Chapter Fourteen

Finally, Ji Wanmei and Luo Chunyan went to the most bustling department store in the county town and strolled around the workers' center area.

While strolling around, Ji Wanmei also paid attention to whether there were any storefronts or shops for rent on these main streets.

But I guess by now everyone has gradually realized that retail business is easier to do at this time.

You can easily earn more money each month by opening a small grocery store or convenience store than you would in a poorly performing company.

After strolling around the main streets of the county town for a while, Ji Wanmei didn't see any shops that weren't open, so she and Luo Chunyan went to the nearby farmers' market.

I bought some dried goods for stewing soup and Chinese medicinal herbs to take home.

She remembered that her father had a weak stomach and spleen, and sometimes he couldn't digest greasy food well. She could make more soup to nourish his body.

As for the fifty yuan that Lei Tingjun gave her, Ji Wanmei didn't touch a single penny.

She'll return it to him when she finds another opportunity.

I just heard Luo Chunyan say that he confiscated this money from his gang of brothers.

Thinking of this, Ji Wanmei couldn't help but feel a little amused and exasperated.

His style of doing things remains as simple and brutal as ever.

We really need to make him change this behavior in the future.

Ji Wanmei didn't even realize that she was subconsciously imagining things for the future.

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On the other side...

Lei Tingjun and his gang were rushing back to the Oriental Factory.

Along the way, the skinny Sun Xiaojun held back for a while, but finally couldn't help asking, "Boss, are you and Director Ji's daughter really dating? When did this happen? We brothers haven't heard a thing about it."

Lei Tingjun, with his hands in the pockets of his jeans, walked with a swagger. Hearing this, his thin lips with distinct peaks curled slightly: "It's only just begun, what's the rush? Sooner or later you'll all be calling her sister-in-law!"

Sun Xiaojun immediately became interested, his eyes widening with excitement: "Wow! Boss is awesome!"

"How did you manage to win her over? Tell us guys about it!"

Everyone wanted to hear the details of how their leader pursued the Oriental Pearl Tower, so they swarmed around him.

Lei Tingjun raised an eyebrow and waved his hand: "Get out of my way, don't pry into my business!"

Only Zhou Peng knew that Lei Tingjun was deliberately showing off in front of everyone.

He didn't know how long he had been secretly in love with her, probably at least two or three years. Ever since Lei Tingjun saw Ji Wanmei, who was still in high school at the gate of the Oriental Factory three years ago, he probably fell in love with her at first sight.

For so long, because of the vast difference in their social status, he had kept the person close to his heart and kept them hidden away. But yesterday, the person finally looked him in the eye and spoke to him properly, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

He even used all the money he had to buy review materials.

He must be thinking that since the young lady of the Ji family has been admitted to university and will be a college student in the future, he also needs to change his identity in order to catch her eye.

Sigh, what's the point of doing all this?

Zhou Peng thought clearly that the other man's father was Ji Xingguo, the factory director of Dongfang Factory.

He would absolutely, positively disagree with his daughter dating a man with a background like Lei Tingjun.

In the end, it was all for nothing, a wasted effort.

It's better not to dream of things that are forever out of reach, and just find a hardworking girl in the factory to date.

With Ji Wanmei's angelic beauty, she would stand out even in the provincial capital, let alone in Pingquan County.

When they go to universities in the provincial capital, they will only meet more outstanding children of cadres and officials, and they will not have to worry about not having suitors.

At that time, no one would remember Lei Tingjun.

But the other brothers, unaware of the details, joined Sun Xiaojun in making a fuss:

"I think you're just bragging, boss! Although the Oriental Pearl Tower looks delicate and weak, it definitely has high aspirations and high standards. It's not that we brothers don't have faith in you, it's just that this is really a bit strange, and we really can't believe it!"

"Yeah, boss, at least give us some details so we can confirm things. Otherwise, will we still be able to look at the Oriental Pearl Tower with amusement in the future?"

"Get lost, you dare!" Lei Tingjun knew that these brothers were all hooligans, hot-blooded young men whose minds were only on making money and finding women, and they didn't think about anything else.

If Lei Tingjun wants to stop these people from fantasizing about Ji Wanmei again, he has to make his point clear today.

From now on, Ji Wanmei will be the woman of his Thunder Army, and no one is allowed to covet her.

Even dreaming about it at night is not allowed!

"Do you know why I bought study materials? As long as I get into university, this is all set," Lei Tingjun said arrogantly.

The group exchanged bewildered glances: "So, Oriental Pearl has made demands of you? The condition is that you get into university?"

"Isn't this asking the impossible?"

"Yeah, if we could get into university, would we still have to put up with the humiliation of those factory kids here?"

"Boss Lei, she didn't say that on purpose to reject you, did she? So that you'd back down?"

In the minds of this group of people, getting into university is harder than climbing to heaven.

Their first reaction upon hearing this wasn't that Thunder Army's chance had arrived, but rather that they were doomed and Thunder Army definitely had no chance left.

But Lei Tingjun was different from them. As soon as he heard Ji Wanmei's words, he knew that she was giving him a chance. She was testing him and seeing how sincere and persistent he could be for her.

Despite his rough and wild appearance, Lei Tingjun also has a thoughtful and meticulous side.

This is the essential difference between Lei Tingjun and his group of unsuccessful brothers: he can always seize opportunities from seemingly challenging situations, while the others can only look on in despair and retreat.

"You guys don't know anything!" Lei Tingjun lit a cigarette, his resolute and cold face revealing a determined look in his eyes. "Just wait for my good news. It's just a university."

He slowly exhaled a white ring from his eye before saying, "If others can pass the exam, I, Lei Tingjun, can pass it too!"

"Hehehe, then we'll be waiting to hear your good news, boss!"

Lei Tingjun and his group, who were walking towards the Oriental Factory, suddenly ran into a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, a shirt and trousers.

After parting ways with Ji Wanmei, Yang Zhiping was preoccupied with something and became somewhat absent-minded. While walking, he somehow bumped into someone in front of him.

He looked up and saw a group of workers wearing short-sleeved work clothes from the Dongfang Factory. His face immediately darkened: "Don't you have eyes where you're going?"

The man who was bumped into by Yang Zhiping rolled up his sleeve and said, "Hey—you four-eyed idiot, you were the one who bumped into me because you weren't watching where you were going!"

Yang Zhiping sneered: "What's your name? Which workshop do you work in at the Dongfang Factory?"