amaotonovel Chapter 150 Early Retirement
Chapter 150 Early Retirement
The project undertaken by Darong's father was a development project jointly developed by a boss from the south and Nanjiao. Several construction teams from Nanjiao were involved in the project, but except for Nanjian Company, no private construction team received any payment.
Darong's father emptied his family savings to pay the workers' wages. If he can't get the money back, all his years of hard work will be wasted.
These days, Darong's father has been trying every possible way to find people to communicate and negotiate, but the developer has been avoiding him, leaving him really helpless.
"Third brother, why don't we look for the people from Nanjian? Since they can get the money back, they must have a way." Lao Liu said to Darong's father who was frowning.
"Yeah, I thought so too, but I was afraid that it wouldn't work. When I came down, I had a falling out with Yuan Datou. He's the boss now, and I don't know if he will bear a grudge against me."
Darong's father took a puff of the cigarette in his hand and frowned in embarrassment.
"Yeah, that's right." Lao Liu also sighed.
Darong's father has always been the pillar of the family. He almost never tells his children about the pressure of life. Even if he occasionally mentions it to Darong, he always brushes it off in a light-hearted manner.
But this time, even though he didn't say much, Darong's mother still felt his pressure.
When Darong's father came back that night, he had drunk a lot of wine again. He was supported by Lao Liu all the way into the house.
"His sixth uncle, he has troubled you again."
After Darong's mother and Lao Liu helped Darong's father to the bed, they politely exchanged a few words with Lao Liu before sending him out of the yard.
"DaRong's mother, I'm done..."
Before Darong's father could finish his sentence, he actually lay down on the bed and burst into tears. Under the influence of alcohol that day, Darong's father cried out all the grievances and sadness he had experienced during this period of time.
Darong's mother had been with him for more than 20 years, and this was the first time she saw this tough man cry like this.
She had not read many books and did not know how to express her heartache. She just sat beside him and kept stroking his broad and solid shoulders that carried all the burdens.
"Are you feeling better? Just cry it out, and feel relieved. Even if all the money is gone, we still have this house saved up, and the children have started their own families and careers. We have enough money to live on our pensions."
When Darong's mother saw that Darong's father's mood had eased a little, she gently comforted him.
"Well, I want to leave more for the children, and we can also prepare some money for our retirement... I won't say anymore. I'll go find another Yuan Datou tomorrow and try this one last time."
After venting his anger, Darong's father was almost sober. He sat up from the bed, wiped his face, and asked Darong's mother to prepare some cash for him.
The next day, Darong's father went out early again. After Darong's mother saw Darong's father off, she also changed her clothes and left the house.
Ever since Darong’s father said yesterday that he wanted to go look for Yuan Datou, she decided that she would also go look for Lao Ge, the retired director of the building materials factory.
The reason why Darong's mother went to find Lao Ge was because Lao Ge and Yuan Datou were brothers-in-law, and the starting point of the conflict between Darong's father and Yuan Datou was the one thousand yuan gift money that Darong had returned when she got married.
At that time, Darong's father was indeed too straightforward. Going to return the gift was tantamount to slapping him in the face. Since returning the gift money, although Lao Ge still got along well with Darong's father on the surface, he had already kicked him out of the circle in his heart.
Therefore, in the subsequent restructuring process, he was squeezed out of Nanjian Company again and again. Ever since Darong's father retired, there was no longer any interest connection between the two people, and they have had almost no contact over the years.
In fact, Darong's mother and Lao Ge's wife used to work together, and the two of them always got along well, so this time when Darong's father wanted to ease the relationship with Yuan Datou, Darong's mother first thought of Lao Ge, the key figure.
No one knows what Darong's mother said to Lao Ge and his wife that day. Anyway, when Darong's father invited Yuan Datou to drink that night, Lao Ge showed up uninvited.
At the end of that year, Darong's father finally got back all the project repayments. He and Darong's mother bought gifts again and went to thank Yuan Datou and Lao Ge.
"Now that the money has been recovered, my father is finally relieved. I plan to retire early and no longer take on projects."
Darong's father was very happy because he recovered the project payment, so he called all the children back home and the whole family gathered together to have fun.
"Hey, Dad, how much money will you lose if you quit now?"
When Xiao Ling heard that Darong's father was planning to retire, she expressed her true reaction without hesitation.
Darong's father smiled, lowered his head and took a sip of wine without responding to her words.
In the past few years, Sibei'er and Xiaoling have indeed made a lot of money following Darong's father, but Xiaoling's greed is also fully demonstrated in the increasing number of conflicts of interests.
Even when Darong's father was still struggling to recover the debt, Xiao Ling, as his daughter-in-law, was able to ask Darong's father to get back the payment for her family's goods.
"Dad, why don't you take on a few more projects? There are so many places to build houses out there..."
"I used my family's money to buy a house. Do I need your money to advance the payment for the project?"
Darong's father interrupted Xiao Ling's next words half-jokingly. As a father-in-law, he really didn't want to say anything more to Xiao Ling.
Sure enough, after hearing what Darong’s father said, Xiao Ling immediately stopped talking.
The third brother lowered his head and curled the corners of his mouth calmly, while the others also ate the food in their bowls in silence.
"Xiaoying will be getting married next year. Xiaodong's family doesn't have a house either. Your mom and I bought two bungalows on San Street. Xiaoying will get married in that courtyard. This way, you can each have a house, and it won't be considered that your mom and I are partial to each other."
Darong and Sibei'er originally lived in the dormitory of Nanjian. The house where the third child lives now was also bought by Darong's father. Now Xiaoying's house is also ready. Darong's father and mother have worked hard all their lives and finally made all the arrangements for their children.
After Darong's father finished speaking, the third child secretly glanced at Xiao Ling.
At first, they tried their best to occupy the largest room and a half, but now they have become the smallest one. Others have two rooms, but Sibei'er and Xiaoling are missing half a room.
Sure enough, Xiao Ling's face suddenly turned gloomy, but just now she had chased Darong's father to work and earn money, which had already made Darong's father a little unhappy. Even if she realized it later, she had reacted by now.
Although Xiao Ling was holding her breath, she didn't dare to say anything.