“Old Chen’s son is so fierce.”
“Lao Yi, even though Old Chen’s son hit you, you can’t be too cowardly, or the younger generation will laugh at you.”
“Lao Yi is still benevolent. If this happened to me, I wouldn’t care whose son that kid was, I’d definitely beat him.”
Several old Carpentry workers felt it was unfair to Yi Zhonghai.
“Alas, Chen Jianye is still a child, he needs to be given a chance.”
“A little grievance, I’ll swallow it myself, it’s nothing.”
Yi Zhonghai sighed, touching his cheek as he left.
Jia Dongxu, however, remained rooted to the spot. After Yi Zhonghai left, his expression was displeased: “My Master doesn’t bother with juniors, but as his apprentice, I can’t tolerate this insult.”
“You are all old friends of my Master. Chen Jianye is so disrespectful to his elders. If he comes to work in our team, you all know what to do.”
“Whoever dares to help Chen Jianye is intentionally going against my Master.”
“This is how I am as a person: whoever is good to my Master, I will be doubly good to them; whoever is not good to my Master, I will definitely not be done with them.”
These words were spoken with integrity.
“Dongxu, Lao Yi was right to take you as his apprentice.”
“Dongxu has a lot of drive; he will definitely be able to take over from your Master in the future.”
“If that kid dares to come, we must teach him a good lesson.”
Several Masters responded.
Jia Dongxu chatted with them for a few more moments, then returned to the team area to find Yi Zhonghai: “Master, everything is settled.”
“Good, now I actually look forward to Chen Jianye coming to take over his father’s position.”
Yi Zhonghai sneered, his eyes filled with icy coldness.
He also understood that there was no room for reconciliation between him and Chen Jianye.
Just do it.
.......
Chen Jianye arrived at the Neighborhood Office entrance. Chen Jianye handed the gatekeeper a daqianmen cigarettes, explained that he needed to conduct business, and showed his proof.
The gatekeeper took the cigarette, gave Chen Jianye a few pointers, and then sat back in his chair.
Chen Jianye entered the Neighborhood Office with his cloth bag.
His peculiar appearance immediately attracted the attention of many Neighborhood Office staff.
“Young man, if you want to report a crime, go to Public Security. This is the Neighborhood Office.”
A middle-aged man reminded him.
“I need to process a job transfer letter, not report a crime.”
Chen Jianye replied.
“Which factory’s position are you taking over? Who transferred it to you? Did you bring the documents?”
The middle-aged man asked.
“Taking over my dad’s position, he passed away…”
Chen Jianye explained a few things, and the middle-aged man pointed: “Go to that window to process it.”
Chen Jianye pulled out a daqianmen cigarettes, expressing his thanks.
“The young man is a bit clever, not bad.”
“Keep the cigarette, I don’t smoke.”
The middle-aged man waved his hand, refusing.
Chen Jianye went to the window and took out his documents.
When he explained his situation, the Neighborhood Office staff member responsible for handling the matter was also stunned: “Comrade, your father is gone, your mother is also gone, and now you are the only one left in your family?”
“That’s right.”
Chen Jianye nodded.
“Then your head injury?”
The staff member asked again.
“Someone in the Courtyard hit me.”
Chen Jianye said calmly.
“Comrade, please wait, I’ll call our Director over. You can report any situation to him.”
The Neighborhood Office staff member felt something was amiss.
He decided to escalate the matter.
Something happened in the Courtyard below, and no one told the Neighborhood Office. This was a loophole in the Neighborhood Office’s work.
Chen Jianye sat in place, waiting.
After a while, the Neighborhood Office staff member returned: “Comrade, please come upstairs with me. Our Director Nie is waiting for you in his office.”
“Then what about the matter I need to handle?”
Chen Jianye asked.
“Hey, don’t worry, you’re here, so are you afraid the matter won’t be handled?”
The Neighborhood Office staff member laughed.
Chen Jianye put his documents into his cloth bag and followed the staff member upstairs.
The two arrived in front of an office on the second floor.
