The group of five stayed in the small hotel for two or three days, but still couldn't get any news from Gu Shi.
On the contrary, Lin Qingyu's small restaurant delivered meals to them every day, so they felt a little embarrassed and didn't go looking for her.
However, Zhang Lin didn't care about all that; he just wanted to get on the job as soon as possible and, ideally, start earning money quickly.
So that evening, he went out alone, while the other villagers were playing cards in their rooms.
After leaving the small hotel, Zhang Lin walked straight towards Lin Qingyu's house, until he reached the entrance of the residential area, where there was a security guard.
It wasn't yet closing time, and hardly anyone was coming or going. The old man closed the iron gate shortly afterward, probably to go to the toilet.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Lin swaggered in.
As I walked along, my eyes looked around. This was where city people lived; it was indeed quite nice.
It was so much better than the mud-brick houses in Lihua Village that Zhang Lin couldn't help but smile.
He probably thought that he would soon be able to live in such a nice house.
He walked all the way to the bottom of Lin Qingyu's building and then stopped.
Zhang Lin truly knew the location of Lin Qingyu's house; there was no exaggeration in his statement.
It was now winter, and everyone on the street was wearing military overcoats, which were very warm.
Zhang Lin was the only one there, wearing only a thin coat, his breath creating white mist.
His ears were red from the cold, but he seemed oblivious to the chill. Zhang Lin had been waiting downstairs the whole time.
Not long after, Lin Qingyu and Zhao Xiaobao returned, and Gu Shi went back to the factory, often unable to leave work on time.
As soon as the two of them got downstairs, Zhao Xiaobao noticed Zhang Lin around the corner.
He pulled Lin Qingyu, who was walking ahead, and stopped going forward.
Lin Qingyu turned around and looked at Zhao Xiaobao with some confusion, then followed his gaze and saw Zhang Lin.
Alarm bells rang in her mind; she had no idea what was going on with this Zhang Lin.
Lin Qingyu vaguely remembered that Zhang Lin was replaced because of embezzlement. Who knows what kind of thoughts such a person might have?
At this moment, people were coming and going downstairs. Lin Qingyu didn't want to make a big fuss, so she took the initiative to greet them.
"Brother Zhang, what brings you here? Come upstairs and have a seat, have a cup of hot tea!"
Zhang Lin didn't say anything, but followed the two of them up.
Just as she reached the door, the door across the street opened, and Wu Lili was about to leave for her night shift.
When Wu Lili opened the door and saw the man across the street returning, she was initially happy, but then she realized that the man was not Gu Shi.
She thought she was about to learn some inside information, but when she saw that the person who came was Zhang Lin, her heart skipped a beat.
Zhang Lin also saw Wu Lili, and his smile grew wider and wider.
Lin Qingyu, knowing that everyone had lived in Pear Blossom Village, casually made a remark to ease the awkwardness.
"This is Wu, a former educated youth from our village. Brother Zhang Lin is here in the city looking for work."
The two simple sentences slightly broke the atmosphere of the scene.
After greeting everyone, Wu Lili clenched her cloth bag tightly, which contained her dinner.
"I have to go to the night shift, so I'll be leaving now!"
Lin Qingyu didn't mind, and after opening the door, the group went inside.
The room was still cold, so Lin Qingyu quickly lit the stove. Since it wouldn't warm up quickly, she started boiling water first.
"Have a seat. Gu Shi will be back soon. The factory is quite far away."
Lin Qingyu found some tea leaves, washed a glass, and placed it next to the stove, waiting for the water to boil.
After sitting down by the stove, Zhang Lin realized how cold it was; his hands were frozen stiff.
However, he wasn't upset; he just thought the house was very nice.
After looking around, Zhang Lin's gaze fell on Lin Qingyu.
"Hey girl, your house is pretty nice! It's so big, it must be a bit too spacious for three people!"
Before Lin Qingyu could reply, Zhao Xiaobao spoke up.
"Uncle Zhang, would you like to rent one too?"
Zhang Lin looked at Zhao Xiaobao with some displeasure and said with a sneer, "What, is your house rented?"
"Yes! Uncle Zhang, would you like to rent one?"
Seeing Zhao Xiaobao's ignorant look, Zhang Lin sneered, "I won't rent it!"
During this interruption, the water boiled and the room warmed up.
After pouring hot water into a cup, Lin Qingyu went to the kitchen.
There's no way to contact Gu Shi right now; I just hope he doesn't have too many things holding him back.
Zhang Lin tried to go to the kitchen several times, but Zhao Xiaobao kept interrupting him by saying something or taking out some peanuts and melon seeds.
Fortunately, Gu Shi arrived home soon after.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhang Lin sitting on the sofa, looking rather unwell.
Zhao Xiaobao was the first to call out to him, "Uncle!"
Zhang Lin then saw that Gu Shi had returned home, and his expression instantly worsened.
"Mr. Gu is such a busy man, making us wait so long!"
Looking at Gu Shi with a mocking expression, Zhang Lin leaned back on the sofa, crossed his arms, and adopted a very contemptuous posture.
Gu Shi heard a noise coming from the kitchen, so he sent Zhao Xiaobao over there as well.
Then he walked over and sat down next to Zhang Lin.
“I know what you’re trying to do. The factory isn’t something I can control all by myself.”
Zhang Lin didn't care about any of that. He snorted coldly, "Tch, what does that have to do with me? Just look at your current wealth."
He looked Gu Shi up and down, then said, "If the people of Pear Blossom Village knew about that Lonely Demon that everyone used to avoid like the plague..."
"Now that you've become such a big boss, do you think everyone will come to you and offer jobs to the entire village?"
Gu Shi showed no change in expression, as if what Zhang Lin said posed no threat to him whatsoever.
"The factory just agreed to these three positions today: one for warehouse management, one for security guard, and one for unloading. We don't need any other staff. You can discuss it yourselves!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lin was naturally out of the mood to agree.
“You tell them that yourself. I’m in charge of managing the warehouse; I can’t manage anything else.”
After saying that, Zhang Lin got up to leave.
Gu Shi reached out to stop him.
"I'll talk to them myself. Just tell me how you found this place."
Gu Shi stood up, towering over Zhang Lin by more than half a head, instantly creating a sense of oppression.
Zhang Lin was also a little apprehensive, because he knew about Gu Shi's brother-in-law.
Such a grown man, gone just like that, and this had nothing to do with Gu Shi at all.
Therefore, he also knows when to back down.
“I heard it from the villagers. Now everyone in the village knows that you’ve made a fortune in the provincial capital. I guess people will come looking for you in the future.”
After saying this, he seized the opportunity, opened the door, and ran away.
Gu Shi ignored him and sat down again.
He was just wondering who had spread the rumors.
Moreover, most of what he said was quite accurate, and he had a very good understanding of their family's life.
Who exactly is it?
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