AWB Chapter 380 Old Friend
Chapter 380 Old Friend
Ning Yuan rode his bicycle towards Zhushikou.
It has indeed been a long time since I last saw Chen Liangzi, and I don’t know how this guy is doing recently.
Chen Liangzi can really be regarded as the original team of Ning Yuan. Even a large part of the original capital was created by Chen Liangzi for Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan indeed trusted and treated Chen Liangzi well.
Not only did he arrange for him to buy a house, he even handed over Ningyuan's "murderous knife" team to Chen Liangzi.
Ning Yuan walked into the alley from Zhushikou Street and looked carefully before he found Chen Liangzi's house.
It was almost seven o'clock in the evening. Although it was still light outside, the factory workers had already closed for the day.
At this time, the working class really had social status.
Working hours and benefits are strictly enforced, with employees working only six or seven hours a day, and they are allocated housing, benefits, and even dividends from the factory's profits.
Each factory has its own trade union, most of which are led by party members and have the right to vote.
Therefore, once you have the identity of a formal worker, your social status is almost the same as that of the current formal civil servants.
Naturally, it is difficult to obtain a position as a formal worker.
To be honest, Ning Yuan and his gang do not belong to the working class, and they have no reasonable way to obtain worker status.
Coupled with the influence of the elders in the family, it is almost impossible to buy it purely with money.
The elders in the family who are still in power basically arrange for their children to join the army, while those who have been dismissed and investigated can only go to the countryside for reform. Not to mention joining the army, they are not even wanted to be workers.
Although Chen Liangzi had never had a legitimate job before, he had never had a criminal record.
Every time he took action, it was his men who did it. If something happened and they were arrested, he was the one who went to bail them out.
So it was easier for him to do things. Before Ning Yuan went to the countryside, he got Chen Liangzi a worker's identity. He should have returned home by now.
"Bang, bang!"
Ning Yuan stood at the door of Chen Liangzi's house and knocked on the wooden door a few times.
After a while, inquiring voices were heard in the yard.
"Who?"
"Liangzi, it's me! Ning Yuan!"
Ning Yuan, who was standing outside the door, immediately recognized the voice in the yard as Chen Liangzi's, so he spoke out to identify himself.
"Master Ning? Oh, Master Ning, you're back?"
Chen Liangzi exclaimed and quickly ran to the gate of the courtyard and opened it.
Ning Yuan was standing at the door, and when the door opened, the two of them stood face to face.
"It's really you! I thought I heard it wrong. Master Ning, please come in! Let's go inside and talk!"
Ning Yuan looked Chen Liangzi up and down and said with a smile.
"How are you, Liangzi? Long time no see. How are you doing lately?"
Chen Liangzi was leading the way in front. After hearing Ning Yuan's question, he also said with a smile.
"I'm not flattering you, Liangzi. I'm really blessed by Master Ning. The treatment at the factory is pretty good. The money you left for me is more than enough for my expenses, in addition to what you entrusted me to spend!"
"Xiao Si and the others often write to me, saying they're living well in the countryside and asking you to help them settle down!"
This is what Ning Yuan admires most about Chen Liangzi. He knows what he is doing and is not arrogant.
Ning Yuan nodded and said.
"Don't worry about Xiao Si and the others. They're all by my side, so they won't suffer any harm!"
"By the way, Master Ning, would you like me to bring Zheng Liang, Wu Qiang and the others over to meet you? These guys have been quite well behaved lately."
Chen Liangzi took the initiative to call those knifemen over to meet Ning Yuan. His main purpose was to let Ning Yuan know that he would not slack off for a moment on the matters assigned to him.
Ning Yuan also understood what Chen Liangzi meant, so he waved his hand and said.
"No need. They are not suitable to show up. I came back to visit my relatives this time, so I didn't see them. You just need to keep an eye on them."
Chen Liangzi nodded repeatedly in agreement.
After entering the house and sitting down, Chen Liangzi was about to pour water for Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan stopped him directly and spoke.
"Liangzi, I have something else to trouble you with!"
"Hey, Master Ning, what are you talking about? If you have any instructions, just tell me!"
Chen Liangzi quickly put down the thermos and said to Ning Yuan.
"I want to borrow your house for a few days. My wife and her family don't have a suitable place to live when I come back this time."
Ning Yuan was not polite and directly told Chen Liangzi his idea.
"You already have a wife? What a great thing! Haha, you're interested in my place, it's a great honor for me! Just let them move in. I have dormitories in the factory over there, I can just stay there for a few days!"
Chen Liangzi was not vague at all and agreed without any hesitation.
Ning Yuan didn't act pretentiously. He nodded and continued.
"Then I'll go pick them up later. Just leave the key with me! It'll probably only take three or four days!"
Chen Liangzi nodded immediately and handed the house key to Ning Yuan.
"Then I'll pack up, Master Ning, you go get the family!"
Ning Yuan took the key, nodded, and then walked out of the yard.
After leaving Chen Liangzi, Ning Yuan did not go back directly to the farm to find Meng Qing and the others, but went straight to Lao Mo's restaurant.
He had to find Zhang Fengkai from Lao Mo Restaurant to borrow a car.
There weren't many cars in the city at that time, but they were definitely not as scarce as they were a few years ago.
Last year, BAIC completed two production lines.
One is the well-known BJ212 military jeep, and the other is the Dongfanghong BJ760 sedan.
After the BJ212 jeep went into production, it had a significant impact on the production of the Dongfanghong BJ760. The main reason was that due to the limitations of BAIC's design capacity and employee proficiency, it was impossible to mass-produce two models of light vehicles at the same time.
In the international environment at that time, the Beijing BJ212 model was related to national defense construction and was obviously more important.
Therefore, only about a thousand Dongfanghong BJ760 sedans were finally released into the market, which can be said to be extremely rare.
Scarcity makes things valuable. A restaurant of Lao Mo's level naturally has a few cars used for VIP reception.
Ning Yuan thought about it and decided that it would be more convenient to borrow a car like this.
When we arrived at Lao Mo's Restaurant, it was the busiest time of the day, with people toasting and chatting everywhere.
After Ning Yuan entered the restaurant, he directly called a female waitress over.
"Hello, are we alone? I'll take you over there!"
The female comrade naturally thought that Ning Yuan was here to eat, so she spoke directly and wanted to lead him to his seat.
Ning Yuan waved his hands quickly, and then said: "Don't bother, I came here to look for your manager Zhang, can you help me call him!"