Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Liu Guangtian then said, "Where else could it have come from? It was Brother Linzi who took pity on Guangfu and me and lent it to me! I pay Brother Linzi ten yuan every month, plus the one thousand yuan he forgave Guangfu and me. I don't know when I will be able to pay it back!"

Yan Bugui was completely speechless at this point, so he could only return home disappointed. However, Liu Guangtian immediately rode his bicycle back to the courtyard before Yan Bugui and told Lin Geng that Yan Bugui had asked him about his work.

Lin Geng sneered and asked Liu Guangtian to go back. He knew about this matter. Yan Bugui just wanted to trick him. To put it bluntly, he wanted to get something for free and wanted him to arrange a job for Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

Liu Guangtian cursed, "This old man Yan is so calculating. How can such a good thing happen? He just wants you to find jobs for his two sons for free! You are blinding his heart!"

Lin Gengneng was nice to Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu and took them in as his younger brothers because although Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were not good people, they were quite honest. The key point was that they had never been liked by Liu Haizhong and his wife since they were young and no one helped them. So at this time, they would be grateful to whoever helped them and would be willing to follow him.

Although Lin Geng had a good relationship with the Yan family in the past two years and let the Yan family take advantage of him from time to time, he never recruited the brothers Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang to be his younger brothers. The key reason was that Yan Bugui was too fond of calculating. From the number of pickles per person at meals to every penny he spent, and keeping accounts for the children, etc., all of these caused the Yan family to gradually develop the habit of calculating.

So no matter how close Yan Jiecheng and the other guys were to Lin Geng, Lin Geng never thought of taking them as his younger brothers, because people who are used to calculating, once faced with interests, will often only consider the immediate interests. As long as the interests are big enough, they will betray their friends without hesitation.

This can be seen from the original drama, from what Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li did when they opened a restaurant after the reform and opening up. In their hearts, when morality and interests are put together, they will definitely choose interests without hesitation.

Therefore, Lin Geng has always maintained an appropriate distance from the Yan family, neither too far nor too close.

If Yan Bugui had not plotted against him this time and had come to him openly to ask for a job for Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang, Lin Geng would not have flatly refused and might have even helped the Yan family.

However, Yan Bugui lived up to his reputation as a calculating expert, and he habitually chose to calculate without hesitation. He wanted to accomplish big things without spending money everywhere, and even while trying to do things without spending money, he did not forget to take advantage of Lin Geng.

This time Lin Geng will not tolerate Yan Bugui anymore. Since you don't know your limits and are plotting against me, then he, Lin Geng, will no longer give Yan Bugui any face.

After he drove Yan Bugui away that day, Yan Bugui stayed quiet for a few days and tried every means to find out about the origins of Zhao Erya and Liu Guangtian's jobs. He even tried to find out how Yu Li got her job through students' parents.

Lin Geng could not hide these little actions of Yan Bugui from his ears, and soon he heard about them from all sides.

So Lin sneered in his heart, and after thinking about it, he used his connections to arrange a job as a kitchen helper for Aunt Liu in the backyard in a nearby textile factory.

Although a kitchen helper was only a temporary worker, it was not easy to find a temporary job in the kitchen of a large factory like a textile factory at that time. Many people were trying their best to find such a job.

Although the salary for helping in the kitchen as a temporary worker is not high, only 18 yuan a month, it is quite rare for Aunt Liu, who has never had a stable job.

Even though Aunt Liu's family had a better life in the past two years with Lin Geng's help, and the children no longer had to go hungry every day and only had meat once or twice a year, Lin Geng also knew the principle of gratitude and resentment, and did not take on all the burden of Aunt Liu's family. He just helped the family from time to time to a certain extent.

Sometimes I would make some delicious food and send some to her family. Occasionally, I would also give them some animal organs and other offal that I didn’t want to deal with to improve their diet.

However, such assistance is limited and cannot completely change the difficulties faced by Aunt Liu. She still lives a tight life.

Fortunately, Aunt Liu was a very strong-willed person and knew how to be grateful. She was always grateful for Lin Geng's occasional help, and she never took the initiative to ask Lin Geng for help. No matter how difficult the situation was, she never took the initiative to ask Lin Geng for money or food.

There was only one time when Aunt Liu's child fell seriously ill. Aunt Liu came in a panic to ask Lin Geng and Sha Zhu to help send the child to the hospital. After arriving at the hospital, Aunt Liu could not afford the hospital fees, so she squatted on the ground and cried.

Lin Geng took the initiative to help her advance the child's hospitalization fees, but after the child recovered, Aunt Liu squeezed out some money bit by bit in the next few months and returned it to Lin Geng.

And no matter what happened in the yard, Aunt Liu would stand on Lin Geng's side without hesitation, even without asking why, and speak up for Lin Geng.

After two years of observation, Lin could see that Aunt Liu was definitely not like the ungrateful family like the Jia family, who only knew how to ask for things and never give in return, let alone be grateful. As long as you live better than their family, you should help them. Otherwise, they will call you a heartless person.

Now that he has seen clearly what kind of person Aunt Liu is, Lin Geng doesn't mind helping her.

So Lin Geng greeted the deputy director of the textile factory who was in charge of logistics. The deputy director was eager for Lin Geng to ask him for help, so he agreed without hesitation. The next day, he notified Lin Geng to take Aunt Liu to the factory to report. She would temporarily work as an assistant in the kitchen, and when there was an opportunity, she would be converted to a regular employee.

When Lin Geng told Aunt Liu the news, Aunt Liu could hardly believe her ears. She stood there in a daze for a long time, and asked Lin Geng in a trembling voice if it was true.

After getting Lin Geng's confirmation, Aunt Liu's tears welled up all of a sudden. Her legs softened and she was about to kneel down to Lin Geng. Lin Geng was startled and quickly reached out to hold Aunt Liu's arms: "No, no, no! Aunt Liu! You can't do that! I just came across this opportunity. I thought your family was having a hard time. I can give this opportunity to anyone, but I might as well give it to you!"

Aunt Liu burst into tears and thanked Lin Geng repeatedly, swearing that she would never forget Lin Geng's kindness in her life. She even pulled her child over and insisted that the child kneel down and kowtow to Lin Geng, telling the child to repay Lin Geng when he grows up.

Lin Hao gave Aunt Liu and her family some consolation, and finally they were able to calm down. Then he took Aunt Liu out to report to the textile factory.