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Chapter 313 Seeing Shen Jiale Again

Lin Zhenhua said he was going to Jiang Shidian, but in fact the main reason was that he wanted to see Shen Jiale.Hearing that Jin Jianbo had been sentenced, Lin Zhenhua felt bad. He couldn't imagine what kind of situation Shen Jiale would be in now, whether he would wash his face with tears at home every day, or go away to a township enterprise along the coast to earn money and pay off his debts. .Either way, Lin Zhenhua did not want to see it.

Coincidentally, Yang Xin also came to Nandu with Lin Zhenhua. She took Lin Zhenhua's car to Nandu to do other things. She had made an appointment with Lin Zhenhua to have lunch together.Lin Zhenhua was going to see Shen Jiale, and it was obviously inconvenient to go by himself, so he asked Zhang Shiming to drive to the agreed meeting place, and took Yang Xin with him. He didn't even care about the meal, so they went to Jiangshi Electric's factory in the suburbs together.

"Xiaohua, what happened?" Yang Xin asked Lin Zhenhua while sitting in the car.

Lin Zhenhua briefly told Yang Xin about Jiang Shidian's affairs. Yang Xin had been staying in Xunyang during this time, so he had heard about this incident to some extent.About Shen Jiale's borrowing of money, Lin Zhenhua had told Yang Xin before, and the couple had speculated about Shen Jiale's motive for borrowing money, but they never thought it was this reason.Since the driver Zhang Shiming was listening, Lin Zhenhua and Yang Xin couldn't talk too much, they just sighed and felt sorry for Shen Jiale.

When the car arrived near Jiangshidian, it was already noon, Lin Zhenhua asked Zhang Shiming to park the car in front of a small restaurant on the side of the road, and then the three of them entered the restaurant together, intending to find Shen Jiale after eating.When Shen Jiale got married, Lin Zhenhua brought Yang Xin to the wedding, so he knew the location of her home.

Maybe it's because the factory is in a downturn, and the business of the small restaurants around is also very deserted.When Lin Zhenhua and the others walked in, there were no other guests in the restaurant, a middle-aged woman dressed as a waiter greeted them to sit down, then handed over a list with the names of the dishes, and asked, "You three, what would you like to eat? "

Lin Zhenhua handed the list to Yang Xin, but Yang Xin didn't take it, but said, "I can't eat anything, why don't I have a bowl of soup and noodles."

Zhang Shiming also had no objections, so Lin Zhenhua looked at the list and said to the waiter, "Here are three bowls of soup powder, fried pork slices with chili, and a water spinach."

"Would the three of you have some beer?" the waiter asked.

Lin Zhenhua shook his head and said, "Forget it, there's no need. The meal will be better soon."

The waiter turned around and went back to the kitchen to place an order. Lin Zhenhua and the others sat there waiting for the food to be served, while looking around boredly.What happened to Jiang Shidian made everyone feel a little blocked, which affected their appetite.

"Hey, Xiaohua, look, this shop still uses our factory's five-blade fan." Yang Xin accidentally saw an old electric fan in the corner of the room, and pointed it out to Lin Zhenhua curiously.

Lin Zhenhua turned his head inadvertently, and couldn't help being stunned. This is a five-bladed fan produced by Hanhua Industry a few years ago. At that time, because the price was relatively high, it was basically not sold in the domestic market. Only a few of them were given to Some related households in all aspects.Lin Zhenhua clearly remembered that in the entire Jiangshi Electric, that is, the petrochemical machine back then, there could only be one family with such an electric fan, and that was Shen Jiale's family.This electric fan was his wedding present to Shen Jiale.

Lin Zhenhua stood up suddenly, because he saw that it was Shen Jiale walking towards them from the kitchen carrying a tray.

"Jiale...how could it be you." Yang Xin also saw Shen Jiale, she stood up quickly, not knowing what to say.

Shen Jiale was also stunned. At that moment, her hand trembled and almost spilled the three bowls of soup powder on the tray.

"Yang Xin,...Lin Zhenhua, why are you here?"

Yang Xin went up to meet her, took the tray from Shen Jiale's hand, put the soup powder on the table for her, and then asked suspiciously: "Why, Jiale, you own this restaurant?"

A look of embarrassment and sadness flashed across Shen Jiale's face, and he said with a stiff smile: "Yes, Yang Xin, that was my mother just now... I really didn't expect you to eat here. You know it too, we The factory was not doing well, so I went out with my parents and rented a small shop to sell some fast food."

Lin Zhenhua looked at Shen Jiale with mixed feelings.After not seeing each other for a few months, Shen Jiale lost a lot of weight, and wearing an apron, she didn't have that gold medal welder's demeanor at all, but was no different from the waiters in other small restaurants.When standing in front of them, Shen Jiale seemed a little timid, maybe it was a deep inferiority complex, which made her keep avoiding her eyes, not daring to look at Lin Zhenhua and Yang Xin.

