"Dad, I didn't hide this steel pipe for any reason. I just wanted to be on the safe side."
"On Sundays, if it's just me and my brother looking after the store, what if a bad guy comes and wants to rob us because we're young? Hiding a steel pipe would be a deterrent."
Du Chen's words were not alarmist. In the 1990s, the people of Yuncheng were tough and there were many people fighting and stabbing each other. Du Chen was also doing it to protect himself.
"If someone robs you, just give it to him! How much is it worth? And then call the police, right? You're more interested in money than your life!"
Old Ding, who was standing next to him, almost fell over when he heard this. With Du Chen's small body, it would be okay if he met a child, but if he really met an adult male, he would be in big trouble.
"Uncle, I'm that kind of person! I mean, I'm not afraid of being robbed. I'll give you whatever you want. But what if someone wants you to not only take your money but also your life? I have to have something to protect myself."
Du Chen explained to Lao Ding with a helpless smile. He was wondering what kind of person he was in Lao Ding's eyes.
"You're right. If he turns out to be a desperado, we really need to be on guard!"
Old Ding touched his chin and agreed with Du Chen's reason.
Comrade Lao Du rolled his eyes. Lao Ding is so spineless!
"Okay, stop chatting, wash your hands and eat!"
At this time, Jia Xiaomin came out and called a few people to eat. When Du Chen heard about eating, he immediately ran into the inner room and avoided the subsequent lecture. He felt that he had escaped a disaster.
…
"Lao Du, sorry to bother you again. We finished yesterday's meal and are eating today. Come, let me drink first as a token of my respect!"
Lao Ding said thank you insincerely, then raised his glass to drink.
"Come on, Xiao Li, let's do one together!"
Comrade Lao Du also obediently raised his glass and invited his brother-in-law to toast with him.
"Dry!"
"By the way, Chenchen, you and your brother each write a 1,000-word self-examination. I'll review it the day after tomorrow night!"
After he had taken a sip of the wine, Comrade Lao Du suddenly remembered something and spoke directly to Du Chen who was eating heartily.
Du Chen had just picked up a piece of chicken that his fourth aunt had brought over and was about to savor the delicious meal at noon, but unexpectedly, a word from Comrade Lao Du made him lose the mood to eat.
"Ding Miaomiao, stop laughing! You should also write me a thousand-word self-criticism!"
Ding Miaomiao was discovered by Jia Xiaoming while she was laughing secretly, and as a result, she was also asked to write a thousand-word self-criticism.
"Hey, Lao Du, your second son is helping you recruit workers today!"
"What kind of workers are he looking for? Where can he find them?"
Xiao Li also looked at Lao Ding curiously.
"Hey, you know what? Du Chen was chatting with Liu Rifei's father, and he found out that he was from the transport team and also a mechanic. Isn't that a coincidence?"
When Comrade Lao Du heard the repairman's words, his eyes lit up and he asked quickly.
"Then what?"
"Let me explain briefly. Liu Rifei's father was ostracized at his workplace and is now working outside, earning around 300 yuan a month. Du Chen asked him if he wanted to come over and try it out. His salary will be determined based on his ability and performance in the future."
"You know what, I'm really short of people right now. Right now, there are only Xiao Li and I, so we definitely don't have enough people. I just don't know if anyone can come over."
"Just recruit slowly, there's nothing else you can do."
Old Ding took another sip of wine. He had been drinking a lot these past two days.
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"Sister Miaomiao, I'll give you the radio after dinner."
"Did you buy it?"
"Well, on my way back this afternoon, I stopped by to buy some small goods. The store also needed to restock, so I bought the radio."
Du Chen gnawed on a chicken leg and spoke vaguely to Ding Miaomiao.
"You've been really busy today! First you went to your fourth aunt's, then you went to buy some supplies, and on your way back you got into a fight and went to the police station."
Ding Miaomiao sighed. Du Bin was busy eating his meal and didn't join in their conversation.
…
During the break on Monday morning, Du Chen took out the articles he had written during this period from his schoolbag and sorted out the illustrations drawn by Du Bin.
Du Chen planned to go to the post office after school at noon to send the manuscript and illustrations to the magazine, and by the way, explain that he was planning to go to Longcheng during the summer vacation to discuss book publishing matters.
"Du Chen, you went to the city on Saturday without asking me!"
Suddenly, Liu Yi leaned over and showed his fat face.
"I'm going to my fourth aunt's house on Saturday, so I really don't have time to take you with me!"
Du Chen briefly explained the reason to Liu Yi.
"So what about your fight on Saturday? I heard you were holding a steel pipe, so impressive!"
"Who told you that?"
Du Chen was a little puzzled as to how Liu Yi knew about what happened the day before yesterday.
"Don't you know? Almost everyone knows! I even heard people talking about you on the way to school this morning."
"Talking about me? What did you talk about?"
Du Chen was a little curious.
"They say you're the boss of our school, and you're not even afraid of the middle school students. Some people are looking forward to a fight between you and the middle school boss, Chen Xingang, to see who's more powerful!"
When Du Chen heard this, he was very upset and asked this question without any further explanation.
"You're crazy! I'm picking a fight with someone for no reason? That's crazy."
As they were talking, someone suddenly stood at the door of the classroom and looked inside. One of them pointed at Du Chen and whispered something to the person next to him.
Du Chen looked outside the classroom and suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Hey, who's Du Chen in your class? Call him out, we need him for something!"
One of them asked the students sitting at the door, but his eyes were fixed on Du Chen. Obviously, he had recognized Du Chen.
Hearing the people outside looking for him, Du Chen became even more certain of the ominous premonition in his head, and he had the absurd thought that these people might be looking for him to challenge him?
Du Chen walked to the classroom door helplessly. He had to go because the classroom door was blocked by several people and many classmates did not dare to go to the toilet.
"I'm Du Chen. What do you want from me? Besides, I don't even know you guys!"
"I heard you want to be the school boss? Have you asked me, Liu Hongjiang?"
Looking at the students who were talking, Du Chen remembered that the person in front of him was the "boss" of their elementary school, Liu Hongjiang, a sixth-grade student.
In his previous life, Liu Hongjiang had snatched his Water Margin cards. Later, he cried and went to Du Bin. Du Bin helped him beat Liu Hongjiang up, and then snatched all of Liu Hongjiang's Water Margin cards. As a result, Du Chen collected all the Water Margin cards.
Thinking of this, Du Chen couldn't help laughing. However, Liu Hongjiang thought Du Chen was laughing at him again and slapped him.
Perhaps because he had just fought yesterday, Du Chen's body was still very excited. Du Chen subconsciously ducked his head back, avoiding Liu Hongjiang's slap.
Then, he kicked out with his right foot without thinking, and as a result, Du Chen, who was more than a head shorter than Liu Hongjiang, hit the bull's eye with his right foot. Liu Hongjiang knelt on the ground with a face full of pain, holding his stomach with his hands.
It was not until Liu Hongjiang knelt on the ground that Du Chen realized what he had done.
Glancing around, I saw a mixture of admiration, disgust, and envy...
"Um, Liu Hongjiang, do you believe me when I say I didn't mean it?"
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