A moment later, the village loudspeaker emitted two blasts of the microphone.
"Um... villagers, listen up! Villagers, listen up! Our village's richest man, Lu Wancai, has returned home in glory! His throne... accidentally... Wancai, what have you been up to in the last six months?"
"Mind your own business, just read it!"
Lu Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing. No wonder he had been searching for someone everywhere these past two days, and with just a piece of paper, he had been muttering to himself about something every day.
"His throne is accidentally stuck at the village entrance. Villagers, please help lift it up. Wan Cai will give everyone cigarettes when he does!"
In less than ten minutes, a crowd of nearly a hundred people had gathered at the village entrance, resembling a small gathering. They were all dressed in new clothes, leather jackets and shoes, and some even had wallets tucked under their arms.
"Hey, isn't this Lu Feng? I heard he's doing pretty well now? He's even driving a Santana now?"
"Do you work at Jiaming Foods? Your dad said you got a position? You're in charge of people?"
"What rank? A division chief?"
"Come on, have a smoke!"
The crowd bombarded him with questions. Lu Feng took a cigarette, lit it, and looked at the people in front of him. Some of them he vaguely remembered, while others he didn't recognize at all.
The sun was already blazing, and the air was warm. Lu Feng replied, "It's just doing work for someone else. It's a private company, so they don't earn much, just some kickbacks or something."
"Do you have people under your command? Does anyone listen to you when you speak?"
“I have some people under me, but we still need to discuss things together,” Lu Feng replied.
"This kid, you can tell from his face that he's going to be successful. Come to my house for lunch today." A man in his fifties or sixties pulled Lu Feng's arm, looking very familiar with him.
“We’ll go back, we won’t go to the old man’s place.”
"Old man Sun, who do you think you are? Feng'er, don't listen to his nonsense. Let me ask you something, Er Gousheng has been your childhood friend since you were little, aren't you going to take care of him?"
"Huh?" Lu Feng was a little dumbfounded by the question; "Who is Er Gousheng?"
Everyone present was stunned, and the woman's face immediately turned ugly.
"Look at you, kid. Er Gousheng and you have been playing together since you were little. Back when you were both out there in the village, he fought for you a lot. He just wanted to work for you. What difference does it make who you hire?"
Lu Feng waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I don't own that factory, so I don't have the final say. Besides, Jiaming Foods is always hiring, so you don't need to go through me. Just go there."
“Look at you, my son, Gou Sheng’s mother. It’s not that I don’t have the ability to help you, it’s that I don’t want to. Let me tell you this, my son is someone important in that factory. Even the factory manager has to treat him with respect!” Lu Wancai walked over and gave a thumbs up.
His face was full of pride!
Gou Sheng's mother took a step back with a displeased look on her face and stopped talking.
"Dad, let's keep a low profile," Lu Feng whispered.
"What's with being low-key? Why should I be low-key? Don't you know whose son you are? This is my son. I've said it before, my son is no ordinary person. There was a fortune teller who said my son would be very rich and powerful in the future. If this were in ancient times, he would be crowned emperor!"
Lu Feng covered his face with his hands, completely speechless. With a father like that, how could he not be beaten to death by the villagers?
"Dad, let's get the car out first!" Lu Feng suggested.
“Let me tell you, when my son first went to this factory, everyone looked down on him, all those leaders and directors. My son took them all down, and everyone in the factory was shocked that day. Those guys wanted him to leave, and he had already packed his bags. The factory manager went to persuade him to stay, knelt down in front of him, and hugged his leg to stop him from leaving.”
"Guess what the factory manager said? He said, 'If you leave, this factory will be completely finished.' That's how powerful he is. Come on, have a smoke!" Lu Wancai said, and started handing out cigarettes again.
Lu Feng stood there feeling embarrassed from every pore. He finally understood why Lu Feng used to act so arrogantly. Seeing Lu Wancai today made him realize that it would be strange if he didn't act that way!
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