Chapter 86: It's easy to give money but hard to ask for it
Dong Hongfu had no choice but to say, "Then come home with me. I'll take your passbook and I'll go to the post office to withdraw the money for you."
"Liu Qiang, you go too." He couldn't escape, and Liu Qiang couldn't delay him.
The three of them returned to Old Dong's house together, took the passbook, and just as they were about to go out to withdraw money, they met Master Zheng, Dong Hongfu's master.
Master Zheng looked at Dong Hongfu with some dissatisfaction and said unhappily, "Dong Hongfu, you don't want to work anymore, do you? You don't go to work, and you don't even ask for leave. Do you still think things are the same as before?"
In the past, the working environment was relaxed. As long as regular employees did not commit any serious crimes, they would not be fired if they were occasionally late, left early, or even did not go to work. Otherwise, how could it be called an iron rice bowl?
Of course, there's no need to think about job promotions, extra material rewards, or even awards like National Model Worker. But for those who just want to make a living, this kind of life is incredibly easy.
Dong Hongfu was delighted after hearing this and said hurriedly, "Master, I'll go to work right away."
Then he said to Dong Fuyun, "Brother, let's talk about withdrawing the money after I get off work. You know it's not easy to keep a job these days. I'm going to work at the factory first."
After saying that, he turned and ran away.
Master Zheng looked at him, frowning, "When did this kid become so active at work?"
Still let him escape.
Dong Fuyun was secretly resentful and grabbed Liu Qiang's arm.
"Brother, you were laid off a long time ago, but there's no work for you to do. Go withdraw the money now. After you withdraw the money, you can do whatever you want. No one will stop you."
Liu Qiang: “…” Wrong decision, running too late!
Liu Qiang looked at Dong Fuyun, who was a whole head taller than him and had a secret hatred in his heart. This kid also grew up with only three parts hungry and five parts full, so how could he grow so tall while he was still so short and thin.
He was very strong and I couldn't get free even if he held my hands.
Unable to escape, Liu Qiang had no choice but to go to the post office to withdraw 334 yuan under Dong Fuyun's watchful eyes.
Liu Qiang held a thick stack of money in his hand and reluctantly stretched out his hand towards Dong Fuyun: "Here you go."
Dong Fuyun reached out to take it, but Liu Qiang held on tightly, refusing to let go. Dong Fuyun frowned and yanked the money towards him. He spat on his fingertips, twisted the banknotes, and began to count them carefully.
Liu Qiang said with a dark face: "Don't count it, I took it right under your nose. Three hundred and thirty-four yuan, how can there be a difference?"
Dong Fuyun ignored him and insisted on counting the money. After confirming that the amount was correct, he folded the coins and put them in his inner pocket. He said slowly, "I'm counting them in front of you for your own good. If there's ten or eight yuan missing later, you won't think you gave me too little, right?"
Liu Qiang snorted coldly: "Okay, I've given you the money, I can leave now!"
"Let's go." Dong Fuyun collected the money and returned to the hospital. Old Dong had woken up, though he was still a little confused. Family members were not allowed into the intensive care unit and could only watch from outside through the transparent glass.
Dong Kangtai had been fooling around for a long time and no one knew where he was going.
Ye Jiayi, Liu Wen and Liu Jun also left early. Dong Fuyun picked up Xu Heye and prepared to take her to school.
"Auntie Wang, sister-in-law, please keep an eye on my dad. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss. I will take care of what I should take care of. If I don't have time, I will convert my contribution into money and hire a caregiver or give it to you."
After Dong Fuyun finished speaking, he took Xu Heye away.
In the hospital, Wang Sumei and Dai Ying exchanged glances, sparks flashing in their eyes. There was no skill involved, only pure hatred. Afraid that a fight would break out if they continued watching, they both turned their heads away tacitly.
The uncle and nephew left the hospital and walked towards the nearby bus stop. Xu Heye looked at Dong Fuyun's frowning brows and asked, "Uncle, are you out of money?"
"Uncle, if you don't have money, I'll give it to you."
Dong Fuyun quickly shook his head: "I don't want your money. Uncle is the elder, how can I spend your money!"
"Who says younger generations can't spend money on their elders?" Xu Heye was a little unhappy. "Uncle, you don't have a stable income right now, and we don't know how much money grandpa will have to spend later. You should at least have some savings in case of an emergency."
"At worst, just think of it as me lending it to you. It's the same if you return it to me when you make money."
Dong Fuyun frowned: "How can it be that easy?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to pay you back after spending your money."
It doesn't matter if it's his brothers who spend money. After all, they have a good relationship and he has spent money on each other when he has money.
But as his niece's money, he, as her uncle, not only didn't spend it on her, but he also spent the little money she had saved with great difficulty. He felt bad about it!
"There are more and more socks sellers on the street now. I can't keep up with the demand. I only sell a few pairs here and there. I can't even afford a full meal. How can I pay you back?"
After getting off the bus, Xu Heye wanted to say something, but Dong Fuyun interrupted her: "Hurry up and go in. If you go to school now, you might be able to catch two classes."
"Okay, uncle, let's go to the rental house for dinner tonight." The sliding door at the school gate was already open, so Xu Heye had to go in first. The biggest problem for the uncle now was that he hadn't found a stable way to make money.
