Chapter 40 Reaching an Agreement with the Bai Family
Bai is not stupid. Judging from the meals Lin Chen packs every time, he is a capable man.
Otherwise, how come people often want to pack up tables of banquets these days...
"Comrade Lin, why...why did you help us mother and son? Of course it would be great if we could stay in the Forty-Nine City, but we have nothing to give you in return!"
Lin Chen thinks that as long as you stay, it will be the greatest reward, but I can't tell you about this.
"Aunt Bai, have you met a chef named He Daqing recently through someone's introduction?"
He Daqing used to be a chef at Hongbinlou, and he knew everyone here. Bai happened to be working as a handyman here, so they got to know each other easily through introductions.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed Comrade Lin about this. As a widow, I really can't do anything. If I rely on myself, my son probably won't even be able to find a wife in the future, so... I... can't do anything."
Lin Chen saw that Bai was not hiding anything. In this era, it must be difficult for a widow to raise a son.
It is normal for a widow to find someone to help her, and this happens all the time.
"Don't worry, Aunt Bai. I'm not here to break up your marriage. Instead, I'm here to help you... I can arrange for your son to work directly in the second canteen of the steel rolling mill as a temporary worker, and you can also marry into the city smoothly. In the future, your son and your household registration can be moved here. Aunt Bai, how about you consider it?"
Of course, Bai wanted to stay in Sijiu City. Didn't he come to Sijiu City to stay here? More importantly, Hongbin Building was going to be donated soon, so he and his son would have no way to make a living in Sijiu City.
"Comrade Lin, you haven't told me why you're helping us mother and son. Or maybe you need me to do something, otherwise I, as a woman, will feel uneasy."
After thinking about it from Bai's perspective, Lin Chen felt that he would be uneasy even if he met an unfamiliar person who suddenly helped him - not to mention that she was just a woman. Lin Chen decided to reveal his purpose to her so that she could feel at ease...
"My conditions are very simple. Aunt Bai, help me keep He Daqing from leaving the courtyard. I actually live in that courtyard, and I need him to stay to deal with some people. He is willing to go to Baoding with you, and another reason is that he is afraid that some of his past affairs will be settled. He wants to hide from the limelight, but in fact, he was deceived. His affairs are not a big deal at all, you can rest assured about this."
Half an hour later, Lin Chen and Bai Shi reached an agreement... In the future, they would pretend not to know each other in the courtyard, and Bai Shi even promised to follow Lin Chen's instructions after entering the courtyard...
After dealing with the Bai family, Lin Chen rushed to the steel mill...
With Lin Chen's current reputation, the factory leaders will still give him a position as a kitchen helper.
Whether the big boss’ arm can heal depends on Lin Chen.
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Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Lin Chen bought two more small courtyards from Pian Ye.
Another twenty yuan introduction fee was received, which made the film owner very happy. He kept praising Lin Chen for being a man of presentable appearances.
Lin Chen has become an acquaintance of Pian Ye, laying the groundwork for his future foray into Qianmen...
At the steel rolling mill, Lin Chen's rapid proposal was also approved. After taking a solemn oath with Secretary Wan, Lin Chen officially joined the organization.
"Xiao Lin, it's already the twelfth lunar month. Your position as deputy section chief will be approved by the factory soon. You must perform well when you become a cadre."
"Don't worry Secretary Wan, you are my guide and I will definitely not let you down."
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In the evening, Lin Chen returned home from get off work and took out a still hot braised pork elbow just before entering the door.
Qin Huairu brought hot water as usual and helped Lin Chen take off his scarf.
Qin Huairu has become accustomed to seeing Lin Chen put the packed dishes on the table.
"Is there any happy event today?"
"I have already joined the organization. The deputy chief of the medical department will approve it before the New Year. Does it count as a happy event?"
Qin Huairu was delighted after hearing this. She would be a cadre's family member in the future. This was simply great.
"Come on, come on, my great section chief, please take a seat while I take apart this pork elbow and we can start eating."
Qin Huairu happily went to the kitchen to prepare the food.
Lin Chen had just sat down when he heard the sound of Liu Haizhong enforcing family rules from next door.
"What the hell is this? It will happen within three days. Whoever is reborn into the Liu family will be in great misfortune..."
Today, Liu Haizhong accidentally hurt his finger at work. After a simple treatment in the medical department, he did not go to work in the afternoon.
He had been feeling unhappy ever since he was beaten up by the Ma family last time, and now he was taking his anger out on his wife and second son.
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Intermediate Court
Shazhu, Xu Damao and others just came back from get off work.
"Shazhu, the stupid son of Liu Yuantong from the next door yard is getting married. Should we go and listen?"
Shazhu is now in a state of having no desires or requests, so he has no intention of listening to that stuff.
"No, no, it's so cold and it's better to sleep at home."
Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi looked at each other. In the past, Shazhu would run away the fastest when something like this happened in the alley. What happened now? It seems that they don’t talk about the girls in the factory anymore when they chat recently…
Sha Zhu himself didn't know what was wrong. It had been almost half a month since he came back from the hospital. Not only was he not interested in women, but he was also too weak to go to the toilet in the morning.
Sometimes Sha Zhu wondered if he was beaten to a pulp... But after careful consideration, it seemed that he was not completely broken, but was much worse than before. Now Sha Zhu hated Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu... If it weren't for them, he wouldn't be like this.
"If you don't go, the two of us will go. You're just being so hypocritical all day long..."
What Xu Damao and the others didn't know was that Sha Zhu was now a real master.
As soon as the three of them separated, Jia Zhang came out of the west room.
"You three little bastards came back pretty quickly, why hasn't your brother Dongxu come back yet?"
Xu Damao felt unhappy when he saw Jia Zhangshi becoming more and more arrogant, as if everyone owed her the Jia family.
"Brother Sanbang is waiting for Sister Lan at the alley entrance and will be back soon."
When Jia Zhang heard the horse-faced man calling her son by his nickname again, she picked up the broom at hand and chased after him.
"Don't run, you big ass face... Believe it or not, I will beat you to death."
At this time, Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi were running faster than rabbits.
They were all scolded by Jia Zhang since they were young... They are not afraid of this at all!
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Yi Zhonghai has been having some issues with the Gao family lately, and they have hardly spoken to each other for half a month.
After returning home
Yi Zhonghai discovered that Gao had finished taking the medicine she got from Lin Chen.
"You...are you seeing any effects from what you've taken now?"
Gao knew what he meant: "Of course it works. Xiaolin said that the medicine will work within ten days. You'd better say a few nice words to him and apologize, and ask him to treat you as well. Maybe we will have our own child next year, and Yang will have a new member for the Yan family next year... If you don't want your own, don't blame me for not having one in the future."
When Yi Zhonghai thought about apologizing to Lin Chen, he felt extremely reluctant.
Old Man Lin’s words that he couldn’t have children made me feel ashamed for so many years…
Now I have to apologize to the Lin family. The two families are at most even. And if I apologize to the Lin family now, I will offend the deaf old lady. But if I don't go, my illness can't be cured...
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