Chapter 35: Pan Dahai's Life Comeback

To say that Pan Dahai is really happy today is an understatement. Who would have thought that after reaching the age of thirty, he would finally have a stroke of luck? These tedious and dry cases have increasingly driven this man, who is actually quite straightforward by nature, to the brink of collapse. But for the sake of living, he has endured time and again. In fact, he had the opportunity to work for a construction company in the north, doing the kind of engineering and construction work he loved.

His wife, Yuan Jing, a city girl with a pretty face, whose father worked in the judicial system, was someone Pan Dahai, a child from the countryside, had always been proud to marry. When they first got married, their relationship was indeed very good. However, in the past two years, as time went on, perhaps she gradually saw through the essence of romantic love, his wife became increasingly indifferent towards him. She always complained that his salary was too low, that he couldn't afford this or

Seeing this relationship slowly heading towards a dead end, Pan Dahai felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he had no way to change the situation. His wife came from a wealthy background and had a habit of being extravagant since childhood. Recently, she had become obsessed with playing mahjong and often hung out with a few wealthy women, making things even worse. His monthly salary of over 5,000 yuan couldn't withstand her few bouts of extravagance.

Now that he has a new job, and his cousin has already promised a monthly salary of no less than 30,000, you know, in this small county town of Linshui County, that's a top-notch salary. Pan Dahai was so happy inside, thinking that now he could finally hold his head up in front of his wife, right? After bidding farewell to Zhao Ping'an, he hurriedly rushed home, preparing to share this exciting news with his wife.

As he approached his home, he could hear the sound of mahjong tiles being shuffled from afar. However, Pan Dahai was already used to it. His wife didn't want to go to work, and he didn't force her. As a simple-minded rural kid, he always thought that marrying a beautiful wife was meant to be cherished, and earning money to support the family was a man's duty. As long as his wife was happy, that was enough.

"Eh? Why are you back so early today?" Sitting by the mahjong table in the living room, Yuan Jing heard some noise at the door, turned her head to look, and asked in surprise, "You quit your job?" 

"I resigned," Pan Dahai said with a smile.

"What!" Yuan Jing's expression immediately changed upon hearing this. If it weren't for the fact that there were still guests at home, she would have exploded on the spot.

"Listen to me..."

Pan Dahai, who had been silent, finally spoke up, and it was like igniting a long-dormant bomb. Yuan Jing couldn't hold back any longer!

"How can you still smile? My dad went through so much trouble to help you get a job at the credit union, and you dare to quit? How are you going to support the family from now on? Marrying you was the worst mistake of my life!"

As Yuan Jing spoke, her eyes quickly misted over. The woman sitting next to her, who was dressed in an extravagant manner, slightly comforted her and said in a seemingly magnanimous tone, "Xiao Jing, it's just a job that pays a few thousand yuan a month. Where can't you find one?" Didn't you say your husband used to study things related to architecture? Honestly, if it doesn't work out, I'll just have a word with my husband Liu and let him go work at the construction site. He'll definitely earn more than he does now.

"Sister Wang, thank you." Yuan Jingxuan managed to squeeze out a faint smile and said, "Oh, don't mention it. We're all sisters, so of course, we have to help each other out." Sister Wang, while speaking, cast a somewhat disdainful glance at Pan Dahai, who was standing there hesitating to speak, thinking to herself, "This person looks so dignified, but it turns out he's useless. What's the point of reading so many books?" What's wrong with college students again? In the end, you still have to work for others, earning just a few thousand yuan a month after working your fingers to the bone?

Looking back, it's still our old Liu. A single project can easily bring in hundreds of thousands, and in just a few months, it can match the efforts of these college students who don't know how hard they have to work.

"Why are you just standing there? Go pour tea for Sister Wang, Sister Ren, and Sister Ping!" Yuan Jing shot a glare at Pan Dahai, saying sternly, "You should know better."

"Uh..." Pan Dahai hesitated, deciding to wait until these women left before explaining the situation to his wife. After all, he wasn't the type to flaunt things; he preferred to keep his family's matters private.

