I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

"Everyone saw it, I didn't mean to hit her, it was self-defense. Besides, Song Dahua, if you're sick, go to the hospital; if you want to die, go jump in the river. I just exchanged some food coupons for Liu Guangqi, and you're making up all this nonsense. In other words, if you and your Liu Haizhong hadn't gone too far, why would your own son have run away from home and been left to wander outside? Let me tell you, with what you and Liu Haizhong have done, even though you have three children, it's not certain who will take care of you when you're old."

After saying this, Zhou Weiguo ignored everyone and slammed the gate shut, no longer paying attention to the commotion outside.

To his surprise, his door was knocked on within just half an hour.

Zhou Weiguo activated his senses and was slightly taken aback when he saw that the person outside the door was Liu Guangtian.

He stepped forward and opened the courtyard gate, where Liu Guangtian stood respectfully outside, looking flustered. He asked politely, "Uncle Guo, I... may I come in?"

Zhou Weiguo nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then led Liu Guangtian into the courtyard. The two arrived at the living room, where Liu Guangtian stood nervously to the side. Only after Zhou Weiguo sat down did he cautiously speak, "Uncle Weiguo, my brother asked me to come see you."

Zhou Weiguo raised an eyebrow at Liu Guangtian and pressed, "Didn't your brother say what he wanted to talk to me about?"

Liu Guangtian shook his head.

"So what did your brother tell you?" Zhou Weiguo continued.

Liu Guangtian pulled two envelopes from his pocket and explained, "Uncle Guo, I found these two envelopes in my pocket when I woke up this morning. One contains a letter, and the other contains one hundred yuan and some receipts."

Zhou Weiguo took the envelope, first handing the envelope containing the receipts back to Liu Guangtian, then took out another letter and slowly unfolded it to read.

In the letter, Liu Guangqi first informed Liu Guangtian of his departure, urging him to visit Zhou Weiguo alone as soon as possible. He repeatedly emphasized the importance of taking good care of Guangfu and minimizing his involvement in their father Liu Haizhong's affairs, stating bluntly that Liu Haizhong's intellect would eventually implicate the family. Furthermore, Liu Guangqi sincerely apologized to his two younger brothers for leaving without saying goodbye and for never properly protecting them in the past. Finally, he repeatedly instructed them that they must manage all the family's money and ration coupons themselves and never entrust them to their parents; if they encountered problems they couldn't solve, they could seek help from Zhou Weiguo, but they should not disturb him too much.

The letter was written in hasty handwriting, clearly hastily, and must have been written after the job was confirmed with Zhou Weiguo.

However, the letter did not mention anything about work. Zhou Weiguo thought to himself: Is Liu Guangqi deliberately not mentioning it because he is worried that he will not admit his mistake and that his two younger brothers will hold a grudge? Interesting.

Seeing Liu Guangtian's nervousness, Zhou Weiguo reassured him, "Don't panic, it's nothing serious. By the way, have you read the letter? What are your thoughts?"

Liu Guangtian stared blankly at Zhou Weiguo, unsure how to answer. At that moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

From childhood to adulthood, he and Guangfu both envied and were jealous of Liu Guangqi. They envied him for being able to attend a vocational school and eat scrambled eggs, but they couldn't understand why their father always treated them harshly.

This letter, however, inexplicably moved him, but something seemed to be missing from that emotion.

Zhou Weiguo saw through Liu Guangtian's thoughts and slowly said, "Before your brother left, he was worried about you and Guangfu, so he came to me and spent money to buy two jobs. He told me to give you one, and give the other to Guangfu when he's able to work. He knows your parents won't spend money to find jobs for you, so he asked me for help. I agreed."

Upon hearing these words, Liu Guangtian's eyes instantly reddened.

At that moment, his chaotic thoughts suddenly cleared up. It turned out that his brother had always wanted to help them, and that his brother had always cared about them.

Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo waved his hand and said half-jokingly, "Alright, stop crying in front of me. Tell me, what kind of job do you want? As long as it's not too outrageous, I can arrange something for you."

Liu Guangtian stood there, stunned, for a long time before he could react.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Zhou Weiguo spoke again: "Have you thought it through? If you haven't, I'll arrange for you to work in the workshop. Your father happens to be there too; he can look after you when he gets out."

These words sent a chill down Liu Guangtian's spine. He quickly shook his head: "No, no, no! For Uncle Guo, I won't go into the workshop. I'll do anything, just not the workshop. I absolutely cannot be with my father!"

Seeing Liu Guangtian's terrified expression, Zhou Weiguo almost burst out laughing. It seems that Liu Haizhong's intimidation power in the child's mind is comparable to that of a nuclear weapon.

He had a sudden inspiration and suggested, "Since you don't want to work in the factory, how about you do purchasing?"

Liu Guangtian's eyes lit up, his face beaming with joy: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Uncle Guo, what you say is definitely right, it's settled then!"

Zhou Weiguo nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll arrange it in the next couple of days. I'll let you know when it's done. But remember, don't tell the institute that I arranged it. Just say the steel rolling mill is hiring and you just happened to be there. Start as a temporary purchasing agent, and I'll find someone to make you a permanent employee after a while. Also, purchasing agents have quotas. Don't think you can skip work just because I introduced you. If you don't meet your quota, you'll be transferred back to the workshop as a worker."

Upon hearing the words "transferred back to the workshop," Liu Guangtian jumped in fright again and quickly assured them, "Uncle Weiguo, don't worry! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Just then, the phone inside the house suddenly rang.

Zhou Weiguo waved to Liu Guangtian, signaling him to leave first.

After Liu Guangtian left, Zhou Weiguo walked to the phone, picked up the receiver, and said, "Hello, this is Zhou Weiguo."

A strange voice came from the other end of the phone: "Chief Engineer Zhou, this is the security department of the steel rolling mill. Um... please come to the east gate of the steel rolling mill as soon as possible! There's a fat man here with a group of young people, making a scene at the gate and demanding to see Comrade Tian Zao. This group of people has started causing trouble at the factory gate, and they seem to have some connections; they don't take our security department seriously at all."

Zhou Weiguo's face instantly darkened, and he replied briefly, "Understood, coming right away." He then hung up the phone.

Natasha looked at him with a worried expression: "It's all my fault. If I hadn't been feeling unwell today, you wouldn't have stayed home with me and left Tianzao to go to the factory alone."

Zhou Weiguo held her hand and said gently, "It's not your fault. You wait at home, I'll go check on the situation first."

Natasha shook her head firmly: "No, I want to go too, let's go together."

Zhou Weiguo pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The two then got into the car and sped off toward the steel rolling mill.

The car screeched to a halt at the east gate of the steel rolling mill, and Zhou Weiguo frowned.

Such a large crowd never usually gathered at the east gate of the steel rolling mill. Just as he was wondering what was going on, he heard a noisy shout: "Comrade Tian Zao, I, Wang Jun, am serious about you! Will you agree to take our pure revolutionary friendship to the next level?"

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