Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Husband and wife are one
Zhang Meiying's words of praise made Lin Wan blush. When she returned to the bedroom, she put the paper bag on the table and explained awkwardly, "I bought a few dresses and his..."
The slender fingertips pointed to the abdomen...
Fu Xiuhuai didn't seem to care, but smiled: "Why don't you buy more for yourself?"
Lin Wan didn't respond to this, but just observed the man in front of her. Seeing that he didn't care much, the embarrassment and heat on her face finally dissipated a little.
Just turning her head, Lin Wan saw that Fu Xiuhuai did not touch her clothes, but held the baby's clothes and looked at them, then raised his hand and put it on her belly. She felt it was magical.
Even when she was buying clothes, she didn't know how she ended up in the children's clothing section.
They were clearly two strangers, but at this moment they seemed to be connected by a few pieces of baby clothes.
In order to disrupt the strange atmosphere in the bedroom, Lin Wan's eyes moved, and she was just looking for an excuse to go outside to get some fresh air, but she heard Fu Xiuhuai take the initiative to speak.
"Should I have a computer at home?"
"ah?"
Lin Wan knew how expensive and difficult it was to buy computers nowadays. Even in major universities, only a few applications were approved. In addition, the price of one computer was several thousand yuan, which was not affordable for ordinary people.
"I saw that you really enjoyed using the computer last time. It wouldn't be bad to have one at home." Fu Xiuhuai's gentle gaze fell on Lin Wan's face, and he added, "I need to use it sometimes when I work at home."
Lin Wan suspected that the man before her could read people's minds. Indeed, while using her computer in Fu Xiuhuai's office, she had sighed inwardly: "Big companies are different, and they're enviable." After all, news from all corners of the world can be quickly obtained on a forum.
"It seems difficult to get a place in personal computer?" Lin Wan once heard her classmates mention this in casual conversation when she was in college.
Fu Xiuhuai's face was calm, and his calm demeanor counteracted the sharpness of his sword-like brows and star-like eyes. "It's difficult, but I have a solution. An AST computer, 486DX, 8MB of memory, and a 512MB hard drive should be enough."
Lin Wan listened to Fu Xiuhuai listing a string of data smoothly and was a little curious: "You know a lot about computers?"
Fu Xiuhuai was very modest: "I have some cooperation with Zhongguancun and I know a little bit about it."
Lin Wan did not express any further opinions. She found that Fu Xiuhuai was very cautious in his words and deeds. Within a few days, a white computer was installed in the bedroom on the second floor of the Fu family.
The white computer, framed by a 14-inch screen, was a cute, square-shaped computer. It was powered by Windows 95, a system that had undergone a series of significant changes, resulting in a keyboard with 101 keys, significantly more than the 83-key keyboard Lin Wan had encountered in her university computer class. Next to the screen and keyboard was a sturdy computer.
The personal computer is quite heavy and takes up a lot of space. The whole set cost me 8,500 yuan.
When Lin Wan returned home, she saw the "big guy" in the house and was not used to it for a while.
Fu Xiuhuai placed his hands on the table and raised his chin towards Lin Wan: "Give it a try."
With the advent of Windows 95, the entire computer interface has changed a lot. Lin Wan followed Fu Xiuhuai's instructions and clicked around, and soon became familiar with it.
Thinking of the information she hadn't checked last time, Lin Wan entered the forum URL again, clicked on it, and looked at the messages from all over the world, searching for something related to the clothing industry.
"Has your factory assigned any tasks?" Fu Xiuhuai glanced at the desk where Lin Wan was working.
"No, I just want to take a look." Lin Wan didn't have a choice of jobs when she graduated from university, so she has to pay more attention to it now. "The factory now doesn't seem as prosperous as it used to be."
"Other industries are fine, but garment factories and cotton mills have been hit the hardest." Fu Xiuhuai knows a lot of people from all over the country and can talk about anything. "Especially in the south, there are so many styles of clothes, so they can be shipped to any city and they're never a problem selling them."
Lin Wan obviously didn't expect Fu Xiuhuai to bring up this topic. After a few words with him, she was particularly shocked when she heard that some cotton mills in northern cities were on the verge of going out of business. "Is it that serious?"
"I worked on a project in another province a few years ago and got to know a local. His wife works at the cotton mill and hasn't been paid for several months. He must be having a hard time."
No one could have imagined that a state-owned factory would reach this point.
