Frustrated by his clumsy attempts to grab things, Xiao Liu took advantage of the workers' distraction while they were moving things to approach them and strike up a conversation: "Brother Zhou, were you in the army before?"
Zhou Dabing laughed heartily: "I served in the army for a few years, then got injured, so I retired, didn't I?!"
Xiao Liu's eyes widened: "Judging from the way you talk, you must be an officer in the army, right?"
Those who retire should have higher salaries, benefits, and positions than ordinary retired soldiers!
In our small county, a retired soldier can become a squad leader in the Public Security Bureau!
Wouldn't you become the brigade leader?
Why did you decide to work under President Lu?
Zhou Dabing's expression froze, and Xiao Liuzi secretly thought to himself that he had probably touched a nerve.
He quickly smiled and said, "Look at my habit of talking too much, I just can't get rid of it!"
"Hey soldier, I'll go check on how the loading is going!"
Zhou Dabing stood there, unable to come to his senses for a long time.
After a while, he heard someone shouting over there, and only then did he regain his composure and stride outside!
Lu Zhiye leaned against the box, watching their departing figures, his eyes thoughtful.
It seems I'll have to ask Meng Yiguo another day; we can't just send anyone to him!
If he had someone by his side, Lu Zhiye was confident he could control them. But now that they were with his mother and wife, they needed to have a clean and honest identity!
You can't afford to make enemies. Why would Zhou Dabing give up such a good position to work for a businessman like him?
There is a strong possibility that he offended someone he shouldn't have in the military!
Thinking this, Lu Zhiye slowly lowered his eyes, straightened up, and followed him outside!
As soon as he arrived at the clothing store, Lu Zhiye was surprised to find that there was another house next door.
Hearing the noise, Yan Wenqing took off her apron and quickly came out.
The moment she saw her son, a smile bloomed on her face: "You're finally back!"
As she spoke, she reached out to brush the dust off Lu Zhiye's shoulder.
Lu Zhiye smiled ingratiatingly: "Mom, why is there a house being renovated next door all of a sudden?"
When Yan Wenqing brought up the matter, his face was full of smiles, and he couldn't hide the wrinkles on his face: "Speaking of this, I really have to have a good talk with you about it!"
The week before last, I finished cleaning up the shop and on my way home I saw an old lady fall down!
I rushed her to the hospital, and later learned from the neighborhood office that she was actually the landlord of the clothing store we rented.
These five or six rooms in a row all belong to her.
Previously, when I rented a house, I would go directly to the neighborhood office, and it was the neighborhood office that signed the contract for me.
I didn't meet the landlord, but by chance, I got to know this old lady!
She has also done some research in this area, and her family must have had considerable wealth when she was young!
We sat down and chatted, and before long, we were familiar with each other, weren't we?
Yan Wenqing's eyes were full of tenderness, and she unconsciously looked at the old lady sitting at the entrance of the alley not far away!
Following her gaze, Lu Zhiye noticed an old woman sitting upright at a corner not far away. Her hair was neatly combed and tied into a bun at the back of her head. She was holding a cane.
He looked at Yan Wenqing with a questioning gaze.
Seeing Yan Wenqing nod, Lu Zhiye's expression softened as well!
"Later, the old lady said that while we are making women's clothing, we should also promote men's clothing to a certain level, so that we can have a large customer flow and a wider customer base!"
So she decided to rent the remaining rooms to me.
These three storefronts are already eye-catching enough; if you rent the whole row, it will definitely make people envious!
So I didn't agree!
As for second best, I only needed one room!
Look at how I've turned that room into a separate display for menswear and accessories!
That's why I called you later to say I wanted some men's clothing!
Lu Zhiye suddenly realized that what the old lady said made sense. In the next ten or twenty years, men's clothing would rise rapidly!
Imagine a family where many women are reluctant to eat or spend money, but men, when they go out and interact with all sorts of people, always have to dress in their best clothes!
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse.
A man dressed in a smart suit will have a much higher success rate in business negotiations than someone dressed sloppily!
In the old lady's generation, they believed that men were the head of the household.
This is still true in many places today, where men have far more say than women!
"Xiao Ye, your Aunt Wang mentioned something before. She wants to handle it herself, but she doesn't want to see her in a difficult position!"
So, help with the factory if you can, since it's your wife's business with someone else!
When you take action, it's like your wife is putting in the effort, which gives you more control!
Do you understand what Mom means?
Lu Zhiye narrowed his eyes. It seemed that someone at the cosmetics factory had already taken action!
This is earlier than I expected!
I thought that people would only start making trouble once the cosmetics factories officially started shipping!
Unexpectedly, people couldn't wait even during the initial trial operation phase!
It seems I need to find a way to talk to Old Zheng!
Thinking this through, Lu Zhiye casually agreed.
After Zhou Dabing and Xiao Liuzi moved all the goods into the house, he convulsed for a while, but still took the initiative to approach Lu Zhiye.
A thought quickly dawned on Lu Zhiye, and he knew why Zhou Dabing had come to see him.
He slightly raised his chin, gesturing for the two to go upstairs to discuss their business!
As soon as he sat down, Zhou Dabing gave a full account of his situation!
"Boss Lu, just like Xiao Liu said, it's very questionable why I would give up a good job to work under you."
If I don't make it clear, I'm afraid you won't dare to hire me.
That's why I came here specifically to tell you!
From Zhou Dabing's words, Lu Zhiye learned about his past. Lu Zhiye's guess was pretty much right. When Zhou Dabing was training new recruits, there was a second-generation soldier among them. Because he made a mistake, Zhou Dabing punished him very severely.
This caused that person to hold a grudge against Zhou Dabing!
Later, Zhou Dabing's hometown was flooded, and the commune sent him a telegram, asking him to return home to collect his parents' bodies.
Unexpectedly, that man suppressed the telegram!
Zhou Dabing didn't even get to see his parents one last time!
Zhou Dabing beat the man up right in front of the leader, and the two became sworn enemies!
This time, Zhou Dabing was discharged from the army due to injury. The position he was assigned was arranged by that man's father. It looked glamorous, but in reality, there was no room for promotion at all!
Zhou Dabing certainly didn't want to live like that. When he heard that Meng Yiguo was looking for someone, he directly refused the job there and resolutely came to Lu Zhiye's side.
Meng Yiguo's meaning was simple: Lu Zhiye had many people backing him, and even if that person had ulterior motives, following him would be a serious matter!
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