The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 69 A bright future
Lin Dawei was very happy to hear Wu Xianyu speaking for him, but he actually felt a little regretful. If he really was blackmailed, it would be a real hassle. Although he made the right bet this time, who could say what would happen next time?

Lin Dawei was a little scared because his impulsiveness made his wife and daughter worry. And Xiaoyu was analyzing the pros and cons of the matter. He didn't know why he was so active.
A new week began. The two students returned to school. Lin Dawei returned to the company as usual and skillfully prepared the meeting room, including various documents needed for the meetings. After finishing all this, Lin Dawei picked up his water cup and went to the tea room. He supported his waist as he had various health problems as he got older.

While he was drinking water, the vice president of the company, who had a good relationship with him, came to pour water. When he saw Lin Dawei, he first looked around to make sure that no one was paying attention to the two of them. Then he greeted Lin Dawei and walked towards a quieter place.

Lin Dawei didn't take it seriously, thinking that they were just chatting and idling around like before, so he walked over with the cup in his hand. The vice president took a sip of water and looked at Lin Dawei.
"Dawei, have you found a new employer?"

Lin Dawei was so confused that he stopped drinking water mid-air.

"What next home?"

The vice president was stunned. He closed the lid of the thermos cup and looked at Lin Dawei seriously.

"You really don't know?"

"What do you know? Why do you want to find a new buyer?"

The deputy general manager's eyes were a little complicated. After thinking for a while, he took out a business card from his pocket, handed it to Lin Dawei, and patted him on the shoulder.
"You'll know in the meeting later. Keep the business card. If you really don't find a new employer, you can call them and say I introduced you. It will be considered a credit for you having worked for the company for so long."

After saying that, the vice president walked around Lin Dawei and walked out of the tea room, with no expression of sadness or joy on his face.

Lin Dawei looked at Fidelity Real Estate on the business card, a little absent-minded. He was not a fool, and he now roughly understood what the vice president meant by his words just now. He just didn't think straight before.

Sure enough, during the morning meeting, the president who had not been seen for a long time appeared. He did not talk to everyone, but stood up and announced the news of the dissolution of the company.

"This should be the last time I stand here to hold a meeting with you. Some of you may have already known that, yes, our branch company is going to be dissolved. There were problems with the decision-making of the headquarters, which caused the revenue to continue to decline in recent years. Although you are all loyal to me, I am sorry that I really have to say goodbye to you. Please rest assured that the dismissal compensation will be paid according to the standard, and everyone should have a good compensation. This is also the last thing I can do for you. Goodbye, everyone!"

The president bowed slightly. No one in the audience applauded. This kind of thing was not suitable for applause. After announcing this, the president pushed the door and walked out without saying anything else.

Everyone in the conference room went from silence at the beginning, to the first person sighing, followed by the sound of lighters, and soon the conference room was filled with secondhand smoke.

Some people sound tired, some complain, some are calm.
“It’s finally come to this day.”

"Alas, I guessed it a long time ago. The revenue is declining every year."

"I am old and unemployed. How can I seek justice?"

"I heard that company contacted you, didn't it?"

“It’s just a connection”

Lin Dawei doesn't smoke, but he can't stand the smell of cigarettes. He walked out of the meeting room silently, returned to his office, stood by the window, and looked at the hustle and bustle of the traffic below. He suddenly felt very tired.

Not long after, the junior employees outside also received the news. There was an uproar for a while, but most of them were just surprised. Even if they complained, they only complained that the company did not tell them earlier and that it would take time to find a new employer.

They are still young, have many opportunities, and can get compensation. The company's bankruptcy does not matter to them. At most, it will become a topic of conversation in the future.

After receiving the dismissal report, Lin Dawei did not stay in the company for long. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he drove back to Country Garden. He originally wanted to go home directly, but after thinking about it, he turned around and walked out of the community, preparing to buy some wine. He would not be able to sleep at night without drinking.

Just as he was walking out of the community, a voice called him

"Hey, young man"

Lin Dawei ignored it at first. After all, he was almost 50 years old and it was not someone he was calling.

However, the voices shouting gradually became louder and closer. It was then that Lin Dawei turned around and saw that it was the old man he had helped before.

"Hey? You've recovered and been discharged from the hospital."

"No matter how I told you to, you didn't turn back, and you made me, an old man, chase you."

The old man was not very happy that Lin Dawei did not turn around after hearing the sound, so he walked up, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.
"It's an old illness. I can't recover. I forgot to take my medicine last time."

Lin Dawei was also feeling depressed and needed someone to chat with, so he decided to walk with the old man.
"I'm almost fifty, who knew there were still people calling me a young man?"

"No matter how old you are, are you as old as me? You are half buried in the ground, and I am buried up to my eyebrows. Okay, let's not talk about this. I see that you are in a bad mood."

