In fact, Xu Qiang had a good relationship with Li Lin's father. When he came to Li Lin's house with Wang Yongsheng several times before, he was warmly received, especially Li Lin's father Li Weiguo, who looked at Xu Qiang differently. After all, at that time Xu Qiang had just become a model worker in the factory and was already very famous.

"Have some tea." Li Lin's mother Wang Xiufen poured Xu Qiang a cup of hot tea and casually greeted him.

"Aren't you studying in Shanghai? Why did you come back suddenly?" Li Weiguo took out a pack of cigarettes and placed it in front of Xu Qiang, and asked casually.

"Xiao Gangpao came to me and said that Wang Yongsheng was in trouble and the other party asked for compensation. They couldn't solve the problem, so they found me." Xu Qiang paused and continued, "Wang Yongsheng is my best friend, I have to help him. In addition, I heard that your family wants to cancel the engagement with Wang Yongsheng's family, so I want to come and talk to you about this matter..."

"This matter has nothing to do with you, and you can't do anything about it." Li Weiguo shook his head and continued, "I, Li Weiguo, have worked in the factory for half my life. I have never done anything wrong, and I have never let anyone down. I can't let people scold me for being old and confused behind my back. I married my daughter to a labor camp inmate, and even if he gets out, he won't have a job. How can I support my daughter?"

In fact, whether it is Wang Yongsheng, Li Lin or Xiao Gangpao, they all came from the Northeast. They have been co-workers for more than ten years and know each other well. In particular, when Li Weiguo and Wang Yongsheng's families were in the Northeast, they were neighbors in a factory and the relationship between the parents of both sides was very good. So in fact, a few years ago, the parents of the two families had already discussed the marriage of their children. Although Wang Yongsheng had a bad reputation in the factory, Li Weiguo still agreed to the marriage.

However, the reason why the Li family agreed to their daughter's relationship with Wang Yongsheng was not only because of the friendship between the parents of both parties, but also because Wang Yongsheng was a formal employee. So even though he sometimes liked to fight and make trouble outside, Li Weiguo thought it was nothing, because the people in the Northeast were inherently tough, and there were not many men who had never fought since childhood.

But now, Wang Yongsheng beat someone so badly that he was hospitalized and lost his job. It is normal for the Li family not to want their daughter to marry him. Not to mention that it would be embarrassing for their daughter to marry a prisoner, and marrying a man means providing clothes and food. Wang Yongsheng lost even his "iron rice bowl", so the Li family would naturally not let their woman marry him and suffer.

"In fact, Wang Yongsheng is not a bad person. It's just that young people are hot-tempered and inevitably make some mistakes." Xu Qiang paused and continued, "He has always respected you very much. In order to please you, he goes to the county town almost every week to pick out the best cigarettes, alcohol and fruits that you like most. He is also very nice to Li Lin and buys whatever she wants..."

"Didn't my daughter buy him anything? The watches that kid wears were all bought for him by my daughter with her own salary! Besides, he never missed this place, and my family treated him with good food and drinks. When have we ever owed him anything?" Li Weiguo said with his eyes wide open.

"Yes, I know you treat him well..." Xu Qiang paused, then continued, "Actually, what I mean is that I hope you can understand that Wang Yongsheng and your daughter are truly in love. No one is perfect. Since the relationship between the two families is so good, why can't you give Wang Yongsheng another chance?"

"Xiao Xu, you are a kind-hearted child. It's not easy for you to come back from Shanghai for Yongsheng..." At this time, Li Lin's mother Wang Xiufen also interrupted and said, "Actually, we know Wang Yongsheng better than you do. He is very polite to us and we can see that he is a filial child. But the key is... He has been fired from the factory. Now everyone in the factory is talking about this matter. My husband and I are too embarrassed to go out..."

"If my daughter marries a labor camp inmate, won't she be laughed at for the rest of her life?" Li Weiguo sighed, then continued, "If you ask me, Xiao Xu's matter has nothing to do with you, and you can't do anything about it. Last time, Director Liu came over and said that he could arrange a job for him in the tertiary industry. But my daughter is a top student at the medical college. The tertiary industry is nothing. It's a place for disabled people and illiterates. They earn little and their income is unstable. How can they support their family in the future?"

"Actually, if Wang Yongsheng can come out, I can arrange a decent job for him." Xu Qiang said with a raised eyebrow.

"Can you help him find a job? You are just a technician when you come back. What right do you have to arrange a job for him?" Li Weiguo was stunned at first, then said,

"It's not that simple." Xu Qiang smiled and continued, "I am currently the person in charge of a national key project. I have met with Minister Zhang of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building before. He plans to set up a chemical research institute in Shanghai. I will be in charge of this institute in the future. Although most of the people in the institute are technical personnel, it is small but complete. There are finance, procurement and other departments, and they all need manpower..."

