Jiang Hongcai turned his head and looked down, and immediately felt a headache: "This is the good-for-nothing son of Lao Zhao, the deputy director of our machinery factory. He only had this one son, and he treated him like a baby, but he turned out to be a scoundrel who always causes trouble for me."

Then he stood up and walked downstairs.

Li Chengxi followed behind.

When the two of them arrived, Zhao Yuejin still did not let Lin Tao leave.

Lin Tao was anxious. She had met a rogue. She had made it clear that she didn't like him and didn't want to dance with him.

But Zhao Yuejin seemed not to understand what she was saying and was sure that she was just pretending. In her heart, she just liked him and wanted to be his partner.

They had been in a stalemate for a while. Someone around must have noticed what was going on, but no one stepped forward to help her.

It seems that they all dare not offend Zhao Yuejin because of his status.

If you can't rely on others, you can only rely on yourself.

Lin Tao was too lazy to argue with Zhao Yuejin anymore, so she kicked him in the crotch.

Zhao Yuejin let out a cry and immediately let go of Lin Tao. He covered his crotch with both hands, and his face turned from yellow to red and then to white. It was extremely exciting.

He was sweating from the pain, but he still bared his teeth and threatened Lin Tao: "How dare you hit me? Do you know who I am? I tell you... I..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Hongcai said, "Okay, Xiao Zhao, your parents didn't ask you to come here to embarrass you."

After saying that, he waved to the young workers who were watching the excitement nearby and said, "Stop watching the excitement. Come on, two people, take Xiao Zhao to the sanitation center."

The young man who Zhao Yuejin had previously called a brother was called upon and reluctantly supported Zhao Yuejin with another worker.

He deliberately took big steps when walking, causing Zhao Yuejin to howl again: "Walk slower, walk slower!! You are kidding me!!"

Those watching the excitement could not help laughing, but they did not dare to do so because the factory director was there.

Jiang Hongcai glanced at Lin Tao, whose face was a little pale and obviously a little frightened. He looked unfamiliar and didn't know which department he was from.

After saying a few words to Li Chengxi beside him, he followed Zhao Yuejin.

What can I do if I don't catch up? I bumped into him. After all, he is old Zhao's precious son. The little girl kicked a man's private part. I still have to see if she really hurts him.

Li Chengxi did not follow, his eyes fell on Lin Tao.

The girl looks young, but she is very courageous.

Under his gaze, instead of being timid, he straightened his back, and the kick he just delivered was steady, accurate, and powerful.

Lin Tao was relieved when Jiang Hongcai left, but when she saw another young man looking at her, she became nervous again.

What did Director Jiang tell him just now? Was it about her?

But she also thought about it. No matter how much she talked about it, it was Zhao Yuejin who was wrong. It was Zhao Yuejin who attacked her first, and she was just defending herself.

She was not afraid of them. Even though they were a state-owned factory, they still had to be reasonable.

Everyone saw with their own eyes that Zhao Yuejin behaved like a hooligan to them in public. Do they still want to deny it?

Lin Tao took a deep breath, looked directly into Li Chengxi's eyes, pursed her lips, and said, "You can say whatever you want to say, but you have to understand that it was Zhao Yuejin who was rude to me first. After I said I couldn't dance and didn't want to dance with him, he kept slandering me for pretending and insisted that I liked him. And he was the one who hit me first."

Lin Tao raised the wrist that Zhao Yuejin had just grabbed, and there were two clear fingerprints on it.

She stood straight and said in a clear voice: "If you don't believe me, you can go ask. Everyone in the lobby saw it. I know that I kicked too hard just now. The most I can agree to is to pay for some medical expenses. I won't introduce any other conditions. If you want to bully others by relying on your factory's size, I will report you to the police station immediately."

Li Chengxi listened to these words silently.

Looking at Lin Tao's hands which were slightly clenched into fists because of nervousness.

He, who usually keeps a straight face, couldn't help but smile and explained, "You misunderstood. We don't want to bully others by relying on our large factory. Just now, Director Jiang said that you must be scared too, so he asked me to take you back."

That's it?

Lin Tao looked at Li Chengxi in surprise.

She thought he stayed behind specifically to settle accounts with her...

However, he looked much more comfortable than someone like Zhao Yuejin. At least his army green shirt was buttoned up. His hair wasn't as long as Zhao Yuejin's, so he looked very clean.

I don't know why, but I still feel a bit righteous.

This kind of righteousness made Lin Tao willing to believe what he said.

She breathed a sigh of relief. After this incident, Lin Tao just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

But he still refused: "No, I can go back by myself."

Li Chengxi: "It's okay. I'm leaving too."

After he said this, Lin Tao didn't say anything else. She tried to take two steps. Fortunately, her feet didn't feel weak or numb, so she didn't embarrass herself.

It would be a lie to say that she is not afraid, but she believes in justice. Right is right and wrong is wrong. She is not wrong, so she dares to confront others.

