Everyone Knows I’m a Good Man

Chapter 397

Three people: "..."

This? What the hell do you want them to say?

Originally, they only came here occasionally to have fun, and they were very reasonable and confident in their hearts.

However, I did my job well and did not miss work or support my family. I just came here to relax a little during my break.

Although they are both fathers of children, I don’t think there’s anything wrong when I come here to play occasionally.

As a result, Ji Changze, who was originally more "playful" than them, turned around.

They didn’t come here just for fun. They spent several months doing market research without sleep or food.

The other party is working so hard.

How dare the three people who really came to play have the nerve to tell the truth.

It seems like they are so childish and playful.

Number 1: "Ahem! We... are also here to learn about the game arcade's business model."

Number 2: "...Yes, live and learn!"

Number 3: "Yes, we are also very learning spirit."

Ji Changze's face suddenly showed a look of realization:

"I see, you are really outstanding. You never forget to take time to study during class."

The three of them laughed dryly: "Haha, haha, each other? Each other?"

After barely stabilizing their mature image as adults, they finally thought about asking?

"Do you really know how to make game consoles? Weren't you a repairman before? Are you able to repair and make them different? Isn't it the same thing?"

Ji Changze nodded? His tone was calm:

"When I was in the company, in order to fix the malfunction of the game console faster, I went to learn this knowledge specifically, and I have been studying books by myself. I originally planned to transfer to a department in the future. result……"

A wry smile appeared on his face and he said no more.

They are all residents of three nearby streets. In addition, the fact that Ji Changze fell into a game arcade after being unemployed in middle age has been spread by some gossips, and the three adults who know Ji Changze's former occupation have also Know his original plan.

Of course, maintenance workers' wages are not as profitable as those in the game console manufacturing department.

Before the "Fallen Game Hall" incident happened, Ji Changze was famous for being meticulous and conscientious in his work. Otherwise, if there were so many old employees, he wouldn't be the best one.

It is normal for such a person who works seriously to want to climb higher.

What Ji Changze said was indeed true.

The original owner has worked hard over the past ten years in order to better understand the game.

He set up an organization and asked people to help him buy books.

You know, most of the popular game consoles in China are imported from abroad.

After all, China has just started in this area. If nothing else, programming alone is enough to stump most people.

The reason why the company where the original owner originally worked was called Yuanliu Game Factory instead of Yuanliu Company is very simple.

That is, all the arcade machines made by their company are pirated.

Nowadays, although arcades in China are popular all over the country, these foreign games are basically pirated.

Not to mention one hundred percent, ninety-nine percent is almost the same.

After all, at this time, there is basically no awareness of genuine games in China, and most of them just play them if they have them. In fact, players don't even know that the games they play every day are actually pirated games.

The source game factory where the original owner originally worked was a company that specialized in "copying" popular games. Because the core game technology was directly copied, there was no information about this aspect in the company. of outstanding talents.

At this time, arcade games did not have any encryption technology. As long as you bought a genuine one, you could naturally create a steady stream of pirated arcade games.

To put it bluntly, genuine products are technical creations that use brains, while pirated versions are assembly line businesses that use no brains.

This is also the biggest reason why the original owner has been studying hard but never successfully changed careers.

Pirate companies don't need technological innovation, they just need to be able to copy.

The three adult players didn't know about genuine pirated versions of game consoles. They were not professionals, and they didn't quite understand how Ji Changze's words sounded like bragging.

Experts watch the door, while laymen watch the excitement.

As soon as Ji Changze finished speaking, they nodded and expressed their support: "If you can really do it, you will definitely make a fortune. This machine can make a lot of money in a day."

Just look at the entire Changliu County. Although there are many big and small bosses, the ones who can be seen as wealthy in this county are definitely the bosses of the game arcades.

The small game arcade was okay. Although they made a fortune, no one knew how high the profits were without telling them.

The big game hall is different. The daily flow of people is so huge that it can be seen with the naked eye, especially those who come here frequently. Even if you don’t calculate it specifically, just feel it and you will be frightened by the profits. .

So when Ji Changze said that he could make a game console, the three of them suddenly looked at him with not only

The admiration for game masters is also filled with the yearning that "you are so powerful and can do anything that makes money."

The youngest one opened his mouth full of envy: "I heard from the boss before that a game console costs two to three thousand. If you make it, even if you don't show it off, you can start your own business and sell it. Bought a suite.”

With current prices, a monthly salary of several hundred yuan is normal. A game console worth several thousand yuan is naturally extremely expensive in the eyes of everyone.

Compared with this scary total price, the money you have to put in coins every time you play doesn't seem to be much.

Zhao Jihua's eyes lit up when he heard this. While rubbing his wrists that were sore from writing too much, he looked at Ji Changze expectantly:

"Brother Ze, if you make it, can you let me play with it a few times?"

Ji Changze patted him on the shoulder: "Of course, when I finish it, I will give you one as a gift."

"real?!!!"

Zhao Jihua almost jumped up with excitement.

For players, being able to own a game console of their own is simply the happiest thing in the world.

The expressions of envy on the faces of the three adult players became even heavier.

Because of their status as adults, they envy not only how happy they are to own a game console alone, but also how expensive this unfinished game console is.

Thousands of dollars? But.

Ji Changze actually opened his mouth to send a table away.

After promising the Zhao plan, Ji Changze seemed to see the three people with envy in their eyes:

"I see that everyone is quite motivated. If you are interested, would you like to do it with me?"

Make a game console worth several thousand dollars together? ! !

The three of them were subconsciously happy at first, and then they thought of something and quickly became disappointed.

"What do we know? We don't know anything."

"Yes, we are all workers. We only know how to play games, not make them."

They are quite self-aware on this point.

