Chapter 949

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Xinghua, this construction site was outsourced by Erhai's company — how much are they paying you?"

Wang Zhanggen is a straightforward man, so he asked Liang Xinghua about his wages directly.

This made Liang Xinghua even more embarrassed.

But Liang Xinghua is an honest, simple man, so he still answered truthfully:

"Not much — they're paying me 150 a day."

Wang Zhanggen continued asking:

"Besides that, no other benefits?"

Liang Xinghua shook his head, smiling bitterly:

"None. I'm a temp — paid day by day, no social security, no insurance, no benefits."

Wang Zhanggen couldn't help but sigh, and couldn't hold back a reproach:

"You, you — what were you thinking? Back then Erhai asked you to come work here, offering a monthly salary of eight thousand plus the five insurances and one fund — why didn't you come? Now it's 150 a day — what's the difference from doing masonry back in Shanggou Village? In the county town you still have to pay rent and living expenses — how can that support a family of three?"

Wang Zhanggen was just concerned about Liang Xinghua, which is why he said such things.

Liang Xinghua hung his head, even more unable to speak.

Yet Wang Zhanggen kept pressing:

"You still haven't told me — why didn't you come work for Erhai's company back then! Could it be you had a falling out with Erhai? Whatever the conflict, you tell me — I'll go teach Erhai a lesson. You can't bring yourself to say it, but I'm his father — I can say it!"

Liang Xinghua hurriedly said:

"Brother Changgen, you misunderstand — Erhai and I have no conflict, he treats me very well. It was my own stupidity that made me refuse the job he offered."

Wang Zhanggen was frantic with anxiety:

"What exactly happened — just say it straight! All this hemming and hawing — that's not how a grown man acts. You're killing me with worry!"

Liang Xinghua could only swallow his pride and tell the truth:

"It was my wife who wouldn't let me go work at Erhai's company. She said Erhai's wages were too high, feared Erhai was deceiving people. I was momentarily confused and actually believed her, so I…"

"Ai!" Wang Zhanggen let out a long sigh, slapping his thigh: "Work matters — how can you let your wife make the decisions! Women have long hair but short sight — you know that! Even if we take ten thousand steps back and say my Erhai really did deceive you — we can run but the monk can't run from the temple. We're all from Shanggou Village — we see each other every day. What are you afraid of!"

Hearing Wang Zhanggen's words, Liang Xinghua felt Wang Zhanggen made a lot of sense.

But regretting now was useless.

Whatever was said, it was already too late.

He knew Wang Erhai's company had already hired enough people.

Even if they hadn't filled the spots, he'd be too ashamed to go begging Wang Erhai to take him in again.

"Brother Changgen, let's not talk about this — I'd better get on with the trial work. Miss Zhong just said you have renovation standards here — tell me the standards and I'll get right to work."

But Wang Zhanggen wore a black face:

"What work! You come with me to Erhai's company — I'll have Erhai bring you in!"

Liang Xinghua, however, was too embarrassed:

"Better not — I have no face to see your son again!"

But Wang Zhanggen said:

"What's there to be ashamed of — just come with me. You can't bring yourself to ask, so I'll ask for you!"

With that, Wang Zhanggen dragged Liang Xinghua downstairs.

The two left the construction site, hailed a three-wheeler, and headed for Liguo Mountain Decoration Co., Ltd.

On the way, Wang Zhanggen also admonished Liang Xinghua:

"Xinghua, from now on don't listen to your wife about work matters. To put it bluntly — she's barely ever worked outside the home, what the hell does she know!"

Liang Xinghua nodded:

"All right, Brother Changgen — from now on I'll make my own decisions about work…" But as he said this, Liang Xinghua hesitated again: "But what if Meng Lian argues with me? You don't know — her personality is so domineering, I can never win an argument against her!"

Wang Zhanggen replied:

"How would I not know your wife's domineering personality — she's caused a scene at my house before!"

Liang Xinghua smiled bitterly.

Back when Wang Zhanggen sold him that raw house where someone had died, Lan Menglian had indeed made a scene at Wang Zhanggen's home to drive the price down.

Because of Lan Menglian's scene, a house originally priced at one hundred thousand yuan — they only paid fifty thousand, the remaining fifty thousand has been owed ever since, still unpaid to this day.

Fortunately the Wang family didn't pursue it.

Wang Zhanggen then said:

"If you think your wife won't agree, just don't tell her. She doesn't know — no argument, right? You're nearly forty years old — can't you have a little backbone? If your parents' spirits in heaven saw you like this, who knows how heartbroken they'd be!"

Liang Xinghua's expression trembled slightly, his heart full of guilt and self-reproach.

In handling marital relations, he had indeed done poorly.

He'd never had his own opinions, to the point of being completely suppressed by his wife.

Before, he'd been too honest and submissive.

No matter what, he had to tell Lan Menglian.

Never considering whether Lan Menglian would disagree.

But after this incident, he made up his mind — he would definitely change his previous weak, spineless personality!

Soon, Wang Zhanggen brought Liang Xinghua to Liguo Mountain Decoration Co., Ltd.

"Erhai, look who I brought over."

As soon as Wang Zhanggen entered, he greeted Wang Erhai.

Wang Erhai looked up, saw it was Liang Xinghua, and immediately his expression froze.

"Uncle Xinghua, how come you're here?"

Liang Xinghua's face was full of embarrassment, he dry-laughed:

"Heard your dad say your company opened, so I came to take a look, take a look..."

As he spoke, he was bent at the waist and hunched, his posture extremely humble and lacking confidence.

Wang Erhai chuckled:

"I opened for business long ago, the company's staff is full now, a few days ago a partner's relative came to apply, I didn't even take them!"

Wang Erhai also counts as an old hand who's crawled and rolled in the business world, how could he not know what purpose Liang Xinghua came for this time?

So without waiting for Liang Xinghua to speak, he said the words to death in advance.

This move was taught to Wang Erhai by Zhang Sheng and his wife when he went to borrow money from Zhang Sheng before.

The best method to refuse a person is to not wait for the other party to make the request, but to refuse in advance.

And the reason Wang Erhai refused Liang Xinghua is also very simple, that is Liang Xinghua made his heart cold.

Before, in order to help Liang Xinghua secure this job, he made not a few efforts, even lowered his posture to give opinions to Huo Guoqiang, and only with great difficulty won the opportunity for the company to form a decoration team.

Result: Liang Xinghua suddenly said he wouldn't come work for him!

Not coming would be fine, but he didn't even come personally to say a word, instead had his wife come say it.

This simply treated Wang Erhai like a monkey to play with, to say Wang Erhai has no opinion of him, how is that possible?

Wang Erhai isn't some great saint, no opinion would truly be seeing a ghost!

Hearing Wang Erhai say this, Liang Xinghua's face immediately fell, dusty and ashen, not knowing what to say.

It was Wang Zhanggen instead, still striving hard to fight for him:

"Wang Erhai, come with me a moment, I have words to say to you in private!"