After lunch, Xu Weiguo sent the younger children back to their rooms for a nap, leaving the others to discuss matters together.

"That's how it is. Zhang Jianhong wants us to give him Xu Weimin's house after the deal is done before he'll be willing to cooperate with us."

Xu Weiguo scratched his head and sighed, "But I'm afraid that if I give the house to him, my parents will have nowhere to live and they'll try to extort money from our family."

Zhang Yumei felt a headache coming on whenever she heard that Grandpa Xu and his family might try to extort money from her. She was too old to handle the shock.

But if I don't give the house away, no one is willing to cooperate, so I'm really in a dilemma.

Xu Fang was a little confused: "Why wouldn't they have a place to stay? All that person wanted was a house in the village. Don't they already have houses?"

Although Chen Ming was a temporary worker, he now had some understanding of housing allocation, so he explained, "No, their current housing belongs to their work unit."

“They only have the right to reside there, but the house actually belongs to their work unit. If they continue to work at their work unit, then it has no impact.”

"But if he stops working at the company, the house will be taken back."

This was the first time Xu Fang had realized that the apartment allocated by her work unit was not actually hers.

She found it hard to accept: "Doesn't that mean that if we get old and our employer doesn't want to provide us with housing anymore, they can just take it back?"

"No, generally speaking, as long as you have worked at the company for more than 20 years, the company will give you the house directly."

"However, before you reach the full length of your employment, you're considered to be renting a place. It's just that the company doesn't charge you rent."

After Chen Ming finished explaining to Xu Fang, he also quieted down, looking at the others who were still deep in thought.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Qinqin tentatively suggested a solution: "Mom and Dad, I have an idea. Would you like to see if it works?"

What are your thoughts?

Huang Qinqin organized her thoughts and said, "How about this, we'll find a way to give the houses in the village to Grandpa and the others."

“In that case, even if we give Uncle San’s house to Zhang Jianhong, they will still have a place to live. At most, we are just exchanging houses.”

After hearing this, Zhang Yumei excitedly slapped her thigh: "That's a great idea! We're not going back anyway, so we can just give them the old houses in the village!"

"Qinqin, you're still the smartest."

Xu Junhui also thought this method was very good: "I also agree with Qinqin's method. I think it is the best solution at present."

After considering it, Xu Weiguo nodded and said, "Okay, let's decide on that then."

......

"Mom, I think I'm almost fully recovered. Should I go to the hospital this afternoon to have my stitches removed?"

Huang Jianguo observes his wound every day and has found that it has completely healed in the past two days.

When they were discharged from the hospital, the doctor said that the stitches could usually be removed in seven days, but Huang Jianguo's wound was quite deep.

Therefore, it's best to wait a few more days, or until the wound has healed, before returning to the hospital to have the stitches removed.

Chen Zhaodi refused outright: "No, you'll have to wait until the day after tomorrow. We'll go with you then, since you're off work. How are you going to get there by yourself? Are you going to hop on one leg?"

Huang Jianguo wanted to say that he could actually walk normally now.

The doctor said that he didn't break any bones, and as long as the wound heals, there shouldn't be any problems.

However, based on his years of experience, he chose to remain silent.

However, he remained silent, but Chen Zhaodi was unwilling to remain silent: "Do you still remember what you promised me at the hospital?"

"Remember."

Seeing that he was still willing to admit it, Chen Zhaodi nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you remember. Now that your wound is almost healed, I'll start looking for a suitable partner for you."

"I'm not going to hire Wu Damei this time!"

Chen Zhaodi was furious at the thought of Qian Damei! She had actually dared to introduce Huang Qinqin to a divorced man and even helped the man hide it from them!

This time, she plans to ask the people in the family compound and her coworkers at the steel plant to see if there are any suitable people she can introduce.

Chen Zhaodi asked expectantly, "Boss, what are your requirements for your future wife? Tell me, and I'll help you screen them first."

Huang Jianguo said nonchalantly, "Anything is fine, as long as she's a woman and can breathe."

Chen Zhaodi: ......

"Isn't that obvious?! Do you think I'd find you someone who doesn't breathe?!"

"Don't you have any preferences? For example, do you prefer someone lively? Or quiet? Fat or thin?"

Huang Jianguo genuinely doesn't care; it seems he hasn't met anyone he likes yet: "Anyone is fine, as long as they're easy to get along with."

Forget it, rotten wood can't be carved.

Chen Zhaodi stopped asking him and decided to let him come and find her.

But she made it clear upfront: "Let's get this straight, I've found the right person, so you can't just say you don't like them the first time you meet them. You need to spend some time together, understand?"

"Okay, I understand."

......

When Xu Weiguo arrived at the state-run restaurant, Fang Hui and Fang Huai had not yet arrived, but he spotted Zhang Jianhong at a glance.

Because the scar on his face was too conspicuous. Those who had followed Chen Ermei before mentioned that the man she traded with had a large scar on his face.

Xu Weiguo walked to Zhang Jianhong's table and asked, "Are you Zhang Jianhong?"

Zhang Jianhong looked up and saw Xu Weiguo. He raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Deputy Director Xu?"

"You know me?"

Xu Weiguo recognized him solely because the scar on his face was so distinctive. But he was quite surprised that Zhang Jianhong actually knew him.

Zhang Jianhong gave an irrelevant answer: "Deputy Director Xu, please sit down. So, are you and I talking today? Isn't Fang Huai coming over?"

As for why he knew him, Zhang Jianhong didn't intend to answer. After all, he was involved in the black market, so he needed to know people from the Public Security Bureau and the Revolutionary Committee.

It's no exaggeration to say that he knows not only Xu Weiguo, but everyone in those two units, even the gatekeepers.

Otherwise, if they were to sneak in one day, Zhang Jianhong would have to figure out whether they were looking to cause trouble or just wanted to buy something.

Zhang Jianhong wasn't afraid of them coming to the black market because many people in his unit had bought things there.

He was afraid that one day they might suddenly act up and try to arrest them, which would be troublesome. Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to identify them first.

Seeing that he didn't intend to tell him, Xu Weiguo didn't press the matter. After sitting down, he poured himself a glass of water: "Fang Huai and the others are coming too, they're probably still on their way."

them?

Zhang Jianhong initially thought only Fang Huai had come, but after seeing Xu Weiguo, he assumed it was just the two of them.

Now that Xu Weiguo is talking about them, there must be at least two more people. So, does Xu Weimin actually have a grudge against so many people?