How could three laymen compare to an experienced employee who had worked in a game factory for ten years?

Ji Changze is still very enthusiastic: "Not everything requires skills to make a game console. It is very slow for me to do it alone. If you are willing to cooperate with me to help me, I will wait until the game console is made. , when the time comes, you can each take one."

"Or we can work together in the game console business together."

He acted quite generously, as if he was able to chat with them so he took them to do business together.

The three of them were very excited when they heard this.

Now is the peak period for people to go to sea. Although they don’t have the courage to give up everything they have now to start a business, they can occasionally hear from their neighbors that so-and-so made a fortune in business and bought a new house. , there is also a rumor that he bought a children's bicycle specially for the children at home.

Listening to it too much, how can I not feel itchy in my heart.

However, despite being moved, they still maintained their rationality and repeatedly confirmed to Ji Changze: "You don't need money, do you? We don't have much money."

"You don't need to pay, just help with the work." Ji Changze behaved very generously.

The three of them looked at each other, but in the end they couldn't resist the temptation of money/games, and since they didn't have to pay, they nodded hesitantly and agreed.

Anyway, even if they failed, they would have expended some effort at most and they would not have lost anything.

If you succeed, you will make a lot of money.

Ji Changze successfully attracted several accomplices, ah no, partners.

Naturally, he doesn't just focus on young and strong people.

Among these three people, Wang Jijun is the librarian of the county library.

Qi Guoli is a security guard in the school security department.

Zheng Guohua works in a lumber factory.

The salaries of the three of them are not very high, but their occupations are considered very respectable jobs in the eyes of others.

Although many people now resign and go to work, in the eyes of most people, there is no insurance like a guaranteed job.

The work of these three people is an iron rice bowl in the eyes of the public.

Decent, good salary, and the unit provides housing and a canteen.

If they didn't live a relatively comfortable life, they wouldn't come to the arcade to play games on their days off.

After killing three people, Ji Changze didn't waste any time and talked about the next step quickly.

The first is Zheng Guohua. He has to find a way to bring home the discarded wood from the lumber factory. These can be used as materials for game consoles.

Qi Guoli is strong and can help move it.

What Wang Jijun had to do was take Ji Changze to the county library to read.

China is still very strict about borrowing books. Only people with student ID cards can borrow books, and you cannot borrow more than one book at a time. You cannot borrow more books until the original one is returned.

But it would be different if Ji Changze went to the library as Wang Jijun's friend. He could read directly in the library until the door was closed, no problem.

Wang Jijun was still a little confused: "Didn't you say you were going to make a game console? Why did you end up going to the library to read?"

Zhao Jihua, who had never been assigned a task, was afraid of being ignored, so he hurriedly answered:

"Making a game console is not that simple. You can't just have skills like making tables and chairs. You also need knowledge and know how to program. Does a computer know that? It's very difficult to learn that."

Ji Changze looked at Zhao Jihua with surprise: "Do you still know this?"

Zhao Jiji was happy at first to be praised, and then he felt a little guilty. What he just said was completely imitating his own teacher.

"I don't really understand. Our class teacher said that when we go to college, we can take computer courses and we will learn it by then."

"He also lent me a computer book and asked me to read more and learn more."

Computers have not yet become popular in China. If Ji Changze remembers correctly, not long ago, the sales of home computers exceeded 200 units a month, and newspapers at that time even solemnly reported it.

At this moment, the Internet has not yet come to China. Even in the country C next door, the Internet is only used as a pilot project and can only be used in a few fixed locations. Without the Internet, home computers will naturally not be able to start up.

But the importance of computers in technology is well known to anyone who has done some research. Have you ever seen that despite its high price, universities already have computer courses?

Obviously, Plan Zhao’s head teacher is such a person who has studied it.

This? What a surprise.

Ji Changze said to Zhao Jihua: "Bring me that book about computers next time you come."

Although he has a lot of things in his mind, he can't just "learn nothing" and just know everything.

In addition, he also wanted to take a closer look at where computers have developed in this era.

After Zhao Jihua nodded and agreed, Ji Changze followed Wang Jijun straight to the county library.

There is another reason why he wants to go to the library. There is a computer in the library.

After all, Ji Changze definitely can't afford a computer now.

When starting a business, of course it is better to be modest and well-developed.

The county bought this computer just for data entry and also to make the county library look taller.

In Wang Jijun's eyes, it was Ji Changze who followed him. After he arrived at the library, he turned on the computer and started reading. When he determined where the book he wanted to read was, he stood there, holding the book and immersed himself in reading. stand up.

Today was supposed to be a holiday, so the library shouldn't be open, but now that he's here, Ji Changze looks so absorbed in it, and doesn't seem like he's willing to chat with him. Wang Jijun

I simply went to get a broom and mop and started cleaning.

While he was waiting for him to run around and mop the entire library floor clean and wipe the table, Ji Changze finally put down his book and walked towards him who was wiping the table.

Before Wang Jijun could say anything, Ji Changze said to him, "Lend me your computer for a while," and sat down in front of the computer and started chatting.

He couldn't help but be curious, and while wiping the table, he took a look.

But he found that what was displayed on the computer screen were all garbled codes that he could not recognize. They were so densely packed that it made people’s heads look huge.

Could this be what the student was talking about? Game programming?

It really doesn't look like a job that humans can do.

I don’t know how Ji Changze learned this.

While he was secretly thinking about whether he should learn a skill, Ji Changze over there was still cracking his hands.

Others read books to learn knowledge.

Ji Changze reads books to control the amount of knowledge output.

The county library was built by the county magistrate with the intention of making it bigger and stronger (this can be seen from the fact that it is equipped with a computer), and it naturally contains a lot of foreign books.

