Liu Yuanzhou returned to his granduncle's home just after everyone had finished dinner.
His aunt busied herself with making him a meal, but he quickly said he had already eaten out with friends. He took out the gifts he had bought, handing the sugar-coated haws directly to Shuwen and the fruit to Aunt Li.
His eldest sister-in-law, Luo Shi, smiled at her son. "Shuwen, why aren't you thanking your Uncle Second Child?"
His aunt, Gao Shi, smiled as well. "Why buy things for family?" Then she instructed Aunt Li to wash some fruit for everyone.
His granduncle, Liu Jiali, called him into the study and asked how things had been going at work lately. Liu Yuanzhou answered truthfully.
Liu Jiali frowned and muttered to himself, "Liu Zihe? I'm not familiar with him, but I don't recall ever offending him anywhere." After thinking for a while, he still could not figure out where the problem lay. But it was no great matter. Drawing on decades of workplace experience, he advised his nephew, "Just focus on doing your work properly and training hard in martial arts. Still, I've heard Liu Zihe is somewhat narrow-minded. Be more careful around him from now on."
Liu Yuanzhou nodded to show that he understood.
When Liu Yuanzhou returned to his room and saw that Liu Chuang and Zhang He had basically recovered from their injuries, a wave of relief washed over him.
As the three chatted about recent events, Liu Yuanzhou learned that Liu Chuang had gone out alone these past few days to look for work in the city. But Yan Province City was vast and unfamiliar to him, and he was also somewhat high-minded but low-skilled. He looked down on labor-intensive jobs like waiting tables and carrying loads, while he had no connections for