Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 355 Wang Jinshan Comes to the Door

The weather in December was already extremely cold, especially after riding his bicycle all the way. Wang Chengpeng couldn't wait to sit down by the fire and warm himself up.

Wang Tieshan took the bag from Wang Chengpeng and murmured, "It's good that you tried your best."

The exam was over, and the result was already decided, so he didn't intend to put too much pressure on Wang Chengpeng.

As if remembering something, Wang Tieshan suddenly turned to Wang Chengpeng and said:

"The weather got cold, and the river froze, so the factory stopped production."

"However, production has stopped, but sales are still going on, and they're even busier than before."

"Especially in terms of recruitment, we have recently expanded many departments, and there are many new faces in the factory."

"I thought you were joking with us. I didn't expect you to actually become a technician in the factory. The last time Director Wang looked for you was probably because of this."

At this point, Wang Tieshan hesitated slightly, but ultimately decided to tell Wang Chengpeng some bad news, saying:

"It seems there's some dissatisfaction about you becoming a technician; you'd better be mentally prepared."

dissatisfied?

Wang Chengpeng completely ignored his father's reminder and laughed, saying:
"I earned this job through my own abilities, so why should those people be able to stop me just because they want to be dissatisfied?"

"Dad, don't worry, Director Wang isn't stupid. How could he hire someone incompetent as a technician?"

"Don't worry about this. It's your son's job, and no one can take it away from him even if they want to."

Liu Chunhua timed it perfectly; just as Wang Chengpeng had exchanged a few words with his father, she brought several large bowls of fragrant dishes into the living room.

As she placed the food on the table, she urged:

"What are you saying? We'll talk about it later."

"Wash your hands before eating, or the food will get cold and won't taste good."

"Today is a special day. I specially stewed an old hen. Everyone should eat more."

Looking at the pieces of chicken soaking in the golden chicken soup on the table, especially the glistening yellow oil, Wang Meiyan's mouth watered.

He immediately forgot about warming himself by the fire and ran outside to wash his hands.

Considering that it was indeed freezing cold and the Wang family had the means, Liu Chunhua specially boiled a pot of hot water for everyone to absorb the cold, so they wouldn't be chilled by the icy well water.

After everyone had taken their seats, Liu Chunhua smiled and asked Zhu Hong:

"Xiao Zhu, how did your exam go today? Are you confident about getting into university?"

Although she was asking Zhu Hong, her eyes kept glancing at Wang Chengpeng, suggesting that her real intention was something else entirely.

However, she didn't want to put too much pressure on her son, so she could only try to subtly hint at it.

Faced with Liu Chunhua's question, Zhu Hong smiled sheepishly and said:
"I finished all the questions except the ones I didn't know how to answer."

Liu Chunhua: ...? ? ?
Wang Chengpeng: ...? ? ?
Coincidentally, Wang Chengpeng had also finished all the questions he thought he knew how to answer.

Suppressing the urge to complain, Liu Chunhua continued to ask in a gentle tone:
"So, Xiao Zhu, how many questions do you probably not know?"

To get a more accurate answer to her question, Liu Chunhua even added another sentence this time:
"Out of a 100-point exam, how many questions would you not be able to answer?"

Touching his chin, Zhu Hong pondered for a moment, and quickly came to an answer, saying:
"Out of a hundred questions, I probably don't know how to answer 20 of them."

Scratching his head, Zhu Hong said somewhat embarrassedly:
"I think I've let Brother Wang down. With such a low score, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to continue working for him."

At this point, Zhu Hong lowered his head sadly and murmured:

"In the end, it's because I didn't work hard enough. If I had worked a little harder, I wouldn't have only gotten this pitifully low score."

Patting Zhu Hong on the shoulder, Wang Chengpeng softly comforted him:
"Zhu Hong, don't blame yourself, you've already tried your best."

"Look at those dark circles under your eyes. You must have worked so hard for this exam, studying for countless nights."

"Don't worry, you will get into the university you want to attend; your efforts will not be in vain."

If Wang Chengpeng remembered correctly, the cutoff score for top-tier universities in his previous life was around 280. According to Zhu Hong's own estimate, he could score 320, which should be enough to get into Tongji University.

After being comforted by Wang Chengpeng, Zhu Hong didn't seem much relieved. Instead, he looked hesitant and said:

"But there are so many people outside the exam hall who did well, and they are insidiously pretending to do poorly to mislead me. Can I really outperform them?"

Wang Chengpeng: ...? ? ?
He really wanted to tell Zhu Hong if there was a possibility that they genuinely didn't do well on the exam, and weren't just trying to mislead him.

