Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 88: Going into the city and threatening (Subscribe)
"Didn't you go home? Why are you here today?"

When Luo Cheng saw Zhou Fengnian knocking on the door and entering the room, he immediately asked in confusion.

Seeing that the New Year was almost approaching, Zhou Fengnian suddenly returned to Beijing. Did something happen to him?

"I came back to borrow two books. I will go back to read them during the New Year. I also sent Zhou Yan back by the way."

Zhou Fengnian sat on the chair next to Luo Cheng and continued, "I have something else I want to ask you, Mr. Luo, do you have any extra tickets? Tickets for cigarettes, alcohol, cakes, etc."

Luo Cheng was startled and asked, "Who are you going to visit?"

Zhou Fengnian said: "Zhou Yan stayed at my house for three or four days. Her mother is a man who favors boys over girls. If I didn't come to share the pressure, I guess the pressure on her whole family and even the whole courtyard would be on Zhou Yan."

"Is that so? That's right, you should come and recognize him."

Luo Cheng nodded and said, "Although it was the girl who took the initiative to go to your house, you can't shirk this responsibility. So you want to go to Zhou Yan's house to buy some things?"

While speaking, Luo Cheng stood up from his chair and took out some tickets from the cabinet.

There were tickets for cigarettes, alcohol, and cakes. Luo Cheng put them on the table and said, "I told you earlier that you didn't want them before. Your Aunt Li and I don't need these tickets. We'll just give them away as gifts."

Luo Cheng and Zhou Fengnian have similar preferences. They don't smoke or drink, and they just like to eat something. However, he likes spicy food but cannot handle it very well, that is, his tongue can only tolerate it slightly spicy.

Zhou Fengnian counted the tickets and found two wine tickets, five cigarette tickets, and quite a few tickets for pastries and snacks.

"Mr. Luo, a few will be enough. I'll give you the money."

Because he was a greedy person, he had been to the pigeon market several times in the middle of the night and was very familiar with the prices of various tickets.

However, Luo Gong was a little unhappy when he heard this, and immediately said with a sullen face: "How can I use your money? What's the point of taking your money? It's just speculation.

You can take it away. No one else can use it if you leave it here. I will have to run back to give it to someone else. Your Aunt Li and I don’t like eating pastries.”

Zhou Fengnian said a little embarrassedly: "This is not good, it is worth a lot. Thank you very much, Mr. Luo, I will make you a few more meals of your favorite after the New Year."

He also prepared his own ingredients for cooking for others, which was an alternative way of repaying them.

It would not be good to just use the money of an old senior, as he has already taken a lot of advantage of Luo Gong, but Luo Gong likes his craftsmanship.

So every time Zhou Fengnian took advantage of Luo Gong, he would repay him by cooking a table of delicious food.

If he prepared his own ingredients and cooked, a table of dishes would cost five or six yuan, and no one else could eat them.

"Thanks, Mr. Luo. You can order whatever you want after the New Year. I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative first. If it's too late, I won't be able to buy anything."

Luo Cheng gave him a lot of tickets, and there was no need for Zhou Fengnian to spend them all. Even if he used up all the money he had on him, it would not be enough.

Before leaving, Luo Cheng warned: "Don't make it too embarrassing. After all, they are your future father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"I understand, Mr. Luo."

Zhou Fengnian thanked him and left quickly. The supply and marketing cooperative was very crowded at that time, and buying things there was like going to the battlefield.

After squeezing for a long time, he bought two bottles of Lotus White and a box of pastries at the supply and marketing cooperative, and then rode his bike to Zhou Yan's home.

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Erchuan Hutong Lane.

After Zhou Yan returned, she also encountered quite a few setbacks.

The neighbors they met on the road were all surprised to see Zhou Yan. After a pause, they greeted her, "Hey, Yan'er is back?"

"Yes, Aunt Wang, I went to my friend's house these days."

"Oh, you must be exhausted, go back and rest first."

After greeting Aunt Wang, Zhou Yan met another neighbor and encountered almost the same scene.

When they arrived at their courtyard, Zhou Yan walked in and pushed the door open.

After placing the wild rabbit and mountain products he brought back on the table, he planned to go back behind his curtain and rest for a while.

"Yan Yan, why did you come back just now!"

When Zhou Xiangde heard Zhou Yan coming back, his worries were put to rest. But then he said angrily, "You've been gone for four days. Do you still have this family in your heart?"

"This damn girl, she still knows how to come back?"

Lv Honghui, who was inside the house, also came out angrily and yelled at Zhou Yan: "You still know this is your home? I thought you died outside."

"What are you talking about!"

Zhou Xiangde growled in a low voice with a unhappy expression, "This woman is really getting more and more outrageous. How can she say such things to her daughter?"

After being yelled at, Lu Honghui was stunned for a moment. Although she stopped cursing, she still glared at Zhou Yan.

