The high-ranking leader also became increasingly interested in the fat man and asked, "Young man, what's your name? Why do they all call you Fatty?"
The fat man scratched his head awkwardly: "Big boss, my name is Chen Kang. Because I'm fat, everyone in our factory calls me Fatty."
Upon hearing this, the senior leader said "Great!" twice, and then said to him, "From now on, I'll call you Fatty too."
After saying that, he said to his secretary, "Pour the fat man a glass of wine; I want to have a drink with him."
The fat man hesitated and asked Factory Director Yang, "Director, may I drink it?"
Director Yang gained both face and substance in one fell swoop.
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Even after returning to the courtyard house, Xu Damao was still filled with regret.
Along the way, he figured it out: it must have been because he spoke ill of Sha Zhu behind his back that the leader disliked him and fired him.
Why did you have to say so much? You could have just quietly shown your own movie. Maybe you could have even had a meal with the leaders.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and in the end he took all his anger out on Sha Zhu. If it weren't for him, things wouldn't have come to this.
But the thought that even that bastard Sha Zhu had been coaxed out because of his foul mouth made him secretly overjoyed.
Xu Damao pushed his bicycle into the courtyard, where Qin Huairu was washing clothes under the public tap. No one knew where she got so many clothes to wash in a day.
The key point is that she doesn't actually wash clothes, even though the water is just flowing freely from the tap.
Xu Damao pushed his cart over and said to her arrogantly, "Still waiting for Sha Zhu's lunchbox? Don't bother waiting, Sha Zhu can't give you anything today."
Qin Huairu rolled her eyes, not wanting to pay any attention to him at all.
Xu Damao pushed the car to the edge of the pool: "Qin Huairu, guess what I was doing just now?"
"Do whatever you want, I don't want to hear it."
Xu Damao raised his chin: "Alright, I'll tell you what you want to hear. Sha Zhu got kicked out by a senior leader because of his foul mouth."
After saying that, he looked triumphantly at Qin Huairu, who was in shock, and felt incredibly pleased with himself!
After thinking for a moment, Xu Damao said to her again, "There are still five days until payday this month. Are you back to your hunchbacked self again? We were counting on Shazhu to bring you lunch today, but now, it's all for naught!"
After saying that, he pushed the cart back to the backyard.
Xu Damao went into the house, ignoring Lou Xiao'e, and sat alone at the table, sulking.
Lou Xiao'e came over and poured him a glass of water, asking, "Where have you been? Remember to cook later, I'm starving."
Xu Damao gave her a sarcastic look and suddenly said, "Later, take those twenty catties of cornmeal that our family doesn't eat to Widow Qin."
Lou Xiao'e looked at him with surprise: "Oh, what's gotten into you?"
Xu Damao shook his head: "We don't eat that stuff anyway, and it's almost infested with worms. Giving it to her is better than throwing it away."
Lou Xiao'e teased him, saying, "Wouldn't you rather let it fall apart than give it away?"
Xu Damao sighed and didn't say anything. He finished his glass of water before saying, "I'm planning to try my luck at becoming the head of the publicity department in our factory."
Lou Xiao'e looked at him with a half-smile: "Hey, head of the publicity department? I have a question for you. Why is there less money in my cabinet?"
Xu Damao spat out his saliva onto the ground with a "pfft," and said with a fawning expression, "I forgot to tell you, I took some. My mom asked me for some during the New Year, so I gave her some."
Lou Xiao'e asked suspiciously, "Did your mother really ask you for it?"
Xu Damao forced a smile and said, "It's true, you can ask her if you don't believe me!"
Lou Xiao'e snorted coldly and said, "I'll ask." Then she went to the bottom of the cabinet, found the 20 jin of cornmeal, and delivered it to Widow Qin.
After Lou Xiao'e left, Xu Damao muttered under his breath, "You bitch, so what if I took it? I bought things for other women, so what can you do to me?"
Around 3 p.m., a black Shanghai-brand sedan roared into Nanluoguxiang and drove all the way to the entrance of a courtyard house before stopping.
The fat man got out of the taxi and politely offered the driver a pack of cigarettes, but the driver firmly refused, so the fat man had to put them back in his pocket.
This Shanghai-brand sedan is the official vehicle of a high-ranking leader. His driver was specially sent to bring the fat man back, which can be described as giving him the utmost courtesy.
This car was the first domestically manufactured sedan in our country. It was originally called "Phoenix" and was renamed "Shanghai" in 1964.
As soon as the fat man got out of the car, he attracted countless envious glances.
She almost startled him when she turned around! Qin Huairu stood on the steps, her eyes fixed on the bags and packages in his hands.
Fatty isn't as narrow-minded as Sha Zhu, who even takes food from the home of a high-ranking official.
These were the things his aunt gave him before he left. He initially refused them, but his aunt pretended to be angry, and that's how he accepted them.
Qin Huairu looked at the fat man, her eyes filled with jealousy and resentment.
Sha Zhu still hasn't returned, and Fatty came back in a car carrying so many things; considering what Xu Damao said before, how could Qin Huairu possibly sit still?
These things should have belonged to her!
But to her surprise, the fat man only glanced at her warily, then wrapped his arm around her, gathered all the things in his arms, and went into the yard without looking back.
Qin Huairu was so angry that she almost bit her teeth to pieces again.
Seeing the fat man carrying large bags and small packages into the house, Yu Li was overjoyed: "My God, so much stuff, where did it all come from?"
The fat man pinched her cheek smugly: "Given to me by the big boss!"
Hearing the commotion, Chen Yan curiously turned around and looked at him while yawning.
The fat man divided all the items into smaller piles and pointed to one of them, saying to Chen Yan, "Second sister, please take these things home with you later."
Chen Yan was completely taken aback: "You can go by yourself, why do you need me to go?"
Yu Li poked her forehead with a finger: "You! You just wanted to make a good impression on Mom!"
Chen Yan pouted, "Even if I take it back, that old lady will only praise her son."
The fat man laughed, "How can you be jealous of something like this?"
Despite her complaints, Chen Yan still carried her things home. The fat man specifically told her to take the bus and not walk back.
After closing the door, he said to Lily in a mysterious tone, "Guess who I saw at the gate when I came back?"
Yu Li was very polite and deliberately asked him, "Who is it?"
"Qin Huairu! Those two big eyes, like searchlights, were staring at what I was holding."
Yu Li also found it funny: "Now she probably won't be able to eat dinner again tonight."
The fat man gloated, "Of course! She's still waiting for Sha Zhu to bring her lunchbox. By the way, you have no idea how exciting today was!"
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