Chapter 20 Adults' Methods

After leaving school, Su Jiaojiao went to Qimei Garment Factory with her schoolbag.

Adult matters should be resolved using adult methods.

What family, what kinship, it's all nonsense.

Qimei Garment Factory is a subsidiary of the Provincial Foreign Trade Bureau. It processes supplied materials and accepts various foreign trade clothing orders.

The clothing industry flourished in the 1990s, and major clothing factories were flooded with orders. Qimei Garment Factory had a big tree to sit under, so it had more orders and was recruiting workers all year round. Overtime work was commonplace.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the bell in the guard room of Qimei Garment Factory rang on time.

Soon, groups of young girls and boys came out talking and laughing, and went to the snack street not far away. Qimei Garment Factory had its own cafeteria, so the food was naturally not as varied as in the snack street. Those who didn't want to eat in the cafeteria ran to the snack street, and came back to work overtime after eating.

Su Jiaojiao was wearing sunglasses and a hat, with a camera hanging around her neck. She looked very conspicuous standing on the roadside. People passing by couldn't help but look at her, but she didn't care. She fiddled with the camera repeatedly, constantly adjusting the lens at the holly trees in the roadside green belt.

It was not until Su Houli and Gao Meifeng appeared in the camera that she followed them calmly.

Gao Meifeng did not look happy. She walked quickly ahead after leaving the garment factory. Perhaps to avoid suspicion, Su Houli stood at the door and pretended to chat with the guard for a few words before walking in the opposite direction.

Liang Kun said that they were already living together, so if they left separately, it would only make the matter more obvious.

Su Jiaojiao thought about it and decided to follow Gao Meifeng to find out what was going on.

Behind the Qimei Garment Factory is an urban village full of workers.

The house Gao Meifeng rented was a bit far from the garment factory, two intersections away. She lived in the south room, with the door facing the street directly. There was a vegetable market across the street, so she could buy vegetables right outside.

Not long after, Su Houli came from the vegetable market carrying a bundle of vegetables.

Gao Meifeng took a stool and sat at the door. When she saw him coming, she said coldly, "Why are you coming to my place instead of spending time with your wife and children?"

She was still angry about what happened today.

He had agreed to pay her daughter's tuition, but he went to pay his own daughter's tuition instead.

I heard that he even borrowed 100 yuan from the security guard. He borrowed the money right after receiving his salary. It seems that he gave all his salary to his daughter.

"You have a good rest, I'll cook first." Su Houli knew he was in the wrong, and pushed the door open with the dishes in his hand with a smile on his face. His attitude was completely different from when he was at home. At this moment, he was gentle, hardworking and capable, a good man.

Su Jiaojiao looked at the two people in the same frame in the camera, and unspeakable anger surged in her heart.

She wanted to rush up and slap him a few times right now. This selfish and hypocritical man would only deserve what happened to him in the future.

After taking two pictures, she couldn't take any more.

Suddenly, someone tapped her shoulder from behind. Su Jiaojiao was startled and turned around to see it was Liu Ying. She was holding a bunch of crabs and looking at her with a smile: "I thought it was someone else, what are you doing?"

"Nothing, you just scared me." Su Jiaojiao put away the camera and asked her, "Why are you here?"

"My cousin is from this village, and she asked me to come over for dinner." Liu Ying raised the crab in her hand, "We can't come empty-handed."

Then he asked, "Why are you here when you are not in school?"

"I was just taking a stroll..." Su Jiaojiao didn't want to tell Liu Ying about Su Houli's little story, but Liu Ying recognized Su Houli as the person washing vegetables at the door. Seeing him chatting and laughing with the woman sitting at the door, she understood immediately. She pulled Su Jiaojiao aside, took the camera, and said with a pat on her chest, "Just go back to school. I'll take care of this. It's just a few photos. Don't worry, I won't alert anyone. I won't be discovered. I understand, I understand everything. I am Sister Dong!"

Liu Ying is still as confident and sunny as she was in school.

She has a nickname at school, Sister Dong.

"Okay, I believe you!" Su Jiaojiao simply gave the sunglasses and hat to Liu Ying. At this point, she didn't need to hide anything.

