Chapter 252: Employees with Improper Conduct
Wen Shihua was leaving the next day, so Wen Wan got up before dawn, and Zhang Hongying got up just as early as her.
Last night, she had wanted to ask Wen Wan what gifts to take with her when she left, but the father and daughter were talking all the time, so she didn't want to interrupt. There wasn't anything nice at home to give away, except for the bacon and the shoes she had made for Lu Mingjiang and Lu Dongping the year before.
The father and son's feet are about the same size, and their shoes are about the same size. She doesn't know if Wen Shihua can wear them. She only knows that Wen Wan doesn't have much time to sew shoe soles, and it's rare for her to make a pair of shoes throughout the year.
"What size shoes does your father wear? How big is the difference between his and Dongping's feet? I don't have anything nice to give you. The shoes were made at the beginning of the year and I haven't worn them yet. Take them and pretend they were made for you."
Wen Wan didn't bother to be polite with her: "Thank you, mother. I really wasn't prepared for this. His feet are similar to Dong Ping's. They were damaged by soaking in water earlier. He can't wear leather shoes. He likes to wear cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles."
"Take some bacon, you don't have it at home."
Wen Wan nodded: "Okay, I'll go get some fresh meat if we need it later."
"You kid, why are you so distant all of a sudden?"
She smiled gently, and her nose felt sore as she smiled.
Zhang Hongying helped her, wrapping the bacon in three layers inside and three layers outside. She also wrapped up the tea leaves she had roasted and the mountain products she had dried before the New Year.
She stuffed the backpack she carried when she went to the countryside that year with the same stuff.
Wen Shihua looked at her bulging backpack and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "What are you doing with so many things?"
Wen Wan said, "Not much. Just some mushrooms I picked up in the mountains last year. They take up space even after being dried."
Zhang Hongying also said: "These are just some worthless things from the mountains. Just don't be disgusted. I just want to eat something new."
Wen Shihua chuckled, "The things in the mountains are all rare and good things. You can't buy them with money, so how can I despise them?" As he spoke, he glanced at Wen Wan and said, "Wanwan, I'm sorry to trouble you. Her mother passed away early, and I only have one daughter like her. She's been spoiled a little. If there's anything wrong, my in-laws must teach her. Young people are always inconsiderate. Only by teaching her can she understand."
Of course Zhang Hongying would respond. She now looked at Wen Shihua as if he were a plague god, fearing that if her family members said something wrong, he would get angry and take her daughter away.
She didn't even want to go to work at this moment. She just wanted to send the person away. She would feel at ease after that.
The sky outside gradually brightened, and Wen Shihua urged Wen Wan: "It's getting late, you're going to be late."
Wen Wan glanced at him and said, "I'm not going to school today. I've asked for leave. I'll take you to the county train station."
Zhang Hongying's heart skipped a beat. "How do we get there? On foot? Where's Dongping? Did I tell him? Did I tell the commune driver in advance that we were going to the county town? A tractor is better than walking, after all."
Lu Dongping came out of the house and said, "I asked yesterday and we'll go there by tractor."
Not only him and Wen Wan, Xu Qingming also took a leave today.
Wen Shihua didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "We can just leave the same way we came. It's not like we can't find the way. Why would I let you delay your work and go to work to see me off?"
Xu Qingming smiled and said, "Uncle, you don't know, I've been here all my life, rain or shine, and I've never asked for leave. I rarely go to the county town either. I'm only blessed by you today, otherwise I wouldn't have the chance to slack off so openly."
Wen Shihua laughed out loud: "You're so old, but you're still as naughty as before." After that, he sighed and said, "Think carefully about what I told you. When you have thought it through, write a letter and tell your family."
Xu Qingming nodded: "I understand."
Wen Shihua wanted to say something else, but he looked at Wen Wan and shut up again. He picked up a light-hearted topic and followed the rattling of the tractor all the way. In the end, Xu Qingming, who was always making jokes, was too nervous to speak.
Wen Wan didn't say a word all the way until she arrived at the train station. She watched Zhang Qianfeng buy a ticket, watched the train come, and watched Wen Shihua get on the train. Suddenly, she squatted on the ground and burst into tears.
Lu Dongping squatted down and took a handkerchief to wipe her face.
At this moment he couldn't say a word, because anything he said would be unnecessary.
It was Wenwan who parted with her relatives, not him.
The train was running for a long time. Wen Wan squatted on the platform for a long time. Her legs were numb before she stood up. She looked at Lu Dongping with red eyes. She didn't say a word, but she was silently shouting in her heart: "Lu Dongping, from now on, I only have you and Dandan. If you treat me badly, I will really go back."
After she had cried enough and stood up, Xu Qingming spoke to Lu Dongping: "Are you going back to the commune to work?"
Lu Dongping said, "I won't be going back to the commune for now. I have something to do." Then he looked at Xu Qingming and said, "Are you going back to the team now? If not, take Wanwan to the city for a walk."
"Sure! I've already taken the day off, so why would I go back now? Don't you think so, Wanwan?"
Wen Wan sniffed and nodded, looking at Lu Dongping and said, "You go and do your thing. Seventh Brother and I will go for a walk. My dad told me before he left that he made a last-minute decision when he came and didn't buy anything. He gave me money and tickets and asked me to buy something for my parents at home. I'll go to the department store to take a look."
