Chapter 169

"Xiaobao, you must be asleep. Put you down and I'll hold you. You have to go to work tomorrow."

"It's okay, don't waste this moment."

Qin Huairu carried her son around the house for a long time before she carefully put him into bed. She was relieved when she saw that he didn't cry.

"Huai Ru, how about a small plate?"

Li Zhiguo suddenly became interested.

"Ok!"

Qin Huairu responded and went to pull the light cord.

……

The next day, after Li Zhiguo woke up, he carried Xiaobao to the hospital. He couldn't ride a bike, but fortunately it wasn't far to walk.

After I got out of the alley, I called a tricycle and went to the hospital to see a doctor for a check-up. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me, but he just told me not to sleep too much during the day and that I might have overheated.

I looked at my watch and it was still some time before lunch. Since I was already here, I might as well go and check the medical records.

"Hello, please help me get an appointment with Doctor Ding."

"Is this Dr. Ding Jianhui's number?"

The nurse looked at the doctor's chart and saw only one person named Ding.

"It's Ding Rushan's number."

Li Zhiguo held his son in one hand and wanted to take out a food coupon to rush the payment.

Who would have thought that the nurse would actually say, "You mean Ding Rushan? He was fired and no longer works here."

"What, you quit? What's the reason?"

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. He had a premonition that something would happen to Ding Rushan sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"I don't know about that. Why don't you ask Dr. Liang?"

The nurse was very polite and knew this big customer.

"Okay, I'll ask later, you take this."

Li Zhiguo casually put down two taels of food coupons.

"Thank you!"

The nurse quickly took the ticket and if it weren't for the window, she would have come out to escort the person out.

Li Zhiguo waved his hand, picked up Xiaobao and left. He said he would ask about it when he has time another day.

……

Several days passed in a blink of an eye, and the school was over with the exams and on holiday, but we still had to wait for the report card.

At Qianmen Middle School, Ding Qiunan was carrying a large bag on her back and holding a bucket with a washbasin in it. She waited at the school gate for a long time, but her mother didn't come to pick her up, so she had to walk back by herself.

I arrived at the door of my home in the suburbs and pushed it open. It was not closed and there was someone at home.

"Mom, I've finished my exams, and I'm sure I'll be admitted to high school... Dad, why are you at home? Aren't you going to work today?"

Ding Qiunan looked surprised, she remembered clearly that her father always had Fridays off and today was only Wednesday.

"Cough cough..."

Ding Rushan coughed and put down the newspaper in his hand with an embarrassed look on his face.

Mother Ding said with a grim expression: "Daughter, your father has lost his job. He was fired last month. I never dared to tell you about this."

"What, Dad lost his job? What the hell is going on?"

Ding Qiunan was confused. What should he do with such a change happening at home?

"Your father made a big mistake. There's no going back."

Mother Ding sighed and said, "Nannan, I have discussed with your father. You should stop going to high school and go to nursing school. Nursing school is a technical secondary school. It gives you a subsidy of 16 yuan per month and guarantees a job after graduation. You can also become a doctor and start working and earning money earlier."

"Mom, I want to go to high school, go to college, and go to medical school."

Ding Qiunan cried because she knew she could not go to college because her family could not afford it.

It is not shameful to take the technical secondary school entrance exam, because it is more difficult to pass than high school. It is specially prepared for children from poor families but with good academic performance.

Those who can get into a technical secondary school can definitely get into high school, but those who can get into high school may not be able to get into a technical secondary school.

The construction work above needed professional talents, and the poor family needed their children to earn money as soon as possible, so they hit it off.

In the end, technical secondary school students with good grades will go to the grassroots level, but this is not absolute. Those with foresight will still insist on taking the university entrance examination.

"My daughter, there is no money at home."

Mother Ding cried. Since her husband had no job, he had no source of income. How would they live in the future?

Ding Rushan was extremely embarrassed and kept his head down without saying a word.

"Woooo..."

Ding Qiunan ran out crying and ran to the Bianjiang Bridge and cried silently. After graduating from nursing school, she was guaranteed a job, but the best case scenario was that she would be assigned to a clinic or a rural hospital.

There is no need to even think about big hospitals like the Workers' Hospital and the Union Hospital.

……

"Fengling, how did you do on the exam?"

Li Zhiguo returned to the yard with his son in his arms. He saw Xu Fengling at first sight. She had grown taller. Although she was not pretty, she had a good personality.

