Chapter 94
Xia Qingtang was stunned for a moment. This sounded like a very important job. Was it really okay to bring a newcomer and outsider like her along?
However, Xia Qingtang immediately said, "Okay, I understand. I'll pack my things now. Are we leaving right away?"
"Yes, we'll be leaving in the parking lot in 20 minutes. Do you know Chairman Wu's car?"
"I don't know." Xia Qingtang said honestly.
Zhang Ke said, "I'll take you down there later, and you'll be able to recognize it next time."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Zhang."
Zhang Ke is indeed a very good person. Xia Qingtang has been here for so long, and Zhang Ke has given her a lot of help.
In order to thank this kind and easy-going sister, Xia Qingtang not only helps Zhang Ke seriously at work, but also brings small gifts to Zhang Ke privately, such as the movie tickets that Xie Jinxuan took home and the foreign chocolates that Luo Xiangqian brought back from somewhere. These are not too expensive gifts, but very happy gifts.
Zhang Ke was not shy with Xia Qingtang. After accepting those small gifts, she would also treat Xia Qingtang to a bottle of soda in the cafeteria. The two of them got along very well.
Xia Qingtang quickly packed his backpack and put a water cup, toilet paper, lunch box, hardcover notebook and pencil case in it. The pencil case contained pens and several pencils as usual. The pencils were sharpened and could be used at any time.
Zhang Ke also reminded her: "You must bring your lunch box, because you should have lunch at the electrical appliance factory at noon."
"Electrical appliance factory? Going to the electrical appliance factory to meet an important guest today?" Xia Qingtang nodded, still a little confused.
As far as work content is concerned, Chairman Wu does often visit various factories to inspect, but what about going to the electrical appliance factory to meet important guests?
Zhang Ke whispered, "I don't know what I'm going to do, but I heard that I have to accompany a foreigner today!"
Xia Qingtang was surprised: "Foreigners?"
Although she knew many general development directions, she could not remember the specific time of some events at all. But now that she thinks about it carefully, some foreign companies did begin to enter the country at that time.
Since I am going to an electrical appliance factory to accompany foreigners today, the electrical appliances I am going to buy must be foreign brands.
However, how should she take minutes of the meeting when attending it with foreigners?
As soon as she expressed this thought, she found herself a little funny. Since they were foreign guests, there must be an interpreter. She just needed to write down what the interpreter said.
Moreover, with the time difference of translation, it should be easier to record.
Zhang Ke saw Xia Qingtang's surprised face, so he smiled and said, "I heard that foreigners look weird, but don't be afraid or nervous. Although they are foreigners, they are still human beings. If I could take meeting minutes, I would also like to go and meet foreigners. They are so rare."
Xia Qingtang had seen many foreigners in the 1990s. Her cousin's husband lived in a residential complex where there were foreign neighbors, so she had no interest in seeing foreigners. However, she still said, "It's actually very simple to take minutes of a meeting. Just write down what everyone said and then organize it in a standard format. If Sister Zhang wants to go, why not tell Secretary Yang now and let Sister Zhang go with them. I've only been helping the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions for more than a week, and I don't understand a lot of things. I'm worried that I'll make mistakes."
Zhang Ke said, "Hey, how can I leave? I have so many chores here, I am busy every day, I definitely can't leave. Besides, Secretary Yang specifically asked you to go, saying that he is very optimistic about your ability, you can't refuse Secretary Yang's face. Just listen to me, don't worry, when the time comes, you just follow Chairman Wu and Secretary Yang wherever they go quietly. Pay more attention to Secretary Yang's expression and act accordingly. He is the most active person in the world. If you really encounter any special situation, he will remind you at the first time. Just follow them carefully and take notes during the meeting. Don't be afraid."
Xia Qingtang could only nod and say, "Sister Zhang is right. I'll just follow my leader."
When the time was almost up, Zhang Ke took Xia Qingtang downstairs and pointed to a half-worn jeep in the parking lot and said, "This is the car of our Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. Normally, leaders can use it, but most of the time it is used by Chairman Wu. Remember it so that you won't make a mistake next time you see it."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Zhang. I'll remember it all."
As they were talking, they saw Chairman Wu walking hurriedly from the other side, followed by Secretary Yang and another male clerk. Xia Qingtang remembered that his name was Liu Kang, and he was from another department.