Lu Dongping wanted to say that family didn't need to be so polite, but he swallowed the words back. "Go ahead. I'll meet you at the department store when I'm done." He thought that maybe going shopping and doing some shopping would ease the sadness of parting. If spending money makes you happy, then so be it.
Xu Qingming took his hands out of his pockets and gently tugged at Wen Wan: "Let's go. You're such a grown-up and still crying. Aren't you ashamed?"
Wen Wan raised her foot and kicked him, this time with a real kick: "What do you care!"
How could Xu Qingming let her kick him? He ran away with a smile.
It's not a festival, and it's not the time for the factory to distribute allowances and benefits, so the department store is very deserted.
Wen Wan called Xu Qingming: "What do you want to buy?"
Xu Qingming said, "I'm a poor guy, what can I buy? I just watch you buy. Aren't you going to buy something for Lu Dongping's family? Go ahead, I'll help you carry it after you buy it. Isn't that nice of you?"
Wen Wan hummed: "That's better." She suppressed the sadness of parting deep in her heart, without any trace of it on her face.
Cloth was the most in-demand commodity right now, so she could just buy some from Zhang Hongying and Gao Xiulan. As for Lu Mingjiang and Lu Minghai, two bottles of sorghum liquor each would be fine. She didn't care about the others. With so many people in the family, she couldn't take care of them all, and her father had a hard time earning money.
As for Lu Dongping, what Old Wen gave him was a bit heavy, which was a bicycle ticket and enough industrial coupons.
Even with the tickets and coupons, it wasn't cheap to buy this thing. She would have to tell Lu Dongping later, and he would have the final say on when to buy it. After buying the things, Xu Qingming carried them, and Wen Wan said, "It's a rare trip to the county town, I want to go see Chun'e."
Xu Qingming was very patient and responsive to her every request: "Okay, let's go see Chun'e." He knew that Lu Chun'e was an officer in the Propaganda Department of the Online Textile Factory, and the girl was very capable.
The textile factory is just south of the county town, not too far away.
Lu Chun'e lives in the dormitory and won't come out easily.
Wen Wan looked at the time and it was almost time for lunch. She planned to go to the textile factory dormitory to look for someone, but before she reached the factory gate, she saw Lu Chun'e. A man in a moon-white shirt was following her. The two of them were pulling each other, and the atmosphere didn't seem very pleasant.
I couldn't hear what the two people were saying, but I saw the man trying to pull Lu Chun'e, but Lu Chun'e pushed him away but he still didn't give up.
Wen Wan frowned. Xu Qingming was faster than her. He strode up to her with the things in his hand. He waved away the hand that was reaching forward persistently and looked coldly at the man who was half a head shorter than him, wearing glasses and looking gentle but acting not at all gentle.
"what you do?"
"Brother Qingming!"
That person was quite powerful: "Who are you? What does it have to do with you when I'm talking to my partner?"
Xu Qingming narrowed his eyes and felt that not only his eyesight was poor, but his hearing was also not very good. Lu Chun'e called him, but he still asked who he was.
"Your partner?"
He glanced at Lu Chun'e.
The girl's face flushed red as she glared at the man with glasses: "Don't talk nonsense, who is your partner?"
Wen Wan came up to Lu Chun'e and called out, "Chun'e!"
Lu Chun'e was angry and embarrassed, and called her sister-in-law.
The man with the glasses looked at Wen Wan and his eyes flashed with surprise.
Wen Wan didn't even look at him. She just looked at Lu Chun'e and asked, "Are you off work? What time do you go back to work this afternoon?"
Lu Chun'e said, "I just got off work and spent two hours eating."
"Have you eaten yet? If not, I'll take you to eat."
Lu Chun'e said, "I was originally going to have dinner, but I got delayed. Sister-in-law, it's rare for you and Brother Qingming to come to see me, so I'll treat you to the state-owned restaurant!"
Xu Qingming smiled and said, "Okay, Chun'e has made a name for herself now, so she must eat this meal."
Wen Wan pulled Lu Chun'e and said, "Come on, I came here to have dinner with you." She didn't even look at the man with glasses during the whole process, nor did she give him a chance to speak again. She just pulled him away.
The man uttered an "ouch" and called out "Chun'e". Xu Qingming turned abruptly and looked at him. "You're not familiar with Chun'e. Please call her Comrade Lu Chun'e from now on. Also, if I find out you're touching her again, I'll go find your leader and ask him if he'll handle employees with such improper behavior."
After saying that, he strode after him.
After leaving the textile factory, Wen Wan asked Lu Chun'e, "Who was that person just now? Are you two a couple?"
"No, no!" Lu Chun'e denied hurriedly, "He's not from our textile factory. He works at the steel factory. We were classmates, but we were just acquaintances at school. He wrote me a few times, but I ignored them. After we graduated, he went to the steel factory and I worked at the textile factory. We didn't have much interaction. Who knew that the textile factory and the steel factory held some kind of social event before the New Year, and then we met again. He came to see me every few days."
Wen Wan asked her: "So, do you have someone you like in the factory?"
Lu Chun'e's face, which had just cooled down, became hot again: "No, no."
"Oh, don't be embarrassed. You're almost 20 this year, and a few days ago, Mom was saying that she wanted to ask someone to introduce you and Donglin to someone."
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