However, Zhou Yan didn't care about what Lu Honghui said. It was not the first time she heard it.

Zhou Yan said calmly: "I went to Fengnian's home, stayed in the countryside for a few days, and met Fengnian's parents."

What she meant was that she would not marry anyone except Zhou Fengnian, and she would take the initiative to come to the house as a daughter-in-law.

Zhou Xiangde frowned and said, "Yan Yan, how could you not discuss this with me? Do you still have your parents in your eyes?"

"Dad, if you are willing to take care of Mom, I will definitely discuss it with you."

Zhou Yan felt wronged when she heard this, and even raised her voice a few notches: "Mom wanted to sell me for money, but you didn't say anything. Are you still my dad?"

“I didn’t agree.”

"You didn't object!"

Zhou Yan's words shut up Zhou Xiangde. The man who had worked as a fourth-level fitter for more than ten years was suddenly speechless.

Zhou Xiangde liked his daughter very much. She had good academic performance, was polite and sensible. After graduating from high school, she did not rely on him as her father, but was assigned to a machinery factory based on her own abilities.

The Zhou family has two working families, and many people came to propose marriage, which really made him proud.

But housekeeper Zhou Xiangde was not a good one. He didn't want to take care of anything, big or small. He would give in when Lu Honghui told him to. In addition, he was too lazy to worry about it, so gradually he stopped asking about family matters.

However, Zhou Yan suddenly left for her boyfriend's house and was gone for three or four days, which made Zhou Xiangde anxious.

"Dad, I decide my own marriage, and I won't ask for a gift of one or two hundred like Mom does. The job is mine, too, so don't force me."

Zhou Yan said with red eyes that she didn't want to sacrifice herself for her brother and younger brother.

"you dare!"

Before Zhou Xiangde could speak, Lv Honghui suddenly became angry and pointed at Zhou Yan and shouted, "Go on a blind date after the New Year, or I'll go to your factory to make trouble. Zhou Yan, I tell you I'll keep my word."

"Go ahead. Even if I quit my job, I won't go on a blind date!"

After Zhou Yan finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her resting place.

After seeing this, Lv Honghui was so angry that she wanted to chase after him and scold him, but Zhou Xiangde grabbed her and shouted angrily: "What else do you want? A big fight before the New Year? Let the whole hospital know that our family is not peaceful?" "If you don't feel ashamed, I will. Stop arguing when you go back."

Lv Honghui immediately burst out shouting, "You said I was embarrassing? Zhou Xiangde"

"Alright, alright!"

Zhou Xiangde dragged Lu Honghui back to the inner room. He was too annoyed to argue with this woman. After dragging her into the inner room, he warned her not to quarrel anymore, otherwise the reputation of Zhou family and his son would be ruined.

After hearing that her son's reputation would be ruined, Lu Honghui sat on the bed and muttered unwillingly, but she didn't scold Zhou Yan as if she was very depressed.

After sitting for a while, Lv Honghui got up again and took away the wild rabbit and mountain products that Zhou Yan brought back, and hung them up.

The reason why there is no quarrel now is that Zhou Kai and Zhou Hao are not here.

After a while, Zhou Xiangde suddenly heard someone outside talking about their house, so he stood up and looked towards the window.

Looking through the window, Zhou Xiangde saw Aunt Liu in the yard leading a young man who was pushing a bicycle. He had a handsome appearance and a tall figure.

They saw Aunt Liu pointing at their house and saying something, and then the young man pushed the cart over.

Zhou Xiangde immediately turned around and walked towards the door.

"What are you doing?"

"It seems someone is here to look for me."

After Zhou Xiangde finished speaking, he just walked to the door and heard someone knocking.

He opened the door and saw that it was indeed the young man from before, holding two bottles of wine and a box of snacks. Zhou Xiangde asked in confusion, "Young man, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for you, uncle, and also for Zhou Yan."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "I'm Zhou Fengnian, Zhou Yan's boyfriend. I feel a little sorry for suddenly bringing Zhou Yan home to play for a few days, so I came to apologize."

"You are Zhou Fengnian!?"

When Zhou Xiangde heard the name, he suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart.

His daughter was kidnapped for three or four days. If they hadn't taken the initiative to help cover it up, who knows what kind of rumors would have spread in the nearby alleys.

However, when Zhou Xiangde saw Zhou Fengnian's appearance, temperament, and steady tone, the anger in his heart came and went quickly.

Impressions can change a person's attitude. Zhou Fengnian's appearance and temperament can make Zhou Xiangde change his attitude involuntarily.

He suddenly felt like he was facing his leader.

"Fengnian, why are you here?"

After hearing Zhou Fengnian's voice, Zhou Yan also walked out from the inner room, with a trace of imperceptible embarrassment flashing across her face.