After Chairman Wu came over, he looked at Zhang Ke and Xia Qingtang and said, "Who of you will go over and take minutes of the meeting?"
Zhang Ke said, "When Xiao Xia went there, I heard from Chairman Qin of the cotton mill that Xiao Xia's minutes of meetings were very good, and she writes very fast, so she should be useful."
Yang Dachuan should have said this to her, but Zhang Ke did not mention Yang Dachuan, which shows that he knows how to speak well.
"Okay, then let's get in the car. Xiao Xia, sit in the front." Chairman Wu opened the door himself and sat down in the back seat.
Xia Qingtang sat in the passenger seat and watched the car drive to the electrical appliance factory.
When we arrived at the electrical appliance factory, we found that things were much more grand than we had imagined.
The gate of the electrical appliance factory was decorated with lights and a huge red banner could be seen from a distance, which read "Welcome Mr. Smith to visit the electrical appliance factory."
In addition, there was a group of people wearing neat white shirts and blue pants, all holding a musical instrument in their hands, as if they had invited an orchestra.
The jeep stopped inside the electrical appliance factory, and Chairman Wu led a few people to the crowd. Xia Qingtang saw the deputy mayor in charge of industry, and a few people who were obviously leading cadres.
Everyone was wearing crisp white shirts and black trousers, their hair was neatly combed, and many of them were visibly nervous.
Xia Qingtang stood obediently behind Chairman Wu and the others, not saying a word.
Secretary Yang accompanied Chairman Wu to exchange pleasantries with the leaders, and then stood back. He deliberately stood next to Xia Qingtang and whispered, "Are you nervous?"
Xia Qingtang said: "I'm not nervous."
"You are very brave. An important foreign entrepreneur is coming today."
"No matter who comes, I have to take minutes of the meeting. As long as I complete my job, that's enough." Xia Qingtang said.
Yang Dachuan laughed: "Interesting, you are such an interesting person."
Seeing a hint of teasing in his words, Xia Qingtang stopped talking and just looked intently outside the door.
With so many leaders present, Secretary Yang would also be a little cautious.
At half past nine, two black cars slowly drove over. Director You of the electrical appliance factory immediately shuddered: "Play music!"
The orchestra standing outside the door immediately played welcome music. Two cars stopped at the door, and seven or eight people got out one after another. Among them were four foreigners, three men and one woman. The leading foreign man looked to be in his early forties, and the others were still young, around 30 years old.
Especially that lady, she had beautiful golden curly hair, blue eyes, long eyelashes, an ancient Greek nose, a tall and fit figure, and wore a dark grey short-sleeved professional suit. She looked beautiful and generous. Xia Qingtang couldn't help but look at her several times.
The other two young men also had decent looks, one had brown hair and the other had black hair, a bit like the ethnic minorities in China.
The leaders shook hands warmly with the foreigners to the sound of cheerful music. Although they did not speak the same language, both sides were very happy.
When the atmosphere was at its best, four primary school students, aged seven or eight, were brought out by someone unknown. They were wearing white shirts, overalls and suspenders, and each of them held a beautiful big wreath in their hands. They began to present flowers to the important guests.
The blonde lady obviously liked children very much. She immediately bent down and hugged the little girl who gave her flowers and kissed her on the cheek. The little girl immediately blushed, which caused the adults to laugh.
After the warm welcome ceremony was over, the leaders accompanied the guests to visit the factory.
Xia Qingtang still followed Chairman Wu and the others obediently, trying to keep a distance to prevent himself from being squeezed out by the crowd.
Although we are not in a meeting now, we can still hear a lot of important information through communication at this time. If we do our homework now, it will be easier to record when we have the meeting later.
Besides, she has learned a little English and now wants to listen to how foreigners speak English.
In order to welcome the arrival of an important guest, the electrical appliance factory has done a thorough cleaning today. Everywhere is spotless and every glass window is so clean that it can be used as a mirror.
Xia Qingtang noticed that Director You looked particularly nervous. He held a folded handkerchief in his left hand and wiped his forehead every few minutes.
Chairman Wu was one of the more relaxed ones, as he was probably just here to accompany everyone today and was not in charge of the specific details, so he looked very calm.
Although Xia Qingtang was some distance away from the guests, she could still hear their voices occasionally. She pricked up her ears and listened carefully, and found that with her level, she could only understand some very simple content.
