bestfiction Chapter 21 Visit!
Chapter 21 Visit!
"Oh!"
Zhou Zhennan was quite concerned. There were some scratches on the manuscript. He was old and his eyesight was not very good. "Xiaobai, help Dad get his glasses from the study."
Zhou Xiaobai got up and went to the study to give the glasses to her father. Zhou Zhennan put on the glasses and looked at them carefully. Zhou Xiaobai did not disturb him and got up and went to his bedroom. When it was time to get off work, he heard some noise outside and came out.
"Mom, you're off work."
Chen Yijun nodded, put on an apron, and prepared to cook dinner.
"What is your dad watching? I didn't even know when I got home. He was sitting in the living room watching it intently."
"novel!"
"novel?"
"Xiaobai, come here!" Zhou Zhennan shouted.
Zhou Xiaobai went over and sat back down next to her father. "Dad, what do you think? Is this sequel to 'Drawing Sword' real?"
Zhou Zhennan nodded.
"Girl, you should know the author of 'Bright Sword'. You should have a good relationship with him. And he's a man, right?"
"Dad, how did you know? That's amazing!"
Zhou Zhennan smiled.
"Don't try to flatter your dad. That's nothing. Isn't her name written here, Zhong Yuemin? It can't be a girl's name, right? She gave you the manuscript, which means she trusts you enough. And look at how happy you are now. You've been with this guy all day, haven't you?"
Zhou Xiaobai was a little flustered. It was true that her father doted on her, but he was quite strict with her when it came to matters between men and women. She hesitated and said,
"Dad, I...I went there with Luo Yun today. It was just...a gathering among friends. It's nothing...nothing."
"What did I say? You're confessing yourself."
How could he, as a father, not know his daughter's relationship clearly? Seeing her panic, it was definitely not an ordinary relationship.
"Xiaobai, you're not a child anymore. You're an adult now, with your own thoughts and opinions. You've always been a good kid, rarely causing us any worry. But, Dad thinks it's a little early for you to date. You're a girl, so you have to be more cautious. Otherwise, you'll be the one who suffers..."
"Dad, I'm dating someone, it's really... it's nothing, you're overthinking it!"
Zhou Xiaobai pouted and whispered, "You just said I was an adult and had my own opinions, so why are you saying I'm... too early? Your daughter is not stupid and knows her limits."
"Okay, Dad is just reminding you to bring this little clock home sometime and let Dad take a look."
"Ok?"
Zhou Xiaobai's beautiful eyes widened a little, "Dad, this...isn't this too fast?"
"What are you thinking about? I want to see the author of 'Drawing Sword'. Not to mention that he's about your age, I'm curious about how he created such an excellent work. It's not about his other identity."
Zhou Xiaobai was embarrassed. He took the manuscript and stood up to go back to his room. Chen Yijun came over and said, puzzled:
"Zhennan, what did you say to Xiaobai that made her angry?"
Zhou Zhennan shook his head helplessly, "This girl..."
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The next morning, Zhong Yuemin did horse stance in the yard for half an hour, then hammered wooden stakes for another hour. After working up a sweat, he went into the space and took a refreshing bath in the fairy spring. He collected the chicken and duck eggs in the space and fed the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep with cabbage. The sheep were purchased from the countryside by Zhu Long earlier. He also bought some piglets, chickens and ducks. The number of piglets produced by a few sows alone was not enough, so self-sufficiency was definitely enough. However, his goal was to achieve large-scale industrialization and make a lot of money.
The soybeans and rapeseeds were ripe, and with a thought, they were all harvested. The average yield of soybeans per mu was only 300 to 400 kilograms, but he had the fairy spring for irrigation, so he could produce 1300 kilograms, and the oil yield was high. Ordinary soybeans only produced about 17%-18%, but his soybeans reached more than 80%. 1300 kilograms of soybeans produced 1080 kilograms of oil, and the same was true for rapeseed, with a yield of 1200 kilograms per mu and an oil yield of more than 90%.
Right now, the price of soybean oil and rapeseed oil is more expensive than pork, at 80 or 90 cents per catty. He can earn 3,000 to 4,000 catties of soybean oil and rapeseed oil. He is quite satisfied with it. After packing up, he will find a time to hand over the goods to Zhu Long and let him bulk the goods. With such a second-hand dealer, he is much more relaxed and can just wait to collect the money.
After leaving the space and eating the breakfast made by Xiaoyang, he took some daily necessities and went out.
"Xiaoyang, Xiaowei, you two should look after the house!"
