One middle school.
After Su Ye asked Zhou Honghan to repair the oil press at the edible oil factory, Lu Siyuan returned to school to attend classes. He seemed like a different person.
He was even quieter than before. When he had nothing to do, he would hold a book and read without talking or leaving his seat. He would take a break when he got tired of reading and he never missed a class.
When his brothers saw this, none of them felt strange. One of them asked in surprise, "Brother Yuanzi, have you started to study seriously?"
Normally, Lu Siyuan would definitely kick him at this time, but he didn't react when he heard it. He just frowned and said "stop it", and then continued to read. Among the brothers who usually hang out with him, there is no one who doesn't have a broad vision.
Yang Chenxing understood what had happened in his family and just patted him on the shoulder.
Lu Siyuan patiently listened to the whole day's classes and did something he had never done seriously in his life. It seemed... this feeling was not bad.
He suppressed his excitement and went to the office to find Su Ye. He asked, "Teacher Su, can the oil press in our factory really be repaired?"
Su Ye gave him a firm answer and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it can be fixed in no time. So can you get a high school diploma in no time?"
Lu Siyuan replied decisively: "Yes."
Su Ye looked at Lu Siyuan's increasingly mature features. After experiencing the incident at the oil factory, this rebellious boy seemed to have grown up overnight and became mature and sensible.
Su Ye couldn't help but sigh, patted his shoulder and said: "Very good, young man finally knows how to work hard. Promise the teacher that you will think twice before doing anything in the future, don't be impulsive, and it's always right to be modest and cautious."
Lu Siyuan pursed his lips and said nothing. From his expression, Su Ye could tell that he had heard it.
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Changyou cooking oil factory.
Director Lu asked the accountant to give a two-yuan allowance to each laid-off worker and to dismiss the oversaturated workforce in the factory.
A group of workers lined up to receive their allowances wrapped in yellow kraft paper. Inside the hard kraft paper envelope were four fifty-cent coins. They had already accepted the fact that they were laid off again.
Director Lu looked at the list of dismissed employees in silence, counting them one by one. Every person on the list was his family member, and he was reluctant to dismiss any of them.
He took off his glasses and said guiltily, "I can't take care of you. If you can't make ends meet in the future, you can come to me. Although I can't afford to feed you, I can still afford to treat you to a meal of sweet potatoes."
Seeing his haggard and tired face, they couldn't help thinking: The factory director is in a precarious situation now. He has spent all his money to pay for the machines these days, and it's not easy for him to say such words. Compared with the factory director, they don't know who is more miserable now.
Although Director Lu had no intention of buying these machines, if he thought about it carefully, he also wanted to improve the efficiency of the factory and re-employ the laid-off workers.
"Don't say that, Director. You have already tried your best..."
"It's great that our factory has not closed down until today! It's much better than many factories!"
Director Lu pleaded humbly, "If you can trust me, please trust me again! I, Lu, will lead you through this difficult time!"
Although Director Lu promised that he would restore the edible oil factory to its former glory one day, as time went by, everyone saw no signs of improvement in the oil press and began to worry.
People in the oil refinery gradually realized that Director Lu's heyday had passed, and began to curry favor with the deputy director who was currently in the limelight.
Tan Lan's home.
Qin's father was laid off again because his legs and feet were not flexible enough. Fortunately, Qin Lan's mother was still working in the oil factory, otherwise the whole family would have to starve. But how could one person's salary be enough to support the whole family? In addition to the two children's education, Qin's father's medicine also cost money.
Mother Tan counted the money with a frown on her face. She counted the coins of a few cents and dimes repeatedly. She gritted her teeth and said, "The betrothal gift from Deputy Yu of the oil factory is 500 yuan..."
Qin Lan was shocked when she heard this and looked at Qin Ma in disbelief.
Mother Tan begged her daughter humbly, "Yu Fuda is now the deputy director of the factory. I heard that he can become the director in the future. I don't want you to marry him. Go and ask him for a favor, maybe your father can go back to work in the oil factory. I heard that several people went to ask him, and he agreed."
Tan Lan said: "Lu Siyuan said that Director Lu will fix the oil press soon. Dad's layoff is only temporary. Let's wait patiently for the director."
