As Song Hui spoke, he put the duck on the ground.
"Hey, hey, no, your house isn't spacious either, you keep it for yourself." Chen Feng quickly shook his head, not wanting to accept something for nothing, and didn't want to be involved in this matter.
"Well, Brother Feng, I've come here today to ask you for a favor."
“I…looked for a lot of jobs in the city, but no one wanted to hire me, and there’s not much to do in the village either.”
"I want to work at your mine. Could you please be magnanimous and give me a chance?" Song Hui asked, rubbing his hands together as he lowered his head.
Chen Feng looked at Song Hui standing there, paused for a few seconds, and said, "The mine is full, so we're not hiring for now. We'll talk about it later."
Upon hearing this, Song Hui raised his head, opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he only let out a sigh. His eyes were filled with bitterness, and he didn't say anything, but just slowly nodded.
"Okay, I got it, Brother Feng. You go ahead and get busy, I won't bother you anymore. Just let me know if you need anything."
Song Hui pursed his lips, turned around, and prepared to leave.
Just as he turned around, Chen Feng called out to him.
"Wait a minute."
"Huh?" Song Hui turned his head subconsciously, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Take the duck back, we don't need it. You can keep it to lay eggs," Chen Feng said.
Song Hui looked at the big, fat duck on the ground and gave a wry smile.
"Forget it, Brother Feng. You can't take back something you gave away as a gift."
"If you still consider me one of your fellow villagers, then stay."
After Song Hui finished speaking, he took a deep breath, turned around and left. This time, Chen Feng did not stop him. Chen Feng only spoke when Song Hui was almost out of Chen Feng's courtyard.
"etc."
Chen Feng stepped forward, picked up the duck, and came to Song Hui's side.
"Brother Feng..."
"Take the duck back, I definitely don't want this." Chen Feng stuffed the duck into his hand.
"Brother Feng, you can keep it. I really don't want it. If you really don't want it, just throw it away." Song Hui hid his hands behind his back, feeling a mix of emotions.
"You hold it first, listen to me." Chen Feng forcefully shoved it into his hand before slowly speaking.
"If you really want to work properly at the mine, go and report to Zheng Ping tomorrow."
"But let me make this clear first: if you go there and don't do a good job, I'll fire you. Don't blame me for being ruthless."
Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, Song Hui looked up in disbelief, his eyes instantly turning red.
"Brother Feng, I..."
"Alright, remember what I said. Take the duck back and keep it to lay eggs for your dad. It's a waste to kill it."
Chen Feng didn't say much, patted him on the shoulder, turned around and went back into the house to play cards with them.
"Brother Feng, thank you..."
After Chen Feng entered the compound, Song Hui turned around and shouted in a tearful voice.
Chen Feng didn't turn around when he heard this; he just waved his hand to indicate that everything was alright.
When Chen Feng returned to the house and sat down to play cards, Lin Nian couldn't help but ask, "Brother, are you really letting that kid Song Hui go to the mine?"
They all heard Song Hui's "thank you".
“Yeah, go if you want to,” Chen Feng said, drawing a card.
"Well, that kid's a bit of a jerk, I really don't want to talk to him," Huang Fei said, pursing his lips.
“If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t hire him. Who told him to be so incompetent in the past?” Lin Nian echoed.
"You two, you're all grown men, don't be so narrow-minded. After all, there's no deep-seated hatred between you."
“I deliberately refused him just now to see if he would take the duck back. If he did, then I definitely wouldn’t want him.”
"But since he didn't take it, it proves that he has changed to some extent."
"Why not give him a chance?" Chen Feng said, playing a card.
Huang Fei and Lin Nian exchanged a glance, and thinking about it, it seemed to make sense, since there didn't seem to be any real conflict.
"Perspective, this is perspective," Huang Fei exclaimed.
“Indeed, I’ve always recognized Brother Feng’s vision.” Li Chunlai nodded earnestly.
What he did back then was no more outrageous than what Song Hui did.
In the end, Brother Feng disregarded past grievances and helped him up.
If this were an ordinary poor person who had suddenly become rich, let alone helping you, they would be considered magnanimous if they didn't kick you a few times.
All I can say is that Chen Feng's success today, with so many people willing to help and support him, is a testament to his personal charisma, magnanimity, and impeccable character.
"He might go to the mine tomorrow, can you make arrangements for him?" Chen Feng said to Zheng Ping.
"Okay." Zheng Ping nodded.
Song Hui quickly returned home. When his father saw that he had brought the duck back again, he slapped his thigh and said in annoyance, "Why did you bring it back again?"
"Didn't you agree on everything before you left?"
"Brother Feng said he didn't want it and told you to leave it for him to lay eggs slowly." Song Hui untied the rope and threw the duck back into the duck pen.
"You... sigh."
Song Hui's father had so much to say, but in the end, it all turned into a sigh.
"He said I need to report to the mine tomorrow," Song Hui said, sitting down and taking a deep breath.
"What? What did you say? Is this true? He really agreed to let you go to the mine?" Song Hui's father was shocked upon hearing this and looked at Song Hui in disbelief.
“Yes, Brother Feng agreed.” Song Hui nodded.
"That's great, Fengzi is such a good person. You finally don't have to go to the brick kiln anymore, which makes me worry."
Song Hui's father breathed a sigh of relief, almost bursting into tears of excitement.
"Brother Feng, you are truly a magnanimous man," Song Hui said, feeling inferior.
"When you get to the mine tomorrow, you better work hard and stop trying to slack off, understand?"
"This opportunity is too good to pass up. If you get fired again, it'll all be over." Song Hui's father kept reminding him, afraid that Song Hui might have other ideas.
“I know, I would have done my best even if you hadn’t said anything. Since Brother Feng is willing to give me this opportunity, I can’t let him down,” Song Hui nodded vigorously.
The next day, Song Hui arrived at the mine twenty minutes early to report for duty.
"Brother Ping." Song Hui stood up and said when he saw Zheng Ping arrive.
"You're here." Zheng Ping nodded with a smile.
“Brother Ping, Brother Feng asked me to find you, I…” Song Hui was about to say something when Zheng Ping interrupted him.
“I know. Come on, I’ll take you to change your clothes and get your tools,” Zheng Ping said, leading the way.
After changing his clothes and shoes, Zheng Ping handed him the tools, and by then the workers had gradually arrived.
"Is it okay if it's just regular mining, physical labor?" Zheng Ping asked.
“Sure, I’m fine with anything.” Song Hui didn’t hesitate and nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, I'll find someone to mentor you in a bit. It doesn't require much skill, but it'll be a little tiring at first." Zheng Ping assigned him to a class so they could mentor him.
Throughout the day, Zheng Ping kept a close eye on Song Hui to see if he would relapse into his old habits.
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