Chapter 184 Are colleagues enemies?
Neither Su Jiaojiao nor Chen Guilan had ever been to Ding Mei's home, nor did they know where she lived.
But Su Jiaojiao had been to Chang Yuqin's home. Chang Yuqin lived closest to the area, in the urban village.
Su Jiaojiao found her home on the afternoon before school started.
Chang Yuqin was washing clothes at home when she saw Su Jiaojiao come in with a bag of apples. She warmly welcomed her into the house: "Come on, why bring fruit? You're so polite."
"Sister Chang, why haven't you gone to work yet?" Su Jiaojiao followed her into the house and put the apple on the table.
Her house is a bungalow with a small living room and a few clothes piled on the sofa.
There were also some children's toys on the ground.
Chang Yuqin took the clothes away and asked Su Jiaojiao to sit down. "It was on New Year's Day that Lao Ding came to me and said that something happened at home and he would be working later during the first month of the year, so he asked me to talk to everyone."
"I haven't heard what it is?" Su Jiaojiao asked again.
"I don't know." Chang Yuqin shook her head and guessed, "Old Ding looks flustered, it must be something bad. I thought she told you!"
"She doesn't have my contact information." Su Jiaojiao thought about it and it didn't make sense. Even if Ding Mei didn't have her contact information, she must know that people from Jiali Garment Factory could contact her.
Ding Mei could find her through Qin Shuang with just a little inquiry.
"Come on, I'll take you to ask Liu Ming. He rents a house in our village, right behind my house. He's well-informed and has a good relationship with Lao Miao." Chang Yuqin suggested, and Su Jiaojiao immediately stood up. "Let's go!"
The two went to Liu Ming's house again.
Liu Ming shared a house with others. He lived in the south room. He was sitting on the bed with his legs crossed, reading a book. When he heard Chang Yuqin's voice, he replied nonchalantly, "Come in!"
The two pushed the door open and walked in.
The smell of smoke almost made Su Jiaojiao cry.
"Ah, it's Jiaojiao." Liu Ming sat up from the bed with a somersault, stuffed the book in his hand under the quilt, and frantically tried to get a bench for the two of them to sit on. However, there was only one bench in his house, so he simply patted the bed, stood up, and called Su Jiaojiao, "Hurry and sit down."
"Brother Liu Ming, don't be polite, we can just stand for a while." Su Jiaojiao didn't want to sit on his bed.
"Don't bother with that. We have something important to ask you." Chang Yuqin asked him, "What happened to the old Ding family?"
"Let's just wait a few more days. One or two days won't make a difference." Liu Ming rubbed his hands, not wanting to say anything.
"Come on!" Chang Yuqin's face darkened. "You don't give me face, and you don't give Jiaojiao face either. Just say whatever you want!"
"I really can't say it." Liu Ming was no longer as unrestrained as he was at the factory. He kept rubbing his hands and said with embarrassment, "Anyway, something happened to Lao Miao..."
"Brother Liu Ming, don't worry, we won't tell anyone." Su Jiaojiao said, "We don't necessarily want to pry into other people's family affairs. I just want to know when the work will start and when my order will be completed."
"Oh, that's right. You have so much leather, and it's still stored in the factory!" Liu Ming finally realized what was happening and looked at Su Jiaojiao with some sympathy. "Before the New Year, Lao Ding said he would start working on your order after the New Year."
"So, hurry up and tell me!" Chang Yuqin was almost pissed off by him and started to curse, "Liu Ming, you bastard, stop hemming and hawing like a woman. If you have something to say, just say it!"
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you." After being scolded by Chang Yuqin, Liu Ming seemed to have made a great decision. "Lao Miao is a gambler. He borrowed a lot of money and lost it all. Now he's been sued and arrested!"
"He was arrested?" Chang Yuqin and Su Jiaojiao asked him in unison, "Is it true?"
"Really? The problem now is, either we have to settle it privately or go through legal procedures and enforce it." Liu Ming sighed, "Either way, it's going to be hard for us Natus to turn things around."
"Strange! Although Lao Miao likes to gamble, he only gambles on small amounts. How could he suddenly lose so much?" Chang Yuqin felt something was wrong and kicked Liu Ming. "Do you remember that time when Lao Song from the Xinglong Leather Factory came to play cards with him, but Lao Ding wouldn't let him go, and they even had a fight? Do you think Lao Song was behind this?"
"No way?" Liu Ming scratched his head, puzzled. "Old Song doesn't look like that kind of person. Why would he do this? There's no grudge between us."
"Competitors are enemies, don't you understand?" Chang Yuqin rolled her eyes at him and comforted Su Jiaojiao, "Don't worry, even if we enforce the law, there's no reason to seize the customer's leather. Let's wait and see how this matter develops."
Su Jiaojiao probably understood.
In other words, they cannot start work until Lao Miao’s problem is resolved.
"By the way, Jiaojiao, you don't have to worry too much." Liu Ming also comforted her and found a pen and paper for her. "Leave us your contact information and I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."
"Okay." Su Jiaojiao left her cell phone number with the two of them and asked Liu Ming, "Where is Sister Ding now?"
"Old Ding was very angry and went back to his hometown." Liu Ming said, and suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, yesterday Old Song from Xinglong Leather Factory said he would treat me to a drink tonight. I felt that I should avoid suspicion and did not agree. What do you think, should I go?"
"I think you should go. It's a good opportunity to find out about this." Chang Yuqin agreed. Liu Ming looked at Su Jiaojiao again, and Su Jiaojiao nodded. "There's nothing wrong with going for a drink. Don't think too much. Maybe you can find out something."
"Okay, I know. I'll go." Liu Ming finally made up his mind, and suddenly felt a sense of responsibility. He said to Su Jiaojiao, "If it's not urgent, I won't call you. Just go ask Sister Chang when you're free. Your number is charged both ways, so it's quite expensive."
"Thank you, Brother Liu Ming." Su Jiaojiao suddenly felt that Liu Ming was not so wretched after all. "Let's go to the factory and take a look!"
"It's useless to go. We don't have the key." Liu Ming got up, put on his coat, took the two of them out, and entered Natus's yard.
As soon as they entered, the three of them were stunned.
The workshop door was sealed with a court seal, which was glaring and very eye-catching.
"Oh my god, when was this put up?" Liu Ming ran over to take a look, incredulous. "It wasn't there yesterday."
"Can I tear it off myself?" Chang Yuqin also leaned over and touched the seal.
"Don't tear off the seal yourself," Su Jiaojiao repeatedly warned them. "I'm going to the court right now to see how this matter should be handled."
"I'll go ask. Why would a little girl like you need to come forward for something like this?" Liu Ming patted his chest. "I know someone. You guys wait for my news."
"I'll go with you." Su Jiaojiao didn't want to wait.
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