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When Li Wei went home for lunch, Ding Anni followed her to pick up her speech and have lunch at the same time.
Recently, she hasn't been going to Li Wei's house for lunch anymore. Instead, she and her classmates Yang Lei and Song Xuejiao found a small eatery that mainly serves noodles, which are said to be delicious.
Li Wei thought that she would try it herself when she had some free time. Ding Anni was quite picky about food, so if she said it was delicious, it probably was.
Luo Da still eats lunch at Li Wei's house as usual; it's become a habit now, and he reports in punctually.
After lunch, the sofa in the living room remained Luo Da's usual spot, mostly used for watching TV or taking a nap. Ding Anni went to Li Lin's room to rest.
Thinking about finding a place to live, Li Wei didn't go back to her room. Instead, she sat down on the sofa next to the small coffee table in the living room, near the telephone, and called her aunt.
The company now has a complete set of departments and all the necessary staff. Before the last relocation to the new factory, we recruited a few capable people, who have now been assigned to various departments as supervisors. At the new company, everything is gradually getting on track, and these people are gradually becoming capable of managing their respective areas, which has greatly reduced Cheng Fei's burden.
So now Cheng Fei focuses on the big picture and lets go of the small details. Although she inevitably criticizes her subordinates, after being advised by Li Wei a few times and realizing that it does have a negative impact, she has gradually come to terms with it.
So now, whenever there's a problem, she goes directly to the relevant department head and tries her best to respect the authority of her subordinates. As a result, although the factory is now larger and has more people, Cheng Fei is actually much more relaxed and can finally get a good rest on weekends.
Li Wei missed the company relocation because she was in class. Cheng Fei had someone choose an auspicious date, supposedly a rare and lucky day. Many relatives, friends, close clients, and raw material suppliers were invited. Li Zhaoxing and his wife represented Li Wei, and were presented as the company's major shareholders.
Cheng Fei also privately showed Li Zhaoxing and his wife the documents regarding the ownership of her assets with Li Wei, which surprised the couple even more. They never expected that their Xiaoming had actually become a little rich woman. They hadn't seen her do anything all day, had they?
Although Li Zhaoxing and Cheng Min knew that Li Wei and Cheng Fei's clothing company was quite profitable, they weren't clear on the specifics and hadn't paid much attention. After all, they were both very busy, and besides, they hadn't taken it too seriously. They only knew that it might be making some money, but it was just a small, individual factory. Even though it was called a company, there are countless companies these days.
When they arrived at the new factory, the two were immediately dumbfounded. Beautiful office buildings, spacious and bright factory buildings, paved roads, and the large plane trees left over from the original factory. Two neat rows of trees led directly from the main gate to the office building. Everything, every single thing, showed that Cheng Fei and Li Wei's small business was actually no smaller than theirs. Judging by its scale, it was even more impressive.
Li Zhaoxing and his wife were the type of people who quietly made their fortune. Although their family's food factory couldn't compare to this impressive clothing company, they had earned just as much as Cheng Fei over the years. Nevertheless, seeing Cheng Fei's swagger still greatly shocked Li Zhaoxing, and his mind began to race. Suddenly, he felt that Yangliu Town was indeed too small.
This led to a long talk between Old Mrs. Cheng and Luo Gang and Ding Hongdi on her birthday.
When Cheng Fei heard that Li Wei was looking for a house, she asked about the location, the reason, and her specific requirements. Li Wei then said that it was indeed useful right now. She added that it could also be used as an investment. She suggested buying more suitable rental properties… At this point, Li Wei seemed to remember something. Finally, she instructed her aunt, “Just buy her a house to use for now. We can talk about the other places when we meet this weekend.”
Luo Da, who was dozing on the sofa, heard Li Wei mention buying a house. Remembering something, he opened his eyes and said, "My dad said you can pick up that car next week. You can decide the details then. Whether you contact your aunt directly or do it secretly yourself, you should think it over first." He remembered Li Wei saying she couldn't let her aunt know.
Li Wei was surprised: "Oh? So fast! I'll contact my third uncle tonight."
Luo Da then remembered something and said, "It seems that there are apartments for sale in the building of our martial arts school. If you want to buy one, you might as well go and take a look. It will be convenient to stay there. Also, don't forget to save a room for me."
"Why should I leave it for you? Your family has two floors. Besides, you've already charged me tuition, but I haven't charged you for meals. Now you want to come and freeload off me. Your big house is upstairs. Isn't that a bit too much? Is this how you repay a debt of gratitude?" It wasn't that she was being petty, but Luo Da Tai was really not being fair.
Li Wei had always held a grudge against Luo Da for charging her tuition. She had forgotten to remind him of the small favors he had done for her. His behavior was ungrateful!
Li Wei felt increasingly uneasy about it. It was just a few dollars, and Luo Da was actually arguing with her about it—it was too much! She reached out and poked Luo Da's dark head, which was facing her: "Tell me, putting aside our years of friendship, even considering the relationship between my third uncle and my family, if he knew you actually charged me tuition, do you think he wouldn't beat you up?" You're just asking for it; no wonder you always get disciplined by your sixth senior brother.
Luo San reached out and grabbed Li Wei's hand that was rubbing his head: "Yes, of course you will. You'd beat me unconscious at the very least. Anyway, I'm used to being beaten by my sixth senior brother, so it's nothing. Actually, I didn't want to charge you tuition, but I was worried that your attitude towards studying wouldn't be right and would have a bad influence."
