0295 Footprints of History
If Lynch had said that Nell's co-workers were a bunch of thieves six months ago, the honest man would have become angry, slapping the table and pointing at Lynch's nose to tell him how ridiculous his words were.
Those people are not thieves, they are just poor people who can't see the future because of life, they just try to live, if they are thieves, they just steal hope.
But at this time, Nell did not feel the slightest anger at the word thief, he was at most a little uncomfortable, a little unhappy, a little dissatisfied with Lynch's statement.
The change in status has made him begin to adapt to saying goodbye to his old life, a new big house, a car of his own, and he even has a cloakroom that he never thought of before, with some decent formal wear and small accessories of his own.
These changes are like a sharp dagger, completely separating the past from the present.
He nodded, "Yes, I know about that, I'm lucky I didn't do it with them, and the case is over?"
Nell knew what Lynch had done, and he would sue to get the houses that might be sold by the factory owner, and then return them to the "uncles" in another way.
He felt that Lynch was a little stingy and a little strange, and he could have given these houses directly to these workers, and there was no loss to him at all.
This case is still a bit complicated in nature, because a group of workers, a factory, and a boss are involved in three lawsuits, and there is a weight problem in this.
Whose power takes precedence and whose lag takes a process and time, but fortunately, Lynch performed well during this time, and the judge gave him the highest weight on the grounds that Lynch had complete evidence and procedures.
Because he signed the sales contract and the letter of responsibility with the workers, everything was very complete and there was nothing controversial, so the lawsuit was tried and executed first.
Lynch confirmed, "It's going to be in the process of execution soon, but you know, I meant to help these uncles ......"
Nell finally couldn't help it, "Exploitation is not help, I believe that if you feel that exploitation is help, they would rather not want your help!"
Dealing with these old fellows who had worked with him for many years, Nell could not yet be as indifferent as ordinary workers, he had begun to learn to be indifferent, but he was not yet mature.
Lynch smiled, and he looked at Nell, "But if I don't help them, they'll be chased down the road by the police and the bank." ”
"Accept my help, they can still have a home, refuse my help, they can only have a broken family, do you know the word broken family?"
Lynch patiently explained the meaning of the word to his less educated father, "They will be pitiful, and the older children will go down the wrong path, join a gang and become a thug, or become an actor in a street strip club, showing their bodies to their uncles or even relatives." ”
"Their wives will divorce them, and of course they may not, but you know, there is no love between homeless people, their private lives can become erosive, and they will even get into other people's sleeping bags because they seek a warm place in the winter. ”
"Eventually they're going to have nothing, they're going to be sick, they don't have even a little money to go to the doctor, they have to ......," Lynch said, glancing at Serra's plate, which contained some beef ribs.
The bright smile on his face and the words he said were completely polarized, and he paused here and sniffed, "It's fragrant, can I taste it before I start?"
Serra is a typical ordinary housewife, and life has taken away a lot of things from her, which makes her easily pleased and satisfied.
Faced with her son's request, she smiled happily, "Of course, I hope you won't find it unappetizing!"
Lynch then picked up a beef rib about the length of a palm, and ate it in a big gulp, not forgetting to snort the bones and fingers after eating, the thick sauce exuded a rich aroma, and ordinary families would highlight the salty flavor and sauce flavor when cooking.
This is because they do not have advanced cooking skills to make food have multiple levels of flavor variation, so it is important to emphasize oil, salt, sauce.
"It's delicious, I'm looking forward to the other dishes!", Lynch's unsparing words of praise made Sierra even happier, and she couldn't help but walk up to Lynch and put her cheek on his forehead, not using her hands because her hands were a little water-stained, and Lynch's clothes were expensive.
"Of course, of course, it's all you like, wait for me later!"
After seeing Serra leave, Lynch withdrew his gaze, "Where are we?"
