Chapter 25: The Kindness of the Chu Family

  After leaving the internet cafe, Chu Tianfeng thought to himself: "I should install a phone at home or buy a mobile phone. As someone who is going to do business, how can I not have a way for people to contact me?"

  The current mobile phone prices are not comparable to those ten years ago. Although the brick-sized mobile phones of the late 1990s have basically exited the historical stage, various foreign mobile phones have flooded the market, but their prices are quite high. Generally, a phone that can make calls costs over 3,000 yuan, and those with more functions cost at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.

  Chu Tianfeng was thinking of going to the market this weekend to take a stroll and try to buy a mobile phone with the least amount of money.

  Sat on the bus and returned to the slum area.

  It was already after eight o'clock in the evening, with a full moon hanging high above the treetops. From each of the low and humble brick houses, a faint yellow light seeped out, casting a dim glow on the ground that scattered like a handful of dull pearls.

  "Kai ge, where is your home? I'll help you get back!"

  "Scram! I'm not drunk, I can walk myself!"

  As soon as the words fell, a loud thud was heard, and someone behind Chu Tianfeng fell to the ground.

  Chu Tianfeng heard that it was Tan Kai's voice, and hastily turned around to take a look. He saw Tan Kai lying on the ground with his face up towards the sky, bare-chested, his chest heaving violently, and a strong smell of alcohol coming from his mouth. It was clear that he had gotten drunk.

  Behind Tan Kai was a younger brother who often hung out with him, Chu Tianfeng vaguely remembered that his name was Zhou Cui.

  "Kai Zi, how can you drink so much wine?" Chu Tianfeng rushed over quickly and helped Tan Kai up from the ground.

  "No... nothing, Tianfeng? School's out?" Tan Kai was a big guy, one meter eight tall and at least 120 kilograms. Zhou Cui was very skinny and didn't have the strength to support him, and he stumbled along the way. Only Chu Tianfeng had the strength to hold him up.

  "Ah, school's out!" Chu Tianfeng turned his head to look at Zhou Cui and said: "I live next door to him, you go ahead! I'll send him home."

  "Alright, thank you, I can rest assured now." Zhou Cui smiled and put the clothes that Tan Kai had taken off after getting drunk back on him, then turned around and left the shantytown.

  Chu Tianfeng accompanied Tan Kai to the door of the Tan family, lightly knocking a few times. Inside, Tan Kai's father, Tan Dacheng, responded in a loud and clear voice: "Who is it?"

  "Uncle Tan, I'm Chu Tianfeng from next door, your nephew Tan Kai has had too much to drink."

  "Oh, it's Tianfeng!" A series of footsteps came, and Tan Dacheng opened the door to see Tan Kai lying drunk on the ground. His face sank, and he coldly scolded: "This little rabbit, how did you drink so much wine?!"

  "I'm not clear either." Chu Tianfeng shook his head and helped Tan Kai into the inner room.

  This house in the slum is no more than thirty square meters, with a small yard, two rooms inside and outside are connected like a string of sugar gourds.

  Chu Tianfeng helped Tan Kai onto the bed, and Tan Dacheng also followed over, saying with a helpless expression: "Tianfeng, I'm really troubling you, sigh, this little Tan Kai is really disappointing!"

  "Hehe, don't be polite." Chu Tianfeng smiled and said.

  "Alas, I was thinking that in two years this kid would take over my position at Chen Guang Factory, but...". Tan Dacheng sighed with a helpless smile.

  "What's wrong, Uncle Tan?" Chu Tianfeng knew that Tan Dacheng was a worker at his father's Chen Guang Factory, and the Tan family also knew his identity.

  "Tianfeng, how is Director Chu doing?" Tan Dacheng dodged the question and instead asked about Tianfeng's father, Chu Gang.

  Although Chu Gang was removed from office a year ago, in Tan Dacheng's heart, Chu Gang is forever the director of Chen Guang Car Factory.

  "It's okay, I just saw him two days ago." Chu Tianfeng said seriously.

  "Alas, Director Chu is a good director! He must have been wronged!" Tan Dacheng clenched his fists and said indignantly.

  Chenguang Vehicle Factory is a state-owned small and medium-sized enterprise, which has been losing money for years, with debts of over 10 million yuan. It often delays paying wages, and the living standards of workers are very low, with complaints everywhere. After Chu Gang took office, he worked hard to reform the technology, and within five years, the factory turned losses into profits, and the wages that had been delayed for half a year were also paid in full.

  Unfortunately, good times did not last long. Since Chu Gang fell from power due to "corruption", Chen Guang Factory was acquired by a private enterprise and batches of workers were laid off.

  Chu Tianfeng thought of past events and combined with Tan Dacheng's performance today, he hastily asked: "Tan Dabo, is something wrong with the factory?"