Some are translated books, and some are original texts. After all, this is a library no smaller than that in the city. If you want to fill it up, there are quite a lot of books from other countries.

Ji Changze read what he was interested in and almost understood the technological development of this world.

Sure enough, it was similar to what he had deduced from the game before. Today's arcades can't even encrypt, and pirated games are all over the streets. For him, it is almost equivalent to a large blank market waiting to be exploited.

Although it seems that other industries are also blank.

Ji Changze spent the afternoon of this day in the library.

When he looked away from the computer screen, he realized that Wang Jijun next to him had fallen asleep on the table.

The Great Demon King Ji Changze rarely felt a trace of guilt.

He walked over and patted Wang Jijun's back gently:

"Old Wang, wake up."

Wang Jijun woke up immediately, sat up slowly with a confused look on his face, rubbed his eyes, and then the expression on his face gradually became clear.

He asked: "Are you done?"

"Not yet, I have to come tomorrow."

Ji Changze sent a cordial greeting to his partner: "Let's go back. You go to bed early tonight and have a good rest."

Wang Jijun felt warm in his heart. Before he could express his gratitude, he heard the other party's answer.

Said:

"Now that I've had a good rest, I can work together tomorrow and take the time to make the parts I want."

Ji Changze also said very considerately: "Don't worry about the raw materials. I have asked Brother Zheng to get some scattered wood and come back today."

Wang Jijun scratched his head and realized that the simple working people had not discovered the nature of Ji Changze, a big oppressor, and did not think there was anything wrong with this arrangement at all. They also seriously stated that they would have a good rest tonight.

Even more moved.

Ji Changze worked hard all afternoon and didn't even say a word like he was tired.

He had been sleeping next to me for who knows how long, but he still received such a cordial greeting.

Why did you think Ji Changze was an irresponsible person before?

He is obviously very nice! ! !

After returning home that night, the three adults who "suddenly discovered the truth" told them what they discovered during their daily chat at dinner: "It turns out that Ji Changze went to the game arcade not to indulge in games but to test the market and learn advanced experience." family.

"Otherwise, their previous wages would have been so much higher than ours. If we were unemployed, we would only think about finding another hard-working job.

But Ji Changze was able to stay calm and concentrate on studying, studying for several months at a time. This ability is not something that just anyone can have. "

The three people boasted about Ji Changze's behavior.

Their families were dubious.

"Didn't you say that the game console is expensive? Can he really make it?"

"Of course, he has been working at Yuanliu Game Factory for ten years. He is an old employee for ten years. When he was unemployed before, didn't everyone say that he was the oldest and the best?"

Ordinary people today don’t understand products that require the use of technology.

A game console repairman who says he can make game consoles is, in their opinion, the same as a TV repairman who knows how to do it.

Didn't you see that old man repairing TVs at the corner of the street? He took the discarded TV parts and made himself a TV?

Because he has such a skill, people look up to him wherever he goes.

After all, televisions are very valuable.

The mainstay of the family said this, but their wives did not understand this aspect either, and their half-belief turned into firm belief.

After ten years of cultivation, is it normal to figure out the structure and know how to do it yourself?

After believing this, they became happy again.

"Then he is willing to take it with you? Isn't it just taking you to make money?

money? "

The three of them were also very proud.

"Yes, you wait? We will sell the game consoles after we divide them. Then we can replace the items for our family."

Although they love playing games, they still understand that family is more important than games.

None of the three people planned to keep the game consoles to play on their own. Instead, they were thinking of working with Ji Changze and selling them as soon as they got their own game consoles.

"The owner of the arcade said that the game console he bought costs at least two to three thousand. Our game console is made by ourselves, so it is definitely not as good as his, but it is also a game console. If you can’t sell it for a thousand, you should be able to sell it for seven or eight hundred.”

They planned how to spend the money in front of their families at the dinner table:

"If we save more, we can buy a bigger house."

"You can read it to Xiaobao all the way."

"Let's also buy a TV. Haven't my daughter always wanted it? This will prevent her from always running to her classmates' houses during the holidays and staying there all day."

Their wives also enthusiastically joined in the planning.

As for risks, no one mentioned them.

It's not that they don't care about these things, they are also good at it.

What could be the risk?

Ji Changze didn't want any money from them. He was just moving some wood and doing physical work. Even if it really couldn't be done, they would have nothing to lose.

At this moment, the three families are all yearning for it but they don’t have any confidence in their hearts.

But everyone is not well off, and if there is an opportunity to make a lot of money without spending any money, no one in the family will stand in the way.

They promised their husbands: "If you make it, I will definitely prepare a table of delicious dishes and treat Ji Changze to a good meal."

Deep in my heart, I felt a little more grateful to Ji Changze who was willing to help her husband make a fortune.

From this day forward, Ji Changze still leaves early and comes back late.

But the place he went to was no longer the game arcade, but the county library.

Wang Jijun made the parts, Qi Guoli and Zheng Guohua made the general framework, and Ji Changze himself was doing programming while buying other tools.

Some wood products cannot be replaced. Nowadays, many factories do not accept bulk orders, so he can only buy them everywhere.

Fortunately, today is an era of great business trends. Many Chinese people are brave enough to go to sea to make money. If they use some energy, they can still buy what they want.

The only drawback is that it costs money.

Nagaze kept holding in his hand the compensation that He Xiao gave him for breaking his head. This was also the reason why Zhou Xiaocao was not anxious about searching the house for his parents-in-law.

Because the money is not in her hands at all.

The original owner naturally kept this money so that he could spend it in the game hall. When it fell into Ji Changze's hands, it turned into parts.

The three of them just started with the mood of "what if it works", and Ji Changze ordered them one action at a time.

Anyway, doing this will not affect my main job.

