Chapter Thirty-Three: Heart and Mouth in Accord

  Once Zhu Xiaodong was persuaded, things would be much easier to handle. Zhu Xiaolin saw that Zhu Xiaodong had already agreed, and although she also said a few harsh words, in the end she still accepted it.

  Zhu Xiaodong wanted to get that compensation money, so he was very cooperative.

  Since the victim didn't pursue it further and there were no serious consequences, Lu Zhengdong spoke nicely at the police station and managed to bail Lin Donghai out without much trouble. Lin Donghe's salary was all handed over to his wife's family, so the money for Zhu Xiaodong was naturally covered by Lu Zhengdong.

  Get Lin Donghai out of the police station, Lu Zhengdong looked at Lin Donghai's messy long hair like a chicken coop, with a jacket on top and a pair of oversized droopy military pants on the bottom, dressed in a very fashionable and sloppy young man from the countryside, couldn't help but frown.

  "Winter lotus sister, if he goes to the candy factory as a temporary worker like this, can he last long?"

  Lin Donghe didn't answer, but Lin Donghai on the side hastened to reply:

  "Yeah, right, it's still the case that Lushi has some skills, going there to work as a temporary worker is really humiliating, I'm so angry. If it weren't for your introduction, sister, I wouldn't have let him off so easily. It's not like I'm afraid of going up the mountain... You're really something, sister. That kind of place? I'd rather die than go there again..."

  Lin Donghe glared at him with her eyes wide open:

  "It's better to earn some money than to idle away every day."

  Lu Zhengdong thought that Lin Donghua had married such a fool for the sake of her family and had suffered so much. Listening to Lin Donghua's words, looking at Lin Donghai with an expressionless face, he was completely unmoved. His face slowly sank, his eyes became sharp, and he looked at Lin Donghai:

  "What's wrong with that place? What's wrong with your sister again?"

  Lu Zhengdong looked at Lin Donghai coldly and continued:

  "You think you're a big shot just because you've been arrested? You think it's something to be proud of? This time, it's not a big deal, but if it weren't for your sister, you'd probably end up spending a year and a half in prison. Do you really think that's a joke? You think it's heroic and glorious, I think you've watched too many Hong Kong police movies. Let me tell you, your thinking is completely wrong. You think the country's authoritarian organs are there to indulge people? Let me tell you, that's a place for reform, once you go in, you don't even have a name, only a prisoner number, that's what it means to be detained. If you end up in a detention center or prison, life will be a hundred times harder! Even after you're released and reformed, people will still look at you differently, to put it bluntly, in other people's eyes, you'll just be the dregs of society, a pest to society!"

  "How much sacrifice has your sister made for the sake of your family? How much hardship has she endured? She's shed so many tears for you, and yet you, a grown man, can't even support a family. You spend all day idling around, and still have the nerve to speak up!"

  "Let's just drop it, he...he already knows he was wrong."

  Lin Donghe saw Lu Zhengdong's words were so severe and was afraid that her younger brother, who had been spoiled by their family since childhood, couldn't take it.

  "Don't you know your mistake? At such a big age, you only think of your own pleasure and have never considered the family or parents. I think he has not touched his soul at all. Donghe sister, by protecting him like this, you are actually harming him..."

  Lin Donghai was so tongue-tied that he couldn't utter a word, his face alternately red and white. Lu Zhengdong's every word was like a knife stabbing into his heart. Although Lu Zhengdong's words were harsh, they made sense. He had been beaten in the police station and his body still hurt terribly. His heart had already turned cowardly, but he pretended to be tough just to show off his bravery. In fact, he was also thinking that if he really went to prison, he couldn't bear to imagine what his life would be like.

  Often heard sister say, Lu Xiangzhang's mother is very good to her, and this time it was entirely thanks to Lu Xiangzhang that he could get out so quickly. Lu Zhengdong and his family have nothing to do with each other, it's just that Sister and his mother have a good relationship. Lu Zhengdong is really quite considerate and brotherly, let alone being the deputy head of their village, he naturally has some reverence in his heart.

  What's more, my sister married a fool and lived in her husband's family with great humiliation. When he got into trouble this time, no one in his husband's family took care of him. It can be imagined how hard it is for my sister to live. My sister was a talented girl, and the matchmakers from the countryside almost broke down the door. But in the end, she married a fool, all for the sake of her family.

  In fact, these principles, his sister had told him before, and his parents had also told him, but he felt uncomfortable listening to them. Today, facing Lu Zhengdong, a young man about the same age as himself, his face stiffened, and looking at him made him feel somewhat guilty. He couldn't compare with others at all.

  In my heart, I have some enlightenment, compared to those who control society, I don't know how many times more powerful.

  Lin Donghai remained silent for a while before lifting his head and saying, "Brother Lu, I guarantee that from now on, I will not do this again. I will definitely work hard to support the family."

  Lin Donghe was shocked to see Lin Donghai, she knew that her younger brother would not easily back down. After being scolded by Lu Zhengdong, he didn't jump up in anger or run away like he usually did when their parents scolded him a few times. Instead, he meekly promised to behave, which was truly astonishing to her.

  It seems that Lu Zhengdong is indeed a man of great wisdom, and in his heart he can't help but think that it's true that one thing can bring down another, and at the same time feel a surge of joy.

  Lu Zhengdong saw Lin Donghai's solemn guarantee and nodded slightly:

  "It's easy to say, but hard to do. I hope you've really been through it and thought things through. If you can really put your words into action, I'll find you a proper job later on, and then you'll be able to marry a beautiful wife..."

  Lin Donghai's parents have always been in poor health, and the family has a heavy burden. Lin Donghai wants to find a satisfactory marriage, but it is still difficult. Lu Zhengdong also hopes to use this as motivation for Lin Donghai. As for finding a job for Lin Donghai, that's easy - the handicraft factory is expanding and recruiting people, he just needs to give Luo Jinming a call to solve the problem.

  Lin Donghai's expression was somewhat awkward upon hearing this, but he couldn't hide his joy, and hastily nodded his head saying:

  "Lu Ge, I definitely will, I promise..."

  He then hastily went ahead to hail a rickshaw.

  "Zheng Dong, are you serious? Are you really going to find a job for Dong Hai?"

  Lu Zhengdong smiled:

  "When did I ever lie to you? It's easy for me to find him a job in the countryside..."

  Lin Donghe's mood at this time was even more joyful than Lin Donghai's. This younger brother of hers was the most troublesome one in the family, but Lu Zhengdong not only made him show signs of turning over a new leaf with just a few words, but also promised to help him find a job. With a job, she wouldn't have to worry so much about her parents, or her brother's marriage. Lin Donghai felt an indescribable sense of gratitude in her heart, and even had the impulse that if Lu Zhengdong wanted her to do something, she would be willing to do it...