But being able to understand this little bit already made Xia Qingtang very happy. As long as she continued to study, she should be able to master basic foreign language communication.
At the end of the visit, while the leaders were taking a restroom break, Yang Dachuan suddenly whispered to Xia Qingtang, "Do you understand English?"
Xia Qingtang was stunned. She didn't expect this person to be so perceptive. She didn't expect that he could do two things at once while working. On one hand, he was carefully accompanying his leader, and on the other hand, he was actually looking at the female comrade.
Yang Dachuan carefully observed Xia Qingtang's expression, and then revealed a meaningful expression: "You really understand...Xiao Xia, you are really not simple. Don't you think it's a pity for a talent like you to stay in the cotton mill?"
Xia Qingtang said calmly: "I just learned a few simple foreign words from my lover. If you want to understand it, you have to wait for the next life."
Yang Dachuan laughed: "Do you love your lover so much? You can't talk about anything without mentioning him."
"Of course I love him, otherwise why would I marry him?"
"But, I checked, you married Xie Xuedi...just because you didn't want to marry someone named Kong, am I right?"
Xia Qingtang's eyes immediately turned cold: "You're going to investigate my affairs?"
Yang Dachuan laughed: "Oh, your expression is so scary. You are such a good-looking person, it is not suitable for such an expression. Don't worry, I didn't do anything. Besides, aren't those things of yours known to everyone in your cotton mill? I just followed those things and added my own guesses. I guess you and Xie Xuedi didn't have such a deep relationship at the beginning. So, you love him more and more after getting married?"
"Yes, I love my husband. Is there any problem with that? I love him very much. I am willing to cook and wash clothes for him and serve him all my life. Does it have anything to do with you?" After Xia Qingtang finished speaking, she made an excuse to walk aside.
Soon, the morning's tour program was over. The canteen of the electrical appliance factory prepared a sumptuous lunch for the guests. The leaders accompanied the guests to eat in a small compartment inside. There was fish, meat and wine.
However, Xia Qingtang heard the translator say that the guests would not drink alcohol at noon because it would interfere with their work in the afternoon.
The other staff members who came received a meal ticket each and could take their lunch boxes to get lunch.
Xia Qingtang had been hungry for a long time, so he went to get food as soon as he got the meal ticket.
The electrical appliance factory was a very profitable factory. The electrical appliances it produced were in short supply. If you wanted to buy electrical appliances, you had to find connections to get tickets. Therefore, the food in the electrical appliance factory was much better than that in the cotton mill. You could see a variety of dishes through the window.
The factory actually arranged one meat and one vegetable for these staff members who came to work. The meat dish was braised pork with bean curd sheets, and the vegetable dish was braised winter melon. The staple food was white rice or white steamed buns. Although they could eat their fill, the chef inside also said that if the vegetarian dish was not enough, they could order another portion, which made everyone very happy.
Xia Qingtang filled a box with food and happily turned around to find a seat.
"Xiao Xia, here!" Yang Dachuan waved at her and smiled in an official manner, "There's an empty seat here!"
He sat with Liu Kang, who waved at her, "Xiao Xia, here!"
In front of Liu Kang, Xia Qingtang naturally couldn't do anything to avoid suspicion, so he could only walk over with the lunch box.
Fortunately, Yang Dachuan didn't say anything special. He just chatted with Liu Kang about the content of this morning's visit.
Liu Kang said: "We already have an electrical appliance factory in our city. If this foreign factory wants to come here, will they have to build another factory?"
Yang Dachuan said: "It's not clear yet. Maybe they will cooperate with our electrical appliance factory? If they open another factory, they will have to find a piece of land to build a new factory."
"I really hope to build a new factory. My father-in-law wants to buy a washing machine, but he has been waiting for a long time and still can't buy one. If we can build another electrical appliance factory, wouldn't it be easier for us to buy electrical appliances?"
"With one more factory, there will be more electrical appliances, which will certainly be easier to buy, but the products produced by such factories are probably not cheap. Just think about soda. How much does a bottle of soda produced in our city cost? How much does a bottle of foreign soda cost? Even a washing machine would probably be several times more expensive."
"Oh, how can I afford it? Washing machines are not cheap to begin with, how can this be several times more expensive?" Liu Kang was extremely surprised.
Yang Dachuan laughed: "So, Chairman Wu told me before that we should make our own factories work harder and produce more."
