Financial crisis, big salary cuts, fresh graduates fighting fiercely for a job paying only 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn't stand the gap and became a loafer at home, smoking and d...
"Right? Cash is hard to handle, bank cards are much more convenient." The boss grinned and called over someone to help him refine the goods.
Chen Feng stared at his boss's retreating figure, utterly puzzled. How could a boss with a cash flow of at least 1.6 million be working the night shift here?
That's incredibly dedicated!
About seven or eight minutes later, the boss's phone rang. Because of the loud noise from refining the goods, the boss came out to answer it.
"Hey, honey, what's up?"
"Yeah, I'm still on the night shift. Didn't Xiao Wang take leave to go home? Right, right, I'm here doing alchemy to cover for him."
Chen Feng frowned slightly as he listened. Something was wrong. Wasn't Xiao Wang right next to him? Why did he say he had asked for leave to go home?
"There's definitely a lot of work to do, otherwise how could I be here? I can't leave the shop. I'll go back in a couple of days."
“I go home during the day, but you’re not home during the day either. You just left when I got off work, so it’s a perfect coincidence that we didn’t meet.”
The boss said with a regretful tone, but for some reason, Chen Feng felt that he was secretly laughing.
"Alright, alright, I still have work to do. What did you say? You want to go back to your hometown?"
"How long will you be back? Half a month!"
The boss's eyes lit up instantly when he heard the news.
"Okay, okay, I'll go home early tomorrow and get someone to cover for me. Okay, honey, you can sleep a little longer."
After hanging up the phone, the boss couldn't stop smiling; he even burst out laughing.
"Why are you so happy that your wife is leaving?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled.
"I can tell you're not married. Once you were, you'd know that you'd rather be here yawning from exhaustion than go home and listen to her nagging."
"Sometimes, I really want to put some sleeping pills in her water so she can fall asleep quickly. No matter what she sees, she can linger for a while. You know, even if I'm a big boss like me and I smoke a 20-yuan cigarette, she'll still say a few words to me."
Why isn't the kettle spout pointing outwards? Why is there dust on the ground? Why can't the shoes be neatly placed at the door? Why aren't the chopsticks pointing in the same direction?
"My God, I'm truly speechless. Brother, take my advice: never get married. It's never a good thing." The boss sighed and waved his hand.
"That terrifying?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled. This had really hit a nerve.
"You'll understand when you get married. If she can only talk for ten minutes a day, then she's the most perfect wife in the world."
Unfortunately, this is just a beautiful wish.
The boss shook his head and went back to refining the goods.
After the boss left, Lin Nian whispered to Chen Feng, "Don't listen to his nonsense. If marriage is so bad, Liu Laowu from our village would have gotten married five times."
“In some ways, you’re right.” Chen Feng nodded silently.
Soon all the goods were cooked, and the boss weighed them on the electronic scale while calculating the price.
"Adding it all up, it's a total of 1,693,000. Dude, you have a large order, so I'll just round it up to 1,700 for you."
The boss looked up and spoke to Chen Feng.
“Okay.” Chen Feng nodded in agreement and handed over the bank card.
"Come back to me next time you have stock, my friend. I'll round it up for you next time." The boss smiled as he took the bank card. Big jobs like this are really hard to come by.
"Okay," Chen Feng nodded in reply, which was what he always said, no matter where he was.
Soon, the 1.7 million yuan arrived in his account. Chen Feng took back his bank card, got into the car with Lin Nian, and drove home.
Even after sitting in the car, Lin Nian still felt like he was in a dream.
"Brother, we've already made 2.7 million?" Lin Nian asked incredulously.
"Yeah, do you think I hired the excavator for free?"
"Two million seven hundred thousand, after deducting the twenty thousand yuan fee, there is two million six hundred thousand left. According to what we said before, that means you can get twenty-six hundred thousand eight."
"I'll transfer the money to you in a bit," Chen Feng calculated as he drove.
"Two hundred and sixty-eight thousand..." Lin Nian leaned against the passenger seat, feeling dizzy from the shock of the number.
He never imagined in his life that he would have so much money.
While stopping at a service area to refuel and eat, Chen Feng transferred the money to Lin Nian. Lin Nian looked at the real numbers on her phone and couldn't stop smiling.
Back in the car, he couldn't help but keep glancing at it, chuckling to himself every now and then.
"Be normal, or people will think I'm carrying an idiot in the passenger seat." Chen Feng couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Lin Nian.
"Brother, what do you think of the place where the second brother's family lives? I might as well just buy it when I get back," Lin Nian excitedly planned.
"It's not impossible. We can go back and ask about the price." Chen Feng thought for a moment and nodded.
"Okay, then I'll tell my grandpa that if he wants to buy it, you'll come with me. I'm afraid we'll get ripped off," Lin Nian said worriedly.
"No problem." Chen Feng lit a cigarette.
Around six or seven o'clock in the evening, the car finally entered the yard. The Wuling van, which had been gone for more than a month, had finally returned, much to the surprise of the villagers, who all knew what this meant.
Chen Feng is back!
Chen Feng pushed open the door and found that his mother was not at home. After thinking for a moment, he did not call her and went straight to the new house.
Sure enough, there were still people working around the new house. Unlike the previous half-finished structure, it was now complete from the outside, and the villa looked incredibly impressive.
As I entered the courtyard, the workers were taken aback for a moment, then greeted me warmly.
"Oh, Fengzi is back."
"You've been on this trip for quite a while now. You must have struck it rich this time."
"What time did you arrive at Fengzi?"
Chen Feng took out a pack of good cigarettes from his pocket and handed them out, saying with a smile, "It's alright, I just got here too. Is my mom inside?"
“Yes, yes, yes, she and Zhuang Ge are both inside,” someone replied, taking a cigarette.
As Chen Feng walked through the gate, he saw his mother and Li Dazhuang inside, seemingly discussing something about the back door.
"Mom," Chen Feng called out as he went inside.
"Oh, you're back! I thought you'd be a while longer," Liu Ping said in surprise, glancing at the time.
"Fengzi." Li Dazhuang felt reassured upon seeing Chen Feng and quickly came to greet him.
"Brother Zhuang." Chen Feng handed him a cigarette.
"I'm talking to Auntie about how to leave the back door. If you have any ideas, please tell me quickly so I can make changes as soon as possible." Li Dazhuang lit a cigarette, gesturing for Chen Feng to take a closer look.
Chen Feng went upstairs and took a quick look. It was similar to the original blueprints, and there wasn't much to change. His mother could decide on some minor details.
"No problem, thanks for your hard work, Brother Zhuang. How much longer will it take to finish?" Chen Feng asked.
"Well... I estimate it will be about ten days before you can move in, but since there's no furniture, you'll have to buy it yourself," Li Dazhuang replied.
The initial renovation only included the interior and exterior design; it did not include appliances or beds.