Chapter 1098: Chapter 490: Taking Care of My Mother-in-law_2

And Peng Xiaoyong’s mother, upon hearing that Zhou Yuwen was planning to arrange for relatives to work at the logistics park, also became tempted. After dinner, she took the initiative to find Zhou Yuwen and said, Wenwen, Aunt loved you the most when you were a child, and now that you’re successful, can you help out your cousin?

Zhou Yuwen said, of course, there’s no problem.

“I can’t guarantee anything else, but as long as cousin is willing to come back, I’ll pay him a monthly salary of thirty thousand yuan.”

Aunt was overjoyed upon hearing this. A thirty thousand salary not only exceeded the salary in Jinling, but more importantly, he wouldn’t have to leave his hometown.

To be honest, Peng Xiaoyong studied abroad for two years and finally returned home, only to be three hundred miles away in Jinling. As the saying goes, a child travels a thousand miles and a mother worries; Zhou Yuwen’s aunt truly missed her son.

Now, thanks to Zhou Yuwen, her son no longer has to work far away but can find a comfortable job in their hometown, and the salary is even high!

Aunt Zhou expressed her profound gratitude and even disregarded status, flattering Zhou Yuwen at the dinner table and voluntarily proposing a toast with him twice.

Once the gathering dispersed, a very pleased Aunt Zhou returned home and called her son with the news.

However, Peng Xiaoyong wasn’t happy upon hearing the news and remained silent on the phone for a long time.

Until his mother asked again did Peng Xiaoyong finally say: “Mom, I want to rely on myself and strive for a few years.”

“You fool!”

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou became anxious, saying you’re in the big city with nothing, how can you strive! Your cousin now has achieved success and is willing to help you, you foolish child, how can you be so clueless!?

Aunt Zhou tried every argument, but Peng Xiaoyong seemed to have made up his mind, unwilling to return home no matter what.

In Aunt Zhou’s view, returning to the hometown would give her son a prosperous future.

But for Peng Xiaoyong, he does not want to return home.

Having been away for years, his memories of his hometown are already blurred. The only thing he remembers is countless nights, bone-chilling winter nights, with a small lamp lit in his sixty-square-meter home.

He had endless exam papers to complete and English words to memorize each day.

His mother told him, it doesn’t matter if other families have money, as long as you work hard, one day you’ll surpass them and live a good life!

This sentence became a belief for Peng Xiaoyong over many years. Driven by this conviction, he crossed the ocean, determined to make those who looked down on him give him a second glance.

However, many years have passed, and none of these seem to have been felt.

The bustling metropolis; despite his high education, Peng Xiaoyong was just a drop in the ocean in the big city. However, here, Peng Xiaoyong didn’t have to worry about anyone gossiping behind his back regarding his lack of success.

The metropolis cannot accommodate the flesh.

But the small county town can no longer hold the soul.

No matter how Aunt Zhou cried and shouted, Peng Xiaoyong simply did not want to go home.

Of course, Zhou Yuwen was unaware of all this.

Zhou Yuwen planned to stay at home for two days, but because of these worldly matters, he stayed for almost four days, nearly forgetting the most important thing.

That was to visit his mother-in-law, Aunt Pan Min.

Not to mention how good his mother-in-law treated him in his past life, even in this life, when Zhou Yuwen sent Su Qing to New York, she told Zhou Yuwen to take care of her mother during the days she’s not home.

Zhou Yuwen certainly did not forget.

So he took the time to have Liu Shuo drive the big G to visit Su Qing’s home to meet Pan Min.

Liu Shuo recently has been living high off the hog due to Zhou Yuwen’s matters. Despite being just twenty years old, he seems to become increasingly greasy.

Now Liu Shuo’s father has to look at Liu Shuo’s expression.

Heck, in Liu Shuo’s words, what is he worth, just owns a small broken stone materials factory, playing tough all the time.

I’m now dining daily with the county head and chiefs!

Do you know them?

That’s how Liu Shuo usually bluntly talks to his father at home.

And his father, who has been in business all his life, only chuckled.

A father can’t help but feel thrilled with his son’s success; he even flatteringly suggested: “Let’s see when your classmate, Zhou Yuwen has time, we should have a meal together.”

“Sorry, no time, my brother is busy, my brother doesn’t have time!” Liu Shuo said derisively.

While driving, Liu Shuo told all this to Zhou Yuwen, saying with a grin, “Hehe, bro, it’s all thanks to you; back in high school, the old guy used to scold me for not studying well and having no future when drinking. Now, he dares not make a peep!”

Zhou Yuwen found this amusing and said, “No matter what, he’s still your dad, you ought to show some respect.”

“Heh, just my biological dad who married a woman older than me and bore me an inexplicable younger brother. It’s the crooked beam above, so why should the beam below not be slanted?” Liu Shuo said, driving while explaining his twisted logic.

The car arrived soon at Su Qing’s apartment complex, and Zhou Yuwen first called Pan Min.

After two rings, the call was quickly connected.

From the other end came Pan Min’s distinctly feminine voice: “Hello?”

“Aunt Pan, it’s Yuwen.” Zhou Yuwen said straightforwardly.

“Yuwen?” Pan Min seemed a bit surprised hearing it was Zhou Yuwen, confirming it for a moment before saying, “Yuwen, why did you call me?”

Zhou Yuwen replied with a smile: “I came back home, bringing some gifts for Aunt Pan. Are you home, Aunt Pan?”

“Ah, I lack nothing really.” Pan Min replied, somewhat flattered.

But Zhou Yuwen specified this was Su Qing’s idea, with some gifts selected by Su Qing in New York, insisting Zhou Yuwen deliver them to Pan Min.

Upon hearing this, Pan Min’s brows eased, but eventually, she sighed and said, it’s really not necessary.

However, since Zhou Yuwen was already there, Pan Min could not refute, saying instead: “I’m in the office grading papers, so you can drop the items at the gate, really don’t need to bother coming all the way.”

Zhou Yuwen protested, saying that wouldn’t do, Aunt Pan, it’s alright, I’m not in a rush.

“I’ll just wait for a while here.”

“It’s really unnecessary.” Pan Min, disliking trouble for others, felt increasingly burdened by Zhou Yuwen’s insistence, but could not persuade him otherwise.

Finally, she said: “Then wait at home for me, I’ll return soon.”

Zhou Yuwen said it was no rush.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a white Mercedes car finally drove into the complex.

Zhou Yuwen and Liu Shuo were waiting all along in the big G car.

Noticing Pan Min’s car through the rear-view mirror, they prepared to get out of the car.

As soon as the white Mercedes stopped, a figure darted out.

This figure was a middle-aged man who had been waiting on a scooter by the roadside for a long time. Zhou Yuwen and Liu Shuo had actually noticed him earlier but didn’t pay much mind.

Unexpectedly, right when Pan Min’s car stopped, the man darted out with a bouquet of roses seemingly appearing out of nowhere.

“Teacher Pan, off work?” The man in his forties, somewhat refined, had his hair slicked back and wore thick black-framed glasses, dressed in the typical manner of a male language teacher.

Pan Min was quite surprised to see him: “Teacher Lu, I told you, you don’t need to be so courteous?”

The teacher named Lu smiled and said he had seriously thought about it for a long time and felt Teacher Pan should give him a chance, and also give herself a chance.

“I’m forty years old now, have my own apartment, fifty thousand yuan in savings, my son is in college, and I heard your daughter is also studying abroad. We’ve toiled for our children all our lives, it’s time to think about ourselves.”

“I admit I don’t have much money, but I have my strengths—I’m honest and simple. Teacher Pan, won’t you give me a chance?” the male teacher said.