"How can we produce more? I see the electrical appliance factory is also very busy, working in three shifts non-stop."
"Then I don't know, maybe we can build some more production lines?"
Liu Kang said: "Do you have the money?"
"Who knows..."
Xia Qingtang ate seriously. She was not interested in these things and would not express any opinions.
In any case, the tide of history is unstoppable, and the city's electrical appliance factories will certainly face restructuring and layoffs in the future. All she can do is focus on her current job.
After lunch, the distinguished guests were taken to a guesthouse outside the factory to rest and drink tea, while the others were arranged to rest in a conference room by the staff of the electrical appliance factory.
Secretary Yang went to the guesthouse with Chairman Wu. Xia Qingtang and Liu Kangle were free and took a nap on the table with everyone else in the conference room.
Some people wanted to chat with Xia Qingtang, but she was sleeping on her stomach and went to the bathroom to wash her face after waking up, so others had no chance to find her.
After a break at noon, everyone was in good spirits and the meeting officially began at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Xia Qingtang sat behind Chairman Wu, taking notes of the meeting conscientiously.
Just as she had guessed, because there was an extra translation process, she was not so rushed when recording. She could easily write down everyone's speeches and practice her English listening at the same time.
The foreign guests didn't seem to speak too fast, and even someone like Xia Qingtang, who had only learned it for a short time, could understand some information from them.
At this time, she was very impressed by the two translators who accompanied her. They were a man and a woman. The female translator's level was obviously higher and she made almost no mistakes. The male translator made a few mistakes that were easy to make mistakes, and even Xia Qingtang could hear them.
Although it was not a critical point, she still marked it in English, intending to ask Zhang Ke what to do after returning.
The meeting went very smoothly. It was obvious that both parties were very happy and satisfied. The foreign guests had a strong desire to build a factory in our city. If it can really be completed, it will definitely be a great achievement.
At half past four, the afternoon meeting finally ended. Xia Qingtang was thirsty, tired, and her hands were sore. She put away the things at hand and finally had time to open the water cup and drank half a glass of water in one breath.
Secretary Yang said a few words to Chairman Wu, then walked over and said, "Xiao Liu, Xiao Xia, Chairman Wu will be accompanying guests to visit other places in a while, so you two may have to take the bus back by yourselves. However, it's time to get off work, so you can go home directly."
Liu Kang said, "Okay, Secretary Yang, then Xiao Xia and I will go home after get off work."
Xia Qingtang quickly asked: "Secretary Yang, when will today's meeting minutes be handed over to the leader?"
"Tomorrow afternoon. Chairman Wu has something to do in the morning. We should be back in the office around 3pm. You can hand it in by then."
"Yes, I understand."
Yang Dachuan stared at her serious face for a while and said, "Have you memorized all the contents of the meeting?"
"I've written it all down. There shouldn't be any omissions." Xia Qingtang is very professional and serious in this regard.
Secretary Yang smiled and said, "Then I look forward to your performance."
After saying that, he walked to Chairman Wu and left with the leaders.
When most people in the conference room had left, Liu Kang said, "Xiao Xia, let's go back too, shall we?"
"Secretary Liu, please go first. I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach and want to go to the toilet, but I'm afraid it will take time. It's rare that I can get off work early today. It would be great if you could go home early." Xia Qingtang said with a smile.
Her main reason was that she didn't want to work with Liu Kang. Today's work was very hard, and she just wanted to go home quietly by herself. She didn't want to communicate with anyone on the way.
Liu Kang knew that young female comrades also have their own inconveniences, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back first. Do you know how to get to the bus stop? Turn right after going out of the gate and walk a little further."
"I've made a note of that. Thank you, Officer Liu."
"Goodbye then." Liu Kang carried his bag and left first.
Xia Qingtang breathed a sigh of relief and went to the toilet first with her cross-body bag.
After coming out, she found a sink and washed her hands slowly. She drank all the water in the cup, then walked very slowly towards the gate of the electrical appliance factory.
After she had walked a few steps, someone ran up to her and patted her on the shoulder: "Hey, comrade, hello."
Xia Qingtang was absent-minded at the moment, so she hesitated for several seconds before reacting. She looked up at the young female comrade who patted her shoulder and said in confusion, "Hello, comrade?"
