Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Chapter 286 I Can't Keep Bullying Your Dad

Ding Dahu took a sip of baijiu and looked at Lu Yao:

"Kid, to be honest, you're pretty tough, aren't you!"

Lu Yao chuckled: "Uncle Da Hu, you're pretty tough too!"

Ding Mei frowned as she listened. Is this how men talk?

Ding Dahu sighed and said, "You country bumpkin, although you have some skills, but..."

He glanced at Ding Mei.

"You and Xiao Meizi aren't a good match. I still hope Xiao Meizi can marry someone in the city and enjoy a comfortable life. She won't have to live this kind of backbreaking labor anymore."

Ding Mei was very anxious and was about to speak when Lu Yao pressed her toes down under the table and squeezed them, so she stopped making a sound.

Everyone, please continue listening to Ding Dahu speak.

"Zheng Wenli may be a bit of a coward, but I feel like Xiao Meizi can be a good manager with him, and her word will be law. I still don't trust your messed-up temper, so... please stop interfering with Xiao Meizi and Zheng Wenli, okay?"

Ding Mei was about to speak, but Lu Yao pinched her foot again, so she had to hold back and look at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao listened with a smile as Ding Dahu finished speaking before finally replying:

"Uncle Tiger, despite our fight, I still admire you. You're not only a tough guy, but you also have good judgment. Now it seems I misjudged you..."

"What? How could I have misjudged it?"

Ding Dahu got a little anxious when he heard this.

So this kid admires me too, but how could he have misjudged me? What part of him wasn't manly enough?

Lu Yao said slowly and deliberately, "First of all, you think that marrying into the city means you're living a life of luxury, but you're wrong. Times have changed, and in the later years, there were people who couldn't come to the countryside with their city household registration."

Ding Dahu shook his head: "How could that be? Which of those educated youth wanted to come to the countryside?"

Lu Yao knew that no matter how much you talked, Ding Dahu wouldn't believe that policies could undergo earth-shattering changes.

Then she continued, "Also, you think Zheng Wenli is a coward, so you won't let Xiao Meizi suffer, right? From what I understand, the more cowardly a man is, the more he bullies his wife. Because he can't express his anger outside, he can only take it out on his wife and children. Look at Lu Changyou, how is he?"

Ding Dahu's matter is not something Lu Yao can argue about.

Lu Changyou is known as "Old Man Lu" outside, and no one dares to mess with him, but he is absolutely domineering at home.

The old woman manages things very well.

These days I'm older and don't hit them as much anymore. Before, when I beat my wife, I would tie her up and beat her.

Lu Yao continued:

"Besides, the hardship of rural life is only temporary. I'm now preparing to use new technologies to change the face of our village. I guarantee that within a few years we will become the most awesome production team in Shuiling Commune."

"What's so great about it? Are you just bragging?"

Ding Dahu's big eyes widened.

Lu Yao was speechless with those words, which made Xie Chunfang, who was standing next to him, laugh out loud.

Ding Dahu glared at him and sent him flying to the side.

Lu Yao smiled slightly and said, "I have already bought timber on credit in the city. We will pay back the money when we pay for it, and return the timber if we don't pay. The county magistrate personally approved the order."

As he spoke, he took out the application letter and the timber allowance that Yuan Hai had approved.

"Two truckloads of timber, 5x8 timber squares, and 4x4 timber squares can be loaded as you like."

Ding Dahu's eyes widened:

"The county magistrate approved it? Everything's been taken care of?"

"It's all taken care of. We'll just wait to get the cart tomorrow. We'll have Cao Erdan hitch a ride on our village's cart, and I'll use the commune's horse-drawn cart. You drive, and you and Cao Erdan will bring it all back together. Is that alright?"

Ding Dahu looked at Lu Yao again with a puzzled expression:

"Are you sure you can do this?"

