Chapter 173
Tian Xiaoxia looked up from the terrace and said to Zhou Feng,"Xiaoqiang is here."
Zhou Feng waited until Zhao Xiaoqiang came into the yard panting before asking,"What's wrong? Why are you running so fast?"
Zhao Xiaoqiang wiped his sweat and said,"An uncle came to the factory and said he wanted to see you. His last name is Li."
Zhou Feng thought about it and knew it was old Li. It seemed that he had finished his work in the county and came to work.
"Just come, why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhao Xiaoqiang said hurriedly:"Village chief, do you know him? He is not alone, he is with more than 20 people, some of whom are missing arms and legs. He doesn't look easy to mess with, and this group of people is aggressive."
Zhou Feng was stunned, and hurried over with Tian Xiaoxia.
The people led by Old Li should be retired veterans. He had discussed with Old Li before how to help these veterans who risked their lives for the country.
One of the ways is to provide them with jobs that can support their families.
But Zhou Feng didn't expect Old Li to be so fast. The veterans are already in place before they even start work.
He also roughly understood in his heart that Old Li might have been contacting people during this period.
When Zhou Feng arrived at the factory, he saw Old Li chatting with these people. As soon as he saw Zhou Feng coming
"Zhou Feng, you are here!"
Old Li came out, greeted Zhou Feng and continued:
"Zhou Feng, these are all veterans who are willing to come out to work. I originally asked them to wait, but these old guys are impatient and insisted on coming to see, so I brought them here."
When saying this, Old Li was still a little nervous. After all, he has not yet started work, and he did not inform Zhou Feng about this matter.
When Zhou Feng saw the posture of this group of people, and their scrutinizing eyes were directed at him, he understood when he heard what Old Li said.
These people came to verify their identities, and it was not known whether they were worried about being cheated themselves or Old Li being cheated.
Zhou Feng smiled and said to everyone:"Let's not stay here, let's go to the meeting room to drink some water first. Uncle Li has already told me about you all, and I am finally expecting you to come, please come in!"
Zhou Feng's words immediately made Old Li feel relieved. Although they had talked about this before, he was still worried that Zhou Feng would be upset.
When Zhou Feng led everyone to the conference room and sat down, Tian Xiaoxia poured a glass of water for everyone one by one, and then sat down in a corner.
Before Zhou Feng could speak, a man with a face on his beard stood up.
"Comrade Zhou Feng, my name is Zhang Yong. We are all military men, so we are more direct in what we say and do, so I will get straight to the point."
Zhou Feng nodded and said,"You said"
"It is like this. Since the beginning of this year, Lao Li has become rich. From time to time, he helps some old friends who are in difficult circumstances. At first, we thought that this guy has become very successful."
"But recently, he not only continued to provide financial support, but also contacted us to arrange jobs for those old guys with missing limbs."
He pointed at the old soldiers with some physical disabilities and spoke in a very impolite tone. No one showed any anger, which showed how familiar these people were.
"Later we learned about the existence of Comrade Zhou Feng. We came this time just to thank Comrade Zhou Feng in person. Old Li was brought here by us. We can't take the benefits without knowing who the benefactor is."
Old Li also smiled bitterly when he heard this. He was indeed brought here, and he had to come.
Zhou Feng glanced at Old Li meaningfully. There was nothing wrong with what Zhang Yong said, but he sounded weird and didn't come to thank him, but rather to ask for punishment!
It's just that he didn't know what went wrong. Could it be that doing charity also made enemies?
Old Li was a little embarrassed by this look.
Zhou Feng is not a good person. I can not seek your kindness, but you can't make me feel uncomfortable spending money, right?
Leaning back on the chair, he said calmly:"You are too polite, but since you all came from such a far place, I can't be so unkind."
"Since you are here to express your gratitude, then go ahead and speak. I am listening."
The whole place fell silent as soon as these words came out.
No one expected Zhou Feng to actually put on a look of attentive listening.
Zhang Yong was directly put there. He was not here to express his gratitude. What he just said was just a polite remark. After a pause, he replied dryly:
"Haha, Comrade Zhou Feng is quite straightforward.
Zhou Feng replied with a smile:"Although I am not a soldier, I am also quite straightforward."
Old Li was overwhelmed when he saw this scene, so he simply stood up and said:"Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense, let me tell you."
Old Li looked at Zhou Feng:"They are here to see your background. Didn't I spend the 20,000 yuan before? Later, we planned to set up a fund to specifically support veterans in need, and these guys became suspicious."
"In addition, I contacted many people and planned to arrange jobs for them, so they thought that something was wrong with me and that they were fooled by you, a man with ulterior motives, so they brought me here to see you, the big money sponsor, with their own eyes."
Zhang Yong got anxious when he heard that Old Li had revealed their purpose. In their opinion, Old Li was possessed by a ghost. When
Old Li saw that he was about to speak, he shouted directly:"Zhang Yong, shut up first. We are all fucking family. Let's be frank. With your stupid brain, it's useless for eight of you to play tricks on this kid."
After the argument, Zhang Yong continued to say to Zhou Feng:"It's not that I didn't explain. Although I, Old Li, am not a scholar, I have no choice but to meet a soldier. No matter what I say, they don't believe that there is such a generous person who gives money and arranges jobs for you. They say that you must have an ulterior motive. Are you deceived because of your old eyesight?"
"I said you were the boss of a Hong Kong company, you had plenty of money, and the money you spent was just a drop in the bucket. This made me even more furious, and they insisted that you were an enemy spy."
"I told you that you are from Kaoshantun, but these stupid people said that my words were incoherent and insisted on bringing me here to reveal your true colors."
"I really have no choice but to bring them here."
Old Li told everything in one go, but he was still not satisfied and pointed at Zhang Yong and said:
"They collected all the money I had donated before, and this fool even sold his own cows to collect the money, just to save my corrupted revolutionary will."
Zhou Feng thought this was a bit absurd at first, but he almost laughed out loud when he heard the end. He suddenly felt that these fierce old soldiers sitting there were a bit cute.
Zhou Feng glanced at them, and even through the fine stubble he could see that Zhang Yong's face was a little red. He also put aside his previous attitude and smiled:
"Okay, Uncle Li, take a sip of water and relax."
He held back his smile and turned to look at the group of veterans, thought for a moment and said:
"So, let me introduce myself first, and also clear my name in front of you. I will do my best to let you see my shining red heart."
"If you still have any doubts, you can ask me again, and I will answer everything I can."