The door was wide open.
The Neighborhood Office staff member walked directly in: “Director Nie, Comrade Chen Jianye is here.”
Chen Jianye’s gaze swept around the office.
The office was quite large, with some potted green plants visible, which, judging by their branches and leaves, appeared to have been meticulously pruned.
In the middle of the office, there was a wooden coffee table and several stools, which could be used for drinking tea or holding meetings.
At the very back was a large desk, behind which sat a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a Zhongshan suit.
Behind the middle-aged man was a row of cabinets filled with many documents.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Director Nie of the Neighborhood Office looked up, his gaze falling on Chen Jianye: “Comrade Chen Jianye, I just checked your household registration information. You live at South Gong and Drum Lane No. 95 Courtyard, is that correct?”
“That’s right.”
Chen Jianye nodded.
“Your parents are both gone, and you were also hit on the head by someone in the Courtyard. What’s the situation? Can you tell me?”
Director Nie asked.
Before Chen Jianye could speak, he smiled and stood up: “Look at me, I get too engrossed when I talk about work.”
“Please come and sit first, we’ll talk slowly.”
Chen Jianye naturally did not refuse, and sat on the wooden chair in front of the coffee table.
“My father…”
“My mother handled my father’s funeral. Her body was tired, and her heart was even more tired. She fell ill and never recovered, passing away the day before yesterday.”
“Before she left, she told me to get my father’s pension from Yi Zhonghai. At the time, I felt that my mother’s death was caused by Yi Zhonghai deliberately withholding my father’s pension, and I only wanted to trade a life for a life with him.”
“When Yi Zhonghai returned, I chased him with a knife, and Sha Zhu used a bench…”
Chen Jianye recounted the entire incident.
In this matter, Yi Zhonghai was at fault first. Although he acted impulsively once, it could be explained by youthful impetuousness.
However, the subsequent events made him a victim.
More than ten minutes later, Chen Jianye had clearly explained what had happened in the past few days.
“Comrade Jianye, I deeply sympathize with your situation.”
“Don’t worry, the Neighborhood Office will definitely punish Yi Zhonghai and the others.”
“In the future, if you have difficulties, and if Yi Zhonghai and the others don’t help you, you can come directly to the Neighborhood Office to find me.”
Director Nie said solemnly.
“Thank you, Director Nie. The matter between me, Yi Zhonghai, and Sha Zhu has already been resolved through negotiation.”
Chen Jianye quickly thanked him: “This trip to the Neighborhood Office, besides the job transfer, I also have other business to handle. My mother is gone, and I don’t know how to proceed with the arrangements.”
“These are all simple. First, get your father’s documents, and I’ll write you a job transfer certificate.”
Director Nie said.
Chen Jianye quickly took out the documents from his cloth bag.
Director Nie returned to his desk, quickly wrote with a pen, and finally stamped it with the official seal.
He tore off the letter and handed it to Chen Jianye.
Chen Jianye glanced at it.
It read: ‘This certifies that Neighborhood resident Chen Jianye, household address South Gong and Drum Lane No. 95 Courtyard… meets the conditions for job transfer, and support is requested.”
The letter specified Chen Jianye’s home address, situation, and the reason for the job transfer.
Director Nie asked the Neighborhood Office staff to lead Chen Jianye downstairs to handle other matters.
“Jianye, if you encounter anything in the future, never act impulsively.”
“Report it step by step, or even escalate it directly to me, and I will handle it impartially.”
Director Nie finally instructed.
“Thank you, Director Nie, I will definitely think twice before acting in the future.”
Chen Jianye said sincerely.
He was indeed prepared to do so.
In the Courtyard, in front of more than ten residents, directly hacking someone to death with a knife.
Doing something like that once was enough.
If he really hacked someone to death, a life for a life, it wouldn’t be worth it.
If he wanted revenge, it would be better to put a sack over their head at night or something.
“Good, you go and be busy.”
Director Nie waved his hand.
Chen Jianye followed the Neighborhood Office staff downstairs.
