Liu Yuan reached out and took the water cup, walked back to the water dispenser, filled two more cups with water, and then turned back to Wang Tiezhu.

He reached out and handed over two glasses of water.

His movements were a bit too large, causing the water in the glass to slosh around and spill a little.

He stared at Wang Tiezhu, a thought forming in his mind: he refused to believe that Wang Tiezhu had drunk both cups of water.

Wang Tiezhu looked at the two glasses of water, somewhat speechless: "I know you need something from me, so I'll agree to help."

But you've gone too far with your enthusiasm.

Liu Yuan's eyelid muscles twitched; she hadn't expected Wang Tiezhu to be thinking about this.

Wang Tiezhu thought he was enthusiastic, but he was too embarrassed to reveal his purpose.

Looking at the two glasses of water in my hand, I felt too embarrassed to mention washing my hands, so I just drank both glasses of water.

Then he put down his water glass and sat down in the old gatekeeper's chair.

But the sticky feeling on my hands, like a caterpillar crawling on them, made me feel really uncomfortable.

Wang Tiezhu was silent for a moment before saying, "You're here on official business today, right?"

Liu Yuan sighed: "We need to make a major overhaul; things are more serious than I thought."

Wang Tiezhu was silent for a while before saying, "I can't help you with your job. It'll be awkward for me to stand here when the leaders from various units arrive. How about this, I'll go home first."

We can discuss your request another day.

Liu Yuan nodded: "Okay, you can go back now. I'll call you another day."

Wang Tiezhu turned and walked outside.

At the entrance of the office building, He Yujiao walked out of the door with handcuffs on her hands.

He was flanked by two police officers on either side, with another police officer following behind him.

She was still somewhat resentful: "I already said that it was that bastard Wang Tiezhu who raped me, and you must investigate."

I am a victim.

Zhang Jicai followed behind and said, "I'll say it again, we will investigate everything. We will not wrong an innocent person, nor will we let a bad person go unpunished."

Before He Yujiao could say anything more, she suddenly saw Wang Tiezhu walking out of the unit's entrance. She raised her hands, pointed at Wang Tiezhu's back, and turned back to shout at Zhang Jicai, "Wang Tiezhu...that's Wang Tiezhu...why didn't you handcuff him?"

Are you in some kind of collusion? Why...? This is an act of favoritism and perverting the law.

"I won't let this go. I'm going to hire a lawyer and sue you!"

Zhang Jicai said coldly, "You can hire a lawyer, but don't disregard the facts, otherwise it's slander and defamation."

Hearing the commotion behind him, Wang Tiezhu turned around and saw He Yujiao's gaze.

He gave it only a brief glance, then turned and left.

He didn't even bother to look at him a second time; there was no need to waste his eyes on someone about to go to jail.

He stood by the roadside for a while, then hailed a taxi and headed to the electronics market.

The taxi drove on the streets of the county town.

Wang Tiezhu sat by the window, looking out at the green trees and tall buildings lining the street, feeling a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

It felt like I had left my hometown and ended up in a strange county town.

However, there is a natural sense of familiarity with the name Dongshan County.

From a young age, whenever he filled out his identity information while attending school, he always wrote "Shuijing Village, Muyang Town, Dongshan County".

I've been writing this address since elementary school, through university, and even when I'm looking for a job after graduation.

But the affection in my heart cannot bridge the distance between me and this county town.

As the events of the day flashed through my mind, my heart felt inexplicably heavy.

The taxi driver would occasionally chat with him, but he would only respond listlessly and disheartened.

I recalled the advice my classmates had given me when I decided to return to my hometown.

"Tiezhu, don't go back. There's no way to make money at home. Going back home will only mean going out again and wasting time."

"My God, have you lost your mind? There are no factories in your county. Only one type of person can survive there: those in the system, those in state-owned enterprises or public institutions. If you go back, you'll just be a piece of cake, waiting to be eaten by others."

"The Brahmins in county towns are not what you can imagine. Only big cities offer opportunities. Although big cities are dominated by capitalists, they need skilled workers, young blood, and people to make money for them. Moreover, there are many capitalists. If one doesn't work out, they'll move on to the next."

"Tiezhu, let me tell you this: when you get home, you'll definitely regret it!"

……

Regret?

Wang Tiezhu asked himself the question, and the answer was no regrets. He had thought it through before he came back. He couldn't afford a house in the big city, he still had to take care of his parents in their old age, and he also wanted to get married and settle down.

He only had one path: home.

When he figured all this out, it was as if he saw his own destiny, which seemed to have only one path.

All sorts of things that happened after I got home flashed through my mind: blind dates, engagements, breakups, working on construction sites, opening a clinic, growing tomatoes...

He felt himself getting better step by step, as if he had found a way out.

Unexpectedly, he was targeted by Li Shouxin because he made money. He worked hard to expand his business and add a new identity to himself, so that those who were eyeing him would be deterred.

I never imagined that registering a company would be such a bumpy road.

The taxi stopped, he swiped his money over, got out, and walked on the sidewalk, following the other pedestrians.

Watching a deliveryman running quickly with two delivery bags, he frowned and continued walking. Suddenly, a little boy ran out of a store crying, and a slightly overweight woman, carrying a broom, shouted, "Stop! If you don't finish your homework today, I'll break your legs!"

He was stunned.

He knew that if he didn't finish his homework, the threat of breaking his leg was just a scare tactic and wouldn't actually happen.

But he seemed to have a sudden realization.

He believes that no one is starving now, and the mother is making such demands on her child because she wants a better life.

争~

People live to compete.

Strive to be at the top, strive for fame and fortune, strive for more resources, strive for... everything.

As these thoughts arose, he felt as if he were a white cloud, looking down on the world from the sky.

He understood everything about the human world.

A large tractor with 24 horsepower towed a seeder past on the street.

Wang Tiezhu glanced at it indifferently. Technology could free everyone from labor, relieve them of hard work, and allow them to live a happy life. In the past, he only had this one thought.

Now he knows that technology is just a productive force; people have only escaped hard labor, but they still have to fight for the harvest in the fields.

We need to compete for corn, rice, wheat...

People are still very tired... The strong possess hundreds of millions of tons of grain, or wealth equivalent to 10,000 tons of grain, while the weak still struggle for food.

Striving... is the theme of life, the instinct of life.

争~

Struggle~~~

Wang Tiezhu chewed on the word over and over again.

Should we argue?

We must fight for it!

He realized that he had no other way out. If he were to stay in his small plot of land like his parents, he might not even be able to afford medical treatment in the future.

It's hard enough just to live.

It was not up to him at all.

fight!

Must fight!

Compete with those who have power and influence, compete with those who are high and mighty.

Wang Tiezhu made a decision in his heart, and suddenly felt that he had a goal to strive for. His steps became stronger, and he was full of energy.

As he walked and pondered, he found the spot where the van was parked, only to discover that it was surrounded by people.

Something seems to have happened.

Worried about his old apprentice Shen Sanshi, he quickly stepped forward: "Excuse me, make way, my car is inside, please let me pass."

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