Back in Guang City, although the County No. 1 Machinery Factory had a successful start, its reputation hadn't spread. Consequently, no major orders were secured in the following days, only sporadic small ones. However, no one was disappointed; the two large orders on the first day were already encouraging enough. Once the goods were delivered and their reputation spread, Guo Daqiang was confident that more people would buy their agricultural machinery.
The county textile factory, however, had helped Zhu Youliang secure several major contracts. While headwear might seem like a small item, the profits were high, and Director Liu was ecstatic. They also had a stake in the headwear factory, so he deliberately showed off in front of Guo Daqiang, but Guo Daqiang ignored him.
The day before the Canton Fair ended, Xia Yan came to see Zhu Youliang again. Zhu Youliang asked her what she wanted, but she wouldn't answer directly, instead saying she wanted to talk to him alone. Zhu Youliang told her to speak frankly, but she didn't. Nor did she leave like last time. Instead, she looked at him with resentment, clearly determined not to leave unless he went.
Fearing a negative impact, Zhu Youliang had no choice but to follow her to a corner outside the exhibition hall. Xia Yan seemed a little nervous, looking at him with her big, watery eyes, her mouth opening and closing, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Zhu Youliang guessed what she was going to say, but he didn't say it out loud. He could only say helplessly, "Comrade Xia, what do you want from me?"
Xia Yan finally raised her head and mustered up the courage to say, "I don't mind."
"What don't you mind?" Zhu Youliang asked in confusion.
"I don't mind you getting married. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. This is the first time I've ever loved someone, and I don't want to give up." As soon as she said this, Xia Yan felt a sense of relief, as if she were suddenly filled with courage. She looked at Zhu Youliang without blinking. She was indeed pursuing happiness. As a woman of the new era, nothing could stop her from finding happiness.
Zhu Youliang said with a serious face: "Comrade Xia, please respect yourself." After that, he turned around and was about to go back.
"Why? Is it because I am not as beautiful as her child? Are you reluctant to give up the two children? I can treat them as my own children. If you want, I can also have children for you. I am willing to have no legal status, I just ask you to agree to be with me. I have never been so humble. I know it is not right for me to do this, but I can't control my heart. Please think about it." Xia Yan stopped him and said.
Zhu Youliang glanced at her coldly, thinking that she might be mentally ill. Without further explanation, he turned and left.
Xia Yan tried to pull him away, but he dodged her. She couldn't help but yell, "Zhu Youliang, you'll regret this one day."
Zhu Youliang couldn't stand it any longer and turned around and said, "Comrade Xia, if you keep on being so unreasonable, I'm going to go to your workplace and ask what gave you the courage to destroy other people's families so unscrupulously."
"You..." Xia Yan looked at Zhu Youliang in disbelief. Although Zhu Youliang was a good man as she had believed, why was he so cruel to her? God knew how much courage she had mustered to make this trip, why wouldn't he give her some face? Seeing someone coming out, she quickly covered her face and ran away.
Zhu Youliang had just returned to the booth when he saw Xiao Zhang looking at him with gossipy eyes. Guo Daqiang even pulled him aside and said, "Youliang, that girl may be younger than Engineer Liang and dress more fashionably, but she's definitely not as good as him. Don't let your eyes fool you and do something that's unfair to Engineer Liang."
Zhu Youliang was at a loss for words and asked, "Chapter Guo, what are you talking about?"
"Don't play tricks on me. We are all men, and everyone knows what's going on. But we all have families, and we can't make mistakes." Guo Chang whispered.
"Director Guo, I really didn't do that. I promise you that I will never do anything to let down my comrade Liang." Zhu Youliang said hurriedly.
"Okay, I believe you." Guo Chang nodded. Then, with a gossipy look on his face, he leaned over and said, "Is that girl interested in you? Let me tell you, that girl's family is not ordinary. Even if you reject her, be tactful and don't offend her."
"I've already offended you," Zhu Youliang said frankly. He tried to be tactful, but the other party didn't understand.
"Don't worry too much. The girl's family is not from our place, so she shouldn't be able to come to our place." Guo Daqiang comforted him.
Zhu Youliang nodded: "It's okay, I'm just a technician, what can you do to me?"
Guo Daqiang patted him on the shoulder and returned to the booth. He told Xiao Zhang and Xue Yi not to go out and talk nonsense, and then went out to see the exhibition.
Xia Yan cried all the way back to the guesthouse. Seeing that the Canton Fair was drawing to a close and there was nothing to do, she felt embarrassed and wanted to go back early, feeling that she couldn't stay here any longer.
As soon as she entered the guesthouse, she heard someone calling her.
"Yan Yan, why are you crying?" Yang Ming saw her eyes were red and hurried over to ask.
"Cousin, I'm fine. I just... wuwuwu..." Xia Yan felt extremely aggrieved as she spoke, and she couldn't help but lay on Yang Ming's chest and cried.
"Don't be afraid, Yanyan. Did someone bully you? I'll go find him right away." Yang Ming said angrily.
"No, I just remembered some sad things. You know, I have been a crybaby since I was a child." Xia Yan shook her head. How could she say this? She said she fell in love with a married man. He didn't even like her. Thinking that Zhu Youliang might tell others nonsense, or really go to her leader, she felt cold all over. Why didn't she think about the consequences before? If her parents knew about this, they would be furious. How could she live? Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. When she was talking to Zhu Youliang, there were few people around, and she ran out crying. No one knew what she said. As long as she took the initiative, maybe she could reverse the public opinion. After all, she had a good family background. Who would have thought that she would confess to a married man? It could be regarded as a lesson for Zhu Youliang.
Thinking of this, she hesitantly said, "I, I was molested, but I have no evidence."
"What? Who is it?" Yang Ming shouted angrily.
"Cousin, please keep your voice down. Do you still want me to live?" Xia Yan said hurriedly.
Yang Ming suppressed his anger and said, "Let's go back to the house and talk."
Once inside, he anxiously asked, "You, you're alright, aren't you? It's your cousin's fault for not taking good care of you. If I'd known, I wouldn't have let you come here. Is that Frank? I saw him staring at the etiquette lady last time. Don't be afraid. Even if they're foreign guests, you can't bully them."
"Cousin, don't worry, I wasn't hurt. I was just touched. Also, it wasn't Frank, it was Zhu Youliang, the talented Zhu Gong I told you about before. I really didn't expect him to be that kind of person. I originally wanted to go to him to practice oral English, but who knew, who knew... he would do that." Xia Yan said with her head down.
"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but by his heart. Cousin, you are too naive. But don't worry, your fair cousin will definitely help you get it back. Your reputation is important for girls, so this matter should not be made public. Let me think about it carefully." Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
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