1994: Starting with unpaid leave

A handsome face, a warm tone, and a cold gaze.

Zhou Tong, who was staring up at Dong Jianguo, felt a chill run down his spine.

This guy isn't bluffing, he... he really is capable of doing it!

Zhou Tong suddenly remembered that Dong Jianguo had been arrested by the security team a few days ago. Could it be that he was detained there and learned something from some shady characters?!

He's used to being loud and boisterous, but that's just because he's big and bullies others.

When faced with something that ruthless, they immediately wilted like frostbitten eggplants.

Seeing that Erzhuzi had actually pushed open the Dong family's courtyard gate and gone inside to find a knife, he let out a mournful howl like a chicken being slaughtered:

"Hey, what's going on here! Brother Jianguo, is this really necessary?"

"I just raised my voice a little! Why did it have to come to blows?"

"I was wrong, please forgive me this time! I'll never dare to swear at people again..."

Xiuyun, who was standing next to Dong Jianguo, heard everything clearly.

She never imagined that her man could say such cruel things.

But she absolutely didn't want Dong Jianguo to be arrested by the security team again, so she shook the hand holding Dong Jianguo's arm forcefully:

"Jianguo... let's stop... let's not make a scene anymore..."

Seeing that the time was right, Dong Jianguo finally let go:

"roll!"

"Ah! Thank you, Brother Jianguo! You guys go ahead with your work, I'm going back to catch up on my sleep. I wish you great success, a constant stream of visitors, and a long and healthy life..."

As if granted a pardon, Zhou Tong retreated while frantically spouting incoherent auspicious phrases, backing up to his courtyard gate before slamming it shut.

Dong Jianguo heard it clearly; the guy even bolted the door from the inside...

"This coward..."

"Jianguo, what did you say?"

"It's nothing, just labeling people..."

Although Zhou Tong is tall and strong with a lot of muscle, he is not a big guy.

But in reality, he was a coward. Otherwise, he wouldn't have married Wang Cuiqing, a "famous" saleswoman in the factory, and he certainly wouldn't have gone into the shady business of running a hair salon after both of them were laid off!

He had seen plenty of cowards like this in his past life. As long as he showed a more ruthless attitude than the other party and applied enough pressure, he could easily make him reveal his true colors.

Dong Jianguo smiled and shook his head, then turned to look around.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because when I did, I realized that the neighbors surrounding me were all looking at me with slightly changed expressions.

Not only the neighbors, but even the driver in the car and Xiuyun beside him looked at him with a different kind of gaze.

"What's wrong? I was just joking to lighten the mood, why take it so seriously?!"

Dong Jianguo smiled slightly, reverting to his usual self as Xiao Liming from the fine weaving factory:

"Since everyone's here, we're officially starting to sell eggs today! Neighbors, feel free to come and buy from us if you need any. We guarantee they're affordable and fresh!"

Seeing that Dong Jianguo's murderous aura had dissipated, the onlookers gradually calmed down, and someone asked:

"Jianguo, are you planning to charge exorbitant prices per pound for these eggs?"

"The market retail price is 2.2 yuan, but I'll sell it to you for 2.1 yuan. If you buy 10 jin or more at once, it'll all be 2 yuan per jin!"

Although the price was much cheaper than the market price, some neighbors still complained quietly:

"This is way too expensive! I don't even have a refrigerator. Who buys eggs by the pound every now and then?! They'll go rot if they're left out too long!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Jianguo chuckled and said, "Why don't we all just buy it in a group?"

"Group buying?! What is group buying?"

Knowing that everyone had no idea about this, he explained:

"Aunt Zhang, your family can't eat that much at once, so why don't you discuss it with Aunt Wang and each family buy 5 jin? Wouldn't that be more economical?"

Upon hearing Dong Jianguo's words, everyone's eyes lit up, and some immediately discussed pooling their money to buy eggs.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. The driver has to deliver goods to other places. We need to unload the goods from the truck first so as not to delay the driver's work."

"While we're at it, everyone should help spread the word. See if any relatives or friends in the more distant alleys need to buy eggs, so we can all come and buy them together after the bus leaves!"

After hearing that Dong Jianguo's words made sense, the crowd dispersed.

After everyone had left, Erzhuzi walked out of the yard carrying a pile of empty egg cartons from last time.

Just as Dong Jianguo was about to help unload the goods, Xiuyun grabbed him.

Looking down and seeing the confusion in his wife's eyes, he reached out and gently pinched Xiuyun's cheek, whispering:

"I was just trying to scare him, so that the old bastard won't cause us any more trouble later!"

Xiuyun suddenly realized, and immediately felt relieved.

But then she playfully punched Dong Jianguo in the chest:

"Who told you to act so convincingly? You scared me to death! I thought you'd really gone astray..."

"If you really cause any trouble... I..."

"What would you do?" Dong Jianguo looked at his wife curiously, anticipating her answer.

"Of course I'll bring the kids and wait for you to come out! What else can I do!"

Xiuyun pouted, her tone full of girlish innocence, showing no sign of wanting to be a mother.

However, the more she acted this way, the more Dong Jianguo liked her.

He then stroked Xiuyun's high nose bridge: "Look at Erzhuzi, I don't even need to say anything, he already knows how to help me scare Zhou Tong. That kid went into the yard to get the empty egg carton, he didn't even look for a knife."

"Of course! Helping you find a knife would be adding fuel to the fire! How could I do such a thing?!"

Erzhuzi chuckled sheepishly and then joined the driver in unloading the eggs, one on top of the other.

Dong Jianguo, with his arm around Xiuyun, shook his head and said:

"You're supposed to be my wife, yet you have absolutely no understanding with me..."

"Pah, pah, pah! You're not a bandit, how could I possibly be a bandit's wife?! But... if we had a tacit understanding, what should I have done in that situation just now?"

"Of course, she hugged me and cried, begging me not to go on a killing spree..."

Realizing that Dong Jianguo was talking nonsense again, Xiuyun snorted, turned around, and began counting the boxes of eggs.

After unloading the goods, Erzhuzi also had to put the empty boxes from the last egg shipment back in.

The driver was probably impressed by Dong Jianguo's "performance" of cutting off Zhou Tong's tongue, and he worked extra hard.

In less than an hour, he and Erzhuzi not only unloaded the eggs this time, but also loaded all the empty boxes from the last delivery onto the truck.

After it was all over, he even said he would return all 20 yuan from today to Dong Jianguo.

It took a lot of persuasion from Dong Jianguo to convince him to put the money back into his pocket.

After seeing the driver off, Dong Jianguo and Erzhuzi started stacking boxes of eggs in the yard.

During the move, the two discovered that there were more first-laid eggs this time than last time, a total of six boxes.

"Holy crap, this is amazing! But Brother Jianguo, why are there always newly laid eggs by hens on these farms?"

"What's the big deal? Haven't you heard the saying? No one is eighteen forever, but there will always be someone who's eighteen!"

Dong Jianguo paused for a moment and then added:

"Chickens are the same!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a Santana pulled up outside the Zhou family's courtyard gate.

As soon as the car door opened, Wang Cuiqing, dressed in her finest attire, stepped out of the back seat, waving sweetly to the man inside and saying goodbye.

She turned around and saw Dong Jianguo and Erzhuzi. She felt a little awkward, but still forced herself to greet them.

"Jianguo, Erzhuzi, what are you two saying?"

Dong Jianguo didn't speak, but Erzhuzi answered first:

"Brother Jianguo was talking to me about chickens!"