How can it be reasonable to work for so many days without getting paid? Not to mention, the Su family’s third brother, fifth brother, and old eighth, they specially took time off from the furniture factory to come and help! Shuzhen was at a loss, only looking towards her own second sister-in-law for help. Su Hongying was straightforward and brisk, but what she said was completely contrary to Shuzhen’s expectations: "No need, if they don’t want it, then save it! It’s only right for our brothers to help their sister and brother-in-law build a house and put in a few days of labor and skill. I’m telling you..." "That’s not good, second sister-in-law. After all, the brothers depend on these skills to support their families. Shouldn’t we also be careful about this? They’re our own brothers, and we should keep clear accounts, right?" Seeing his wife being talked into silence by his second sister-in-law, Lianshan quickly spoke up in support. Their family wasn’t short of money, but for the Su brothers, this was their main profession. Building the house perfectly is the most sincere thing, how could we save on labor costs? There’s no such logic! Su Yanyi, the Su family’s old eighth, heard this and played rogue: "How you and your brothers keep clear accounts is your business, but if we’re calculting meticulously with our brothers, we, the eight heroes, won’t agree with you!" "Exactly, exactly, who around ten miles understands that we eight heroes value righteousness the most? Helping our sister and brother-in-law and asking for money isn’t something we can do. I say brother-in-law, take it easy; don’t insist on giving money and tarnish our reputation." Su Yanshou, the Su family’s third brother, chimed in coarsely, as if Lianshan and Shuzhen forcing money on them would make them unrighteous. Such full of rejection! "Moreover, when we took the drawings, we came with the thought of helping out. If you say to give money, we brothers don’t have that kind of leisure, right?" "Exactly! Put your money away quickly. Who ever heard of someone helping and then asking for payment?" "Exactly, there’s no such logic!" "Of course not! Among relatives, let’s not talk about such insubstantial things!" All eight brothers spoke up, the recurring central idea being that since they took the drawings, they came to work voluntarily. Don’t talk to the brothers about money, otherwise, if they get mad, in their strong anger, they might prefer to dismantle the newly built house rather than take money, so what good would that be? These words made Lianshan’s mouth twitch, and he completely lost his temper. He could only offer tea instead of wine, thanking the brothers for their support! Of course, his choice to use tea as a substitute for wine without touching alcohol inevitably met with unanimous scorn and teasing from the eight heroes. Ever since finding out about his wife’s magical ability, fearing he might mouth off while drunk, Lianshan consciously gave up alcohol. No matter the sarcasm, disdain, ridicule, or provocation, he remained peaceful and stubbornly refused to drink, a stance that left everyone impressed. Because his wife didn’t like the smell of alcohol and was decisive in quitting drinking to avoid taking care of a drunk, this fell firmly into the category of being well-controlled by one’s wife. Of course, considering themselves as part of the family, his brothers-in-law were all happily supportive of this. When laying the foundation, they had already slaughtered a pig; when raising the roof after the New Year, they also arranged for a lavish feast for those helping and gifting neighbors. Gifts like festive buns and candies have been delivered to each household, so they wouldn’t be inviting anyone when moving in and warming the house. Only Shouren’s family, Shouyi’s family, Lian Yue’s family, Lian Hai’s family along with Wu Liguo and ten other relocated laborers were invited. The Su family’s eight heroes were originally included in the grand invitation list, but unfortunately, they were busy with their jobs and building houses to make money. While the gifts were delivered, they truly had no time to attend. Instead, the old couple from the Su family came as representatives to celebrate their happy move. Originally treating Shuzhen’s couple and Shouren as benefactors and talent scouts, invited Wu Liguo and Old Yang also came joyfully with presents. "Uncle Wu, Uncle Wei, Uncle Yang, we’re really happy to see you here, Shuzhen and I. You really shouldn’t have spent so much!" Lianshan laughed while politely declining, expressing that while he appreciated their congratulatory presence, they shouldn’t feel obliged to bring gifts. "How could we not?" Wu Liguo rolled his eyes. "Today is such a big occasion with my niece and nephew building a house. How could an uncle not express something? Listen, your Uncle Wu is a rough man, not adept at those elegant things like calligraphy and painting. I heard around here, when building a house, it’s customary for the bride’s family to present red fabric. Your elder brother-in-law got the fabric coupons and made two red peony embroidered bed covers. It’s a way of wishing you two a prosperous life." "And me, and me. Old Wu is rough, I am vulgar. No joke, two red embroidered covers with mandarin ducks on water, wishing you both prosperity and happiness, and eternal marital bliss!" Old Yang smiled as he spoke, handing over two red bed covers. The intentionally exaggerated pronunciation of the wish for prosperity and marital happiness made Shuzhen’s hand pause when receiving the covers, her pretty face then softly blushing like the covers. Wu Hao, a musician, handed over a pair of hulusi: "I heard that hulusi sounds like ’blessing and fortune,’ so I made this pair by hand. It’s a small gesture, you could keep it as a memory or use it as decoration in your home. If I come back someday, I can teach the children how to play." "What are you saying, Wu Hao? Are you leaving us?" Lianshan was taken aback, asking in disbelief. "It’s not just your brother Wu Hao, Uncle Wei Lai, Uncle An Huai are all saying goodbye. However, they’re being vindicated and promoted, assigned to work as leaders in other locations!" Shouren raised his eyebrows and smiled, revealing the news. "Oh my, when did this happen? Brother Wu Hao, Uncle Wei Lai, Uncle An Huai, you’re not right! Why didn’t you say something about such great news earlier, so we could celebrate it with you? Oh, this is really wonderful!" Lianshan clapped joyfully, filled with happiness for them. Wei Lai spread his hands: "It’s not that we didn’t say anything, the good news only came this morning! After so many years, finally things are clearing up. When we got the news, I even thought I misheard. Truthfully, the three of us can have such good fortune thanks to both of you and Shouren. If not for our village’s drought to water initiative, even with overflowing talent, we wouldn’t have had the slightest opportunity to showcase ourselves!" Wu Hao and Feng Anhuai nodded in agreement, stating no matter how far they went, they’d never forget the Liu village production brigade, their second hometown, nor their friends and benefactors who are more like family.