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Chapter 943 A Plea for Help! (I owed you all a chapter before, so here it is!)

Wang's father helped Wang Chuan take two large suitcases out of the trunk: "Why are you so late! Go wash up and come inside for dinner! Everything is ready and we're waiting for you."

After parking the car in the garage, Wang Chuan went into the yard. Several neighbors were sitting there, chatting and drinking tea. When they saw Wang Chuan and his family return, they greeted them and then dispersed.

After dinner, Xiao Lele played with his grandparents in the yard for a while, but then became so sleepy that he couldn't keep his eyes open. His grandfather carried him into the house.

"The air is so much better at home. It's cool at night, and the sky is full of stars!" Wang Chuan exclaimed as he sat in the courtyard, gazing at the starry sky.

"Yes, my hometown is cooler than Beijing! And the environment is better too!" Wu Hongyan said.

Father came out of the house, lit a pipe, and sat down on the steps: "Your eldest aunt came back yesterday. Your cousin said she needs to rest!"

"Auntie is back? Doesn't she still need treatment?" Wang Chuan asked in surprise.

He remembered that when he last went there, the doctor said during rounds that he would need to be observed for a while longer. He thought he would have to stay for some more days, but he didn't expect to be discharged so quickly.

"Your aunt is stingy! Her eldest son runs a restaurant in the village and can earn some money all year round, but the expenses for his children's schooling are also high."

The second son was learning a trade in Beijing and making a living at a hot pot restaurant. He didn't save much money, and the hospital was like a bottomless pit. Your aunt couldn't bear to let her son spend any more money, so she discharged him early and went home to recuperate!

"Your cousins ​​saw that she kept saying she wanted to go home, and they were worried that she would get too emotional, so they went to the doctor and got some medicine for her!" Mother said as she came out of the house.

"Okay, Yanzi and I will go visit Auntie tomorrow!" Wang Chuan said.

The next morning, Wang Chuan and his wife took their parents and little Lele to their aunt's house.

So many years have passed, and the red paint on my aunt's gate has faded and faded, and the area in front of the gate is deserted. When Wang Chuan carried the nutritional supplements into the yard, weeds grew all over the walls, several chickens and ducks were foraging in the yard, and the yard was filled with the smell of Chinese medicine.

"Cousin, what brings you here! When did you get back?" The younger cousin was decocting Chinese medicine in the yard when he heard footsteps and turned around to see Wang Chuan.

"I came back last night. I heard that my aunt was back, so I came to see her!" Wang Chuan said.

"Uncle, Aunt, Sister-in-law, please come in and sit down!" the cousin said to the people behind Wang Chuan.

Inside the house, the eldest aunt was lying on the bed, her face pale. Hearing the voices outside the door, she opened her eyes and saw that Wang Chuan's family had already entered.

"Chuan'er is here! Sit down!" Auntie said weakly. She tried to sit up, but ultimately failed.

"Don't move. You need to rest now and shouldn't move around! Take good care of yourself and when you're better, let your cousin take you to the capital to watch the flag-raising ceremony!" Wang Chuan quickly walked over and said.

"Oh dear! My illness has prevented your cousin from going to work, and it's ruined his career! It would have been better if he had just died! Everyone would have been relieved of their worries!" Auntie sighed.

"Auntie, please don't say that! Don't worry about the hot pot restaurant. I'll talk to my dad and reserve a table for my cousin. He can go there when you're better. No rush!" Wu Hongyan said as she walked over.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble!"

"Our eldest son is married with kids, and he makes a living by running a small business, so there's nothing to worry about. Your uncle is locked up in there, and he deserves it. Now it's just your cousin left, he's in his thirties and still doesn't have a girlfriend... Sigh!" Aunt's eyes were a little red.

"Auntie, don't worry too much. My cousin has been doing very well these past few years. He has officially become an apprentice. As long as he learns the skills well, he won't have to worry about finding a wife!" Wang Chuan comforted him.

My aunt had just been discharged from the hospital and needed to rest. After staying at her house for almost an hour, Wang Chuan and his family of five said goodbye and went home. My cousin saw them off at the gate.

Not long after I got home and had lunch, Director Zhang, who had been newly appointed as the village committee director last year, came to my door.

The previous village director was incompetent and only knew how to profit himself, so the villagers didn't get any benefits. Last year, the old director lost the election, and Director Zhang was elected.

Director Zhang used to work outside the province. I heard that he was a small manager in a shoe factory in Guangdong Province, managing dozens of people. He is quite knowledgeable and capable.

He knew that the villagers valued practical benefits, and it was wishful thinking to expect them to elect him as the village committee director without offering any real benefits. So he used the slogan of "getting rich together" as his campaign slogan and gave each household a barrel of cooking oil, which finally secured his election as the village committee director.

"Uncle Wang, I came to visit you this morning, but the gate was locked! I had nothing to do after lunch, and I saw that your gate was open, so I came over!" Afraid of bothering little Lele with the smoke, Mr. Wang went to the gate to smoke. He had just lit his pipe when he heard someone calling him from not far away.

The person who came was Director Zhang from the village. Director Zhang was in his forties and was younger than Wang Chuan's father in terms of seniority in the village. Wang Chuan should call him "brother".

"It's Director Zhang! He went to Chuan'er's aunt's house this morning. His aunt just came back from the hospital, so we went to visit her." Ever since the Wang family built a new house and Wang Chuan has been doing better and better in the capital, Wang's father has become more confident and upright, and he is always full of energy.

He wondered to himself, "Director Zhang never comes unless he has a reason! What could it be?"

"Is Chuan'er home?" Director Zhang looked around the yard and, not seeing Wang Chuan, asked.

Seeing the look in Director Zhang's eyes, Wang's father instantly understood: "Chuan'er is inside. Do you need to see him?"

"Well, I'm here to ask for help! There haven't been any profitable businesses in the village for a long time. A while ago, I went to a meeting in the township, and during a meal, I heard from the township officials that my brother Chuan'er has some connections, so I thought I'd come and ask him."

Uncle, as you know, our village is poor. Now all the young people go out to work, but it's not easy to make money outside. Last year, the second son of the Huang family and a few other boys from the village went to work in the capital. They worked on construction sites tying steel bars and doing scaffolding work. But at the end of the year, the boss ran away with the money.

They had no money to go home, so they went to the law firm to borrow money from Chuan'er. Chuan'er kindly gave each of them two thousand yuan and bought them train tickets so they could go home for the New Year.

"Everyone remembers Chuan'er's kindness. I'm thinking that Chuan'er has seen a lot outside, so I'll see if he can find a way out for the villagers," Director Zhang said.

Mr. Wang knew that Director Zhang was telling the truth; there were quite a few idle people in the village now. However, he knew nothing about his son buying train tickets and giving money to fellow villagers, and Wang Chuan had never mentioned it.

That's normal; the elderly couple went to Beijing for the Spring Festival and weren't in the village. They've only been back for a little over a month. However, he still approves of his son's actions; it's always good to help out fellow villagers when possible.

"Chuan'er is inside, I'll call him for you. Chuan'er, Director Zhang is here!" Wang's father shouted loudly into the yard.

(End of this chapter)