Chapter 18: Iron Rod

Li Mancang didn’t care about his eldest daughter-in-law’s expression. Since they were so filial, he would definitely satisfy them.

“Mom and Dad, just settle in here. I’ll come see you after work tomorrow.”

“Okay! Don’t worry!” The old man and old woman looked at the furnishings in the house, and this brand new building, they couldn’t be happier. They were living in a building now, they could go back and brag to the villagers!

Li Mancang turned around and left, without a moment’s hesitation.

The third son quickly followed suit.

As soon as they left the cadre building, they saw Li Xingguo panting and rushing over.

They both ignored him and rode past him.

“Dad! Dad! You…” Li Xingguo called out a few times, but Li Mancang quickened his pace, not a single syllable entered his ears!

The third son admired his father, like a raging river! His mother was always nagging at home, but when it came to scheming, his father was the best!

This move would definitely put his brother in his place!

He had always wondered why he and his brother were so cunning! It was all inherited from their father!

Li Mancang patted his chest when he got home. Thank goodness, he had finally sent his father and mother away! If they had stayed with him, his mother’s personality would have made life unbearable!

Wu Zhiqiu wasn’t home either, and the second son’s family was gone too. Needless to say, they must have gone into hiding!

Why didn’t anyone tell him, he would have gone into hiding with his wife!

Li Fengchun had already cooked dinner. Seeing that her father had really sent her grandparents away, she also breathed a sigh of relief. Her grandparents were very patriarchal, they didn’t treat the girls in the family as human beings.

If they had stayed at home for a while, she wouldn’t have been able to study peacefully!

Li Mancang finished dinner and started thinking. His eldest brother could tolerate his parents for a few days, but what would his parents do when they heard that the eldest son was going abroad?

He had to figure out a way! Let them go and bother the eldest son!

The third son’s eyes darted around, watching Li Mancang ponder. He was also thinking, what if his grandparents helped his brother manage the family and ask for money?

Their family had no assets, the only valuable things were their parents’ jobs and his sister’s compensation money!

The third son’s eyes rolled, and he had an idea!

The night passed without incident. Li Mancang went to work with a heavy heart.

Wu Zhiqiu took Fenglan and Manman to the real estate office to complete the transfer of ownership.

The owner brought the deed and went through the transfer. After the money was counted, the owner gave Wu Zhiqiu the keys and rushed to the airport.

Wu Zhiqiu took Fenglan and Manman to the small courtyard. The courtyard was still the same as yesterday. The owner hadn’t taken any of the furniture, pots, pans, or anything else in the house.

Fenglan and her daughter didn’t need to buy anything, they could move in right away!

“Mom, this house is such a bargain!” Li Fenglan looked at the small courtyard in surprise.

Wu Zhiqiu smiled triumphantly. What could she say about her eye for a deal!

“Grandma, Mom, this is better than our house!”

“This will be your home from now on.” Fenglan pulled her daughter around, looking at everything, the more she looked, the more satisfied she became!

“Mom, let’s plant some vegetables in the garden, it’ll be enough for both our families. We can also raise some chickens and ducks.”

“Do whatever you want.”

“Mom, you and Dad should move here too, live with us.”

“You live your own life, your father and I are still young, you don’t have to worry about us.” Wu Zhiqiu was a little annoyed with her eldest daughter. No matter what she did, she always thought about her family.

She was just like in her previous life, always thinking about those ungrateful wolves!

“You two can look around, I have to go to work.” Wu Zhiqiu said, and she left in a hurry.

A woman with ambitions, she would rather eat the wind than be a burden!

She had bought a house for her daughter, and she was envious too! Unfortunately, she was too poor! A few thousand yuan, she didn’t even have a few hundred now!

Wu Zhiqiu went to the scrap metal recycling station. She worked there, and no one cared if she was late or left early. She was free to do as she pleased!

At noon, Han Dazhuang came back on his tricycle, with a lot of scrap iron.

“Sister Wu, I have something to do at home this afternoon, so I’ll leave the car in the yard.”

“Okay, leave it there, I’ll register it for you this afternoon.” They were all good friends, and they would help each other out whenever someone needed it.

“Thanks, Sister Wu.” Dazhuang didn’t stand on ceremony with her, he got on his bicycle and went home.

Wu Zhiqiu roasted two sweet potatoes in the stove at noon. The sweet potatoes were soft and sweet, and Wu Zhiqiu was very satisfied.

In the afternoon, Wu Zhiqiu put on her gloves and started to unload the truckload of scrap iron that Dazhuang had collected. It seemed like he had collected it from some factory.

Wu Zhiqiu unloaded each piece and registered it in the warehouse.

At the bottom of the tricycle, there was an iron rod about the thickness of a little finger.

Wu Zhiqiu picked up the iron rod, it was quite heavy.

She was about to register it when her eyelids twitched. In her previous life, there was a similar iron rod. Later, someone bought it as scrap metal and discovered that it was gold! The black coating on the outside was just a disguise for the gold!

Wu Zhiqiu covered her pounding heart! She looked left and right, like a thief, and hid the iron rod in a corner by the gate. She would take it when she got off work. No one would notice.

She had just hidden the iron rod, and her heart was still pounding.

“What are you doing?” A sudden voice startled Wu Zhiqiu.

Li Mancang pushed his bicycle over and looked at his wife suspiciously. What was she doing? Like a thief!

Wu Zhiqiu saw that it was Li Mancang, and she cursed, “You old geezer! You’re going to scare me to death!”

Li Mancang… he was just talking normally, how could he scare her?

“What are you doing here?” Wu Zhiqiu asked angrily.

Li Mancang looked wronged, “I came to tell you that I sent my parents to the eldest son’s place. You should go home tonight.”

“Oh, you’re getting smart, aren’t you?” Wu Zhiqiu looked at her honest husband in surprise.

Li Mancang was a little proud, “The eldest son wants to outsmart his father, he’s still too young!”

Wu Zhiqiu rolled her eyes, he was so proud of himself!

“The eldest son isn’t so easy to deal with, he’ll definitely send his parents back to you in a few days.”

“It’s okay, I’ll call Mantun later and ask him to find an excuse to bring my parents back in a few days.” Li Mancang had been thinking about this solution all morning.

Wu Zhiqiu nodded. It seemed like they were going to be responsible for their own production, the old man and old woman wouldn’t be able to stay here for long.

Wu Zhiqiu’s thoughts drifted, and she immediately remembered that they would need money for the responsibility for their own production. In her previous life, her younger brother had borrowed money from them! He also said that he would sell the wasteland in the village to someone!

In her previous life, they were busy with the eldest son’s trip abroad, and they didn’t have the energy to buy any wasteland!

Wasteland? That wasn’t wasteland, in a few years, the highway would be built and it would occupy the land in their hometown. That was where the mountains were!

Gold, gold!

Wu Zhiqiu stretched her head out of the gate, there was no one around, she quickly closed the gate.

“What are you doing? You’re acting like a thief!” Li Mancang looked at his wife, who was acting suspiciously.

Wu Zhiqiu didn’t have time to deal with him, she quickly handed the iron rod she had hidden to Li Mancang.

She whispered in Li Mancang’s ear, “This seems to be gold. Find a way to get the gold out.”

Li Mancang’s hand trembled! The iron rod fell on his foot, but he didn’t feel any pain. He immediately hugged the iron rod.

“Gold?”

Wu Zhiqiu nodded. She thought it was this one!

“My God! It’s so heavy. How much gold is inside?” Li Mancang’s face turned pale, his hands couldn’t stop trembling.

“Are you sure?” Li Mancang couldn’t believe that they could find such a big piece of gold.