Chapter 76 No Chance
Zhong Er whispered a few words to Wu Peng, and the two of them sneaked into Yao Weimin's room.
They locked the door and stood with their backs to the window.
Zhong Er pulled a stack of photos out of his pocket.
The images above are all of Shen Jiao going in and out with a man.
There was one group getting on and off a bus, another group walking and chatting on the street, and yet another group even going into a building.
"Brother, I've inquired, this isn't her husband, there's definitely something fishy going on between them."
Wu Peng, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, squinted and looked it over. "That's it?"
"ah?"
"There isn't that kind?" Wu Peng looked at Zhong Er, this naive boy, and said bluntly, "The kind where you roll around naked, you know?" Wu Peng looked at Zhong Er with disgust.
Zhong Er's face flushed red. "Brother, well, I can't get in either. Can I hide in someone's house?" Those kinds of photos are too demanding. This money is too hard to earn.
"Think of a way. If you can get it, I'll give you a hundred for each one. As long as you can handle this, it will prove that you have the ability. I'm short of people in Shenzhen right now. If you're willing, you can work for me like Liu Zi. I won't treat you badly."
"Really?!" Yang Liu is living the high life now. His extravagant lifestyle makes his heart ache.
During the twelfth lunar month, Old Lady Yang set up many potential partners for Yang Liu, but he didn't like any of them. Heaven is unfair! Before, it was always the women who didn't want Yang Liu, but this time, it's all reversed. When Zhong Er heard this, his face twisted in disbelief. Yang Liu's life is really good; he's getting picky!
Old Mrs. Yang chased after Yang Liu with a broom, insisting he settle down with a girl. She said they were all good girls, and the brat was taking advantage of his current popularity to settle down quickly. He looked down on this one and that one, getting too arrogant, thinking he could marry a goddess. He was so cocky and arrogant, thinking he was someone special just because he had a little money. Old Mrs. Yang continued chasing him. Yang Liu ran far away, still boasting to his mother that he would bring a girlfriend home after the New Year, guaranteed to be better than these ugly girls. Enraged, Old Mrs. Yang pointed at his retreating figure and gave him another dressing down.
Even after running far away, Yang Liu was still agonizing over who to bring back. He hadn't wanted to decide so quickly. Yan'er was good, and Dongsheng was good too; having to choose only one was too much of a burden. The other one would be heartbroken. His mother was really something else; it's not like they don't have grandsons, why did she have to force him to do this? He figured he might as well just stay for two days next year during the New Year and then leave. So Yang Liu went to Yao Weimin to complain. Zhong Er was present at the time.
Wu Peng nodded, patted Zhong Er, and said, "Use your brain and do a good job. I believe in you."
Zhong Er had lunch at the Yao family's again, praising Yao Deyi while serving food to Yao Fangyuan. Meanwhile, his mind was racing with a 100-yuan deal. Hiding under the bed? Not good for taking pictures. Hiding in the closet? What if they opened it as soon as they entered? He didn't want to get caught before making any money. He didn't want to go to jail. Zhong Er glanced at Wu Peng out of the corner of his eye.
What grudge does Peng have against that woman? Did she cheat on Peng out of money? Did she cause Peng to go to jail? Or did she cheat on Peng and dump him?
Sigh, look at how well Peng is doing now, look at his outfit. I wish I could get a set like that someday. Even if I can't be as good as Peng, I'd be as good as Yang Liu.
Zhang Xiuxiu was busy showing off her meal, but she didn't forget to frequently put food on Yao Weiguo's and the child's plates. She was the busiest person at the whole table, her chopsticks moving the most.
Yao Weiguo remained unmoved, his face cold and head bowed, showing no reaction whatsoever, as if someone owed him two hundred yuan.
Zhong Er served food to Yao Fangyuan, who grumbled that it wasn't her favorite food, but at least she reacted.
Li Chunying pretended that none of this bothered her, her eyes only on Wu Peng. She kept piling food onto Wu Peng's plate, and even asked him with a smile if he liked it. She also glared at Yao Fanghua, who was looking at her with dissatisfaction and almost rolling her eyes, and said, "Pengpeng rarely comes back, what's wrong with you eating this?"
