Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo paused abruptly, slowly turned around, and calmly gazed at Zhang Jinming behind him.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Jinming quickened his pace and hurried forward, stopping once again in front of Xiao Weiguo.
"Chairman, here's what happened. A few days ago, I was playing chess with Uncle Wang from our factory. But strangely enough, he seemed absent-minded and distracted for the next few days."
I sensed something was wrong, so I asked him if he had run into some trouble. And guess what? The old man kept his mouth shut and wouldn't say a word, he just kept sighing.
I've always been a kind-hearted person, and I usually get along quite well with Uncle Wang. Seeing him like that, I really couldn't bear it, and I figured he must have encountered a difficult problem.
That's why I felt sorry for them! So I went to the cafeteria and bought some wine and a few side dishes.
When I had some free time, I pulled Grandpa Wang down to sit with me, and we drank and chatted. I wanted to get him to pour out his troubles while he was drunk, and also to comfort him.
Who knows? Maybe we both drank a bit too much that day, because in his hazy state, Grandpa Wang actually revealed something to me.
At this point, Zhang Jinming paused slightly, glancing around to observe the surroundings. He found that besides himself, Xiao Weiguo, and the short, stocky driver Jiao Bai, there was no one else around.
So, like a cautious cat, he tiptoed and quietly approached Xiao Weiguo.
When they were close enough, he leaned down slightly and brought his mouth close to Xiao Weiguo's ear.
Then, he deliberately lowered his already low voice and continued to tell the rest of the story in a soft voice.
"At that time, Grandpa Wang really drank a lot! Only after I persisted and pressed him repeatedly did he finally tell me the truth."
It turns out he'd taken a fancy to a young widow in their village, barely over forty!
...
Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo was speechless.
You know, this Mr. Wang is almost sixty years old, and he has always been a true bachelor. So how much savings could he possibly have?
It's truly laughable that they still dare to dream of having a taste of tender grass.
Needless to say, this matter is unlikely to end well.
Either you get completely fooled, or you're met with a cold rejection.
Thinking of this, Xiao Weiguo couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile and casually replied.
"Hey, this old man Wang really lives up to the saying 'old in years but young at heart'!"
"That's right! At first, I thought exactly the same thing as you! So I advised him that he was already so old and should settle down!"
Even if I were to marry that young widow, how many years of happiness could I truly enjoy?
He paused here, as if recalling some important detail, and quickly continued.
"But Grandpa Wang told me that the actual situation was not at all like what we imagined."
It wasn't that he took the initiative to fall in love with that widow!
It was because the widow had two sons who were idle and lazy all day long, so much so that the family was so poor that they could hardly afford to eat!
Later, they noticed that Grandpa Wang worked at a textile factory and had some spare cash, so they started to have designs on him. They went to his door to try and seduce him.
At this point, he suddenly seemed to remember something particularly interesting, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly, letting out two soft chuckles.
The laughter sounded somewhat mysterious, as if it concealed a secret that piqued everyone's curiosity.
"Hehe, Grandpa Wang secretly told me that that widow is really fierce!"
One day, right in his own home, that widow actually took the initiative and directly...did it on Old Wang...tsk tsk tsk!"
As he spoke, an indescribable expression appeared on his face.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo was speechless.
I thought to myself: This world is truly full of wonders!
A young widow was surprisingly proactive towards a sixty-year-old bachelor, and in such a bold way.
What exactly is going on? Is it all just about money?
As he pondered this, Xiao Weiguo could no longer contain his curiosity and pressed for an answer.
"And then? What happened between them afterwards?"
At this moment, Zhang Jinming's smiling face suddenly turned serious, and he put away his previous playful expression and slowly said.
"Then... that young widow told Grandpa Wang that she wanted to marry him, but she set a few conditions."
First, a bride price of two thousand yuan is required, and then her two sons must be given jobs in a textile factory.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo frowned slightly, pondering to himself.
So that's how it is! Now I finally understand the reason behind it.
The young widow didn't genuinely like Grandpa Wang at all; all she coveted was the money in his pocket and his seemingly respectable status.
Perhaps it was because the young widow had always lived in a relatively closed and narrow environment, had not seen much of the world, and was very short-sighted.
Just by seeing that Grandpa Wang was working in the factory, they naturally assumed that he must have a lot of power and the ability to arrange jobs for their two good-for-nothing sons in the factory as well.
So, in order to realize this unrealistic fantasy, she went to great lengths to please and seduce Grandpa Wang, and even committed such outrageous and despicable acts.
However, the poor and pitiful young widow did not know that Grandpa Wang was just an ordinary temporary worker whose daily job was simply to watch the gate at the apartment entrance. He had no power to help her fulfill her wish!
"And then what? Did they end up together?"
Xiao Weiguo's eyes widened as he pressed for more information. Zhang Jinming sighed deeply, slowly shook his head, and said helplessly.
"What happened next?! It's only been a few days since their affair, and who would have thought such a huge case would happen last night. Alas... poor old man Zhang was the first to suffer, shot and killed on the spot by those vicious thugs! It's so tragic!"
At this point, Zhang Jinming frowned, his face full of regret.
"It's just a pity about that young widow..." Zhang Jinming paused, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.
The rest is self-explanatory; Xiao Weiguo understood his meaning.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"This is truly a case of getting nothing but trouble instead of catching the fox! We were hoping that Uncle Wang could help us out and bring some future and hope to our family, but in the end, it was all for nothing!"
Thinking of this, Xiao Weiguo suddenly felt a pang of unease, as if something was amiss.
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