As a result, while doing it, they were shocked to find that this game console seemed to be really playable.

Although there is still a small amount of things that are not perfect, when Ji Changze led them to experiment again and again, they found that it was not only playable, but also fun.

The only question is: "It seems to be different from the game consoles on the market, right?"

"Of course it's different. This is a game console we made ourselves. How can it be the same as theirs."

Ji Changze tightened the screws again, clapped his hands, and shouted to Wang Jijun:

"Brother Wang, come up and try again. I need to adjust the sensitivity."

"good."

Wang Jijun stepped onto the large circle extending from the game console and moved his hands and feet.

"I'm ready."

Ji Changze pressed the big button.

"start."

Wang Jijun immediately started to move. He was tall and thick. He looked a little funny after doing this, but Qi Guoli and Zheng Guohua next to him looked at him with eyes brightening.

They are also players themselves, so they naturally know how attractive this game console is to players.

Ji Changze stood nearby, looking at the data that kept passing on the game console:

"Forty percent slow down 2, sixty-five percent fast..."

As he spoke, Zhao Jihua behind him wrote down quickly.

When the game was over and Wang Jijun came down from above, Zhao Jihua hurriedly handed the notebook to Ji Changze:

"Brother Ze, remember everything."

Ji Changze took it and looked at it, with a satisfied look on his face: "There are only a few changes to be made. Once these changes are completed and the outside appearance is completed, we can use it to make money. "

“When we make money from it, we’ll have the money to make a few more.”

Hearing this, several people were excited.

They looked at this machine like a child, which looked a bit crude because of its unfinished appearance, and they were very careful when handling it for fear of breaking it.

"It's really unexpected that we can actually make a game console."

These days, as the game consoles take shape, they are becoming more and more motivated and working more and more energetically.

It has even reached the point where every morning when I open my eyes, I am thinking about washing up quickly, finishing my work, and doing my assigned job.

And now, it’s finally almost time to harvest.

Ji Changze also smiled happily.

"Everyone's hard work has not been in vain. Good times are yet to come."

These days, as soon as school is over, he comes to work as an assistant with Ji Changze. Zhao Jihua, who has done a lot of things, is also full of excitement.

He asked: "Brother Ze, what are you going to do when our game console makes enough money?"

This question was originally intended to ask him whether he planned to make a new game console.

As a result, Ji Changze gently touched the shell of the game console, with a satisfied smile on his face, and said with emotion:

"I plan to be filial to my parents."

"I used to give my parents two-thirds of my salary every month, but after I lost my job, I couldn't give them any more, which made them suffer. When I make money from the game console, I must let them live a better life. Good day.”

Zhao Jiplan was sluggish: “Give two-thirds of your salary every month???”

He knew that he had to hand over his salary, but Brother Ze was already in his thirties and had a family. So what he had to hand over was too much?

"yes."

The person involved, Ji Changze, didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this at all, and still sighed with emotion:

"It's not easy for my parents to raise me. Now, if I can get ahead, they can also take good care of themselves in their old age."

"No, Brother Ze, didn't you work as a maintenance worker at Yuanliu Game Factory before? Your salary of one? should be three hundred a month, right? You hand over two-thirds, which is two hundred, and your parents are one? Two hundred a month is so much?”

Even though two hundred a month sounds like a small amount, during this period, the purchasing power of money is quite large.

Nowadays, a bowl of clear beef noodles filled with beef, made with solid ingredients, only costs 40 cents.

An ordinary family of three can spend only 70 yuan a month, which is enough.

Two old people spend two hundred every month. Are they eating gold every day?

Ji Changze didn't seem to notice anything was wrong at all, and he was still cheerfully saying:

"Yes, my parents spend two hundred every month."

Zhao Jihua: "..."

You are really eating gold.

What did he want to say when he opened his mouth?

Well, looking at Brother Ze's happy face, he didn't feel anything was wrong at all, so he silently closed his mouth.

The relationship between them is quite good, but for him to say something like this is just like trying to sow discord.

Don’t blame Zhao Jihua for thinking too much.

His parents are both hard-working and love to work, and both are teachers by profession. Although the salary of teachers nowadays is average, under these prices, the combined salary of two teachers can raise a child together. , enough for their family to live a comfortable life.

But his family is poor.

The reason for being poor is those piles of top-notch relatives.

I don’t know if there is something wrong with the Zhao family’s ancestral tomb. Everyone except Zhao Jiji and his parents are restless.

Some are doing it themselves, and some are tormenting their families. Grandpa, grandpa, and grandma are the best, and they use various tricks to force his parents to give him money.

Zhao Jihua, who grew up in such a top-notch big family, naturally has rich experience in fighting enemies and has top-notch radar that is beyond ordinary people.

Almost as soon as Ji Changze mentioned it casually, Zhao Jihua's brain subconsciously searched around and targeted his second aunt's house. The situation was similar. After his cousin started working, he had to pay his full salary almost every month.

The second aunt and the others didn't spend a lot of money, but as long as the cousin had to pay a month late, they would keep urging her.

The reason is very simple, the second aunt also has two sons.

All that money was basically spent on Zhao Jiplan and his two cousins.

It stands to reason that Zhao Jiji is only fifteen years old this year, while Ji Changze is already thirty-five years old, and his daughter is as old as him. He should not be thinking about adult matters.

But Ji Changze left a deep impression on him.

As a good student with excellent grades, Zhao Jiji doesn't really follow anyone who has money. At least He Xiao wanted to spend money on him in order to win over the student market, but he was not happy.

He really looked like a fool for accepting money to let his classmates play games in the Longteng Game Hall.

Although he also plays games, that is because he has strong self-control, and even being addicted to games does not hinder his learning.

