Upon hearing this, Chen Dazhu was quite surprised that Li Junsheng had actually opened a restaurant.
He didn't question where Li Junsheng got the money, after all, he had just been swindled out of more than a thousand yuan by him!
Chen Dazhu questioned Li Junsheng's skills, and secondly, he was jealous. He felt that Li Junsheng was living a prosperous life despite his own circumstances.
Chen Dazhu sat on the hospital bed, gritting his teeth and saying envious words!
“Li Junsheng, a worker in a machinery factory, switched to opening a restaurant. Can the food he makes be eaten? In my opinion, his restaurant won’t last long.”
"The current policies are not good for self-employed individuals like him. Unlike state-owned enterprises, which receive subsidies even if they lose money, he has to lose everything if he loses money!"
“Now people look down on self-employed individuals like him. In previous years, he would have been considered capitalist and would have been paraded through the streets and criticized. What’s so great about him?”
As Ma Yulian listened to Chen Dazhu's pessimistic remarks, she was at a loss for words!
She felt that Chen Dazhu was a bit wrong. Who cares whether others look down on you or not? As long as you have money and live a good life, that's enough.
If it were her, she wouldn't mind being self-employed, as long as she has money!
Chen Dazhu paused for a moment, then continued, as if to comfort himself or to reassure Ma Yulian, "Never mind him. My son is now an employee of a state-owned enterprise, much better off than him!"
"I reckon he won't be able to keep this up for long. Maybe in a few days, this restaurant will go out of business and close down."
Ma Yulian absentmindedly echoed, "I think so too. Li Junsheng is definitely not cut out to be a boss."
Despite saying this, Ma Yulian was wavering between Chen Dazhu and Li Junsheng.
It's not that Li Junsheng is so great, it's just that Ma Yulian wants to be the boss's wife!
No matter how much Chen Zhiyuan works for a state-owned enterprise, it doesn't really concern me. If I were the boss's wife, I would be the one making all the decisions in the restaurant.
If I hire more waiters, I'll be considered a leader, far superior to Chen Zhiyuan, who's just a worker.
Ma Yulian was so engrossed in her fantasy about being the landlady that she neglected Chen Dazhu and had no intention of taking care of him.
Seeing that she was distracted, Chen Dazhu immediately realized that something was wrong!
Could it be that Ma Yulian regrets divorcing Li Junsheng and wants to abandon him?
Thinking of this, Chen Dazhu's face darkened.
He didn't bother arguing with Ma Yulian, and simply said bluntly with a stern face, "What? You regret divorcing Li Junsheng and want to go back, is that it?"
Ma Yulian's heart skipped a beat; she hadn't expected Chen Dazhu to see through her thoughts!
Meeting Chen Dazhu's sinister gaze, Ma Yulian quickly waved her hand in denial, "Old Chen, what are you saying? How could I possibly regret divorcing him!"
"What were you thinking about just now? Ever since we came back from Li Junsheng's restaurant, you've been absent-minded. Are you disgusted with me?"
Seeing Chen Dazhu's agitation, Ma Yulian gently comforted him, "I was just thinking about whether there was a way to get Li Junsheng's restaurant into our hands. How could we possibly let him live a good life?"
"But thinking about it carefully, Li Junsheng's self-employed restaurant is unstable. We don't need to manage it; it might close down any day!"
Chen Dazhu stared intently at Ma Yulian's face, as if trying to discern whether what she said was true or false.
Chen Dazhu's suspicious demeanor made Ma Yulian feel quite distressed!
She could only continue to comfort Chen Dazhu, forcing a smile as she said, "No matter how much Li Junsheng stirs things up, he's not better off than us. Running a restaurant isn't as stable as Zhiyuan working in a state-owned enterprise."
"You don't need to worry about anything else. Now that our eldest son, Guo Jun'er, is with me, we have a few more people to help out in the family. Life will definitely be better than before!"
"If you ask me, we can retire now. The Kuomintang soldier's job is not bad, it's easy and the salary isn't particularly low."
Chen Dazhu nodded, and he felt a little better after hearing Ma Yulian say that.
Right now, Chen Dazhu can endure the physical pain, but he can't bear to see Li Junsheng living a better life than him!
After thinking about it, Chen Dazhu decided to coax Ma Yulian to avoid upsetting her.
"I didn't mean anything by it. I was just afraid you would dislike me. I didn't mean to get angry with you."
Chen Dazhu's overtures pleased Ma Yulian, who immediately retorted arrogantly, "How could I possibly look down on you? My interest in Li Junsheng's restaurant is also for your sake."
Chen Dazhu nodded, glanced at the food Ma Yulian had packed back, and was absolutely certain that Li Junsheng's restaurant would not survive!
He was just waiting to see Li Junsheng make a fool of himself. He wanted to see with his own eyes how Li Junsheng would lose everything, down to his underwear.
"You're not starving. Let me feed you first. The doctor said you need to eat something nutritious so you can recover faster and we can go home as soon as possible!"
Ma Yulian thought to herself, "It costs a lot of money to stay here every day. I can't afford to stay here all the time."
Served by Ma Yulian, Chen Dazhu tasted the food at Li Junsheng's restaurant. After taking one bite, Chen Dazhu's face turned pale!
Because it tastes delicious.
Chen Dazhu felt a tightness in his chest and immediately lost his appetite!
Just then, Chen Zhiyuan walked into the ward dejectedly.
"Zhiyuan's here. Have you eaten yet?"
Ma Yulian tried to talk to Chen Zhiyuan, but he ignored her.
Seeing that he seemed a bit off, Ma Yulian asked again, "What's wrong with Zhiyuan today? Did something happen to your brother Guojun at home? Or did you two have a fight?"
Chen Zhiyuan shook his head; what happened today was even worse than that.
Although he also disliked Li Guojun moving into his house!
If it weren't for his father saying he could persuade Li Guojun to work hard for them, and that his own father needed Ma Yulian's help and had to give her face, Chen Zhiyuan would have kicked Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua out.
Chen Zhiyuan looked at Chen Dazhu, his expression hesitant, unsure how to tell him what had happened that day.
Chen Zhiyuan was afraid of upsetting his father.
"What exactly happened? Just tell me."
Chen Dazhu asked Chen Zhiyuan with a sullen face. Chen Zhiyuan sighed heavily and said in a heavy tone, "Dad, I was laid off from the machine factory. Starting this afternoon, I don't need to go to work at the machine factory anymore!"
Chen Zhiyuan had no idea what would happen next; his father was lying in a hospital bed and couldn't help him anymore.
Upon learning that Chen Zhiyuan had been laid off from the machinery factory, Ma Yulian exclaimed, "What?!"
"how so?"
Oh my god, this, this!
This is absolutely devastating!!
Chen Zhiyuan ignored her and just quietly watched his father. If he couldn't handle the stimulation, Chen Zhiyuan would have to control him immediately.
When Chen Dazhu learned that his son had been laid off from the machinery factory, he was unable to accept it and remained stunned on his hospital bed.
A moment later, Chen Dazhu came to his senses, grabbed the ceramic cup from the bedside table, and smashed it on the ground with a furious expression.
In an instant, the ceramic cup shattered into pieces, and Ma Yulian was afraid that the shards would injure her.
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