“Yeah, I’m unemployed.”

It's strange that many people can't tell their worries and sorrows to those close to them, but they can confide in strangers. The old man paused while waving the palm-leaf fan, and continued to wave the next second.
"Young man, I have learned face reading. You don't look like someone who would worry about money. These are just minor disturbances. Life is never smooth sailing."

"Haha, uncle, you are right."

Who would argue with an old man for no reason? Of course, Lin Dawei continued to follow the old man's words. Seeing Lin Dawei's perfunctory response, the old man changed the direction and said to Lin Dawei:

"Come here. I'm going to give you the money I paid for the hospital last time. I also have a job for you."

Lin Dawei was a little confused, but he still understood what he meant by getting the money back.

Following the old man to the houses behind the Country Garden, they went up to the third floor of one of the houses. At this time, the old man opened one of the houses and waved to Lin Dawei.
"come in"

Lin Dawei stepped into the room. The decoration was very old, not in the style of old Jiangzhou, but more like the style of the 1970s and 1980s. The wooden window frames had been corroded so much that the original color could not be seen, and there were a few pieces of paper-cut fragments stubbornly stuck to the windows.

There was a wall in the room with several award certificates pasted on it, and there was a ceiling fan above the head. Judging from the spider webs on it, it had probably not been turned on for a long time. In one of the rooms, Lin Dawei even saw a rare treasure cabinet.

The old man did not bother Lin Dawei. After he came out, he sat on the sofa, handed him the money for the last hospitalization, and began to talk about his own affairs.
"As you can see, my health is failing. I think it will be over in a few years. My only son is also abroad. I am going to live with him. The only thing I miss is this house. As for the job I mentioned, it is also related to this house. I plan to rent it out. I don't care about the rent. I just hope someone will live in it and make it popular so that the house won't age too quickly. Will you take this job?"

Seeing that Lin Dawei was still hesitant after taking the money, the old man was a little dissatisfied and fanned himself with a palm leaf fan.

"Why are you such a grown man? You need to think for a long time to make a decision. Should I give you some time to go back and discuss it with your awesome wife?"

As the saying goes, old people become more shrewd. Although the old man had only met Lin Dawei a few times, he could see that Lin Dawei's wife had the final say in their family, so he used this opportunity to provoke Lin Dawei.

Lin Dawei suddenly raised his head and looked at the old man. He knew that this was a provocation, but he was not unhappy. He just asked the old man in confusion:

"Uncle, why did you give it to me? I saw there are so many real estate agents outside the community, and this place is not far from the elite middle school. If I let them rent it out, 8,000 a month should be enough. I have no experience at all, and I'm afraid I'll be bargained down by them."

"I've already told you not to ask about the price. Why are you still talking so much? You're really not like a man. You can pay the rent yourself when the time comes. It's all yours no matter how much we negotiate. It's your reward for saving my life. I'll write you a letter of attorney later."

Even though he knew the old man did it on purpose, Lin Dawei still got a little angry. He pulled himself together and took the job. While waiting for the old man to sign, Lin Dawei looked at the decoration of the house and touched his chin.
"Uncle, this house probably needs to be renovated. Can you accept that?" "Go ahead. I don't mind. Oh, by the way, you can just rent it like this year after year. I'm afraid that when I want to return home, there won't be a vacant house."

After the old man signed, he made another request to Lin Dawei. Lin Dawei looked at the old man speechlessly, and finally asked with some reassurance:

"Do you have any other requests? If not, I will go back."

"Go ahead, go ahead. I have my flight ticket for the day after tomorrow and my luggage has been packed. You can start looking for clients now. I'll call you when I remember something. Didn't you leave me your phone number last time in the hospital?"

"Okay, then you take your time to think about it, I have to go back."

Lin Dawei was speechless, but there was nothing he could do. There was no point in arguing with an old man.

On the way home, Lin Dawei looked at the agency letter in his hand with a complicated expression. He was hired right after he lost his job. What is this called? Do good people get rewarded?

When Lin Dawei opened the door, he saw Wang Shengnan watching TV in the room.
"Where's Miaomiao?"

"It's Thursday today. She has a broadcast and will be back later. What's wrong with you?"

It was a bit strange that Lin Dawei had forgotten about this. Wang Shengnan turned her head and looked at him strangely. After just one glance, Wang Shengnan realized something was wrong. She frowned and stood up and came to Lin Dawei.

"What's wrong? You don't look energetic at all."

With a wry smile, Lin Dawei sat on the sofa, and Wang Shengnan sat next to him.

“The company closed down and I lost my job.”

Hearing this news, Wang Shengnan paused, but still poured a glass of water for Lin Dawei smoothly.
"Drink some water first, and tell me what happened in detail."