  "Alas, I've been laid off too! It's today's news!" Tan Dacheng sighed: "Originally, I thought that after working in the factory for over 20 years, I was considered a veteran, but unexpectedly, I still couldn't stay. That guy Ma Jianxin, since he took office, has been secretly cultivating his own faction. After selling the factory to Shenglong Group, workers have been laid off batch by batch. A factory with 500 people now has less than 200 left. I really don't know what these sons of bitches want to do! A good state-owned enterprise was ruined by them!"

  Tan Dacheng was getting more and more angry, his voice growing louder and louder, his eyes blazing with fury.

  Chu Tianfeng thought to himself, "So Old Man Tan has also been laid off! I've had a bad feeling about Ma Jianxin for a long time, maybe he's the one who harmed my father! But there's no evidence now, how can I get close to Ma Jianxin?"

  He decided to find time to ask Tan Dacheng about the situation in the factory, after all, Tan Dacheng had worked under Ma Jianxin for a period of time and should have some understanding of this new factory director.

  However, today is obviously not a good time to understand the situation, because Tan Dacheng still has to take care of his drunk son Tan Kai.

  "Uncle, I'll take my leave first, let's chat again when we have time!" Chu Tianfeng smiled and said.

  "Ah, Tianfeng, study hard! The Chu family is counting on you!" Tan Dacheng said.

  "Hmm! Goodbye!" Chu Tianfeng smiled and turned around, leaving the Tan family.

  Tan Kai had drunk a lot, and just now, after this commotion, his stomach churned and he vomited.

  Luckily, Tan Dacheng was well-prepared and had placed a large wooden tray on the ground. With a loud "whoosh", Tan Kai spat out a mess of seven grains and eight fibers, filling the entire tray.

  Tan Dacheng had a love-hate relationship with this son. Since his wife passed away two years ago, it was just the two of them relying on each other for survival.

  After Tan Kai vomited everything he ate and drank in the evening, his mind cleared up a bit. Today, he received the task from Old Five Pi to abolish Chu Tianfeng, and he was in extreme conflict.

  Chu Tianfeng is his good friend, he can't do anything unjust, but Pi Wuna is the big boss of the underworld, not someone to be trifled with. If you don't agree to his terms, there will definitely be no good outcome.

  After much consideration, Tan Kai was in a dilemma, so he got drunk at midnight, wanting to use alcohol to numb his brain.

  Tan Dacheng looked at his son's useless appearance, and he was already in a bad mood after being laid off today. As a result of his son's meddling, it was even more frustrating.

  At this time, one saw his son sober up a bit and hurriedly asked: "Tan Kai! Why did you drink so much?"

  "Dad, don't bother me anymore... I just want to get drunk!" Tan Kai said with a bitter smile.

  "You little rabbit! Look at your useless appearance!" Tan Dacheng was furious, jumping over and swinging his arm to slap him in the face with a crisp sound.

  "Dad, why did you hit me?" Tan Kai covered his face and shouted loudly.

  "Little rabbit, what the hell happened to you, that made you become like this!" Tan Da Cheng roared loudly.

  "Dad, even if you said something, it wouldn't work. Can I just calm down by myself?" Tan Kai's face was full of pleading expressions.

  "No way! If you don't spit it out today, I'll beat you to death!" Tan Da Cheng was furious, jumping up and down like thunder, pointing his finger at Tan Kai and shouting loudly.

  Under Tan Dacheng's continuous questioning, Tan Kai finally spoke out under the influence of alcohol. Originally, this matter was strictly confidential, but Tan Kai had drunk a lot and his heart was depressed, so he poured out everything in one breath after drinking.

  "Dad, you tell me! On one hand, there's my good friend Chu Tianfeng, and on the other hand, there's the ruthless triad boss who kills without batting an eye. What should I do? What can I do?" Tan Kai covered his head in agony, with a look of confusion on his face.

  Tan Dacheng was so angry that he almost fainted, pointing at Tan Kai and shouting: "You ungrateful bastard! If you dare to do such a despicable thing, I'll die in front of you!"

  "Dad, keep your voice down, Chu Tianfeng is right next door!" Tan Kai said anxiously.

  Tan Dacheng's body shook, his voice lowered a bit, but his tone became even more severe: "You little brat, you absolutely cannot harm Chu Tianfeng! Let me tell you, without the Chu family, there wouldn't be our Tan family, and there wouldn't be you either! You still don't know, do you? When your mother gave birth to you, she had a difficult labor and severe bleeding, and our family didn't have money for surgery. It was Chu Tianfeng's father, Director Chu, who led the way in lending us the surgical fees, and he even personally donated blood, rallying the factory workers to donate money. That's how they pulled you and your mother back from the brink of death!"

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