A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

In his previous life, Zhang Zhaoxing was imprisoned because his brother-in-law had purchased a batch of very poor-quality meat. The meat appeared to be of good quality, but in reality, it had serious problems; it was frozen pork from animals that had died of swine fever years ago.

Moreover, the meat already smelled a bit bad when it melted, but they still added a lot of spices to suppress the odor before using it.

Ultimately, because so many people bought and ate this food, they all became poisoned, vomiting and having diarrhea, and some even fainted.

The hospital traced the problem back to their food factory, and relevant departments retrieved all the canned meat from that batch for inspection, discovering serious quality issues with the meat.

This is arguably the most basic principle and bottom line that a food factory should uphold, yet Zhang Zhaoxing's large food factory failed to do so. That's why Zhang Zhaoxing was punished so severely.

However, Zhang Zhaoxing did not take Hu Dahai's reminder seriously.

Instead, he said dismissively, "Although I don't know why you know so much, I can tell you clearly that my brother-in-law would never do such a thing."

“He’s much richer than me. Do you think he would do something so dangerous for such a small amount of money? Besides, if he harms me, how will his sister survive?”

As he spoke, Zhang Zhaoxing added with a hint of mockery, "You've done a lot of investigation, but you haven't found the most crucial information."

"Since you don't have any other ulterior motives and are just here to remind me, you can leave on your own. I won't call the security department to kick you out, as a way of saving face for you."

"In the future, don't remind others without clear evidence, after all, others may not have my good temper."

After Zhang Zhaoxing finished speaking, he returned to his seat, wanting to continue working and no longer wanting to deal with Hu Dahai.

Hu Dahai shook his head. Since you don't want to listen, then so be it. Anyway, if you go to jail for not listening, I can think of another way.

He stood up and said to Zhang Zhaoxing one last time, "Since that's the case, I'll be leaving now. Actually, it won't take you much effort to find someone to investigate. It's a responsible thing to do, isn't it?"

"Then, I have a way to improve your food factory's business. You probably don't want to hear it now, but if you do, you can come to Qunyi Brigade to find me tomorrow. My name is Hu Dahai."

After saying that, Hu Dahai strode away. He knew that the more he acted like he wanted to have something happen with Zhang Zhaoxing, the more suspicious Zhang Zhaoxing would become. Conversely, the more indifferent he was, and even the more aloof he seemed, the more Zhang Zhaoxing would care about what he said.

After Hu Dahai left, Zhang Zhaoxing initially remained indifferent and disdainful.

He shook his head and muttered to himself, "Tch, when did I ever believe such nonsense? I must be crazy. Even if my brother-in-law is unreliable, if my wife found out, would she agree? She'd definitely be scolding her brother right away."

After saying that, he buried himself in his work again, showing no intention of taking the matter to heart.

However, having gone through this ordeal, Zhang Zhaoxing's mindset is completely different now; or rather, he has become agitated.

Although he kept telling himself that his brother-in-law wouldn't be that kind of person, Zhang Zhaoxing only managed to hold out for a few minutes before giving up completely.

Because he was constantly uneasy, even the words Hu Dahai said kept echoing in his mind like a broken record.

He sighed and muttered to himself, "Maybe I should have someone investigate. It won't take too long anyway."

Zhang Zhaoxing picked up the phone on the table and called his assistant: "Hey, Xiao Liu, go do something for me... and be careful to do it secretly."

……

Hu Dahai and Bao Yuanshan returned to Qunyi Brigade with cheerful steps.

Bao Yuanshan was in a hurry to take the money home. He wanted to tell his wife the good news and also asked her to go snail hunting with him when she had time, to spread the word in the village about Hu Dahai's fish-buying business, and to help Hu Dahai get more fish.

Hu Dahai looked at the breakfast he had left for Hu Wangfei on the table, which no one had eaten yet, and smiled slightly. It seemed that this little rascal was finally not going to get up today.