Li Chengxi took in all of Lin Tao's performance. He had been in the army for seven or eight years, and as a regiment commander he had led many soldiers, so he was no stranger to observing these things.

The little girl was obviously afraid, but she still dared to confront him, and he admired her for that.

In fact, what Jiang Hongcai had just told him was that he should go and see what Zhao Yuejin was doing over there and let himself wait here for a while.

He wanted to see the girl off himself.

Li Chengxi: "Don't be nervous. It's not your fault what happened today. No one will blame you. You are very brave. The factory will not give you any trouble for this matter again."

He thought Lin Tao was a factory employee, and was afraid that the girl would feel pressured and would not dare to come to work in the factory tomorrow, so he made a promise.

Although Jiang Hongcai didn't say it, he knew what kind of person his uncle Jiang was, so he dared to make this guarantee.

Lin Tao raised her eyes and glanced at Li Chengxi, because these words gave her a better impression of him.

He looked very tall. Lin Tao was considered tall among the girls in Xiangcheng, but when she stood next to Li Chengxi, she was still only up to his shoulders.

When their eyes met, Lin Tao looked away uncomfortably, pursed her lips and said, "Thank you."

In return, Li Chengxi smiled brightly.

The two of them walked outside side by side. Many people looked at Lin Tao because she had kicked Zhao Yuejin just now.

Lin Tao knew they were looking at her, but she was not afraid of them looking at her.

She straightened her back and walked out of the lobby.

"What's your name?" Li Chengxi couldn't help but ask.

Lin Tao replied: "Lin Tao, the double-tree forest, the peach of peaches."

"Lin Tao?" Li Chengxi repeated, and then said, "My name is Li Chengxi, the same as Li the Tree, which means peach and plum blossoms without words."

Lin Tao raised her head suddenly and met Li Chengxi's eyes.

"Peaches and plums do not speak, but they attract people."

Both of them got their names from this phrase.

What a fate.

Li Chengxi wanted to say something else, but he saw Jiang Hongcai coming over and waving at him, "Chengxi, the reception desk just said that your grandmother called you."

Lin Tao said quickly: "You go, I can go back alone."

Li Chengxi glanced at Lin Tao, then turned and left.

Lin Tao stood there for a while, watching Li Chengxi's figure disappear into the distance, then she withdrew her gaze and walked out of the factory gate.

As soon as I walked out, I saw Lin Changhai waiting outside.

It was high in the afternoon, and even though it was only the early summer sun, it was very hot.

Lin Tao didn't know how long her father had been standing in the sun. Perhaps he had been waiting here since she first came in.

She thought with a sad heart that she shouldn't have come today.

Lin Tao trotted to Lin Chenghai's side and said in a drawn-out tone, "Dad, didn't I tell you not to wait for me? The sun is so hot, why don't you find a place to hide?"

Seeing his daughter coming out, Lin Chenghai explained with a happy expression, "I was chatting with the guard in the security room the whole time. I saw someone come out and was afraid that you didn't see me and left alone, so I came out to wait. I didn't stay out long. By the way, I just heard someone say that there was a fight inside? Did anyone hurt you?"

Lin Tao subconsciously hid her hands behind her back and shook her head: "No, I'm far away."

"That's good."

Lin Tao sat in the back seat of the car, and Lin Chenghai stepped on the pedal and set off.

"How's it going? Have you met the right one?"

Chinese people have always been subtle in expressing their love, especially between fathers and daughters.

A father's love for his daughter is always hidden deep in his heart.

However, due to the special circumstances of Lin Tao's family, Lin Changhai is both a father and a mother, so compared to the father-daughter relationship in an ordinary family, the relationship between Lin Changhai and Lin Tao is closer.

This is the kind of question that should be asked by the mother, but Lin Changhai would also ask it.

Lin Tao shook her head and was about to say no, but for some reason, the name Li Chengxi flashed through her mind.

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On the other side is Taohua Village, the Lin family.

The Lin family has guests today. The meeting time previously scheduled by the Shen and Lin families is today, but previously it was scheduled that Shen Guobin would come to visit Lin Tao, but now it has been changed to Lin Hui.

Logically speaking, it would be better for the two young people to meet alone a few times beforehand to help build up their relationship.

However, Shen Guobin's home visit leave is limited this time and he will have to go back soon, so the sooner the marriage happens, the better.

As for feelings, we can talk about it later. It is not what he values ​​at the moment.

The most important thing at the moment is to find a stepmother who can take care of his children.

It can be said that Shen Guobin and Lin Hui each got what they needed, and Lin Hui had no objection to this arrangement.

As the son-in-law visited his future father-in-law's house for the first time, the Shen family was not stingy and brought a lot of things.

He bought a lot of malted milk and various snacks, and even a pig's front leg. He was very generous. Among the sons-in-law in Taohua Village, he was the first to do so.

When the Shen family arrived, many people in Taohua Village were either standing by the roadside or at their doorsteps, watching the excitement and inevitably talking in low voices.