Chapter 38 Preparing to Enter the City (Seeking Fresh Flowers and Bookmarks)

  "Alright little brother, you go ahead and busy yourself, I'll be off." With that, Zhao Zai turned around and walked away.

  "Take it easy, old chap." Zhao Hu waved his hand and turned back to the field to continue working.

  Seeing that the very detestable Zhao Cai had already walked far away, Zhao Fei wandered over to his own father's side. He opened his mouth and asked: "Dad, what did he say to you? I saw you smiling so happily."

  "Hehe, nothing, you just praised him." Zhao Hu's mood was very happy, and he felt that Zhao Cai had just praised himself. To be honest, every father hopes that others will praise their son. In Zhao Hu's view, Zhao Cai praising Zhao Fei made him even happier than if he had been praised himself.

  "He's being so kind to praise me?" Zhao Fei thought in his heart, but he couldn't bear to interrupt his father's good mood, so he could only silently criticize himself. "Why is he suddenly praising me?" Zhao Fei asked, unable to hold back.

  Zhao Hu suddenly paused, "Eh... how would I know. Probably because your uncle also knows that you're a filial son." Looking at Zhao Fei, Zhao Hu's face was full of smiles.

  "Is that so?" Zhao Fei was still very skeptical, he thought Zhao Cai was up to no good. But he didn't understand why he would praise himself in front of his father. He didn't know that in his parents' hearts, he was the apple of their eye, and praising him would be more effective than any thanks. Before, Zhao Fei had been ill and rarely left the house, so Zhao Cai hadn't had many opportunities to flatter him. But now things were different, Zhao Fei's health had improved, and in Zhao Cai's eyes, this made him a potential labor force. How could Zhao Cai miss such a good opportunity? So he came to the fields early to wait for Zhao Hu and his son. Anyway, praising him a few times wouldn't cost anything, what was there to lose? Zhao Cai's little scheme was quite good, but how would he have thought that Zhao Fei already hated him to the bone, and how could things go as he wished?

  After thinking for a long time, Zhao Fei still didn't know why Zhao Cai came here to offer his services without being asked. Zhao Fei could only shake his head and give up. "Forget it, who cares? Even if I use my butt to think, I know he's not thinking of anything good. A person like him shouldn't be an actor, it's a waste of talent. Who knows, maybe he's been bought off and is still counting money for him. It's better to keep distance from people like that. There's still so much work to do, let's go do it first." With a flick of his head, Zhao Fei shook off the miscellaneous thoughts and started working with a sullen expression.

  Before long, Mrs. Li came to the ground with a smile on her face. It was rare to see his mother so happy, and Zhao Fei couldn't help but be stunned. "What's going on? Why is my mom so happy?" Without thinking much, he quickly got up and went to greet his mother. "Mom, what's wrong? Why are you so happy? Is there any good news in our family?" With a head full of doubts, Zhao Fei asked.

  "Hehe, there's no good news, but I just met your uncle at the village entrance, and he was just praising you. He said I have a good son, can a mother not be happy?" Li's face was full of smiles, her eyes shining with loving light.

  "Of course, your son is quite formidable." Zhao Fei said with a straight face. Seeing his mother like this, Zhao Fei thought to himself that he was buying people's hearts, and it was a direct hit at the vital point. Zhao Fei's skills were exceptional. I wondered how he could be like this. A playful smile appeared on Zhao Fei's face, waiting for the opportunity to take revenge in the future.

  "Alright, be proud then." Li patted Zhao Fei's head, although her words carried a hint of blame, her expression was devoid of any blaming intent, still wearing a thick smile.

  "Haha." Zhao Fei scratched the back of his head with a silly grin.

  "Alright, let's get to work." Gu Ai patted Zhao Fei's head, and Li Shi turned around and started working. Zhao Fei also put aside his thoughts about Zhao Cai and focused on starting work.