This kind of serving tea and pouring water is not the first time for Pan Dahai. In the past, he would feel a bit of anger in his heart, but strangely, today he felt nothing at all. He thought this might be related to having a broad mind. After all, starting today, he is also a person with a salary in the hundreds of thousands, so it really isn't worth getting angry over such trivial matters. "Sister Ren, tea." Pan Dahai first handed a cup of brewed Longjing tea to the oldest woman in the tea-tasting venue.

"Well, Xiao Pan, if you're willing to do business, I can go back and talk to my family about it, and let them give you some guidance." After Sister Ren took the tea, she said with a smile, "Uh... I didn't plan on that."Pan Dahai bluntly refused without a second thought, which made Yuan Jing extremely furious.

Sister Ren shook her head, a hint of hidden disdain flashing in her eyes, thinking to herself, how does this young man have no ambition at all? This is how his life will be.

A round of tea was passed around, and when it reached Sister Wang, there was suddenly a knock at the door. Yuan Jing got up to open it, and standing at the door was a balding man carrying several large and small bags. Sister Wang looked at him in surprise and said, "Old Liu, what are you doing here?"

The person who came was her husband, who works in engineering.

Old Liu followed the sound and suddenly saw a man pouring tea for his wife. The smile on his face instantly froze. He dropped what he was holding with a thud, rushed over, and quickly snatched the tea away. "Oh, Mr. Pan, how dare I trouble you to do it yourself? Here, let me do it, let me do it."

"Mr. Pan...?"

His actions left several women at the scene dumbfounded. You see, among the four families present, if you were to say which man was the richest, it would definitely be Old Liu, who runs a sizable construction company in the county town.

"Old Liu, did you take the wrong medicine?" Sister Wang looked at her husband, who was diligently pouring tea for her, and thought to herself, "When was the last time I enjoyed such treatment?"

"You! You! You're really audacious!"

Old Liu, with a very ugly expression, scolded her and then quickly gave a 90-degree bow to Pan Dahai, who was standing next to him like a wooden block, "Sorry, Mr. Pan, a woman doesn't understand the rules, I hope you won't take it to heart!"

"Old Liu! What kind of mess have you gotten into?" His wife finally couldn't stand it anymore, stood up, and asked angrily.

What kind of person is your husband? He's a big boss worth millions! How can you apologize to a useless person who doesn't even have a job? Moreover, did I do anything wrong? It was just pouring him a glass of water, right?

"Shut up! We'll settle this later!" Old Liu said fiercely, feeling extremely angry inside. This woman is really more trouble than she's worth. Originally, out of respect for our long-standing relationship, I thought I could just feed and take care of her for the rest of my life, as long as she didn't interfere with my affairs. But now it seems, she is really too different from my well-mannered little Yuan Yuan. I might have to just replace her with a new housekeeper!

After coming to these realizations, Old Liu's anger intensified, and he shouted angrily, "You wasteful woman, do you know who President Pan is? He's the big boss holding a 500 million project! How dare you let him serve you tea, this is simply outrageous!"

"What!" His wife was stunned by his scolding, but she still heard the number 500 million clearly. She was so scared that she plopped back down on her chair. "This... Dàhǎi, is this for real?" Yuan Jing finally came to her senses and looked at her husband with a hint of disbelief.

Pan Dahai scratched his head with a smile, "Yeah, that kid Ping An came over this morning, saying he was planning to invest 500 million to build an industrial park, but he doesn't know anything about engineering and construction, so he asked me to go over and help out."

"Is it your cousin Zhao Ping'an?"

Yuan Jing finally thought of something. In fact, the recent rumors about Anping Technology had been spreading like wildfire, and she had heard some of it too. She had considered asking her husband, Pan Dahai, to go over and help out, but her husband, Pan Dahai, seemed weak on the surface, but he was actually quite stubborn. He said that her cousin Ping An was running a tech company and that he didn't know anything about it, so he didn't want to be a burden.

Seeing Pan Dahai nod, Yuan Jingxi was overjoyed and cried, somewhat reproachfully saying, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I saw you all busy, so I thought I'd tell you later." Pan Dahai put on an innocent face, thinking to himself, "You didn't give me a chance either!" 

"Dahai!" Yuan Jing rushed up and tightly hugged him, sobbing as she said, "I will never play mahjong again!"

"No problem, as long as you're happy. We're rich now!" Pan Dahai lovingly stroked her head, saying reassuringly.