Upon hearing this, Li Guizhi couldn't help but ask, "Jincheng, you said the director of Fengqing Canned Food Factory is an old acquaintance of yours and Weimin's? Who is he?"
萧锦程啧了一声，“嫂子，这人你应该也认识，就是那个被我和为民揍过的大东！”
Li Guizhi was extremely surprised, "Wei Dong?"
“Yes! It’s him! This Fengqing Canned Food Factory was started by his father. He only served as the factory manager for three or four years before he ruined the factory!” Xiao Jincheng shared.
Jiang Xiaoli couldn't help but facepalm. "Uncle Xiao, how come there's such a past? Wouldn't you making the negotiations more difficult for us if you came with us?"
Before Xiao Jincheng could explain, Li Guizhi laughed and said, "Haha, Xiaoli, don't misunderstand your Uncle Xiao. This person definitely won't make things difficult for you because of him."
Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jia were both very curious, so Xiao Jincheng explained to them what had happened.
Twenty years ago, business management was very strict. Before Jiang Weimin joined the army, he was a carefree person with a group of brothers who often hung out together.
Among them were Xiao Jincheng and Wei Dong.
Wei Dong listened to his neighbor's slander, who said he had connections to get cheap cigarettes and alcohol and invited him to do "big business" together.
Because his family was strict, Wei Dong had very little pocket money, even though his family was well-off. He was very tempted by what he heard.
He told Jiang Weimin and Xiao Jincheng about it.
Jiang Weimin disagreed at the time and strongly advised him not to mess around with that neighbor.
At first, Wei Dong listened to Jiang Weimin and the other man's advice and felt that the matter was too dangerous, so he gave up the idea of taking the risk.
But a few months later, he saw that his neighbor had changed his entire outfit. He not only bought a TV and a refrigerator for his home, but also wore a brand-name watch and a gold chain.
This time, when the neighbor approached him again, he didn't tell Jiang Weimin and secretly joined the group.
Coincidentally, around that time, Jiang Weimin found a part-time job delivering newspapers, and he had to go to the post office to pick up the newspapers very early every morning.
Wei Dong was caught red-handed by Jiang Weimin the first time he "went out to work" in the middle of the night.
After repeated questioning, he finally confessed what he was going to do, which angered Jiang Weimin so much that he dragged Xiao Jincheng and beat him up.
This beating left Wei Dong too ashamed to leave the house for three days straight.
On the third day, he heard a commotion near his home. When he asked his mother, he learned that his neighbor had been arrested for theft and speculation.
Wei Dong was completely dumbfounded. He looked at his swollen face in the mirror and felt extremely fortunate.
Two months later, his neighbor was sentenced to death.
After this incident, Wei Dong became a loyal fan of Jiang Weimin.
After finishing his story, Xiao Jincheng took a sip of water and sighed, "Back then, we were all so carefree. It was only after your dad went to join the army that we gradually lost contact with each other."
Jiang Xiaoli listened to the story with fascination, "Uncle Xiao, how is Uncle Wei doing now?"
Xiao Jincheng reached out and gently pinched her nose. "You want to know if he's easy to communicate with, right?"
He smiled and said, "Wei Dong has been losing clumps of hair at a young age these past few years because of the factory's poor performance. Fengqing Canned Food Factory is his father's life's work. If someone can help the factory survive, I think he would agree."
Jiang Xiaoli was overjoyed. "Hehe, then Uncle Xiao, I'll trouble you to help me make an appointment with Uncle Wei!"
"No problem, I'll call him right now!" Xiao Jincheng was decisive and efficient. After saying that, he took out his mobile phone and called Wei Dong.
Jiang Xiaoli winked at Zong Jiayu, "Don't you think it's like God is helping us?"
Zong Jia smiled gently, "I told you, you can do anything you want to do!"
"Hehe, this is going too smoothly, I can hardly believe it's real." This is too much of a coincidence, thanks to her righteous dad!
Xiao Jincheng quickly finished his call and came inside. "It's arranged. We'll have lunch together tomorrow. I just said I wanted to take you to catch up with some old friends. We'll talk about the factory when we meet."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "Yes, it's better to talk about this in person."
Xiao Jincheng glanced at his watch. "Alright, it's getting late. Come directly to my company at 8 a.m. tomorrow. I'll have Xue Bin wait for you there."
After saying that, he looked at Zong Jiayu and said, "Xiao Zong, have Xiao Lizi tell you my company address. I will pick you up from the company tomorrow at noon and take you to the restaurant."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Xiao," Zong Jiayu said politely.
After Xiao Jincheng and Zong Jia left, Li Guizhi saw her daughter humming a little tune happily. "Why are you so happy?" she asked.
Jiang Xiaoli rested her chin on her hands and exclaimed, "Yes, Mom, my dad is really awesome!"
A hint of nostalgia flickered in Li Guizhi's eyes. She smiled and said, "Your dad loved making friends. He could chat with shopkeepers so much when he went out to buy something that he forgot to come home."
"Haha, is my dad really that awesome?" she laughed heartily.
Li Guizhi frowned. "What is a Sheniu?"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "Hehe, it's just an abbreviation, Social Awesome Syndrome, which means you can chat with anyone."
After listening to her daughter's explanation, Li Guizhi nodded in agreement, "That's absolutely right. Look how long your father has been gone, yet every year during the Spring Festival, his comrades still send him things."
"Are they still available now?" she asked, somewhat surprised.
“Yes, the seafood you especially liked during the Spring Festival was sent by your dad’s comrade-in-arms, how could you forget?” Li Guizhi reminded her.
These memories are from more than a decade ago for Jiang Xiaoli; they are far too distant.
In her past life, these relationships were always maintained by her mother, and she never had to worry about them. As a result, after her mother passed away, she moved away from Xijing and completely severed ties with these relationships.
Seeing that she really couldn't remember, Li Guizhi said, "Next time I go to mail things to your dad's comrades, I'll take you with me. They often write to ask about you!"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded sheepishly, "Yes, okay, Mom."
"Alright, get some rest. You have to go work on that interior design tomorrow," Li Guizhi urged.
She obediently washed up and went to bed, sleeping soundly through the night.
Xiao Jincheng's company is located on Jianshe Road. It's a two-story building with a very impressive interior.
As soon as she got downstairs, she saw Xue Bin waiting for her at the door.
"Good morning, Brother Xue. I'm sorry to make you work overtime during your holiday. This is breakfast my mom prepared for you." She handed him the lunchbox.
Xue Bin took the lunchbox. "Ms. Jiang, you're too kind. Overtime is common in our line of work, and Mr. Xiao pays a lot for it!"
Jiang Xiaoli laughed, "Haha, that's good. Brother Xue, you eat first, and then we'll start."
Xue Bin didn't refuse anymore, "Then I won't stand on ceremony, I really haven't had breakfast yet."
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