Chapter 71 71 Sister Lan
In the room, the air suddenly stagnated.
After a long while, Xia Lulu finally said with a dry laugh:
"Brother Minghui... why are you asking this? Boss Zheng... how could he not come back..."
Xie Minghui tightly closed his eyes, his brows were wrinkled almost to the point of being locked.
He opened his eyes and looked at Xia Lulu:
"Tell me the truth, can you still contact Boss Zheng?"
“…”
Xia Lulu's expression says it all.
But she still tried to argue:
"Maybe... maybe he's been busy these days? He's a big boss, so he has a lot of things to do..."
"What a mess!"
With a loud "bang", the table was instantly overturned to the ground by Xie Minghui.
Books, ashtrays and other items were scattered all over the floor, tea stems spilled from the cups, and the floor was a mess.
Xie Minghui stared at Xia Lulu with his eyes wide open, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes almost red:
"He's not coming back, is he?"
"What a bullshit big boss! He is a rootless person from Guangzhou. How do you know if he is the real big boss or a liar?"
"Xia Lulu! You were fooled by him! Not only were you fooled by him! You also brought him here and fooled everyone!"
Xie Minghui's chest moved up and down violently, his body was shaking with anger, his throat was tight, and he almost fainted.
He finally understood what was so awkward and strange about this matter!
That's Mr. Zheng, who has been selling orchid seedlings! But no one knows whether he can pay back the money!
He always has a big pie within a big pie.
It is said that the wealthy people in Hong Kong like orchids.
He said that if I bought his flower seedlings, when I came to harvest them next year, five yuan would become one hundred yuan.
But no matter how big the port city is, how many wealthy families can it have?
Even if you like it, just raise a few pots in your family!
But...he sold tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of seedlings in Yuncheng!
Does Hong Kong need so many orchids?? ! !
Boss Zheng, how could you possibly spend millions or tens of millions to buy seedlings that are worthless in the first place!
Xie Minghui just felt a tightness in his chest, and the whole world seemed to be spinning.
He walked up to Xia Lulu step by step, raised his hand, and slapped Xia Lulu hard on the face.
Xia Lulu was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears. Her face, which was originally covered with foundation and lotion, became visibly red and swollen.
When she saw Xie Minghui getting ready to leave, she quickly hugged his arm.
Xie Minghui pushed her with his hands, and she hugged his waist, even kneeling down, holding Xie Minghui's legs tightly with both hands, and said vigorously:
"Brother Minghui! Brother Minghui! Where are you going?"
"You can't leave me!"
"Brother Minghui! What should we do now? You have to help me think of a solution!"
Xie Minghui looked at Xia Lulu who was crying with hatred.
Her face was red and swollen, her hair was messy, and her eyes were more confused than ever before. Even her expensive leather jacket was marked with his footprints.
It looks so pitiful.
However, Xie Minghui could not show her any sympathy. All he had in his heart was regret and hatred that he had never experienced before.
There was a cold grayness in his eyes, and he looked down at her:
"Xia Lulu, I want to divorce you."
It was already late, so Xie Minghui naturally couldn't divorce Xia Lulu.
But even so, he still drove Xia Lulu out.
All of Xia Lulu's personal belongings were thrown out.
Not only that, Xie Minghui also said to her:
"Xia Lulu, didn't you say you loved me?"
"Then you can find that Boss Zheng and settle all the issues."
Xia Lulu's lips trembled:
"But...I..."
"If you can't find it, then divorce me."
Xie Minghui's face, originally a scholar, was already filled with anger:
"Xia Lulu, you are the one who caused all this, so don't blame me for being cruel."
The door slammed hard behind me.
Xia Lulu rushed to the door and banged on it desperately, but there was no response.
She staggered and fell on the door panel, sobbing and calling for the person inside.
But Xie Minghui couldn't possibly pay attention to her.
However, the neighbor next door heard the noise and secretly opened the door a crack.
Xia Lulu turned around and cursed fiercely:
"What are you looking at!"
The door closed again immediately.
She slowly climbed up from the door, turned around, and tidied her already messy hair.
She had her curly hair permed by a barber in a barber shop last month. It wasn't permed well, so she was planning to have it permed again.
But now...
Xia Lulu stood up, closed her eyes, used her hands to tidy up her messy hair behind her head, pulled her clothes, and then walked downstairs slowly.
She has no other house in Cloud City.
Xie Minghui kicked me out without even my wallet. After thinking about it, I decided to just go back to my parents' house and spend the night there.
All along the way, the lights were dark.
There was only the orange-yellow moon in the sky, but no human figure could be found.
She passed by Tang Ji, which seemed to have just closed. A few young girls closed the door, said goodbye to each other, and walked away laughing.
Xia Lulu's steps unconsciously paused for a moment, and her heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer.
After being stunned for two seconds, he said viciously:
"What are you happy about? It will be your turn sooner or later!"
*
The next morning, when Xia Tang went to a store, he met an unexpected person.
Sister Lan was sitting at the door of a store that had not yet opened, her face tightly wrapped, and her originally pure black hair was dotted with a few silver strands.
She looked much older.
But Sister Lan is only in her forties, this shouldn’t be the case.
Seeing Xia Tang coming, Sister Lan stood up nervously.
"Boss Xia..."
She thought of something and hurriedly handed over a package of gift cakes wrapped in red paper:
"I heard you had a baby. I don't have anything to bring. Please don't complain."