Li Wei's hand was grabbed by Luo Da. She struggled a few times but couldn't break free. Hearing Luo Da's words, she couldn't help but wonder, "How am I not studying properly? How do you know what my attitude is?" Does she seem like the kind of person who doesn't take things seriously? This is simply slander against her!
Luo Da toyed with Li Wei's hand, slowly saying, "Look, you're afraid of hardship and pain, aren't you? Back when I was encouraged to learn martial arts from the Liangshan heroes in Shandong, it was said that 'Only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one rise above others, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold'... There were many more, but I can't remember them all. However, judging from your usual behavior, that's not how you do things. You always make others do things the way they want, and you yourself always back down when faced with difficulties... Of course, you've always been quite diligent in your studies, which deserves praise..."
Li Wei couldn't listen anymore. When did Luo Da start lecturing like this? It was really unsettling. More importantly, he seemed to be lecturing her now. She quickly interrupted, "Just get to the point! Stop rambling! What exactly did I do wrong? Get to the point!" She then pulled her hand back. This little brat, instead of saying nice things, she wanted some comfort? Dream on!
Luo Da's urge to talk or play with his toys had just kicked in. He had intended to delay, but now it seemed he couldn't. If Li Xiaoming got angry, forget about touching his hand; he might even touch the sole of his shoe—and get kicked!
He continued slowly and deliberately, "It's like this. I was hoping you'd study as long as possible for the sake of the money, otherwise, if you suffer a little and then immediately run away, it'll set a bad example for the other students. Do you think that will have a good impact? Besides, you were so good to me when we were little, I have to repay you properly. For example, you often gave me steamed buns and mantou when we were little, those steamed buns. Tsk tsk, just thinking about them makes my mouth water, there were cabbage, pork, and celery fillings, there were chive fillings, there were radish fillings... and mantou, those mantou..." He really couldn't remember exactly what they were like, but he tried to make something up, anyway, people like to hear nice things. Li Wei finally felt that Luo Da had hit the nail on the head. He had finally spoken her mind. Her expression improved a lot, and she even forgot that her hands weren't her own. Seeing Luo Da stop, she quickly reminded him, "What else?" She hadn't just fed him good food like pigs, had she? There were so many good deeds she had done.
Luo Da was running out of things to say while eating steamed buns and mantou, so he quickly changed the subject: "There's more... too much... let me think... clothing, food, housing, and transportation, which should I talk about first? I've finished talking about food, let's talk about clothing..." It seemed that he wasn't very good at this either, and housing and transportation were even more of a mystery. What should he talk about?
"Oh my... hehe... what are you two doing?" Great! Her dad always tells her to learn from Li Wei, but look what she's done! What's there to learn?
Luo Dayi realized that he didn't need to rack his brains anymore; someone had come to cause trouble.
Ding Anni came out to find water because she was thirsty, and just then she saw Li Wei and Luo Da holding hands and chatting on the sofa, looking quite intimate.
Li Wei glanced at Ding Anni: "Your smile is really not good, you look like a scoundrel. Please take it off and go do what you're supposed to do... Hey, Luo Jianhua, continue."
Hey kid, let me let you know how good we are. I could talk about it for three days and three nights and still not finish. I'll tell you once to deepen your impression, so you won't forget it and overcharge me later.
Luo's brain was working at lightning speed, and he had quickly prepared the outline for another piece of reminiscing about the bitter past and appreciating the sweet present. He was just waiting to fill in the details as he spoke: "Ahem, let's talk about studying. I remember when we were in the first grade of elementary school..." Okay, then middle school, several years in total, enough to talk about for a whole afternoon. It would be better if this were in the evening.
Ding Anni glanced at the boy surnamed Luo's chubby, snow-white hand being kneaded, then looked at the silly girl sitting there, seemingly enjoying the conversation...
And she was ignored—
Ding Anni really wanted to say something to remind the two of them that their behavior was indecent. But then she thought, there was no need to say anything to Li Wei; it would be pointless, as that girl was sometimes impervious to reason. As for Luo Jianhua, if she ruined his plans, he'd probably hate her to death from then on.
But she was unwilling to let the show end so quietly. She had finally gotten such a good opportunity to make fun of Li Wei, so how could she let it go so easily?
Ding Anni thought for a moment, then stopped drinking water. Without daring to disturb the two who were telling bedtime stories, she quietly went to Li Lianhui's room and whispered in his ear like a thief, "Hey, go check on your sister and Luo Jianhua. What are they up to in the living room?" Anyone would be curious.
Li Lianhui didn't move at all and continued playing the game as if he hadn't heard anything.
Ding Anni: I was wrong, this kid is not human!
This time she stopped grumbling and spoke properly: "If you don't go and see, your sister might elope with someone before she finishes this semester."
Li Lianhui remained still and continued playing.
Ding Anni was furious. Damn it, this kid isn't even human!
"If you don't go see her, your sister will give birth to a nephew for you tomorrow!"
Li Lianhui finally looked up at Ding Anni, who almost burst into tears. She thought this guy was really unyielding even under immense pressure!
Li Lianhui said casually, "That's good, it's a boy." He then continued playing the game.
Ding Anni: I don't want to live anymore.
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