Perhaps this is the so-called fate. God had chosen a partner for him for the rest of his life eleven years ago.
On the other hand, because of his lameness, he took advantage of it.
However, he still sneered at Jin Quansheng's approach.
After he left the factory, he couldn't accept his lameness for a while. His family was poor. How could he cure his leg with the few hundred yuan given by Jin Quansheng?
I saw my younger brother and my younger sister who was going to school.
He thought that even if he threw a few hundred dollars into it, his legs wouldn't be cured, so he might as well leave it to his younger siblings.
Thinking of this, Li Jingming's thoughts wandered, and then he came back to his senses.
"Brother Jingming, I am guilty. I beg you to forgive me."
As Jin Quansheng spoke, he knelt down with a plop, covering his face with his hands, and his mood was as low as dust.
"Over the years, I have never forgotten the way your legs were comatose with blood. I have been having nightmares. I am a sinner. I almost ruined your life."
Although Li Jingming once hated Jin Quansheng, it had been so long and there was nothing to say, so he had already been relieved.
Now that his leg has been cured, he is no longer the poor boy he was back then, and he no longer feels anything about this matter.
In this situation, when he saw the elderly man kneeling in front of him, he couldn't help but feel irritated.
What has he been like in the past ten years? Does he think that he can make up for the harm done to him by kneeling down?
Li Jingming's eyes were cold, he rubbed his aching brow and said lightly.
"If you have anything to say, please tell me. If you kneel like this and let others see it, you will think that we are bullying you alone in the room."
"Yes, if you have anything to say just sitting here and talking, you really think we are bullying you."
Jian Mei was a straight-tempered person, so she couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at Jin Quansheng, and moved her body uncomfortably in her chair.
Su Yongchang tilted his head slightly and motioned to Jin Quansheng to sit down and talk. After all, this is a new era. If you want to atone for your sins, you must prove it with actions, not just a cheap kneeling.
When Jin Quansheng saw Su Yongchang's eyes, he stood up and sat on a small stool nearby.
Jin Quansheng's mind was about the meeting with the leader in the factory eleven years ago. He recounted it while recalling it.
"Eleven years ago, I was the director of that factory..."
He has managed that factory for three or four years, and its efficiency has improved every year.
That year, the city decided to promote him.
As a person from a rural background, he knew that opportunities were rare, so he carefully looked after the factory.
It turned out that the day the leader inspected it was the day Su Yongchang came.
At that time, Su Yongchang graduated from medical school, but because of his strong ability, he was allowed to stay in relevant departments for a period of time.
And that time he went to inspect the work as a leader.
When I went, Jian Mei also went with me, but she went to do her own thing.
At that time, Susan Shan was crying and wanted to follow her, so Su Yongchang brought Susan Shan.
As soon as Su Yongchang left, he was busy discussing work with the manager of the factory. The child ran around and something happened.
At the critical moment, Li Jingming came to the rescue. In normal times, rescuing people would be a heroic deed and should be commended.
But such heroic deeds took place under his management.
In order to prevent any shortcomings in his work, he concealed the matter.
Well said, this is called saving people.
To put it bluntly, it was because of his negligent management that the child was put in danger.
Su Yongchang suggested that he go to the hospital to see Li Jingming. In desperation, Jin Quansheng said that Li Jingming had injured his leg while saving others and was temporarily emotionally unstable. He did not want to see the parents of the child, so he dismissed Su Yongchang on this ground.
And Su Yongchang felt that Li Jingming was probably extremely emotional at this time. If he said he didn't want to see him, he would just see him. At least it would make him feel better.
Because Su Yongchang came in a hurry and left in a hurry, he hurried back to Beijing with the censors.
Jin Quansheng's eyes widened when he saw money. After becoming an official, his hands were still more or less unclean.
Looking at the money in his hand, he became greedy and took it for himself.
Afterwards, he compensated Li Jingming several hundred yuan and sent him away, citing the blame.
Jin Quansheng explained clearly and clearly what he had done.
After he finished speaking, old man Su Su closed his eyes in anger.
Su Yongchang looked calm. Ever since Li Jingming said in the hospital that he had not seen any compensation, he had guessed that he had been tricked.
Jian Mei clutched her chest angrily. She had been in a bad mood since the last time she saw Susan Shan. Now that she heard what happened eleven years ago, she was filled with anger.
With a bang, Jian Mei slapped her hand heavily on the solid wood desk.
"Comrade Jin, the two of us have always felt guilty over the years, feeling that we were disrespectful to Comrade Li by not staying with him.
But you said at the beginning that she was emotional and he didn't want to see us.
We, as a couple, thought that the young man had injured his leg and couldn't think about it for a moment. We thought it would be better not to show up to stimulate his mood for the time being.
We listened to you, this is how you do things, isn’t it?”
Jian Mei didn't want to bear it, so she stood up from the chair angrily, her head felt dizzy, and she fell heavily on the chair again.
"I'm obsessed too, it's my fault, it's my fault.
Since I took the money, I can't feel at ease every day.
Five thousand yuan, that’s a huge amount of money.”
Jin Quansheng regretted his mistake, his nose burst into tears, he raised his head and his eyes were lost in thought, and continued as if reminiscing: "Later, I really couldn't feel at ease, so I quit my job and went to the sea with 5,000 yuan.
Fortunately, I didn't lose the money, and I still made a little profit.
This money belongs to Brother Jingming. Today, I will return all of it to Brother Jingming with interest."
Jin Quansheng lowered his eyes, feeling sad and looking regretful.
Li Jingming smiled angrily, but did not look overjoyed.
What does that money have to do with yourself?
Right now, he doesn't lack the five thousand yuan.
If he had taken five thousand yuan eleven years ago, maybe... maybe he would be grateful for a moment.
But now, if he could go back to eleven years ago, he probably wouldn't accept the money.
If you accept it, where will you get the chance to marry a little wife?
"You should have repaid it a long time ago, and not a penny less, including the principal and interest.
Do you know what you are doing? You are stealing or robbing.
The evidence we have now is conclusive. If you are serious, you should return the money to the descendants of Jingming.
If you have no intention, just go to jail and reflect for the rest of your life."
Old Man Su was furious and struck the floor several times with the crutch in his hand.
"I'll pay it back, I'll pay it all back."
Jin Quansheng felt uneasy and nodded in agreement.
He owed Li Jingming this money and should pay it back.
It's not because he's afraid that the Su family will do something to him, but because the most painful torture in the world is probably an uneasy conscience.
"Comrade Jingming, I'm really sorry for these years. I, Su Yongchang, owe you.
You have endured so much pain, and a large part of the responsibility is due to me. If I had not listened to him and insisted on coming to the hospital to see you, you would not have endured such pain."