Nell didn't know whether he should be more indifferent or normal, he stiffened his face, his lips moved, and he said with some sarcasm, "You told me what the word 'family is ruined' means. ”
"Yes, that's true. Lynch quickly took what he had said before, in fact, he knew, but he asked this deliberately, in order to deepen Nell's impression of the word, of everything he had just said.
When the impression is deepened to a certain extent, it becomes a subconscious default.
Lynch twisted his fingers, a little sticky (zhan·nian), he took the napkin on the edge of the table and wiped his fingers as he continued, "And all this is not without cost, the cost of litigation, the cost of collecting evidence, the cost of opening up all kinds of relationships, all you see is the result, you don't know how much effort and cost I have paid for it, so I don't think my behavior is excessive." ”
"I'm already merciful to let them wander!"
Nell couldn't help but sarcastically say, "You are so merciful!", this change in his mood actually comes from two aspects, the first is that people will remember the past when they are rich, so his position on this issue will be more biased towards those workers.
The second aspect is because the relationship between him and Lynch seems to be a bit reversed now, and when Lynch explains these issues, he feels like he has been "taught/educated by his children", which is not easy for Nell, who is from an ordinary family, to accept.
However, he was still persuaded by Lynch, and he asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"
Lynch put the napkin back on the table, his fingers were smooth again, and there was no more sticky stickiness, he shrugged, "Soon the court will auction off their house and convince those workers not to make trouble, we want to keep things under our control, can you understand?"
Nell was more or less clear, he nodded, and his attitude was very serious, this was related to the future life of his former co-workers, even if they were not in touch now, he didn't want some things to be too desperate.
After the business was over, the two began to talk about Nell's new life, and at this time Nell's words became more and his emotions became more active, and he said most about his interests.
He had a room in the back room that he had converted into a workshop with a variety of tools, as well as two small desktop machines.
Some of the furniture and knick-knacks in the house are made by himself, and sometimes some things are just so funny.
When he worked hard, he would get bored with his work, as if it had become a source of pain for him.
But when he can enjoy a better life without having to work, he suddenly finds that he still loves those jobs, including those tools.
As the two talked, Serra brought all the dishes to the table, and the family sat together, drinking wine, chatting, and having a good time.
Until...... Lynch's departure.
The price of growing up is really too great, obviously a family, but suddenly it becomes a "relative", and close people begin to alienate each other, which may be the helplessness of growing up, and it is also a necessary process.
With Nell's help, the workers didn't make a fuss after learning about the outcome of the trial, they just found two people to talk to Lynch on behalf of the workers.
With Nell as the intermediary, Lynch will not be too demanding on what they do, and in general, everyone can accept such an outcome.
After all, they broke the law, and now they can solve the problem and not bear too much cost, in fact, they have already taken advantage, not everyone is as good at talking as Lynch, so considerate of other people's difficulties, and they should know how to be satisfied.
Even though everything seemed to be working out well, Lynch knew that something was going to change unexpectedly.
Either now or in the future, there will always be someone who wants to make something happen, but he doesn't really care, that's later.
He spent the rest of his time busy with these business things, making everything orderly, and in mid-March, he boarded a cruise ship to Nagalil with more than fifty Blackstone Security bodyguards.
Looking at the coastline that gradually faded away and finally disappeared at sea level, Lynch turned and walked forward in the sea breeze, with a steady and calm pace.
It takes about ten days to get from the Baile Federation to Nagalil by sea and land, which is already very fast for this era, but Lynch is still a little dissatisfied.
However, this backward mode of transportation also has the advantage of being backward, at least some of the information will be transmitted very slowly, which is especially critical for some things.
On April 1st, an ordinary and uneventful day, the cruise ship docked at an external port in Nagalil, and a shiny leather shoe left the gangway and landed on the land of Nagalil.
The hot climate accompanied by various smells and fishy sea breezes set off a heat wave, Lynch unbuttoned his shirt, looked at this backward city with a smile, and took a heavy breath.
That's the taste of wealth!