Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Li Bowen now understood that the old man was not truly kind-hearted, but was deliberately leading them into the trap.

This was clearly a tactic of playing hard to get, but the smile on his face became even brighter: "Oh my, look at what you said, we really didn't recognize you! I didn't expect you to be the old man of Director Wang's family! This will make things much easier!"

"Hahaha, don't be too happy. I just think you are a good person, so I decided to help you two get together. As for whether the negotiation will be successful in the end, that is not something I can control!" The old man replied with a smile.

"Of course, we are very grateful for your help. Fox, come on, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some wine and food. We want to have a few drinks with the old man tonight!" Li Bowen said as he took out some money and tickets from his pocket and handed them to the fox.

On their way back, they happened to pass by a supply and marketing cooperative. Although they didn't know what was sold there, they had to at least show their appreciation. The fox took the money and ticket reluctantly, turned around and pushed the cart towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

Li Bowen followed the old man into the house and looked around curiously. This was a typical farmyard, with four main rooms, a wing room to the east, and a shed to the west for storing sundries.

Then he walked into the house and asked, "Uncle, how many people are there in your family now?"

The old man answered while busy fiddling with the stove: "Originally, there were seven people in our family. Me, my wife, and our five children. Later, the children got married and lived separately. Two years ago, my wife passed away first, and now only me and my daughter are left to live together!"

Li Bowen smiled and said, "You are so lucky to have five children!"

The old man shook his head helplessly: "There is no such thing as good fortune, it's just endless worries. Look, my daughter is almost 20 years old, and she hasn't found a husband yet. She doesn't even have a proper job. She's idle at home all day!"

Li Bowen consoled her, "Hey, with Director Wang's connections, it shouldn't be hard to find her a job!"

Old Man Wang sighed heavily: "How can it be that easy! There are limited jobs in this commune, and everyone is watching. It's not easy to arrange. Even if he is the director, he can't abuse his power for personal gain!"

"Then can't we find one for her in the city?" Li Bowen asked.

"We have looked for one before, but our family was poor and the little money we had was used to support her brothers' schooling. This girl has little education and can't read or write. She doesn't want to do hard work, and the one we originally arranged to hire came back after working for a few days. Do you think there is any unit willing to take her in?" the old man said helplessly.

Li Bowen's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking, you said this girl is spoiled, but her parents didn't let her go to school for the sake of their son:

As for enduring hardship and hard work, I guess she has never been asked to do any kind of work. She herself cannot endure hardship and is unwilling to do hard work. It is indeed difficult for such a person to find a suitable job.

He couldn't help but feel a headache. It was really troublesome to assign her a job. She couldn't do easy work, and she didn't want to do tiring work. He had to think it over carefully.

The old man saw Li Bowen in deep thought, waved his hand and said, "Hey, why am I telling you all this! Come, I have some good tea leaves here, let me brew some for you to try." After that, he got up to make tea.

An old man and a young man sat in the house drinking tea and chatting. Time passed quickly, and after about half an hour, a crisp voice came from the yard, interrupting their conversation.

"Dad, there's someone who said he was coming to our house. Did you bring him back?"

Hearing the sound, the two stood up and walked out, and saw a girl leading a fox standing in the yard. Old Man Wang quickly responded, "Yes, yes, I brought it back. Xiao Li, let me introduce you. This is my old girl, Wang Chunni. Ni'er, this is Brother Li, and that is Brother Hu. Hurry and call them."

Wang Chunni glanced at Li Bowen, her face immediately turned red, and she called out softly, "Hello, Brother Li, Brother Hu!"

Li Bowen also took a closer look at the girl. She was a little over 1.6 meters tall, with a pretty fair face, two pigtails, and wore blue trousers and a floral cotton jacket. Although she was not very pretty, she looked pretty.

Looking at Old Man Wang's appearance and thinking about Director Wang's appearance, he even suspected that the girl was Old Man Wang's biological daughter!

"Hello, Sister Chunni!" Li Bowen replied with a smile.

Wang Chunni's face turned even redder, and her fingers kept pinching the corners of her clothes, looking like a little girl.

"Chun Ni, don't just stand there. Take the food from your brother Hu and go next door to call your sister-in-law to come over to cook. They will eat at our house today!" Old Man Wang ordered.

The girl responded, quickly took the things she had just bought from the fox, put them in the kitchen, then turned and went out.

Old Man Wang enthusiastically led the two into the house and continued to drink tea and chat.

Time passed by minute by minute and the sky gradually darkened.

Finally, Director Wang got off work and returned home. When he entered the house, he saw Li Bowen and Fox sitting in the house. He was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "Chief Li, you are really powerful. You even found my house."

"Hahaha, we are lucky to have met your old man, so we came back to visit him!" Li Bowen explained with a smile.

"Since you're here, let's have a meal together. Come and sit down!" Director Wang asked the two to sit down, then looked at Old Man Wang, "Dad, let me see if the meal is ready?"

"Don't go. Chunni will ask her sister-in-law to come over and cook it. She will serve it soon." Old man Wang said with a smile.

After a while, the food was served. When Wang Chunni was serving the dishes, she couldn't help but glance at Li Bowen. Old man Wang just smiled and said nothing.

At the dinner table, everyone ate and chatted. Director Wang knew why Li Bowen came. After a few drinks, he got straight to the point: "Chief Li, it's not that I don't agree to your request. There are just too many people looking for you! It's not up to me to decide who to give it to or who not to give it to!"

"Director Wang, I know you're in a difficult situation, but thousands of employees in our factory are waiting to get some meat for the New Year. How about this? Tell me what our commune needs. I'll report to the leader when I get back and try to meet the needs of our commune. Also, I heard that Chunni doesn't have a job yet. I've solved this problem for her. What do you think? Give her a hand!"

Director Wang lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Well, our commune is planning to build more pig pens next year. We haven't found the steel bars and cement yet. If you can help me, I will discuss with the cadres in the commune and give you ten pigs. How about that?"