  Time passed quickly, and under the joint efforts of the three members of the family, all the procedures entered the final stage. Looking at the harvested grain, everyone in the family felt very pleased. Although they were very tired these days, Zhao Fei didn't see that disgusting person Zhao Cai again, so his mood was still pretty good.

  During dinner, Zhao Hu said he was going to enter the city, and Zhao Fei's heart itched when he heard this.

  "Dad, I'll go with you to the city tomorrow to have a look around." Zhao Fei looked at Zhao Hu with an expectant face. But Zhao Hu's expression was somewhat awkward. He indeed also wanted to take Zhao Fei to the city to have a look around, but if Zhao Fei went out too, only Duo Er and Li Shi would be left at home, and he was still slightly worried.

  "Since Little Fei wants to go out, let him follow you. Little Fei has never been to the county town since he was a child, it's good for him to go out and see the world." Li understood Zhao Fei very well. "There is still Duo'er accompanying me at home, there won't be any problem."

  "It's alright, uncle. If you're still worried, I can call Brother Feng to come and help keep an eye on things." Zhao Fei chimed in from the side.

  "Uh..." Zhao Hu was still somewhat hesitant.

  "What's wrong, you've agreed, Dad." Zhao Fei pulled Zhao Hu's hand and started shaking it back and forth. For a 20-year-old to act like a spoiled child, Zhao Fei felt how embarrassing and disgusting it was. However, this was also an unavoidable situation.

  Looking at Zhao Fei's pleading eyes, Zhao Hu's heart couldn't help but soften. "Alright, you can come with us then." After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Hu finally agreed.

  "Thanks, Dad." With Zhao Hu's affirmative reply, Zhao Fei was overjoyed. He really wanted to go into the city to broaden his horizons, but he also had another goal - to find a job that could earn him money. Staying in the village all his life would never allow him to surpass Zhao Cai, and he would never be looked up to by Zhao Cai. In the future, if there was an opportunity, he could even move his parents into the city to live with him. After all, even if the Yellow Turban Rebellion came, having a foothold in the city would provide an extra layer of security. Of course, this was predicated on him being able to establish himself in the city.

  "Alright, go rest first. We still have to get up early tomorrow. If you can't wake up tomorrow, I won't wait for you, Little Fei." Zhao Hu coldly struck down, ignoring the excited Zhao Fei.

  "Alright, Dad, don't worry, I won't oversleep." Zhao Fei nodded. "Then, Dad and Mom, I'll go back to rest now. You two should also get some rest early."

  Looking at Zhao Fei's receding back, Zhao Hu smiled and shook his head. Then he turned to Li Shi and said: "Although Little Fei has grown up a lot, but no matter how I look at him, he is still a child."

  "It's just that, since he fainted and woke up last time, he has grown a lot, but he is still a child, isn't the burden we give him a bit too heavy?" Thinking of Zhao Fei's young face, Li felt a pang in her heart. Zhao Fei's filial piety really made her happy, but since he fainted and woke up last time, Zhao Fei had been working hard to exercise, and for the first few days, every day he would return home with a tired body. This made Li feel a lot of heartache, but Zhao Fei was doing it for his own good, and Li couldn't bear to stop him even though she felt heartache. However, later on, Zhao Fei's body did get better and better, and Li also felt more at ease.

  "Xiao Fei has grown up, and I think he has his own thoughts now. He's different from us, he won't just be an ordinary farmer like us. Now it's us who are holding him back." Zhao Hu looked a bit downhearted, knowing that Zhao Fei was very filial, but also because of this filial piety, he didn't dare to venture far away. After all, with parents not traveling far, what development could there be in the small village of Zhaojia?

  "Never mind, don't think about it." Li walked gently to Zhao Hu's side and comforted him: "No matter what he does in the future, we will both support him. Okay, it's getting late, you should get some rest too, or else you won't be able to wake up tomorrow."

  "Haha, also. Can't let Xiaofei look down on me." After saying that, Zhao Hu turned around and left tonight.