Chapter 206

Sweet Burden

As soon as he entered the hotel and saw the Simmons bed, Deng Chun jumped on it and then jumped away.

Godfather had endless friends and subordinates to entertain, and he was always talking to people in the living room outside. All the people who came were leaders from the mining area. They discussed together, of course, the site selection and opening of the automobile factory, the approval of large machines, the recruitment of people from various universities, and so on.

Director Zhao, Zhao Yalu, is now serving as Su Xiangdong's secretary.

Boxes of things were carried up: soda, drinks, biscuits, wafers, sachima, in short, everything Deng Chun wanted was carried in boxes under his feet.

Deng Chun had been trapped in the base for more than two months, and when he saw these things, his eyes turned green.

Open the soda and take a couple of sips, take a couple of bites of the wafer, and then take out a few biscuits and eat them.

At first he wanted to share the happiness and give some to Erdan and Sandan as well, but Zhao Yalu said he didn't have time, so he didn't care anymore.

He ate while lying on the bed, standing by the window, or sitting on the balcony. In short, no one cared about him. His godfather even said, "Eat, eat. After eating, wait for hot water to be supplied and then take a shower. Call the front desk to order food. Just order in whatever you want. With your godfather, you can play however you want and eat however you want."

Deng Chun immediately made a phone call, ordered whatever was most expensive on the menu, and ordered a large table of food.

However, at this time, he had already ordered some snacks to fill his stomach, and didn't eat much rice, but it was over after a short while. While waiting for the waiter to collect the plates, Deng Chun patted his stomach and thought.

Oh, if Nie Weiguo were here, he would probably be very happy. It's such a waste to have so many dishes.

But he soon became happy again, because his godfather came back and took out a few small off-road vehicle toys from his suitcase. These things can run by themselves when they are equipped with batteries and controlled by remote control.

Deng Chun stuffed his mouth with biscuits, jumped up and down, and drove his car around the building.

No one in the mining area had ever seen this kind of imported toy car. All of a sudden, the waiters on several floors all rushed up, clinging to the shoulders and standing in three layers to watch.

However, at night, Deng Chun began to feel stomach discomfort.

Like his father, he had a stomach problem. When he was at Nie's house, Chen Lina would get up in the middle of the night, pour him some warm water, hold him and comfort him, and he would feel better.

But his godfather had been busy all day and had drunk some wine, so he fell into a deep sleep and Deng Chun couldn't wake him up no matter how hard he tried. So he had to sleep alone until dawn.

At daybreak, his godfather was going out with the leaders to inspect the factory site. Deng Chun, who had forgotten the pain after his wound had healed, began to jump around again, eating and drinking randomly. The drinks and soda basically ruined him. As usual, he ordered two tables of dishes, but he didn't eat them. He just ate them all and threw them away.

In the middle of the night, his godfather hadn't come back yet, so Zhao Yalu closed the door and went to sleep, not caring about him. As a result, he started vomiting in the middle of the night, and he kept vomiting. He couldn't walk because of the vomiting, so he curled up in the bathroom and passed out.

In the end, He Min came to Su Xiangdong to report her work, found him curled up in the bathroom, and sent him to the hospital.

Deng Chun finished vomiting and feeling better. He opened his eyes and said two words: "Go home, go back to the base."

After taking Deng Chun from the doctor's arms, Nie Gong thanked the doctor and then had to pay for Deng Chun's medical expenses.

Today, Su Xiangdong said he would treat them to a meal at the Oil Hotel. When Nie Gong saw Deng Chun's expression, he said, "Dandan, you stay and take care of Deng Chun. Your mother and I will go to the mining area for a meal. Okay?"

Sandan was not as obsessed about eating as Erdan, so of course he agreed.

He used a small pot to cook some millet porridge for Deng Chun, but he didn't let him drink much, only two mouthfuls at a time.

After feeding Deng Chun porridge, he ran to the next door and asked Qian Goudan's mother for chicken shit. She got the chicken shit and cooked it with live earthworms to make a bowl of super unpalatable soup. Then she helped Deng Chun up and fed him a big bowl of the black soup.

"This is not porridge, it's really unpalatable." said Deng Chun.

Sandan said, "It tastes bad, but it can cure your illness because it is medicine. Give it to me quickly."

As soon as Deng Chun finished drinking, Sandan put away the small pot and bowl together.

His godfather sent him the operating manual of the newly developed DOS system of the computer manufacturer in which he invested. Sandan didn't have a computer yet, so he sat next to Deng Chun with the manual in one hand and an English book in the other, and had to rub his belly while reading.

