After bringing Hong Zhiqi to Changxi City, Shi Zhen first took him to a hotel and then said, "Rest here for a while, take a shower, and someone will come to find you later to take you for a physical examination and order a prosthetic leg for you. I have something to do, so I have to go now."
Shi Zhen had other things to do and left quickly. Hong Zhiqi sat in a chair in the hotel, but felt a little lost.
He has had a really bad time these past two years, and even feels that life has no meaning.
Even though his lower legs and feet are gone, he still feels pain. His family doesn't want him, and people outside always point and whisper about him.
If Shao Baitong hadn't still been alive, he probably wouldn't have been able to bear it and would have committed suicide.
But now... is there really such a thing as a free lunch?
When Shi Zhen returned to the company, he asked his newly hired assistant to buy some food, go to the hotel to find Hong Zhiqi, take Hong Zhiqi to the hospital for a check-up, and ask him how to make a prosthesis.
Duan Hongming originally wanted to tell Shi Zhen about Guan Baiyu coming to see him, but when he heard about it, he was somewhat surprised and moved. After Shi Zhen finished speaking, he said, "Boss, you're really good to this person."
Shi Zhendao said, "It's not just this person... In the future, a portion of the money used for charity can be allocated specifically to help those who are injured at work but have not received compensation, to provide them with treatment or other assistance. Well, the main focus will be on providing jobs. If they have family members, jobs can also be provided for their family members."
"Okay." Duan Hongming noted it down, then added, "I'm afraid I can't handle this alone."
Shi Zhen said, "It's alright, take it slow. We can cooperate with the government and help the people in Changxi City first."
“Great!” Duan Hongming thought cooperating with the government was a good idea, as it would allow him to gain the government’s attention and goodwill.
After saying that, as if remembering something, Duan Hongming added, "By the way, boss, your brother is here. He said he's waiting for you at home."
Shi Zhen was stunned.
When Shi Zhen returned home, Guan Baiyu was sleeping.
He stood beside Guan Baiyu for a while, then changed his clothes, lay down next to him, and gently hugged him.
At the same time, at the hotel.
After Shi Zhen left, Hong Zhiqi, who had just finished taking a bath, couldn't help but feel uneasy.
He had never stayed in a hotel before, and many things in the hotel were completely unfamiliar to him. Just now, while taking a shower, the cold water suddenly turned into hot water, which left him a little dumbfounded.
After taking a shower, he didn't know what to do next, so he could only sit there blankly.
He was very hungry, and he was in an unfamiliar place. Suddenly, Hong Zhiqi... inevitably had some bad thoughts.
Could it be that Shi Zhen was lying to him?
But it seems he doesn't have anything he can sell.
Surely it won't be like in Water Margin, where they use him to make human flesh buns?
Hong Zhiqi sat there blankly when there was a knock on the door.
He got up, went forward and opened the door, and saw a young man in his twenties standing at the door, smiling at him: "Hello Mr. Hong, I brought you some food. After you eat, let's go to the hospital for a check-up?"
The aroma of the food made Hong Zhiqi's mouth water uncontrollably.
He obediently began to eat, but as he ate, he couldn't help but wonder—could this be his last meal before he was executed?
And they're doing a medical check-up? Really just a medical check-up? Or are they trying to sell him off?
After finishing his meal, Hong Zhiqi was taken to Changxi City Hospital, where he was forced to have his blood drawn. This finally confirmed that the person in question was not really trying to sell him.
But blood draws... he's always been afraid of them!
The doctor examined Hong Zhiqi and determined that his leg was suitable for a prosthesis.
There are several types of prostheses, and Hong Zhiqi chose the cheapest one. He doesn't need to be able to run or jump; he's already very satisfied with just being able to stand occasionally.
It's not difficult to do this; you just need to get a prosthetic leg, but it will take a few days.
The assistant took Hong Zhiqi to buy a cane, then took him back to the hotel, and asked, "Mr. Hong, the job the boss has assigned you is to guard the construction site... Rest for a few days, and I'll take you there in a few days."
“I…I don’t need to rest, I can get there tomorrow,” Hong Zhiqi said.
The assistant laughed and said, "That's fine too. I'll pick you up tomorrow."
The big project that Shi Zhen took on is about to start, and they've been doing preliminary preparations lately.
There wasn't anything valuable on the construction site at the moment, and there were already people guarding the gate there... It wouldn't matter if Hong Zhiqi went a few days later.
Of course, if Hong Zhiqi wants to go, that's fine too. The construction site has already built a wall and some small houses for the workers to live in. After Hong Zhiqi goes there, he can stay there and eat there as well.
