Lu Yiwei looked at Li Shu-man's back, and his heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness and melancholy. His father, Lu Weiguo, saw his expression.
"Yiwei, come in. I want to talk to you." He walked into the bedroom with his hands clasped behind his back. After Lu Yiwei came in, he locked the door.
Lu Yiwei was puzzled by his father's strange behavior. He asked, "Dad, why can't we talk outside? Why do you lock the door?"
Lu Weiguo was unmoved. He said seriously, "Yiwei, after the New Year, you will be 32 years old. I know you feel bad about what happened to Jinhe, but you're not young anymore. Your mother and I are getting older too. We don't expect to have grandchildren, but you still have to settle your marriage. You can't just stand there and do nothing. You can't just let it go. Today is the first day of the New Year. I shouldn't say these things to you, but I have to say it. I don't care what you think, but you must solve your personal problem this year! "
Hearing this, Lu Yiwei leaned against the window sill and smoked. He said, "Dad, I know you and my mother are anxious. I am anxious too, but I can't find a suitable person. You can't let me find a random person to marry. I had a failed marriage, and I don't want to repeat it. Don't worry, I will take it to heart and solve it today. Are you satisfied with this answer? "
Lu Weiguo shook his head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yiwei, dad should say something that I shouldn't say. In fact, I've always thought that Shuman is a good child, and she's also Xiaoyu's mother. Besides, your relationship is very good. If it weren't for her father's interference, it wouldn't have come to this. Before the New Year, Li Dengke came to me and hoped that you two can get back together. Your mother and I agree. Now it's up to you. "
"This …" Lu Yiwei didn't expect his father to say this. He didn't know how to answer. It wasn't that he hadn't considered this problem before. However, the shackles in his heart could not be removed.
Seeing that Lu Yiwei was hesitant, Lu Weiguo continued, "Yiwei, Xiao Yu is growing up. This child is full of thoughts. Do you know what she is thinking when she sees someone else having a father? Not for anything else, just for the sake of the children, you should let go of the past and reconcile with Shu Man. Shu Man used to have a little princess disease, but she has changed a lot over the years and become very virtuous. Tell me the truth, do you care that she was once married? "
This was indeed one of the reasons why Lu Yiwei was worried. After the divorce from Lu Yiwei, Li Shu-man soon began a second marriage under his father's arrangement and had a child. Men were selfish. He didn't want the women around him to worry about other people's children. He could endure it for a day or two, but who could stand it after a long time? He was her own flesh and blood. How could she not feel pain?
Seeing that Lu Yiwei didn't speak, Lu Weiguo knew that he was right. He sighed and said, "Everyone has times when they are confused and helpless. At your age, you don't live for yourself, but for the next generation. I don't care what you think in your heart, but I hope you can consider my words seriously. Your mother and I don't want you to be a high-ranking official. As long as you and Lingling are safe and healthy, we will be satisfied. "
"Grandpa, what are you and Dad doing inside? Are you playing hide and seek?" Xiao Yu knocked on the door and shouted.
Lu Weiguo immediately changed his expression and opened the door with a smile, "Yes, Grandpa and Xiao Yu are playing hide and seek. Let's go, Grandpa will take you to buy some delicious food!"
Lu Weiguo had just left with Xiao Yu when Li Haidong and Mei Jia came over to pay their New Year's greetings. Li Haidong was an orphan and didn't have any relatives. Naturally, Lu Yiwei's house became his home.
Lu Ling, who was upstairs, heard that his good friend Mei Jia had arrived. He stood at the top of the stairs and shouted, "Mei Jia, come up quickly. See what I brought for you."
Lu Yiwei looked at Mei Jia's slightly bulging belly and asked softly, "How many months has it been?"
Li Haidong smiled and scratched his head. "Almost four months."
"That's good!" Lu Yiwei said worriedly, "No matter what the Mei family says or does, don't be anxious. Everything is for the sake of the child in your belly. Do you understand?"
Li Haidong lowered his head and nodded stiffly.
"I have thought about the coal mine. After the New Year's transfer and the signing of the agreement, you and Pan Chengjun will jointly manage it. As for the specific division of labor, Pan Chengjun will be the mine manager. He will be in charge of the overall operation and management of the coal mine. You will be the deputy mine manager. You will be in charge of finance and daily management. What do you think of this division of labor? "Lu Yiwei said.
Li Haidong was extremely uncomfortable with Pan Chengjun being the mine manager. He really didn't know what was going through his mind. He actually let an outsider take over and not himself. He nodded reluctantly. "Fine. I have no objections."
Lu Yiwei could see that Li Haidong was not convinced. "Don't be unhappy. Pan Chengjun has been working in the coal mine for many years. He is better than you in terms of management and technology. If I hand it over to you, can you take it down? Moreover, letting you be in charge of finance is a big deal. Do you think I trust you or him? "
With Lu Yiwei's words, Li Haidong suddenly saw the light. He said excitedly, "Why didn't you say so earlier? I will definitely take care of the money for you."
