Zhutian: Since I was a child, I have been happy to be a father

Spring, 1991.

Donghai Chemical Plant Project Planning Office and Infrastructure Engineering Office, Deputy Plant Director's Office.

Chen Tao raised his head and glanced at the gray sky outside the window, and couldn't help revealing an awkward look on his face.

He traveled through time again, and the current world evolved from the TV series "A Flowing River".

And he became the male lead Song Yunhui.

Unlike Song Yunhui in the original novel "The Eastward Flowing River", he in the drama version can be described as a great idealist.

But here is the problem.

Chen Tao knew very well that he was a person with many shortcomings. But the system task was to make him make an exception and be a role model like Song Yunhui, or even do better than him?
"Well, there's nothing wrong with being a decent person and doing some serious work."

Thinking this, Chen Tao began to adjust his mood.

A bird flew by quietly, and the red phone on the table rang.

Chen Tao reached out to take it, and heard a sweet female voice saying, "Hello, is this Mr. Song Yunhui?"

Chen Tao smiled and said, "No, you dialed the wrong number."

After finishing dinner, Cheng Kaiyan used the phone that the master had just installed to call her husband. When she heard what Chen Tao said, she immediately scolded him:

"No, you are Xiaohui, why did you lie to me?"

If Chen Tao's tone of voice was not a joke, but a serious tone, Cheng Kaiyan would definitely suspect that he had changed his mind again.

This cheap wife is pretty good, except for the fact that she is not loyal to her husband and other shortcomings that are not listed here.

Chen Tao said seriously: "Kitty, what's the matter?"

Kitten is Cheng Kaiyan's nickname.

Unfortunately, she is no longer a lovable kitten, but an old cat that is hard to tame.

Cheng Kaiyan asked, "Why haven't you gotten off work yet? Are you busy today?"

It is 5:30 in the afternoon, and there are no meetings scheduled at the factory, so it is indeed time to go home from get off work.

But Chen Tao didn't want to go back.

He apologized, "I still have some work to do, and I probably won't be home until eight or nine. You can eat first, and you don't have to wait for me."

Song Yunhui is a workaholic. Before he transferred his wife to Donghai, he could even live in the factory and not go home.

His personality is that he dares to fight and rush forward, and he is a good candidate to be a pioneer.

And his ability is extremely strong, which can be said to be the ceiling.

Therefore, he gained the favor of many bigwigs, who were willing to give him good luck and allow him to rise to the top at a young age.

What level is Donghai Factory? He is already the executive deputy director, the second in command. And he is only 32 years old this year!
Hearing this, Cheng Kaiyan said depressedly: "Then you go ahead and do your work. Goodbye."

As expected, the kitten will bring the food over and then bring up the plans of her parents, brother and sister-in-law.

But Chen Tao is not Song Yunhui, he doesn't have that much patience.

Since Cheng Kaiyan is not suitable, he will not force himself or try hard to change her.

Moreover, once a person's thoughts are deeply rooted, they are difficult to change.

Cheng Kaiyan felt that it was natural for her husband to help their family unconditionally. After all, it was her father who supported him back then!

But as Song Yunhui said, his achievements today were definitely not due to the Cheng family's petty tricks.

He relies on his parents, his good sister who unfortunately passed away, and his hard work and study day and night, rather than being an idler who reaps the fruits of others' labor.

It was the Cheng family that needed help from their capable son-in-law, not that he needed the Cheng family's platform to realize his personal value.

This cause and effect relationship cannot be reversed.

dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Chen Tao pushed his glasses, then picked up the pen and spoke calmly.

The secretary walked straight to him with a document and introduced:
"Song Chang, this is the compilation of Japanese chemical industry information from the most recent year that you requested."

"Put it here!"

Chen Tao nodded: "If you have nothing else, you can leave work early and don't have to stay here with me."

The secretary said "OK" and turned to leave.

After he closed the door, Chen Tao leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and digested Song Yunhui's knowledge.

If it is drug-related, although Chen Tao doesn't know much, he can easily come up with one or two special medicines that will only be available in later generations by relying on his perfect memory ability.

But this is the petrochemical industry, and there are related technical equipment and engineering knowledge, which Chen Tao really doesn't understand very well and needs to learn.

By the time he had sorted out and mastered all of Song Yunhui's knowledge like sleeping, it was already six o'clock.

Cheng Kaiyan pushed open the office door carrying an insulated lunch box.

