figure.

The little girl gave him a thumbs-up, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

My sister said he's a strongman, so he can definitely do it.

Xiao An squatted down and gripped the bottom of the log with both hands.

"Hey!"

His low shout was laced with ruthlessness.

The expected stillness did not occur; he straightened his back, and the log was lifted off the ground with a whoosh.

His movements were fluid and uninterrupted; with a flick of his wrist, the massive log landed steadily on his shoulder.

The surroundings were completely silent; the only sound in the entire forest was the wind.

The auntie who was eating sunflower seeds had the shells stuck to her lips and forgot to spit them out. Gu Xiaoyong, who was ready to laugh at her, opened his mouth wide.

Factory Director Wang's cigarette fell onto his thigh and burned through his pants without him noticing until he felt a burning pain in his skin and jumped up.

"Get up, get up?" someone stammered, breaking the silence.

"My goodness! This is superhuman strength!"

The crowd erupted in a frenzy, gasps of amazement filling the air.

Su Xiulan, who had just arrived, covered her mouth and burst into tears. That was her son, the sickly son who had been cursed for over a decade.

Gu Xiaoan remained calm as he carried the massive log forward. With each step, the snow beneath his feet crunched, leaving a solid footprint.

That's too stable.

He carried hundreds of pounds of wood, yet walked with ease.

Zhang Sandong's sneer froze, and his face turned ugly. He never expected that this sickly guy could actually carry the load. If he were to finish the whole thing, wouldn't Gu Xiaoyong's spot be in jeopardy?

No, we absolutely cannot let him finish his journey.

Zhang Sandong saw a bucket at his feet, which was half full of dirty water that hadn't frozen yet.

While Gu Xiaoan turned around and walked back, Zhang Sandong pretended to slip and kicked the bucket.

"Ouch!"

Zhang Sandong called out.

With a splash, half a bucket of dirty water was poured onto the path Gu Xiaoan was about to walk on. The temperature was low on the shady side, and the water would quickly freeze into a thin layer of ice, making it very slippery due to the mud.

"Oops, my hand slipped! My hand slipped!"

Zhang Sandong apologized, but his expression was vicious.

People carrying heavy objects may slip and fall, or even suffer fractures.

"mean!"

Someone in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore and muttered a curse.

Su Xiulan turned pale with fright. Just as she was about to rush forward, she felt her clothes come undone.

Nuannuan, who was standing next to her, had run away at some point.

The little girl walked with short legs, carrying a bamboo basket filled with dry soil and wood ash.

"Oh dear! That bad uncle is so clumsy, he even trips and falls while walking!"

Nuannuan called out in her childish voice, grabbed the soil and ash from the basket, and scattered them on the wet, slippery ground.

Her movements were very practiced.

One, two, three.

A non-slip layer was immediately laid on the wet and slippery ground.

After doing all this, Nuannuan patted her dark little hands and gave Zhang Sandong a sweet smile.

"Uncle, you're welcome, Nuannuan. Mommy said we should be helpful and good children!"

Zhang Sandong was so angry he almost choked, pointing at Nuannuan.

"you--"

"What do you mean, 'you'?!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Even little kids know to use non-slip surfaces, how can you, an adult, cause such damage?"

Gu Xiaoan looked at the dirt under his feet, then at his sister who was giving him a thumbs-up, and was furious.

At this moment, he was truly enraged.

It's bad enough that these people bullied him, they even tried to cripple him.

Gu Xiaoan shouted and pushed off with his feet, running while carrying the huge log.

dong dong dong.

The heavy footsteps shocked everyone.

He is running.

He was running while carrying a 300-pound log.

Is this even human?

The boy carried the log and ran around the field again and again.

He wasn't red-faced or out of breath.

Finally, he rushed up to Gu Xiaoyong.

Gu Xiaoyong was already terrified. Seeing the figure carrying the giant log rushing towards him, he was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.

Gu Xiaoan braked the car in front of him, and with a burst of strength, slammed the log on his shoulder to the ground.

With a loud bang.

The ground trembled, and snowflakes flew up half a meter high.

The huge log landed less than two centimeters in front of Gu Xiaoyong's toes.

"ah--!!!"

Gu Xiaoyong screamed, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

Then, a foul odor spread through the cold wind.

When everyone looked down, they saw that the crotch of Gu Xiaoyong's cotton trousers was soaked and still steaming, and the snow beneath him was stained yellow.

I was so scared I peed my pants.

The usually arrogant Gu Xiaoyong was so scared that he wet himself.

"Hahahahaha!"

The crowd erupted in laughter, laughing so hard that tears streamed down their faces.

"Is this Xiao Yong, the guy who wants to be a cadre? He's not even as brave as that chicken!"

"You really peed? Oh my god, the smell is awful! This is so embarrassing!"

"This isn't testing workers, it's testing people who wet the bed!"

Crows circled overhead, occasionally cawing, "Caw—caw—shame on you! Shame on you!"

Nuannuan clapped her little hands and jumped high in the air, her little face flushed, shouting loudly, "Wow! Second brother is so amazing! Second brother is a great hero! That bad guy is shameful, drawing maps at such a big age!"

Her voice was clear and loud, which made Gu Xiaoyong lose all sense of shame.

Gu Xiaoyong lay limp in the urinal, his face ashen, his whole body trembling, too weak to even get up.

Factory Director Wang was dumbfounded by what he saw; he had never seen anything like it in his life.

Seeing the excited crowd around him, and looking at Gu Xiaoan with superhuman strength, Director Wang felt that the situation was settled.

He dared not look at the shameful uncle and nephew again, put on a smile, walked up to Gu Xiaoan, and reached out to pat the sawdust off his shoulder.

"Excellent! Excellent! Heroes have always emerged from among the young!"

Director Wang raised his voice, as if afraid no one could hear him, "What our forest farm needs are tough guys like this, with real skills and strength! Everyone saw the data just now, I don't need to say more, right?"

"I hereby announce that Comrade Gu Xiaoan has won first place in this assessment! He is hired directly!"

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted, and the villagers clapped until their hands were red. This was not only to cheer for Gu Xiaoan, but also to vent their anger.

Su Xiulan rushed over, hugged her son tightly, and cried and laughed at the same time.

Zhang Sandong felt extremely embarrassed, so he went over and tried to help Gu Xiaoyong up from the ground and leave quickly.

The two of them kept their heads down, trying to sneak away when no one was looking.

"Wait!"

A clear, girlish voice called out to them.

The two stopped in their tracks and looked up to see the little girl blocking their way.

Nuan Nuan stood with her hands on her hips, her big eyes sparkling with cleverness.

She pointed to the log on the ground, then to Zhang Sandong, and tilted her head to ask:

"Bad uncle, where are you going? Have you forgotten?"

"You said if your second brother lifted it, you'd eat this big log!"

The little girl had a sweet voice, but what she said almost made Zhang Sandong lose his balance.

"The teacher said that children who lie are not good children, and they'll grow very, very long noses!"

"Uncle, hurry up and eat! Nuannuan is watching you eat!"

The entire room fell silent, and everyone stared at Zhang Sandong, whose face was grim.