Master, That's My Wife and My House! - Chapter 38

Chen Feng stood at Zhou Zhenglong’s residence, only to find no one inside, though the door was open.

These days, it’s not a matter of “no one picking up lost items on the road,” especially after the large-scale return of educated youth to the cities this year. Many people have no work to do and can only wander the streets every day.

These unemployed educated youths couldn’t earn money and had to be supported by their families. At first, it was fine, but as time went on, their families would inevitably complain. Some families would cut off all their food and drink except for essential items.

So these people were dishonest and their actions were not clean. Later, these people caused too much trouble, which led to the heavy crackdown in 1983.

Zhou Zhenglong’s door was wide open, which meant there was only one possibility: either he was so poor he wasn’t afraid of being robbed, or he was drunk again and forgot to close the door.

Zhou Zhenglong was a heavy drinker. He used to spend most of his salary on alcohol, and even the accident that resulted in his castration was caused by drinking.

Chen Feng walked straight in, and as soon as he entered the room, he smelled a strong odor of cheap liquor.

Don’t assume that things from the 1970s are all made using traditional methods and are of high quality. In reality, everyone was dirt poor back then, and most people drank blended liquor. They only cared about getting a quick kick, and they certainly didn’t care about the taste.

Zhou Zhenglong’s house has two rooms, one inside and one outside, totaling only about 20 square meters. However, he owns the house, and no one knows exactly how he got it. In any case, Zhou Zhenglong doesn’t have to pay rent.

The outside area served as the living room, but apart from a table and two stools, there was nothing else. On the wall, however, there were two posters of great figures hanging as decorations.

Chen Feng pushed open the bedroom door and was immediately hit by a pungent smell of alcohol. Then he saw Zhou Zhenglong sprawled out on the bed.

At this moment, Chen Feng noticed a wooden board in the corner of the bedroom, with clean bedding on it, and it smelled of Lin Youwei.

Chen Feng’s face turned cold. Zhou Zhenglong was never a good person before, and he became even more perverted after being castrated.

He married a wife, but he was useless. Due to his twisted mentality, he never allowed Lin Youwei to sleep in the bed. Instead, he slept in the bed himself, while Lin Youwei slept on the floor or in the corner.

“That’s good, saves my teacher’s wife from feeling disgusted,” Chen Feng thought to himself. A woman would feel nauseous for days if she even touched Zhou Zhenglong. The fact that he didn’t touch Lin Youwei was already a good deed.

Besides that, there were also feather dusters, belts, and bamboo strips in the room. Although Lin Youwei hadn’t mentioned it, Chen Feng had seen the injuries on her body, and it was obvious how those injuries came about.

Chen Feng took a deep breath, went to the bedside, and patted Zhou Zhenglong’s face, saying, “Hey, wake up, wake up quickly!”

Zhou Zhenglong casually brushed Chen Feng’s hand away, muttering, “Lin Youwei… bitch, slut, I’ll let you… let you have a few days of fun, after I kill Chen Feng… hehe, I’ll take good care of you then.”

Chen Feng’s expression was strange. He felt so wronged in his past life, having been tricked by such a thing. Who could he complain to?

There’s nothing we can do; Zhou Zhenglong drank quite a bit, so there’s no hope of him waking up anytime soon.

Chen Feng could only go out for a walk. When he saw that it was almost time, he returned to Zhou Zhenglong’s house, filled a basin with water, and poured it over Zhou Zhenglong from head to toe.

“Awooo!” Zhou Zhenglong yelled and scrambled out of bed.

He was completely bewildered. When his eyes focused, he saw Chen Feng standing in front of him with a basin in his hand.

“Chen…Chen Feng, are you fucking crazy?” Zhou Zhenglong wiped his face and asked, cursing.

Chen Feng put down the basin of water, still looking shaken. He quickly said, “Master, are you alright? You don’t know, you were like you were possessed just now, twisting and turning on the bed, and shouting something about killing someone. It was so creepy. I called you but you didn’t respond. I had no choice but to wake you up with cold water.”

Zhou Zhenglong was stunned for a moment. He vaguely remembered having a dream in which he killed Chen Feng and that bitch Lin Youwei. Could it be that he was talking in his sleep?

“…I had a nightmare, well…what exactly did I say?” Zhou Zhenglong asked with an awkward smile.

Chen Feng shook his head and said, “I didn’t hear you clearly. You’ve had too much to drink. Your nose seems a little stuffy, and your voice sounds muffled.”

Zhou Zhenglong let out a sigh of relief, then asked in surprise, “Wait a minute! What are you doing here? Are you at work today?”

Chen Feng smiled and said, “I have some good news for you. I’ve been transferred to the Wanhuai Coal Mine.”

Zhou Zhenglong was taken aback, then immediately asked, “What about me? How’s my situation?”

Chen Feng laughed and said, “Don’t worry! I don’t care about other people’s business, but I definitely care about yours, Master! The boss has agreed to offer you a job too!”

Zhou Zhenglong couldn’t believe his ears and exclaimed excitedly, “Are you serious? I’m a full-time employee again?”

“Uh! Not yet.” Chen Feng patiently explained, “Master, it’s like this, I’m new here after all. The leaders value me, but I can’t be too obvious about it, so you have to start as a contract worker.”

“Contract worker? Even a dog wouldn’t do that!” Zhou Zhenglong immediately said. What is a contract worker? In the eyes of regular employees, it’s someone who comes to work like a slave for regular employees, doing a lot of work but not receiving the corresponding benefits and wages.

Decades later, contract workers will be equivalent to outsourcing, doing the same work but not enjoying the same treatment.

Chen Feng immediately said, “Master, that’s not how it’s said. The leader said that this is just a transition period, and you will be officially promoted after a while.”

“Don’t listen to his nonsense. If you want to transfer, transfer now. Why wait a few days? Are you kidding me?” Zhou Zhenglong said dismissively.

Seeing this, Chen Feng sighed and said, “If that’s what you mean, Master, then I’ll go back for you. Anyway, you won’t pass the exam.”

After saying that, Chen Feng was about to leave, but Zhou Zhenglong couldn’t sit still any longer. He quickly got up, not even bothering to put on his shoes, and stopped Chen Feng.

“Xiaofeng, look at your temper, why are you so irritable?” Zhou Zhenglong chuckled, then said, “It’s not that Master is choosing, but permanent employees come from contract employees, I was just teasing you!”

Chen Feng sighed and said, “Master, let’s be reasonable. If the leader is messing with me, I should have just refused from the start. Contract worker… do you think contract workers are easy to find? Believe me, if I went out with a contract worker position right now, how many people would want it?”

Zhou Zhenglong thought about it and realized it made sense. These days, there were only a few types of people: one was the farmers in the commune, who would never be able to afford government-subsidized grain rations. The other was the regular employees, who actually received government-subsidized grain rations.

While contract workers may not be as valuable as permanent employees, they are still enviable for ordinary people, as they at least receive a regular salary.

“Are you sure you can get a permanent position in the future?” Zhou Zhenglong asked.

“The leader personally promised me that,” Chen Feng said matter-of-factly.

“Well…that’s alright.” Zhou Zhenglong sighed, “But I’ve heard that contract workers have a heavy workload, and I’m worried my body won’t be able to handle it!”

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Feng said directly, “The leader said that once you get there, you can choose whatever job you want, and he guarantees that you’ll be satisfied with it.”

Zhou Zhenglong’s eyes lit up, and he grinned from ear to ear, repeatedly saying, “Good, good, good, I can rest assured now.”