Xia Tang smiled but did not take the gift cake from her hand:
"Sister Lan, I heard from Sister Dafeng that your family is having a hard time right now, so don't spend any money."
These words made Sister Lan choke up.
She paused and wiped her dry eye sockets with the back of her hand:
"Hey, when we were here before, you told us not to touch that thing, but I didn't listen... Now..."
Everyone can understand what she means.
I left so easily before, but now I want to come back and ask for help, but I can't open my mouth.
Xia Tang asked Sister Lan to sit in the courtyard.
Sister Lan watched the people coming in and out of Tangji and the hustle and bustle of customers, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Boss Xia, you really know how to do business. You still have so many people here."
Xia Tang pursed her lips and said nothing.
After sitting down, Sister Lan began to speak gradually.
She said that it was her husband who decided to collect the orchid seedlings.
Her husband was a temporary worker in a factory with a meager income, and the family of five lived very hard.
Although Sister Lan later moved to Tangji and her life became better, she still couldn't help but worry when she thought about how the three boys in the family would need money to find jobs, get married and have children in the future.
In a situation where money is scarce everywhere, it is no wonder that men would be tempted when the orchid seedling incident comes up.
Last year, they racked their brains and bought eight seedlings at the price of 50 yuan each. They also borrowed more than 300 yuan and mixed them with the seedlings of their relatives by investing in them.
By this calculation, I can earn more than 800 yuan in total.
More than eight hundred!
They can earn a net profit of 800 yuan a year. They have been married for so many years and have not been able to save such a lot of money!
The whole family was very happy as they calculated their income. They even planned to invest all the money they had earned before when Boss Zheng came next year!
By the time a few more years pass, the three boys will be able to get married and find jobs!
I made a good plan and my life became much more comfortable, including in the first half of the year.
However, in the second half of the year, things started to go wrong.
First, half of the seedlings in the house died. Apart from those dead seedlings, the other seedlings were also dying. They did not look like mature seedlings that could be purchased.
The seedlings in my own home are in a terrible state, and most of the seedlings in my relatives' homes have died. Some have even rotten roots and cannot be kept alive.
Those seedlings were raised in a relative's yard, and the family members saved money and gritted their teeth to buy a few more. But unexpectedly, before Mr. Zheng came, the seedlings died!
Several partners were dissatisfied at that time and clamored to settle accounts with the relative who had killed the orchid seedlings.
This went on for several months.
But despite all the fuss, the problem could not be solved at all.
Now...
Sister Lan was upset when she spoke, and she rubbed her face with the back of her dry, cracked hands:
"Boss Xia, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Our family is now in dire straits."
Xia Tang was silent for a moment and asked:
"Is that Boss Zheng coming back soon?"
"Yes, he will be back soon. It is said that he will be back in the next two days."
"But if he comes, he probably won't be interested in our orchids. If I can't sell the seedlings, what will I do with the money I owe? My eldest daughter is in high school this year, and she will have a blind date in two years! I...I can't delay her!"
The woman shed tears as she spoke.
Xia Tang quietly watched her wipe her tears. When she finished crying, he looked up and said:
"Boss Xia... I really have no other choice. If others could ask for help, I would have asked them long ago! But now, everyone is going hungry for these orchids. I really have no other choice!"
She moved her lips up and down, and finally spoke:
"Can you... let me come back to work? I'm sure I can do a great job! I'll work really hard! I won't leave casually again!"
She spoke with deep emotion, tears welling up in her eyes.
He looked at Xia Tang as if he was his savior.
But who can be the savior of whom?
Xia Tang listened to her quietly until she finished speaking, then said:
"no."
Sister Lan looked at her in panic.
The expression in Xia Tang's almond-shaped eyes did not change, as if there was sadness, but also as if there was nothing:
"Sister Lan, I told you from the beginning about buying orchids that you cannot mix them. If I ask you to come back to work now, it would be unfair to other employees."
“But…but…”
"Besides, you can also see that it's almost time for Mr. Zheng to harvest the seedlings. If he doesn't come back to harvest them, there will be chaos in the area."
"I can't have an unstable employee who would cause chaos for Tong Kee."
Sister Lan's lips kept trembling.
She actually understood that what Xia Tang said was reasonable.
But she had worked at Tangji for a few months after all. Could it be that they wouldn't even give her this little bit of face?
She knew that Xia Tang was now a big shot, and that she could help her just by raising her hands!
Sister Lan didn't know what she was thinking, but for the first time she felt resentful towards Xia Tang in front of her.
Blame her for not helping her, blame her for being rich and unkind, blame her for not helping her even though she already had the money?
But she is an honest woman after all.
I thought this in my heart, but I couldn't say it out loud.
He just paused for a moment, turned around, and walked out of the store with a hunched back.
"etc."
At this moment, Xia Tang's gentle and clean voice came from behind.
Sister Lan stopped walking.
"I can't let you go back to work in the store, but I can help you."
She suddenly turned her head and listened to Xia Tang in a daze:
"I'll teach you two kinds of snacks, and help you customize the stall tools you can take away, and determine the ingredients and materials you'll need in the early stages. If you set up a stall in the back street and make money, you can return the initial expenses to me. If you don't make money, it'll be my loss."
"However, whether you can make money or not depends on your own efforts. Sister Lan, are you going to do it?"
Sister Lan's eyes became moist again.
She looked at Xia Tang's bright almond eyes and nodded vigorously.
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