Ye Zhiqiu was really at a loss for words, but things had come to this point and there was nothing more to say.
Uncle Li said with a smile, "You bastard, you're not a good person at first glance. You must have been corrupted by that old bastard Wang Fugui! The beer you brought in today isn't enough to exchange for all this seafood. Tell me how much compensation is appropriate."
Ye Zhiqiu spread his hands and said helplessly, "Uncle, we brought the finance department with us this time, so we have to discuss the price with them."
After saying that, he pointed to the two financial officers sitting there carrying boxes and said, "Look, those two are our factory's financial officers. How much money you can get from them is your business. I'm only responsible for docking and transportation. I don't get paid for the rest!"
Uncle Li was not angry. He waved and called the two people standing next to him. One of them was wearing glasses and looked like a scoundrel!
But this gentlemanly scoundrel can't be gentlemanly!
Because his face was so dark! No one who's been exposed to the sun and wind by the sea has a face that's not dark! Regardless of gender, every single one of them has a tanned face, and except for their teeth, there's nothing white.
After talking to them for a few words, they smiled and pulled the two accountants to look at the goods in some baskets piled nearby.
Ye Zhiqiu then asked, "Master, I want to get some good stuff, do you have any?"
Uncle Li said unhappily, "I just asked you what you want! We live by the mountains and eat by the mountains, and you actually asked me if I have any good stuff. Aren't you looking down on us at Lijiawan?"
Only then did Ye Zhiqiu realize that the fishing village was called Lijiawan. After all, there was no stone tablet at the entrance with the village name. The map they had obtained also showed that they took the third right fork on this road and drove to the end. The map did not describe what village it was.
Ye Zhiqiu smiled awkwardly and said, "That can't be right. I just mentioned it casually. Please don't take it personally..."
"Who wants to argue with you? Eat first. Come check out our warehouse later and leave all your money! Damn it, it's so hard for me to eat steamed buns every day these days!
If I hadn't heard that your factory was rich, I wouldn't have helped that bastard Wang Fugui. If it weren't for that bastard, why would I be sitting on the beach blowing in the wind..."
From Uncle Li's chattering, Ye Zhiqiu finally knew his name. His name was Li Daqi. He used to be a special commissioner from the opposite region. He became Wang Fugui's good friend just because they got along well.
It was also because of this reason that he helped Wang Fugui a lot. Anyway, it caused him to be unable to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River and was completely distrusted by the other side.
As a result, he was forced to become a real underground worker, and then so many years passed in a flash. He had been here as an ordinary old man, and became the village chief, managing the village.
Some things are just like that. Anyway, since Li Daqi became the village chief, he hasn't received any information from his unit for many years.
He had almost forgotten about this matter, and the sudden task made him angry and annoyed!
After all, if it weren't for Wang Fugui, he would probably be enjoying wealth and glory. At the very least, he wouldn't have to be exposed to the wind and sun all day long as the village chief of a fishing village!
That's why we started cursing at each other when we first met.
Ye Zhiqiu did not hide anything and talked about Wang Fugui's situation. When he heard that Wang Fugui had no family, Li Daqi almost dropped the teacup in his hand.
Fortunately, in the chaos, I didn't let it fall on the ground, but fell on the table.
His expression was very complicated, and he asked Ye Zhiqiu softly, "Wang Fugui has a wife, a daughter, and a little son. Why do you say he's all alone?"
Ye Zhiqiu didn't think about anything else and simply told what he knew.
"Uncle, I'm not very clear about it either. Anyway, according to the information I know, my grandfather's family was retaliated against because his identity was revealed during an operation.
I don’t know what happened to those people, but they sent a few fearless people to kill my grandfather’s family…”
Li Daqi was silent for a long time. He opened his mouth and asked after a while: "Then why did you call him grandpa? I thought you were Xiaoqing's son..."
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what was going on. Xiaoqing? Could she be Wang Fugui's daughter?
This was actually Wang Fugui's sad story. No one in the Ye family had ever asked him about it, and he himself was unwilling to mention it, so Ye Zhiqiu knew nothing about the names of his family members.
He explained: "My family's situation was actually like this. When I went to the city to work, I brought my family with me. But without a household registration, we couldn't get our food rations, so I tried to find someone to help my mother get a household registration.
Then there was the idea of adopting an elderly widower as a godparent, having his distant relative take care of his life and obtaining a temporary household registration.
After the street office is established, the household registration files will be re-customized so that my mother can transfer her household registration from their village back to my father's and become a city resident.
It was also during this time that my mother and my grandfather's daughter were born on the same day, month, and year. It was for this reason that my grandfather fell in love with our family and adopted my mother as his goddaughter..."
Ye Zhiqiu didn't even notice that tears were flowing from Li Daqi's eyes!
Because he didn't know that he also helped Wang Fugui take care of the children back then!
In fact, a large part of the resentment over the years was due to the lack of contact, which made it impossible for him to even get any information about Wang Xiaoqing.
Now he knew why. It turned out that both his eldest niece and youngest nephew were gone...
Li Daqi turned his head away. Actually, at his age, there was nothing he couldn't let go of.
But the scenes of him and the little guy kept appearing in his mind, and his turbid tears still flowed out.
Although Ye Zhiqiu didn't quite understand, he was not stupid, so he stopped talking and remained silent.
After a long time, someone called out, "Grandpa, the food is ready!"
Li Daqi wiped his face with his sleeve, then, with all his strength, said to the person who was speaking, "Bring it over when it's ready. Go get the jar of Shaodaozi and welcome our distinguished guests from afar!"
No matter what, the elderly have experienced a lot, and no matter how sad the situation is, they can control their expressions well.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't see any tears in his eyes. Instead, he looked at the fish and shrimps served to him and said quickly, "Master, this is too much. We don't have many meat coupons and can't afford this!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and then someone asked, "Comrade, who told you that seafood requires meat coupons? Did you hear it wrong?"
Ye Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses. He asked in surprise, "Ah? So seafood doesn't require meat tickets?"
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