“By the way, Tingyu, come with me for a bit?”

After Liao Ming finished eating, he called Liao Tingyu aside and said, somewhat coyly, “Village Chief He asked me to help his son…”

Liao Ming was a little embarrassed and did not dare to continue. When he agreed to this matter, he must have been fooled by flattery.

Mother Deng’s face, as she came to call for help, was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Even though Liao Ming hadn’t finished his words, she could guess that the village chief was trying to find a way out for his son, wasn’t he? Playing the emotional card with his husband.

When Liao Ming saw Mother Deng coming over, he looked at her awkwardly.

Mother Deng was very unhappy now. In the past, when her son was incompetent and her family had no money, it was hard for her to stand her ground in the village. What about now?

“I asked you, are you stupid? Do you help when someone asks you to help? Have you forgotten what he did to us before?”

“It’s his wife, not him and his son. Besides, our son’s ability to study depends on the money they sent us. If they hadn’t sent us the money, after those few taels of silver, neither of us would have had the money to buy books for our son,” Liao Ming argued.

“You’re talking nonsense. That money is an apology, it’s what he owes you. He ate so much when you were doing business in the past, so it’s not too much to pay back one or two taels. And don’t think about what his son said before. The youngest child said that our youngest child, can’t do anything while studying,” Mother Deng said angrily.

In fact, it was just a comparison between children. After all, only the village chief’s child had read some books in the village, and he was the most capable among all the children. However, he did not expect that Liao Tingyu would steal the spotlight, and even let the teacher came to the door in person. When Liao Tingyu went to study, he was in the best school in the county in the whole town.

Most people couldn’t bear such a gap, let alone children. It was normal to feel sour.

Liao Tingyu listened to the quarrel between his parents. In fact, it was Mother Deng’s unilateral retaliation, which gave him a headache. Women’s memories were so good, and they always remembered such trivial things for so long.

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“Actually, it’s nothing. If they want to come over, we can accommodate them. It’s also good to have your own people,” Liao Tingyu said quickly when he saw an opening.

“The harm is even greater. This kind of relationship between fellow villagers is very prone to bad things. If some people have bad ideas and start things from him by using your name and relation. Your good intentions will become someone else’s tool for making money,” Mother Deng said angrily.

She remembered that in order not to hold her son back, she never helped anyone. Even if the benefits were offered to her, she refused.

Now, not only there were no benefits, but they were also causing harm. Although they and the village chief were of the same lineage, who could guarantee that a village can be single-minded? Even siblings could stab each other in the back.

Liao Ming also had some regrets. He didn’t think so much at the time. This was because he had been used to being flattered in recent years, so he lowered his guard and had some mentality of returning to his hometown to show off his power.

“I didn’t tell him to come over right away. I said my son was going to have inspection soon. I told them to wait until it’s over. If they really came here, at worst, I’ll refuse,” Liao Ming made his final struggle.

“We must refuse,” Mother Deng said without hesitation.

Liao Tingyu thought for a while and asked, “Has he been admitted to the scholar examination?”

“He has been admitted,” Liao Ming replied.

“He is already been admitted as a scholar, why couldn’t he be local official?” Mother Deng was furious when she heard this.

“This is our home. Don’t be so mean! It’s not just an acquaintance. What’s more, not everyone can be a junior official like our son,” Liao Ming said.

Their Liaojia Village was not one of the top surnames! They didn’t have any connection with noble families or powerful people.

“Okay, mother, don’t worry about it like this. I’ll write a letter later and ask the county magistrate over there to arrange it. If there is a position, the county magistrate will give me a face,” Liao Tingyu said.

When Mother Deng heard that he was not allowed to come over, she nodded, “It’s embarrassing for my son. This father is really incompetent, he only knows how to cause trouble for his son.”

Liao Ming was embarrassed by such a named complaint, but in the past, even if he did something wrong, he would indeed be criticized.

“Okay, let’s just leave this matter alone. Dad, do you have anything else to say?”

Liao Ming shook his head.