"We were in a meeting together just now, do you remember?" The female comrade had short hair and looked very cheerful.
Xia Qingtang remembered her. She should be a subordinate brought here by a certain leader.
"I remember. Hello, hello. Are you looking for me...what's the matter?"
"Nothing, I just haven't seen you before. Are you a new member of the Municipal Labor Union? An educated youth who just returned?"
"No, I'm a clerk at the cotton mill. I was loaned to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions to help out for a month in September." Xia Qingtang answered honestly.
"Ah...Is that so?" The female comrade's smile faded a little, but not noticeably. She continued, "Then you must be an outstanding young person in the cotton mill, right? Otherwise, how could you be selected to work in the Municipal Trade Union? How old are you?"
"Twenty-one." Xia Qingtang didn't want to continue talking, so he said, "Comrade, do you have anything to talk to me about work?"
"No, no, I just don't know you and I want to chat with you. You're only twenty-one, quite young. Do you have a boyfriend?"
Xia Qingtang said: "I'm married."
And it has been their first wedding anniversary. When you think about it, time has really passed too quickly.
The female comrade was stunned for a moment and said, "That's right. For someone like you, you must have been met by matchmakers when you were a teenager. It's normal for you to get married. It's okay, you can go now."
This was actually a bit impolite to say, but Xia Qingtang didn't know this person anyway, and he probably wouldn't see her again, so he didn't say goodbye and turned around and walked forward.
After walking a long way out, Xia Qingtang looked back and saw that the female comrade was standing next to a young man whom she had just met in the conference room. She probably came here to inquire for the young man. If Xia Qingtang didn't have a partner, she might introduce them to each other.
Xia Qingtang sighed and shook his head, turned around and continued walking forward, then slowly walked to the bus stop and found that Liu Kang was not there. He must have already taken the bus and left, and he immediately became happy.
She took the bus slowly back to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, picked up her bicycle from the parking shed, and then rode home.
The time he got home was actually a little later than usual after get off work, but Xia Qingtang had already rested by then, so when he got home he cooked while telling Xie Jinxuan about his experiences of the day.
"I also heard about the foreign companies coming to inspect the market," said Xie Jinxuan. "Everyone has been talking about this these days. I think it's a good thing. The market will open up sooner or later. We need to let in foreign companies and we also need to go out. Only in this way can we learn more advanced production technologies."
Xia Qingtang nodded vigorously: "I think it's good too. If a new electrical appliance factory is really built, even if the price is a little higher, we won't have to wait so long to buy home appliances in the future. As long as we save enough money, everyone can buy them."
Previously, Xie Jinxuan bought a household washing machine for the small western-style building. Although she used her connections, she still had to wait for a while.
If I don’t use connections, I don’t know how long it will take to buy it.
Xia Qingtang made a simple vegetable noodle soup and steamed a large pot of old pumpkin, which she paired with pickles made by Aunt Liu. They had these for dinner.
While eating, she told Xie Jinxuan that the foreign woman she saw today was very beautiful, with blonde hair, blue eyes, tall stature, and a strong vitality.
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "Foreigners with blond hair are indeed good-looking. Although it may be a little strange at first glance, after looking at them for a while, you will find that their facial features are particularly good, just like the sculptures you have seen before."
"Have you seen foreigners?"
"When I was a kid, they were all from E country. They were all very tall, and the men liked to grow big beards. The women were all very good-looking, even the older ones were very beautiful." Xie Jinxuan said, "I haven't seen them since then, but judging from the situation, there will be more foreigners coming to work here slowly."
"Yeah, maybe someday a foreign restaurant will open." Xia Qingtang remembered that there were foreign restaurants in the city in the 1980s, and she had seen others eat there.
After dinner and cleaning up the kitchen, Xia Qingtang took a shower and walked out, only to find that it was suddenly raining heavily outside.
Xia Qingtang immediately pulled Xie Jinxuan to the window and said, "It's finally raining. There's been less rain this summer. Let it rain a little longer! This way the weather will cool down!"
Although it is already September, the weather is still very hot and everyone is looking forward to heavy rain so that the weather will cool down sooner.
Xie Jinxuan said, "It looks like this rain will last for a long time. Let's go to bed early tonight. If you can't ride your bike tomorrow morning, you have to leave early."
"Okay, go to bed early." Xia Qingtang smiled and went to the corridor to watch the rain.
