Tian Erzhuang knew that people wanted to help him. The old commander knew his situation, so he asked his son to help. He owed money to several comrades. If he relied on farming, he could pay it back, but it would be very slow. He also had three sons who were not married yet, which put pressure on him.
It is said that you will never have to worry about food after farming, but farming depends on the weather. At critical times, for example, if there are a few heavy rains during the harvest period, the yield will be reduced. If there is a drought or flood, it is possible that there will be no harvest at all.
Tian Erzhuang made up his mind that he must help him keep an eye on the goods this time and must not fail in his duty.
He may not be confident about other things, but this, his physique is not for nothing.
He cheered himself up, packed some clothes, and left the housework to Sun Guihua and his son.
The sons knew that he could earn money by working outside, so they were very active and told him not to worry, saying that they would take good care of the house.
Tian Erzhuang got in the car and left, but they had a lot more topics to talk about in Shangliu Village.
"People who have served in the military are different."
"When you are in the army, you get an allowance. When you are discharged, you get resettlement money. In addition, you have comrades."
"If my comrades were reliable, like Tian Erzhuang, I would have been able to borrow money at a critical moment, and now I can find a job and get a salary."
Sun Guihua watched the people leave and opened the things they brought.
None of them were expensive, just a box of fruit, two bags of candy, and a pound of snacks.
The snacks couldn’t be kept for too long, so she took some out and locked the rest.
No one can move.
Tian Mao held her back and said, "Mom, Dad is out now. I hope he can come back with some money."
Sun Guihua turned her head and snorted: "How should I know!"
Tian Mao squatted down and stopped talking.
Tian Erzhuang was in the car, and Lin Yihong and Lin Yining, who were usually well-behaved and silent at home, started chattering with him.
"Grandpa, you won the second place in fighting, that's amazing."
He is of the same generation as Lin Houpu, so the twins can only call him grandpa.
Tian Erzhuang smiled embarrassedly: "Nothing, there are many people above me who are more powerful than me..."
Lin Chuanbai drove directly to the special zone and came to the warehouse. After Tian Erzhuang arrived here, he found a familiar atmosphere. These people in uniforms who were escorting the goods inside also had the smell of the army.
Those people also noticed it, and someone took the initiative to step forward and pat Tian Erzhuang's arm: "Come on, let's have a fight?"
Test each other's foundation.
Looking at the people who started fighting, Lin Yihong and Lin Yining: Wow!
So awesome!
The two people watching the game clapped their hands until they turned red.
Lin Yining even began to think about whether she should learn it herself. It looked so cool, but learning martial arts was painful and would make her skin rough, so she backed out.
What Lin Chuanbai said was a little exaggerated, but it was not false. The market for beauty skin care and cosmetics in Hong Kong is good, which has squeezed the market share of the original sellers. Hong Kong gangs are active, and when they spend some money, someone will cause trouble and want to destroy their goods. In this way, they can't supply the goods, which affects their reputation and word of mouth. Slowly, the market has shrunk. It was almost the last time. If they hadn't found someone in time, their batch of goods would have been pushed into the sea.
Having learned from the previous lesson, Yu Xiangan specifically asked Lin Houpu to introduce some people to him.
This is also the reason why Lin Houpu was angry about Tian Erzhuang's concealment. They had agreed not to hide the difficulties encountered after retirement. There was no way around it because of military downsizing. Many people have lived in the army for a long time and are not used to the outside world. It is easy for them to run into problems. He would help if he could.
When he was the factory director, he recruited a lot of retired soldiers and arranged jobs for those who could find them. Later, when his second daughter-in-law started a business and needed people, he also introduced a lot of people. If none of them were suitable, he would send money and things to help them through the difficulties. In short, he would help if he could and would not shirk his responsibilities. When Tian Erzhuang's parents were seriously ill and encountered difficulties, he did not even tell his old leader. In the past, they were his soldiers and people under his wings. Now they are estranged? !
It is difficult for people in later generations to understand this kind of feeling, just like Qin Shenghua. He and Lan Wangshan’s son were comrades-in-arms. Lan Wangshan’s son died, so Qin Shenghua regarded himself as Lan Wangshan’s half son and helped his comrade-in-arms to be filial to his father and take care of the children.