The oil field hotel in the mining area was newly built and the smell of paint is still there, but it is so bright and elegant.

The suit that Nie Gong wore today was cut by Chen Lina herself on the sewing machine. According to her, this is the suit style of thirty years later.

It can even be said that it is more advanced than the fashion of 30 years later. In general, it has a special fit and no shoulder pads, so it doesn't have that silly and tacky feeling.

As for the pants, they are denim pants produced in Chen Lina's factory, and they look like jeans when worn.

The shoes were bought by Chen Lina from Beijing. When he put on this outfit and the watch, he looked like a natural clothes hanger. What's rare is that he didn't feel awkward about it, or he was like many men who deliberately made themselves look ugly.

He wears whatever he is given and looks good in it. That's called stylish.

As for Su Xiangdong, he was not that formal, wearing a corduroy shirt, jeans, and a cowboy outfit.

He was a little surprised to see that only Nie Weixing was there. "Where's Deng Chun? Why didn't he come?"

Chen Lina said unhappily, "We sent him to the hospital this morning, but he's still running a fever and can't come."

Su Xiangdong smiled wryly, "The child is young and has no self-control. He probably ate too much. I happened to be away, so Ms. Lao Chen took care of him. Dongya and I are very grateful to you."

"Children are not like donkeys, horses or sheep. They can stand up after their mothers lick them with their tongues. Taking care of a child is a huge responsibility. Su Gong, you have never thought about it.

What if he feeds the child something that causes gastric bleeding? Such a young child will have stomach problems. Mr. Su, have you considered the consequences?" Chen Lina asked.

"I really didn't think about it, and I was too busy at the time and wasn't at the hotel. Ms. Chen, I'm so sorry. I apologize to you, okay?"

"You're not in the hotel in the middle of the night. Are you busy stealing oil?" Chen Lina asked back.

Su Xiangdong stretched out his arms, pulled out a chair and invited Chen Lina to sit down.

"It has been ten years since we selected the site for our automobile factory, Ms. Chen Lina. Although my parents died tragically and all my sisters and relatives were killed in the past ten years, I still love this fertile land and I have to work on the automobile factory project day and night.

Because the leaders hope that our automobile manufacturing industry can surpass Britain and the United States. As for stealing oil, don't be ridiculous. Do you think it's something I need to do myself?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hands again. "I have slight scars on my body. My hands are the testimony of my suffering. Of course, if telling you about my past can change your opinion of me, I don't mind telling you again."

Seeing that Miss Chen was angry, Nie Gong patted her hands and said calmly, "In the past ten years, you are not the only one who has had a hard time. All of us have experienced a lot of pain and scars that cannot be described in words.

Even when it is mentioned, many people will remain silent. The scars of silence are because if they are spoken out, many people will collapse. To be honest, I have them too, but I have never spoken of them. Because I love this land and the people on it, and I firmly believe that although my power is small, I am the master of myself and this land, and every step I take is the future of the Republic. "

This was a beautiful remark. Chen Lina patted the worker's hand hard and told him with her eyes that what he said was really very cool.

Bad people have their own logic. You cannot defeat them, but you can use your righteous words to illuminate their darkness and meanness.

Su Xiangdong did not smoke the whole day, but asked Nie Gong, "I heard that you want to find a few girls who are particularly good at large computers. Is that true?"

"have."

"It just so happens that I have a girl here from Shanghai whose father has been engaged in the research and development of large computers since the 1960s. I have a copy of her thesis here. Would you like to take a look?"

When Nie Gong heard about Su Xiangnan, he became interested. "Is this the Su Xiangnan who once published an English paper in Start and talked about the development of China's computer industry? She is actually still a student?"

"Yes, she has always admired you very much and has sent her resume to the mine. But you, Mr. Nie, have always been a very patriarchal person and are unwilling to recruit female students.

So, she has been waiting for a long time, but she has never received your olive branch. How about I give her a long distance call when I get back and ask her to come to your laboratory to work?"

Nie Gong took the magazine and started flipping through it. Seeing that his brows were slightly wrinkled, Chen Lina thought that he, like Su Xiangdong, would definitely agree and ask someone to call Su Xiangnan over.

Who knew that Nie Gong flipped through the magazine, threw it down and said, "Su Gong, you are absolutely right. I still have a very serious male chauvinism. Since this girl is still studying, she is no more than 20 years old this year.

But many of the words in her thesis are very old British English words, so I can't help but suspect that her father wrote this thesis for her. It's OK for young people not to study hard, but what's the use of asking their father to write the thesis for them? No matter how colorful the resume is, what's the use of it being full of straw? "

Su Xiangdong's expression instantly turned ugly, and he turned around and asked his sister with a smile, "Ni Weixing, has your father always been so serious?"