When the bell rang, Xu Heye still had no thoughts in her mind, so she had to put it aside and ran towards the classroom.
Dong Fuyun looked at Xu Heye's back, turned around and got on the bus. He still had to rush back to the No. 10 Steel Plant to block the boss.
When we arrived at Steel Plant No. 10, we waited for more than half an hour and it was time to get off work.
It was November, and the weather was turning cold. The wind blew, bringing gusts of chill. Dong Fuyun, wearing only a thin jacket, sneezed from the cold. He hunched his neck and crouched behind the stone lions at the factory gate for shelter.
Inside the factory, workers are preparing to go off work one after another.
Dong Hongfu didn't move and was still dawdling at his workstation.
Seeing this, his coworker curiously joked, "Dafu, it's time to get off work, aren't you going to get off work?"
You know, Dong Hongfu is usually very active when leaving work. Before the bell rings, he has already packed up his things. When the bell rings, he is already out of the factory.
Today is really strange. Not only did he come to work with a hurt face, but now it’s almost time to get off work, but he’s still working.
Dong Hongfu casually gave an excuse: "I didn't come to work this morning because of something else. I was just catching up on some work."
"Okay, then take your time. I'm going to leave work first." The coworker looked at him curiously, turned and left.
As the sky darkened, Dong Hongfu lingered at his workstation for half an hour. Unable to bear it any longer, he left the workshop and made his way stealthily to the factory gate.
"That kid Dong Fuyun, he's not blocking me at the factory gate right now, is he?"
When he arrived at the factory gate, Dong Hongfu looked around. The gate was empty and quiet.
"There shouldn't be anyone here." Dong Hongfu breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandpa Wang, the gatekeeper, was drinking water from a porcelain cup when he vaguely saw a dark figure peeking out of his head furtively. He immediately shouted, "Who is it? What are you trying to do?"
In the guard room, Uncle Wang had already put down the porcelain cup, picked up the wooden stick and rushed towards the ghost with great momentum.
Dong Hongfu was startled and shouted quickly: "Uncle, Uncle Wang, it's me, Dong Hongfu."
Uncle Wang squinted his eyes and looked carefully. It took him a long time to recognize Dong Hongfu.
"It's you." He was old and his eyesight was not good. It was dark now, so his vision was even worse.
Uncle Wang put down his stick and said angrily, "Why are you sneaking around like a thief in your own factory?"
"Hehe." Dong Hongfu laughed awkwardly.
Uncle Wang returned to the guard room, put down the wooden stick, picked up his porcelain cup and continued drinking water.
"Are you leaving? If you do, I'll open the door for you."
Dong Hongfu glanced outside the gate. Not only was there no one there, there wasn't even a ghost. He nodded repeatedly, "Let's go. Let's go. Sir, open the door for me."
"Okay, don't dawdle after get off work next time. You force me to open the door twice." Uncle Wang said as he opened the factory door.
Dong Hongfu, his father, and the stepbrother brought by his stepmother are notoriously lazy in the entire Steel Plant No. 10. They never work overtime unless they have to.
The factory's performance has been poor recently, so it is even less likely that he is working overtime since he has been taking so long to come out.
It was strange, how could a woman as capable as Lin Chunya give birth to a son with such a bad character? Thinking of Old Dong, Uncle Wang felt that he had found the reason.
This is because the roots are not good. No matter how good the land is, it cannot produce hardworking seeds.
Dong Hongfu walked out of the door and was about to leave when he saw a tall black shadow suddenly jump out from behind the stone lion next to him.
"Ah, ghost!" Dong Hongfu screamed in fright.
Dong Fuyun grabbed Dong Hongfu's arm and said unhappily, "Brother, it's me!"
"Good fortune?" Dong Hongfu finally calmed down and asked tentatively.
"It's me."
Dong Hongfu asked unhappily, "What are you doing here?"
Dong Fuyun: "Of course I'll wait for you to get the money after get off work."
Dong Hongfu: "..." He really can't wait. "How long have you been waiting here?"
"It wasn't long, just an hour and a half."
Dong Hongfu: "...it's been half an hour since I got off work. What are you waiting for? Aren't you afraid that I've already left?"
"I've been watching! If I didn't see you when I got off work, I would definitely wait." Dong Fuyun said in a light voice, "From what I know about you, you must be afraid that I would be waiting for you at the factory gate, so you definitely won't come out when you just get off work."
"You wanted to wait until I couldn't wait any longer and leave first, but -" Dong Fuyun glanced at the watch on his wrist in the light coming from the guard room window. It was half past six. Dong Hongfu got off work at six in the afternoon, less than half an hour later.
"You obviously overestimate your patience."
"Before I could leave, he couldn't hold it in any longer and walked out of the workshop."
Dong Hongfu: “…”
He said angrily, "Okay, youngest, you're capable now. You're even playing palace tricks with your brother just to get money."
Dong Fuyun glanced at him and said, "I don't want to think you're that bad."
"You're really too clueless. I bet if you can't get the money today, you'll definitely put it off until tomorrow, and then tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, until you've made a mess of it."
Dong Hongfu's mouth twitched.
This damn brat, why does he have to speak so bluntly? As the eldest brother, he has no face.
"Let's go to the post office to withdraw money." Dong Fuyun took Dong Hongfu's hand and walked towards the post office.
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