The heavy rain poured down, forming a rain curtain on the eaves, which made Xia Qingtang feel very happy. All the fatigue of the whole day disappeared with the heavy rain.
Just as they were enjoying the show, they heard the sound of footsteps. After a while, two young men holding umbrellas walked to the gate of their yard. The female comrade in the lead looked at Xia Qingtang and hesitated for a moment, then said, "Xiao Xia, your relative of Secretary Xie...something happened. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Xia Qingtang was startled: "What happened?"
Ever since she went to help the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, she has become busier due to the new environment, and she is also a little tired, so she hasn't visited Xie Xiaoshuang for a while.
"Well...you'll know when you go over there." The female comrade said, "Also, it's best to bring your spouse along."
Xia Qingtang immediately said, "I see. I'll be there right away. Thank you."
The two men turned and left. Xia Qingtang immediately rushed into the house and shouted at the bathroom door: "Xie Jinxuan, someone from the bungalow said Xiaoshuang was in trouble. I have to go over to take a look. After you finish your shower, come over too, okay?"
A reply came from inside the house: "How about you wait for me? I'll be done soon, let's go together."
"I won't wait for you. I'll go first." After saying that, Xia Qingtang took out his umbrella, put on his rain boots, and went out.
The rain was indeed heavy. It was quite comfortable to stand under the eaves and watch the rain, but it was not so comfortable to walk outside. However, Xia Qingtang was extremely anxious, so he did not care about so many things and almost trotted to the bungalow.
There was no light on in the room where Xie Xiaoshuang lived, but the door was open. Xia Qingtang walked over with a puzzled look, stood outside the door and looked inside, only to find that there was no one there.
She shouted loudly: "Xiao Shuang! Xiao Shuang!"
"Hey, you're here?" A lesbian in her twenties came out of a bungalow a distance away. She was wearing a floral nightgown, her hair was haphazardly tied up on top of her head, and her expression looked very ugly. She said, "Come over here."
Xia Qingtang was confused: "I'm looking for Xie Xiaoshuang, where is she?"
"In our house! You came at the right time. I heard that this little Xie is the cousin of your Secretary Xie? Then you are her sister-in-law. Come quickly and deal with it." The woman turned and walked into the house.
Xia Qingtang then noticed that their door was not closed. She hurried over and just as she got outside, she saw Xie Xiaoshuang wearing a half-worn and patched pajamas under the orange light. She was standing at the door of their house with her head down and shoulders hunched, as if she had made some mistake.
"Xiao Shuang? Why are you here?" Xia Qingtang put away her umbrella and leaned against the wall of the corridor, then walked in and held Xie Xiaoshuang's arm.
Xie Xiaoshuang then raised her head and saw that it was Xia Qingtang. She immediately hugged her: "Qingtang, Qingtang..."
"Don't be afraid!" Xia Qingtang patted Xie Xiaoshuang on the back while looking coldly at the female comrade in the room and her husband who lowered his head and said nothing. "What are you doing? Are you bullying Xiaoshuang?"
"We bully her? Who dares? She's Secretary Xie's cousin! How dare we do that to a royal relative?" The female comrade said sarcastically, "But I really couldn't stand it anymore, so I called her over to question her. I didn't expect that someone would go and tip you off just to ask her a question! I think the people here are really good at flattering people!"
"Call her over for questioning?" Xia Qingtang sneered, "You are her leader? What right do you have to call her over for questioning? Who are you?"
"I'm Fang Weihong, and this is my lover Ding Changzhi. I'm definitely not her leader, but she seduced my husband, so I have the right to call her over for questioning, right?" Fang Weihong stood up from the chair, then reached out and pinched her lover's ear, twisting it hard.
Ding Changzhi said nothing and didn't even dare to cry out in pain. Even though his ears were almost twisted off, he still sat there without saying a word and without moving.
Xia Qingtang said coldly: "Do you think your husband is such a hot commodity? Would our Xiaoshuang seduce your husband? Do you think she is as short-sighted as you?"
"you!"
"Also, I warn you, you must be responsible for what you say. You said seduction, do you have any evidence? If you don't have any evidence, but you are making up stories here to insult an innocent person, I can call the police to arrest you." Xia Qingtang's tone became more and more serious.
