"That's a good idea, but are you sure you can succeed? You're still so young, you don't need to put so much pressure on yourself." This was a significant responsibility and pressure; achieving it would require great effort. Zhao Zhijie didn't want Zhang Liunian to feel too pressured or set such ambitious goals for himself.
"Uncle Zhao, I know you care about me, but my original intention for starting the factory was to help the villagers improve their lives. I also know I don't have to think this way, but I firmly believe I can do it, so I want to try.
It's okay if I don't succeed; at least I tried." Zhang Liunian was quite confident about starting the factory, as he had done it before.
This time, he was just starting in a more challenging location than in his previous life, but Zhang Liunian was still full of confidence.
Seeing his determination and confidence, Zhao Zhijie quickly considered the factory's logistics. "Old Yan is currently rallying people to build small trucks. If it's successful, I'll help you find a way to get vehicles for delivery. This will reduce your transportation troubles."
Having spent half his life in a factory, if he couldn't figure out that the biggest difficulty for a village factory was transportation, he would have lived his life in vain.
Zhang Liunian was surprised and delighted to hear this. "Thank you so much, Uncle Zhao."
"We're family now, why are you being so formal with me!" Zhao Zhijie was pleased to see Zhang Liunian so moved.
He was truly happy to be able to help his godson.
He just wondered when this small truck would be available.
Never mind, he would get firsthand information at the factory anyway.
However, if Liunian was going to start a factory, he would definitely need production lines, and their factory had all kinds of them.
"If you need any packaging machinery for your sauce factory, our plant has them too. You can choose from new or used ones. If you don't have enough money upfront, we can make a promissory note..." Zhao Zhijie chattered on, considering everything he could help with for Zhang Liunian, taking care of everything he could possibly assist with.
Listening, Zhang Liunian couldn't stop smiling; he had truly found a good uncle.
To think that upon hearing about him starting a factory, his uncle would offer him production lines! Where could he find such a good uncle!
The two chatted happily on the way back to the village. Meanwhile, Zhang Family Village was in an uproar once again.
This was because police cars had arrived again that day, and this time they had taken Wu Shuicao away, stating that she had paid people to deal with Zhang Liunian.
As a result, Zhang Liunian had sent those people to the police station, and they had implicated Wu Shuicao.
As soon as they left, the entire village started gossiping.
"What's wrong with their family? Zhang Wenjun wanted to harm his elder brother, and Wu Shuicao wanted to harm Liunian. Has their family gone mad!"
"I don't think they're mad; they're sick. To want to harm Liunian, if Liunian hadn't been so lucky, who knows what would have happened."
"Pah! Shameless! They even paid people to deal with Liunian. Do they have too much money that it's burning a hole in their pockets?"
"I don't think there's a good person in that entire family. Tu Meili wasn't any different before."
"They're too terrifying, poisoning and hiring assassins. We should stay far away from their family and don't let them hold a grudge against us, or we won't even know how we died."
"Yes, yes, that makes sense."
"Let's ask the village head to talk to them. It would be best if they could leave the village. There isn't a good person in that family, and I'm truly afraid Liunian might fall victim to their schemes one day."
"That's right, let's go find the village head."
"Let's go together."
Thinking that Zhang Liunian's factory hadn't even started yet, Zhang Liuhuo's family had tried every way to harm him, which made them extremely angry.
If Zhang Liunian had been harmed and couldn't start the factory, it would have dashed their hopes.
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. The villagers decided to find the village head and ask him to find a way to deal with their family.
Zhang Liuyu, hiding in his house, heard the commotion outside, his expression becoming more grim than ever.
For two consecutive days, he had witnessed his parents being arrested. He had become an orphan, and his elder brother remained unrepentant, his face contorted with fury.
"Useless! Couldn't even handle this little matter. Calling yourselves 'Black and White Double Kill'? You should be called a nest of dog excrement!" Zhang Liuhuo, enraged, smashed a small jar on his bedside table.
Zhang Liuyu was startled and, clutching his pounding heart, said, "Big Brother, I can't stay in the village anymore. I'll go elsewhere to find a way to survive. You better be careful."
He had told him long ago not to cross Zhang Liunian. They were no match for him.
Now, look what happened. Both their parents were in jail, and they couldn't do anything to get them out.
Now, the entire village looked at their family as if they were a plague. Who didn't detest their family?
"Liuyu, are you abandoning your elder brother?" Zhang Liuhuo, who was already in a fit of rage, became even more furious upon hearing his younger brother wanted to leave.
Zhang Liuyu's expression was impatient. "I told you yesterday not to provoke him, but you wouldn't listen. Now, our whole family is disgraced, and they've even gone to the village head. We won't have good days ahead.
Instead of that, I'd rather try my luck outside. It's better than being implicated by you here.
But there's something I've wanted to say for a long time. Since I'm leaving, I might as well ask.
Big Brother, it was clearly you who couldn't stand them, so why didn't you take revenge yourself? Why did you have to implicate our entire family?
Mom and Dad aren't young anymore, and they might not get out. Don't you feel any guilt?"
Zhang Liuhuo truly didn't. Although he was the eldest son, he hadn't received much love from his parents.
Even though his parents were in jail because of him this time, he knew it was also because his parents were jealous of his uncle's family, which was why they agreed to help him.
If they hadn't been unable to stand seeing his uncle's family prosper, they wouldn't have helped him.
Now that his parents were in trouble, he didn't feel much sadness.
"It has nothing to do with me. Even without me, Mom and Dad wouldn't stand by and watch Uncle's family get better and better. Their current situation has nothing to do with me." Zhang Liuhuo denied any guilt in his parents' downfall.
Zhang Liuyu's mouth fell open in disbelief that his elder brother could say such a thing. "I've truly misjudged you. You're not my elder brother."
"I am your biological elder brother, your family.
So, it's only natural for you to help me. If you ever need anything, I will help you the same way."
So that was how his elder brother thought. "Let's not talk about whether you'll help me in the future. Just looking at Mom and Dad going to jail, don't you want to stop?"
"Whether you stop or not, I won't serve. Do whatever you want! I'm leaving, don't look for me."
Zhang Liuyu said this and, ignoring his elder brother's roar, opened the door and walked out.
As he expected, as soon as he left the village, he was met with pointing fingers all the way.
Fortunately, he was leaving now. After returning to the old house to get his luggage, he left his hometown, where he had lived for over ten years.
It was impossible not to feel scared or flustered.
He had never traveled far from home since he was young. Now, going out alone, he naturally felt lost.
But if he stayed in the village, he had no other way out except jail, so he had to leave.
Coincidentally, at the village entrance, he encountered Zhang Liunian returning to the village in a tractor.
"I'm sorry." Seeing Zhang Liunian and a middle-aged uncle talking and laughing merrily, Zhang Liuyu softly apologized and walked forward with his head down.