From the time his comrades died until now, this has never stopped.
This was what they had agreed upon in the beginning. There is no mercy. Whoever dies first will have his parents become everyone's parents, and his children will be everyone's children.
This situation is not uncommon.
Tian Erzhuang received a resettlement allowance at the beginning, so he had no problem living a normal life, but he often couldn't make ends meet for the same reasons, such as a serious illness in his family.
He was poor because his parents were seriously ill, and then his eldest son had an accident and was left disabled, so he had to borrow money from his comrades to marry his eldest son's wife.
After Lin Chuanbai knew the whole story, he decided to help. Before leaving, he discussed it with Yu Xiangan. Yu Xiangan said, "Take the person over first and pay him normally. I have a general idea now. Let's take a look first."
Now all those people hired for escort are from the security department of Wuwei Factory. Yu Xiangan is struggling over whether to separate this department into a special security company.
It's a pity for veterans to go home and farm, especially those who are good at skills and have spent so much effort to learn things. Going home to farm is a waste of resources. Being a security guard may be dangerous, but the income is much more than farming, and there is a blank in this market now, so there is great potential for development.
Yu Xiangan was ready to make some moves.
She has money and Lin Houpu has connections.
It’s not difficult to do.
At that time it was just a simple plan and the details had not yet been determined, but something that happened suddenly accelerated her idea.
The owner of a radio factory in the Special Administrative Region had his home kidnapped. His young son was taken hostage and could not be rescued in time. Not only did he lose nearly $200,000 in cash, but he also lost a life.
This was a premeditated kidnapping.
Normally, there wouldn’t be that much cash at home, but it just so happened that just a few days after I took it home, the kidnappers came to my house.
This incident caused a sensation in the Special Administrative Region.
There are so many wealthy people coming here to invest, and some of them may not look impressive, but they make a lot of money. If this happens a few more times, what will happen?
The government will not sit idly by, as this will affect investor confidence.
But it was too late, and the life that had been lost could not be resurrected.
After Yu Xiangan knew about it, she felt a little scared. She also had a lot of money in her hands. If the kidnappers targeted her, could she escape this disaster?
After Yu Qingshan learned the news, he stayed close to Yu Xiangan and also told Lin Chuanbai to be careful with the two children.
Yu Xiangan went to inquire about the details.
There were four kidnappers this time, three of whom had criminal records and had murdered people.
Two were shot dead, one was captured, and one escaped.
Yu Xiangan: "..." She really felt that she was in danger. Would this fugitive choose to attack the people in the Special Administrative Region again?
Previous plans can be brought forward.
Lin Houpu received a call from Yu Xiangan: "Dad, do you know any veterans with good character? I want to set up a special security company. The first batch needs 30 people."
Lin Houpu was a little surprised, but he wouldn't feel any pressure even if there were three hundred people, let alone thirty.
There are too many people who return home after retiring from the army to farm.
Some troops were disbanded except for the top ones.
After listening to Yu Xiangan's idea, Lin Houpu also pointed out a man named Chen Jun.
Yu Xiangan first made arrangements for her family. She found a fixed driver, Song Dong, who was originally from the security department. She also transferred Zhao Shanhe from the security department to Lin Chuanbai and the child just in case.
When Tian Erzhuang and his colleagues were delivering goods to Hong Kong, they encountered a gang fight. While fighting, innocent passers-by were dragged into the fight. As "innocent passers-by", they knew that the other party was targeting them.
However, the opponent's fists are hard enough, and their fists will not be soft either.
On one side are well-trained veterans, and on the other side are gangsters. It goes without saying which side will win.
After Tian Erzhuang came back, he followed them to other places. He was on the road for six or seven days out of ten. The salary was settled in the middle of the second month, and he was paid 120 yuan a month.
Everyone is the same.
His colleague told him not to be surprised.
At first, Tian Erzhuang thought this was special care. One hundred and twenty yuan a month was too high. But when he knew that everyone was paid the same price and that no one was taking special care of him, he felt relieved.