"Hello, Brother Li, I didn't do well in the exam."

Xu Fengling was not depressed. Her grades were average to begin with, and it was already good enough for her to finish junior high school.

"It's okay. It's not difficult to find a job in your situation. If you have any problems, come to me."

Li Zhiguo reached out and rubbed Xu Fengling's head. Looking at his grown-up sister, he found that she had a good personality. As a neighbor's brother, he really didn't mind helping if he could, just like rain.

But there is no need for him to take action, as Lao Xu is still quite capable, and Chunyan is here too.

"Thank you, Brother Li."

Xu Fengling was not annoyed by having her hair messed up, she even had a smile on her face.

Li Zhiguo wanted to say something when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the central courtyard. He turned around and saw that it was Chunyan who had returned.

Xu's mother held the child in her arms, Xu Damao supported Chunyan, and Old Xu carried the luggage. The whole family went out to pick the people up. Everyone in the yard came to watch the fun and also to send gifts.

"Feng Ling, your sister-in-law is back. I have to go home to get something."

Li Zhiguo then took his son to his mother-in-law and took out a basket of sixty eggs and a red envelope.

"Hello, sister-in-law."

Xu Fengling went to greet him and then went to see her little nephew, but she was stunned when she saw him. Why did her little nephew look a bit like Brother Li's child?

"Fengling, the exam is over. How did you do?"

Tang Chunyan's face was full of smiles. Since she gave birth to her son, she has been happy every day.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't do well in the exam."

Xu Fengling told the truth, her grades were where they were, so she had no intention of going to high school or repeating a grade.

"It's okay, sister-in-law will help you arrange work when the time comes."

Tang Chunyan doesn't work herself, but her family can arrange a job for her.

"Oh, that's good!"

Xu's mother's face was full of joy. Look, she got a great deal by finding a daughter-in-law with good conditions.

Xu Damao and his father were also very happy, considering how tight the job market is right now.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Xu Fengling suddenly felt no pressure at all and didn't even want to go get her report card.

After a while, each household came to the Xu family to send gifts, and Li Zhiguo also went to send gifts. The second time he saw Chunyan's child, the feeling was even stronger.

It would have been fine if Erbao hadn't learned chess first, but now that he has, his three sons, I wouldn't say they look exactly the same, but they are very similar.

Especially Guan Xiang and Xue Yi, they still look like twins with very little difference.

The youngest son, Chaoyang, is still young. Although he does not resemble his two older brothers as much, they still have similar facial features.

Is this the symbol of his Li family? Is it because he has the ultimate physical fitness of humans and strong genes?
Chunyan's child has grown up like this, and Xu Damao is a child without a son, how can he not be suspicious?

After much thought, and according to the time calculation, Chunyan became pregnant around the time when Xiaobao was born.

Damn it, he got drunk one night, and it was Xu Damao who did it on purpose.

Oh my god, he couldn't have been hit that night, but he had no memory of it at all. He must have been really drunk. How could he still have the strength to fight so hard?
"Brother Li?"

Chunyan saw that the person was distracted and called out softly.

"Uh, Chunyan, congratulations. This is a red envelope for the child."

Li Zhiguo said as he handed over the red envelope.

Xu Damao quickly handed over tea and took care of Li Zhiguo to sit down. Now the two of them are real brothers. Suddenly, Chunyan said, "Da Mao, Brother Li is here, let him help our son choose a name."

"Ahem... You don't need me to name it. I'm not good at it."

Li Zhiguo couldn't help but look into Chunyan's eyes, but as soon as their eyes met, Chunyan quickly looked away, not daring to look him in the eye.

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Xu's mother smiled and said, "Li Zhiguo, please help us with the consultation. Guan Xiang and Chao Yang have achieved great results."

"Well, I need to think about this and talk about it later."

Li Zhiguo was confused at this moment, and said, "Da Mao, come to me. I have a book there. You can take it for reference."

"Okay!"

Xu Damao had a hunch that Li Zhiguo might have discovered something. He never thought he could hide this from Li Zhiguo. This kid thinks too quickly.

But Li Zhiguo already has two sons, so he has no shortage of children to support him in his old age, and he doesn't plan to be a leader, so he is still relieved.

Xu Damao followed him to Li's house, only to see Li Zhiguo close the door. He asked, "Da Mao, last year your sister Qin had just given birth to a child. One night you invited me for a drink. What happened in the end?
Tell the truth yourself, or don’t blame me for asking Second Master and the others.”

