“Whoa, that’s a truly respectable person. It’s not easy to pass the First-Level Fitter exam. If that young man can pass, he’ll be better than both your Mother and me.”
Ran Father praised him, while also reminding his daughter that the young man was a big braggart.
A young man taking the First-Level Fitter exam, he’s bragging without thinking.
Anyone who can become a First-Level Fitter is at least forty years old.
But Ran Qiuye, who was in a fit of pique, didn’t understand.
Even if she understood, she felt that Chen Jianye wouldn't lie.
“Chen Jianye… where is he from?”
Ran Mother’s momentum weakened.
Knowing that her daughter’s new friend was a worker, Ran Mother felt much more at ease.
The working class is very popular in the current environment.
Stable jobs, high salaries, and good social reputation.
Those who can be workers are generally not too bad.
“I’m too lazy to talk to you.”
Ran Qiuye ran angrily towards her room.
“Hey, this girl.”
Ran Mother shouted, but couldn’t keep her, and looked unhappily at Ran Father: “Look at your girl, you’ve spoiled her.”
“Yes, yes, yes, it’s all my fault.”
Ran Father willingly took the blame, as he had no psychological burden.
“She’s infuriating me. She was so well-behaved when she was little, but the older she gets, the more she infuriates people.”
Ran Mother sat on the sofa, panting.
“Why are you angry? It’s a good thing that little Ran has made new friends.”
“She’s almost twenty. Are you still hoping to keep her by your side for a lifetime?”
Ran Father got up and soothed his wife.
“I didn’t say I wanted to keep her for a lifetime. She made new friends, what’s wrong with me asking a few questions?”
“It’s like she has a grudge against me. I made those white steamed buns, you know. Tell me, what’s wrong with me asking where my hard work went?”
Ran Mother said angrily.
“Yes, yes, yes, everything you say is right, but who told us we’re parents and she’s our child?”
“What’s the use of getting angry with her?”
Ran Father advised.
Ran Mother was silent for a while, then changed the subject: “Do you think our girl knowing that young man means something more?”
“It’s normal if there’s something more. She’s a big girl now. If she doesn’t find a partner, and becomes an old maid later, would you be happy?”
Ran Father joked.
“Stop being glib, I’m asking you seriously.”
Ran Mother said with a straight face.
“Then at dinner, tell little Ran to invite that young man back to our Chen Family next time as a guest, so he can taste your cooking.”
“Instead of guessing here, it’s better to meet him in person, don’t you think?”
Ran Father thought for a moment and said.
“You’re right.”
“This girl, she’s really not easy to deal with. It’s better to send her abroad to study earlier.”
Ran Mother said with some self-abandonment.
“What’s the rush? It’s only April now; studying abroad is in September.”
“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, take it one step at a time.”
Ran Father massaged his wife’s shoulders.
During dinner, Ran Father and Ran Mother tasted the sweet potatoes and praised them repeatedly.
“Don’t tell me, these sweet potatoes are the best I’ve ever eaten. They’re sweet and soft, really good.”
Ran Father praised them greatly.
Ran Qiuye’s face showed a smile.
“What’s the situation with that young man? Does he have a partner?”
Ran Mother asked when she found an opportunity.
Ran Qiuye immediately reined in her smile and buried her head in her food.
“Don’t talk about these things, just eat properly.”
Ran Father reminded her.
On the other side.
Chen Jianye sat at the dining table eating.
He walked back for an hour and finally arrived at the Siheyuan (Courtyard).
He read for another hour, then prepared vegetables and cooked.
He didn’t have to wash dishes after eating, and Chen Jianye’s appetite improved a bit.
His whole mood was wonderful.
While eating, Chen Jianye was also pondering something.
Several days had passed since the Jia Family’s theft.
Jia Zhangshi had cried at the door for three consecutive nights, gaining nothing.
She quieted down yesterday.
After all, she was old, and crying every night was too much for her body.
It was time for the documents in the black cloth bag to see the light of day again.
Chen Jianye mused.
The most important thing was how to obtain the documents legitimately without being identified as a thief.
After getting the documents, he would definitely go to the Security Section to ask for subsidies.
Why could the Jia Family get subsidies, but the Chen Family couldn’t?
There was no such logic in the world.
Moreover, Jia Dongxu was a First-Level Fitter.
This matter certainly couldn’t be handled by someone working at the Rolling Mill. People working at the Rolling Mill, upon seeing the documents, would worry about getting into trouble and might not hand them over to him.
‘Who should I find to take the blame?’
Chen Jianye stroked his chin.
After much thought, only that person in the Courtyard was suitable.
After eating, he took the enamel basin to the front Courtyard, then strolled around the Courtyard.
While strolling, Chen Jianye dropped the black cloth bag somewhere.
After a while, Yan Fugui strolled around the Courtyard and prepared to go home.
Upon reaching his door, he was suddenly attracted by a dark object in the corner.
“What is this, thrown at my doorstep?”
Yan Fugui muttered, stepping towards the dark object.
He had such a personality.
Even if a manure cart passed by his door, he would dip his finger in it to taste its saltiness.
On one hand, he was stingy and loved to take advantage.
On the other hand, he was also very curious.
Walking to the black cloth bag, Yan Fugui bent down and picked it up, feeling that there seemed to be a piece of paper inside.
Yan Fugui looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to his actions, he tucked the black cloth bag into his pocket, entered the house, and under the light of the kerosene lamp, opened the cloth bag and pulled out the paper.
With a glance, Yan Fugui’s eyes widened.
The content on the paper was too explosive.
It was actually an agreement between the Rolling Mill Security Section and the Jia Family.
It detailed the compensation and subsidy amounts given by the Rolling Mill to the Jia Family, as well as the preferential policies for the Jia Family’s future job replacements.
There were also the signatures of Hong Shengcai from the Security Section and the Jia Family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
It couldn’t be wrong.
Yan Fugui knew that the Jia Family had carried Jia Dongxu’s body to the Rolling Mill to cause trouble.
He also understood that the Jia Family must have gained benefits.
He didn’t expect the benefits to be so great.
“Who threw such a thing in the corner of my house?”
Yan Fugui held the agreement and fell into deep thought.
For a while, he couldn’t figure it out.
But Yan Fugui thought of the use of the agreement in his hand.
The Jia Family was not the only one in the Courtyard who had an accident at the Rolling Mill.
If operated skillfully, it might bring him a very big surprise.
“Old man, what are you holding?”
Third Aunt asked curiously.
“Never mind, it’s a good thing.”
Yan Fugui’s mouth curved into a slight smile, and he had already made up his mind.
No matter who threw this thing at his doorstep, once it was in his hands, it was his.
He must make a big profit from it.
Having figured it out, Yan Fugui went out with the agreement in his pocket.
Thump, thump!
A knock sounded at the Chen Family’s door.
“Is Jianye home? I’m your Third Master Yan Fugui.”
“Third Master, the door isn’t bolted, you can come in.”
Chen Jianye sat at the dining table reading, a slight smile also appearing on his face.
Indeed, he had successfully predicted Yan Fugui’s actions after obtaining the agreement.
That is, to come to him for a transaction with this agreement.
The agreement between the Jia Family and the Security Section was useless no matter whose hands it fell into in the Courtyard.
Only when it fell into Chen Jianye’s hands could it be of great use.
A shrewd person like Yan Fugui couldn’t possibly not think of this.
He might hesitate, wondering why the agreement ended up at his doorstep.
But this slight hesitation couldn’t withstand the temptation of greed.