"What's wrong? Xiao Bei, what made your mother angry? Xiao Bei, tell your father, and let's apologize to our mother, okay?"
Gu Jue just kept crying and stopped talking. He was no longer the same as before.
Lin Qingyu was angry, but she couldn't bear to hear Gu Jue crying like that.
Her serious expression didn't last a minute before she gave in and reached out to hug Gu Jue.
Miraculously, Gu Jue immediately stopped crying, just like before.
Lin Qingyu was speechless and just quietly held Gu Jue in her arms.
Gu Shi felt distressed when he saw her like this.
He asked cautiously, "Qingyu, why don't you go to the restaurant every day? It must be tiring to always be with Xiaobei."
Lin Qingyu sighed heavily and said, "Sigh! I know what you mean, but I have other plans."
"Have you thought about what you want to do in the future?" Gu Shi asked, reaching out to Gu Jue and looking at Lin Qingyu.
Gu Jue sat quietly on Lin Qingyu's lap. Gu Shi wanted to carry her away so that Lin Qingyu could rest for a while, but Gu Jue refused and held tightly to Lin Qingyu's clothes.
Gu Shi had no choice but to give up and sat down next to Lin Qingyu.
"I've made up my mind. I'm going to attend night school and try to get into university!"
This idea was something Gu Shi had never considered.
"So, what do you want to learn?"
Lin Qingyu was in a much better mood now, so she turned to look at Gu Shi.
Gu Shi's cautious demeanor caught Lin Qingyu's eye, and she quickly explained.
"Oh! I just suddenly wanted to learn a trade. Don't overthink it. Even if I were to take the college entrance exam, I'd definitely aim for a university in Xinshi City!"
Lin Qingyu offered her an explanation, but Gu Shi still looked at her with some concern.
"I really just want to learn a skill, brother, don't look at me like that! It's like I abandoned you!"
Lin Qingyu said half-jokingly, and even gave Gu Shi a push.
Gu Jue sat quietly and began to play with Lin Qingyu's long hair.
Gu Shi stared at her intently, making Lin Qingyu feel uneasy, before he finally spoke.
"I'll take the exam with you!"
"ah?"
Lin Qingyu was dumbfounded; she never expected Gu Shi to make such a shocking and worldly decision.
Gu Shi then said, "I'll study with you, that way you'll have a companion and won't be lonely at school."
Lin Qingyu wanted to cry but had no tears. How could she feel lonely!
However, if no one studies with her, she might not pass the exam; that's a possibility.
After gathering her thoughts, she began to persuade Gu Shi: "Brother, you have so many factories, you can't just abandon these workers!"
"Also, the family is counting on you to earn money. If you quit, we might as well go back to Pear Blossom Village as soon as possible!"
"Look at Xiao Bei, can you bear to let her go back to your mud-walled house? Can you bear to let her go back to the countryside to play in the mud?"
Gu Shi had given those words considerable thought, which is why he immediately offered a solution.
“There’s a vast ocean here at the factory. Even if I don’t do anything, I’ll still earn at least tens of thousands of yuan every month, so we don’t need to go back to Lihua Village to live.”
Lin Qingyu was dumbfounded; she really hadn't expected this!
And judging from Gu Shi's expression, he's really made up his mind!
She said helplessly, "That's fine then. You can make your own arrangements. You can't just quit. There are so many people in the factory, and they're all counting on you to make a living!"
Gu Shi nodded, then stood up: "I'll go take care of the funeral arrangements first, we can talk about other things tonight!"
He had just reached the front yard of the brick factory and hadn't even entered the office building when he saw Zhang Deyi rushing out of it.
"What's wrong?"
When Zhang Deyi saw him, he immediately told Gu Shi what had just happened.
"Boss, someone was looking for you at the door. I went over and hey! It's the guy who used to watch the warehouse at our brick factory!"
Gu Shi interrupted him, saying, "Get to the point, stop with the nonsense!"
Zhang Deyi was taken aback for a moment, paused, and then continued.
"That's Zhang Lin from Pear Blossom Village, the one who shamelessly begged you to give him a job!"
When the name Zhang Lin was mentioned, Gu Shi couldn't remember it at all. He thought for a long time but still couldn't recall it.
Seeing that his boss was silent, Zhang Deyi knew that he must have forgotten, but it didn't matter.
He continued, "It was the time our brick factory almost went bankrupt, when a lot of people ran away, right? He was one of them!"
At this point, Zhang Deyi became quite indignant, and he said bitterly.
"That's right, that kind of opportunist. I don't know where he gets the nerve to come back!"
After hearing all that, Gu Shi had some recollection of what had happened; several people had visited Pear Blossom Village.
However, after nearly going bankrupt last time, almost all of those people ran away, leaving only Wang Wu, who had a big mouth.
Zhang Deyi continued indignantly, "He just came over and specifically asked for your name, but I stopped him."
Gu Shi asked, puzzled, "Why is he looking for me? Didn't he run away a long time ago?"
Zhang Deyi slapped his thigh: "Hey! That's shameless! He actually dared to yell at you to let him come back to work, saying that if you don't let him come back, he'll sue you!"
Gu Shi didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't have time to listen to this nonsense right now.
"Is there anything else to focus on? I'm so busy!"
Zhang Deyi quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes! I had someone beat him up and throw him out."
At this point, Zhang Deyi's voice suddenly softened, and he knew that what he had done was somewhat inhumane.
Fortunately, Gu Shi didn't care at all, and simply waved his hand and left.
"Boss, are you approving of what I did, or are you going to criticize me?"
Zhang Deyi was somewhat worried, fearing that he would be scolded by Gu Shi.
Unfortunately, Gu Shi didn't say anything, which made him feel even worse.
It's better to scold him; at least he'll know he can't do it again.
However, for that kind of person, a beating would be considered lenient, let alone the fact that he ran away without leaving a message.
Not to mention how he got his job in the first place. He looks respectable on the surface, but when he threatens people, he's like a sow wearing a bra, one trick after another!
Gu Shi treated the incident as a minor episode and didn't even inquire about Zhang Deyi afterward.
He's been busy with the funeral arrangements these past few days; he's determined to take the college entrance exam with Lin Qingyu.
Unexpectedly, early that morning, Zhang Deyi rushed in again with a newspaper in his hand.
"Boss, something terrible has happened! Our brick factory is in the newspaper!"
With a snap, Zhang Deyi placed the newspaper on Gu Shi's desk, and today's headline appeared right in front of Gu Shi.
"Breaking news! A jade brick factory looked down on its workers, fired them without cause, and when workers came to demand an explanation, they were beaten up..."
The rest was a long string of words, all of which were angry rebukes for what Gu Shi had done wrong.
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