"Brother, I was wrong."

Xu Damao's legs went weak and he fell to his knees. The door was closed and no one could see him.

"Oh my god, Damao, please don't tell me that Chunyan's child is mine?"

The people of Li Zhi were numb. Damao's kneeling said it all.

"It's your seed. I can't have children."

Xu Damao admitted it. He didn't expect that his son looked so much like Xiao Guanxiang and Xiao Chaoyang. Li Zhiguo would definitely be suspicious and would be able to find out the truth.

"No, why didn't you consult me ​​about such a big thing? Tell me honestly, what happened that night?"

Li Zhiguo lit a cigarette and said, "We need to take it slow. Oh my god, he actually had a fourth son like this. Is it possible that he was not destined to have a daughter?"
"Brother, that night was like this..."

Xu Damao just called him brother. He was older than him, and they were brothers-in-law, so they were as close as brothers.

"Brother, I was drinking that night too. I didn't see what happened between you and Chunyan."

Xu Damao thought it was no big deal, everyone was drunk, and then he had a son, so he saved both his reputation and his money.

"Da Mao, you, what can I say to you?"

Li Zhiguo took a puff of his cigarette and thought, this is not a matter that cannot be negotiated, the key is that he didn't enjoy anything, and just created a fat boy, which makes him feel like he's at a huge loss.

"Brother, I was wrong. From now on, you are my real brother."

Xu Damao knelt down and hugged Li Zhiguo's thighs. This matter could not be told to anyone, otherwise both of them would be finished.

"Go away, your mother is still my sister."

Li Zhiguo wanted to ask Xu Damao if he wanted a second child, but he held back.

"Forget it, just pretend I don't know about this, and don't tell Chunyan that I know about it, otherwise how are we going to meet again in the future?

Damao, take good care of me and raise your son from now on."

"Brother, I listen to you."

Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally passed this hurdle and the heavy stone in his heart fell.

"Get up!" Li Zhiguo really wanted to give this kid a beating. Damn it, he is so useless.

"Hey!"

Xu Damao got up quickly and pretended to take the book back.

Li Zhiguo did not give a name to this little son who suddenly appeared. Since he was born in someone else's family and he did not want to have anything to do with Chunyan, he just treated him as an illegitimate child.

But this matter is still very fucked up. He was actually tricked by Xu Damao and got a fat boy. Oh my god.

In the end, Chunyan named her child Xu Hongxing, perhaps because Xu Damao remembered the bottle of Red Star Erguotou.

After hearing about it, Li Zhiguo thought it was okay. The name made no mistake and it sounded like the name was for someone who would do great things.

In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday, and Tang Chunyan's second uncle, Deputy Director Tang of the Friendship Food Factory of the Second Commercial Bureau, came.

This is a deputy factory director with real power. He has been to the battlefield before and has many comrades-in-arms and strong connections. The Beijing Grain and Oil Corporation is also under the jurisdiction of the Commercial Bureau, and they are part of the same system.

The next day, Xu Damao was promoted to a level 6 projectionist in the Propaganda Department, with a monthly salary of 49.5 yuan. He was also appointed as deputy chief clerk in the Propaganda Department's office, a level 23 administrative post, on the job.

To reach this level of employment, college students need to study for three years of high school and four years of college. However, Xu Damao has only been working for more than five years and has not even finished high school.

Even if you are doing work now, you will be able to be transferred to a cadre position sooner or later, and you will be in a high position right from the start.

After hearing the news, Li Zhiguo smiled and was not envious.

Thanks to his own abilities, he is now a fourth-level fitter in a steel rolling mill, with a monthly salary of 52.80 yuan.

At the same time, he is a street cadre and a public manager, which is equivalent to a fourth-level chief clerk in an enterprise. The benchmark is a fourth-level clerk, which is equivalent to a twenty-second-level administrative position, and his salary is 56 yuan.

If the silk shop is made bigger and stronger and becomes a large enterprise, the positions of section chief and deputy section chief will be created above the manager.

However, Xu Damao was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He experienced what it meant that his father was honored by his son. Otherwise, he would only be a seventh-level projectionist now, not even an ordinary clerk. It was only because of the special position of projectionist that he was assigned to the Propaganda Department!
"Silly Zhu, I never thought that I would have this day!"

