Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 69 Balance
With just a few words, Yan Hui praised Liu Fei so much that he felt flattered. Originally, Liu Fei was still on guard against Yan Hui, but now that he saw Yan Hui was so understanding, he naturally had no reason to deal with Yan Hui, and instead began to arrange the work seriously.

In general, the work Liu Fei assigned was no different from last year, and the wages were the same. The only difference was that Liu Fei himself did not participate in moving the wood at all, but was only in charge of directing the work.

There isn't much cargo today, just this one truck, but there will be five trucks tomorrow, so everyone will be busy then.

Liu Fei was quite "generous" and told Yan Hui that he should have a good rest today and come early tomorrow morning. Yan Hui agreed and gave Liu Fei a small bag of tea, which Liu Fei found very helpful.

After taking Yan Hui's tea, Liu Fei went to his second brother's shop, leaving Yan Hui and Uncle Wang alone.

When Wang Bo saw Yan Hui, he sighed, "Xiao Hui, you've seen it too. Life will be difficult in the future."

"What's wrong, Uncle Wang? Is this person very strict?" Yan Hui asked.

"He is very arrogant. We basically cannot communicate with him. When we ask him what time the truck will arrive, he ignores us. Anyone who arrives late and delays unloading will be fined." Uncle Wang sighed.

"Did anyone leave?"

"The wages haven't decreased, it's just that we have to work a little longer, which is acceptable to everyone. Lao Li is quite generous with his pay and basically doesn't hold back on the money, so everyone is still willing to work for him."

"That's fine, I'll do it in the future..." Yan Hui felt a headache when he heard that.

How can I go out and solicit business after this?
Song Zhiyuan will have to go back to school starting this year and can only come here on weekends. He has no way to leave here now, as problems will easily arise if he leaves.

"You are smart, and I know you can't stay here for long. However, I have talked to other people. If you have any good ideas that can make everyone live more comfortably, everyone will listen to you." Uncle Wang said.

"Uncle Wang, he's my nephew. I can't force him to do anything. As for a good solution, we'll talk about it later."

"Yeah." Uncle Wang nodded without saying anything more.

Yan Hui's biggest headache was actually the time wasted here. According to Liu Fei's requirements, he couldn't leave, regardless of whether there was work or not. This was actually meaningless. If anything, it was just to save Liu Fei some trouble. Anyway, the place was always full, so there was no need for redeployment.

But this plan was bound to run into problems sooner or later. The core reason was that Liu Fei himself couldn't get away. If Liu Fei left knowing there were no cars, then the others would probably follow suit. And if Liu Fei stayed put, he would be the one who couldn't stand it after a while.

There's no rush for this, let's take it slow.

Yan Hui knew that he had nothing to do today, so he returned to his fourth uncle's place immediately and told him the situation there.

He didn't want to leave his second brother's place, but he had to make things clear first. Otherwise, if his second brother took the initiative to bring up this matter, he might point out some problems with Yan Hui.

"The second son's nephew is here?" The fourth uncle thought for a moment and looked at Yan Hui. "What are your plans? If you don't want to work for him anymore, I can help you find another job. My processing plant over there will take several months to complete."

"Uncle, I'm not in a hurry. I can still do my job here with Uncle Li. I'm just telling you, don't let Uncle Li say one day that I was removed from the foreman position because I didn't do my job well."

"Don't worry, Old Two isn't that kind of person. But if you have any problems over there, just tell me. We can't be bullied." Fourth Uncle nodded. In fact, he still felt a little embarrassed because Old Two had removed Yan Hui from the foreman position without telling him. "Yeah, it's okay, Uncle." When Yan Hui heard Fourth Uncle's tone, he knew that he would definitely stand up for him.

Fourth Uncle is very smart. It is impossible for him to help Yan Hui regain his job as a foreman, but it is easy for him to gain some benefits for Yan Hui from a moral point of view.

"When the second brother first told you about this, you didn't refute or ask too many questions. You were right. If you didn't say anything, it means he was in the wrong, and it's good for you if he is in the wrong. You should go and clean up first, and then come home for dinner tonight." said the fourth uncle.

"Yes!" Yan Hui agreed readily.

After leaving Fourth Uncle's place, Yan Hui went to find Lao Guo and the others. These people had returned a long time ago and were naturally happy to see Yan Hui. Lao Guo directly said that he would welcome Yan Hui at noon.

Old Song is still the same. Old Wu said he wanted to join the army, but he hasn't gone this year. But no one has changed much, and Yan Hui didn't mention anything about his second brother.

At dinner time, Yan Hui brought gifts and went to his fourth uncle's house alone.

Yan Yan had already gone to school and her cousin was not at home, so it was only her fourth uncle, fourth aunt and Yan Hui at home that night.

When I went home for the Chinese New Year this year, my fourth uncle's family met my eldest uncle, and my eldest uncle also gave my fourth aunt a gift, so my fourth aunt was quite enthusiastic when she came this time.

"I went to see the second brother this afternoon. He told me that it was during the Chinese New Year and his wife had told him several times that he had no choice. He also knew that he was a little sorry for you, but the key was that he didn't tell me in advance, which was considered a lack of face for me. The second brother said that although you can't be a foreman there in the future, you can still enter his room at will, and you can also see the timetable and bills. In short, you are still recognized as the foreman, but you just don't have the 400 yuan." The fourth uncle was still a little unhappy, "It's okay, wait until I'm done here, and you can come and work for me."

"Uncle, you really went. Thank you so much, that's great!" Yan Hui was overjoyed and quickly raised his glass to toast.

"Do a good job." Fourth uncle said with a smile.

Yan Hui knew that for someone of Fourth Uncle's status, face was extremely important. Second Brother's actions were a disrespect to Fourth Uncle, so he was definitely going to fight for something.

If the 400 yuan a month was gone, it was gone, and without it came fewer responsibilities. But the freedom was the most important thing. As long as Yan Hui could find clients every day, he could earn more than 400 yuan a month. Most importantly, Yan Hui could keep an eye on the fluctuations in the timber market, which would be of great benefit to his future business.

The next day, after Yan Hui returned to his second brother, his second brother announced the latest "appointment". Simply put, Yan Hui was given the identity of "deputy foreman" and had to obey Liu Fei, but he also had some corresponding powers.

Liu Fei was initially a bit upset, but after his second brother finished speaking and Yan Hui went to chat with him, Liu Fei became happy. In Liu Fei's opinion, Yan Hui was someone who could help him with work and didn't ask for much money. It was a pure sucker position, so why not?

The others also understood and moved closer to Yan Hui. Everyone knew that they could get some information from Yan Hui!
In fact, many people would not leave easily when they have nothing to do, but no one can guarantee that everything will be fine all the time, so it is necessary to have a good relationship with Yan Hui.

After this back and forth, Yan Hui seemed to understand a lot of things, but he finally regained a balance.

(Old rules, more updates in the evening)

(End of this chapter)