The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 79: Honored Guests Warmly Welcomed

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Honored Guests Warmly Welcomed
"Hey... Miao Miao... Mom’s here..." Liu Yulan excitedly waved her hand and ran towards her daughter.
Just then, a cart blocked the road ahead, so Jiang Yan smoothly stopped the car.
In the field, villagers gathered in groups of three or five and started gossiping, "Oh wow, Wang Baoxing’s family is really on the rise. Just the other day, I saw the Wang Family’s second son-in-law driving a car to bring the Wang Family home, and now there’s another one, tsk tsk..."
"Is Miao Miao, the youngest daughter from the Wang Family, sitting in the car? Wow, this girl is remarkable, got into Provincial High School and now there’s a car picking her up."
"They’re getting out, they’re getting out, who are those men? Wow, several people, don’t know who they all are, should we go join the fun?"
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Village Chief Zhang Bingkun was quite far from the main road, glanced up as he heard the sound, spotted the car stopping, and thought for a moment before saying to Wang Baoxing, "Baoxing, come with me to see over there. Also, Jian Qiang, come with me to move that cart, it’s blocking the road."
Wang Baoxing was already itching to go over to have a look but was hesitant because the village chief was beside him. Now that the chief took the initiative, he agreed immediately and walked briskly.
"Hey..." Village Chief Zhang Bingkun couldn’t keep up, and he angrily blew his beard and glared from behind.
He had his own little schemes too, in this era, anyone who could drive a car was certainly not a simple person. He wasn’t necessarily aiming to ingratiate, but providing some subtle conveniences could just forge good relations, it’s always beneficial.
Meanwhile, Wang Miaomiao had already introduced everyone, and Liu Yulan had already been informed by her son-in-law Yang Zhigang about Jiang Yan, knowing that Jiang Yan had been her son-in-law’s superior earlier, she naturally welcomed him warmly.
"Let’s head home first. It’s so hot today, I’ve already asked Pandie to prepare mung bean soup. Let’s have a bowl when we get home, quench our thirst and cool down." Liu Yulan happily held Wang Miaomiao in one hand and Cheng Xue in the other.
Cheng Xue was cute and charming, she sweet-talked like her mouth was coated with honey, calling Liu Yulan ’pretty auntie’ with every word, making Liu Yulan thrilled.
"Alright, thank you, Auntie." Jiang Yan politely expressed his gratitude without refusing her kindness, after all, his niece might need help from the Wang Family in the future, he planned to build rapport with them, mutual exchanges were inevitable, "There’s a cart blocking the road ahead, is it from our team?"
"Yes, oh, I’ll call someone to move it." Liu Yulan followed his gaze, noticed it was indeed the team’s cart, and was about to turn to find someone when she heard Wang Baoxing’s voice, "Yulan, Miao Miao..."
Nonetheless, Jiang Yan was surely not going to just stand and wait for someone to come help. It’s just moving a cart, he was already heading towards it.
"Hey..." Liu Yulan immediately urged the approaching Wang Baoxing, "Why are you so slow? Hurry up and help Xiao Jiang move the cart..."
"Alright, alright..." Though Wang Baoxing received complaints, he just chuckled and complied with Liu Yulan’s command, turning towards the cart.
Village Chief Zhang Bingkun quickly instructed Zhang Jianqiang, who was supporting him, "Hurry over there and give a hand, quickly."
Zhang Jianqiang was not like Wang Baoxing, being a clever one, he quickly agreed, released the village chief, and hurried over.
Actually, it was just one cart, didn’t really need three grown men. Village Chief Zhang Bingkun’s slightly cloudy eyes shone subtly.
"Miao Miao, Jia Bao, you’re back..." Zhang Bingkun didn’t join the bustle at the cart, he walked directly towards the little car, "How’s school in the city? If you’re facing any difficulty, come to the village brigade and find Grandpa Zhang."
Wang Miaomiao was a bit surprised by Zhang Bingkun’s sudden enthusiasm, but since he was an elder, and in charge of the village, her family was still working under him, so she cheerfully thanked, "Everything’s going well, thank you Grandpa Zhang for caring."
Over there, after some discussion, they quickly moved the cart into the field with combined effort.
Jiang Yan courteously thanked Wang Baoxing and Zhang Jianqiang.
"No need to thank, I should be thanking you for bringing my Miao Miao home." Wang Baoxing, with a sincere expression, was genuinely grateful. Since the person in front of him was his son-in-law’s former superior, he was indeed a distinguished guest at home and must not be neglected...
Considering it as his family matter, Wang Baoxing then said to Zhang Jianqiang, "Thank you, Jianqiang, come to Uncle’s place for dinner tonight."
"No, no, I was just following the village chief’s instructions." Though Zhang Jianqiang wanted to build ties, for such a trivial matter, he wasn’t shameless enough to invite himself over for dinner; better pay Zhang Bingkun a favor.
"You should thank, the village chief deserves thanks, let’s go over together." Wang Baoxing signaled to Jiang Yan, treating him as one of his own.
"Sure, Uncle Wang." Jiang Yan now showed none of the aloofness previously seen by Wang Miaomiao, his cordial manners greatly increased Wang Baoxing’s fondness for him.
Arriving at the car, Liu Yulan was about to ask for leave from Zhang Bingkun, "Uncle Zhang, I’ll first take the kids home, and come back to work later. Don’t worry, I’ll complete my tasks."
Hearing this, Wang Baoxing immediately said, "Yulan, you can rest assured to go and entertain the guests, I’ll help you finish your work. Uncle Zhang, come to my house for dinner later, let’s have a lively evening."
For such small matters, Zhang Bingkun naturally wouldn’t disagree. At this time, work was done according to individual task allocation, each person had their land, finish the work and earn points. As long as they complete the tasks, everything is fine.
As for dinner, it’s not necessary, but perhaps visiting his home afterward could be an option. With myriad thoughts, Zhang Bingkun cheerfully replied, "Alright, go home whenever needed, don’t worry if the work isn’t finished, I’ll arrange for someone to do it." He felt quite capable of extending such kindness.
"That’s not acceptable." Jiang Yan suddenly spoke up with a smile, "We should finish our own tasks well, so we can earn points confidently. Auntie, don’t you think?"
"Hey, Xiao Jiang said exactly what I wanted to say." Liu Yulan chimed in, her eyes sparkling with admiration for Jiang Yan.
As Jiang Yan walked towards the car, he said to everyone, "Auntie, Uncle Wang, I’ll first take the kids home, I’ll be back soon to help you harvest the rice. The car’s blocking here, otherwise, I’d have been able to start working now."
"Oh dear, that won’t do, can’t let you work in the field." Liu Yulan quickly stopped him, though feeling he shouldn’t work, her pride and satisfaction were palpable.
Look at this lad, such a good lad, a friend of her son-in-law, treating their whole family so well, really boosting their family’s reputation.
"Let’s go, Auntie, hop in the car and lead the way." Jiang Yan smiled and opened the car door, gesturing for her to get in.
Liu Yulan got into the car under the envious gazes of others, feeling overjoyed.