Hearing that this person was Shen Jiale, Zhang Shiming couldn't sit still, he used the excuse of going to see if the car was locked, and hid from the restaurant.He knew that in Shen Jiale's current state, when chatting with Lin Zhenhua and his wife, there must be many things that he didn't want others to hear.

"I've heard about Jianbo. Yang Xin and I came to see you." Lin Zhenhua said bluntly to Shen Jiale that this matter must be brought up. Instead of evasive words, it's better to be straightforward.

Regarding Lin Zhenhua's previous sentence, Shen Jiale didn't find it strange. Jin Jianbo was imprisoned for corruption, and Lin Zhenhua, as someone who lightened the system, would definitely know about it.However, Lin Zhenhua said that he made a special trip to see her, which made her feel a little surprised and moved.She lowered her head and said softly, "He and I are already divorced."

"Jiale..." Yang Xin stepped forward and took Shen Jiale's hand, not knowing how to comfort her.

"You borrowed money for him?" Lin Zhenhua asked knowingly.

Shen Jiale nodded and said: "Yes. Jianbo actually doesn't spend much money. He saved all the money they gave him, and he didn't tell me about it. After this incident was exposed, he put I have handed over all the passbooks. However, he was cheated out of a few sums of money, and the materials were distributed to others, but they did not give him any money at all. As a result, he owed the factory more than 3 yuan in total. I put I sold all the valuable things at home, and borrowed some money from friends, but it still wasn’t enough, so I’m bothering you.”

Lin Zhenhua asked in surprise: "Since you divorced him, why are you still paying the debt for him? He should be responsible for what he did himself."

Shen Jiale said: "He and I are husband and wife after all. The comrade handling the case said that if the compensation can be fully refunded, he can get a lighter sentence. That's all I can do for him. Other things are up to you. He did it himself, and I can't help it."

"Then you divorced him?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Shen Jiale said: "He proposed the divorce. Of course, even if he doesn't mention it, I will divorce him. I divorced him not because he had an accident and was sentenced, but because..."

"Why?" Yang Xin asked.

"Because he ruined our factory, I can't forgive him..." Shen Jiale couldn't help sobbing when he said this.

The reasons for Shen Jiale's crying were very complicated.On the one hand, she was sad about her own fate, and on the other hand, she was even more sad about the decline of the factory.It was really unacceptable to Shen Jiale that such a big factory, once so glorious, would fall into such a dilapidated state within a few years.She is a child of this factory, and she worked in the factory after she grew up. The factory is her home, and no one has a deeper affection for this factory than she does.

Lin Zhenhua sighed secretly, changed the topic about Jin Jianbo, and turned to Shen Jiale's own life.He asked: "Shen Jiale, I see your restaurant's business is not very good, right?"

Shen Jiale wiped away her tears, looked around the deserted restaurant, and said, "Yeah, I thought I could earn some money at first, so I could pay back the money I borrowed from you earlier. It’s enough for our family to live on, and I don’t know when we will be able to save enough to pay back your money.”

"Jia Le, don't say anything about repaying the money." Yang Xin said in a complaining tone, "Why didn't you tell us earlier when something like this happened in your family?"

Yang Xin's words are completely from the heart.Yang Xin is very clear about how much property Lin Zhenhua has.She is a girl from an ordinary worker's family, and she is very satisfied with food and clothing at home.At that time, neither mansions nor luxury cars were popular, so she didn't have much desire for money.Shen Jiale borrowed 2 yuan from Lin Zhenhua, and Yang Xin didn't feel distressed, because she felt that the money she earned was originally used to help her relatives and friends.

Yang Xin's parents are very kind people. In the past, even when their family was not well-off, they still cared about Lin Zhenhua's brothers and sisters.Yang Xin inherited this kind quality from his parents, and he has always been very generous to friends in difficulties at home.On this point, she has a high degree of agreement with Lin Zhenhua.

After learning the reason why Shen Jiale borrowed the money, Yang Xin directly crossed out the money borrowed by Shen Jiale in his heart.Now what she's thinking about is how to help Shen Jiale again, no matter what, she can't make a living by opening a restaurant.

Hearing Yang Xin's words, Shen Jiale smiled sadly, and said: "If you borrow money, you will always have to pay it back. I would be very grateful if you could lend me the money. However, I may really not be able to pay it back for a while, so I'm really sorry .”

Lin Zhenhua knew that Shen Jiale was not a person who was willing to rely on other people's charity for her living, so if she really wanted to say that she didn't have to pay back the money, it would be a kind of harm to her.He said: "Shen Jiale, Yang Xin is right, you should tell me about something like this happening at home. In fact, with your skills, there is no need to open a restaurant here to make money. Ma Jie and the others have been They say they want to hire you to our company. With your skills, you can be rated as a senior technician, and your monthly salary is at least 400 yuan."

"Really, Jiale, why don't you just go to Xunyang, our company is very short of welders like you." Yang Xin also persuaded.

Shen Jiale raised his head, with a confused look in his eyes.She shook her head slightly and said, "No, I don't want to burn electric welding anymore."

(End of this chapter)