PDLP Chapter 25: Not human inside and out
Chapter 25: Not human inside and out
Upon hearing Zhang Dong's words, Zhang Guangyao's heart skipped a beat.
Originally, it was just that after his older brother discovered that he was sleeping, he said a few kind words. His older brother was easily swayed, and after all, they were siblings, so maybe he would let him off the hook.
I'll beg him again later to not tell Zhang Dong.
He can continue to be the captain.
But now, it's probably completely finished.
Facing his nephew, Zhang Guangyao was filled with shame.
He raised his hand and slapped himself twice more.
“Nephew, I’m not human, I’m not even human. My brother was right to teach me a lesson. What I did was to trick you.”
"But I was overjoyed, thinking that as the captain, what I did wouldn't have any impact at all."
"After all, the other team members are all working, and they're only supporting me. How could they not support me?"
"I never expected that this would affect the other team members' work enthusiasm in such an intangible way. I, I..." The guy was so ashamed that he couldn't even finish his sentence.
Zhang Dong snorted coldly: "You still know this is a trap for me?"
"Nephew, I was wrong, I was wrong..."
As an uncle, Zhang Guangyao felt very embarrassed to apologize to his nephew.
At this moment, Zhang Guangming started playing the bad cop.
“Dongzi, here’s what we’ll do. Even though this mine is yours, I’ll make the decision for you this time and just shut it down for Zhang Guangyao.”
“You trusted him so much, yet he played you like this. I feel ashamed to have such a brother.”
Zhang Guangyao was terrified when he heard his elder brother say those words.
He never expected that his usually gentle older brother could be so terrifying when he got angry, and that he actually wanted to fire him.
Once I'm fired, where am I going to earn such a high salary?
His wife will call him a good-for-nothing.
Moreover, if he were to be fired by his own nephew, the villagers would laugh their heads off.
At this moment, Zhang Guangyao was completely terrified and knelt down in front of Zhang Guangming with a thud.
"Big brother, you absolutely can't fire me. If you do, our family will have no income, and your sister-in-law will be arguing and bickering with me all the time."
He knew that during this time, since he had become the mining captain of the second team, his wife treated him differently after he returned home, serving him like an emperor.
If she finds out she's been fired, that crazy woman will definitely make a huge scene.
Seeing his brother kneeling before him, Zhang Guangming remained unmoved, but almost burst out laughing in his heart.
He acted according to the script provided by his son.
Zhang Dong had said that as long as he said those words, his brother would kneel down and kowtow to him. He hadn't believed it, but now this scene was unfolding right before his eyes.
This made Zhang Guangming admire his son.
His original strategy regarding this reckless brother was to never provoke him.
Because this scoundrel got angry and actually dared to hit him.
Seeing his brother being so respectful and courteous to him, Zhang Guangming knew that it was all because of his good son.
Because his son was powerful, Zhang Dong's father also made this unruly brother treat him with respect and courtesy.
His son simply made him play the villain, so he had to play the role to the very end.
"Guangyao, it's no use kowtowing to me. You have to be honest. If you treat your own nephew like this, where will anyone dare to give you an important position?"
"Zhang Dong trusted you and made you the captain of the second mining team because you are his uncle."
"This is such an important position, yet you have betrayed his trust. To put it bluntly, you have ruined your nephew's life."
“Have you ever thought about this? If everyone acted like you, the mine would lose money, and even if your nephew sold everything he owned, he still wouldn’t be able to pay it back.”
"Big brother, I, I..."
Zhang Guangyao previously believed that his shirking and cheating would not affect the overall situation at all, since the other miners were still working hard.
But now that his older brother has explained the seriousness of the matter, he finally understands.
I never realized that secretly sleeping was such a terrible thing.
Originally, when his older brother said he was going to fire him, he wanted to say a few kind words to persuade him not to be so heartless. But given the current situation, he felt he really couldn't bring himself to say it...
"Ahem!" Two soft coughs came from the side, and Zhang Dong then spoke.
"Dad, let me put in a good word for my uncle. After all, he's family."
"If we really fire him, his reputation won't be good either. How will he face people in the village afterward? Even at his own nephew's mine, if he's fired, how will he ever hold his head up again..."
Hearing Zhang Dong plead for him, Zhang Guangyao felt even more ashamed.
I felt even more worthless.
His older brother's words made him fully realize how terrible his actions had been, to the point that he was too embarrassed to defend himself.
Unexpectedly, his nephew spoke well of him, and he was extremely grateful.
Zhang Guangming snorted coldly: "No, son, I'm going to stand up for you today. Even though this mine is yours, we absolutely cannot let such a black sheep stay in the mine."
“I am his older brother. With something like this happening to him, I am ashamed.”
"I know you said that because of me, but I still want you to disregard my feelings and fire him immediately. Don't plead for him..."
Looking at Zhang Guangyao now, he looked as if he had been struck by lightning; his face had turned completely black.
It turns out that his own cunning and deceitful behavior has also caused his elder brother to lose face.
I'm really caught in the middle, not by either side.
He was deeply moved by his nephew's plea for him.
At that moment, Zhang Guangyao stood up abruptly with a thud.
He knelt down before Zhang Dong.
Zhang Dong was startled. He had previously guessed that his uncle might kneel down and kowtow to his father to repent and admit his mistakes.
Unexpectedly, he is now kowtowing and kneeling before himself.
No matter what, he was still his uncle, his elder.
Zhang Dong, filled with emotion, helped him up.
"Uncle, what are you doing? I am your nephew. You kneel down before me. Aren't you shortening my lifespan?"
Zhang Guangyao, who was helped up, had a flushed face.
"Nephew, I'm sorry. My brother just gave me a severe scolding, which made me realize that I had made a huge mistake."
"You made me the captain, which is a great trust in me. I should take the lead and do the work."
"Look at me, what have I done? I shouldn't have done this."
Seeing his uncle's sincere apology, Zhang Dong nodded again.