She is pretty and doesn't look like Ye Xiaolang, who was played by the same actor in "Children of Qiao's Family", but both of them are very selfish.

Don’t say that Cheng Kaiyan is not selfish. Just saying love doesn’t prove how much she loves Song Yunhui.

Cheng Kaiyan couldn't learn Japanese, couldn't pass the accounting exam, and had no desire or ability to improve with her husband. It didn't matter. Being a housewife and accompanying her husband was not a bad thing. Someone had to do the logistics work!
She doesn't even need to manage the circle of wives that she leads. After all, she is too stupid and will just be played by others.

But she helped her parents and tried to control Song Yunhui, so that her husband, who had a bright future, could get various backdoors.

She is just like that...like Li Dakang's wife, unscrupulous, thinking that since she has the power, she should just use it, without considering at all how badly it would affect her husband if something happened to her.

Isn’t this selfish?
Is it so difficult to be more obedient, more vigilant, rationally reject excessive demands from your in-laws, care more about your husband, instead of trying to please and cling to him purposefully?

difficult.

It is really difficult to ask a person who does not use her brain and whose emotions completely overwhelm her rationality to understand these things.

Didn't I just ask you to help my brother-in-law find a lucrative job in the purchasing department? Since you have the ability, what's wrong with helping? Don't try to reason with me. It's my duty to help.

If you don’t help me, it means you don’t love me, you are ungrateful, and you are an ungrateful person!

Song Yunhui refused to help, so this girl and her parents hated him and started to make trouble.

Some people say that she is naive and is being used by her parents.

But the word "silly and sweet" in Chen Tao's context means either stupid or bad, or both. If she is a silly and sweet girl, why is she only used by her parents, brother and sister-in-law, but refuses to listen to her husband, respect and understand his decision?
Selectively stupid, huh?
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Chen Tao moved the file away and said to Cheng Kaiyan:
"Kitty, why are you here? It's so cold outside, don't come and bring me food, I can just eat in the cafeteria."

Cheng Kaiyan sat down next to him, took out the lunch box, and said with a smile:
"I'm going to work, so it's not convenient for me to send you gifts. So today I'll come and send you gifts. I can also take a look at your work environment while I'm at it!"

Chen Tao nodded, then looked at her fingers and said curiously:

"Why did you cut your nails? I was thinking of going to the department store in the city to buy you a bottle of imported nail polish!"

Sometimes, thinking about buying something = I have already bought it.

For example, now, Cheng Kaiyan said with a touching look: "Xiaohui, thank you~"

"We still need to thank each other? It's only natural for a husband to give his wife a gift!"

Chen Tao's words made Cheng Kaiyan very happy.

Since it is the husband's responsibility to give his wife a gift, it is only natural.

Then it is only right for her husband to find a well-paying job for her brother because of her, right?
When Chen Tao brought the chicken soup, Cheng Kaiyan said with emotion:
"Xiaohui, I miss Xiaoyin."

After coming into this world, Chen Tao still loves being a father. This Xiao Yin is his adopted daughter.

Chen Tao knew very well that Cheng Kaiyan's missing her daughter was just an excuse, so he comforted her:
"When I'm free in a few days, I'll go back with you to see her."

Who can't play dumb?
When Cheng Kaiyan heard this, she immediately stopped smiling.

She used her daughter as an introduction, which was not stupid. But she really didn't have the patience to beat around the bush with her husband, so she said directly:
"This is what I think. If Xiaoyin can come to Donghai, my parents and my brother can also come. Then our family can be together. How happy would that be? Xiaohui, don't you think so?"

The focus of her remarks was actually her brother.

She hoped that her husband, who was now the second-in-command, could transfer her brother over and offer him a good job.

Yes, this request is not only from her parents, she herself also takes it for granted.

She just felt it was nothing.

Otherwise, why would he easily accept a bracelet worth more than 6,000 yuan from someone else?
Chen Tao smiled, and instead of learning from Song Yunhui's high EQ and directly pointing out that his brother-in-law was going to work in Donghai, he agreed:
"It's really happy to be together as a family. Come to think of it, I miss my parents too. When I have time, I will definitely go back to see them."

Didn't the Cheng family think that it was natural for their son-in-law to help? Then Chen Tao had to let them know clearly that asking for help should be done in a proper manner.

Otherwise, if you say that, I will be eager to help. In your eyes, it is my duty to help, and it would be my fault if I don't help.

