The system only arrives when you're old? Then let's create a super-rich family!

After a brief moment of panic, Lao Zhou instinctively wanted to turn around and find an excuse to avoid a direct confrontation.

But when he glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, he discovered a strange scene.

Li Qiang and his group had obviously seen them too, but some of them avoided eye contact, while others had anger in their eyes.

But no one dared to get up and walk towards him, and no one dared to question him.

Seeing this, Lao Zhou's anxiety completely subsided.

He suddenly realized: Li Qiang and his group wouldn't dare cause trouble!

This high-paying job with a monthly salary of over ten thousand is their only way to survive now.

If they had any sense, they would never dare to cause trouble at the construction site. Once they were fired, they would have to go back to that abandoned building and live like beggars.

So even if they saw him now, they dared not make a sound and could only swallow their anger.

Having figured this out, Old Zhou felt completely confident. He calmly approached Chen Ming and casually asked in a low voice:

"Manager Chen, which contractor works at this table? They look familiar."

Chen Ming casually replied, "They are individual workers directly recruited by the company, not affiliated with any contractors, and are directly managed by the project department. What, you know them?"

"We know each other." Old Zhou grinned, his tone casual yet warm:

"They used to work for me, but then they left on their own. I thought they had left Jiangbei a long time ago, but I didn't expect to run into them here. What a coincidence."

Seeing Lao Zhou's behavior, Chen Ming had no suspicions and simply nodded without asking any further questions.

Meanwhile, Li Qiang and his group witnessed this entire scene.

Seeing Lao Zhou and project manager Chen Ming chatting and laughing, appearing to have a familiar relationship, everyone became increasingly wary and dared not make any rash moves.

Tie Zhu was so angry that he trembled all over. He gritted his teeth and was about to get up and argue with Li Qiang, but Li Qiang grabbed him tightly.

Li Qiang kept shaking his head at him, signaling with his eyes to be patient and not to act impulsively and ruin things.

In the end, everyone could only suppress all their resentment and anger, and watch helplessly as Old Zhou swaggered past them.

Tie Zhu, his face full of resentment, said bitterly:

"Brother Qiang, we really let him get away this time. That bastard is definitely going to hide again. It'll be tough for us to get our money back from him next time!"

Tie Zhu's guess was absolutely right.

At this moment, Lao Zhou was indeed preparing to disappear.

He planned to give half of the pumping profits to Lao Qi and register all his workers under Lao Qi's name.

Then they disappeared in the shadows, unable to escape, making a perfect escape.

Therefore, even if Li Qiang and the others say that he is just a figurehead, there is nothing that can be done if the list doesn't match.

...

Just as everyone was feeling frustrated and angrily scrambling for food, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure slowly walked towards them.

The person who arrived was Qin Mao.

He was always worried about Li Qiang and his group of old coworkers, so he made a special trip to visit them.

Today, Qin Mao is dressed in casual clothes, a stark contrast to his disheveled appearance when he was with Li Qiang and the others.

Upon seeing this, everyone stood up and greeted him warmly, their faces full of genuine smiles.

"Hey! Old Mao? You look energetic!"

"We're so grateful to you! If you hadn't introduced us to this job, we'd still be starving on the streets!"

"Old Mao, you've really made something of yourself now, you're really impressive!"

Qin Mao smiled and gestured for everyone to sit down. He got himself a meal and sat down next to everyone, eating and chatting casually.

"It's a pity that Haozi got heatstroke and was hospitalized. We're really late; we missed the time when the construction site was hiring." Li Qiang's tone was full of regret.

Li San sighed, "It's such a pity, I missed out on such a good job, sigh."

Qin Mao smiled and reassured everyone, "It's alright, I have connections here. Once Haozi recovers and is discharged from the hospital, he can come directly to the construction site to report for duty and start working."

"Really?" Everyone was overjoyed. Li Qiang quickly thanked Haozi repeatedly, and a huge weight was lifted from his heart.

After a brief moment of joy, Tie Zhu, unable to suppress his pent-up frustration, said to Qin Mao, "Old Mao, we saw Old Zhou today!"

Qin Mao paused in his chopsticks, his tone turning colder, "Where is he?"

Seeing this, Li Qiang quickly grabbed Qin Mao, saying, "It's right here at this construction site. But, Lao Mao, please don't act rashly."

"The rules on the construction site are clear: if a worker causes trouble, he or she will be fired immediately, without exception."

"Moreover, the fact that this project is hiring so many people clearly indicates a tight schedule. Lao Zhou has also brought a large number of workers. If there is a conflict between our two sides, the boss will only think that we are not on good terms and that it will affect the construction. In order to meet the schedule, the boss will most likely fire us and hire new people."

"This well-paid job is the only way for all of us to survive; we can't afford to lose it."

"We can only bear with that hard-earned money for now and slowly find an opportunity to ask Lao Zhou for it back later."

The other workers nearby echoed their sentiments and tried to persuade him.

"Yeah, Lao Mao, don't ruin your connections for our sake!"

"This job is too important to us; we really can't afford to lose."

"Even though you know people at the construction site, if things really escalate, no one can protect us. It's not worth it!"

Everyone was grateful for Qin Mao's help, but they also felt from the bottom of their hearts that Qin Mao's connections were only good for introducing them to jobs, and there was no way he could know the bosses or high-level leaders behind them.

Qin Mao simply smiled and said, "Don't worry, the owner here won't kick you out."

After saying that, he took out his phone and sent a message to Chen Ming.

Bring all the contractors back to the canteen.

In just a few minutes, all the contractors who had just left the meeting were personally led back to the canteen by Chen Ming.

Old Zhou was initially full of doubts and didn't want to turn back, but after hearing Chen Ming say that the big boss was going to personally meet with a group of outsourcing managers, he became even more fearless.

In front of the manager, Li Qiang and his colleagues didn't dare utter a single word.

Even if they harbor resentment towards their boss, they can only swallow their anger and keep quiet.

So, Lao Zhou followed Chen Ming and the others back.

But as soon as he entered the cafeteria, he sensed that something was wrong.

Tie Zhu, who had previously been holding back and daring not to speak out against his anger, now stood up aggressively, staring intently at him with sharp eyes.

Old Zhou's heart tightened, but he forced himself to calm down, put on a fake smile, and quickly stepped forward.

He deliberately lowered his voice, threatening in a volume only the two of them could hear:

"Li Qiang, you'd better be sensible. The big boss is right here, and he specifically asked to see us. If you dare to cause trouble now, I guarantee that all of you will be kicked out of the construction site immediately and lose your high-paying jobs."

"You don't want to go back to that abandoned building and live a life of uncertainty, do you?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Ming, who had a serious expression, and pretended to be magnanimous, saying:

"Manager Chen, I had a small misunderstanding with those guys before, but it's all in the past."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to look at Li Qiang, raising an eyebrow and exerting pressure, "Right? Li Qiang?"

All eyes instantly focused on Li Qiang.

The courage in Li Qiang's eyes vanished almost instantly.

The boss wants to see Lao Zhou, so it must be something important.

Moreover, he couldn't let everyone go back to live in that abandoned building.

He cannot afford the consequences.

Li Qiang gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly. Under Chen Ming's questioning gaze, he nodded with great difficulty: "Yes..."

Hearing this, Old Zhou's face grew even more smug.

Just when he thought Li Qiang and the others would completely swallow their anger and that he had the upper hand,

The next second, a mocking voice rang out:

"no."

"You can't let this matter of running away with the money go."