"Let's go, let's go to my cousin's house for dinner." Liu Ying knew she was in a bad mood and pulled her along. "It's not far, just in the alley ahead."

"I'm not going. I still have to go to evening self-study!" Su Jiaojiao really didn't want to go. She wasn't familiar with her cousin, and it would be too abrupt to go to someone else's house for dinner.

"Hey, you're already out, why are you attending evening self-study?" Liu Ying dragged her away without caring. After a few steps, she giggled again, covering her mouth with her hands. "To tell you the truth, my cousin asked me to come here to set me up on a blind date."

Blind date?

Su Jiaojiao remembered that Liu Ying was a year older than her and was very surprised: "You're only 18 and already on a blind date?"

"He's my cousin's husband's cousin. My cousin said we should get along first..." No matter how cheerful Liu Ying was, she felt a little embarrassed when faced with such a thing. She shook Su Jiaojiao's arm and said coquettishly, "I wanted to tell you when we were at the mall. I didn't tell you because I thought you should go back to school. Now that we're here, why don't you come with me!"

"Okay, I'll go buy some fruit." Su Jiaojiao had no choice but to agree.

"Why buy fruit? Let's go!" Liu Ying pulled her away, "I knew you were always worrying too much."

Liu Ying's cousin's house is on the other side of the vegetable market, at the edge of the urban village. The alley where she lives is very spacious, with lush bamboos planted at the entrance, swaying in the wind, which is very artistic.

As soon as she entered the door, Su Jiaojiao saw Qin Shuang and Qin Xiuming.

The mother and son sat at the stone table in the yard, drinking tea and chatting.

Su Jiaojiao didn't expect to meet them, and there was no way to avoid them.

Qin Xiuming recognized Su Jiaojiao and smiled, but said nothing.

Qin Shuang was wearing a gray suit and had short permed hair. He still looked smart and capable, just like in his previous life.

"Yingzi, you brought guests without even telling me in advance." Liu Ying's cousin Wang Lei stood up and greeted her with a smile on her face. Wang Lei grew up in the city and was quite smart. She was one of the first merchants in Hualian Department Store and also one of the earliest nouveau riche in Jiao County.

In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao did not meet Liu Ying at this time. She worked overtime as soon as she entered the factory and had no time to go to Hualian Shopping Mall. It was during the Chinese New Year when she went to Hualian Shopping Mall to buy clothes that she found out that Liu Ying worked for her cousin in the shopping mall on the first floor. At that time, she met Wang Lei. She was in her thirties, wore light makeup, smiled when she spoke, and looked very happy.

"Hello, I'm Liu Ying's cousin. Nice to meet you." Wang Lei pulled them to sit down. Her voice was very nice and clear. "Hello, I'm Liu Ying's cousin. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, cousin." Su Jiaojiao sat down next to Liu Ying. Liu Ying told Wang Lei with a beaming expression, "Sister, this is my junior high school classmate Su Jiaojiao. We were desk mates when we were in school. We just ran into each other on the street. I asked her to come to my house to play. She's now studying at No. 1 Middle School."

"Look at them, and then look at you. They were able to get into No. 1 Middle School, but you couldn't even get into a vocational school." Wang Lei looked at Liu Ying in disapproval, "Can't you just follow their lead and study hard when you were in school?"

"Oh, sister, you only know how to expose my shortcomings." Liu Ying stuck out her tongue.

Su Jiaojiao lowered her head and said nothing.

The courtyards in the urban villages are not big, and are paved with patterned tiles. They don't raise chickens or ducks, so the courtyards look particularly clean and tidy.

In addition to this set of stone tables and stone benches, there is a well at the foot of the wall. The pool is square and a washboard is built with cement. Shampoo, facial cleanser and soap are neatly placed beside the pool. Even the air is filled with a faint fragrance.

"Su Jiaojiao, we meet again." Qin Xiuming greeted Su Jiaojiao. He was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and beige jeans. Qin Shuang worked as the sales manager of Jiali Garment Factory and paid more attention to his personal image. Qin Xiuming's dress was always very fashionable.