The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 222 Xu Sanduo: I'm not stupid!

After Yang Muyi and his group finished their meal in Qiangou Village, Jia Wangcai insisted on paying the bill and then drove everyone back to Yunmiao Village.

Just then, Jia Wangcai needed to go to the city to take care of some business, so Yang Muyi and the other two decided to hitch a ride with him back to the hotel.

Before setting off, Yang Muye had to meet the "King of Soldiers" bodyguard that Yang Deyuan had found for him.

Yang Muyi, Xie Zhiyao, Yang Guanjun, and Xie Qiang got off the bus together.

As Yang Muye passed the village entrance, a group of elderly women eagerly told him about the scene when Xu Sanduo arrived at the village entrance.

Their attitude was incredibly enthusiastic.

From everyone, Yang Muye learned all the information about Xu Sanduo except for his name.

He was short and spoke with a strong provincial accent.

He looks honest and unassuming.

Is this the "King of Soldiers" Yang Deyuan mentioned who retired from the special forces?
Aunt Gui's house.

After eating two bowls of rice noodles, Xu Sanduo was only about 60-70% full.

Aunt Gui was surprised that Xu Sanduo, who looked so small, could eat so much. Without saying a word, she went back to the kitchen, cut up another half of the rice cake, cooked it in a pan, and brought it out on a plate.

"This is also a special food in our Yunnan Province called Erkuai. It is one of the eighteen oddities of Yunnan Province. You should eat it while it is hot, otherwise it will harden."

Aunt Gui placed the plate on the dining table.

Xu Sanduo instinctively reached into his pocket for money, but Aunt Gui stopped him with lightning speed.

“Young man, I originally wanted to invite you to my house for a free meal, but you insist on paying for this and that. If word gets out, people in the village will say that I’m obsessed with money. You’re just making me look bad.”

“Auntie, I know you’re a good person, but we soldiers have rules. We have to pay for our meals. Even if I’m retired, I still have to abide by this rule and not bring shame to the army.”

Xu Sanduo insisted.

"Alright, alright, you soldiers have a high level of awareness, I can't argue with you, but you've already given me money twice. This rice noodle and rice cake are just the most common food around here. I'm not running a restaurant, charging you two yuan is already a lot."

Aunt Gui threatened Xu Sanduo that she would get angry if he mentioned money again.

Xu Sanduo then gave up the idea of ​​giving him more money and picked up the rice cake to wolf it down.

Aunt Gui was worried that Xu Sanduo might choke, so she poured him another glass of water.

Just as Xu Sanduo finished eating the last piece of rice cake, Aunt Gui sat down beside him and asked about Xu Sanduo's experiences.

“My hometown is very poor. I am the third child in my family, with two older brothers. My mother left when I was very young, and my father raised me from childhood. When I joined the army, my father was very happy.”

"Then why did you retire? You weren't promoted while you were in the army?"

“I joined the army before finishing high school. With only a junior high school education, the highest rank a soldier like me can reach is a third-level sergeant. I could have stayed on as an instructor, but I was seriously injured during a military exercise last year and spent half a year recovering. I didn’t want to be a burden to the unit, so I applied for retirement.”

Another reason is money.

Xu Sanduo had previously borrowed 200,000 yuan from the army to pay off his family's debts.

The retirement resettlement allowance is exactly 200,000 yuan, which is just enough to pay back the money owed to the military.

Xu Sanduo agreed to become a bodyguard in order to earn more money.

The family needs money for their father's retirement, and their two older brothers are both quite old and still single; they'll need money to get married too.

Xu Sanduo wanted to earn these things by working as a bodyguard.

"You've given all your money to your family, so what are you going to do?" Aunt Gui asked with some concern.

Xu Sanduo, on the other hand, was quite optimistic.

“I work as a bodyguard for Mr. Yang’s son. I have no worries about food and drink, and it doesn’t cost me much money.”

This is true.

Aunt Gui nodded.

Xu Sanduo followed Yang Muye, and not only did he support his family, but his status as a "confidant" was something that ordinary people could not match.

Who knows how many more people will be vying to curry favor with and flatter them in the future.

Just as I was thinking this, Yang Muye's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Aunt Gui, are you home?"

Aunt Gui immediately stood up and quickly went out to greet them.

"Here I am."

Aunt Gui opened the door and warmly welcomed Yang Muye into the house.

When Xu Sanduo saw that Aunt Gui's house had guests, he quickly stood up from the dining table.

Walking ahead, Aunt Gui enthusiastically introduced, "Sanduo, this is Boss Yang's son, Yang Muye, the most capable young man in our village."

Xu Sanduo?!

When Yang Muyi saw the "Baoqiang" in front of him wearing a retired military uniform, his pupils dilated in shock.

"Hello, my name is Xu Sanduo."