He used to be able to save one or two hundred a year, but now he can get it in a month. No wonder so many people go out to find jobs.
He had been working here for about two months, and they were transferred to another place which was more spacious, with enough space for activities and training, and there were also a lot of new people.
He also saw his old friend Chen Jun here!
Chen Jun is in his thirties, not tall, with ordinary looks. When he walks on the street, you will forget his appearance after walking past him for a while.
He used to be a scout. After retiring from the army, he worked in a factory and was idle most of the time. After Lin Houpu asked for his opinion, he asked him to come here.
He doesn't want to live in stagnant water.
Yu Xiangan was not intimidated when he saw so many people. He arranged them to the dormitory and handed them over to Wang Yi, the former head of the security department.
As for Chen Jun, she is not familiar with him yet, so she will observe him first. If he is really capable, he will definitely come to the fore.
Yu Xiangan promoted it while discussing business.
With the aftermath of this kidnapping incident, business started to come to the door.
This business is quite dangerous, but for Wang Yi and his friends, it's not that bad.
Life would be peaceful if I did a normal and stable job, but could I get such a high salary?
No, now they can put what they have learned to use and it can bring them a better life, and they are all smiling.
After Tian Erzhuang settled down in the special zone, he also asked Tian Mao to come along.
Didn't he want to marry the sixth golden flower of the Li family? As a father, he couldn't afford the betrothal gift, and even if he could, he wouldn't want to take it.
Since he still refuses to change his mind, let him earn it on his own.
If she can earn that much money, he will marry her. If not, he won’t care.
After Sun Guihua learned about Tian Erzhuang's salary, she advised him: "Why not agree to Er'er's marriage with the Li family? You have such a high salary now, you can save up and get the money, and Er'er is so stubborn."
Tian Erzhuang flatly refused, "I can make money now, but I have to pay it back to my comrades first. After that, I don't have other children at home. He can get married or not according to his ability. If he can earn that much money, he will get married. If not, he will remain single!" Tian Erzhuang will not indulge him.
Tian Erzhuang said it in advance, "A loving mother often spoils her son. I found him a job. He should do it well. Don't interfere. If you help him, don't blame me for being ruthless."
There are so many places where the family needs money, such as paying off foreign debts and building a new house.
The house is too small now and can barely accommodate the whole family. When the third generation is born, the house will no longer be able to accommodate them.
Tian Mao came to the special zone, but couldn't get a job in the security company. He was just an ordinary person and found a job as a handyman nearby, earning more than 30 yuan a month. If he wanted to save 1,000 yuan, he would only need to save for two to three years.
Tian Mao: “…”
After calculating their ages, he felt that two or three years would not be too long. As both of them were still young, he wrote a letter asking Li Liujin to wait for him for two or three years, and then he worked hard.
Tian Erzhuang said nothing to his naive son.
If you don't turn back until you hit the wall, just let it hit you. When you feel the pain, you will know the limit.
Yu Qingshan has a filter for soldiers, and it is a very strong filter. He naturally has a good impression of their identity. From time to time, he would go to the security company to spend a few days and learn some fancy skills. Now he is old, and it is too late to learn this.
Lin Yining had never learned martial arts before, but now he has signed up for a Sanda class, and he did it on his own initiative.
They knew the person who was killed. He was two years younger than them and they had eaten together before. He was a very well-behaved younger brother with two dimples when he smiled.
It’s different when this happens to someone you know and when it happens to someone you don’t know. When it happens to someone you know, you can clearly feel the passing of life.
Even Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan learned some first aid measures in case of encountering bad guys.
Yu Qingshan: "If someone opens a class, business should be good."
Chen Jun happened to hear these words and was moved, but he had just come here from the north and needed to test the waters first.
After attending the funeral and returning to school, Lin Yihong and Lin Yining remained silent.
Wang Lipan and Fatty were confused and asked Lin Yining, "After you spent all your pocket money, you found an unopened red envelope and now have some money in your hand? And it's been a while, so it shouldn't be about the pocket money, right?"
Lin Yining sighed uncomfortably: "If it weren't for this incident, you didn't hear about it?"