"We'll see if it works or not; you don't have to pay anything. I've even borrowed quilts and tarpaulins. I'll just go to the state-owned cotton mill tomorrow and negotiate."

Then he took out the application letter with the signature of County Head Hao Limin and showed it to him:

"This is the first step. The second step is to open the winery after the New Year."

Ding Dahu looked at Lu Yao: "Where will the capital come from?"

Lu Yao said confidently, "During this time, I will meet with County Chief Hao and apply to him for the right to allocate hunting resources among ourselves. Yang Shouye of the commune will not dare to stop us. We will hunt and sell our own game, and use the money to build up our production team."

"That's okay too?"

"Just see if it's okay. If it is, you can marry Xiao Meizi to me. If not, you can give her to Zheng Wenli later. Are you in such a hurry to marry off your daughter?"

Ding Mei said from the side, "I would rather die than marry Zheng Wenli."

Lu Yao looked over and saw Ding Mei's face tense, her words spoken with such certainty.

I really don't know how Zheng Wenli got Ding Mei in his previous life.

Ding Dahu scratched his head: "It's not that I necessarily want to marry Xiao Meizi off. She's still young. I'm just afraid that you'll lead Xiao Meizi astray."

Lu Yao laughed heartily.

Ding Dahu is quite straightforward.

He waved his hand and said, "Uncle Dahu, I know you're protecting your daughter, that's true, and I understand. But the happiness you see may not be real happiness. Don't interfere with Xiaomei's marriage. Just wait and see, and talk about it again in a year or two."

This time, it was Ding Mei's turn to pinch Lu Yao's toes under the table.

Looking at Lu Yao.

After a year and a half, she felt it was too long.

I wish I could be with Lu Yao every day right now.

If it weren't for my leg injury not yet healing, I would have been unable to stay at home long ago.

Seeing that Lu Yao didn't react, he pinched Lu Yao's foot hard again under the table.

Ding Dahu shuddered: "Xiao Meizi, why are you picking at the soles of my feet?"

Startled, Ding Mei quickly shrank back, realizing she had picked at the wrong spot.

Although Ding Dahu didn't entirely believe what Lu Yao said, with the written agreement and official seal right in front of him, he had to admire Lu Yao's abilities.

Since he said so, Ding Dahu nodded:

"Okay, I'll agree to your terms for now. I won't interfere with your relationship with Xiao Meizi, but you can't interfere with Zheng Wenli coming to my house to date Xiao Meizi. You two should compete fairly. We'll talk about this again in a year!"

Lu Yao also knew that it was unlikely that he could immediately make Ding Dahu, that stubborn guy, bow down.

After all, it was Jing Youxiang who caused such a stir in the village, so Ding Dahu was starting to distrust him.

So she verbally agreed and continued drinking with him.

While drinking, he talked about how to develop the greenhouse business in the future, and kept drinking until Ding Dahu's tongue was stiff before he finally left.

Ding Mei went to the fields to see Lu Yao off.

Ignoring all attempts to stop him, Ding Dahu, lying on the kang (heated brick bed), kept counting the little stars in front of him.

Ding Mei put on a cotton coat and, leaning on her cane, escorted Lu Yao to the front gate.

Looking back, Xie Chunfang hadn't followed him out either. He said to Lu Yao:

"You country bumpkin, do you like me or not?"

"I like it, so why would I have any doubts?"

"Hmph, since you promised to compete with Zheng Wenli, then you should be more assertive and tell my dad that you love me and that you won't marry anyone but me in this life. Let my dad see your attitude."

Lu Yao smiled and reached out to hug Ding Mei:

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Meizi. Since I like you, I can't keep bullying your dad. If I anger him, I won't be able to get in the door. Don't worry, I've never considered Zheng Wenli a rival. As long as you don't change your mind, that's fine."

"I will never change my mind, I'm just afraid you'll be unfaithful."

Ding Mei pressed her face against Lu Yao's chest and said shyly.