But if you drag your classmates to play, isn't that harmful?

Ji Changze is different.

At first, he just admired the opponent's gaming skills and praised him a few more words.

As a result, his brother Ze actually paid for him to play with him.

Although Brother Ze is an adult, Zhao Jihua does not think that the other party has a lot of money.

He saw that Brother Ze was very serious when playing games.

He was also very sincere (he offered to pay without asking for anything), and only then did he recognize this big brother.

It is precisely because Ji Changze behaves like a fool with too much money even though he has no money. In the heart of the fifteen-year-old Zhao Jihua, Brother Ze is...a bit stupid.

And people are a little too easy to bully.

A veteran employee who has worked for ten years was fired, and he was beaten by He Xiao but was not held accountable? These two things can prove it.

Therefore?, although the relationship between the two can be regarded as an upper-lower relationship.

But when the fifteen-year-old Zhao Jihua faces his thirty-five-year-old Brother Ze, he still has an inexplicable protective mentality sometimes.

Zhao Jihua, who could have skipped the topic, couldn't hold it back and asked tentatively:

"By the way, Brother Ze, do you have any brothers or sisters at home?"

"Yes, I have a younger brother."

Ji Changze smiled and said: "My brother is a teacher at Changhe High School."

Changhe High School?

That's where Zhao Jiplan's mother worked as a teacher.

He was thinking about asking his mother to find out more when he got home.

"Brother Ze, what's your brother's name? My mother is also from Changhe High School, maybe they know each other."

The middle-aged man who was carefully removing the screws obviously only regarded this as casual conversation, without raising his head: "Lin Changyuan."

Zhao Jiplan was stunned.

"Why does he have a different last name from you?"

Ji Changze still had a disapproving tone: "I was adopted when I was a child, but even though it was adopted, I have always grown up at home, just with a different surname."

He finally finished dismantling it, stood up with a piece of board, and looked doubtfully at Zhao Jihua, who looked not quite right.

"Why do you have such an expression? What's the problem?"

What a big problem! ! ! !

Zhao Jiji's third uncle's family is in a similar situation.

My little cousin has been adopted since he was a child, and it was agreed that he would only change his surname, but still live in his original family.

I don’t know what the third uncle thinks, but they just changed their surname, as if the little cousin is not their child, and they mess around every day.

Zhao Jihua looked at it and felt aggrieved for his little cousin.

He obviously didn't understand anything when he was sent for adoption. The adoption was decided by his biological father, his third uncle, but now he doesn't regard him as his biological son because his son doesn't share his surname. .

Because of this incident, Zhao Jihua always felt that his third uncle's brain was damaged by the door.

That is his biological child, how could he be like this just because he doesn’t have the same last name?

treat.

And now, he suspected that Brother Ze's parents were like his third uncle, whose brains were damaged by the door.

But seeing Brother Ze's expression of "Our family is very happy", Zhao Jihua swallowed his words and planned to inquire about it himself.

This night, Zhao Jiplan returned home very late as usual.

Father Zhao and Mother Zhao were having dinner. When they saw that their son came back after dark, they did not criticize him.

Zhao's mother raised her chin: "There is soup in the kitchen. Please fill up a bowl yourself."

"Good!"

Father Zhao looked about the same age as Ji Changze, and looked equally young. He looked polite, pushed up his glasses, and looked at his son who was obviously hungry and stood in the kitchen and started drinking soup. ask:

"Again? Going to your Wangnianjiao?"

"Yes, Dad, let me tell you, Brother Ze is really awesome. He even told me about it today..."

Zhao Jihua excitedly told his father what new knowledge he had learned from Ji Changze today.

Father Zhao smiled, seeing his son talking happily, and nodded from time to time.

"You two are quite enthusiastic about what you said."

Mother Zhao was a little funny.

She knew that her husband didn't understand at all.

Father Zhao smiled and said, "I don't have many friends like this, but I understand a lot just by looking at him."

His impression of Ji Changze came from his son.

Although they had never met each other, Zhao Jihua's impression of Ji Changze became better and better since he started to learn these "extracurricular knowledge" from Ji Changze.

In particular, Ji Changze also dropped out of elementary school. After working, he saved money to go to night school. Now he is self-study all the way. He even knows so much profound computer knowledge.

Father Zhao himself went to school after his son was born. He studied hard all the way and endured countless hardships before he became a primary school teacher.

Because I know how difficult it is to study by yourself, I admire people like Ji Changze even more who can learn such profound things by themselves.

Mother Zhao also nodded: "Yes, our principal also bought computers for us teachers to learn from. It is said that they plan to take computer classes in the future. I have a hard time getting started. The friends who plan to learn can not only learn by themselves but also use them. It’s amazing.”

This is also the reason why they stay away from home all day regardless of whether their son is on vacation.

Of course it is different for parents when their children play outside all day long and they seize the time to learn new knowledge.

Mother Zhao told Zhao Jihua, who had already finished the soup and started eating:

"you

Study hard, and computers may become a profession in the future. Do you know that this will be helpful to you in the future? "

"Don't worry, Mom, I really like computers, and Brother Ze is also very attentive in teaching me. Now I can write a small piece of programming."

Mother Zhao, who was new to computers, had little knowledge of programming, but that didn't stop her from nodding with satisfaction:

"This friend of yours has helped you a lot. We can't just accept help from others without repaying it. Didn't you say that he has a daughter the same age as you? I bought a schoolbag. You Give it to him as a thank you.”

In fact, the couple originally planned to invite Ji Changze to their home for dinner.

It's just that their house is really small, so it would be unreasonable to invite guests.

Let's go out to eat. We don't have any money at the moment, our wages haven't been paid yet, and we can't afford it.

So I could only settle for the next best thing and buy a school bag to send to him first.

