Chapter 149 Old Friend

Under what circumstances is it necessary to sell the machine for scrap metal?

Lu Mingze felt a little distressed: "Is it hard to start a business?"

Qin Zhang thought for a moment and said, "It seems okay."

"It's a bit bitter, but compared to the pain of you leaving, it seems nothing."

During that time, Qin Zhang just wanted to numb himself with work.

When times were the hardest, he slept on the floor in the workshop.

With the idea that if he had money he could have connections, and if he had connections he could find Lu Mingze, he was like a tireless machine.

He was determined to build a career, and he also thought that one day his name would be published in the newspaper and seen by Lu Mingze.

However, before it was published in the newspaper, Lu Mingze had already found it.

Hearing him say this, Lu Mingze couldn't help but go up and hug him.

Just as Qin Zhang reached out to hug the person tightly, a person suddenly jumped out from the corner.

When their eyes met, Lu Mingze subconsciously broke free from Qin Zhang's arms.

"Li, Director Li." Lu Mingze opened his mouth and said, "Why are you here?"

The person who came was Li Jianying.

After not seeing each other for three years, Li Jianying is still the same short, Mediterranean-looking guy.

When he saw the two of them, the surprise in Li Jianying's eyes was comparable to that of Lu Mingze.

"Engineer Lu, you're back?" Li Jianying came back to his senses and rushed towards Lu Mingze in a few steps.

Lu Mingze nodded awkwardly: "Yes, yes!"

"Oh, really, where have you been these three years?" Li Jianying grabbed Lu Mingze's arm and started chattering.

"You don't know, but when you left, this factory was in turmoil."

"Director Qin is like a psychopath, always complaining that our production department's production capacity is too poor."

"We were going to change the machine, but Director Qin waved his hand and said, hey, guess what? He didn't want to change it."

"Not only did he not change it, but he also wanted to take over the factory for himself."

“It’s so overbearing…”

"Cough!" Qin Zhang next to him coughed lightly.

Li Jianying looked him up and down as if she had just seen him, then turned around and went back to reminiscing about the past with Lu Mingze.

After not seeing each other for three years, Li Jianying looked at Lu Mingze like a relative.

"How are you? Have you had a good time these past three years?"

Li Jianying looked at Lu Mingze from head to toe before saying, "He seems to have lost a lot of weight."

"Life outside isn't easy either."

Lu Mingze scratched his head: "Well... Actually it's OK, except that I can't get used to the food there, everything else is good."

Li Jianying sighed: "That's good."

"You and Jiang Cheng left so suddenly that it took the factory a while to get used to it."

"Fortunately, the child Xiaohong you trained is not bad."

"That child kept talking about you in front of me, saying that she saw Xiao Qi push you and almost hurt you, but she didn't say it because she was afraid."

"She blames herself for this."

"She's been asking around for information about you, but we don't have many connections in this small place."

"She said she owed you an apology."

Lu Mingze smiled and said, "It's all over."

The two of them were like old friends who had met again after a long separation, especially Li Jianying, who kept talking.

He also pulled Lu Mingze aside, found a clean place to sit down and talk slowly.

Qin Zhang was impatient and didn't want to pay attention to Li Jianying. He wanted to pull Lu Mingze away, but was stopped.

"Qin Zhang, I feel like drinking soda." Lu Mingze smiled at Qin Zhang and said, "Can you help me see if there is any place selling it outside?"

It's so cold, why drink soda?

But how could Qin Zhang not agree to his wife's request?

So after glaring at Li Jianying, Qin Zhang went out to buy a soda.

Seeing Qin Zhang leave, Li Jianying opened up even more.

"Director Qin really listens to you." Li Jianying said with emotion.

"You don't even know that when you left, he almost went crazy."

Lu Mingze pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Are you two... together now?" Li Jianying asked again.

Lu Mingze nodded: "Yes, we are together!"

Li Jianying smiled: "It's good. I was scared when I saw him like that back then."

"There was a period of time when he refused to eat or drink, and did nothing but work every day."

"He looked for you many times."

"I bought a thick stack of tickets to the South."

"At that time, many people in the factory knew about this and were praying silently in their hearts that he could find you."

"Luckily, you two are finally together again."

Lu Mingze's heart skipped a beat: "Don't the people in the factory think that our relationship is abnormal?"

Li Jianying thought for a moment and said, "When the organization found out about you two, they criticized Director Qin."

"But the factory survives because of Qin Zhang."

"Qin Zhang's abilities are obvious to everyone."

"If he didn't change his mind, the organization couldn't do anything about it. Later on, everyone gradually accepted it."

"He is a character who has changed everyone's opinion by himself."

"Everyone depends on him for their livelihood. It doesn't matter who he likes or what his sexual orientation is."

"You're not the kind of person who eats with a bowl in hand and curses when you put it down. Later on, people even thought that you two were a good match when standing together."

Li Jianying patted Lu Mingze on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Lu, if you hadn't left at that time, perhaps this factory would still be there."

Lu Mingze smiled and said, "I am not as brave as Qin Zhang."

"But didn't Qin Zhang say that he had settled all the employees in the factory?"

"Yes, they have been settled." Li Jianying nodded and said, "Some of them followed him to the factory in Beijing, and the other part received more money."

"I'm old now, so I don't want to mess around with young people."

"I recently heard that this factory is going to attract new investors and the cannery is expected to reopen, so I came to take a look when I had nothing to do."

"I didn't expect to see you two."

"fine."

After saying this, Li Jianying asked more about Lu Mingze's situation over the past three years.

Lu Mingze said something briefly and Qin Zhang, who had gone to buy soda, came back.

Li Jianying stopped being a light bulb and patted Lu Mingze on the shoulder and said goodbye to the two of them before leaving.

Qin Zhang handed the soda to Lu Mingze.

The moment he took it, Lu Mingze asked in surprise: "Why is it hot?"

Qin Zhang: "I put it in my pocket. It's so cold, I can't drink cold water."

Lu Mingze was moved. He looked at Qin Zhang for a long time without saying anything.

"What's wrong?" Qin Zhang was puzzled: "Why don't you drink?"

Didn’t you want to drink just now? Why don’t you eat a single bite after buying it?

Before Lu Mingze could say anything, tears started to flow.

"No..." Qin Zhang hurried to comfort her: "Why are you crying?"

"Did Li Jianying provoke you? Or did I do something wrong again?"

"Just tell me, don't cry."

Lu Mingze buried his head in Qin Zhang's chest: "I'm fine."

He felt sad when he thought about what Li Jianying said about what Qin Zhang did after he left.