After drinking the water in the cup, Lin Dawei closed his eyes tiredly and leaned on the sofa.

"Well, it's because the company's profits were not good and the head office closed it down. The president also said that it was their decision-making error, but there's nothing we can do about it. That's how it is when you work for someone else, but it's okay."

Lin Dawei sat up halfway through his speech, opened the folder he had just held and handed it to Wang Shengnan.

"Do you remember the old man I helped last time? I met him when I just came back. He returned the money I spent on hospitalization and introduced me to a job, renting out his house. He gave me whatever rent we agreed on, and he didn't take a penny."

"Why"

"He is going to the United States to live with his son. This house is just a reminder for him to use when he returns home."

As he was talking, Lin Dawei suddenly realized that something was wrong. The "why" just now was not said by Wang Shengnan. He turned around and saw that it was indeed Lin Miaomiao, who was holding a popsicle in her mouth. Seeing her old father's surprised face, Lin Miaomiao was not aware of it at all and said
"Dad, you are now unemployed in middle age, so what are you going to do in the future? Do you want to continue to work in the real estate agency industry?"

"When did you come back?"

"You stupid kid, you're only a few months old and you're already eating popsicles. You don't feel pain when your period comes, right?"

The voices of Lin Dawei and Wang Shengnan came one after another. Lin Miaomiao smiled, threw her schoolbag on the sofa, and sat on the sofa, with Lin Dawei between her and Wang Shengnan, biting the popsicle in her mouth.

"Hey, I just came back. The door was not closed, so I just walked in. Who knew you guys were so engrossed in your conversation that you didn't even notice I was back."

Ignoring Wang Shengnan's question, Lin Miaomiao looked at the proxy letter in Lin Dawei's hand.
"Why don't you try the real estate agency industry? God has placed this opportunity in front of you."

Looking at the proxy letter in his hand, Lin Dawei's indecisive character began to show up again. He couldn't make up his mind. In the end, it was Wang Shengnan who made the final decision.

"Don't think about it for now. Let your dad rest for a while. He hasn't had a proper rest in the past ten years. He always has meetings to attend."

As for his wife's words, Lin Dawei obeyed consciously, put away the folder in his hand, and prepared to look for clients after his uncle went abroad.

After discussing Lin Dawei's matter, Wang Shengnan raised her eyebrows and stared at Lin Miaomiao

"Who told you to eat popsicles? Don't you know your period is coming in a few days?"

"Well, we'll talk about it when we get there, enjoy life while you can."

"I'll let you enjoy yourself in time"

Wang Shengnan stood up and was about to walk towards Lin Miaomiao. Lin Miaomiao stood up flexibly, dodged Wang Shengnan's hand, rushed out the door and ran downstairs.

Just as I arrived at Wu Xianyu's house and was about to take out the key to open the door, Wang Shengnan's voice came again.
"Go to the supermarket and buy a bottle of wine, the kind your dad likes to drink, and I'll transfer the money to you later."

"Got it~"

Lin Miaomiao turned around and walked downstairs. Just as she reached downstairs, she remembered something, finished the popsicle in her mouth and went back upstairs. Under Wang Shengnan's contempt, she smiled and went back to her room to get her cell phone.

After buying wine, Lin Miaomiao returned to Wu Xianyu's house and started sniffing the two cats while hugging them. Wu Xianyu had previously asked her if he should buy her a hair-removing cream. If she continued to sniff the same amount of cat hair, she would definitely have a belly full of cat hair in the future.

At this time, Wu Xianyu, who was remembered by Lin Miaomiao, sneezed while lying on the bed in the dormitory, sniffed his nose, and put on his clothes silently.

Jiang Tianhao came back from washing up and said to Wu Xianyu
"Xianyu, did you know that Qian Sanyi is going to the junior class of USTC?"

"Oh? Then what about him and Deng Xiaoqi? Long distance relationship?"

“That’s the only way to do it.”

"tsk"

Wu Xianyu was not very optimistic about this decision. What was the difference between this and breaking up? It was only a matter of time. If long-distance relationships could be successful so easily, there wouldn't be so many things in later life that made men silent and women laugh.

Hearing Wu Xianyu's tone, Jiang Tianhao packed up his toiletries, sat on the chair, turned around and looked at Wu Xianyu.

"I think the two of them should be able to achieve a happy ending. After all, that's what, um..."

Jiang Tianhao's blinking and tone of voice indicated that their relationship was not that simple, but this kind of thing could not be overcome by physical contact.

Brothers, the burst of updates is over. I have seen your urging for updates, but I am not a full-time author. I can only guarantee at least one chapter a day. If I am in good condition one day, there will be one more chapter. Thank you for your understanding.

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