Chapter Ninety-Seven
Ji Wanmei thought it was a bit inappropriate for Lei Tingjun to intimidate others by relying on his height and size.
After all, those who came to catch the train were just ordinary migrant workers.
But then she thought again that Lei Tingjun was doing this so that she could sit down and rest for a while.
She is the one who ultimately enjoys this experience.
If she enjoys the preferential treatment that Lei Tingjun has fought for her, and then criticizes him for doing so, it would seem hypocritical.
This not only wasted Lei Tingjun's good intentions towards her, but also made the migrant workers who gave up their seats look ridiculous.
So Ji Wanmei didn't say anything, she just thanked the migrant workers who got up and moved aside, and then sat down with Luo Chunyan.
This time, however, Luo Chunyan deliberately sat in the middle of the three seats.
In this way, Ji Wanmei would either sit to her left or to her right.
The remaining spot, no matter which one Ji Wanmei chooses, will be on the other side, closer to Luo Chunyan.
Because this bench only has three seats.
Luo Chunyan did it on purpose; she wanted to see what Lei Tingjun would do if she sat like this and didn't let Ji Wanmei sit in the middle.
Lei Tingjun didn't even glance at Luo Chunyan. He walked over to Ji Wanmei, leaned his long legs against the back of the chair, and spoke to her with his head down.
Luo Chunyan chuckled and said, "Fine, you've got guts, kid."
She'd rather stand than sit with anyone other than Ji Wanmei.
Just then, Officer Li finally squeezed through, panting.
As soon as he saw there was an empty seat, he rushed over, plopped down, and exclaimed with satisfaction, "Oh my, it's so hot! There are just too many people in this waiting hall."
Luo Chunyan smelled the sweat on Officer Li and turned around without making a sound.
After resting for a while, Officer Li began questioning Lei Tingjun.
"Lei Tingjun, are you also taking the train back today?" Officer Li asked, raising his chin with a somewhat arrogant attitude.
If Officer Li was only somewhat suspicious when he came the day before yesterday, but saw Lei Tingjun in the waiting hall today and even shouted Ji Wanmei's name, Officer Li was already 70% certain that Lei Tingjun's visit was most likely related to Miss Ji.
However, even Officer Li couldn't imagine that someone from a privileged background like Miss Ji would be interested in Lei Tingjun, an orphan factory worker.
But to say that they have absolutely no connection is clearly unconvincing given the current situation.
Therefore, in the end, Officer Li attributed it all to Lei Tingjun being a toad trying to eat swan meat, harassing Miss Ji like a rogue, and somehow learning that Miss Ji was going south to Zhejiang, so he shamelessly followed her.
After reaching this conclusion, Officer Li immediately felt that he had the key to a promotion.
All he needs to do is wait until he returns to the factory and tell Director Ji about it.
Factory Director Ji will definitely remember his merit!
Lei Tingjun had always disdained to pay attention to pretentious people like Officer Li.
However, since Officer Li was under the guise of being an officer sent by Ji Xingguo to escort Ji Wanmei, Lei Tingjun reluctantly replied, "Well, the matter is settled. I didn't expect to run into you again, Officer Li. It's just that there's only one train back to Pingquan County."
Officer Li didn't believe him at all, and asked with a sidelong glance, "You keep saying you came here on business. I'd like to ask you, what business could an ordinary worker like you have in Zhejiang, who doesn't go on business trips or visit relatives?"
Lei Tingjun gave a slight smile, his tone indifferent: "Do I need to report to you what I've done here?"
Li, the clerk, looked rather displeased.
Seeing this, Ji Wanmei calmly glanced at Lei Tingjun.
Her eyes revealed her disapproval of his attitude.
Lei Tingjun didn't want to put Ji Wanmei in a difficult position, so he said calmly, "But it won't hurt to tell you. I came to Zhejiang this time to investigate the market."
"Huh! Market research?" Officer Li looked as if he had heard something out of the blue, his expression utterly ridiculous.
"You? Market research?" Officer Li mocked without any attempt to hide his sarcasm. "Tell me, what market research are you doing? Are you, Lei Tingjun, planning to leave the Eastern Factory and go out and make a name for yourself?"
Lei Tingjun remained calm as he faced Li Ganshi's mockery. His expression was stern, and he raised his eyebrows slightly as he said, "That is indeed the plan."
At this point, Officer Li could no longer hold back and burst into laughter, bending over backward and laughing so hard that his shoulders twitched and his feet stomped.
Ji Wanmei's expression turned slightly cold as she glanced over at them with displeasure.
Even Luo Chunyan, who was sitting in the middle watching the show, frowned, feeling that this Secretary Li had gone too far.
After Officer Li finished laughing, he sat up, took off his glasses, wiped them with the hem of his shirt, and said with a laugh, "You say you want to go south to start a business, do you have the capital? Do you have the channels? Do you have the connections?"
"You have nothing, yet you think you can accomplish something great with just your brute strength?" Officer Li shook his head. "Young man, you should just work hard in the factory. Stop daydreaming."
"At least you can earn a hundred yuan a month in the factory. But once you go out into business, you'll know how tough life is. It's not like someone like you can succeed easily."
Lei Tingjun curled his lips: "Does Officer Li have any other suggestions for my entrepreneurial plan?"
"Oh, speaking of advice, I actually have one," Officer Li said with a fake smile. "If you really go south to do business, you must take all your good brothers with you, so they can also make a fortune with you. Otherwise, they might stay in the Dongfang factory and cause trouble for others."
Lei Tingjun smiled and said calmly, "Okay, I'll keep Li's suggestion in mind."
Ji Wanmei looked at Lei Tingjun's smile, but she could sense his intense anger.
If she weren't sitting here right now, Officer Li would have already been punched in the face.
Ji Wanmei couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up: "Officer Li, it's other people's business, and they are free to do whatever they want."
"Isn't it undignified to point fingers like this?" Ji Wanmei said calmly.
Li quickly shut up and said to Ji Wanmei with a forced smile, "Miss Ji, I was just reminding him based on my own experience. I wanted to prevent him from being too impulsive and getting taken advantage of."
Ji Wanmei said, "That shows your thoughtfulness."
After that, the group didn't say anything more about the matter and went to rest.
However, after this interruption, Officer Li completely forgot that his initial judgment was that Lei Tingjun had come to Zhejiang to harass Miss Ji.
Now that the outcome was in place, he inwardly scoffed at Lei Tingjun's overestimation of his abilities.
This completely absolved Ji Wanmei of any involvement in the matter.
Around 4 o'clock, an announcement came over the loudspeaker in the waiting hall that the train bound for Pingdong City was about to arrive at the station.
Ji Wanmei and the others then picked up their luggage and joined the other waiting passengers in queuing to enter the station.
Including travel time, our four-day, three-night trip to Zhejiang has come to an end.
They were finally going back to Pingquan County to begin preparations for the opening of Ji Wanmei's women's goods general store!
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