Zhong Liang and his men struck while the iron was hot, taking three melons with them, and marched into other department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in Beijing.
Although they promised to cooperate with a department store and a supply and marketing cooperative in each region within a year, Beijing is a huge city with a completely untapped market. Zhong Liang and his team worked tirelessly for almost half a month before they finished visiting all the locations and signed a dozen contracts.
"Brother Zhong, have we successfully completed the mission?"
The three melons performed well and were quite commendable, which satisfied Zhong Liang.
“Yes, we can go back once the goods arrive and the first contract is completed. The goods for the contracts we signed before have been arriving one after another, and only these last few are left. We can stay for a few more days. During this time, you can move around freely, just don’t get separated from the group.”
Zhong Liang understood a few things. He was in his early twenties and it was his first time traveling far from home. Everything was new and exciting, especially since he had come to the heart of the country.
"Okay, Brother Zhong, aren't you coming with us?" The three of them naturally wanted to go out and have fun on their own; who wanted to hang out with their boss? Out of politeness, they still had to ask.
"I'm not going. I've already seen everything. I have some other things to do and want to see some friends." Zhong Liang does have some comrades-in-arms in Beijing, but they haven't been in touch for a long time.
"Alright, Brother Zhong, you don't need to worry about us. Go take care of your own business. Tomorrow's a day off anyway." The three boys huddled together to study the route. They had bought a map of Beijing so they could follow it.
After so many tiring days, Zhong Liang and his colleagues had nothing to do today. Zhong Liang called Yu Yin's brother, Yu Jun, to ask if he had time. He wanted to see him before he left, especially since Yu Yin's sister-in-law had specifically asked him to.
Yu Jun happened to be off tomorrow, so he quickly gave an address. Su Yixian and the others also wanted to know about Yu Yin's recent situation. Since there were quite a few people, they booked a private restaurant where they could have a proper chat.
Zhong Liang memorized the address and said he would arrive on time.
The next day, the three melons left excitedly, and Zhong Liang tidied himself up and prepared to head to the agreed-upon location.
"Zhong Liang, over here." Qian Weiguo, wearing sunglasses, stood in front of his used car and waved to Zhong Liang.
"Your outfit is really flashy!" Zhong Liang couldn't bear to look at it anymore. The two were quite familiar with each other because of what had happened before, so they spoke rather casually.
"Let's go, get in the car!"
When the two arrived, Yu Jun and Bai Xiaoyu were already there.
"I'm Yu Jun, Yu Yin, hello!"
Because of his job, Yu Jun has very little time, and every time he plans to visit Yin Yin, something always comes up that prevents him from doing so, which he finds very regrettable. Every time they talk on the phone, she says everything is fine, but he's still a little worried.
"Hello, sir! I'm Zhong Liang, an employee of Sister Yu Yin." Zhong Liang and Sister Yu Yin were very familiar with each other, their relationship was closer than family. He and Zhong Ling unconsciously treated Sister Yu Yin as family.
“Okay, sit down quickly. We’re just a little worried about Yin Yin. We want to know how she’s doing, whether she’s really doing well. She’s afraid I’ll worry, so she always says everything is fine…” Once Yu Jun started talking about Yu Yin, he couldn’t stop, and he always had endless topics to discuss.
Zhong Liang knew a little about Yu Yin's situation, that she didn't have a good relationship with her family, and that she only had one twin brother who was her true family.
Upon meeting him this time, he didn't look like a twin brother at all; he looked more like an old father. No wonder Sister Yu Yin gave her brother one percent of the factory's shares.
"Let Xiao Zhong catch her breath. Yi Xian and the others will be here soon and will ask her more questions. We'll all hear them then." Bai Xiaoyu was already immune to it. Her Yu Jun couldn't control himself whenever it came to his sister's affairs.
One by one, many people entered the private room. Zhong Liang only recognized one person, Wang Wenjun, Wang Wenye's older brother.
"haven't seen you for a long time!"
"haven't seen you for a long time!"
Wang Wenjun learned about Zhong Liang's discharge from the army from his younger brother. He couldn't believe it at first; Zhong Liang was a rising star, and this was too unexpected.
“Zhong Liang, these are all Yin Yin’s friends. We haven’t seen Yin Yin for a long time, so we wanted to know about her and her family’s life.”
Among those who came were Su Yixian and her husband, Qiao Anan and her husband, Wang Wenjun and his wife, and Wang Wenye's wife. The other people who had gone to the countryside with Qian Weiguo back then had less contact with Yu Yin and therefore weren't notified.
"I heard that Yinyin's new house is quite nice, and it's not small, is it?"
Bai Xiaoyu was thinking about when to take her child to visit the place and get to know it in advance.
"Yes, it's a garden villa from the Republican era, a two-and-a-half-story main building with a sizable yard where they grow lots of vegetables. Sister Yu Yin has always wanted to start her own farm, so she's breeding them in advance. After her grandparents passed away, it's just Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu helping to take care of the family..."
Everyone learned a lot about Yu Yin's life from Zhong Liang, and it seems she's doing really well.
"Yinyin is still too unsociable. After living in Shanghai for so many years, she still doesn't have many friends, especially female friends."
Yu Jun pointed out Yu Yin's weakness in one sentence: although her defensiveness has improved over the years, the shadow of her childhood is too heavy and has a deep impact on her.
After listening to Yu Jun's words, Zhong Liang thought about it in silence for a while. It was true. He had known Sister Yu Yin for so long, but he had never heard of her having any friends, nor had he ever seen her go shopping with any friends.
No one in the room spoke. They were Yu Yin's few friends, friends she had kept in touch with, but unfortunately, they were too far away from her.
"If Yinyin had gotten into a university in Beijing back then, we could have gotten together more often," Bai Xiaoyu remarked with a sigh.
"Sigh, it's too late to talk about that now." Su Yixian was also thinking about Yu Yin's trip to Beijing; she didn't have many real friends.
Zhong Liang thought for a moment, recalling the scene he had seen Yu Yin interact with Grandpa and Grandma Lu, and carefully said, "Yu Yin got along very well with Grandpa and Grandma Lu and Lu's second sister. Grandma Lu sometimes treated Yu Yin like her own daughter. Yu Yin must have received the care and love from her grandparents that she wanted from her elders. After the two elders passed away, Yu Yin took several months to recover."
Yu Jun felt his eyes welling up with tears. Yin Yin's life lacked so much love, especially from her mother. That's why she subconsciously treated Lu's grandparents as real elders, like her own blood relatives.
"Alright, Yu Yin doesn't need those anymore. She has her own considerations. Not having friends proves she doesn't need them. She's not a greedy person. One or two genuine friends are enough for her. I heard from Liang Chao that her goal is to have enough ability to help orphans who have lost their parents and relatives. She has a goal she wants to achieve."
Qiao Anan, who had been silent until now, spoke very frankly. He and Yu Yin didn't have much interaction, but he knew her well enough.
Yu Jun thought about it and agreed. Yin Yin and A Xiang had known each other for so many years and got along better than sisters. There was also Sister Yi Xian, who was practically his sister-in-law and wife.
During this meal, Zhong Liang realized that Sister Yu Yin had extraordinary connections in Beijing. Even Qiao Anan, who hadn't said much, was no ordinary person.
I truly admire you!
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