Chapter 166 Anonymous Letter
On the way back to the factory, Xiao Wu couldn't help but look back repeatedly while driving: "Director, you guys have become... celebrities!"
Lu Liangchen rubbed his temples: "It's really not easy to be a celebrity. I can't handle the enthusiasm of those people."
"Director, there are still quite a few letters in your office," Xiao Wu said mischievously, "You did a good deed this time and touched many people."
Lu Liangchen: ...
Returning to the familiar family compound, Jiang Haitang breathed a sigh of relief.
She opened the door and everything in the room remained the same. Although the temperature inside was not very high, it was not cold either.
Lu Liangchen said, "I lit the stove. The temperature in the room is a little low."
Xiao Wu hurriedly said, "Director, let me do it. I'm good at this job."
The commotion here had obviously alarmed the neighbors. Aunt Kong rushed over, spatula in hand. "You're finally back! You must be exhausted from the journey?"
She looked at the gifts piled up in the room, her eyes widening. "Oh my God, did you charter a train to come back? There are so many things."
Jiang Haitang explained the whole story with a smile. Aunt Kong slapped her thigh when she heard it. "That's right. Recently, everyone in our factory has been very proud when they go out. Everyone says that our factory director is very capable."
Aunt Kong enthusiastically spoke about the reactions from all over Jincheng after the report was published. Overall, they were praising them for their bravery.
At this time, Xiao Taozi woke up, rubbing her eyes: "Mom, I'm hungry..."
"Little Taozi, you're hungry! Grandma Kong made you something delicious. Haitang, you and Director Lu should go and have some rest," Aunt Kong said, waving her spatula. "I'm stewing some cabbage and vermicelli in the pot right now. I'll bring it over to you shortly. Don't refuse! Just think of it as... welcoming the heroes home!"
Jiang Haitang wanted to refuse, but Aunt Kong had already left in a hurry.
The aroma of food wafted over from the yard next door. Little Taozi sniffed and her eyes lit up.
"Or, let's go get some food ourselves. We can't eat the food at Auntie's house for free," said Jiang Haitang.
Food is so expensive these days, and there is no reason to ask others to help cook for a family of three.
"I'll go get some food and come back. We'll accept what Aunt Kong brings over. Otherwise, if we give them gifts later, they won't accept them."
Jiang Haitang nodded and began to clean up the messy things.
Opening the basket, Jiang Haitang was deeply moved by the shiny pickles, neatly tied dried beans, a handful of peanuts, a bag of mung beans, and even a pair of insoles embroidered with red flowers.
These are all out of their heartfelt gratitude. These kind people, who are strangers to them and were not even the beneficiaries of their rescue, gave them so many things to thank them.
Jiang Haitang took out the things he treasured one by one and put them in order.
Finally, only the clucking chicken was left.
She looked at the old hen and was thinking about what to do with it. Lu Liangchen, who had just come back from getting food, happened to see it.
"What should we do with this old hen? We can't keep it, right?" Lu Liangchen asked.
It's not impossible to raise chickens in the staff compound, but if he and Haitang really raise chickens, they will definitely not be able to take care of them.
"Or else, just kill it and eat the meat."
"It's not a bad idea to raise it. When spring comes, we can buy an old hen and raise it. Then Xiao Taozi will have eggs every day." Jiang Haitang said after a moment of hesitation.
"But I'm too busy here. You have to work and take care of the family at the same time. It's too tiring." Lu Liangchen said with concern.
"It's just a matter of spreading two handfuls of chicken feed every day, and I can handle it."
When I was in the countryside, I was very busy raising chickens and pigs. But they were just two chickens, so Jiang Haitang didn't really take it seriously.
"Okay then, leave the chicken farming to me. I'll feed the chickens every morning before going to work."
Xiao Taozi also hurriedly said to Jiang Haitang: "Mom, Mom, and me!"
Jiang Haitang pinched Xiao Taozi's nose and said lovingly, "Okay, from now on, raising chickens will be left to Dad and Xiao Taozi."
"I guarantee to complete the mission!" The little guy saluted in a proper military manner.
Jiang Haitang knew at a glance that this was the person who studied Chinese literature with the Lu family when they were in the capital.
Just as I put the old hen and the basket outside, Aunt Kong came over with a big bowl. Behind her followed Dani, who was also holding a big bowl filled with golden cornmeal cakes.
"Why is there still a chicken?" Aunt Kong asked in surprise.
"That's right. I plan to keep this chicken and after the Chinese New Year, I'll find a way to buy another chicken to raise together."
Aunt Kong said, "If you hadn't reminded us, we wouldn't have remembered that we can't raise pigs in the backyard. But raising two chickens is fine. After the New Year, we'll go buy some chickens and raise them together."
He has four children at home. If he raises two chickens, he can provide the children with an egg every day.
After seeing off Aunt Kong and Dani, the family of three had dinner and planned to go to bed early.