Considering the pleasant surprise of getting into university despite not having any expectations, a wicked idea suddenly flashed through Wang Chengpeng's mind.

He decided not to tell Zhu Hong the truth, but instead patted him on the shoulder again, comforting him:

"Well, what you said isn't entirely impossible."

"But the exams are already over, so thinking about it more is not as good as continuing to work hard tomorrow."

"Eat first, eat first. It would be a shame if it got cold."

Before Liu Chunhua could ask any further questions, Wang Chengpeng added another sentence to himself:
"I think I did pretty well on the test. I answered most of the questions correctly, so I think I should get a good score."

Wang Chengpeng's last words reassured Liu Chunhua, and she immediately happily picked up some chicken for him.

Wang Meiyan, sitting to the side, was so jealous that she could only eat her meat in large bites while sulking.

……

Although the college entrance examination is over, Wang Chengpeng still has things to do while waiting for the results to be released.

Thinking of the familiar figure he had seen near the examination hall, Wang Chengpeng thought it over and over again, and finally decided to send Zhu Hong to Zhoujia Village to find out what was going on.

He couldn't give that venomous woman Liu Yanran any chance to rise to power; he had to crush her completely.

Shortly after Zhu Hong left, Wang Chengpeng, who was practicing boxing in the courtyard, spotted a familiar figure at the door.

Since it was daytime and there were people at home, Wang Chengpeng didn't close the gate, which allowed Wang Jinshan to rush straight into the yard.

The moment Wang Jinshan saw Wang Chengpeng, he seemed to have found his target and started shouting loudly:
"I've finally found you, you jinx! You even harmed your own grandmother. You're a heartless ingrate." "We were family after all, and I don't want to make things too ugly. Just hand over the three thousand yuan I gave you for the repairs, and we'll call it even. I won't pursue the matter of you harming my mother."

"Oh, and we can't just let it go like this about you causing Xia An to lose his job. You have to arrange for him to go back to work at the sugar factory."

Since Zhao Yuju's disgraceful deeds were fully exposed, especially after Wang Degong learned that he had been raising other people's children for decades, he has completely severed ties with Wang Jinshan's family.

The thought of how he had neglected his own child for the sake of other people's children all these years made Wang Degong feel like a huge grudge. He couldn't even breathe properly, and his health deteriorated. He could only lie in bed sighing all day.

However, he had been Wang Jinshan's father for so many years, and the other party always called him "father," so he ultimately couldn't bring himself to drive Wang Jinshan's family out of Wangjia Village.

Even so, Wang Jinshan's family was not having an easy time. After all, Wang Degong also needed to give Wang Yinshan's family an explanation, otherwise he would not be able to live in Wang Yinshan's house with a clear conscience.

Although Wang Jinshan's family was not evicted, the house still belonged to Wang Degong, who directly transferred it to Wang Yinshan's name. Wang Jinshan and his family only had the right to reside there temporarily and had to move out within two years.

Although Wang Yinshan, who had built a new house, looked down on the old, dilapidated house, he didn't want to see Wang Jinshan living a good life, so he eventually agreed to the arrangement.

After all, Wang Degong is still his father, and unlike Wang Chengpeng, he didn't buy out the support relationship long ago, so it's impossible for him to abandon him.

Since he was definitely going to take care of Wang Degong, how could he possibly give up the benefits he deserved?

Ironically, it took Wang Jinshan a great deal of effort to drive Wang Yinshan and Wang Tieshan out of the Wang family's old house.

Little did I know, he was the one who should have been kicked out of here the most.

The bad reputation brought by Zhao Yuju, the house that was about to no longer belong to her, the almost completely empty belongings she had emptied out in her efforts to get her son back...

All of these things combined were a perpetual nightmare for Wang Jinshan.

For the first time, his usually straight spine bent, and he couldn't lift his head at all amidst the jeers of the crowd.

This wasn't the worst thing, after all, Wang Jinshan was quite wealthy, and even if Wang Chun'an emptied his pockets, he would still have enough money left to live on.

The worst part was when Wang Jinshan tried to get a plot of land from the brigade to build a house, but was met with Wang Fucheng's merciless treatment.

Faced with Wang Fucheng's refusal, Wang Jinshan was truly unable to accept it and shouted defiantly:
"Wang Fucheng, aren't you bullying me?"

"Leaving aside the size and quality of the homestead, just tell me why Wang Yinshan and Wang Tieshan can get homestead approvals, but I, Wang Jinshan, can't."

