blogombal Chapter 2205 Knowing Yourself and Your Partner Between Husband and Wife
Chapter 2205 Knowing Yourself and Your Partner Between Husband and Wife
Seventy-two Hospitals
After Lin Chen arrived, he gave each bricklayer a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes as a reward.
"You guys will have to work hard again! For lunch, I'll have steamed buns with a big pot of stewed pork belly..."
These bricklayers knew Secretary Lin, and they also knew that this was a residential compound for the steel rolling mill's family members being renovated.
"Thank you, Secretary Lin! You're too kind. You're the most approachable senior official we've ever met."
"Yes! If it weren't for Secretary Lin giving us work last year, I don't know how my family would have gotten through this winter."
These people all came from poor families and only knew some house repair and maintenance skills. They were the ones who repaired all the staff housing in the steel rolling mill, which was also a way for Lin Chen to give them a way to make a living.
"Everyone earns their living through their skills and hard work, so there's no need to thank me all the time. This courtyard will be for comrades who have made contributions, so everyone should just put in a good effort."
Lin Chen was never stingy with ordinary people who worked for him. He was never calculating, and would even take extra care of them.
Since this will be my own house in the future, I will naturally renovate it to look beautiful.
At this moment, an old carpenter joked, "With Secretary Lin saying that, just you wait and see! I wouldn't dare say it's better than the palace, but it's at least as beautiful as a prince's mansion. We may not know anything else, but this is all we've got!"
Lin Chen thought that if it weren't for blocking Liao Yimei and Xiang Nanfang's eyes, he could have easily handled it. It wouldn't have been this complicated. But Liao Yimei comes to check on him every few days… so someone has to do the work! It can't just appear out of thin air.
"Alright, alright, you all go about your business. I'll just look around and then leave..."
After exchanging brief greetings, Lin Chen selectively looked around.
As for why Director Yang was sent to the hospital after visiting the courtyard, it was Lin Chen who arranged for Liu Haizhong to wait for him at the entrance of the alley.
Now, when Lao Yang sees his poor nephew at the hospital, he feels inexplicably heartbroken.
There's no need for Li Huaide to urge him on the next step; the old man will take the initiative... The Ji family is really going too far. Haven't you heard the saying, "Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake"?
As for why this happened, it was naturally the result of Lao Yang siding with Director Xu.
If Lao Yang continues to manage production well, neither Factory Director Ma nor Li Huaide can shake his position.
However, Old Yang harbored a sense of crisis, always feeling that the deputy factory director could replace him at any moment. That's why he partnered with Li Huaide and became involved in the power struggle…
Wherever there are people, there is a world of intrigue, and it's not something he can simply avoid. Besides, he himself has ambitions, even if he doesn't show them. But that doesn't mean Lin Chen is unaware of his hidden thoughts…
Old Yang wanted to outlive Secretary Wan until he retired, and then outlive Secretary Lin... By then, he would be the most senior employee in the steel rolling mill, and he would be in charge of both production and political work.
Lin Chen had known all along that Lao Yang's allegiance to Director Xu was a ploy to kill someone else.
In the past few years, Lin Chen never made things difficult for him, and he always stayed out of Li Huaide's various sparring matches with Fengshigao. But things changed after he sent Yang Weimin to the courtyard house to work as an eye doctor in order to show his loyalty to Director Xu!
Guanhuyuan
Lin Chen was just directing the renovations in Nanluoguxiang when he rushed over here.
Qin Huairu was breastfeeding her baby in her room when Lin Chen tiptoed in.
Shh! It's time to sleep, slow down.
After Lin Chen put the washed fruit on the table, he leaned closer to take a look, which caused Qin Huairu to misunderstand!
"Don't rush, let me feed my daughter first!"
Lin Chen only wanted to see the child, but his wife misunderstood him. He needed to explain...
"Um, I've already had breakfast."
Qin Huairu chuckled and then rolled her eyes at him, as if to say, "What are you pretending for, we're an old married couple. It's not like we're starving..."
The couple had a great understanding; they could understand each other with just a gesture or a glance. Now, with Qin Huairu's kind offer, Lin Chen felt he couldn't refuse her kindness!
After Lin Chen accepted his wife's kind words, they began to talk about serious matters.
"Huai Ru, why don't you and Sister Bai Ling move to Nanzhu Hutong for a few days? The people in the courtyard won money last night and have already started discussing coming to visit you."
Qin Huairu expressed her understanding, saying that since the weather was warm now, it didn't matter where she lived.
"Brother Lin Chen, let me discuss this with Sister Bai Ling. How about we prepare two tables in Nan Zhu to entertain them? It doesn't matter if people from Qin Family Village come to visit our child, but Sister Bai Ling doesn't have any relatives. Since the people from the courtyard are here, we don't mind the food. Besides, they brought generous gifts to see the child."
Bai Ling had no family on her own side, and consequently, her husband's family didn't have many relatives either. The women from the courtyard came to offer their congratulations, and she wanted to make it a lively affair. Qin Huairu noticed her little scheme and they discussed it together.
Lin Chen naturally supported his wife's idea...
"These are minor matters; you can arrange them. Since most of the attendees will be women, make sure they are well-fed and well-treated; it will also benefit your reputations."
Lin Chen wasn't a mean person; wasn't it a joy to have friends coming from afar? Besides, they brought gifts to offer their congratulations…
Qin Huairu happily pulled Lin Chen to Bai Ling's room, and the family enjoyed another harmonious day together.
Naval compound
A few days later, Li Yuanchao's father returned home from a business trip and saw that his youngest son's face was covered in bruises. Although the swelling had subsided considerably, the bruises on the corners of his mouth and eyes were still visible.
Chief Li immediately noticed something was wrong. A mere bump or bruise wouldn't leave a wound like this—there was no scar. It was clearly a punch…
"What...what's going on with you? I've only been gone a few days and you're already fighting with someone? Did someone from the army compound beat you up...?"
At this moment, Li Yuanchao felt extremely aggrieved! He stammered out what had happened that day... but he never mentioned that he had gone to seek revenge.
"Dad, we were just passing by. We really didn't go to ambush them. They even yelled at us and tried to steal the birthday present I gave to Zhou Xiaobai."
Chief Li wasn't stupid, and no one knows a son better than his father. He knew immediately that his son wasn't telling the truth, but that didn't stop him from feeling heartbroken. He'd finally had a precious son after two daughters, and now he'd been beaten like this. The people in the compound would surely laugh at him…
"You're lying again, kid. Why would you walk that way after school?"
Li Yuanchao's mother had already taught her son how to say it; she had thought of this long ago.
Li's mother's abilities were no match for the steel mill, so she now wanted her husband, Li, to avenge her son.
"We were just passing by on our way to Zhou Xiaobai's classmate's house. You can ask Zhang Haiyang and Zhou Xiaobai if you don't believe me. Those little rascals in the alley even beat up girls... Uncle Zhou is furious!"
After hearing this, Chief Li took a deep breath, thinking to himself that these unruly kids in the alleyways had absolutely no manners. They actually beat up all the children in the naval compound, not even sparing the little girls. It was utterly outrageous…
"Go away, get out of my way. I don't have a useless son like you. We'll learn from this defeat and fight back! Get lost..."
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