"Or, you can sleep with Xiao Taozi tonight." Lu Liangchen thought it would be troublesome to go back, so he tried to persuade her.
"You'd better go back. There are so many people around here, and rumors might spread. You've just become the factory director, and it would be bad if someone catches you." Jiang Haitang said with a faint smile.
Lu Liangchen knew that he couldn't refuse, so he could only let Jiang Haitang do what she wanted. But who would have thought that the little Taozi would take a few short steps and follow Jiang Haitang, not caring at all about what his old father was thinking.
"Daddy, I want to sleep with Mommy."
Watching Jiang Haitang and Xiao Taozi walking away, Lu Liangchen felt a little pitiful. What should he do?
Here he was still lamenting that he had become a lonely man with no one to love him, when someone knocked on the door.
When I opened the door, it was Zhao Kai.
"Why are you here?" Lu Liangchen asked.
"Captain, let me report to you about the situation in the factory." Zhao Kai said seriously.
Lu Liangchen knew that the reason Zhao Kai came at this time must be that someone in the factory was doing something tricky during this period.
"Come in and let's talk slowly."
"Where is Xiao Taozi?" Zhao Kai came into the room and saw that only Lu Liangchen was there, so he asked.
Lu Liangchen smiled bitterly and said, "Say goodbye to me and go next door."
Zhao Kai looked at Lu Liangchen's resentful expression and laughed out loud.
"If you ask me, you should settle this matter as soon as possible. Then you can live together and it won't be so troublesome."
"When I returned this time, I was already engaged, so I can be considered a wife."
Zhao Kai looked at Lu Liangchen's arrogant look and really wanted to hit him.
However, now was not the time to hit anyone, so he reported to Lu Liangchen some of the things that had happened in the factory during this period.
"We've been keeping an eye on Lee Seung-ri. He's been out a few times recently, but we haven't found any solid evidence yet. However, he should be making more moves soon."
"Chairman Liang was looking for someone to transfer back to the cotton mill, but the higher-ups refused..."
"During this period, we have discovered a total of seven employees with problems in the factory, and we are waiting for you to come back and deal with them!"
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After patiently listening to Zhao Kai talk about all the problems that had occurred during this period, Lu Liangchen poured Zhao Kai a cup of hot water before starting to ask about the details.
"Where has Li Shengli been recently? Have you investigated clearly?"
"I went to the Municipal Industrial Bureau three times, went to the food factory to see Liang Heping once, and the remaining two times were to a yard. We haven't figured out who is in that yard yet." Zhao Kai felt very guilty when he said this.
Lu Liangchen tapped his fingers lightly on the table. The textile factory was a provincial enterprise, but Li Shengli went to the Municipal Industrial Bureau three times, which was somewhat unreasonable, especially since it was the Chinese New Year period and work was already easy.
And that mysterious courtyard, we must keep an eye on it, maybe it is an important clue.
Lu Liangchen told Zhao Kai his thoughts.
"We've been keeping an eye on it and trying to find out more about it, but everyone around here says it's a dilapidated yard and nobody lives there on weekdays."
"Then we can only keep an eye on it for a long time!" Lu Liangchen frowned.
Why did Li Shengli go to a long-running courtyard? Was it to deliver a message or to meet someone?
"What about Liang Heping? Why does he want to be transferred back?"
"It's said that he couldn't get along well with the colleagues at the factory over there, so he applied for a transfer back." Zhao Kai curled his lips. "That's an obvious excuse. I think he can't bear to give up this piece of juicy meat at the textile factory."
Lu Liangchen pondered, "Maybe it's not that simple. They might have a bigger plan. You guys keep watching them. After work, I'll go to the provincial department and make sure to prevent Liang Heping from returning."
Zhao Kai nodded and added, "There's one more thing. Recently, some people in our factory have been saying that your brave act on the train was a show, meant to gain political capital for yourself."
Lu Liangchen sneered, "Let them talk. What's true can't be false, and what's false can't be true. However, if someone is deliberately guiding it, that's another matter."
After seeing Zhao Kai off, Lu Liangchen stood in the yard and saw that the light in Jiang Haitang's room next door had been turned off, so he also went back to the bedroom to turn off the lights and rest.
The next morning, Lu Liangchen arrived at the factory. As soon as he entered the office, his secretary, Xiao Zhang, came in with a pile of letters.
"Director, these are the letters we received recently. There are thank-you letters from the public, and also... some others." Xiao Zhang hesitated to speak.
Lu Liangchen picked up a few letters at random, most of which expressed admiration for their courageous actions.
But when he flipped through the envelopes, he found several unsigned ones. He opened them and saw that the contents were warnings such as "Don't meddle in other people's business" and "Stop it now."
"When did you start receiving these anonymous letters?"
"It appeared right after you left. We tried to track down who sent it, but we couldn't find out."
Lu Liangchen shook his head: "Not yet."
It seems that some people are anxious, but I don’t know if those anxious people are in cahoots with Lee Seung-ri.
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