The middle-aged man said with displeasure, "Even if the Jiang family won't betray us, I'm still your third uncle. Is it polite for you to yell at me like this?"
Zhao Yuan ignored him and turned to his father, "Dad, our Zhao family must seize this opportunity!"
Zhao Dongyang said, "Your third uncle was right earlier. This method seems feasible, but it is indeed very risky."
Seeing his son's anxious face, he continued, "But what you said also makes a lot of sense. If it were a collaboration with other families, I would definitely have to carefully consider the pros and cons. However, our partner this time is the Jiang family, and the Jiang family will certainly not betray us!"
"We'll do as you said. Raise two billion yuan in funds and take on this project from the Jiang family!"
He paused at this point and smiled, "You have made a significant contribution today with your suggestion. After this project is completed, you will surely be rewarded for your merits."
Zhao Yuan was overjoyed and volunteered, "Dad, it is the bounden duty of every Zhao family descendant to revitalize the family. I am willing to be the first to go to the construction site and do whatever I can."
"In that case, you shall be appointed the position of Deputy General Manager of the Project Department!"
"Yes!"
Zhao Yuan was ecstatic.
This was an opportunity to prove his capabilities!
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Back home, Chen Nan began brewing medicinal liquid for his father's medicinal bath.
His mother kept wiping away tears.
Chen Shan was dejectedly smoking a cigarette.
They had already heard about the conflict between Chen Nan and Zhao Yuan on the street.
This filled them with despair.
No one had expected Zhao Yuan to relentlessly pester Chen Nan.
Even with the medicinal bath, Chen Shan felt no joy as his legs tingled.
Small figures like them simply couldn't contend with a rich young master like Zhao Yuan!
Knock, knock, knock!
Suddenly.
A knock on the door sounded.
Jia Cui quickly wiped the tears from her eyes.
Chen Nan got up and opened the door. Standing there was a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Seeing his father's former colleague, Li Dazhu, Chen Nan said politely, "Uncle Li, why have you come? And why did you bring things?" As he spoke, he took the two bottles of white wine from the man.
"Good heavens, you've gotten stronger after three years!" Li Dazhu patted Chen Nan's shoulder and walked into the living room with a smile.
"You fellow haven't come for quite some time. What's wrong? Is work not busy?" Chen Shan asked with a smile.
Chen Shan had a good reputation at the factory. Even after being fired, some of his colleagues still kept in touch and helped them.
Li Dazhu was one of them.
The difference was that Li Dazhu was not laid off and currently served as the workshop director.
Li Dazhu flashed a mischievous smile, "Sister-in-law, prepare a few more dishes tonight. Brother Shan and I will have a good drink. Spicy chicken, braised pork ribs, sweet and sour fish, arrange it all."
Jia Cui said with displeasure, "What kind of family do you think this is? Are we not living anymore? Let me tell you, fried peanuts are in abundance, and you'll have to make do with the rest!"
Li Dazhu laughed, "I've come with some great news today. Sister-in-law, are you sure you want me to make do with a meal?"
Jia Cui said, "If you keep playing coy, I guarantee you won't even get a peanut!"
Chen Shan shook his head and smiled, "Alright, alright, stop beating around the bush. Just tell us what's going on!"
Li Dazhu no longer concealed it, "Liu Feng has been arrested for embezzlement and bribery, and for keeping a mistress. I reckon he'll spend the rest of his life in prison!"
"Really?" Jia Cui exclaimed with immense joy, "I knew that heartless wretch would have a bad end. This is retribution, immediate retribution!"
The couple could accept Chen Shan being laid off, as they were both reasonable people.
However, they could not accept not receiving severance pay after being fired.
This was a typical case of biting the hand that feeds you and kicking someone when they're down!
Later, they learned from others that Liu Feng had already defected to Chen Yuan and had become Chen Yuan's dog!
At that moment.
Jia Cui deeply hated Liu Feng.
Upon hearing that Liu Feng was arrested and would go to jail, she was overjoyed: "Besides fried peanuts, we can add another dish today."
Compared to his wife's excitement and enthusiasm, Chen Shan remained relatively calm.
It was as if all of this was within his expectations.
"Sister-in-law, please let me finish first." Li Dazhu continued, "Liu Feng's arrest is not the real good news. The real good news is that you and Brother Shan can return to work at the factory."
Chen Shan's eyes lit up, and he could no longer remain calm, "Dazhu, you can't joke about something like this!"
Slap!
Li Dazhu directly took out two notification letters and slapped them on the table, saying excitedly, "Can I joke about something like this?"
Seeing the contents and the seal of the Steel Rolling Mill's Human Resources Department.
Chen Shan and Jia Cui were stunned!
Their heads were buzzing.
"Dazhu, what exactly is going on? We were clearly fired, so why does the factory want us back?" Chen Shan's breathing quickened.
Jia Cui was also shocked.
Li Dazhu smirked, "Sister-in-law, I'd like to have..."
Jia Cui immediately interrupted him, "No, you don't want anything."
Li Dazhu pouted, then took the tea offered by Chen Nan and said, "Liu Feng had been under scrutiny for a long time. The higher-ups had been investigating evidence of his crimes, and among them, they found evidence related to Brother Shan and Sister-in-law."
"There's something you don't know: Sister-in-law was officially converted to a permanent employee by Liu Feng before being fired."
"His intention in doing so was to embezzle Sister-in-law's severance pay."
"After all, the severance pay for both of you combined is 120,000 yuan, which is no small sum."
Jia Cui was furious!
She had no idea that she had actually become a permanent employee.
Even more so, she hadn't expected Liu Feng to embezzle her severance pay.
Li Dazhu continued, "And now, the higher-ups are investigating the matter of severance pay."
"Since you did not receive the severance pay issued by the Steel Rolling Mill, according to the Steel Rolling Mill's regulations, you are still employed staff of the Steel Rolling Mill."
"I came here today to deliver your notification letters. Well, the gates of the Steel Rolling Mill are always open to you... opening them is useless now. If I remember correctly, Brother Shan is about to retire, isn't he?"
Chen Shan said emotionally, tears welling up, "Yes, I'm only a few days away from retirement."
"Old man, can we say we've found fortune in misfortune?" Jia Cui also shed tears of excitement.
Chen Shan nodded repeatedly with excitement.
He never imagined that he was still an employee of the Steel Rolling Mill.
Even more so, he never imagined that because Liu Feng embezzled his wife's sixty thousand yuan in severance pay, his wife had also become an employed staff member of the Steel Rolling Mill.
Now that they were both of retirement age, they would receive a monthly pension of over 10,000 yuan after retirement.
Although the pension was not a large sum, it could improve their family's life and alleviate their financial difficulties.
Thinking of this, Jia Cui suddenly felt that Liu Feng was not so hateful anymore...
If it weren't for him, would she have become an employed staff member?
Would she receive a monthly pension of over 5,000 yuan after retirement?
Alas!
She truly hoped he would die sooner, so she could burn some paper money to repay him!