"I came here right after I finished shopping. I thought that the person I've been dating for half a year hasn't come yet, so I came to visit you suddenly. I hope you don't mind."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile. Although his tone was gentle, it made it difficult for Zhou Xiangde to get angry.

With his daughter beside him, Zhou Xiangde could only muffle his words and say, "Come in first."

After entering the room and closing the door, Zhou Yan had just taken the two bottles of Lotus White and the pastries and was about to let Zhou Fengnian sit down when Lu Honghui suddenly walked out angrily.

When he saw Zhou Fengnian, he immediately frowned and asked, "Who is he? Is he the lover of this dead girl?"

Zhou Xiangde immediately scolded: "What a stupid girl, what are you talking about!" How could you talk about your own daughter like that in front of outsiders? He really wanted to have a good talk with Lu Honghui.

Zhou Yan was so angry that she could hardly control her temper. She could tolerate being scolded and yelled at before, but now she did the same in front of Zhou Fengnian.

But just when Zhou Yan was about to speak, Zhou Fengnian suddenly said, "Zhou Yan, go to the supply and marketing cooperative at Sanjiekou and buy some soda. I saw that they have some just now."

"Buy a soda?"

"Yes, buy some. I wanted to buy some just now, but I didn't want to waste time, so I came here early. There should be fewer people now. Please make the trip and ride my bike."

Zhou Fengnian handed over the money and although he said it with a smile on his face, there was something in his tone that was unquestionable.

Although Zhou Yan wanted to say something, when she saw Zhou Fengnian's eyes, she chose to obey.

After taking the money and the bill, she went out on her bike to buy soda, although she didn't know why she bought soda at this time.

After Zhou Yan left, Zhou Fengnian said to Zhou Xiangde and Lv Honghui, "Uncle and aunt, sit down and chat for a while."

"you this"

Lu Honghui frowned and wanted to say something, but was pulled by Zhou Xiangde, and the words were stuck at her lips.

After stopping Lu Honghui, Zhou Xiangde sat down. Although this was his home, he listened to Zhou Fengnian's instructions for a while.

"What do you want to say? You took my daughter away for three or four days. If we hadn't negotiated in the courtyard, Yanyan's reputation would have been ruined."

"Uncle, I was a little against Zhou Yan coming to our house a few years ago, but this was Zhou Yan's choice and determination, and you should know best why she didn't want to go home."

Zhou Fengnian interrupted Zhou Xiangde and said calmly: "A taciturn father, a biased mother, and brothers who bully their sister by relying on their mother.
Uncle, I know your family affairs well, so it will be easier to talk about some things if I send Zhou Yan away."

After hearing this, Lv Honghui shouted angrily: "What did you say? Who do you think you are?"

"Wait a moment, let me finish what I'm saying."

Zhou Fengnian stretched out his hand to interrupt Lv Honghui's cursing, and his tone became impolite: "Swearing and throwing tantrums are useless to me. I have many ways to deal with you.

Do you know what an arranged marriage is? Twelve years ago, the Marriage Law clearly stipulated that the feudal system of arranged and forced marriages should be abolished and freedom of marriage should be implemented. "

"Do you know what this law means? I can report you to the Women's Federation, and I can also ask the Women's Federation to arrest you and send you to trial. The minimum sentence is one year, and the maximum is five years of reform."

"If you don't believe it, you can ask the street office or the Women's Federation and see what they say and how they judge."

"I am still a level 13 technician at the machinery factory, and I plan to take the level 8 engineer exam mid-year after the new year. I also know Section Chief Song of the Technical Department of the Steel Rolling Mill and Director Wang of the Third Workshop.

I can also find Deputy Director Gao of the Machinery Plant and ask him to contact Deputy Director Li of the Steel Rolling Plant. There are many ways to use connections and many things that can be done. "

It is impossible to fire a worker, even the factory director cannot do it, but transferring him to another position is still possible. Given his status and importance in the machinery factory, Deputy Director Gao will definitely help him do it.

Zhou Fengnian straightened his collar and continued speaking in front of Zhou Xiangde and Lv Honghui's shocked and frightened eyes.
“There are five of us in my family, four of whom are workers. This condition is not top-notch, but it is pretty good.

So, auntie, stop making a fuss and don't be so hasty to yell and scold. Sit down and talk properly. Be a little nicer to your daughter. Is this difficult or is it impossible to do it?"

Dealing with people like Lu Honghui is really easy.

Because she only knows how to throw a tantrum, and she does so by relying on her status as a "mother", but Zhou Fengnian is an outsider, and if Zhou Yan was not between him and Lu Honghui.

It is very easy to deal with this kind of street shrew.

He was a swearing, unreasonable, and full of flaws, and he would be punished if reported; although this was an internal conflict, he was beaten without mercy.

It won't lead to beating him to death, but it will easily be a painful lesson for him to remember.

(End of this chapter)