Xu Damao had just lifted the door curtain and went to the back kitchen. In the evening, he was entertaining the section chief and several factory leaders. Now he has also mixed into the cadre circle.

For example, the director and deputy director of the clerk are equivalent to the office director in the township in later generations, commonly known as the section-level cadres. They are higher than ordinary clerks and lower than deputy section-level cadres.

"Xu Damao, what are you so proud of? You are relying on your wife Chunyan's family. Otherwise, you would be nothing more than a movie star."

Sha Zhu used to have a foul mouth, but at least he was suppressed by his father. But ever since He Daqing ran away, Sha Zhu has let himself go and has been scolding everyone he sees, especially the kid Xu Damao, whom he doesn't tolerate.

"What's wrong with relying on my wife's family? They are also my family. Besides, I've been promoted now, and I can ask the factory manager for a drink when I see him.

You, Shazhu, are destined to be a cook for others. Besides, you don’t have a wife, so you can’t rely on anyone.”

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he was ready to run away at any time.

"Xu Damao, you want to be beaten, don't you? Believe it or not, I'll add croton seeds to the food, and you won't die from diarrhea."

Sha Zhu picked up a cucumber and wanted to start working on it.

"Brother, you are so lucky, don't be afraid! Silly Zhu, I think you will be the same as your father and uncle, you can only find a widow in the future."

Xu Damao ran away after saying this, he had just been promoted, he didn’t want to get beaten.

"Looking for a fight..."

Sha Zhu rushed forward with the cucumber, but Xu Damao ran too fast and he couldn't catch up for a while.

"Hey! What did the projectionist just say, Silly Zhu? Uh, what's going on with Master He's father and uncle?"

"Liu Lan, you don't know yet, Master He's father and uncle both ran away with the widow and became live-in sons-in-law."

"There is also this matter, which is quite rare."

Liu Lan shook her head. Her husband did not run away with the widow, but he was not at home every day and did not bring home any money.

After a while, Sha Zhu came back with the cucumbers cut into two pieces. He washed them briefly, made a dish out of them, and sent it to Xu Damao's table to avoid waste.

Xu Damao didn't dare to get drunk. Not to mention his wife, his mother and sister were still at home.

When it was almost time, he went back to the yard, washed his face with cold water at the sink, and went into the house only after he was a little more sober.

"Da Mao is back. I heard you became deputy director?"

Mother Xu was so happy holding her child in her arms. Her daughter had found a job, but she was still young and would have to stay at home for another one or two years. It was not easy to change her age now.

But at least you don’t have to worry about work, you can go directly to the food factory to work.

My son has been promoted. He will definitely become a section chief in the future and bring honor to the family. This is all thanks to my daughter-in-law.

With the addition of their eldest grandson, the Xu family has become very lucky.

"Once you become a deputy chief clerk, you can work for two or three years, and when you meet the quota, you can be transferred to a cadre position."

Xu Damao hurried forward to check on his son, and was busy pouring hot water for Chunyan, who was still in confinement after giving birth.

Suddenly, the little red star started crying, and it was later discovered that he had pooped.

Xu's mother quickly changed the diaper, and Xu Damao also went to get a special porcelain basin with hot water to wash his baby son's butt. The weather was hot and he would easily get prickly heat if he didn't wash his butt.

His hands were inevitably stained with his son's poop, but Xu Damao didn't get annoyed. He had a smile on his face and he was so happy that he kissed his son's little feet, which smelled so good.

"Go away, Damao, your beard is so scumbag, and Little Red Star's feet are so tender."

Xu's mother even felt disgusted with her son, saying she forgot about him after having a grandson.

"Yes Yes!"

Xu Damao didn't dare to disobey. After washing his son's butt, he quickly took a special face towel to wipe it dry. He had never served anyone like this in his life, but this was his beloved son.

After that, I go to the yard to wash the diapers and hang them up early because I need to use them again tomorrow.

"Da Mao, you are great. You look like a good dad."

Li Zhiguo brought Qin Huairu out. They had just finished breastfeeding their baby. They planned to go out for a walk to digest the food. In summer, it would be hard to sleep if it was too early.

"Of course not. My own son must be taken care of."

Xu Damao completely forgot that his son was not his own. He would never have a biological child in this life anyway. But in the eyes of others, Xiao Hongxing was his biological son, and that was enough.

(End of this chapter)