Master's wife is living in his house now, Xiao Yang must stay to take care of her. Ning Wei's brother was discharged from the hospital two days ago, but the two children get along very well. Ning Wei also worshipped Xiao Yang as his master, and came here early every morning to practice martial arts with his master. Now the two are practicing in the yard.
"Got it, Brother Zhong!"
Today is the visiting day. According to convention, one must first report to the Revolutionary Committee Director Wang Zhanying. It is said to be reporting, but in fact it means getting scolded. As soon as he arrived at the door of the director's office, he heard scolding from inside. The targets of the scolding were none other than the two unlucky guys Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong.
He knocked on the door and heard Wang Zhanying's angry voice from inside.
"Come in!"
Zhong Yuemin opened the door and walked in front of the desk, standing in a row with Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong.
"Director Wang!"
Wang Zhanying saw that it was Zhong Yuemin, his face looked better and his tone was kind.
"Yuemin is here. Please sit aside for a while until I finish scolding these two little bastards."
Wang Zhanying was very satisfied with Zhong Yuemin's performance during this period. He was not naughty and did not cause him any trouble. The key point was that this kid suddenly became smart. He would go to his house every now and then to send fish and meat. He was also very good at talking. He said that this was not a gift, but that you, the director, worked diligently, worked tirelessly, and served the people wholeheartedly. This was the people's heartfelt gratitude to you, and you had to accept it no matter what. You have to be grateful to others.
Zhong Yuemin went over and sat aside. Wang Zhanying had a smiling face just a second ago, but when he turned around and faced Yuan Jun and the other two, his face immediately turned cold. He looked at Yuan Jun standing in front of him, nonchalant and lax, and he was furious.
"Can you please stand properly? You're so young and boneless. You don't know how to stand or sit properly. Calling you little hooligans is not unfair at all."
Yuan Jun was used to this. He was always scolded every time he came here. If you didn't scold him, he would get nervous and uncomfortable. He said:
"Director Wang, you're really wronging me. You can scold me all you want, but you can't attack me personally. I'm disabled. One leg is longer than the other, so I have to stand with one shoulder higher than the other. People have made fun of me since I was a kid, calling me Tieguai Li. I'm not just pretending to be a scoundrel. I already have low self-esteem enough, and you're still exposing my shortcomings. I'm so upset."
Zheng Tong took the opportunity to squeeze Yuan Jun.
"Director Wang, I can prove that Yuan Jun's legs are indeed disabled. The parts of his body can be lengthened or shortened, and can bend and stretch. Last time in the bathhouse, he lay on the ground with his legs and arms stretched out. He asked me what character I wanted to write. I said 'big', and he said that wasn't it, 'sun'. I adjusted my glasses and took a look, and sure enough, he got up from the ground. Director Wang, guess what? He changed into the character 'bu'. It's really amazing how he can change it in so many ways."
"Zheng Tong, you're insulting me again!"
The two of them quarreled.
Wang Zhanying was so angry that his face turned red, and he slammed the table.
"You two little hooligans, shut up! Calling you little hooligans is flattering you. Pests like you should be treated like your father. Stay in prison and reflect on your actions before you come out and cause harm to others."
"Director Wang, you're going too far," Yuan Jun said unconvinced.
"My dad was a revolutionary soldier and an anti-Japanese hero. How could he be called a pest? To be frank, if my dad hadn't shed blood and fought to drive away the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek, Director Wang wouldn't necessarily be in the position he is in today."
"that is!"
Zheng Tong said:
"Director Wang, you always say we are children who can be educated well. So, can I understand this way? Since you are the director of the Revolutionary Committee, your third child is 'a child who cannot be educated well'? Is that what you mean?"
Wang Zhanying was so angry that he almost had a brain hemorrhage. These bastards were talking like machine guns, "Da da da..." He really couldn't say anything, so he gasped and said:
"If you two continue to cause trouble, I won't allow you to visit me this month. Get out of here."
"Director Wang, can't we just correct our attitude?"
Yuan Jun came up with a new trick, "But there is one thing we must report to you, otherwise someone will die."
Wang Zhanying frowned even deeper. This kid must have been holding his fart in.
"Talk about it!"
Yuan Jun said:
"Our monthly living allowance of 15 yuan is too little. We're 17 or 18 years old, in the prime of growth and development. This amount of money isn't enough to buy food. We won't even make it through to next month. We'll run out of food by the 20th. Please give us a little more."
"That's Director Wang!"
Zheng Tong joined in the fun, "Aren't we the flowers of our motherland? We need nutrients to grow strong and mature, ready to bloom. But now, we're skinny and starving, just buds. This is unacceptable. Who will defend our country and shoulder the responsibility of supporting China in the future?"
"Okay, okay, stop it," Wang Zhanying said impatiently.