When the wages are paid, treat them to a nice meal.

Both of them are teachers, so they naturally know how energy-consuming teaching students is. Zhao Jihua has become more and more enthusiastic about learning these days. As parents, they appreciate it very much.

Zhao Jihua took two mouthfuls of rice, and the burning feeling of hunger in his stomach disappeared, and then he remembered his plans for today.

"By the way, Mom, is there a teacher named Lin Yuanhua among your high school teachers?"

"Lin Changyuan?"

Mother Zhao was stunned: "Why are you asking him?"

"I have something I want to ask about."

Hearing that he knew his mother, Zhao Jihua immediately became energetic and stopped eating. He put down his chopsticks and asked:

"Does he have to hand over his salary to his parents every month?"

"How is it possible? He is such an old man. He is married and has children. Of course he keeps the salary for himself. Moreover, his parents seem to be quite rich. They have not subsidized him less. There is no need. ?His money.”

Tsk!

really!

As soon as Zhao Jihua heard this, he knew that his guess was right.

"Does Lin Changyuan have money? Is he quite rich?"

Mother Zhao recalled:

"It seems so

, I am not familiar with him. He teaches the first year of high school and I teach the second year of high school. They are not in the same office. However, I heard others say that his house is near the school and it is quite expensive to buy. He himself ?My daily clothes are quite good, and I also have a watch, Seabird brand. "

Seabird watches are considered luxury goods in the eyes of people nowadays, and one piece costs a full 500 yuan.

Therefore? Lin Changyuan is like this

?The individual is quite well-known among teachers. After all, their salary is generally only about one hundred and fifty yuan. Adding in various incomes such as book and newspaper fees, it is only in the early 200s at most.

A watch covers nearly three months' salary. Most of the teachers at Changhe High School support their families, and no one dares to spend such money.

So Lin Changyuan was naturally the first among the teachers.

After listening to my mother's science popularization, Zhao Jiplan was so angry that his nose almost became crooked.

"What? What a piece of shit!!!"

Mother Zhao was startled by her son's sudden anger. After she reacted, she slapped him on the head:

"speak nicely!"

"Mom, you don't know. I just found out today that before Brother Ze lost his job, his salary of 300 and 200 a month was taken away by his parents. I also said that no matter how much his parents could spend, they wouldn't be able to spend even one. The two hundred moon flowers turned out to be given to my son."

When Zhao Jihua thought about how his brother Ze was treated like this, he gritted his teeth with hatred:

"What? What a piece of shit!! I said Brother Ze has been working as a maintenance worker for ten years, and the salary of an old employee is so high. How come he can't pay even a penny after losing his job? It turns out that it was all paid for by his father. Mom took it to raise my younger brother! I have the same virtue as my third uncle!"

He is angry at himself here.

Mother Zhao and father Zhao over there were confused when they heard this.

"What? What? What? What on earth are you talking about?"

Zhao Jihua managed to calm down, suppressed his anger, and began to explain to his parents.

After listening, Mother Zhao was also shocked.

"Really or not? Lin Changyuan is watching at school. He looks quite human. No one has ever said anything bad about him, not even a derogatory word."

"cough."

Father Zhao reminded from the side: "Daughter-in-law, looking like a dog is a derogatory term."

Zhao Jihua snorted coldly: "Anyway, I only know that Brother Ze's money has been taken away by his parents. He is also a son. Lin Changyuan not only refused to hand over his salary, but also received subsidies from his parents. It's not that he is partial. What?"

"You are such an old man, and you are still a teacher. Spending your brother's hard-earned money, bah! Shameless!"

He was filled with indignation here, and Zhao's mother, who had always believed in her son, gradually began to remember.

Yes, Lin Changyuan has always been very generous with his actions.

But he is a teacher, and his wife is a housewife. The family can earn up to 200 yuan a month. Not long after he joined the job, he bought a house worth at least 2,000 yuan.

Bicycles, watches, leather shoes, clothes

The clothes are all brand-name goods.

How can his salary afford what he does?

In the past, everyone just thought that his family was rich.

But it turns out that his parents actually got this money from his brother.

Zhao Jihua has learned a lot from Ji Changze these days. He is very happy when he comes back every day, and his academic performance has improved a lot. Compared with his unfamiliar colleagues, Zhao's mother naturally sides with Ji Changze.

If this is true...

The wife’s year-end friend there is too pitiful.

How could such a good person end up with such parents and brothers?

Mother Zhao was thinking in her heart, and said to her son who was still angry: "What did your friend say?"

"What are you talking about? Brother Ze is just too stupid and filial. He doesn't think there's anything wrong with his parents leaving most of his salary with him. He's still saying that he should be filial to his parents when the things we make are sold. "

Zhao Jihua curled his lips: "As soon as I saw him like that, I knew that he didn't feel that his parents were exploiting him at all, just like a cousin."

Speaking of this, he puffed up his chest proudly:

"Last time, if I hadn't pulled my cousin over to eavesdrop, I found out that my aunt and the others were saying that they wanted to marry my cousin to a cripple so that they could get the bride price for them. My cousin thought that her aunt and uncle were very good to her."

Father Zhao: "..."

Mother Zhao: "..."

It turns out that the last time my niece suddenly fell out with her family and ran away from home to break off the relationship was because of their son.

They opened their mouths to scold them, but thought about how their niece had written a letter and said many true words after she left home, and then silently closed their mouths.

Although it seems deviant in the eyes of many people that children should sever ties with their parents.

But they watched their niece grow up and understood that this choice was the best for her.

Zhao Jihua didn't notice the change in his parents' expressions, and he didn't know that he had escaped a scolding and was still yelling:

"Brother Ze is very talented in computers and has strong hands-on skills, but he is just like my cousin. How do you say that word? It is clear to onlookers that he himself is the person involved, so he is not aware of it."