The satellite tilted his head and landed in Nie Gong's arms. "My dad is really good at telling jokes, but he only tells them at night, to me and my mom."

The worker blushed immediately. Chen Lina chuckled and whispered, "Wei Xing, what we said on the kang at night cannot be said in public. Let's have a competition of not talking, okay?"

"Okay, Mom." The little girl's voice was crisp.

The dishes came, but Su Xiangdong didn't eat much himself, but kept calling the waiter over from time to time.

Sometimes it was yogurt, sometimes it was cake. In short, he didn't know how he guessed, but the things he ordered were all the little satellite's favorite foods.

Besides, Deng Dongya is handsome enough, and Su Xiangdong is fair-skinned, young, and has a pair of peach blossom eyes. Who does he look like? Chen Lina thought for a long time and finally remembered that he was like Zhao Wenxuan, the Taiwanese actor who became popular in Taiwanese pop dramas and made women all over the country crazy about him.

While he was chatting with the worker, he kept folding a tablecloth in his hand. After a while, the tablecloth turned into a little rabbit with two flashing ears. After a while, it turned into a little pig, moving slowly on the table.

Nie Gong heard that Su Xiangdong had been abroad some time ago and visited Detroit, the world's largest automobile city, so of course he had to ask him about the situation of automobile production abroad.

Su Xiangdong answered very seriously, but this seriousness did not stop him from amusing his sister.

Every time his sister took a sip of yogurt, he would make her laugh out loud.

After the meal, my sister laughed so hard that her belly ached. She whispered to Chen Lina, "Mom, I like this uncle. He's so funny."

Chen Lina didn't eat much and just watched coldly for a long time. Of course she understood why the children liked Su Xiangdong.

He still has a childish heart and is particularly good at playing, but he also has no conscience or sense of responsibility. Otherwise, Deng Chun was sent to the hospital for vomiting and rescue after eating so much, and as his godfather, he didn't ask Deng Chun a single question. How heartless of him was that.

However, people who appear to be good people have always been very popular in society.

And this kind of heartless people who only know how to play superficial tricks have always been the type that Chen Lina hates the most.

"I heard that Su Gong is actively promoting the patent extension in oil refining, and once your automobile factory opens, the first thing to be built is a large-scale engine oil research and development center, and you, Su Gong, will lead this research and development center, right?" Engineer Nie suddenly asked.

Su Xiangdong nodded quickly, "That's right."

Nie Gong smiled and said, "I saw the plan for that oil processing center. It's bigger than the oil refinery in our current mining area. Our automobile factory is really rich and powerful."

Su Xiangdong smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you. How can we compare with you, Nie Gong?"

"Oh, by the way, Deng Chun has two pieces of clothes in your room. Let's go up and get them. Is that okay?" The worker said after finishing the meal and it was time to leave.

Of course Su Xiangdong said it was okay and led the worker and his family upstairs.

When Chen Lina entered the suite where Su Xiangdong lived, she immediately thought, "Oh, no wonder Deng Chun vomited after eating so much." The room was filled with opened boxes of cookies, boxes of sachima, and various sodas and drinks. These things were really harmful.

Su Xiangdong also asked, "Nian Gong, do you want to move all these things back to your home and feed them to the children?"

The worker waved his hands and said, "My children eat well and don't need these things."

The two of them carried Deng Chun's two pieces of clothes and came out of the Oil Hotel.

Of course the laborer went home, while Chen Lina went to work at the garment factory.

One afternoon, looking out from the office, Chen Lina discovered a group of hooligans squatting outside the door. As soon as they saw the police from the police station passing by, they hid quietly, but as long as there was no one, they would squat outside the clothing factory again.

Hu Su went to the post office today and came to work a little late, and happened to run into that group of thugs.

When she got upstairs, she said to Chen Lina, "It seems like there are a group of hooligans squatting outside. I wonder if the girls from our clothing factory provoked them. Have you seen them?"

Chen Lina smiled and said, "It wasn't the girls who provoked them. It was someone else who provoked them. But who sent you such a big box?"

The postal package was wrapped in layers of tape. Hu Su was also puzzled. He couldn't tear it apart, so he tried to cut it with scissors. "I don't know either. It was sent from Beijing, and I don't know anyone in Beijing."

After opening it, the packaging is still in English.

Hu Su took one look and said, "Guitar, this must have been given to Mingcheng by someone, knowing that he loves to play guitar."

When he opened the package, he saw a piece of paper on top, also in English. However, Hu Su recognized the handwriting as soon as he saw it. It was written by Hu Xuanang.