"In terms of salary, I promised Pan Chengjun an annual salary of 200,000 yuan, plus a 5% bonus. As for you, 10,000 yuan a month. The rest will be considered at the end of the year. "
Hearing this, Li Haidong was not convinced again. However, he didn't dare to object. "Alright, whatever you say."
Lu Yiwei explained, "You are now the village chief of East Tile Village. You also have the orchard. You can't completely ignore it. You should treat it as your main business and the other side as your side business. I hope you understand this clearly. Also, you can't interfere with personnel matters in the coal mine. This time, Pan Chengjun will be returning to his hometown with 20 to 30 fellow villagers. You will be in charge of supervising the use of personnel. You can't interfere. If you have any questions, tell me. Don't make your own decisions. Do you understand? "
On the one hand, Lu Yiwei gave him power, but on the other hand, he restricted it. He was worried about both Pan Chengjun and Li Haidong. After all, Pan Chengjun was an outsider. It was not up to him to decide how much he earned. Financial matters had to be handled by Li Haidong. On the other hand, Li Haidong was wild and hot-tempered. He was afraid that it would be difficult for him to get along with Pan Chengjun, so he had to give him a heads-up from the start.
With this arrangement, Lu Yiwei was taking a certain amount of risk. However, the market was like this. Risk and opportunity coexisted. Without courage, there would be no output. Before taking over the coal mine, he already had a premonition of what would happen next. Pan Chengjun looked quite honest on the surface, but he was extremely smart. Even if he did something, Lu Yiwei might not be able to find out. However, if someone worked for you, other than the salary on the surface, they would definitely have to eat something in secret. This was the same as in the officialdom. If there were no benefits, who would fight for it? Not to mention other things, even a small temporary worker in the traffic police department would use their connections to squeeze their way in. Why? Wasn't it because there were benefits?
As for these potential risks, Lu Yiwei had already made an assessment. As long as there were no rules and regulations, he would not be too bothered. It was better if he did not know. Even if he knew, he would just pretend not to know and would not say anything.
It was New Year, and Lu Yiwei did not want his mood to be dampened by work. "Alright. These are all for later. After taking over the coal mine, we will discuss it together. Don't tell Fuyong about this for the time being. I will tell him later. "
The New Year holiday was only a short period of seven to eight days, and Lu Yiwei's schedule was exceptionally tight. On the second day of the New Year, he promised Niu Fuyong to have a meal together and went to Xikou Village to visit Xu Banxian. On the third day, he went to the City to visit Zhang Zhiyuan. Su Qiming and Bai Yuxin were also there. On the fourth day, he went to the Provincial City for a university reunion. On the fifth day, Zhong Ming came to visit and stayed at home. On the sixth day, he promised the Finance Bureau Chief, Xiao Zhixiong to have a meal together. On the seventh day, he went to work. His daily schedule was packed, and this was not excluding special circumstances. If Zhang Zhiyuan made a phone call, all his plans would be messed up.
The next morning, Lu Yiwei and Li Haidong drove to Beihe Town. When they arrived at Xikou Village, they bumped into Zhou Sanmao, who was about to go out.
The village chief, Zhou Sanmao, saw Lu Yiwei and refused to let him go. He insisted on staying for a meal. After expressing his intentions, Zhou Sanmao accompanied Lu Yiwei up the mountain to visit Xu Banxian.
On the way up the mountain, Zhou Sanmao said, "Uncle Xu might have died during the snowstorm last time if we had not discovered it early. When I came up, the house was as cold as an icehouse. Uncle Xu was lying on the bed alone, and his body was burning. I wanted to find a doctor for him, but he refused. After that, I asked an old Chinese doctor in the village to prescribe two doses of medicine for him, and he gradually got better. "
Lu Yiwei felt terrible when he heard this. Although Xu Banxian was not his family, he was closer than family. He said anxiously, "Sanmao, look for a place in the village and let Uncle Xu move in. He's old and has no children. If anything happens, he can take care of him."
"I don't know how many times I've said it, but he refused." Zhou Sanmao said, "He said he's used to living here and doesn't want to move. It's fine if he doesn't want to, I'll come to visit him every few days. It's fine, don't worry. "
"That's good!" Lu Yiwei was still worried, "Prepare more medicine for him and get him two carts of coal."
"Don't worry, I'll remember what you've told me."
When they arrived at Xu Banxian's house, it was still the same. The old dog was lying lazily at the door, basking in the sun. When it saw Lu Yiwei, it immediately ran over, wagging its tail and rubbing against him. Dogs are the most understanding of humans. It knew that Lu Yiwei was good to him, so every time he came, it would greet him in this way.
Lu Yiwei bent down and touched its head. The old dog hummed a few times, its eyes were sparkling, and it softened his heart.
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