How should I put it?
This girl's swearing was quite vulgar.
However, Men Shifang was not angry. Instead, he asked her in a kind voice where she was going and whether he was blocking her way.
Otherwise, it's a wide road with no cars on the other side, why would she keep following me?
To everyone's surprise, the girl sneered, "You're here to pick me up, aren't you? You're getting all sorts of dirty thoughts just because I drive an imported car?"
"Hmph! Don't dream of being a toad trying to eat swan meat, I wouldn't even look at you!"
Fuming with anger at being scolded, Men Shifang retorted with "ugly monster," then got back into his car and slammed on the gas.
Sure enough, the Volkswagen Santana behind them quickly disappeared from the rearview mirror.
Men Shifang's originally sharp gaze softened again.
Men Shifang glanced at Li Xiangdong, who was pretending to be asleep in the passenger seat, and couldn't help but smile.
The car soon arrived in Dongfang City.
Men Shifang, familiar with the place, turned to a relatively remote location.
"We've arrived, let's get off!"
Li Xiangdong looked around and exclaimed, "Where am I? We're practically on the outskirts of town!"
Li Jin lowered his eyes and said, "Wasn't there a rural commercial bank in the city center just now?"
Men Shifang narrowed his eyes slightly, a smirk playing on his lips. "My company has an account here, and we usually handle all our transactions through them. We know everyone here, so it's convenient to get things done."
Wang Zhenbo, briefcase tucked under his arm, lit a filtered cigarette handed to him by Men Shifang. "Yes, Boss Men's process is good!"
Li Xiangdong raised his head and carefully examined the Longxi Road branch of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank in front of him.
From the huge bank name on the storefront to the uniform glass doors, identical counters, and bank tellers dressed exactly the same, Li Xiangdong would almost have believed it if he didn't already know what was going on.
Men Shifang was the first to enter the bank.
There were still people doing business inside the bank!
Li Xiangdong watched their back-and-forth conversation with great interest, when Men Shifang suddenly appeared in front of him without his noticing.
"The lobby manager I know is here. Let's go to the VIP room to transfer the money!"
Sure enough, behind Men Shifang was a bank employee wearing work clothes and glasses.
Li Jin, Wang Zhenbo, and others readily agreed and followed the lobby manager into the VIP room.
Li Xiangdong walked slowly at the back, his hands behind his back.
His hearing is exceptionally sharp now; just as the VIP room door closed, a few words reached his ears.
"...Why is someone here to withdraw money! Isn't this ridiculous? Get him out of here right now..."
Li Xiangdong's lips curled into a smile, but he quickly regained his composure.
Inside, the lobby manager skillfully operated the computer and occasionally needed Men Shifang or Wang Zhenbo to show various documents.
Li Xiangdong sat listlessly in his chair, looking around aimlessly.
Suddenly, a sliver of dark black light peeked through the gap in the filing cabinet.
Judging by the material, it's a gun barrel.
While he was still in a daze, Men Shifang suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Li Xiangdong.
What are you looking east for?
Li Xiangdong snapped out of his daze and said expressionlessly, "I wasn't looking at anything. I was just a little dizzy and spaced out for a moment."
Men Shifang said "Oh," and then looked at the cabinet in the same direction as Li Xiangdong's gaze.
However, from his angle, he couldn't see the gaps in the cabinet at all, so all he saw was an ordinary filing cabinet.
When Li Jin heard Li Xiangdong say he felt a little dizzy, he immediately came over with concern, "Son, what's wrong? Are you carsick? Why are you dizzy?"
Li Xiangdong readily agreed, saying, "The journey was too bumpy. I think I got carsick."
The lobby manager stopped what he was doing and said with concern, "We have motion sickness medicine here, would you like to take a couple?"
Li Xiangdong declined his offer.
"I'll be fine after resting a bit more. If there's any plain water, could you give me a glass?"
The lobby manager walked to the door and called out to the sales hall outside, "Xiao Liu, bring in a glass of water."
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Lijiapo.
By this time, all twenty Dongfeng brand trucks had been loaded with all the goods.
The drivers sat in their cars, ready to depart at any moment.
They were just waiting for Li Xiangdong to call back from Dongfang City to confirm that Men Shifang had transferred the money to the account of Lijiapo Collective Enterprise before the trucks could be dispatched.
Two men under Men Shifang were in charge of supervising the loading at Lijiapo.
The three of them, along with Xue Ran, were each responsible for supervising six trucks.
They had to ensure that the people from Lijiapo loaded the trucks with goods of good quality and quantity, and they also had to verify the quantities.
The sun was high in the sky, and it was almost noon.
Li Xiangdong hasn't called yet.
Xue Ran and the other two were anxious and wanted to force the truck to leave.
Li Tang was naturally unwilling.
A patrol team armed with sticks, knives, and guns completely blocked the road out of the village, so that not even a fly could get out.
Xue Ran had no choice but to try and establish a connection with Li Tang, explaining, "These transport trucks are paid by the hour. The longer we wait, the more money we have to pay!"
"The costs have suddenly increased so much, are we even going to make a profit?!"
Unfortunately, no matter how much he pleaded or tried to persuade Li Tang, Li Tang simply wouldn't budge.
Xue Ran had no choice but to go to Guo Yuxi and ask Guo Yuxi's father, Guo Jinfang, to help persuade Li Tang.
Guo Yuxi didn't even ask Li Tang; he simply refused.
Guo Yuxi had never refused Xue Ran's request so firmly before.
Xue Ran got a little carried away and started berating Guo Yuxi, wondering if he had just run into bad luck early in the morning.
Guo Yuxi didn't tolerate Xue Ran at all and retorted directly, which made Xue Ran furious.
Finally, everyone sat on the benches in the brigade headquarters, locked in a stalemate.
One by one, they silently puffed on their pipes, and soon the whole room was filled with ethereal smoke.
"Ring ring ring~"
The phone rang suddenly.
Guo Yuxi jumped up suddenly and then went to answer the phone.
"Hello, is this Second Brother?... Ah, it's me! It's Yuxi! Second Brother, the goods are all loaded now. Has the payment been transferred over there? Can we let the convoy go?"
Guo Yuxi bombarded Li Xiangdong with a series of questions.
Xue Ran was a little anxious and pressed the hands-free button on the landline.
Li Xiangdong's gentle and calm voice came through the telephone line.
"The transfer procedures for Boss Men have been completed, but the bank said that large transfers require review, so it may take two days for the money to arrive in the village's business account. Tell your uncle that once the goods have been counted, the convoy can leave."
Li Tang, who was standing nearby, also heard what Li Xiangdong said.
He walked to the brigade headquarters, waved to the long convoy of vehicles, and signaled them to let them pass.
Dongfang City.
Men Shifang invited Li Xiangdong, Li Jin, and Wang Zhenbo to dinner.
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