Old Deng is reborn in the 1980s, and he starts by severing his father-son relationship!

Chapter 108 Marginalization! Huang Hansheng visits, compensation arrives!

The next morning, Chen Jianguo left for work on time.

He had a big fight with Liu Rui yesterday, and the two of them fell into a cold war. He didn't expect to have breakfast, so he went downstairs on an empty stomach.

Just as I went downstairs, I ran into Grandpa Zhang, who was coming back from his walk. His son works in the same department as me.

Good morning, Uncle Zhang!

Chen Jianguo forced a smile and greeted him politely.

"snort!"

Grandpa Zhang snorted through his nose, didn't even lift his eyelids, and walked right past him into the stairwell.

Chen Jianguo's smile froze on his face, and he felt a lump in his throat.

Oh well, he probably stepped in dog poop while taking a walk. I won't bother with him.

I rode my bicycle from the bike shed and walked out of the residential compound.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I saw a group of elderly women gathered together, talking animatedly and gesturing wildly.

As Chen Jianguo passed by them, the chattering suddenly stopped, and several pairs of eyes turned to look at him, their gazes filled with contempt, disgust, and undisguised disdain.

Without a doubt, it must be those old women gossiping about him behind his back.

It's probably related to his mother-in-law causing a scene at the security department. I heard that his mother-in-law was incredibly fierce that day, scratching several leaders and colleagues who tried to break up the fight.

"Jianguo, off to work?" one of the plump older women asked with a forced smile.

Chen Jianguo didn't expect anyone to pay attention to him. Under those strange gazes, he felt like a naked clown. He could only nod frantically and sprint towards the gate of the family compound as if he were fleeing.

I had only ridden three or five meters when I faintly heard a "Pah!"

Immediately afterwards, the murmurs of discussion resumed.

"His mother-in-law made such a scene the day before yesterday, and he still had the nerve to go to work. He's really shameless."

"Tsk tsk tsk, birds of a feather flock together. My son told me his mother-in-law is like a mad dog, biting anyone she can get her hands on!"

"Don't just talk about his mother-in-law, he's no better than her. I heard he beat his own wife so badly she ended up in the hospital."

"Oh dear, don't even mention his wife! Liu Rui and her mother are practically identical; neither of them is easy to deal with!"

"What happened to his wife? Tell us quickly!"

"Think about it, if his wife didn't have his backing, would that old hag dare to be so arrogant? Would she even dare to extort money from his workplace?"

Every word of these words reached Chen Jianguo's ears.

He somewhat resented his own hearing being so good; he wished he hadn't heard it, as it might have made him feel better.

If it were in the past, if anyone dared to talk about him or his wife like that, he would have stopped and argued with these gossipy women to get to the bottom of it.

But today, knowing he was in the wrong, he could only stand at attention and take the beating.

If you dare to argue with these old women at this point, all the old women in the entire residential compound will rush out. One old woman's mouth is like a machine gun, and a group of old women, even if they are facing an iron plate, can be riddled with holes.

He could only pretend not to hear, bury his head in pedaling his bicycle and quickly escape the residential compound.

When I finally arrived at work, I found the atmosphere even more off, and the situation hadn't improved.

He could clearly sense that people in his workplace were looking at him strangely, and many were even pointing and whispering about him behind his back.

He didn't come to work yesterday, but his glorious deeds have already spread throughout the workplace in the past two days.

Several colleagues who usually had a fairly good relationship with him avoided him like the plague as soon as he came over.

He beat his wife, his mother-in-law made a scene at the factory, and he even offended the company leaders. The bureau chief's face was scratched all over. I heard the bureau chief went home.

His wife even suspected him of having an affair, and scratched him again. It's easy to imagine what the bureau chief's attitude towards Chen Jianguo will be in the future.

Anyone who gets close to him is just asking for trouble.

Chen Jianguo kept his head down. The distance from the company entrance to his workstation was only about a hundred meters, but it felt like a long and agonizing journey of ten years.

I finally managed to sit down at my workstation, but before I could even get comfortable, someone patted my shoulder.

Chen Jianguo turned his head and saw that it was his colleague Lao Wang.

Old Wang Chao gestured towards Section Chief's office with his lip: "Section Chief Xu wants you to go over there."

Chen Jianguo's heart skipped a beat, his face turned as long as Changbai Mountain, and he dragged his feet to the door of the section chief's office and gently knocked.

"Enter."

Chen Jianguo pushed open the door and entered, looking like a student who had made a mistake, and said respectfully, "Section Chief Xu, you wanted to see me?"

Section Chief Xu looked up from a pile of documents, glanced at him, and said expressionlessly, "Xiao Chen, you didn't handle this matter well."

Chen Jianguo took a deep breath. Sure enough, they were going to settle scores later. Just as he was about to explain, he saw Section Chief Xu pick up his teacup, blow on it to cool it, and say leisurely, "You can stay in the technical section for now. Old Li in the archives needs someone to do drafting. Go help him out tomorrow."

Tracing?

Isn't that something only recent vocational school graduates can do?

Chen Jianguo's mind went blank.

He's a proper college graduate and a key employee with two years of work experience, yet they're making him do such menial tasks?

They call it helping, but it's clearly an attempt to kick him out of the core of the business and gradually marginalize him.