The fat man and Wang Lipan looked at each other and said in unison, "What's the matter?"
Lin Yining lowered his voice: "I know someone, his family encountered kidnappers, and he was held hostage. The kidnappers had killed people before, and he didn't escape from the kidnappers... He is two years younger than me. We had dinner with him, and I met his father later. His father has white hair now. He used to look so energetic with his black hair." People who saw it felt their eyes sore.
Wang Lipan frowned after hearing this, "Didn't they catch anyone?"
Lin Yining smiled bitterly: "Not all of them have been caught. I heard from my mother that there is still one on the run. I don't know where he has gone. He may have gone to Hong Kong."
Wang Lipan suddenly became worried, "Should you be more careful? They are after money, and your family is quite wealthy."
Although she never said how much money her family had, one could tell from her clothes and what she talked about in daily conversations that her family was wealthy.
Lin Yining sighed, "My mother hired a bodyguard for us."
The fat man opened his mouth in surprise, "Bodyguard? The kind of bodyguards in the movies? That's amazing!"
Lin Yining frowned: "My mom is afraid that something will happen to us. It's okay if we are in school, but it will be bad if we leave school. She will come to pick us up. If she doesn't come, my parents will tell us not to go out."
"I've just signed up for a class to learn Sanda. Do you want to join me?"
The fat man pinched the fat on his arm and looked at Wang Lipan. Wang Lipan shook his head and then nodded, "I was learning it before."
The fat guy was a little worried. "If you all go, I will be the only one left behind. I have to catch up. Is it expensive to sign up for this class?"
The fat man thought about this problem. If it was expensive, he wouldn't be able to afford to go even if he wanted to.
Lin Yining: "I don't know how much it is either. I'll go back and ask my dad."
Zhuo Mingwei also asked Lin Yihong, and Lin Yihong told him about this incident. Lin Yihong's face was solemn: "I inquired about what happened in detail. If this happened in my house, I would not be sure I could escape. The four of them are martial artists. What I have learned can be used to deal with ordinary people, but not them. If I encounter such a thing, how should I save myself? I can't think of it." As for finding a way to get the money back, he never thought about it at all. Life is the most important thing. Money can be earned again, but life is gone forever.
My parents also repeatedly stressed to them that if anything happened, they must be obedient and not resist unless they were absolutely sure, because some people have no conscience.
Adults have a natural advantage over children because children are developmentally immature and too weak.
Zhuo Mingwei smiled bitterly, "So that's what happened. I know. My parents are terrified. Now that I'm at school, one of them must come to pick me up in person, or else they won't let me go back. There's not much money left at home. Most of it is in the bank. They also signed me up for three classes at once, including Taekwondo, Sanda, and Wushu. If I hadn't stopped them quickly, splitting me in half wouldn't have been enough."
He rolled up his sleeves to let Lin Yihong see the bruises on his body from the fall.
"I haven't learned this before. It hurts."
Lin Yihong had experience in this area, so he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, it's just a little bit of a slap, you'll get used to it."
Is this a comfort?
Zhuo Mingwei felt a little suffocated.
The school bell rang, Lin Yihong and Lin Yining began to pack their things and stopped at the school gate. They used to walk home by themselves after school, but after the kidnapping incident, this was no longer possible. Now, when they walked to the school gate, Uncle Zhao would pick them up and walk them back.
If they want to attend interest classes, we will send them to the class first, and then go home together after the class.
There are no interest classes today, so they can just go home.
When I got back to my home, I could smell the fragrant aroma before I even entered the door.
This taste...
The two of them quickened their pace at the same time and opened the door. Sure enough, it was the familiar smiling face of their mother, wearing an apron and holding a plate of food in her hands. She put it on the dining table and looked at them with a smile, "You're back."
Lin Yining immediately trotted over and took her arm, "Mom, why are you here? Aren't you busy with hotel matters?"
Yu Xiangan: "I'm done, let's take a break for now, I'll come and keep you company."
Lin Chuanbai said that the two children were still listless and had not yet recovered from the kidnapping case. Yu Xiangan came over after finishing his work, intending to spend some time with them.