Lin Wan seemed to be lost in thought, feeling somewhat worried about the iron rice bowl she had just secured, but she heard the man in front of her speak.
"Speaking of this, there is another matter that I need to seek your opinion on."
Lin Wan raised her eyes and looked at Fu Xiuhuai curiously: "What's the matter?"
She always felt that they were both living their own lives and there was no need to ask each other for advice.
"My eldest brother's steel mill is also having some financial difficulties. He needs to borrow 200,000 yuan from me to cover this month's salary."
The city's steel mill is also in trouble? Lin Wan was surprised and even more puzzled: "Why did your eldest brother ask you to borrow money and ask for my advice? You can decide for yourself..."
"We are husband and wife." Fu Xiuhuai leaned over and placed one hand on the leather seat beneath Lin Wan, his eyes firmly gazing into her almond-shaped eyes. "Of course, matters like this require your involvement and consent."
Lin Wan's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't see any joking in the man's eyes. On the contrary, he was full of seriousness.
She tilted her head slightly, pursed her lips, and nodded unwillingly, "I understand. You decide for yourself."
"Okay." Fu Xiuhuai made a decision, "I'll lend this money to my elder brother so that he can make some money."
***
Because of Fu Xiuhuai's words at night, Lin Wan didn't sleep well. The words "we are husband and wife" seemed to keep ringing in her ears.
Life is always full of changes. When Lin Wan was a child, she looked forward to living with her parents and moving to the city. However, her biological parents suddenly passed away, and her parents became her uncle and aunt.
The last year of college disappeared mysteriously from Lin Wan's life. When she opened her eyes again, she had graduated from college and had a husband and children, and even this man's identity was very embarrassing.
Now, Lin Wan just wants to keep her stable job and avoid any more problems.
On Saturday, the city garment factory continued production as usual, and Lin Wan was assigned a new task in the factory office.
Foreign businessmen were about to visit, and the factory put up banners to welcome them. Lin Wan, who had good English in college, was temporarily asked to set up the venue.
In recent years, foreign investment has indeed increased. Many factories across the country have attracted foreign investment to develop and expand production. Jiangcheng garment factories are now also taking action.
Qin Fang, a new factory employee who is also a Jiangcheng University alumnus like Lin Wan, was indignant: "Director Feng didn't even ask you to translate, but arranged for her niece to do it instead."
When she was in college, Lin Wan performed well in English class. She also practiced listening and speaking privately and participated in the school's English speech competition. Qin Fang knew this.
"Fengyan can only read a few words, and she has difficulty in translating a long sentence. What will we do if something goes wrong in the translation?" Qin Fang heard that Director Feng's niece had practiced in the office, and she stumbled and probably couldn't say a few words to the foreign businessmen.
However, several other old employees nominated Lin Wanshang, but Feng Tianjiao vetoed her with a very high-sounding reason.
Feng Tianjiao thought that as a newly graduated college student, he didn't have much ability and needed more training before he could participate in such a big occasion. He was not as good as Feng Yan who had been working in the factory for five years.
Lin Wan didn't care much: "Who can say anything about the director's choice? Don't let anyone hear what you say. Let's go, we still have to count the supplies for next Monday."
The auditorium was decorated grandly, awaiting the foreign businessmen's visit next Monday. In a corner, the factory office director, Feng Tianjiao, was holding her niece, Feng Yan's hand, giving her numerous instructions: "Interpret well. The factory director and the secretary attach great importance to this foreign businessmen's visit. If you perform well, you'll get an extra bonus! We can even help you get an advanced award at the end of the year."
Feng Yan was full of confidence: "Auntie, I know, don't worry."
Lin Wan and other factory office colleagues finished decorating the auditorium and left work. On Saturday afternoons, people always leave work with a different kind of joy than the previous five days, all because tomorrow is a day off.
He Qiumei had been waiting for a while at the entrance of the garment factory.
"Qiumei, have you been waiting long?" Lin Wan came out five minutes late. "We just set up the auditorium, so we were delayed a bit."
"No, I've only been here a few minutes." He Qiumei was out on business today and had just left early. "Why are you setting up the auditorium?"
"Welcome foreign businessmen."
"These days, many factories welcome foreign investment..."
The two chatted and had a simple box lunch at a nearby restaurant, then rushed to the newly opened karaoke hall in Jiangcheng.
The second branch of the Golden Phoenix Karaoke Hall opened by the brother of Liang Bin, a classmate of the same grade but different department, was opened. Liang Bin invited all the classmates to come and support the event and generously offered half-price drinks.