Yao Fanghua: ...Was she jealous? She was speechless!
Li Chunying continued to happily serve food to Wu Peng. This whole table of food was made especially for Wu Peng; otherwise, why would she bother making so much good food? It would be a waste.
Yao Weimin looked around. His father was busy drinking and talking about life and history with Zhong Er, while his mother was busy loving other people. Her eyes were only on other people's sons.
Needless to say, his sister was completely adored by Peng Ge's affectionate and smiling eyes. Yao Fangyuan had Zhong Er, and even Yao Weiguo, that deadbeat, had a wife and children. At this lively table, how come he was the only one all alone? Yao Weimin silently ate his rice. He had just run into Yu Qingqing in the yard; she had smiled at him, and the two had been talking.
Yu Qingqing failed the exam twice and has decided not to take it again.
Yu Qingqing said that her wedding date has been set for May Day this year. Yao Weimin was overjoyed that Qingqing had spoken to him, but the next second he felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.
They say that one becomes haggard for love, so why does he crave food so much, always feeling like he can't get enough to eat?
Holiday time always flies by.
On the day Yao Fanghua started work, Wu Peng and Yang Liu drove their truck back to Shenzhen.
The skills test organized by Shen Jiao was a grand affair; the whole factory knew that the quality inspectors and technicians were going to university for the exam.
On the way to get hot water, Li Lian quietly pulled Guo Xiaojuan to a secluded corner and slipped her a piece of paper.
"What's all the secrecy about?" Guo Xiaojuan opened the paper and saw that the question numbers were written in order, followed by... clearly... Guo Xiaojuan had a bad feeling. "This is... for this exam?"
Li Lian nodded. "I specially copied a copy for you. I can't even understand these answers, and I don't know where the questions came from. I heard that Deputy Factory Director Shen graduated from the same university as Director Yao. Are you trying to test us with university-level knowledge?" Are you crazy?
"Where did you come from? Are you reliable? You can leak exam questions?" Guo Xiaojuan felt like crying. This wasn't just leaking questions; this was directly obtaining the answers. Guo Xiaojuan couldn't believe it. If this was the case, how could she stand out? It was absurd. This wasn't an exam; it was a farce. Was it only Li Lian who had it, or were others like her? On the bright side, the answers might be fake.
But if it were true, judging from Li Lian's expression, it was most likely true. Given the factory's past practices, my intuition told me it was real. Guo Xiaojuan was filled with grief and indignation. She had worked so diligently and so hard; didn't she deserve a fair and just opportunity? All she wanted was a chance. She was too naive, still thinking she could finally make it.
"Don't worry about it, just keep carrying it." Luckily, her husband was smart enough to know to visit the deputy factory manager during the New Year. She hadn't held out much hope, thinking that this deputy factory manager was like Director Yao, who didn't like people visiting for New Year's greetings and wouldn't accept gifts. Who would have thought that this one wouldn't refuse anything, and that she actually accepted it, and it wasn't for nothing, it gave her an answer.
She not only copied a copy for Guo Xiaojuan, but also for Director Yao. As for the others, she didn't care.
Unbeknownst to her, Zhang Hua's team already had a copy of the answer. With Zhang Hua's hint, during the Spring Festival, everyone from the washing machine quality inspection team visited Shen Jiao's family to offer New Year's greetings. As for Yao Fanghua's team, aside from Yao Fanghua and one honest man who didn't have an answer, everyone else, including Guo Xiaojuan, now had one.
Oh, Yao Fanghua received the answer immediately too. Li Lian sneaked into her office and mysteriously, somewhat awkwardly, handed Yao Fanghua a copy of the answer. She always felt that Yao Fanghua was different; this answer was like she was dragging Director Yao into a big melting pot, like tearing open the darkness for Director Yao to see.
"Director Yao, I know you don't need it. Just pretend I wasn't here." Li Lian put down the paper with the answer written on it and ran off in a flash. She didn't mean anything by it; she just wanted to give it to him.
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