Chen Jianguo felt utterly hopeless. He desperately wanted to ask when he could be transferred back, and he also wanted to defend himself and shift all the blame onto Liu Rui and her family. But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't utter a single word.

He couldn't remember how he got out of the section chief's office; he was completely lost.

Today is destined to be tough!

Chen Jianguo wasn't sure if today was the darkest day of his life, but he was absolutely certain it was the worst day of his life, even experiencing discrimination when he went to the cafeteria for lunch.

When the cook was serving rice to others, his spoon was piled high with food. But when it was his turn, he flicked his wrist, and half the food in his spoon disappeared.

Chen Jianguo was so angry that he couldn't even eat.

He could no longer tolerate the strange looks and whispers behind his back from his colleagues.

In the afternoon, I went directly to Section Chief Xu to ask for leave. I thought I would be criticized, but Section Chief Xu was surprisingly easy to talk to and approved the leave right away. He even asked me if I wanted to go back and rest for a few more days.

Anyway, it doesn't make much difference whether he's in the department or not. In fact, if he's not there, the higher-ups might be in a better mood.

Chen Jianguo wanted to rest for a few more days, but the problem was that he wouldn't get paid while resting, so what would he eat and drink?

He only managed to take half a day off before leaving the company in a huff, even the old man guarding the entrance looked at him with disgust.

The old man had long disliked him; the fact that he could force his own father to come to his workplace to demand money speaks volumes about his character.

The incident the day before yesterday further confirmed his judgment.

Chen Jianguo fled his workplace as if he were escaping.

At the same time.

Chen Deshun was focused on operating the machine tool in the workshop. His hands moved slowly, but every step was precise.

Just then, a coworker walked in from outside and patted him on the shoulder: "Uncle Chen, someone is looking for you at the factory gate."

Chen Deshun stopped what he was doing, looked up in confusion, and asked, "Huh? Who's looking for me?"

"I heard from the old man that it seems to be your in-law, and he looks quite anxious," the colleague said after thinking for a moment.

relatives by marriage?

Chen Deshun frowned slightly, exchanged a few words with his coworker, and slowly walked towards the factory gate, his heart pounding. In-laws? The first thing that came to his mind was Liu Rui's family.

He then shook his head.

Liu Rui's letter of repentance is still in his hands. As long as the Liu family wants Liu Rui to keep his job at the hospital and continue to bleed their daughter dry, they will absolutely not dare to cause trouble at the factory.

Excluding Liu Rui's maternal family, that leaves only one in-law.

The Huang family, Huang Hansheng!

He came to find me, and there could only be one reason for it.

A glint of light flashed in Chen Deshun's eyes. Could it be that the compensation money had been raised?

He quickened his pace, a sense of anticipation in his heart.

Before even stepping out of the factory gate, I could see a figure standing at the entrance, constantly tiptoeing and peering inside with anxious and hurried eyes. It was none other than Huang Hansheng.

Huang Hansheng also saw him, his eyes lit up, but because the old gatekeeper was standing next to him, he could only wave from where he was.

Chen Deshun walked over unhurriedly, greeted the gatekeeper first, and then stepped out of the factory gate.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Huang Hansheng had dark circles under his eyes, sunken eye sockets, two panda eyes, bloodshot eyes, a ring of stubble on his chin, and messy hair. It was clear that he hadn't had a good night's sleep recently, probably because he had done too many bad things and was restless.

Without saying a word, Huang Hansheng grabbed Chen Deshun's arm. He wasn't very strong, and Chen Deshun could have easily broken free with a simple lift of his hand, but he didn't. He let Huang Hansheng pull him along and followed him into a nearby alley.

As Huang Hansheng walked deeper into the alley, he looked around furtively, like a thief, making sure no one was around before carefully pulling out a square object wrapped tightly in newspaper from his pocket, his hands trembling.

"Here's 1600. Please count it."

He handed over the newspaper package, a pained expression on his face, and said through gritted teeth, "We'll pay the rest of the money on the spot after you sign the agreement."

Chen Deshun nodded and reached for the money, but Huang Hansheng suddenly pulled his hand back, his eyes full of vigilance, warning him: "Chen Deshun, let me make this clear, if you take the money and dare to renege on it—"

"I'm not the kind of deadbeat your family has."

Chen Deshun coldly interrupted, "I've taken the money, so I'll naturally do as we agreed. You can go to the police station now to settle things."

Huang Hansheng was taken aback, staring at Chen Deshun for a few seconds, seemingly trying to discern something from his face.

Chen Deshun remained calm, showing no sign of flinching. He couldn't see through anything. He exhaled and slowly released his grip on the newspaper package.

Chen Deshun took the money, which felt heavy in his hand. He lifted a corner of the newspaper and found a thick stack of "Big Unity" bills inside. He counted them in front of Huang Hansheng and, after confirming that everything was correct, he rewrapped them.

"Go to the police station and wait there."

Chen Deshun tucked the money into his pocket, looked up and said, "I'll go back to the factory to hand over my work, then go to the hospital to pick up my second son. If nothing unexpected happens, your family should be able to get out today."

Chen Sanqi is a minor, so his guardian can sign on his behalf.

But Chen Jianye couldn't do that; he had to be there in person to sign the letter of understanding before the Huang family could leave.

"Okay, I'll go to the police station and wait for you. Hurry up!"

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