Xu Sanduo glanced at Yang Muye, who was more than half a head taller than him. Even the tallest comrade he knew in the army was a few centimeters shorter than Yang Muye.

At the same time, Xu Sanduo vaguely saw some of the shadows of another comrade-in-arms, Wu Zhe, in Yang Muye.

He holds dual bachelor's degrees in military science and foreign languages, a master's degree in optoelectronics, and is a major.

Each of these titles is incredibly impressive.

The key point is that this "scholar" in everyone's eyes was able to pass Old A's inhumane test.

Based on this alone, Xu Sanduo admired Wu Zhe to the extreme.

Xu Sanduo's intuition told him that Yang Muye was an outstanding person, just like Wu Zhe.

It was also because of his similar temperament to Wu Zhe that Xu Sanduo developed a strong liking for Yang Muye at first sight.

Hello, Yang Muye!

Yang Muye shook hands with Xu Sanduo.

At this moment, Aunt Gui brought a chair out of the house and offered it to Yang Muye.

"Aunt Gui, my friend's car is still waiting at the village entrance, so I won't take it today. Maybe next time."

Yang Muye explained.

Aunt Gui immediately became interested upon hearing this.

"Are you one of those two little girls who look like fairies? You're even more handsome than your father was when he was young, no wonder you're so popular with the girls."

If it were anyone else, Aunt Gui would definitely have dug deep to find out more about the two girls.

But when facing Yang Muye, Aunt Gui dared not speak or ask.

Yang Muyi turned to look at Xu Sanduo, who had already shouldered his pack and picked up his luggage.

"I'll be staying in Dali for another day or two. Are you going to stay at the old house in the village, or come back to the hotel in the city with me?"

Xu Sanduo answered without hesitation:
"Boss Yang asked me to be your bodyguard. I'll go wherever you go from now on."

Yang Muye nodded, greeted Aunt Gui, and left with Xu Sanduo.

Back at the village entrance, Jiang Nansun and Zhu Suosuo got off the bus and gave up their third-row seats to Xu Sanduo.

Xu Sanduo told Jia Wangcai to sit in the third row while he drove.

This way, in case of any emergency, it will be easier to immediately protect Yang Muye in the passenger seat.

After everyone had boarded the bus, Zhu Suosuo couldn't help but tease:

"Your dad found this bodyguard to be quite professional!"

After telling Xu Sanduo the driving route, Yang Muye turned his head from the passenger seat:
"Now you know how unprofessional you are as a secretary, right? It's okay, learn from your mistakes and improve! If you're bad at this, just practice more!"

Zhu Suosuo threw a charming eye roll at Yang Muye.

I was just a temporary worker to begin with.

Although Fan Jingang had been trying to take her on as an apprentice and teach her how to be a good secretary, Zhu Suosuo never considered becoming Yang Muye's secretary.

However, the benefits of cultivating a good relationship with Fan Jingang are obvious.

After learning that Zhu Suosuo had returned to Shanghai with the inspection team, they had to book another flight back to Yanjing.

Fan Jingang immediately booked Zhu Suosuo a direct flight from Kunming to Beijing, and it was even business class. He did this partly out of admiration for Zhu Suosuo, and partly out of respect for Yang Muye.

Zhu Suosuo was fully aware of this.

Of course, she would never thank Yang Muye, lest he become too smug and make any further unreasonable demands.

After learning about this, Yang Muye went directly to Fan Jingang and changed Jiang Nansun's plane ticket to a direct flight from Kunming to Beijing.

The crew of "Old Boys" is ready, and Yang Deyuan has transferred one million yuan to the crew's account. Now they are just waiting for the female lead, Jiang Nansun, to arrive so that her scenes can be filmed first.

It would be good to go back with Zhu Suosuo, so the two of them could keep each other company.

Back at the hotel, Yang Muye booked a separate room for Xu Sanduo, right next to his own.

Early the next morning.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

Xu Sanduo opened the door and found a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair who looked about five or six parts like Yang Muye standing outside.

With just one glance, Xu Sanduo was able to identify the other party.

"Are you Mr. Yang? I'll go and call him right away."

Yang Deyuan, standing at the door, was stunned for a moment.

What?
You call me boss, or General Manager Yang Muyi?
What a great reversal of Tiangang!

Before he could even react, Xu Sanduo was about to go next door to knock on the door.

Yang Deyuan quickly pulled the person back.

He came here today without telling Yang Muye.

"No need to call him, I'm here to see you."

Xu Sanduo then realized what was going on and invited Yang Deyuan into the house.

Seeing the blankets folded into neat squares like tofu and the sheets so smooth that not a single wrinkle could be seen, Yang Deyuan nodded in satisfaction.

Xu Sanduo brought over a chair with a backrest and invited Yang Deyuan to sit down.

"Mr. Yang, what do you want with me?"