Mother Tan's face was full of fatigue and numbness. "If the factory director had the ability to fix the machine, he wouldn't have gone bankrupt. Are you unwilling to just go and beg for help?"
Qin Lan was very afraid of Fu Da, but looking at the humble pleading look on Qin's mother's face and the silent smoking figure of Qin's father in the corner, she could not bring herself to say no, so she nodded and said "OK".
After school in the afternoon, Qin Lan did not stay to make up for the lessons, but took a special leave to go to the cooking oil factory to find Yu Fuda.
Tan Lan hurriedly walked into the cooking oil factory and happened to meet Lu Siyuan and his group who had just returned home from school. Tan Lan, Lu Siyuan and Yang Chenxing were both taking Chinese lessons, and after they finished reciting the text, Teacher Xiao He let them go.
Yang Chenxing saw Tan Lan entering the cooking oil factory and asked in surprise: "Brother Lu, am I seeing things? Isn't that Tan Lan? Why did she leave in such a hurry without even saying hello?"
Lu Siyuan noticed that they were heading towards an office building and frowned, thinking of some rumors.
Qin Lan soon arrived at Yu Fuda's office.
The conditions of the cooking oil factory were very good. Yu Fuda not only had a separate office, but also a set of mahogany painted tables. When Qin Lan walked into the office, she smelled a whiff of cigarettes.
Yu Fuda was smoking a Daqianmen and reading a newspaper. When he saw Tan Lan coming, he smiled and said, "Lan Lan is here."
Qin Lan frowned, she really disliked this name.
Yu Fuda smiled and pushed a cup of tea in front of the little girl. "Why do you have time to come and sit here today?"
As he spoke, Yu Fuda reached out and touched the girl's hand, his heart fluttering. Not to mention the girl's hands were so tender, as tender as tofu, which could not be compared to an old woman's.
Qin Lan faced Yu Fuda's naked eyes and pulled her hand back. This kind of look from a man was not unfamiliar to her. Since she had been good-looking since she was a child, she had met many second-rate people and gangsters.
Qin Lan suppressed her discomfort and asked Yu Fuda: "I heard that Uncle Yu can arrange a job for him. Although my father's situation is difficult, he is very hardworking and can endure hardships. Can Uncle Yu help him return to the cooking oil factory?"
Yu Fuda unhappily put his hand on Tan Lan's buttocks, "Why call me Uncle Yu? It sounds so strange. Just call me Brother Yu!"
Qin Lan stood up quickly in fear, holding back tears and said, "Uncle Yu, you're leaving just like this. You just mentioned Dad's job. What's the point of doing this? If you don't want to give Dad a job, then just leave. Why insult him like this?"
Yu Fuda hugged Tan Lan and said with a sneer, "Don't you know what I mean? You can get a stable job just by begging? You're dreaming!"
Qin Lan was terrified and screamed "Ah".
Lu Siyuan and Yang Chenxing, who were outside, heard the noise and rushed into the office.
The two grown men were shocked and angry when they saw this scene. Lu Siyuan punched and kicked Yu Fuda hard.
Yang Chenxing saw the fierceness in Lu Siyuan's eyes, as if he was going to beat him to death, so he held Lu Siyuan tightly and said, "Don't be impulsive, Yuanzi! You'll scare Tan Lan like this!"
Seeing that he hadn't stopped yet, Yang Chenxing brought up Su Ye in a hurry, "Don't bother Teacher Su anymore, do you remember what you promised?"
Lu Siyuan thought of Su Ye's words and tried his best to restrain himself and retract his fist. He took a few deep breaths and smiled instead.
His clenched fists were still trembling slightly, but there was a hint of a smile on his face. That smile made Yang Chenxing feel scared.
Lu Siyuan helped Yu Fuda up, brushed off the dust on him and said, "I'm sorry, Uncle Yu. I'm young and ignorant. I hope my fists didn't offend you. Please be magnanimous and don't mind these trivial matters.
Why, Uncle Yu is so eager to be the factory director now? Go back and tell Dad to let him vacate the position for you as soon as possible? Oh, I almost forgot. Dad is still the factory director of this factory. As long as he is here, he can manage everything for a day! If Uncle Yu wants to keep his position as the deputy factory director, he should be careful. "
Tan Lan's cheeks were pale, her face was covered with tears, her clothes were disheveled, and she followed Lu Siyuan and Yang Chenxing out of the office with trembling hands.