To be honest, the fact that Hu Wangfei was able to get up and go out to collect a bucket of stones yesterday was already beyond Hu Dahai's expectations. Hu Dahai originally thought that Hu Wangfei could only last one day at most, and that he would definitely be exhausted the next day. It seems that he underestimated the kid's determination not to study.

He put Hu Wangfei's breakfast aside and went into Hu Wangfei's room.

Hu Wangfei, who was lying in bed, immediately sat up when he saw Hu Dahai walk in: "Dad, what brings you here?"

His voice was still trembling, his face was pale, his hair was a mess, his eyes were swollen, and he had two huge dark circles under his eyes.

Everyone else says that after a long day of work, they're exhausted and can just fall asleep the moment their head hits the pillow. But last night, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what he tried. He tossed and turned in bed, trying different positions because his legs hurt. Finally, it was almost dawn when he managed to drift off to sleep.

He sat up abruptly, feeling a bit sore from the sudden movement. But he didn't want to lose face in front of his father, so he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Hu Dahai glanced at Hu Wangfei's hands, which were tightly gripping the blanket, and knew that he was feeling unwell. He even deliberately looked around his room and lingered for a while.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "I didn't come to see you for anything, I just wanted to tell you that you haven't had breakfast yet, so I won't be cooking lunch for you."

Hu Wangfei: "..."

Dad, you're really inhuman.

Why did you have to come in and say that to me? You could have just called out from the door. You made me think you were telling me to go back to school, so I forced myself to sit up.

After Hu Dahai finished speaking, he went out with a smile and started preparing his lunch. He just wanted to see Hu Wangfei get his comeuppance. Damn it, this was all interest on the bad treatment they gave him in his previous life!

It wasn't until Hu Dahai had finished cooking the rice and stir-fried four side dishes, sat down to eat lunch, and even took a nap at home, that Hu Wangfei's door creaked open.

Looking at the food Hu Dahai had left for him on the table, Hu Wangfei thought to himself: He absolutely wouldn't go to work today; he had to stay home and rest. And even if it killed him, he absolutely couldn't go to the quarry. That work was too exhausting. Although he could earn a lot of money in a day, working one day would ruin several days' worth of health.

But then she remembered that she still owed Hu Dahai money, otherwise she would have to go back to school.

So he sat down at the table, eating his meal while thinking about taking another nap in the afternoon and chatting with his friends in the evening, figuring there would be some other work to do.

But when Hu Wangfei went to find his friends in the evening, they were nowhere to be found at their homes.

"Where did Xiang Yong and the others go? None of them are home today."

On the way back, Hu Wangfei met one of his friends' mothers and went up to her curiously to ask her something.

Xiang Yong's mother glanced at Hu Wangfei and said in surprise, "You don't know?"

Hu Wangfei was dumbfounded: "What do I know? I don't know anything. Did they go to the quarry?"

Xiang Yong's mother said, "They went out to catch fish in the afternoon. Your father collects fish in the village. He gets 15 cents a pound of fish. Catching 10 pounds of fish is much easier than going to the quarry to break a bucket of gravel."

She pointed in a direction and said, "Go to the bay, you should be able to see them. I'm leaving now, I'll come to your house later and sell these snails to your dad, hehe, I should be able to make a little money."

After Xiang Yong's mother finished speaking, she left on her own, leaving Hu Wangfei standing there at a loss.

To others, he was Hu Dahai's son, and since his father bought fish, he could at least get a good deal. But only he knew that his father, Hu Dahai, was as cold as ice to him, even charging him for meals. Of course, all of this was caused by his own unwillingness to study.

Hu Wangfei thought for a long time, and finally stamped his foot: "Hmph, I'll go catch fish too. Do you think he won't take the fish I catch?"

He went home, got a bucket, and headed towards the bay, thinking to himself that catching fish would be much easier than going to the quarry. If he was lucky, he could catch thirty catties of fish a day and earn four or five yuan, which would definitely not be a problem.