Yan Xiaonan locked the door, took her grandmother and the two children, and walked towards the car. Ye Chenming quickly got out of the car, helped his grandmother into the car, and helped close the car door. The two little ones had already climbed in by themselves and closed the car door themselves.
The car sped towards the state-run restaurant. Ye Chenming focused on driving, occasionally hearing the voices of the two little ones talking, Nan Nan talking to her grandmother, and the little ones talking to Nan Nan. He felt so happy. The promotion exam was at the end of the year, and he had to grow up quickly.
His eyes inadvertently swept over a person who was stealing a middle-aged woman's wallet. The woman saw him, grabbed her wallet, and angrily berated him. Instead of running away, the man turned around and cursed back. Ye Chenming was furious. Instead of working properly, he was doing this kind of illegal, unearned business.
The car stopped in front of the thief. Ye Chenming jumped out of the car, intending to catch the thief. Unexpectedly, the thief was very experienced. He sensed something was wrong when he saw the car coming. When the car stopped, he knew that it was there to catch him. He took off running, and his speed was like that of a whirlwind.
Ye Chenming rushed forward, ready to catch the thief, but the thief was prepared and ran towards a small alley. After turning several corners, the thief disappeared. Ye Chenming thought that there were people waiting for him in the car, so he had to return disappointed.
Yan Xiaonan's consciousness kept following that person, feeling that he was somewhat familiar, but she just couldn't remember who he was.
After confirming that the woman's wallet was not missing, Ye Chenming told her to be careful and got into his car to leave: "Chenming, who do you think that person looks like? He seems familiar."
Ye Chenming only saw the person's profile and back. Moreover, the person was well-prepared, with a hat covering almost half of their face, making it difficult to recognize them. Ye Chenming's mind was racing.
As soon as the car pulled up in front of the restaurant, the two of them put the matter out of their minds. If they couldn't figure it out, they shouldn't think about it anymore. They just hoped that this guy wouldn't let them catch him in the future, or they would definitely be arrested and sent to jail.
The round dining table was full of people. Except for Yan Daqiang, all the family members were present. Grandma raised her glass and led the celebration of the successful opening of Guabao's clothing store. For a moment, there was laughter and joy.
Li Qiang fled to the end of the alley, where there was a low wall. Climbing over the wall would lead to the road, which happened to be a T-junction, so he could escape in either direction.
While fleeing for his life, Li Qiang felt that the man chasing him was somewhat familiar. His mind started working, and he suddenly realized that it was Ye Chenming. What was this guy doing in Beijing? Could it be that the Ye siblings had been admitted to universities in Beijing?
If the Ye siblings got into a university in Beijing, then did Li Ping also get into this university? This wretched woman likes to imitate Ye Chen'er, but she doesn't even know her own limitations. She tries to learn from others, but can she even do it?
Li Qiang found a secluded rooftop to sit down. "I'm exhausted. Luckily I was alert today, otherwise I would definitely have been caught. Ye Chenming seems much stronger than he was in Mushroom Village. What on earth did this guy eat?"
He took out money and coupons from the hidden pocket at his waist and counted them carefully. He still had over sixty yuan in money and over twenty jin of grain coupons. They were all national grain coupons, and he had to find a black market to exchange them for Beijing grain coupons, otherwise he would lose money. He had earned all this money and coupons through hard work on trains and buses, so he had to cherish them.
Since Li Ping has an 80% chance of getting into Peking University, I'll find a place to stay and settle accounts with her later. She betrayed her own brother and made him go to jail. Doesn't her conscience hurt?
Li Qiang hid his money and started asking around for cheap places to stay. After asking around for a long time, he finally found the train station. There was a shantytown there, and the cheapest houses were in there.
Li Qiang searched for a long time before finally finding this place. When he entered the shantytown, he was shocked. After all, he was from Shanghai and had seen some of the world. Even though Mushroom Village was backward back then, the educated youth settlement was still clean and tidy. Unlike here, sewage was flowing everywhere and there were low buildings everywhere. It was obvious that they had been built privately.
Because there were no sanitation facilities, men urinated anywhere, and in some places there was even feces, surrounded by flies and mosquitoes, creating a terrible stench.
Some places were clearly passageways, but they were blocked by illegally built thatched sheds. To get through, you had to walk sideways. Li Qiang covered his nose and turned to run away. The rent here was cheap, only three yuan a year, but cheap things are really no good. How could anyone live in such a place?
Li Qiang continued his search and eventually found a place. The location wasn't great; it was on the outskirts of the shantytown, but at least it was outside of it. It was a row of bungalows that used to be dormitories, but somehow became residential housing.
One of the bungalows was where an old woman lived alone. She later died in the house. Her children disliked the house because it was unclean, so they planned to rent it out. Just then, Li Qiang asked them if they wanted to rent it.
Li Qiang was somewhat disgusted by the fact that someone had died in the house, but the rent was cheap, only 50 cents a month. Li Qiang was tempted. He had inquired and found that the cheapest house in the area cost at least 80 cents a month. Now it was only 50 cents, so he decided to rent it. What house doesn't have dead people? What was there to be afraid of?
After paying six months' rent, Li Qiang went to the bridge to retrieve his belongings and bedding. Finally, he had a place to stay. No matter what, at least he could shelter from the wind and rain. He could find a wife and have a son. Hehe, there was hope for the future.
Days passed by like this. The atmosphere in the furniture factory was completely different from before. Those who cheated and shirked their duties were given written warnings, their income was reduced, and it was stated that they would be dismissed if they did it again. On the other hand, those employees who performed well not only received higher wages, but also received performance bonuses.
Yan Aidang also got the modified furniture samples from the furniture factory to the department store, where they received rave reviews. Orders have already been received for three months. Nan Nan cleverly signed a sales contract with the department store requiring them to settle accounts every month.
Sheng Lijuan was all smiles every day. Apart from her salary, benefits, and some necessary expenses, the 300,000 yuan investment remained untouched because Nan Nan had renegotiated the contract with the timber factory, postponing the payment date to six months.
The timber factory, which hadn't received payment for three years, signed the contract without hesitation after learning that it could receive payment in six months. Thus, a ethical cash flow cycle began.
Ye Chenming also translated the instruction manual for the imported panel saw. After the tireless research and exploration by Southwest and others, the machine finally started up. Yan Xiaonan was especially happy, because apart from the land and factory buildings, this was the most valuable thing in the entire furniture factory.
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