When Lin Wan was a junior in college, she went to a karaoke hall with her roommate to see the world.
In recent years, people's lives have become better and better, and eating, drinking, and having fun have become more common. Karaoke halls have emerged and are very popular. Men and women hang out here, dancing, and having fun, full of youthful energy.
[Whether you're laughing or sad, karaoke is always OK. Even if you're heartbroken, karaoke is still OK①...]
Under the dim lights, dynamic disco songs resounded throughout the disco, accompanied by the close dancing of men and women in the center of the dance floor, and also reached the ears of the guests in the booths, making people want to sway unconsciously.
The karaoke hall was packed, with the noisy voices and dynamic singing echoing together, making it very lively.
"Come on, we are all classmates, drinks are 50% off tonight." Liang Bin invited a dozen classmates to drink, showing a sense of hostliness.
The classmates who were invited to support him also gave him face and praised him one after another: "Liang Bin, you have a great job. You came to help your brother after graduation, and now you are directly managing a karaoke hall."
"The salary we get every month is probably not enough to make what you earn in a day here."
"You guys are doing great business here, you're really capable..."
Liang Bin imitated the most popular style in the south at the time, wearing a floral shirt, a big gold chain, and even put mousse in his hair and combed it back. His every move and gesture no longer looked like a student.
"Well, it's just a small business, it's okay." The more proud Liang Bin was in his heart, the more humble he was in his words.
Liang Bin scanned everyone and drank with them one by one. When it was He Qiumei and Lin Wan's turn, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Lin Wan, He Qiumei, would you like to have a drink? You've all graduated now."
He Qiumei gets drunk easily, but she's here to show her support and doesn't want to spoil the fun. She was hesitating when she heard Lin Wan slowly say, "Qiumei and I aren't feeling well, so let's just drink some juice."
"Lin Wan, you're ruining the fun." Liang Bin had seen Lin Wan's drinking capacity and was a heroine among women. She believed that this person was deliberately not giving her face.
The cap of a bottle of Heineken at 15 was opened, Liang Bin poured most of the beer into the glass and handed it to Lin Wan.
Lin Wan doesn't like the taste of alcohol very much, but she can drink it.
When she was a child, when she still had her own parents, when her parents returned to the countryside from the city to celebrate the New Year, the eight-year-old Lin Wan followed her parents closely like a little tail.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was over, the adults were still drinking, and the cousins had all gone out to play, but Xiao Lin Wan was the only one who was reluctant to leave.
Having not seen her parents for a year, she sat obediently beside them and did not even think of leaving.
Lin Guofu was still young at that time, less than 30 years old. He was drinking the rice wine brewed at home with his elder brother. Seeing his daughter's well-behaved appearance, he hugged her in his arms and dipped his chopsticks in the rice wine to tease the child.
As soon as Xiao Lin Wan put the wine in her mouth, she was instantly hit by the spicy taste of the alcohol.
But at that time, her parents told her that it would be soon, she would get a house, and they would take her back to the city and reunite with her family. Lin Wan then felt that this wine was the most delicious thing in the world.
Unfortunately, wine is destined to be wine, it only makes people drunk and makes people dream. Lin Wan’s dream of reuniting with her parents in the city was shattered when she was nine years old.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Wan would definitely not refuse. After all, when she was having dinner with her classmates in college, she discovered that she could drink surprisingly well.
But now that she was pregnant, how could she drink? Lin Wan looked at the wine glass in Liang Bin's hand. The golden wine reflected the brilliant light in the transparent glass, and seemed to be swaying with the people in the hazy and charming karaoke hall.
She didn't take the glass.
"Lin Wan, tell me, it would be great if you and Fu Mingjun were married. You would definitely be here drinking with me right now." Liang Bin felt a little regretful.
Lin Wan spoke tentatively, not too directly: "Liang Bin, are you still in contact with Fu Mingjun?"
"What's going on? I don't know where this kid ran off to! Do you know..." Liang Bin, who was a third of the way drunk, sobered up instantly. Just as he was about to say something else, he felt the wine glass that he was handing to Lin Wan being snatched away.
The tall man was hidden in the dim lights of the discotheque. He held the wine glass with his bony fingers and drank it all in one gulp.
Liang Bin was stunned. Who...who is this person? "I poured the wine for Lin Wan, what are you drinking?"
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