Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

Before he finished speaking, Chen Mo took a few steps forward.

It's okay to talk about it, but it's very inappropriate to use your hands.

Four or five people stepped out of the crowd, some patting each other on the shoulder, others trying to take the iron pipe from the other.

An older man spoke up: "Chen Erwa, you're so young to be promoted, your future is bright, don't bother with this old woman."

"Exactly, exactly, let's just give them a good scolding."

"Haven't eaten yet? Come on, let's go to my place, I'll have a couple of drinks with you."

Chen Mo gripped the iron pipe tightly in his hand. He slowly shook his head, and the iron pipe suddenly tore through the air with a tearing sound.

The people around him instinctively ducked, and Chen Mo quickened his pace, approaching the house.

"Clang!"

He raised the iron pipe in his hand again and slammed it against the window.

The windowpane shattered suddenly.

Chen Mo continued to smash the iron pipe in his hand, and the remaining pieces of glass were also shattered one by one.

"Let the elderly step forward and take responsibility. We'll give Grandpa and Grandma face today, so I won't smash the door."

"I smashed the window."

Both windows were smashed, and Chen Mo put away the iron bar.

At the same time, he took out a yuan from his pocket: "Aunt Li Ting, I'll pay for the broken glass."

"Grandpa and Grandma, we will continue to support them on time. As for our two families, we will sever all ties!"

Chen Mo bent down and used the iron pipe to press the banknotes underneath.

Grandma was about to speak when she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

As soon as Chen Mo turned around, the lights in the house suddenly came on, and his second uncle was embracing a woman with disheveled hair.

The woman frantically threw her shoes and anything else she could grab at Chen Mo.

At the same time, he kept cursing: "You short-lived bastard, I'm the one who called the police, so what?"

"You son of a bitch, having a father like that, you're doomed..."

"Do you want me to die in front of you?"

"Don't stop me, I'm going to hang myself, I'm going to jump into the well."

"You're inhuman! You're inhuman! You smashed my window!"

Chen Mo said calmly, "Aunt Li Ting, I don't understand why you're so agitated, but if you were to hang yourself, I would definitely come and wear mourning clothes for you."

After saying this, Chen Mo turned around, ignoring the curses behind him.

People around him automatically made way for him, and several even gave Chen Mo a thumbs-up as he walked away.

This young man spoke only logically, and never went astray.

Even though they're used to joining in the fun, they still found this kind of excitement quite enjoyable.

Chen Mo continued walking until he returned to Jianshe Village, where he loosened the buttons on his clothes.

He was in a tense state until he returned to the village, after which he felt better.

As he approached his home, Chen Mo looked around but didn't see Chen Gang anywhere.

He even risked peeking through the crack in the door to look inside the house.

Chen Gang wasn't on the recliner, and the lights in Chen Gang's room weren't on either.

It seems that Chen Gang has indeed not returned yet.

Today is the most dangerous day for Chen Mo. Now that he has severed ties with his uncle's family, he will have fewer troubles in the future.

As for the remaining tail, that is, Sun Dapao and Chen Gang. As long as these two watches remain, there will never be true peace.

Chen Mo crouched in the darkness of the corner.

For a full half hour, the cold wind made Chen Mo almost unable to stand still. It was at this moment that the familiar flashlight beam came on.

Chen Mo immediately stood up and blocked Chen Gang's way as he returned.

"Big brother!"

"Second brother, you're back first?" Chen Gang lowered his voice and turned off his flashlight.

On his way to Sun Dapao's house, he kept thinking about the matter, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Chen Mo is going to cause trouble for his uncle, and he even asked me to secretly return the watch. There's clearly something wrong with that.

He was most likely captured alive!

The words "speculation and profiteering" flashed through Chen Gang's mind.

However, since Chen Mo was able to come home, it seemed that the problem was not serious. Chen Gang comforted himself and quickened his pace.

"Big brother, how's it going?" Chen Mo could tell that Chen Gang's expression was strange.

"Second brother, Sun Dapao is missing. We haven't seen him for days."

"Sun Erliang doesn't even know where he went!" Chen Gang said, glancing around warily.

"Wait a minute, brother, you only got these two watches a few days ago!" Chen Mo whispered.

"What? This is Sun Dapao's business. He has so many brothers. Another one gave it to me."

"Okay, give me the watch, let's go home first!" Chen Mo replied softly.

"Give!"

Seeing Chen Mo take the watch, Chen Gang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After putting the watch away, Chen Mo turned around and walked towards the door.

The door wasn't locked at all, it was just ajar. He pushed it open with a little force.

Inside the house, Chen's father sat by the stove, Li Guihua knitted a sweater half-heartedly, and Chen Fen did her homework while lying on a small stool.

Seeing the two brothers return, Li Guihua immediately stood up, but then sat down again, her face stern, and asked, "Oh, you're back. Did you win or lose the fight?"

Upon hearing the words "win" and "lose," a glimmer of light flashed in Mr. Chen's eyes.

Chen Gang turned his head away, refusing to look at Li Guihua.

Chen Mo didn't seem to care. He moved closer to the stove and warmed his hands by the fire. "Mom, I met a friend the other day. He has a job for me to do, which is repairing watches."

"Repairing a few parts might just be enough to cover a month's salary."

"Wait a minute, second brother, when did you learn how to repair watches?" Li Guihua asked with a suspicious look.

"I just made it up myself." Chen Mo was startled and hurriedly covered it up.

"I figured it out myself and it's not too bad. I even fixed two pieces today. When I went to fix the TV at my grandma's house, my aunt found out and then she called the police." Chen Mo rubbed his hands together.

Is repairing watches illegal?

"Maybe! But what my aunt said is that I stole the watch."

"So you stole the watch?"

"Yes!" Chen Mo smiled helplessly, "If I get arrested right now, our family will be ruined. Mom, do you think I should try to reason with them?"

"You can't hit her! What if she calls the police again?" Li Guihua's face was trembling.

"I didn't hit anyone, I was just trying to reason with them, so I smashed their window and paid them compensation."

"Then I told my second uncle's family that from this day forward, our two families are completely cut off!" Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

"No, we can't just cut it off completely."

Li Guihua stood up: "Old Chen, the child is being bullied like this, and you, as the father, are just going to stand by and watch?"

"Go now and get back the two pounds of sugar I gave him."

Mr. Chen looked up, took a good look at Chen Mo, and then nodded.

He still smelled of alcohol, but he grabbed his coat and walked out of the room.

...

A small restaurant next to the factory.

Two dishes were placed on the square solid wood table.

Yang Hui sat at the table. He first refilled the wine for Director Li across from him, then picked up his glass and said, "Brother-in-law, you know I've already eaten, why did you order so many dishes?"

"When did your brother-in-law miss two dishes? Have you eaten yet?" Director Li asked, taking a sip of his drink.

"Brother-in-law, do you think the new factory manager is targeting us?"

"Aid to Africa projects, such a huge scapegoat, and they want us to take the blame? I heard they're going to hold some kind of summary meeting, it's clearly..."

"Xiao Yang, the factory manager isn't targeting us, he's targeting that person. It's because we're all on that person's side."

"I have a dishonest foreman here, and you have a new technician over there, it's no big deal."

"Eat your vegetables, eat your vegetables," Director Li said.

"Just for a few days, Xiao Yang, control your temper. When you go back to work in a few days, be more agreeable and flattering to that new technician."

"Why? Chen Mo is clearly here to steal my place!"

"You support him, I support him, a twenty-year-old young man needs to be supported so he can take the blame," Director Li said with a smile.

"Let's drink, let's drink."

"I'll listen to my brother-in-law and drink!"