On the other side, Guan Baiyu finally woke up and saw Shi Zhen sleeping soundly beside him.
He hugged Shi Zhen's head and kissed him.
Shi Zhen woke up immediately.
Guan Baiyu didn't tell him about Shao Baitong, but instead said, "I'm hungry."
He had a meal with Shi Zhen, stayed there for one night, and then went back the next day.
He came to Changxi City to find out what happened to Shi Zhen, and now he knows.
As for Shi Zhen's unease... even if he laid it out with Shi Zhen, it might not be of any use.
Shao Baitong is still around!
The most urgent task is to get rid of this person.
When Guan Baiyu left, Hong Zhiqi was taken to the construction site by his assistant.
Hong Zhiqi had an accident at the construction site, but he didn't seem to have any aversion to construction sites.
Upon entering Shi Zhen's construction site, seeing everything neat and tidy, I couldn't help but look around.
When lunchtime came and he went to eat with the other workers on the construction site, he was even more astonished.
Big chunks of braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, and tofu soup... This is such a delicious meal!
What was that stuff he ate at Shao Baitong's construction site before?!
Shao Baitong could only give them a tofu soup as a dish!
The workers also boasted to the newcomer, Hong Zhiqi.
"The food at our construction site is the best in the area, hehe!"
“Some of them have such poor food at their own construction sites that they buy vegetables elsewhere, but we don’t need to.”
"When it gets warmer, there will be mung bean soup in the afternoon, the chilled kind."
"If we work overtime, we'll have plenty of late-night snacks too."
...
In fact, what Shi Zhen fed the workers was not anything fancy. For example, the mung bean soup was quite cheap; a pound of mung beans could make a large pot of it.
However, since others don't have it, these workers can take it out and blow on it.
In Changxi City, many people want to work on Shizhen's construction sites, but Shizhen doesn't need that many people, so other construction sites don't have to worry about finding workers.
Hong Zhiqi settled down at the construction site.
The accommodations at the construction site weren't great, but even so, they were better than the scrap metal yard where he used to live. Hong Zhiqi was very satisfied with his life there.
Shi Zhen took some time to visit Hong Zhiqi. At that time, Hong Zhiqi had already been fitted with a prosthesis and could walk slowly.
Shi Zhen was quite pleased to see that he was in good spirits.
However, another piece of news made Shi Zhen less happy.
The worker who was crushed to death at Shao Baitong's construction site last year was not married, and his only family member was his elderly mother who jumped off the building. As a result, his compensation was divided up among his relatives.
These people weren't too outrageous; they decorated the graves of this person and his mother beautifully, but what's the use of all that now that the person is dead?
Shi Zhen was thinking about Shao Baitong when someone came in and told him that Shao Baitong wanted to see him.
Shi Zhen replied without hesitation: "Just say I'm very busy and I won't see you."
He was afraid that if he saw Shao Baitong, he wouldn't be able to resist hitting him.
Even though he has cultivated his character for twenty years, he is still, at heart, an impulsive person.
Shao Baitong originally wanted to establish a connection with Shi Zhen, but after searching around, he couldn't find anyone he could connect with.
He had no choice but to find Shi Zhen himself.
But Shi Zhen still refused to see him!
Back at his hotel, Shao Baitong smashed the gift he had intended to give Shi Zhen on the ground: "What a piece of trash! A country bumpkin who's gotten lucky and now looks down on everyone!"
Since arriving in Changxi City, he has encountered setbacks everywhere. He can't even secure the projects he wants, and he's been seething with anger.
"Mr. Shao, calm down, don't take it to heart," several people around Shao Baitong comforted him.
Shao Baitong said, "Even if I argued with him, he wouldn't care! Do I even have the right to argue with him?"
Shao Baitong thought for a long time, then his eyes lit up: "Go to his construction site and see if you can cause any trouble."
His construction site had an accident, which is why he couldn't continue working on it.
If something were to happen at Shi Zhen's construction site...
The people around Shao Baitong were all his relatives who had made their fortunes by relying on him. Now, upon hearing Shao Baitong's words, they all agreed.
Guan Baiyu took some time to return to Changxi City.
However, this time he did not go to see Shi Zhen, nor did he even tell Shi Zhen that he had come.
He plans to talk to Hong Zhiqi.
Wearing a baseball cap, Guan Baiyu went to find Hong Zhiqi after the workers on the construction site finished their shifts.
At the same time, other people secretly went to the construction site.
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