And so, He Daqing and Widow Bai went through the divorce proceedings during the day, went back to the restaurant to say goodbye to the owner in the afternoon, and boarded the train back to Beijing that evening.
As he was leaving, the widow's son stared at He Daqing like a thief, afraid that he would take away the family's belongings.
So the clothes he was wearing and the dozen or so yuan in his pocket were all of He Daqing's possessions.
Everything else was left at the White Widow's house.
The next day, early in the morning.
When Yan Bugui opened the door, he saw a familiar figure standing in front of the courtyard gate.
"He Daqing, why are you back again?"
When Sha Zhu became a father, He Daqing came back once, but he only stayed for a few days before returning home. Then news spread that He Daqing had been hit by a car.
"This courtyard house is my home, I can go back whenever I want!"
Now divorced and carefree, He Daqing grinned as he stepped into the courtyard: "Baozhou still can't compare to our old Beijing. I've made up my mind, I'm not leaving this time."
"By the way, Lao Yan, if I remember correctly, do you have two empty houses? Can you clean one up and rent it to me? I'll pay you rent every month."
Before they ran away, He Daqing lived with Sha Zhu, while He Yushui lived in a small house next door.
But now that Sha Zhu is married and has a child, He Daqing has nowhere to stay and has to find a new place to live.
Rent my house?
Yan Bugui scratched his chin with a strange expression.
How come my own little side room, which I used as a warehouse, has become such a coveted spot?
The Jia family had wanted to rent the place before, but Yan Bugui was worried that it was easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away, so he lied and said that Yan Jiefang wanted to stay there, and they refused.
He Daqing also wants to rent it now.
Tsk tsk, that's a good idea. Although He Daqing was tricked into going to Baozhou by the widow, he still keeps his word. He definitely won't renege on his rent, and he certainly won't stay here.
“Okay, but what about your lover in Baozhou?” Yan Bugui seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, “That house is very small. It’s fine for you to live in by yourself, but it won’t work if you bring that widow here as well.”
"What lover? Don't mention that heartless woman to me again. I was recuperating at her place, and she only let me eat one meal a day!" He Daqing waved his hand irritably.
Seeing this, Yan Bugui stopped asking questions. He knew that He Daqing had a terrible temper, and Shazhu had learned his bad temper from He Daqing.
Soon, news of He Daqing's return spread throughout the courtyard.
Chen Jun was quite surprised when he heard that He Daqing wanted to return to living in the courtyard house.
Is the original plot going to be changed again?
Moreover, it seems that the change was due to myself.
If we hadn't given Sha Zhu He Daqing's address back then, Sha Zhu wouldn't have gone to Baozhou to look for his father.
If He Daqing hadn't brought Sha Zhu and Liu Lan together, he wouldn't have returned to Beijing to see his grandson.
Thinking about it this way, a butterfly flapping its wings slightly is quite powerful.
However, it's not a big problem; whether He Daqing returns to the courtyard house or not is not of much concern to him.
So after breakfast, Chen Jun prepared to go to work as usual.
I just ran into He Daqing when I was passing by the Intermediate People's Court.
"Director Chen... Director Chen."
He Daqing originally wanted to call Chen Jun by his name, but thinking about what he was about to say, he changed his address to Director Chen.
Um?
Upon hearing this, Chen Jun waved his hand and said, "Uncle He, just call me Chen Jun."
“Let’s still call him Director Chen.” He Daqing scratched his head before continuing, “Thank you for taking care of Sha Zhu and Liu Lan. If it weren’t for you, that brat would still be at Qiedun.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, He Daqing got straight to the point and asked, "I'm not going back to Baozhou anymore, so I wanted to ask if your canteen is still short-staffed."
Just as I expected.
Chen Jun shook his head: "The cafeteria is already full. If you want to go back to the cafeteria, Uncle He, you'll have to ask Sha Zhu to give up his seat."
"No way, no way! How can I take my son's job?"
“I heard the factory director mention before that there are plans to expand the factory area and canteen in the future, but it hasn’t been implemented yet.” Chen Jun thought for a moment and then continued, “When the steel rolling mill really expands to a fourth canteen, I will go to the leaders to apply to have you, Uncle He, become the canteen supervisor.”
What Chen Jun said was no mere formality; the steel rolling mill did indeed have expansion plans, but these things required going through procedures and approvals, and couldn't be finalized in a short time.
Unless the steel rolling mill makes a new breakthrough and the construction of the new plant becomes urgent, everything must proceed according to procedure.
If a fourth canteen is ever built someday, it would be great to recruit He Daqing back as the class monitor.
Firstly, He Daqing had previously worked as a foreman in the factory and was very familiar with everything in the canteen. Once he took up his post, he could directly lead the team, which would save Chen Jun a lot of trouble.
Furthermore, He Daqing's cooking skills are passable; at least his large-pot dishes won't turn out badly.
"Well, then I'll trouble Director Chen to take care of it."
In terms of interpersonal skills, He Daqing was much more tactful than Sha Zhu.
"Chen Jun, why don't you arrange for Qin Huairu and me to be included in the program?"
Suddenly, Jia Zhangshi's voice came from behind.
Chen Jun glanced back at her: "Arrange what? You're on the steel mill's blacklist, who would dare hire you?"
When Jia Zhangshi went to the factory to fill in for someone, she ended up getting into a fight with Guo Da Piezi on the very first day.
From that time on, Jia Zhangshi was blacklisted by the steel rolling mill, and even if she paid for a work station, she could not get a job in the factory.
blacklist?
Jia Zhangshi didn't understand what the blacklist meant, but she understood the meaning behind Chen Jun's words.
"You heartless bastard, you just don't want to help, why make up so many excuses!" Jia Zhangshi said irritably.
Chen Jun snorted coldly, too lazy to say anything more to Jia Zhangshi, waved to He Daqing, and went to work.
Seeing this, He Daqing didn't want to linger any longer and turned to go to the front yard to find Yan Bugui.
But she had only taken two steps when she was stopped by Jia Zhangshi.
"He Daqing, I heard you're not leaving this time. What happened? Did you break up with that widow?"
"What's it to you?"
He Daqing glanced at Jia Zhangshi with annoyance. He had disliked Jia Zhangshi before, and after Shazhu was tricked by the Jia family for so long, He Daqing disliked the Jia family even more.
"You ungrateful wretch! What I mean is, if you break up with that widow Bai, I can help you find a match!" Madam Jia said tentatively.
Upon hearing this, He Daqing carefully examined Jia Zhangshi, then sneered, "Jia Zhangshi, why are you trying to introduce me to a wife all of a sudden? When did you become so enthusiastic?"
Jia Zhangshi is the kind of person who won't do anything without a reason. Why would she introduce a wife to him for no reason?
Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious and likely involves ulterior motives!
He Daqing had lived for decades, so he understood this principle.
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