Chapter 918: Chapter 892: The Miserable Struggle of a Young Man (Second Update)

"But you know, your brother-in-law is a high-paid professional. If you come over directly without any qualifications, it definitely won’t work, people won’t accept you. Why not start at the grassroots level first, and when I think you’re ready, I’ll transfer you over. The salary and benefits are great, really. If you don’t believe me, let’s find some time for your brother-in-law to show you around?" Yu Minglang only said half of what he thought, choosing the pleasing parts.

"Isn’t that going to be exhausting?" Dalong, naively hooked, asked.

"I’m here." He didn’t finish the sentence, meaning with me here, you’d be even more exhausted.

"Is this thing reliable?"

"I’m here," Yu Minglang coaxed the kid again.

This kid always wanted to find connections, so why not trick him first, wear him out to the bone, let this boy reshape his worldview, and get him exhausted!

Dalong was just too young, lacking social experience. It’s easy to fool him, and he believed it.

Xiaoqiang casually misled him, and after a glass of draft beer, Dalong’s face was flushed red, and a surge of heroic spirit filled him.

"Brother-in-law, don’t worry, if I succeed in the future, I won’t forget you and my sister!"

"Yeah, I’m waiting for that day."

"So we’ve agreed, right? If I only get into a vocational college after the exams, we’ll do as you say. Brother-in-law, please choose a good place for me, somewhere I won’t suffer too much, don’t make me too tired."

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely find a place for you where it’s not too tiring." Not too tiring, meaning very tiring!

"So brother-in-law, what exactly is it that you mentioned?"

Dalong didn’t quite understand these things, just a little naive.

"You’ll know once you’re there, it’s perfect for you."

Dalong watched his brother-in-law with a gentle smile, believing in his trick with all his naivety.

By the time he found himself with a small shovel on a hillside, crying out to heaven and earth in vain, realizing he’d been duped by his brother-in-law, it was too late.

Xiaoqiang had chosen the most exhausting job for him, all that talk of connections was just hot air. When Dalong was worn out to the core, he finally understood what his brother-in-law meant by letting him truly know Yu Minglang.

He understood, Yu Minglang was just a wolf in sheep’s clothing!

The gentle smile, the ’I’m here,’ it was all deceit, big, fat, lies!

Of course, that’s all hindsight. Right now, Dalong was full of ambition, eager to strive, drinking small cans of beer one after another, eventually getting so drunk he only remembered his brother-in-law helping him home.

His brother-in-law was really reliable, Dalong thought in a drunk daze.

The tragic history of a young man’s struggle began with these few glasses of draft beer. Yu Minglang watched his passed-out brother-in-law, talking to the reflection of the two of them on the ground.

"Silly boy, relying on heaven, relying on earth, relying on others—nothing is as good as relying on oneself. There are no shortcuts, it’s all hard work. I hope you grow up fast and understand your sister’s painstaking care for you..."

When Qian woke up, Yu Minglang was no longer home. Qian’s mom said Xiaoqiang must have left before dawn and had bought breakfast for the whole family.

Just after breakfast, as Qian was planning to take Dalong to the exam venue beforehand to get familiar with the area, someone knocked on the door.

Qian’s mom opened the door to find the young father from next door standing outside with a bag of fruit.

"Oh! What’s all this for?" Qian’s mom was at a loss.

"Auntie, I’m sorry for all the trouble we caused recently. My kid crying must have affected your son’s exam preparations. I’m really sorry. I bought some fruit as a token for all the neighbors. Please accept it."

"Oh! It’s no big deal, we’re all neighbors. Why buy things? We’ve all had kids, we know. Whose kid doesn’t cry? By the way, how’s your child doing?"

Speaking of the child, the young man looked full of guilt. "We got him to the hospital in time, so he’s okay now. The doctor said it’s good we brought him in, and that we shouldn’t have looked at those unreliable books."

"Just take good care of the child, that’s all that matters. Please, take this fruit back!" Qian’s mom insisted, but the young man forced the fruit inside, quickly shut the door, and ran off to apologize to the neighbors upstairs and downstairs.

"Such a polite young man," Qian’s mom shook her head.

Later, it was heard that this young man also gave fruit to the lady downstairs to thank her for saving the child. No one mentioned anymore about the argument between the two families.

"Have you forgotten about your complaints about the kid crying yesterday? Now a bit of fruit makes you happy," Dalong said as he sipped his soy milk.

Qian’s mom smacked the back of his head, causing Dalong to choke with a gulp.

"Mom! I’m about to take an exam, and you’re hitting my head. What if you make me dumb!"

"Is this about the fruit? It’s about the mutual help between neighbors. Liao, how much are peaches per pound now?" Qian’s mom inquired about the peaches.

"The small ones are 4 pounds a dollar. These big ones might be 2 pounds a dollar. If bought at the big market, maybe 2 pounds for a dollar and fifty." Mr. Liao always accompanied Qian’s mom to buy groceries, he knew the prices well.

"Not bad, they can be stored. Wash them and put them in the fridge later..."

Qian just watched silently without saying anything.

Most people aren’t unreasonable; sometimes things just happen simultaneously, but with a little room for compromise on both sides, everything’s okay. Most people aren’t perfect, even someone as kind-hearted as Qian’s mom has a weakness for small benefits.

"And wasn’t it about getting a deal..." Dalong muttered.

"Why do you talk so much? Learn from your sister, she doesn’t have as much nonsense as you do!"

"If I had my sister’s brains, would I need to study?" Dalong was long used to being compared to Qian by their mom.

"Your sister is smart, she takes after me. But even with her smarts, she never said no to learning! Remember how she stayed up late to study for exams? Look at you!"

Upon hearing Qian’s mom say Qian got her IQ from her, Qian’s mouth twitched, thinking if she really took after her mom, she might not even make it into a vocational college.

"I read in the paper the other day that a child’s intelligence is inherited from the mother! If you see a smart kid, you can bet they have a smart mom! Like me! I’m smart, so our Qian’er is great, she’s about to go for her doctorate! I was just born in the wrong era, if I had been born in the right time, I’d have been a college student too!"

To show how smart Qian is, all she had to do was maintain a smile, observing the principle of not exposing harsh truths!

Mr. Liao nodded in agreement with a smile.

"Yes, you’re absolutely right!"

See, there’s the absolute display of high intelligence.

"Haha... even if I’m not good at biology, I know people like my sister are considered mutations in biology, genetic mutations... Looking at me then looking at you, that aligns with genetics."

Dalong felt he was at the peak of his intellect, able to apply what he learned in biology right now.

Then he got punched on the left by the mutant older sister’s fist, and slapped on the right by mom, doubled, KO!

These days, why is it so hard to speak some truths?