"You're the flowers of the motherland? If you don't behave properly, what can you do? Don't flatter yourself. The monthly living allowance of 15 is the regulation from above. Other families have enough and even have some extra each month. Stop messing around outside. This money is definitely enough. Don't act pitiful in front of me."
"Director Wang, what you said is a bit biased," Zheng Tong said.
"If you haven't investigated, you have no right to speak. If you don't believe me, you can go to the compound and investigate. People like Luo Jianguo, Ning Qun, Le Jizhong, and Yu Guoqing (Ermao) are all in the same situation as us. 15 yuan is really not enough. Director, you are a 17th-level section chief, a high-ranking official with a generous monthly salary. Of course, you don't know the suffering of the people below you. Alas... While the rich may feast on the streets, there are those who freeze to death. I now understand this."
"Zheng Tong, don't be so sarcastic," Wang Zhanying said.
"What good kids are Luo Jianguo, Le Jizhong, and the others? Aren't they just like you, birds of a feather? Why don't you learn from the good ones?"
“We learned it!”
Yuan Jun said: "Director, your third child is a good child, right? In your eyes, he is very honest and helpful, right?"
"What do you mean by in my eyes? Isn't it?"
"Hey, my Director Wang!"
Yuan Jun slapped his thigh, like a gossipy country woman.
"You've been fooled. Your third son is honest at home, but he's just putting on an act for you. Outside, he's the big troublemaker in our compound. Anyone who disobeys him or dares to defy his orders will get a slap in the face."
"Nonsense, my third son is not that kind of person. He doesn't even dare to step on an ant, let alone hit someone," Wang Zhanying snorted coldly.
"Yuan Jun, don't slander me."
"How dare I!"
Yuan Jun looked 'aggrieved'.
"Director, your third son is relying on his father being the director to act arrogantly and recklessly. He threatened me in front of me that if you dare not obey him, he will let my father stop your monthly living allowance and punish your father. Ermao was not happy about it. As soon as he retorted, he was slapped in the face. What kind of physique is your third son? What kind of physique is Ermao? The slap made Ermao spin in place, his mouth was crooked, and his nose was bleeding. He was in a terrible state."
"How could my third child hit someone?"
"Director, everything I said is true. Yue Min, Ning Qun and the others were there at the time. There are so many witnesses. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask them yourself."
Yuan Jun's words were so convincing that Wang Zhanying was worried.
"I'll ask my third son later. If he really did it, I'll beat him up."
"Director Wang!"
Zheng Tong said:
"It's no use asking. Your third son won't tell the truth. Besides, if he did something bad, how could he admit it? Take Yuan Jun for example. This guy urinated in the Revolutionary Committee auditorium before. The tools were taken away from him by the administrator on the spot, but he still refused to admit it and said it wasn't him. He has no shame. What can we do?"
"Fuck you, Zheng Tong!"
Yuan Jun said: "You are the one who was caught, I will pull you out now."
The two quarreled again. Seeing Wang Zhanying was about to lose his temper, Zhong Yuemin came up to stop him and scolded him.
"Come on, you two, stop making such a fuss. Director Wang is so busy serving the people that he doesn't even have time to go to the bathroom. You two are not grateful and are causing trouble for him. Do you have any conscience?"
Director Wang, please don't argue with them. We will go to visit now and not disturb your precious time."
Wang Zhanying suppressed his anger and said, "You two should learn from Yuemin. Alright, go ahead."
The three of them left the office, and Yuan Jun said:
"Yuemin, why are you colluding with Wang Zhanying now? Are you still our brother?"
"piss off!"
Zhong Yuemin was not happy.
"You two eat and drink my food every day, and I've never charged you a penny? Even brothers are like this, right? What are you two doing with Wang Zhanying? It's a complete waste of time, it's useless."
"I know it's useless!"
Yuan Jun hummed:
"But I just can't stand that bossy attitude. He really thinks he's a big shot. What the hell, why can't he just let him feel comfortable? It's okay to annoy him."
"If you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your father!"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He's a small director, sure, but now he's controlling your father. He's being bullied by you, and he'll come back to give your father a hard time. If he's more treacherous, he might report you to the higher-ups. Your father might even lose his life. I'm not exaggerating, but this kind of thing doesn't happen often."
"Yuemin, so you're changing your strategy now and trying to please Wang Zhanying?"
"I can't say I'm trying to please you, but at least I can give you a passable look. I don't ask for gratitude, but please don't harm me either."
Zhong Yuemin said: "Don't overdo it, you still have to do some superficial work."
Yuan Jun said bitterly, "I'll listen to you. If I can't handle the older one, I'll just deal with the younger one. Humph!"