"Who's there! Blocking the door!" The homeroom teacher arrived, forcefully shoving Wang Jian aside. When Wang Jian turned around, the teacher paused, then asked, "Which class are you in?"
The students burst into laughter, some deliberately laughing loudly. The teacher, puzzled, banged on the desk and saw Wang Jian swaggering towards his seat.
Last night, Qi Si called him over for a talk. Qin Xiaoyu left him there and guessed that he was being sent to work at a restaurant, a fate he had long accepted. He was lucky to have escaped a beating.
Furthermore, the restaurant smelled wonderful as soon as he entered, so he figured the food wouldn't be bad from now on.
"You can stay here," Qi Si said, leading him to his little apartment.
"By myself?" Wang Jian couldn't believe that such a clean and tidy place would be given to him to live in.
"Yeah, just you. Kid, clean yourself up. If you live in a pigsty, I'll kick your ass!" Qi Si threatened.
"Uncle, I understand." Wang Jian nodded and bowed.
"Hey, take that box down from upstairs." Qi Si opened the wardrobe and threw clothes and pants onto the bed, then directed him to go upstairs and bring down the shoebox.
"Wear these to school tomorrow. And your hair won't do either. I'll drive you to get it cut later. With hair this long, are you some kind of gangster?"
"Go to school? Didn't I come here to work?" Wang Jian was a little confused.
"You're not even fully grown yet, what are you doing working! Go to school properly, or I'll kill you if you fail! If you want your tuition back, come to me!" Qi Si cursed.
"Uncle, why are you so good to me?" Wang Jian was a little confused.
"Isn't your girlfriend Old Deng's daughter? Do you think I don't know anything? Let me tell you, kid, if you want to marry someone's daughter, you'd better have the ability. If you marry her and she suffers, you'd better stay away from her as soon as possible, or don't say I didn't teach you how to behave." Qi Si's words were rough but reasonable.
Wang Jian is a sensible child. After getting a haircut and taking a shower, he sat on the bed in a daze for half the night. He had already made up his mind that he must prove himself and not let others look down on him.
At lunchtime, Wang Jian took out his lunchbox, which Qi Si had told the restaurant manager to prepare, so it was definitely good.
An extra-large stainless steel lunchbox was placed on the table, even bigger than Xiao Jin's. The students all stole glances at it, their eyes wide with amazement. What was inside? Delicacies from land and sea, some of which they had never seen before.
Xiao Jin hesitated for a long time before finally carrying her lunchbox over. Wang Jian didn't say anything, but placed a chicken wing in front of her.
The meal was eaten quietly; the students in the classroom were all silent, each with mixed feelings.
When they were evenly matched, the classmates could be jealous, but now they can only look up to them, they don't even have the right to be jealous. What's most upsetting is, what happened in these ten days? Did they all go out to dig for gold?
After Zhou Yue and Deng Jianyan returned from Guangzhou, their relationship quickly blossomed, becoming so sweet that even Zhou Xing's mother and Qin Xiaoyu couldn't bear to watch.
Deng Jianyan would come over to watch TV every night. The two of them would sit on the sofa, look at each other, and their eyes would radiate electricity, so much so that you could hear the crackling of sparks.
Once, when Zhou Xing's mother went up to the second floor, she had just peeked out when she saw two figures quickly separating, which frightened her so much that she almost fell down the stairs.
"I think we should get the wedding done sooner rather than later; it'll save us a lot of trouble," Commander Zhou said, noticing something amiss.
"We can't be too hasty," Zhou Xing's mother still said, somewhat uneasy.
"Get it done, get it done quickly!" Qin Xiaoyu thought to herself, if they didn't get married soon, the two of them might end up in a public relationship. How did two honest people suddenly become like dry tinder and a raging fire?
When Zhou Yue heard about this, she really took it seriously and insisted on making her own wedding dress. According to her plan, it would take several months to make, and Deng Jianyan dared not say anything in anger.
"Don't focus too much on the situation," Qin Xiaoyu said to Zhou Yue.
"We should wait until Sister-in-law Deng has been out of mourning for 100 days. We can't be too heartless." Zhou Yue's thoughtfulness was appreciated by Qin Xiaoyu. Now that the children have accepted her, they should be even more considerate of their feelings.
The day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony arrived. The TV station came to record the event, and the newspaper came to interview him. Mr. Xu was so excited that his face was flushed. He had to take a handful of blood pressure medication to get through it.
Qin Xiaoyu also took the opportunity to have Zhou Yue become her disciple, making her a legitimate and lasting apprentice.
Minister Hong pushed Lu Di next to Qin Xiaoyu. He had already mentioned to her on the phone that a city leader was coming. Qin Xiaoyu glanced at him. He was a slender man, very tall, but a bit thin. His eyes were not big and he had single eyelids. He had a bit of a Korean style, but his high nose bridge gave him a commanding presence.
He had a detached expression, dressed conservatively, and possessed a composure beyond his years. With his hands behind his back, his body language was a refusal to shake hands, so Qin Xiaoyu could only respond with a polite smile.
As is customary, a meal is arranged after the event, and Qin Xiaoyu had already asked Qi Si to prepare it, driving everyone there. Originally, she wanted to bring Master Xu and his daughter, but Director Feng intercepted them halfway there.
"Director Lu, please ride in Factory Director Qin's car. I need to talk to Master Xu about something."
Lu Di had no choice but to sit in the passenger seat. Qin Xiaoyu suddenly understood something and felt uneasy.
“I’m currently in charge of research on reform and opening up, and I’m very interested in the management model of Riyue Apparel. If you have time, could you please ask Director Qin to explain it to me and provide me with some materials?” Lu Di spoke in a serious and official tone, just like him, which made Qin Xiaoyu relax.
"Okay, I heard that Director Lu works in the research office. I'd also like to learn more about policy issues so I don't always go astray and get hurt." Qin Xiaoyu smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Hehe." Lu Di completely killed the conversation.
Qin Xiaoyu liked this kind of veteran cadre, who was wholeheartedly devoted to his work. Minister Hong and Director Feng had both miscalculated.
As expected, Lu Di did not drink a drop of alcohol at the dinner table, and even refused the cigarettes that Qi Si offered him.
"What the hell! You can't be friends with a man who doesn't smoke or drink!" Qi Si started cursing as soon as they left.
"It's just work-related interaction, why do you care about their temper?" Qin Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at him.
"I saw those two women and I thought they might be trying to set you two up." It wasn't that Qi Si had high emotional intelligence; it was just that Director Feng and the others were being too blatant.
"He doesn't like me, and I don't like him either. It's rare to be so in sync." Qin Xiaoyu grinned.
"I find it strange too. There are men who don't like you. Is he blind?" Qi Si shook his head in confusion.
"Brother, what exactly do you mean? Do you want him to like me, or not?"
"Of course I don't want him to like you! But I'm resentful that he doesn't like you anymore. What's wrong with my sister? How dare he not like my sister!"
Qin Xiaoyu couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter. Having walked this path with Qi Si, their relationship was practically like that of siblings. Qi Si doted on her, loved her, and protected her without any reason or expectation of return; he was arguably the person in the world who loved her the most.
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