Seeing the three of them talking so animatedly, Xiao Lu's face grew even uglier. Without finishing his soup, he pushed the bowl away and walked out.
With this garment factory as a foundation, Qin Xiaoyu felt that the trip was worthwhile and was in high spirits.
In the afternoon, she ran to the convenience store to buy a notebook and pen, and followed the factory manager on a tour from top to bottom, taking careful notes. If there are no objections, this will be the first factory she leases or contracts.
"If there were more people like you, Qin, I wouldn't be so tired," Lu Di sighed.
"We'll explore this gradually; we'll have to follow this path eventually, but we're taking the first step," Qin Xiaoyu comforted him.
In the evening, Lu Di originally wanted to go to a roadside stall, but Qin Xiaoyu took advantage of his inattention and rushed into the restaurant next door, refusing to come out no matter what.
In the end, it was Sister Zhang and Xiao Lu who kidnapped Lu Di and brought him in.
The small shop didn't have any special dishes, so Qin Xiaoyu ordered a pork stew, a stir-fried vegetable noodle dish, and four large bowls of rice.
It wasn't that she was stingy, but that she was afraid Lu Di would turn against her.
"That's enough? It's so cold, have a drink." The restaurant owner had finally seen a few customers, and they were dressed quite well, so he thought he could rip them off. But they only ordered two dishes and didn't want any alcohol, which disappointed him.
"Such a big factory director, and you only serve these two dishes? Aren't you being stingy?" Without saying a word, Xiao Lu snatched the menu from the boss's hand and ordered randomly: "Stir-fried pork intestines, sweet and sour pork, stir-fried tofu with green peppers, and a bottle of Beidacang liquor."
"You ordered, so you pay for it," Lu Di said expressionlessly.
"No need, this meal is on me. Xiao Lu can treat us next time," Qin Xiaoyu quickly said, seeing that a conflict was about to break out, and then winked at the boss.
The owner, a cunning old fox, hurriedly took the menu back to the kitchen. When he came out again, he had a bottle of Beidacang liquor in his hand, the cap already open, probably to prevent returns.
The meal was rather dull. Lu Di took a few bites, then put down his chopsticks and went to the door to smoke. Zhang Jie and Xiao Lu ate their fill without saying a word, as if they were eating at the hands of sworn enemies.
Qin Xiaoyu wasn't interested in any of these things; she only ate a few bites of pickled cabbage before feeling full.
"Boss, please settle the bill," Qin Xiaoyu called to the boss.
"That comrade has already settled the matter," the boss said, pointing towards the door.
Hearing this, Xiao Lu ate even more heartily.
Back at the guesthouse, Sister Zhang went to bed early.
Qin Xiaoyu understands this type of woman very well; they have a very Zen-like attitude towards life.
From a young girl to a tough, resilient woman, what they experience in between is far more than one can imagine. For them, being well-fed, watered, and well-rested is already a perfect life.
A figure flashed across the glass window of the door, somewhat resembling Lu Di. Qin Xiaoyu ran to the door.
"Xiao Qin, let's discuss the garment factory matter." It was indeed Lu Di present.
Qin Xiaoyu glanced at Sister Zhang, then turned around, grabbed her notebook, and went outside.
"Let's go to my room. Xiao Lu is asleep. He snores a bit loudly, but it'll do."
"Okay," Qin Xiaoyu agreed and followed.
Xiao Lu was snoring loudly; he was drunk.
Lu Di had already filled three pages in his notebook. The two of them sat down at the table and started organizing from the first item.
As time passed, Qin Xiaoyu's thoughts became clearer and clearer.
"That's all for now. We'll continue our journey tomorrow, and it's just a bearing factory. If you don't find it interesting, you can stay at the guesthouse and rest." Although Lu Di was stern, he could sometimes be quite humane.
"Okay, I'll tidy it up again tomorrow." Qin Xiaoyu picked up the notebook, only to find that Xiao Lu's snoring behind her had stopped.
She didn't look closely, said goodnight, and headed for the door.
The door was tightly shut, and she pushed it but it didn't budge.
Lu Di brought it over and pushed the door open for her, but it still didn't move.
Qin Xiaoyu suddenly felt something was wrong. She tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge.
Lu Di's mind worked faster than hers. He turned around and walked to Xiao Lu's bedside. When he got close, he lifted the quilt, only to find that there was another quilt inside, and the person was not there at all.
They exchanged a glance and realized that they had been ambushed by Xiao Lu.
The leader went out on an inspection tour and was found alone in a room with a female entrepreneur late at night. This matter is difficult to clear up.
Lu Di slammed his fist on the door, making a loud bang; it seemed the lock was on from the outside. This confirmed their suspicions.
"What should we do?" Qin Xiaoyu wasn't too scared. She was upright and had nothing to fear. Ever since the incident with Widow Tang, she had become immune to this kind of thing.
Besides, A Lei wouldn't eat such tasteless vinegar; he's not stupid.
However, Lu Di's reputation would be affected, which would be a great loss. He is a good man, and it's not worth jeopardizing his reputation.
"I fell into a trap set by a villain, and it's my fault for being careless." Lu Di has always cared a lot about his reputation, and he only came here because he thought Qin Xiaoyu was a reliable person, not wanting to be targeted by others.
"It's better to open this door early than to open it tomorrow morning." Qin Xiaoyu decisively walked to the door and pounded on it.
Lu Di really didn't have as much experience as her in this matter, and since it involved his own life, he was a bit confused and could only watch her act.
"Hey, what's all this knocking about in the middle of the night? Who is it? And why is the door locked from the inside?" People started coming down the corridor, apparently disturbing the surrounding travelers.
The waiter's duty room is located near the entrance, which is quite far away. Perhaps they didn't hear it, as more and more people gathered at the door, but no waiter came to open the door.
"Comrade, could you call a waiter for me? I don't know who locked the door," Qin Xiaoyu said, forcing herself to speak.
"Hey? What's that woman's voice? Isn't this Director Lu's room?" Little Lu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and his words were like stirring up a hornet's nest. The person who was just angrily being woken up immediately became alert.
The waiter came over with the keys clattering around, muttering as he went, "Who's got nothing better to do than lock the door from the inside?"
All eyes were fixed on the door, waiting for it to open so they could see how many people were inside.
Qin Xiaoyu had already decided that it was better to rush out as soon as the door opened than to be trapped inside.
But to her surprise, before she could run out, a crowd surged up at the door and blocked her back.
Everyone stared in disbelief. A lone man and a lone woman, both quite good-looking.
What's going on?
"Hey, Director Qin, everyone says you, the famous Widow Tang, love climbing into men's beds. So, you've already gotten into Director Lu's bed?" Xiao Lu continued sarcastically.
"Stop making false accusations! It was clearly you who locked the door from the inside. We were talking about work openly and honestly, and you were still snoring away when I came in!" Qin Xiaoyu said righteously.
"Talking about work? You've already talked about it in bed, haven't you? That's great. Why don't any women ever talk to me about work?" Xiao Lu said, and the onlookers burst into laughter.
"You bastard!" Qin Xiaoyu's face flushed red, and she raised her hand to slap him. Xiao Lu probably didn't expect that the seemingly weak girl would dare to fight back. He was hurt by the slap, grimaced, and also turned hostile.
“You little slut, you won’t let anyone talk about you? Come here, I’ll teach you a lesson!” Xiao Lu said, reaching for Qin Xiaoyu’s chest.
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