"So I plan to find out the details of Lin Yuanyuan first. When I am sure that the money he spent belongs to my Brother Ze, I will definitely expose them! Let Brother Ze see clearly and don't be deceived again!"

Here he was in high spirits, and over there Mother Zhao slapped her son on the head again.

"Forget it about meddling in your cousin's affairs. That friend of yours is an adult. This is also a family matter. Don't mess with it!"

Own

If a relative is not handled well, it is easy to offend others, let alone friends who are not related by blood.

People say that it is difficult for upright officials to deal with household chores. Isn't that just a joke?

"What? What do you mean fooling around!"

Zhao Jiplan was very unconvinced!

"Brother Ze has helped me so much, how could I watch? He was kept in the dark. His previous salary was as much as three hundred a month, but he still lives in such a small tube building, not even a small building. You have to negotiate the price when buying screws.

Didn’t you teach me that if someone helps us, we should repay them? Why now? No matter what, my loyalty is there! ! ! "

Father Zhao was amused by his little rooster-like appearance.

"You brat, what are you talking about?"

He looked at his wife: "Daughter-in-law, what the plan said is right. Although we are not allowed to interfere with other people's family affairs, if the plan's friends are really kept in the dark, even though they have helped us so much, we will not do it. Should he be hiding it even though he knew it?”

Mother Zhao was actually convinced. When her husband said this, she borrowed the donkey from Poxia and nodded:

"Okay, then I'll inquire about it when I get to school tomorrow."

If Lin Changyuan is really a person who sucks his brother's blood, and he lives a luxurious life, but his brother is still squeezing into a small house...

There was a look of disdain in her eyes, and she made up her mind to figure it out tomorrow.

Ji Changze here still doesn't know that Zhao Jihua is counting the money in order to find out the brain cells for him.

Counting on one side and nodding with satisfaction on the other.

--boom!

The door was pushed open forcefully from the outside, and Old Man Lin and the old lady walked in in a hurry, their faces full of anger.

"Ji Changze!!! Come out!!!"

Ji Changze, who was in his daughter's room, quickly put the money into his purse and walked out as if nothing had happened, with a look of confusion on his face.

"Mom and dad, what's wrong?"

Old man Lin had a stern face and looked at his son who had hardly been home these days, but was obviously not as obedient as before:

"Your mother and I went to collect our wages, and they said the wages were paid directly to you. What's going on?!"

"Oh, this? Thing..."

Ji Changze had an expression on his face: "I thought it was such a big deal, but it turned out it was just such a small thing."

"In this kind of factory, wages are paid in pay slips, and then the workers go to withdraw the money themselves. This step is quite troublesome, so the elderly in the factory usually ask their children to withdraw it."

"Half a month?

I'm thinking of sending it? It happened to be today, so I picked it up when I came back. "

After hearing this, the expressions on the two people's faces barely calmed down.

The old lady took a step forward and said, "What about the money you got back?"

Ji Changze blinked and answered quite reasonably and confidently: "Flowers."

"it took????"

The old lady's voice immediately rose a few pitches.

"That's half a month's salary for me and your father. How long did it take you to spend it???"

Ji Changze looked like he was frightened by her tone. He took a step back with a blank look on his face:

"Mom, what are you so angry about? Aren't you going to the factory to make money just to give me flowers?"

The surrounding neighbors were startled by the noise and opened their doors one after another.

"Who is it for? For you..."

Halfway through what she was saying, the old lady swallowed it back reluctantly when she saw the neighbors coming to watch.

She softened her voice slightly and made herself look pitiful, like a heartbroken mother facing her unfilial son:

"Then you have to leave some for us, right?"

"We are old and need to spend money. Why don't you think about it for us? Why are you, your child, so ignorant?"

In the past, when she said such words every time, Ji Changze must have immediately turned pale with fright, and hurriedly apologized to her until he made sure that she was not angry anymore.

As a result, Ji Changze's face is indeed pale now.

But he was not apologizing, but looked like he was shocked.

"Mom, how can you say that? Doesn't the factory provide food for free? My family is in debt. Of course, if we have money, we have to use it to pay back the money first. There are also rice, flour, oil and grain, etc., none of which don't require money."

"The medical expenses alone are a huge amount of money. Now that we have money, of course we need to figure these things out first."

Although the neighbors only listened to a few words, they almost understood what they said, and they all advised:

"Yes, what Nagasawa said is quite right. After all, you only entered the factory to help with subsidies. Isn't it just right to spend the money at home?"

"Nagaze is not a lavish person. My son, sister, you should understand. Don't be angry."

The two of them became even more angry.

If Ji Changze was making his own money, they wouldn't be so angry. At most, they would feel sorry for the money and then complain about why his son didn't give it to them.

But this money was earned with hard work by both of them.

Are the two of them pampering each other?

After so many years, I couldn't stand the hard work. On the first day I arrived at the factory, I wanted to run away.

But Xiaohu’s grandma has a lot of connections. Not only did she find jobs for them, but she also bought one and got one free, and specially arranged for acquaintances in the factory to take care of them.

If they want to be unable to walk around, if they want to be lazy and have no chance, if they want to pretend to be sick, there is a health room in every factory.

Everyone in the factory knew that they came here to support their son and family, and everyone would praise them when they met.

The two of them have always attached great importance to their character as a loving father and mother, so they have no choice but to endure it.

As a result, after enduring it for a few days, I heard that I would be paid half a month's salary, but if I left early, I would not be paid, and I couldn't bear to part with the wages I earned after working so hard for several days.

Although the living wage they were assigned was not high because of their age, it was only fifty yuan for half a month. The two of them together were one hundred, which was a lot of money.

