Chapter 207
He only came to the township committee to sign the contract this morning, and Tian Guixiang has already heard the news and rushed over.
Both times they met outside the township committee office building. Lei Tingjun didn't want to assume the worst about the person without reason, but he also felt it was too much of a coincidence.
Lei Tingjun gripped the steering wheel with one hand, his fingers tapping the wheel as he quickly tried to recall who in Tian Guixiang's family was connected to the Honghe Factory.
But he really didn't remember this female classmate named Tian Guixiang from middle school, and he couldn't recall her after thinking for a long time.
Finally, Lei Tingjun simply said to A-Qiang with a calm expression, "In the future, when you meet unfamiliar people outside, don't be so unrestrained and say everything. You need to learn to keep your mouth shut."
Ah-Qiang muttered under his breath, "I'm only doing this because she's your classmate..."
"Take the things downstairs, put them in the township committee's security office, and return them to her," Lei Tingjun instructed.
Ah Qiang had no choice but to do as he was told. He got out of the car, panting, and carried the pomelo, which weighed more than ten kilograms, back home.
When the security guard at the township committee's security office saw A-Qiang carrying a bag of pomelos, he didn't know what was going on. A-Qiang scratched his head and said, "These were bought by Tian Guixiang. Could you please return them to her for me? Our Brother Lei said he doesn't want her things."
The guards were unaware of what was going on, but Ah Qiang had already turned and run away.
"Brother Lei! The things have been returned." A-Qiang quickly jumped into the car.
Lei Tingjun said nothing and drove away.
They remained silent the whole way. A-Qiang knew that Lei-ge was not happy, but he was not sure what exactly he had said that made Lei-ge unhappy.
"Brother Lei, is it because I just told Tian Guixiang that you have a girl you like that you're unhappy?" A-Qiang asked tentatively.
Lei Tingjun turned his head, his dark eyes glaring at him.
He remained silent for a long time.
Not because of that, on the contrary, he was displeased because Ah Qiang said he was a bachelor like him.
Lei Tingjun is no longer a bachelor!
Lei Tingjun suppressed his helplessness and said, "You can't understand human language, can you? I told you not to be so quick to speak your mind to everyone. Have you figured out what her purpose and motives are? You've spilled everything like beans, revealing all your secrets."
How can a grown man have such a big mouth? He looks like a gossipy woman. Lei Tingjun was really disgusted.
Ah Qiang felt quite wronged after being lectured.
They drove to two townships surrounding Honghe Township and looked around. There were no distinctive industries, except for a small place called Bixi, where farmers would grow some tea trees on the mountain.
In the spring, we will pick tea leaves to sell.
Due to improper planting and maintenance techniques, those tea leaves did not grow well and the yield was not high.
Each household can harvest at most a few dozen kilograms of spring and autumn tea, which is far from enough to warrant the transport of goods by a transport team.
Having gained nothing from the trip, Lei Tingjun and A-Qiang returned to Pingdong City overnight.
In the evening, the workers in the dormitory gathered in front of the television and watched it with great interest.
The TV was showing Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a story about warlords and generals fighting for power, which was a favorite among men.
They were all passionate young men, and Lei Tingjun naturally enjoyed watching it. He liked to ponder the power struggles and strategies, as well as the wisdom of alliances and counter-alliances.
However, he didn't have time to sit in front of the TV every night, so he simply bought a set of Romance of the Three Kingdoms books so he could lie in bed and read them when he had nothing to do at night.
When buying the books, the bookstore owner recommended them, saying that the Four Great Classical Novels embody the wisdom and essence of five thousand years of Chinese history. Lei Tingjun, who has now developed a reading habit, bought the entire set of the Four Great Classical Novels as well.
But tonight, he didn't have time to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms; he was busy replying to Ji Wanmei's letter.
He wanted to tell her immediately that he had bought the brick factory!
In his letter, he wrote that the final price for the brick factory acquisition was 21,000 yuan, and of the 7,000 yuan she sent him, 1,000 yuan was still left.
Lei Tingjun talked about his future plans for the brick factory. He wanted to start expanding the production scale of the brick factory after the cooperative construction site channels in Pingdong City were stable.
However, he also mentioned a problem: many young and able-bodied men in Honghe Township are unwilling to work hard in brick factories, which would be troublesome if they had to recruit workers from neighboring counties.
When Lei Tingjun wrote letters to Ji Wanmei, he never found it troublesome. He would write down whatever came to mind, and the written expression made it easier for him to express what he couldn't say face to face.
Therefore, when Ji Wanmei read his letters, she often felt his delicate and tender side.
As Lei Tingjun finished writing the letter, he thought for a moment and told Ji Wanmei about how he had met an old classmate from junior high school in Honghe Township.
He said, "I have no recollection of that female classmate, but she blocked me outside the township committee office building twice. I suspect she has ulterior motives, but I haven't found any clues yet. I will be more careful next time."
"Today, A-Qiang accidentally leaked some information about me. I've already scolded him, and I believe he won't be so careless next time."
"The last time we cooperated with Hongxing Factory, it attracted two competitors. We learned from that experience and things have gone smoothly so far this time. I hope there won't be any unexpected problems."
After finishing a long letter, Lei Tingjun always makes sure to add "I miss you" at the end.
But today he wrote: 'Today, while I was at the noodle shop in Honghe Township, I missed you very much.'
The most tender love words a rugged, straight man can utter.
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