He also wrote a paragraph, "Dear Miss Hu, I love you forever."

Hu Su suddenly covered her mouth with her hand. "Old Hu is such a jerk. Didn't he go to Beijing on a business trip a while ago? I guess he bought it for Mingcheng then. Really, he didn't bring it back himself, but insisted on sending it from the post office."

District Chief Hu bought another guitar for Li Mingcheng, but he did not choose to give it to Li Mingcheng himself. Instead, he sent it to Hu Su and asked Hu Su to give it to his son.

This engineer, who once studied missiles, has a different way of thinking than ordinary people. Sometimes he does things in a cute and dull way that makes people laugh and cry.

That night, Erdan came back from school with his schoolbag. He saw that the gangsters were much thinner than the previous two days, and some of them were coughing. He said, "There is no way to make money in this mining area, and you can't steal. You should leave, really, go back to Hami."

Xiaolu was also coughing and said, "We tried to climb onto the train today, but the railway police were very good at guarding us, so we didn't get on."

Ten years ago, these fifteen or sixteen-year-old kids could still organize a group, but now they can’t.

But he couldn't stop wandering. Xiao Lu's elder brother, Da Lu, patted Er Dan on the shoulder and said, "We'll go and steal the car tomorrow. We'll definitely get it this time. But it's worth coming to the mining area and seeing a friend."

Erdan's eyes turned red. "Don't steal anymore. Go to the sand quarry and carry sand. The Tianshan Highway needs sand quarry workers."

"We are ready to go. We have made up our mind. This time we will lie about our age. We are all 18 years old."

As they were talking, a group of skinny hooligans grabbed them one by one, laughing.

After returning to the factory, he spent half a day moving yarn bags, but could not make a knot of three cents. Thinking that his friends were still outside, Erdan had no heart to do his homework, nor could he lie down or play the piano. He tossed and turned on the bed.

Finally, Chen Lina came in.

He sat up and said, "Mom, can you lend me another two dollars? I really need it urgently. Starting tomorrow, the garment factory will not pay me. I will carry your yarn bags for a year."

"Is it because of those gangsters from Hami?" Chen Lina asked.

Erdan nodded. "They are leaving tomorrow. I want to buy a big pancake for each of them. I see they haven't eaten for several days."

My sister also became serious and said, "Mom, give it to him."

Chen Lina sat on the edge of the bed, pointed at Erdan's nose and said, "Our clothing factory is in need of some people who can move goods, load and unload goods, and escort trucks for a long time. They will be provided with accommodation, food and lodging, but the salary is only two yuan a month. Moreover, they have to work during the day and spend four hours every night studying. It is extremely tiring.

Only children who can endure hardships can do this. Go and ask them if they are willing. If they are willing, they can come to the factory. If they are not willing, I will give them money and buy train tickets for them to go back to Hami tomorrow. What do you think?"

Unlike the older ones who can become thieves, these fourteen or fifteen year olds who run away from home really have nowhere to go.

It’s still possible to educate him now, but when he grows up a little bit, it will be really impossible to deal with him.

Erdan jumped up with joy, hit his head on the edge of the bed, and cried out, "Mom, I love you."

"Then hurry up and tell us. The canteen of the clothing factory is open for the first time tonight. If anyone is willing to work, please come in and eat."

Erdan was smelling so bad that he was about to kiss Chen Lina, but she pushed him away. "Erdan, did you not wash your face again today? I feel like I was kissed by a donkey. Hurry up."

"Mom, I love you, Mom, I love you." Erdan howled loudly and ran away.

Chen Lina wiped the saliva from her face and thought to herself, what a sweet burden! I knew I would soon be abducted away by another girl, but why was I so happy when Erdan sang I Love You?

After a long time, a young man came to the door and waved at Chen Lina from outside the window. After a while, another one came, sticking out his tongue and waving at her.

Chen Lina ignored them. After all, these kids were naughty, many of them were even naughtier than Deng Chun, and they were not worthy of management. You can be kind, but you can't be nice to them. If you are nice to them, they won't be afraid of you anymore.

Only after they have experienced hunger and desperation can they truly accept transformation and, in turn, accept knowledge with their whole hearts.

For this, Chen Lina even applied for a police booth from the mining area and set it up outside their dormitory to manage them. It all depends on their luck whether some of the 20 hooligans will be sent to juvenile detention centers or finally walk the right path.

Children are gradually growing up, and they will definitely experience many of the things they experienced in their previous lives again.

Unable to hide or avoid it, she will just accompany these naughty kids and face it bravely and optimistically.