Chapter 12

After a long while, he finally exhaled that foul breath.

The other party had humiliated him to this extent, and he still had to lower himself to cook a banquet for them.

Sha Zhu felt incredibly aggrieved, but he had no reason to refuse.

If he said he wouldn't do it, Deputy Factory Manager Li would definitely jump out to discipline him.

Deputy Factory Manager Li was the one managing all the logistics affairs in the factory.

His power behind the scenes was quite large.

If he really angered him and got himself sent to be some kind of workshop worker,

then wouldn't he lose the chance to take advantage of Qin Qin Huairu in the future?

Although Sha Zhu was furious inside, he could only helplessly stand up and start cooking.

Meanwhile, in Chen Tian’s room.

After Bang Geng snuck into his house, he started searching all areas for those things.

"Something's not right; didn't he stir-fry meat last night?"

"I remember smelling eggs this morning, why aren't they here?"

After searching a circle, he found nothing resembling meat or eggs.

But unwilling to return empty-handed, he walked toward the inner room.

"I knew it!"

"No matter how well you hide it, I can turn it upside down!"

Bang Geng saw pork and bread placed on the stove and was instantly overjoyed.

Chen Tian had still underestimated the shamelessness of Jia Jia Zhangshi.

He thought that by beating Sha Zhu down yesterday, the people in the Sihe Academy would be obedient for a while.

But Jia Jia Zhangshi’s grandson was clearly not an ordinary character.

He was the famous "stealing master" of the Sihe Academy!

His courage was so great that he even dared to pry into public property.

Let alone breaking and entering to steal.

Bang Geng stood quite excitedly on a stool and lifted quite a few good things from above.

"I can eat better for a while now!"

Bang Geng felt a bit smug at this moment, and just as he was about to take those things away, his feet suddenly wobbled.

"Bang!"

Just as he was getting carried away, he fell directly from the stool, face-first.

"Ah ah ah!"

"My tooth!"

When his face hit the ground, one of Bang Geng’s front teeth was knocked out.

At this moment, he couldn't even speak clearly.

But he was also worried about making too much noise and didn't dare to cry out.

So he hugged the things tightly and ran out of Chen Tian’s house.

"Grandma, I'm back!"

Bang Geng ran home excitedly and started taking the things out one by one.

And as soon as Jia Jia Zhangshi walked out, she saw her precious grandson covered in blood.

She immediately grabbed him in a panic to check.

"Oh my, precious grandson, what happened to you?"

"Who beat you up?"

Bang Geng pushed her away impatiently, and while pushing, he showed off.

"Look at how many good things I brought back."

"This tooth fell out because I fell down just now."

"Look quickly, there’s so much meat and vegetables."

"This Chen Tian really has a lot of good things at home!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi looked over quickly and indeed saw many colorful things; her eyes went straight.

Immediately after, she patted her grandson’s head and said quite proudly.

"As expected of my precious grandson, you’re so efficient!"

"In the future, if we don't have food, we'll go to Chen Tian’s house; if he won't give it, we'll steal it!"

"He’s not a good person!"

"It seems he extorted money from our family back then, so he could buy these things!"

"This heartless old thing, he doesn't see how difficult our family is, and he doesn't know how to help out!"

"He just wants to enjoy it himself; precious grandson, we’ll deal with him like this from now on!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi’s eyes were full of those things, and she kept cursing in her mouth.

Ever since Jia Jia Dongxu became a cripple, Jia Jia Zhangshi had become even more lazy and gluttonous.

She spent all day using her family's difficulties as an excuse to sponge off others in the Sihe Academy.

And First Uncle, in order to maintain his image of being great, upright, and righteous, would also call on others to provide for them.

But after entering, he saw Chen Tian sitting in the main seat, and a nameless fire rose up instantly.

After the dishes were served, Deputy Factory Manager Li waved his hand, signaling that he could go out first.

"Sha Zhu, don't be in such a hurry to go home, in case we need to add more dishes later."

Sha Zhu’s face sank the moment he heard this.

He was working hard to cook and prepare dishes, while Xu Xu Damao and Chen Tian could sit inside and enjoy the fruits of his labor.

