Chapter Twenty-Nine
After leaving the staff compound, Lei Tingjun walked out whistling in a very good mood.
Unexpectedly, he encountered someone as soon as he stepped out of the staff compound.
Luo Chunyan has been staying at home these past few days. While her parents go to work during the day, she is responsible for buying groceries, cooking, and taking care of her two younger siblings' studies.
It was just past nine o'clock when she returned from the market with groceries. As she looked up, she saw Lei Tingjun walking out with his head held high, carrying a large stack of books.
Originally, Luo Chunyan was a little afraid of Lei Tingjun, a gang leader.
However, the fact that Ji Wanmei spoke to him that day meant they knew each other, and today she saw Lei Tingjun carrying a stack of books out of the staff compound early in the morning, which made Luo Chunyan have some suspicions.
She mustered her courage and called out to Lei Tingjun: "Lei Tingjun!"
Lei Tingjun paused, and when he saw a young woman calling him, his first reaction was to ignore her.
He already had Ji Wanmei, so he wasn't interested in these other women. No matter what she wanted when she called him, he just kept walking straight ahead.
Seeing that he was ignoring her, Luo Chunyan was a little confused, so she called out again, "I'm Meimei's friend. I saw you in the county center yesterday, don't you remember?"
Upon hearing Ji Wanmei's name, Lei Tingjun stopped in his tracks, turned around, and glanced at Luo Chunyan.
Oh, I vaguely remember now.
She's the one who went shopping with Ji Wanmei yesterday.
Moreover, Ji Wanmei just said that she wanted to open a shop with this friend.
"Is there something you need?" Lei Tingjun turned around and asked her.
Luo Chunyan glanced at the books he was holding and asked, "Where did you get all these books?"
"What's it to you?" Lei Tingjun always had this indifferent attitude towards women who weren't Ji Wanmei.
Luo Chunyan choked: "I wanted to ask you, did Meimei give you this book?"
"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?" Lei Tingjun's attitude remained the same, neither warm nor cold.
Luo Chunyan then put on a serious expression and said, "I just want to remind you to stay away from Meimei! She's not from your world, and she's not someone you can aspire to."
Luo Chunyan could easily see that Lei Tingjun had a crush on Ji Wanmei; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered her so many times.
As for Ji Wanmei's attitude, Luo Chunyan was not clear.
But what she was thinking was, if Ji Wanmei couldn't even look down on Deputy Factory Director Yang's son, how could she possibly look down on a lowly scoundrel like Lei Tingjun?
For the sake of her good friend, Luo Chunyan decided to step forward, help her solve this problem, and warn Lei Tingjun.
"I'm warning you, Ji Wanmei's father is the factory director of Dongfang Factory. If you keep bothering her, I'll tell Director Ji and have him fire you!"
Lei Tingjun frowned and gave Luo Chunyan a cold stare: "Mind your own business."
Seeing his attitude, Luo Chunyan stomped her foot behind him: "Lei Tingjun, did you hear that? Ji Wanmei is not someone you can covet! She's about to go on a blind date with Deputy Factory Director Yang's son. If you still want to keep your job, you'd better give up on that idea as soon as possible!"
"What did you say?" Lei Tingjun turned around abruptly, his sharp, hawk-like eyes staring straight at Luo Chunyan.
Luo Chunyan was a little scared by that wolf-like gaze, but she still mustered her courage and said:
"Then I'll say it again. Meimei is going on a blind date with Deputy Factory Director Yang's son. He graduated from a prestigious university in Guangcheng and will be coming back to take over his father's job. Meimei will also be going to university in the provincial capital. You two are from completely different worlds."
"I advise you to stop bothering Meimei. If you truly like her, you should wish her well!"
Lei Tingjun asked in a deep voice, "What's the name of Deputy Factory Director Yang's son?"
"What do you want to do?" Luo Chunyan asked warily. "Don't tell me you're planning to beat someone up and send them to the hospital like you did with Zuo Quangui?"
"Lei Tingjun, do you think everything can be solved with violence?" Luo Chunyan was also a little afraid of provoking the wolf-like man in front of her, and said, "Deputy Factory Director Yang's position is much higher than Deputy Director Zuo's. If you really dare to hit his son, you might go to jail, believe it or not?"
Lei Tingjun sneered: "Am I that stupid?"
After saying that, he didn't want to waste any more words with Luo Chunyan, so he simply picked up the book, turned around, and left.
So, he's Deputy Factory Director Yang's son, right? Okay, he'll remember that.
Luo Chunyan was anxious when she saw him leave like that. Could he really go and cause trouble for Yang Zhiping?
Sigh, wasn't she just meddling in other people's business?
Meimei is being pursued by two men, yet she remains open and honest. Honestly, as a friend, she's more anxious than the emperor.
She hasn't found a suitable opportunity to tell her family about her plan to open a women's goods store with Ji Wanmei.
But when Luo Chunyan thought about the investment of at least several hundred yuan, she felt powerless. She knew her family's situation better than anyone else; where would they get so much spare money for her to start a business?
If her family had been so well-off, she could have worked hard and earned enough money to go to university.
I just wanted to save my family some tuition money so I could start working sooner and have one more person earn money to support my younger siblings' education.
As she pondered, Luo Chunyan's thoughts drifted from her friend's troubles to her own, and she returned to the courtyard with a heavy heart.
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Lei Tingjun returned to the four-person dormitory and first placed the stack of review books on the table.
It's still morning. The other people in the dorm are all on day shifts and not in the dorm.
Lei Tingjun then sat down and lit a cigarette.
Luo Chunyan's words kept echoing in his mind.
Ji Wanmei's father wants her to go on a blind date with Deputy Factory Director Yang's son.
Why did she never mention this to him?
Luo Chunyan also said that the deputy factory director Yang's son graduated from a prestigious university and would come back to take over his father's job. Just thinking about this made Lei Tingjun feel extremely irritable.
He opened Ji Wanmei's handwritten notebook and saw that her handwriting was elegant and graceful, truly reflecting her personality.
Looking at those notes, Lei Tingjun felt that he had more motivation and drive to study on his own.
It's just about getting into university. As long as he's willing to put in the effort, there's no way he can't pass.
At noon, Lei Tingjun rubbed his sore shoulders and got up to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
Incidentally, he asked a few of his buddies to help him inquire about the son of Deputy Factory Director Yang.
That's the good thing about having many brothers in the factory. Lei Tingjun soon found out that the thin young man with black-rimmed glasses they bumped into in the county that day was Yang, the deputy factory director's son.
In addition, Zhou Peng and Sun Xiaojun brought him another piece of news.
This morning, Deputy Director Zuo and Deputy Factory Director Yang went in and out together. The two walked together for quite a while, and Deputy Director Zuo was very flattering to Deputy Factory Director Yang.
There's nothing Lei Tingjun doesn't understand.
The powerful backer behind Deputy Director Zuo is Deputy Factory Director Yang.
Very good, Lei Tingjun knows where the key point of this matter lies.
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