So I had no choice but to grit my teeth and keep going.

In this process, they suffered hardships they had never experienced in their lives.

The old lady works during the day and has to cook in the morning and evening.

Old man Lin also works. When he wakes up in the morning, he helps Ji Changze build the shell of some machine under his nose. The same goes for him at night.

If they weren't willing to do it, Ji Changze would look like why, as parents, they wouldn't even want to help with such a small thing.

The key is to keep the door wide open when doing this.

This time in the morning and evening is the peak time for the neighbors to commute to and from get off work. What they do is in the eyes of the surrounding neighbors.

The two of them could only grit their teeth and do it.

In just half a month, I felt sore in my waist and back, and felt weak all over. I felt like I had aged five years.

I was thinking about leaving, but my son called again and said he wanted to buy a new watch.

Their little son is very capable, and he is honest and has such a respectable job. He will definitely make a fortune in the future. The two of them are counting on him to provide for them in old age, so naturally they want to find a way to get money for him.

And the only way they can get money is through their eldest son.

I have no choice but to endure it.

They endured the humiliation.

They endure hardships.

They are overworked.

As a result, he suffered a lot. Not only did he not get the compensation, but even his hard-earned money was taken away by Ji Changzeli.

But the neighbors are still there talking about each other. Anyway, it's all for the sake of the children.

What the hell! ! !

Are they doing it for their children?

son!

But not for this child Ji Changze! ! !

Old Man Lin held back his anger and took several breaths before asking: "Where's the compensation? If you want to do this, why don't you use the compensation to do it?!"

Ji Changze looked very surprised.

"Have you already used the compensation money to pay off your debt?"

He was still very innocent and confused:

"Dad, don't you know? Didn't I say it from the beginning?"

Two people: "..."

"What? What did you say?? When did you say it??!!"

Ji Changze: "I told you when you came here, my parents, that the family has no money."

The two of them almost spit out blood.

So the compensation they wanted was gone right from the start? ?

So why are they enduring the humiliation these days? ?

Old man Lin's face turned livid with anger, and he raised his hand to slap:

"That's five hundred yuan!!! How could you use it?!!!"

Ji Changze didn't hide at all.

Neighbors will naturally step forward to stop him.

"Hey!"

"Old man, what are you doing?!"

“Isn’t it normal to pay back debts?!”

"Quick, quick, hold on."

The characteristic of today's Tongzilou is that many households can live on one floor.

It is not a modern apartment type with residents extending in all directions, but a corridor, with at least ten families living on each corridor.

Ji Changze's house is in the middle, so every time something happens, the neighbors on the left and right will hear it immediately.

Three or four people grabbed Old Lin, and Ji Changze stood there with a stunned expression, his eyes still full of confusion.

"Dad, why are you angry? If you pay off the debt, your family will no longer have to be in debt. Isn't this a good thing?"

Old man Lin is even more angry.

"What a shame! So much money!!!"

He was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

But what? The kind-hearted neighbors caught him hard.

Someone else said next to him: "Isn't this old man sick? Why are you so angry about this?"

"Why don't you send it to have a look? The old man downstairs in my house suddenly went crazy one day."

Old Man Lin?:...You are crazy! ! !

The old lady finally reacted.

She especially understood why her husband was so angry.

In the past half month, the two of them got up earlier than chickens, ate less than cats, went to bed later than dogs, and worked more than cows.

Not only do they have to do laundry, cooking and cleaning, but they can only eat vegetables.

There was a bunch of old bones dragging around the factory, reluctant to work.

What's that for? !

Isn’t it all because there is a compensation payment hanging in the front?!

As a result, Ji Changze actually told them that the compensation was gone from the very beginning.

Can your mentality not collapse? ! !

She looked at her eldest son, who looked completely clueless and had no idea what he had done, and ate his heart alive.

"You unfilial son!!! I'll beat you to death!!!"

The old lady rushed forward.

However, she forgot that it was no longer the time for her to beat her young son at home without anyone caring about her.

The neighbors nearby had been paying attention to them. Seeing her rushing forward, they quickly dragged the person back with their quick eyesight and hands.

"Oh my god! Another one is crazy!"

They said this.

The instigator, Ji Changze, still stood there with an innocent face.

The look in his eyes when he looked at his parents was confused, sad, and at a loss.

At this moment, this thirty-five-year-old man seemed so powerless.

Facing the hateful eyes of his parents, he explained in a low voice:

"I didn't spend anything recklessly. I'm making game consoles after paying off my debts, and I'm going to make money soon."

"Make shit!!!"

Old man Lin has often heard Ji Changze tell him that he was making a game console these days.

When you ask, you are doing it.

He was asked to do a lot of work, and all he got was a few things made of wood.

No matter how uneducated he is, he still knows that wood cannot be turned into a game console.

I was thinking about compensation before, but even if I didn't think so in my heart, I didn't say it out loud.

Now I’m watching the money fly away, and I bought one, get one free, and my salary is gone.

The words I had been holding back for half a month just blurted out:

"What can you do? You didn't even finish elementary school. You didn't go to elementary school. You don't know anything. You can even lose your job. There is obviously so much compensation, but you don't respect your parents. I actually went to get some flowers!”

Ji Changze took a step back, with a hurt look on his face.

"Dad, you, how could you say that to me? My grades in elementary school were so good, but you said that my family didn't have enough money to prevent me from going to school..."

Seeing that his eldest son, who had not shown any signs of weakness in front of him for the past half month, finally showed a normal expression, Old Man Lin felt relieved.

He sneered and pursued the victory:

"You were useless before, and your mother and I have never disliked you. Lily is free and the fastest update. It has no anti-theft, no anti-theft.