Chapter 107 - 101 alcohol commander
Gao Yuzhu watched with wide eyes as He Xuewen and that distinguished-looking bespectacled man, who clearly seemed important, walked into the restaurant. He witnessed Xuewen, without as much as batting an eyelid, ordering so many fine dishes. Those dishes must cost at least six or seven dollars, right?
Wistfully observing the lavish meal inside, then glancing down at his own pathetic sesame cake and tap water, Gao felt a sourness welling up inside. Comparing oneself with others could be such a bitter experience!
In fact, He Xuewen had noticed Gao Yuzhu by the door a while ago. Seeing him looking so pitiful, Xuewen couldn’t help but chuckle to himself. Not the slightest bit of sympathy emanated from him. This time, because he was in high spirits for finding his daughter, he hadn’t been too harsh, only arranging for Yang Wenbin to demote Wang Shouwang and reassign Yuzhu away from the accounting position. It was nothing that could seriously harm their prospects. Had it been back in the days when his temper ran hot, both Wang Shouwang and Gao Yuzhu would have been tormented within an inch of their lives.
"Xuewen, do you know that man at the door? He seems to have glanced inside several times," Yang Wenbin had noticed Gao Yuzhu peering in long ago and felt a strong distaste for the man with his shady demeanor.
"That’s the very Gao Yuzhu I told you about before, the one who wanted to report me for taking the capitalist road and being a bad element. I bet he’s thinking about getting some connections in town for his brother-in-law," Xuewen remarked nonchalantly.
Hearing this, Wenbin’s dislike for Gao Yuzhu deepened. Coming from a military family, though not a soldier himself, Wenbin was deeply influenced by military life and detested backstabbers the most. Frowning, he said, "Even if he offered a mountain of gold, nobody would dare to speak up for his brother-in-law. Xuewen, in my opinion, you’re being too soft-hearted. Strike the snake at its head, weed out the root—demotion isn’t deterrent enough. You shouldn’t be lenient with the enemy."
Xuewen smiled, shaking his head, "Let it be, I’ve just recognized a goddaughter and should accumulate some virtue. Besides, it’s always best to leave some wiggle room. And frankly, Gao Yuzhu and Wang Shouwang aren’t my enemies; they’re just two ignorant fools. A small lesson this time should suffice."
Yuzhu, of course, didn’t overhear this conversation. If he had, tears would’ve certainly streamed down his face. Your "small lesson" cost him half of his belongings—had it been your old self dealing with this, wouldn’t that have been the end of him? Yuzhu truly realized this; if He Xuewen had been as hot-tempered as before, both he and Wang Shouwang’s lives would have been in grave danger.