Factory Manager Niu was pondering the possibility that his son might come to help Zhao Youcai with his work.
Putting everything else aside, his son is a genuine graduate of a prestigious university. He returned from Kyoto and received scholarships for four consecutive years, no less than Zhao Youcai's son.
Originally, I was supposed to stay and work in a government agency, but these days it's not easy to be an official. If you're not careful, you'll be targeted by petty people.
Not only will he lose his job, but even he, as the father, won't be able to retire peacefully at the designated age.
His son has good learning abilities and decent social skills. His biggest flaw is that he believes everything people say.
People who are too simple-minded are not suited for officialdom; this has been true from ancient times to the present.
Now, thanks to Director Niu's connections, he's been transferred to work as a postman at the post office. He no longer has to brave the wind and rain to deliver mail and packages by bicycle; he's been reassigned as a telephone operator.
His treatment and status were quite good; he was at least one of the eight key officials.
But who doesn't want to earn more money in this world? It would be even better to have a part-time job that pays well, so you have both a job and money, and more options in life, right?
Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them. Director Niu is truly worried sick.
He understood all too well that in both life and business, there was always a give-and-take involved. When asking for a favor, one had to have the right attitude, and one should never be stingy with the benefits that were due.
Zhao Youcai is a straightforward person. He would treat people to a meal as soon as he said he would, and he didn't even frown when he treated such a large group of people to good food and wine at his house.
This means that Zhao Youcai is no pushover, and cooperating with him will only bring benefits.
Factory Director Niu had a perfectly clear plan in mind.
He provided jobs for Zhao Youcai's children and gave Zhao Youcai the capital to expand his business.
After Zhao Youcai's business grew, he also helped take in his own children. He also ensured the steel mill received the lowest prices, guaranteeing its food supply and meeting the needs of its canteen.
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Zhao Youcai noticed that Factory Director Niu's eyes were darting around, and he could roughly guess what the other party was planning.
However, he didn't care. He couldn't do pig farming by himself; he needed someone with power and influence to back him up.
He has no objections as long as it's a win-win situation.
Moreover, an industrial depression should occur within ten years at most.
The policies in Northeast China differ from those in other provinces across the country; the goal is to transition from heavy industry back to agriculture.
It's difficult to judge historical issues, but we must certainly prepare for changes before they occur.
For example, they might make money to buy land, grow vegetables, build factories, or even invest in real estate before housing prices skyrocket.
Especially on land along national highways, people take advantage of the current imperfect land administration system to build houses and occupy land first, and then apply for property certificates later. All of this requires a lot of financial support.
Nowadays, the only businesses he can make money from are selling vegetables and selling cloth, but these are too slow.
If the livestock industry is truly promoted, he won't have to worry anymore once pig farming is unlocked on the ranch.
"Then I'll wait at home for your good news, factory manager."
After chatting for a while, Zhao Youcai smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with Factory Director Niu, then put his hands behind his back and led Factory Director Niu and Team Leader Qi back to his room.
"My house has too few rooms that are habitable, so you'll have to squeeze in with this old man."
The eldest couple lives with their two children, while the second couple lives with their one child and are still having conflicts.
The third brother is such a chatterbox; if you were to send a guest to his room for the night, he could drive the guest crazy.
Needless to say, the fourth couple was even more timid than quails. One night, a guest would stay, and the next day the couple would be carried to the clinic for emergency treatment, their eyes rolling back in their heads from fright.
Zhao Chunhua, a woman raising three children—a whole brood of girls—it's impossible for her to live with the male guests.
You can't let guests sleep on the dining table in the main room, and you certainly can't send them to the pigsty to squeeze in with the pigs.
After much deliberation, only Zhao Youcai's room was available.
Factory Director Niu and Team Leader Qi were more than happy to do so; they had originally stayed here to curry favor with Zhao Youcai. The rumors spread that they had slept on the same kang (heated brick bed) as Zhao.
When the group returned to Zhao Youcai's room, they found that only Director Ma, who was fast asleep, was still dreaming. The cloth piled on Zhao Youcai's kang (a heated brick bed) had been taken away.
The kang (heated brick bed) was covered with bedding that smelled of soapberry, and even the pillowcases were freshly cut from cloth.
Factory Director Niu remarked with emotion, "Brother Zhao, your family atmosphere is truly wonderful. No wonder the elderly love to be surrounded by their children and grandchildren, enjoying such a lively and joyful time."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youcai's lips twitched.
Is the atmosphere good?
If the family had truly been harmonious, the original owner wouldn't have been driven to death by anger and then transmigrated into this world.
The group was still chatting enthusiastically back inside, completely forgetting about Zhao Youcai's youngest son, Zhao Jianfei, who had been kicked out.
At this moment, Zhao Jianfei was exhausted, hungry, in pain, and sleepy; he felt terrible.
He just couldn't understand where things had gone wrong to end up in this state.
It's one thing if his brothers don't like him, but anyway, he hasn't been very close to them over the years.
But the old father's attitude was clearly wrong.
Is it really possible for someone to pamper a child for over a decade, only to suddenly change their personality and completely ignore them?
Even raising a dog requires emotional attachment, let alone a grown person like this?
Just as Zhao Jianfei was debating whether to head into town now, he finally heard the sound of the door lock being opened.
The fact that the door opened so quietly must mean that the old father wanted to confirm that he was still there before letting him in.
Unfortunately, the person who saw it was not the loving and caring father, but the third brother Zhao Jianhua, whose face was full of disdain.
"Tsk, what bad luck. Why are you still standing outside?"
Zhao Jianfei's gaze fell on the large bowl in Zhao Jianhua's hand, which was full of meat and still steaming.
The aroma awakened Zhao Jianfei's cravings, and his stomach kept rumbling.
Zhao Jianhua hurriedly reached out to protect the bowl, locked the door from the outside, put the key in his pocket, and strode towards the Li family's house.
"What are you looking at? It's not for you to eat."
Zhao Jianfei was completely stunned.
Why would someone secretly take out such a big bowl of meat late at night? Was it not for him?
Who is that for? Is it for the dogs?
Zhao Jianfei looked back at the large lock hanging on the gate; it was indeed impossible to get in.
Seeing Zhao Jianhua walking further and further away, Zhao Jianfei gritted his teeth and took off after him.
Who knew that Zhao Jianhua seemed to be deliberately toying with him, carrying a bowl of meat and circling around several times before suddenly disappearing from Zhao Jianfei's sight.
Zhao Jianfei was almost in tears from anger, while Zhao Jianhua was amused.
Finally, he's shaken off that annoying little brother, and no one can hold him back from getting married.
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