A wise person would not do such a stupid thing!
Seeing that her husband didn't understand what she meant, Cheng Kaiyan suddenly didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a while, she couldn't help but say:

"Do you know that my brother has some problems at work? The leader of the new workshop always bullies my brother. He is so snobbish! He saw that you came to Donghai and my father retired, so he started to find fault with my brother and instigated everyone in the workshop to target my brother. He is really hateful!"

As she spoke, her voice became louder.

Chen Tao didn't interrupt her and just listened to her slandering others behind their backs.

Another twenty seconds later, Cheng Kaiyan finally reacted and said with an awkward smile:
"Xiao Hui~ Do you think this person is really annoying?"

Chen Tao said seriously: "I don't know much about this person, so it's hard to make a conclusion casually. But I think that since we are working together, it is better to unite colleagues, cultivate tacit understanding, focus on resolving conflicts, be more patient, sit still, stand upright, and walk steadily. Only in this way will everyone be willing to follow you."

Cheng Kaiyan was stunned and speechless for a moment.

Chen Tao chuckled and took a sip from the soup bowl.

He is not a picky eater, but after all, he has superb cooking skills and has a certain bottom line.

So he will never drink Cheng Kaiyan’s chicken soup again.

When Cheng Kaiyan was struggling over whether to confront him directly, she saw Chen Tao put down the bowl of soup and asked with a smile:
"How does this soup taste? I've been making it for a long time."

Chen Taorui commented: "Except for some chicken smell and a bit salty taste, everything else is pretty good."

Stir the soup with bare hands and then ask for benefits?
How can you have the nerve to serve such a rotten soup?
Cheng Kaiyan's face looked a little ugly.

Even if the soup is not good, I still showed my appreciation! How could you not appreciate it? You must have changed your mind!

While she was sulking, she ignored her father's advice and confessed:

"Xiaohui, please help my brother."

Chen Tao readily agreed: "Okay, when I go back to see Xiao Yin, I will visit Lao Min and find out the details from him."

Old Min, also known as Min Zhongsheng, is a "factory son-in-law" like Song Yunhui, and is also an apprentice of Secretary Yuanshui of Jinzhou Factory.

He is also very capable.

But the difference is that his brother-in-law is a director, and he has no confidence to resist his father-in-law's family, and he is even abused by his wife.

Song Yunhui's brother-in-law, Cheng Qianli, is a complete waste and cannot restrain Song Yunhui at all.

Although Song Min and others had some disagreements, they were not that serious.

When preparing for the Donghai Factory, Song Yunhui called Min Zhongsheng and then found Deputy Director Lu of "Yi Lu Huihuang" through his brother-in-law. Only then did he have the opportunity to build the Donghai Factory.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Min Zhongsheng was willing to help was only because he was worried that if the Donghai Factory failed, Song Yunhui would return to the Jinzhou Factory to take his position, and it was not simply out of friendship as both were "factory sons-in-law."

After hearing her husband only say that he wanted to find out the situation from Min Zhongsheng, and didn't even say that if the situation was true, he would decisively help his brother-in-law, Cheng Kaiyan couldn't help but directly ask:
"Why go to all that trouble? Why don't you just transfer my brother over here?"

Chen Tao said seriously, "Is this a matter of job transfer? Can changing factories cover up his lack of work ability? What he needs to do first is to work hard to improve himself."

Cheng Kaiyan said dissatisfiedly: "My brother has poor working ability, so why don't you find him an easy job? My dad said that everyone in Donghai Factory listens to you now. What can you do if you transfer my brother here?"

Chen Tao put down his bowl and said in a gentle but firm tone:
"The whole Donghai listens to me? How can I be so capable? When the whole Donghai really listens to me, I will consider transferring your brother here..."

Song Yunhui was considerate of his wife and was willing to analyze the situation patiently for her.

And what about Chen Tao?

Just use the "drag" tactic!

You say I have the ability, I say I don’t. Can you know my abilities better than me?
I just can't do it, what can you do?
Find other leaders of Donghai Factory to prove that I have this ability?

Stupid, who will care about you!
It's okay to say some sarcastic remarks, such as the son-in-law betraying his master or becoming a Chen Shimei, which will damage Chen Tao's reputation.

But if they really had to sign and place their own cronies in Chen Tao's place, who would do such a stupid thing?
Cheng Kaiyan stood up and said, "You really don't want to help?"

Chen Tao packed up the lunch box and handed it to her.

Cheng Kaiyan didn't take it and turned away angrily.

The door slammed loudly. (End of this chapter)