Feng Haidong is completely different now than he was in his previous life; now he's a man who acts on his impulses.
So he thought he could write an article reflecting the discrimination some locals in the provincial capital face against workers from other places working on construction sites.
He returned to his third cousin's house that night and wrote the article overnight.
Of course, after writing it, Feng Haidong was not in a hurry to publish it, because January 1997 was almost over.
February brings the Lunar New Year.
The Lunar New Year is very important to everyone, so he has to make some arrangements in advance.
Before the Chinese New Year, I need to settle my wages and give my older cousin and her husband some dividends.
In addition, some bonuses should be given to the store's waiters.
So that everyone can go home and have a good New Year.
In addition to arranging things at the store, Feng Haidong also needs to make arrangements for his family.
Since their daughter was born, her parents have been taking care of her in the provincial capital.
After spending a few days with his wife, his parents-in-law and his brother-in-law, who had come all the way to the provincial capital to visit her, went back home first.
The main reason is that my parents-in-law are still thinking about their grandson who is staying at home.
Therefore, Feng Haidong would definitely need to make some preparations before going back home for the Spring Festival. He would bring some things back from the provincial capital, not only for his parents-in-law, but also for his brothers and sisters and other relatives.
Furthermore, it's also necessary to consider that the family restaurant should give out some gifts to everyone before the Lunar New Year.
Feng Haidong had to prepare all of these things himself, one by one.
Because he had a lot of things to do, Feng Haidong put the article away for the time being after he finished writing it, without making any further revisions.
Two days after the unpleasant incident at the store, the foreman from the construction site came to the store at noon.
Two of the young men who had come with the foreman were also present.
After finding the shop, the foreman and the two young men introduced themselves to each other.
The foreman's name was "Gao Lei," and he was from the same hometown as Gao Yongcheng.
The two young men, one named Huang Jianwu and the other Huang Jianfeng, were cousins.
After the other party introduced themselves, Feng Haidong smiled and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with? Is there something wrong with the food we provided?"
Gao Lei immediately said, "No, no, I brought them here to thank you in person."
Feng Haidong asked curiously, "Thank me? Why?"
Huang Jianwu said, "Boss, you didn't kick us out last time, so we came to thank you."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "That incident? Actually, after thinking about it later, I realized that when you sneezed next to someone, it might have affected them. You should be more careful next time."
The brothers Huang Jianwu and Huang Jianfeng quickly replied, "We will definitely be careful."
Feng Haidong said, "That's fine then. Didn't you apologize back then?"
I'll say it again: we're all from out of town, and I used to be a worker myself, so I don't want to see you suffer discrimination. Therefore, you don't need to thank me for that.
Gao Lei said, "Boss Feng, I didn't know before. If I had known, I should have come to thank you the next day."
Feng Haidong waved his hand: "No need to thank me, I was just stating my true thoughts."
Gao Lei said, "No, Mr. Feng, you might face some local boycotts because of them. It's true that we caused this and it's affecting your business. Don't worry, from now on, you will provide all the meals for our construction site, and we will definitely come here for our gatherings. We guarantee that your business will not lose money."
When Feng Haidong heard Gao Lei say this, he finally understood their purpose.
It turned out that Huang Jianwu, Huang Jianfeng, and the other young people went back and, while resting and chatting, told others about what had happened.
Later, the news of this reached the ears of Gao Lei, the foreman.
Gao Lei felt that Feng Haidong had saved face for the people at their construction site, but this might offend some locals. So he brought Huang Jianwu and Huang Jianfeng to express their gratitude and promised that they would not only continue to have Feng Haidong's restaurant deliver food, but also frequently come to eat at Feng Haidong's restaurant.
After understanding the other party's purpose, Feng Haidong smiled and said, "You really don't need to be so polite. We are all strangers in this land, so we should definitely help each other out when we meet."
Before Gao Lei could speak, Feng Haidong added, "Besides, the fact that you have us deliver lunch already means our family is making money."
Gao Lei fell silent, thought about it seriously, and said, "Okay, Mr. Feng, if you need any help in the future, just let me know. I will definitely find someone to help you."
The brothers Huang Jianwu and Huang Jianfeng said together, "Yes, we will definitely help."
Seeing that the three people were very sincere, Feng Haidong nodded and agreed: "Okay, thank you. If I need anything in the future, I will let you know. Also, if you are dissatisfied with the food delivery, please be sure to tell us and we will improve."
Gao Lei nodded seriously and said, "Okay, then we won't bother you any longer, Boss Feng."
Feng Haidong saw the three of them off at the door and watched them walk toward the construction site.
When Feng Haidong returned to the shop, he saw his older cousin and her husband coming out of the kitchen, as well as Ma Ling and Ma Ming, the siblings who hadn't known how to interject earlier.
He paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Haha, it's nothing, it's a good thing for us. They appreciate our kindness, so we'll be a regular supplier for the construction site from now on. I believe that once the construction here is finished, if they move to other construction sites, they'll still be willing to let us continue to supply them with meals."
Ma Bangcheng said, "This is great news. We now have a stable source of revenue."
Ma Ming was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect that what my uncle did that night would bring our store a big order."
Ma Ling said, "My uncle is really amazing; he knows who to help."
When Feng Haidong heard what the siblings said, he laughed and said, "Actually, I didn't think that much at the time. I just felt that it was wrong of those young people on the construction site to make a sneeze and disturb others, but they had already apologized. However, the guests at that table made a fuss about them not being locals and complained that they were dirty."
But the dirt on their bodies is from the construction of the provincial capital. Does being born in the provincial capital give them a sense of superiority?
I was just indignant, that's why I stood up and said a few words in support.
Liu Fenzhen said, "So, Haidong, you didn't mean to help others, which is why you are rewarded for your good deeds."
Feng Haidong smiled and said to his older cousin, "Big sister, we can't be careless when delivering meals in the future. Working on the construction site is hard, so we still have to make sure everyone is well-fed."
Liu Fenzhen promised, "Don't worry, we definitely won't treat them unfairly."
Ma Bangcheng suddenly said, "By the way, Haidong, don't you often write articles for newspapers? Why don't you write one about this and publish it in the provincial newspaper? That would spark some discussion and make people aware of this issue."
Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised, not expecting that his cousin-in-law had also come up with this idea.
Reminded by his cousin-in-law, Feng Haidong remembered the article he had written a few days ago.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Feng Haidong nodded and said, "It's definitely worth a try. I'll show it to everyone later, and then we'll submit it to the provincial newspaper."
Liu Fenzhen expressed her strong support: "Haidong, you can definitely do it."
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