When Xu Zijiang saw him looking over, he got straight to the point before even getting off his bicycle, his tone half-smiling and half-smiling, which gave the Xitang team leader goosebumps. He rubbed his arms.
"You still need something from me? What is it? Tell me."
Captain Xitang pondered to himself, "Hmm, my team shouldn't have done anything to provoke their team recently, so we're safe. I haven't done anything to provoke them either, so I'm safe."
Xu Zi said that he had come to him on his own initiative and that he had something to ask of him. He was safe. If Xu Zi really had something to ask of him, then it would be his turn to act tough. He was determined to get revenge for all the grudges he had suffered over the years!
Captain Xitang cleared his throat, straightened his back, and waited for Xu Zijiang to continue, already building up his imposing presence.
"It's not a difficult matter. Let me introduce you to Yu Jiu, the educated youth from our team. She's not only an educated youth in our team, but also my future wife. We're planning to get married, you know? Look at her, such a beautiful wife, she's mine."
Xu Zi first boasted about his beautiful wife, Captain Sugar from Brazil. He even rolled his eyes at the end, before he toned it down slightly.
"I'm a man who dotes on his wife. I'm not like you roughnecks who don't care about your wives. There's a female educated youth in your team named Zhang Yan who is good friends with my little educated youth."
She hasn't been in our team for very long, and she's not that familiar with the others. I was thinking that since she and Zhang Yan are good friends, why don't we swap teams and let her and Zhang Yan be in the same team? That way, if she gets bored, she'll have someone to talk to, saving your team's Zhang Yan the trouble of running around all the time.
"If we swap female educated youth for female educated youth, it's a win-win situation. I'll exchange Li Nannan from our team with Zhang Yan from your team. What do you think? Do you agree?"
Xu Zi rambled on and on, the main point of which was all for his wife's benefit. Captain Xitang rolled his eyes again.
"Do you think I'm stupid? You can exchange other people for the educated youth in my team, but you're going to exchange Li Nannan for me? Do you think I haven't heard of her? Last time she even instigated Chen Yuan from our team to fight for her. She made our team pay you so much money. Do you think I've forgotten?"
Besides, you've been away from the team these past few days, and that Li Nannan has been running around and escaping countless times, even ending up in our team's territory. I wouldn't want someone like her. You keep her; I won't trade her, not even if you kill me.
The Xitang team leader flatly refused. Not only him, but all the team leaders in the nearby production teams had heard of Li Nannan's name, and no one would accept her, not even if they switched places.
Xu Zijiang knew that if he directly asked for an exchange, the captain would definitely not accept it. However, Xu Zijiang was not someone who gave up easily, so he tried his best to persuade Captain Xitang.
"Anyway, Chen Yuan is a handful. Whether you manage one or two, it's the same. Why not just give them both to you? You can manage them slowly, and if you're unhappy, just take it out on them. Isn't that a good thing?"
Besides, one is hard to manage, but two are much easier to manage in pairs. Beating one can also deter the other, so there's no need to beat them a second time, right? I think it's settled then, let's switch. I'll send Li Nannan to your team, and then I'll pick up Zhang Yan.
She's familiar with Yu Jiu from our family, so she'll definitely want to join our team.
"No, I disagree! You're dreaming! If another one comes, I'll shorten my lifespan. Do you see how many gray hairs I've gotten lately just from managing this Chen Yuan? You're still young and strong."
"If it's really as good as you say, then take Chen Yuan away too, and replace him with anyone else, except Li Nannan. You can manage both of them, how about that?"
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Not so good. I didn't expect that the simple-minded Captain Xitang would become so clever today. Xu Zijiang missed his first attack, so he had to try another tactic and started bribing him.
"Well then, how about this, just consider it a favor to me, okay? I'm busy getting married lately, I don't have time for her. When I get married, I'll invite you to the wedding banquet, okay? This is a small gift we bought for you, please understand."
"We know you enjoy drinking, Captain, so we've prepared a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), a packet of brown sugar, and a pack of cigarettes for you. You've really worked hard. We'll bring you more gifts next time, how about that?"
Yu Jiu handed him the things she was carrying, which she and Xu Zi had brought specially.
The two of them had agreed on a plan. Captain Xitang loved to drink, so giving him alcohol would definitely be a good idea. Cigarettes were also rare, so they could be given to him as well. And then there was brown sugar; every household needed brown sugar, and white sugar was no exception for Captain Xitang's family. Any one of these three items was a valuable commodity, more than enough to bribe someone.
Moreover, Xu Zijiang promised that there would be another opportunity to give him something next time.
Captain Xitang was surprised that the two were so willing to part with their money. However, Li Nannan was indeed a big problem. Although Captain Xitang was a little tempted, he still managed to restrain himself.
"No, take the things back. I can't accept them. I'm too old to control her. You'll have to manage her yourself."
"Really? Are you sure? Do you want me to open it and let you smell this bottle of Erguotou? It's really strong, and it tastes really good!"
Xu Zijiang gave a half-smile and was about to open the bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor).
Captain Xitang quickly stopped him.
"No way, we're not drinking now, why open it? It's a waste of wine."
"Let me think about it. You take your things back first."
Everything else was fine, but the captain of Xitang was incredibly tempted by this bottle of wine. After thinking about it, he decided to consider it and let the two of them go back first, otherwise he might have agreed immediately.
"No need, here you go first, Li Nannan. I've made up my mind to deliver it to your team, and I'm sure you'll agree."
Xu Zi patted the Xitang captain on the shoulder and said in a friendly manner.
Xitang Captain: ???
Was it a threat? It must be a threat, how did he get the threat implication? Xu Zi taught this brat a lesson; he knew he wouldn't hold back any good! His civility lasted less than a minute!
"Think it over carefully and try to agree as soon as possible. I'm busy right now."
Xu Zi put the things on the ground, grabbed Yu Jiu, and left.
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So he thinks he's easy to bully? Are all those production teams going to cling to him? No way! Even if he really has to keep Li Nannan, he'll make a few more demands and really screw over Xu Zijiang!
Captain Xitang tried to turn the tables and also tricked Xu Zijiang.
If Xu Zijiang knew what he was thinking, he would definitely tell him to bring it on, who's afraid of who? Besides, with Captain Xitang's limited intelligence, even if he wanted to rip someone off, he couldn't do anything truly serious. Xu Zijiang wouldn't even bother haggling; he'd probably just agree on the spot.
Xu Zi was leaving the Xitang team leader's house when he took Yu Jiu to the educated youth settlement there to find Zhang Yan.
When the two arrived, Zhang Yan was standing with her hands on her hips, arguing fiercely with someone.
"You still say you weren't being sarcastic or mocking me? What, do you think I'm deaf and can't hear you?"
It's clearly your fault for not wringing the clothes out properly when you hung them out to dry, and you splashed water all over my dry clothes, leaving me with nothing dry to wear later. Not only did you not apologize, but you also made sarcastic remarks to me!
What's the point of having a mouth? Can't you even apologize? You eat food and spew out shit, you're such a waste of resources! You might as well just eat shit from now on!
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