Ma Laiwang’s mood became even more gloomy, to the point where he didn’t know how to vent it. He could only throw himself into work, finishing the tasks in his own field and then heading to the construction site of the winery to lend a hand. He usually didn’t say a word, just kept his head down and worked, doing whatever was tiring as if he didn’t care for his life.

"Laiwang, take a break, come, have some water." Li Zhong quite liked Ma Laiwang. Although his family situation wasn’t great, the young man was reliable. So every time he came to help, he would accept, but seeing him work like this wasn’t ideal, so he came over to have a chat with him.

Xinxin said these people were his subordinates. Not only should he lead them to make money, but he should also pay attention to their emotions regularly. If anyone ran into anything, he could lend a hand in time. This way, their cohesion was strong, and everyone could work happily, and the speed and quality naturally improved.

However, although Ma Laiwang was not very old, his seniority was high. He and Li Zhong were of the same rank, so they could only consider each other brothers.

"Thank you, Brother Li." Ma Laiwang stood up, wiped his sweat, took the water bowl handed over by the other and drank two mouthfuls.

Li Zhong sat down beside him: "Are you troubled by anything you can’t figure out? Come, chat with Brother Li."

"It’s just the troublesome things at home." Ma Laiwang smiled bitterly, "There’s nothing to hide about my family’s situation, to be honest, that’s my mother, I can’t change it, I can only ignore it to avoid being bothered. Originally, having such a mother made it difficult for me to find a wife, and now with the situation at Ma Laifu’s family, it’s not just me, all the young men in the Ma Family are affected."

"Auntie is that kind of person..." Li Zhong didn’t know what to say either.

"Brother Li, do you need someone to guard the site at night?"

"You want to stay overnight?"

Ma Laiwang nodded: "The smell at my home is not as good as the smell here."

"Since that’s the case, stay tonight. But you should know, staying overnight is not paid, everyone takes shifts."

"Thank you, Brother Li." Ma Laiwang smiled, not caring about the money.

"But Laiwang, you’re also not young now, you should have a plan for yourself." Li Zhong looked at Ma Laiwang, "Breaking up with Yang Baihe before was also a blessing, her mother spoiled her too much, always thought she was meant to live like a queen, that’s not someone to live a life with."

"I know." Ma Laiwang nodded, "I originally didn’t have a fate with her, now I just want to save some money, then build a house and live separately from my parents. Maybe then a girl might fancy me."

"That’s a good thought." Li Zhong’s eyes lit up, "Want your big brother to help look around for you?"

"Thank you, Brother Li." Ma Laiwang smiled with gratitude, "It’s just..."

"Do you already have someone in mind?" Li Zhong, being experienced, guessed from Ma Laiwang’s look.

"I do have a girl I fancy, just afraid she won’t fancy me." Ma Laiwang sighed again.

"Which family’s girl is it?" Li Zhong became interested, "I’ll help you assess."

"Brother Li, why are you being so gossipy now?" Ma Laiwang couldn’t help laughing and crying.

"Of course, because everyone in the village acknowledges you as a fine young man." Li Zhong laughed too. Previously, he found women’s gossip irritating, but then Xinxin would sit with his wife and daughter chatting about this gossip and that gossip, and he thought it was rather interesting, "Everyone thinks you were born into the wrong family, but quite a few say it would be great if they had a son like you."