"You have met Minister Zhang!?" Li Weiguo and his wife were immediately surprised when they heard Xu Qiang say this.

The fact that Xu Qiang had undertaken a national scientific research project and won an award at BJ had long been known among people in the factory. There were even rumors that after Xu Qiang returned to the factory in the future, he would take over Li Cunzhu's position as chief engineer. This was already known to everyone.

However, it was the first time that Li Weiguo and his wife heard about the meeting between Xu Qiang and Minister Zhang Zhen.

You know, even the factory director Liu Biao, although he has a very good relationship with the leaders of the provincial bureau, has no chance to meet Minister Zhang. After all, such leaders are at too high a level and have great power, and they can usually only be seen on TV and in newspapers.

If Xu Qiang really met with Minister Zhang, it means that the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building attaches great importance to Xu Qiang and will definitely use him in the future.

"There's no need for me to lie about this kind of thing. In fact, Minister Zhang has commended all the members of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building who won the National Science and Technology Progress Award in the meeting. I might be the youngest one. Minister Zhang was a little curious, so he talked to me alone..." Xu Qiang explained.

"Haha, so that's it." After hearing what Xu Qiang said, Li Weiguo and his wife no longer doubted the meeting between Xu Qiang and Minister Zhang.

"In fact, my working experience is very short, less than a year, but the results of my research and development are very important, and the current project is very important to the development of the country's military industry, so I have the qualifications to be in charge of a research institute independently." Xu Qiang paused, then said: "I have always felt that Wang Yongsheng is a very rare talent, especially in communication and business, he is much better than ordinary people, so after I became the director, I can arrange a purchaser job for Wang Yongqiang. This kind of job is actually a lucrative job. Look at He Yong, the head of the supply and marketing department of our factory. This guy has made a lot of money. You should know better than me..."

"Uh..." Hearing this, Li Weiguo nodded slightly and said, "Yongsheng is a kid who never works hard, but he is good at doing business. He has made a lot of money in the past two years." In fact, Li Weiguo knew that Wang Yongsheng made money. After all, Wang Yongsheng had given him many gifts in the past few years, and good cigarettes and good wine were all moved to his house in boxes. Otherwise, Li Weiguo and his wife would not have agreed to their daughter's marriage to him so readily.

"Is your research institute in Shanghai?" asked Li Weiguo's wife Wang Xiufen.

"Yes, it's in Shanghai."

"Shanghai is great. The wages of workers there are higher than here. There is plenty to eat and play. It's a good place..." said Wang Xiufen.

"So you don't have to worry about Wang Yongsheng's work. I will arrange it for him, and he will definitely make a lot of money." Seeing that Li Weiguo and his wife seemed to have a change in attitude, Xu Qiang quickly assured them.

"But who knows how long that guy will be locked up? He blinded someone's eyes, so it will take at least several years, right?" After a moment, Li Weiguo said again with a frown.

"No, I have already obtained the other party's letter of forgiveness. With the other party's letter of forgiveness, the court will give him a lighter sentence. I think he will be released in one or two years at most." Xu Qiang said.

"Did you get the letter of apology?"

"Yes." Xu Qiang nodded, and then told Li Weiguo and his wife exactly what happened in the morning.

"You gave them 8,000 yuan!?"

When they heard the amount of money Xu Qiang revealed, Li Weiguo and his wife looked incredulous.

What does 8,000 yuan mean? This is almost the total income of the couple for nearly ten years!
They also didn't expect that Xu Qiang actually spent so much money just to get a letter of forgiveness for Wang Yongsheng.

"Part of this money is what I made from doing business with Wang Yongsheng, and the other part is the bonus from the science and technology award." Xu Qiang paused, then continued, "I can make more money if I lose it, but I will never give up on my friends. I hope Uncle Li can give him a chance to turn back and live up to the relationship between him and Li Lin over the years..."

"Yeah." Hearing this, Li Weiguo and his wife were immediately moved.

"We need to think about it again..." Li Weiguo said after a moment.

"Okay, then you take your time to think about it. In short, I will always help Wang Yongsheng." Xu Qiang nodded, stood up and said, "Sorry to bother you, I'll go back first..."

"Kaka."

At this moment, there was a sound of a door opening. As the door opened, Li Lin appeared at the door.

"I'm sorry, there was an emergency patient in the department today, so I had to work overtime..." After seeing Xu Qiang, Li Lin immediately said with an apologetic look on her face.

"It's okay. I've talked to your parents. Let them tell you the details. I'm leaving now." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Xiaolin, see Xu Qiang off." Li Weiguo said to his daughter at this time.

"Yeah." Li Lin responded, and then walked out with Xu Qiang. (End of this chapter)