Yang Deyuan handed over a box, gesturing for Xu Sanduo to open it and take a look.

There was a cell phone inside.

iPhone 1st generation.

Of course it's a grey market product.

Official Apple products will not be available in China until early next year with the China Unicom customized version.

This grey market iPhone was a gift from a friend of Yang Deyuan. After using it for a few days, Yang Deyuan couldn't get used to it and switched back to his old Nokia flagship phone.

Although Xu Sanduo didn't recognize the Apple brand, he could tell from the box and the workmanship that this thing wasn't cheap.

Immediately pack the box up and return it to Yang Deyuan.

"Mr. Yang, this item is too valuable, I cannot accept it!"

"It's just a phone, and it's one I used. You can take it if you want."

"No, I won't use such a high-end phone."

Xu Sanduo pushed the box back with a determined look in his eyes.

Yang Deyuan then remembered that Xu Erhe had mentioned to him on the phone that his younger brother was good in every way, except for one thing: he was too stubborn.

Once someone has made up their mind, nothing can sway them.

"Okay, if you don't want it, then consider it a gift from me to Muye. He has his own phone, and this one is a spare. You can hold onto it for him, is that alright?"

"This is acceptable."

Xu Sanduo nodded.

Yang Deyuan spent more than ten minutes teaching Xu Sanduo how to use the phone.

"If anything happens to Makino in the future, just use this phone to contact me. Don't worry about the expenses; I'll top it up every month."

Xu Sanduo put down his phone and gave Yang Deyuan a bright smile.

"middle!"

"Does your village have a telephone? Use your mobile phone to call home and let them know you're safe."

"No need, Mr. Yang. Phone calls are quite expensive. Everything was settled back home when I came. My second brother told me to do whatever you say."

This is exactly what Yang Deyuan was waiting for.

“Sanduo, I’ve known your second brother for many years. He just had bad luck. If he had stayed in Shenzhen back then, things might have turned out differently. Now that he’s entrusted you to me, I certainly can’t treat you badly. So, I’ll give you a monthly salary of 8000 yuan, plus a 2000 yuan bonus every month, which will be paid to you at the end of the year.”

Xu Sanduo was stunned on the spot.

He served in the army for twelve years and only received 200,000 yuan in resettlement fees upon his discharge.

Yang Deyuan's opening statement was that his annual salary plus bonuses would amount to 120,000 yuan.

This salary and benefits were a huge blow to Xu Sanduo.

Xu Sanduo returned to his hometown after being discharged from the army last year and met his former deputy squad leader, Wu Liuyi, who was repairing shoes at a roadside stall and could barely earn two thousand yuan a month.

According to Wu Liuyi, once the shoe stall becomes unsustainable, they plan to try their luck at a construction site.

With my strength, I won't starve to death.

Yang Deyuan's offer of such a high salary completely overturned Xu Sanduo's understanding.

That's exactly the effect Yang Deyuan wanted.

"Mr. Yang, I don't need such a high salary—"

“Sanduo, your second brother said you retired from the special forces. Although you were injured, you have recovered now. I’m paying you this salary partly to respect your status as a top soldier, and partly because the safety of Muye will be in your hands from now on.”

Just as Xu Sanduo was about to make a promise, Yang Deyuan raised his hand to stop him.

"Besides ensuring Makino's safety, I need you to do one more thing."

Given the salary offered by Yang Deyuan, Xu Sanduo would have agreed to ten things, let alone one.

Although Xu Sanduo was honest, he was someone who had undergone so much training and hardship in the A Brigade. He guessed that what Yang Deyuan was about to say was no small matter, so he did not agree immediately.

Yang Deyuan was very satisfied with this composed performance.

"Actually, it's not a difficult thing to handle. You should have heard about my relationship with Muye from him. I divorced Muye's mother many years ago, and I only told him the news after he finished his college entrance exam. So he has always had a problem with me and never discusses many things with me."

At this point, Xu Sanduo understood.

"Mr. Yang, do you want me to go undercover for you and report on your every move?"

The purpose of keeping the iPhone was also the same, though it wasn't explicitly stated.

"Didn't you serve as a scout? I'm sure this request of mine is a piece of cake for you."

That's true, but Xu Sanduo still said with an honest expression:
"Mr. Yang, I cannot agree to your request!"

Yang Deyuan immediately stood up from his seat.

"why?"

“You’re telling me all this, but Mr. Yang already guessed it all last night.”

Xu Sanduo looked at Yang Deyuan, who was standing there in a daze, with some sympathy.

Didn't expect?

He himself hadn't expected it.

Yesterday, Yang Muye let Xu Sanduo choose whether to listen to him or Yang Deyuan.

Xu Sanduo is just stubborn, inflexible, and opinionated, not stupid.

Why even bother choosing?
Of course, we should listen to Yang Muye.

(End of this chapter)