Seeing the excited Wang Jinshan, Wang Fucheng snorted coldly and said:
"You certainly know how to make yourself look good, daring to compare yourself to them."

“You’re not from Wangjia Village, and you’ve never made any contributions to our village, so what right do you have to occupy our village’s homestead?”

“If you want the homestead in our Wangjia Village, you can have Wang Degong come and talk to me himself. If he still considers you his son, then I will allocate his land to you as a homestead.”

"How many people are allocated a certain amount of residential land? Wang Degong's family is no better than anyone else, so why does he have so much residential land in the village?"

Wang Fucheng's words effectively blocked Wang Jinshan's desire for a homestead in the village. It was impossible for Wang Degong to plead with the village authorities on behalf of his illegitimate son.

Even if he could persuade Wang Degong, the village wouldn't approve new residential land, so Wang Jinshan would still have no land to build a house.

Wang Jinshan angrily pointed at Wang Fucheng and roared loudly:
"Are you targeting me?"

"I won't even mention Wang Yinshan's homestead, but why can Wang Tieshan get a homestead while I can't?"

Wang Fucheng rarely encountered someone like Wang Jinshan who loved to humiliate himself, and immediately began to rebuke him without any mercy:

"You? You, Wang Jinshan, dare to compare yourself to Wang Tieshan?"

"Don't even mention that this mess hadn't happened when the land for residential construction was approved back then."

Based on the fact that Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua were sugar factory workers, and Wang Chengpeng's contributions to the village, I can confidently say in front of everyone that I made the right decision in approving this land for our homestead.”

“Go back now. Unless you, Wang Jinshan, have also made a huge contribution to Wang Chengpeng and have workers in the sugar factory in your family, as long as I am in Wangjia Village, you can forget about getting approval for this homestead.”

Wang Fucheng made his point clear, and even though Wang Jinshan was furious, he didn't dare to argue about it anymore in the village.

If Wang Jinshan truly offends Wang Fucheng to the point of no return, he will likely find it impossible to move an inch in Wangjia Village.

However, Wang Fucheng's words also gave Wang Jinshan a clue: how to take root in Wangjia Village.

If our family can produce a worker at Dapeng Sugar Factory, then this matter will be settled, right?

You should know that Wang Xia'an used to be a worker in the factory. He was only fired for making a small mistake. If he argues his case, he still has a chance to get back on his feet.

As for Wang Jinshan's so-called "arguing for justice," it simply meant kneeling at the entrance of Dapeng Sugar Factory and crying about the injustice his son had suffered.

All workers have secure jobs; Wang Yong has no right to fire his son.

What? His son only made a small mistake that everyone makes. As long as he sincerely admits his mistake, he shouldn't be expelled.

What? His family is already struggling to make ends meet? The factory shouldn't just stand by and watch its workers' families suffer.

In short, replacing "arguing based on reason" with "being unreasonable and stubborn" should make it easier to understand what Wang Jinshan was doing.

However, Wang Jinshan was being a bit too naive. How could Dapeng Sugar Factory, which had developed to its current state, be something that could be easily manipulated?

His arrival conveniently provided the factory's newly established security department with an opportunity to make its mark.

They started hitting and kicking him, and threatened to take Wang Jinshan to the town police station on charges of "causing trouble at the factory."
After a series of punches, Wang Jinshan was instantly terrified and lost all courage to even go near the Dapeng Sugar Factory to check the situation.

Ultimately, Wang Jinshan is only good at bullying his own people. Once he loses Zhao Yuju's protection and is no longer facing "family" whom he can manipulate at will, he's nothing.

The matter should have ended with Wang Jinshan being kicked out of Dapeng Sugar Factory, but unexpectedly, Wang Chengpeng's hiring as a technician by Dapeng Sugar Factory gave him new ideas.

Putting everything else aside, Wang Chengpeng's repair skills alone reminded him of the three thousand yuan he had paid to save Wang Xia'an.

To be fair, those three thousand yuan were well spent.

Not only did it save Wang Xia'an from imprisonment, it also gave him the opportunity to return to Dapeng Sugar Factory.

If it weren't for Wang Degong's influence playing a crucial role, Wang Chengpeng might not have agreed.

However, Wang Xia'an was ultimately a hopeless case, and he squandered such a good opportunity once again.

Wang Jinshan, with his boundless imagination, immediately hatched a plan to bully Wang Chengpeng after understanding the cause and effect of the matter.

Little did he know, Wang Chengpeng was never someone he could bully.
Anyone who dares to try and extort money from Wang Chengpeng is truly audacious!
(End of this chapter)