Half a month later, the three people in the ward were discharged one after another. Lin Lidong's minor injuries were no longer serious, but Murong Jie still had a bandage on his shoulder. It would take a hundred days for the injury to heal, so he could only return to the building materials factory to recuperate.
Although he was always thinking about revenge for An Jing, he still had to run the building materials factory business. It was the main source of income at present. After all, there were forty or fifty mouths to feed.
Ever since she saw You Tianfu risking his life to eat chili peppers with Zhurouxiong, An Jing didn't say anything, but she was moved in her heart. She knew that he always kept her grudge in his heart. From then on, she no longer complained or urged him, and completely followed You Tianfu's rhythm, playing the long game to catch the big fish. She believed that one day, Zhang with buck teeth would pay the price for An Ning's death.
For several consecutive days, You Tianfu took Hao Zhengguang out to contact the boss to do business, and also asked people to closely monitor the situation of the Chengnan Building Materials Factory.
The Chengnan Building Materials Factory has been basically repaired and gradually resumed production. Zhang Cheng is still doing the same as before, using his bucktoothed appearance to attract business. But he always adheres to two rules:
First, he would not touch the territory in the east of the city, and would try to stay away from it unless merchants came to him to do business.
Second, if You Tianfu and others had already negotiated the deal before he came, they would not force him and would stick to the principle of first come first served.
You Tianfu knew that Zhang Cheng was not such a particular person. The reason for these restrictions was probably because Xie Jiannan and Chen Dong had secretly reached some kind of agreement, and in order to allow the two building materials factories to survive together, they came up with this coexistence model.
Therefore, he also took the initiative to abide by two rules and tried not to go to the south of the city to solicit business. Once some merchants were preempted by Zhang Cheng, they would give up on their own initiative.
They ran like this for seven or eight days in a row. Although it was hard work, the machines in the factory never stopped and new suppliers kept placing orders.
Just when everyone was busy, an invitation was delivered to them. The inviter was Kong Xue. He set up a table of food and wine in his own restaurant and specially invited You Tianfu and his brothers to a banquet to thank them for saving his life.
There is no reason not to eat a free meal that is right in front of your mouth. At the agreed time that day, You Tianfu, Hao Zhengguang, Lin Lidong, Murong Jie, and An Jing, and also brought Qin Yuer along, and the six of them arrived at the banquet on time.
Following the address, I arrived at Chengnan Street and saw a two-story restaurant from afar. It had red bricks and green tiles, big red door pillars, and two stone lions squatting in front of the door. It was a very Chinese style layout.
Kong Xue had been waiting at the door for a long time. He led the group up to the second floor and sat them down in a spacious and lavish room. "This is the best VIP room in our restaurant. Brothers, please feel free to sit down. We must eat and drink to our heart's content today!"
Following a greeting, the waiter began to serve the dishes. A large table was filled with various delicious dishes, and most of them were authentic Chinese dishes. The aroma lingered in the air, making everyone salivate.
After all the dishes were served, Kong Xue poured good wine for his brothers and raised his glass with gratitude: "If it weren't for you little brothers, there would be no Kong in the world now. You are my lifesavers, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I don't have any other skills, I can only open a restaurant and cook some small dishes. From now on, if you guys want to drink, come over anytime, anywhere, I'll be waiting for you anytime, anywhere! "
After saying that, he drank the wine in one gulp and took out a bag from the side, which was full of cash. "This amount of money is not a large amount. After deducting the medical expenses, the rest is a little token of my appreciation. Don't refuse it. You have to accept it no matter what!"
The grace of saving a life is greater than heaven and earth. Kong Xue was grateful from the bottom of his heart for the help given to him. He said a lot of words of thanks and then asked everyone to pick up their chopsticks, eat and drink, just like being home.
The table was happily chatting and laughing when the waiter suddenly pushed the door open and walked over to Kong Xue to whisper something. Kong Xue nodded slightly, his smile fading a little: "Hey guys, eat first. I have something urgent to do here. I'll be back soon!"
He was the owner of the restaurant, and it was dinner time, so he was naturally busy with trivial matters. You Tianfu told him to get busy quickly. Since they were all family, there was no need to be polite to each other.
The brothers were drinking and chatting happily, one glass after another, but Murong Jie was the only one who couldn't drink because he was still taking medicine for a shoulder problem. He could only hold the drink and watch helplessly.
He picked up the cup and put it down again, and accidentally dropped it from his hand, spilling the liquid all over his hands.
He looked at the people who were drinking happily, and could only look at Qin Yu'er: "Sister Yu'er, since you don't drink anyway, come with me to wash my hands. I'm not taking advantage of you, but this is really a bit inconvenient..."
Qin Yuer rolled her eyes. "You guys are really getting cocky now. Anyone dares to order me around. If my brother finds out, I'll break your other arm too!"
Although she complained, she still helped Murong Jie out of the dining room and went to the bathroom to carefully help him wash his hands.
After clearing the drinks from their hands, the two turned around and walked back. As they passed a dining room, they heard someone shouting from inside, "I wasn't raised to be scared. Since you dare to invite me, I dare to come. Even if it's a Hongmen Banquet, what can it matter?"
This voice may not be known to others, but Murong Jie sounded very familiar and stopped immediately: "This seems to be... Lei Haozi's voice!?"
The two of them had previously chatted and drank together for half the night in the west of the city, and they could be considered friends. Now that they met again in the south of the city, Murong Jie wanted to go in and say hello. After all, relationships need to be maintained, and only by meeting each other frequently can one become familiar with each other.
So he asked Qin Yu'er to wait at the door. When he was about to go in, he happened to see the waiter serving the dishes. He made way and stood aside, taking advantage of the moment when the door was open to peek into the restaurant.
It would have been fine if I hadn't looked, but when I did, I was shocked. I saw seven or eight people sitting in the room, divided into two sides around a huge round table.
On one side was Lei Haozi leading the group, along with a few of his younger brothers. On the other side, it was actually Zhang the Bucktooth with a few of his trusted aides!
This was something Murong Jie had never expected. He was glad that he didn't rush in rashly. At the same time, he became curious. Lei Haozi was hanging out in the north of the city, and Zhang with buck teeth was hanging out in the south of the city. From the last time he drank and chatted with Lei Haozi, he could tell that the relationship between them was not friendly.
But now the two groups were actually sitting at the same dining table, and on the territory of Zhang the Bucktooth in the south of the city!
Qin Yuer frowned slightly and asked softly, "That guy in the suit, is that Zhang with buck teeth?"
Murong Jie nodded slightly, his expression gradually becoming serious. "That's right, the guy across from him is Lei Haozi from the north city. These two aren't exactly cultured people, but they're both shrewd and experienced. If they get together, something big is bound to happen!"
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