Chapter 593: Bringing Yang Tao Back to Niushiling

After I hung up Zhao Xiaohua's call,

I thought for a moment and still called Li Ming.

Li Ming was still asleep,

"Li Ming, wake up, get up quickly, go work at Da Heng Group; I've already arranged it with Zhao Xiaohua."

Li Ming said slowly, "Why would I go to Da Heng Group? I won't be a security guard doing cleaning; I won't do that kind of work."

This Li Ming still has the mood to be picky.

I told Li Ming, "Li Ming, when you arrive at Da Heng Group, you will be the logistics chief directly. He Qing holds an idle position in the planning department."

Both are easy work.

You are my good brother; how could I bear to let you be a security guard?

By the way, the house key is with Xiao Shitou; just ask him for it directly.

I'll cover the renovation costs.

"Brother, that's great.

The logistics chief is a cushy job. Alright, I'll get up right now and go to work with He Qing," Li Ming said happily.

"Li Ming, let me tell you, the logistics chief is indeed a cushy position, but if you reach out, you'll be caught; you must keep this in mind.

Moreover, Da Heng Group no longer belongs to us.

It now belongs to the Wen Family of Sijiucheng.

You must understand that if anything goes wrong, we won't protect you."

"Brother, based on what you said, am I that kind of person? Rest assured, I'll definitely do it well," Li Ming said over the phone.

I stopped nagging Li Ming about anything.

Then I hung up.

After hanging up,

My phone rang; I saw it was Ding Li's call.

I answered hurriedly,

"Zhao Ge, I have good news. Our mine has started producing coal," Ding Li said happily over the phone.

"Really, Ding Li, that's great.

You manage there; you must ensure safe production. Keep this in mind. Understand?"

"Zhao Ge, don't worry; these past few days I've been with Mine Director Chen underground.

It's not easy for the big guys; working hard down the shaft for a little money, and then an accident would be a great injustice to them. We have already produced,

when will Zaocheng Mining Group resume coal supply?" Ding Li asked.

"No need to rush on that; I'll handle it, you just focus on production. By the way, how is Zhao Jie? Has he gone down the shaft?" I asked Ding Li.

Zhou Jie is Zhao Jie. I've already changed his name.

"Oh, Zhou—no, Zhao Jie, he's already gone down. He's quite happy,

he said himself, drilling the black hole, he's good at it, he likes it.

So I sent an experienced master to follow him," Ding Li said.

"Alright, let him train underground first. First, ensure his safety.

Ding Li, I'm telling you, his safety is above others.

Do you understand,

this descent is just to let him know how hard life is.

After a while, don't let him go down again.

Find a surface management position for him," I instructed Ding Li.

"Zhao Ge, I trust you; after some time I'll find an idle position for him. When he goes down, I also worry; you have entrusted such an important person to me.

I promise not to let any accidents happen to him," Ding Li assured.

"That's right, Ding Li, Zhao Jie's safety is more important than anything; as long as you understand. Is the mine still short of money? If funds are insufficient, just ask me directly.

Shi Yong is hospitalized. You have to come get it yourself.

"What happened to Shi Yong?"

"He drank too much, has diabetes, fatty liver," I said.

"Alright, I understand, Zhao Ge. I'll find time to see Brother Shi. Brother Shi is a very good person," Ding Li said.

"Okay, find time to visit, then take a million from me as working capital for the mine," I said.

"Alright, Zhao Ge, then I'll hold a meeting for the miners who went down, ask about yesterday's production," Ding Li said.

"You go handle your business," I hung up Ding Li's phone.

After hanging up,

I thought to myself,

Qi He Mine has already produced; I must quickly ask Tian Shi how his contact with Zaocheng Mining Group is going.

I stepped out of the room,

planning to return to Niushiling,

to see Qian Niang, tell her that Li Ming is fine, so the old lady need not worry.

I had just stepped out,

when I ran into Yang Tao,

Yang Tao, upon seeing me,

"Jianqiang, where are you going?"

I said, "I want to go back to Niushiling for a trip."

"Going back to Niushiling, can you take me?" Yang Tao asked.

"You go, but that's the countryside; as a noble, you running to the countryside, you won't be used to the food and lodging." I said.

Actually, I don't want to take Yang Tao.

This woman, she doesn't speak a word of truth.

Having been abroad for many years, I understand her even less.

"Zhao Jianqiang, can't you say something serious? I'm also from Zaocheng, born and raised there; if you don't want to take me, I'll go with you anyway." Yang Tao stepped directly in front of me.

"Alright, let's agree: once we reach Niushiling, we won't pretend to be nobles anymore, nor act like fake foreign devils."

"That's the countryside; don't scare everyone." I laughed.

At this moment, Yang Tao raised her fist and punched me,

"Zhao Jianqiang, if you keep talking like that, we'll cut off our relationship from now on."

"Never mind, after a few years abroad, you've gotten strong. Anyway, where did Ya Ya learn that?" After I said that, I gestured for Yang Tao to follow me.

Yang Tao said: "Ya Ya, the dance you learned."

She originally learned ballet, feeling the development space was limited, so she switched to street dance on her own. Foreign trends, I also can't figure them out; Ya Ya is also very independent.

I told her, but she doesn't listen.

"I can only let her have her way." Yang Tao said behind me.

"How can I just let her be?"

"A girl, if too laissez-faire, is prone to trouble,"

"You know, abroad, human nature has no restraint."

"It's easy to get into trouble."

"Yang Tao, turn back and give me Ya Ya's contact information; I want to call Ya Ya to ask about her current situation."

"If I don't stay in touch with her, she'll forget I'm her father." I laughed.

"Sure, Ya Ya definitely remembers you as her father." Yang Tao said with a smile, and then we went downstairs together.

Just as we reached the hotel lobby,

we saw Hou Laoban in the hotel lobby, turning his Buddhist beads, looking around.

Upon seeing me and Yang Tao, he walked toward us.

As soon as Yang Tao saw Hou Laoban,

she quietly said to me, "Jianqiang, let's hurry away, don't bother with this old lecher."

After Yang Tao finished speaking, she hooked her arm around mine.

Seeing this, Hou Laoban thrust his thumb toward me and Yang Tao.

I smiled at Hou Laoban,

and, taking Yang Tao, hurried out.

We drove the car, on the road back to Niushiling.

The fields on both sides of the road were full of corn, rustling with a swish when the autumn wind blew.

Yang Tao stared blankly at the cornfield outside the car window, not knowing what she was thinking.

I then asked, "Yang Tao, what are you thinking? You're not thinking about eating corn, are you?"

"Jianqiang, I recall the scene from my childhood of shucking corn in the countryside; back then, we were really tired, doing endless farm work every day."

"All year round we couldn't earn much money."

"Do you know, my biggest wish back then was to definitely get out of the countryside."

"Never again to suffer that hardship."

"Living a lifetime in the countryside, I even had the heart to die."

Hearing Yang Tao's sigh, I felt she was speaking the truth this time; Yang Tao must have lived in the countryside as a child.

To escape the bitterness of countryside life, she went to the city,

was cheated in the city,

and then followed others in doing shady business. That generation of rural girls suffered the most.

and were also the most helpless.