After leaving the cooking oil factory, Yang Chenxing cursed Tan Lan all the way, "How can you be so stupid? Can't you see what kind of person Deputy Yu is? And you dare to meet him alone!"
Lu Siyuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Stop scolding me."
Yang Chenxing stopped teaching Tan Lan a lesson. He turned around and gave Lu Siyuan a thumbs up, "Not bad, Brother Lu, Brother Yuanzi! You are like this today!"
He originally thought that Lu Siyuan, who was impulsive and reckless, would beat Yu Fuda to the point of paralysis on the spot, but he didn't expect him to stop.
The next day, Yang Chenxing went to school and told Su Ye about this in private.
How could Su Ye bear to hear that his students were bullied? No wonder Tan Lan's eyes were swollen when he saw her today. She must have shed a lot of tears last night.
After listening to Yang Chenxing's description, Su Ye first expressed high praise and affirmation for Lu Siyuan's behavior.
"Yes, you did a great job this time. If you see someone being bullied, you should help him! If you don't lend a hand when someone is in trouble, what are you talking about?"
Yang Chenxing was stunned for a moment, then a surge of joy surged in his heart. Teacher Su didn't scold Brother Lu for impulsive fighting this time
Su Ye saw the stunned expressions on their faces and couldn't help but express his indignation: "Why, they are just like some pedantic and inflexible teachers?"
"You have shown some sense of propriety and courage this time, and finally acted like my students. Don't worry, I won't scold you. But... how can a few light punches be enough? It's too easy for people like Fuda."
After hearing what Lu Siyuan said, he raised his head silently and asked, "Teacher Su, what do you want to do?"
Yang Chenxing excitedly added: "Let's put sacks on our brothers and beat him up!"
Su Ye shook his head in disapproval, "Have you forgotten the lesson from last time? It's not worth sacrificing yourself for such a person. We are educated people, so of course we should do civilized things."
After hearing "the lesson from last time", Lu and Yang visibly wilted.
Su Ye had heard of Yu Fuda's reputation before. He was a scheming, flattering, and fawning on the superiors and subordinates. He heard from the neighbors that he was still single at an old age. Yu Fuda dared to treat Tan Lan like this, so he must have done many such dirty things in his daily life.
How many people who have made it to a position like deputy factory director are still single? Rumor has it that his private life is extremely promiscuous, and it is also said that he married a wife in the countryside at an early age. Even Su Ye can't tell the truth from the false.
Su Ye couldn't control other things, but he couldn't tolerate bullying of his students. He couldn't bully his students, especially female students!
After school, Su Ye found Qin Lan to find out what happened yesterday.
After hearing this, Qin Lan shed tears and said, "Our family is in a difficult situation. My father is going to be laid off and can't even afford medicine. I heard that if I ask Yu Fuda for help, my father can go back to work in the factory. The teacher thought it was too simple and was wrong."
Su Ye's chest was burning with anger when he heard this. What an honest and sensible child! The little girl looked so cute and cried so aggrieved that it was unbearable to watch. In their case, they were still protected minors, the future flowers of the motherland!
He whispered softly, "Silly child, this is not your fault. The one who was wrong was Yu Fuda, what does it have to do with you? Don't think about this matter for too long, just forget it!"
"In my heart, you have always been a hard-working and diligent child. I am waiting for you to enter university to give me a chance to show my respect."
Tan Lan looked up with tears in her eyes and asked, "Really?"
Su Ye nodded, "Really? Didn't you say you wanted to be a teacher? If you can perform well in your studies, you will be admitted to H Normal University. It's a sure thing that you will be a teacher at No. 1 Middle School. The salary and benefits at No. 1 Middle School are not bad. In addition to 30 kilograms of food coupons every month, you will also get a kilogram of peanuts, snacks, and other miscellaneous food during festivals. It's much better than the workers in the factory."
Qin Lan had experienced such a terrible thing, and was originally very scared, but after hearing Su Ye's warm encouragement, she gradually calmed down. Her eyes couldn't help but feel sore, and she smiled at Su Ye gratefully.