And now he couldn't even leave, he could only wait in the kitchen area for the summons of Factory Manager Yang and the others.

"Chief Engineer Chen, I heard from Xu Xu Damao that you live in the same Sihe Academy as them?"

"Then you really must try Sha Zhu’s skills; not to mention anything else, the food he makes tastes quite good."

Factory Manager Yang said this while his chopsticks kept putting food into Chen Tian’s bowl.

He was so enthusiastic that Chen Tian felt a bit embarrassed.

"Chief Engineer Chen, Factory Manager Yang, Deputy Factory Manager Li, and all the leaders present!"

"I, Xu Xu Damao, am truly lucky to be able to sit and eat with so many leaders!"

"Not to mention anything else, I’ll finish this cup!"

Xu Xu Damao said this, stood up, and drank the wine in his cup clean.

Chen Tian knew that Xu Xu Damao was going to show off again, but he didn't intend to stop him.

Xu Xu Damao was usually a guy full of crooked ideas.

He was idle all day, and even in front of leaders, he would only try his best to flatter them.

"To be able to eat with so many leaders, my Xu Xu Damao’s ancestral grave must be smoking with good fortune!"

"You know, when I, Xu Xu Damao, toast, I have a rule of 'one day, three smalls'!"

"Oh, what kind of saying is that?"

Hearing him say this, Factory Manager Yang became a bit interested and asked.

For someone who could liven up the atmosphere, they were always lacking at the dinner table.

"The 'one' refers to the leaders."

"Who are the leaders? They are our heaven, the heaven of our factory!"

"As long as the leaders drink one cup, someone like me, who isn't worth mentioning, has to drink three!"

Xu Xu Damao loved to show off at such banquets and talk eloquently.

Even if he was just a foil, he could save face by talking like that.

At such banquets, he was particular about pouring and drinking for himself.

Others at the banquet wished that others would toast them less.

But this kid was different; he was particular about the fact that if he didn't get himself drunk, then this meal was for nothing!

"Yo, you, this Xu Xu Damao, are actually not bad."

"Come, come, everyone, let us raise our glasses to celebrate Chief Engineer Chen joining our factory."

Factory Manager Yang was also amused by Xu Xu Damao’s flattery.

He raised his glass directly, signaling others to stand up and toast Chen Tian.

After three rounds of drinks and five flavors of dishes.

Factory Manager Yang took out a stack of bills and notes from his pocket.

"Chief Engineer Chen, this is prepared by the factory for you."

"You know, you are the technical chief engineer of our factory."

"If such a Senior Engineer goes out, how can he not have these things to save face?"

"In the future, if you have any needs, just ask directly; the factory will try its best to satisfy them!"

Chen Tian saw that Factory Manager Yang was a bit tipsy later, so he took the bills and notes.

The ones on top were ordinary grain coupons, fabric coupons, watch coupons, and inside, there was even a bicycle coupon mixed in.

In this era, bicycles were not as common as they would be in later generations.

In this era, a bicycle cost nearly two hundred yuan.

Although this price was something some families could afford if they gritted their teeth,

in this era, having money alone was not enough.

To buy a bicycle, one also needed a bicycle coupon and industrial vouchers.

Only then could one go to the place where bicycles were sold to purchase one.

The factory only had less than twenty coupons a year.

And who these bicycle coupons were given to was all decided by the factory leaders.

Even First Uncle, a veteran worker of the factory for many years,

and even a senior fitter, hadn't received one in all these years.

"This is a good thing!"

Seeing these coupons, Chen Tian’s eyes lit up.

For himself, having a means of transportation for commuting in the future would be much more convenient.

Although Xu Xu Damao was also quite tipsy at this moment, seeing that bicycle coupon, he couldn't help but feel envious.

"Factory Manager Yang, I’ll toast you again, you drink as you please, I’ll finish mine!"

Saying this, Xu Xu Damao picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his neck, and finished it.

Both were people invited out, how could there be such a big difference between people?

Xu Xu Damao couldn't figure this out, so he could only pour his depression into his stomach like wine.