After arriving, Yu Xiangan went to the market, bought some ingredients, and cooked a delicious meal.
Zhao Shanhe glanced at his colleague Song Dong, smiled, and greeted him, "When did you get here?"
Song Dong is Yu Xiangan's driver.
"I came at noon."
After arriving, he went to the market, and then he sat here, smelling the different aromas coming from the kitchen, which made him hungry.
Lin Yihong saw her favorite dishes, and Lin Yining also saw her favorite dishes, "Mom, this is great!"
Yu Xiangan: "You guys sit down and watch TV for a while, I still have two dishes to prepare."
Lin Yining shook his head, "I'll help my mother."
Lin Yihong: “Let’s help together.”
Now it was Yu Xiangan's turn to shake his head. "If you want to help, help me set the table. Take out the bowls and chopsticks and scald them with hot water."
When Lin Chuanbai came back, there was a table full of delicious food.
Grilled beef tendon, salt and pepper spare ribs, stir-fried beef with green peppers, sweet and sour fish, and tea tree mushroom dragon bone soup.
There are also mung bean paste, water chestnut cake, and lotus seed soup.
There are so many choices, I don’t know which one to choose.
Looking at the table full of dishes, Lin Yining's eyes seemed to be full of stars, "Mom, you made so many delicious dishes, but we can't finish them all."
There are only six people in their family including two uncles, and they can’t finish it.
Yu Xiangan: "Mung bean paste, water chestnut cake and lotus seed soup are desserts after meals. The leftovers can be put in the refrigerator."
Song Dong and Zhao Shanhe also sat down and enjoyed the meal together.
Lin Yining: "Xingfu, mom you are too busy. I haven't eaten the food you cooked for a while."
Yu Xiangan touched her hair: "Then Mommy, can you make up for it now?"
Lin Yining narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, okay, don't go and get busy again."
Yu Xiangan: "It's a deal. I've bought the ingredients. After dinner, do you want to make nougat with me?"
Nougat! The twins looked at each other and said, "Okay!" They haven't even started making it yet.
After a very satisfying meal, Lin Chuanbai sat on the sofa with a book in his hand, writing and drawing something, while Zhao Shanhe and Song Dong sat in front of the TV watching the news.
Yu Xiangan took Lin Yihong and Lin Yining to take out the materials to make nougat.
Nougat requires marshmallows, peanuts, milk powder, dried cranberries, dried almonds, and butter.
There is an oven at home, so everyone works together.
One person roasts the peanuts in an oven, the other melts the butter, then puts the marshmallows in to melt, then adds the milk powder and stirs well.
After stirring evenly, add the roasted peanut particles and stir again. Then flatten the whole mass and put it in a container. Wait for it to cool and finally cut it into pieces.
The steps are not difficult, but whether the dish tastes good in the end depends on the chef’s mastery.
Lin Yihong was given the task of cutting into pieces, while Yu Xiangan and Lin Yining started making egg tarts and toast. There was no need to worry about making too much, as they could have it for breakfast tomorrow and bring it to school to share with their classmates.
For Yu Xiangan, making delicious food is a very stress-relieving thing. It is easy to feel a sense of accomplishment when watching the ingredients being transformed into delicious food through "magic transformation".
Others can also easily get satisfaction from this process.
Yu Xiangan stayed here for a week. Every day after dinner, he would prepare delicious food for the twins, and every day was different.
The first day was nougat, egg tarts and bread.
The next day we had double skin milk, sandwiches, and fruit cheesecake.
The third day was cookies and cream biscuits.
The fourth day is thousand-layer cake and chestnut cake.
…
The twins felt that they would have a little belly if they continued to eat so much. After listening to their "complaints", the fat man pinched the flesh on his belly and chuckled.
The little fat he had just lost was gained back again.
There are delicious foods in the morning and afternoon, and he can't maintain his weight. Before eating, he thinks about not eating, but when he sees the delicious food in front of him, who can resist?
Every time I think: Forget it, I’ll lose weight tomorrow after I finish this meal.
Then reduce it again the next day and tomorrow.
If he continues like this, when will he be able to lose all this fat?
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