Fang Weihong rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, go call the police, go quickly! Tell the police to quickly arrest this shameless bitch! Has she never seen a man in her life? She wants to seduce my man! You want evidence? I have evidence. The evidence is that Ding Changzhi helps this bitch every day. No matter what she does, Ding Changzhi will come over to help! Not only I have seen it, everyone who lives here has seen it!"
Xia Qingtang hugged Xie Xiaoshuang and whispered in her ear: "Does he harass you like this often?"
Xie Xiaoshuang didn't say anything at first. When Xia Qingtang asked again, she whispered, "He often came over to talk to me, but I never said anything. When I was washing things at the sink, he always came over to talk to me under certain pretexts. Once he even snatched my washbasin and said he wanted to help me wash clothes. I couldn't even hide from him, and I really didn't know what to do... Qingtang, wuwuwuwuwu..."
Xie Xiaoshuang cried softly, and Xia Qingtang gritted his teeth and said, "What's there to cry about? He harassed you, wouldn't you slap him twice? And then bring him to Fang Weihong and ask her to control her rotten man? You are not a child anymore, you can only cry when you encounter such a thing?"
She spoke very loudly, so Fang Weihong and his wife both heard it.
Fang Weihong frowned and said angrily: "What are you talking about? Who is harassing who? It's obviously your cousin who came to seduce my husband! She looks like she hasn't seen a man in 800 years. It's disgusting to look at her!"
Xia Qingtang said, "Are you sure? If you are sure that my cousin seduced your husband, and many neighbors have seen it, then let's go to the police station together and ask the police to be witnesses. We won't talk, just ask the neighbors to go over and make a statement. If the neighbors prove that your husband harassed my cousin, then your husband will be locked up and lose his job. If my cousin did something wrong, then my cousin will be locked up and she will lose her job! How about it? Very fair and just, right? Let's go now! I'll notify all the neighbors, they are all kind-hearted people, I believe everyone is willing to testify for justice!"
After saying that, Xia Qingtang let go of Xie Xiaoshuang, turned around and walked out.
Before Fang Weihong could react, Ding Changzhi, who had been like a wooden man, suddenly jumped up and said, "Don't go! Don't go!"
"Why not go? If you go, you can prove your innocence like your lover said. If you are not a bad man, what are you afraid of?" Xia Qingtang sneered and continued to walk out.
"Don't go! You really can't go!" Ding Changzhi rushed over like crazy, and his speed was so fast that everyone in the room was shocked.
Xia Qingtang was blocked at the door by him. She looked at him coldly and said, "What are you doing? Not only is it harassing my cousin, but you are also going to attack me?"
Ding Changzhi shuddered all over and said with his eyes downcast, "I don't dare, I don't dare... Don't go, don't go."
"Why not go? Do you dare to tell the truth to your wife? Let me ask you, did you go over to harass my cousin because she's pretty?"
"I didn't harass her... I just saw that she was living alone and it was not easy for her, so I wanted to help her..."
Xia Qingtang shouted, "This is harassment! You are married and you have a lover, but you still harass other female comrades. That's fine, but you even told your lover that it was my cousin who seduced you? It seems that you, Comrade Ding, really want to be fired from your unit..."
"No, no, no! I didn't! I really didn't! Fang Weihong misunderstood! Your cousin never spoke to me. She ignored me. I thought she was pretty and I wanted to help her. I was wrong..."
Xia Qingtang immediately looked at Fang Weihong: "Did you hear that?"
Fang Weihong's face was even more furious. She cursed, "Fuck you! What did I hear? If your cousin wasn't such a bad person, why didn't Lao Ding help others but her? Your cousin doesn't look decent. Who would have an unmarried girl living out there alone? I think there's something wrong with her! Look at the clothes she's wearing. Isn't she dressed like that to seduce men? If you seduce her, why don't you admit it!"
The pajamas and pants that Xie Xiaoshuang was wearing were the simplest style, and were heavily patched. It was only because the pajamas were shorts that a pair of snow-white long legs were exposed. If this was seduction, then what was the nightgown that Fang Weihong was wearing?
There was a slight "pop" sound, and the whole room suddenly became quiet.
Fang Weihong was startled, and it took her a long time to realize that she had been hit in the mouth by a paper ball, which then fell to the ground with a noise.
Xia Qingtang sneered, "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't just smack you in the face. I'll go up and slap you until you realize your mistake."
Xie Xiaoshuang stood at the door, looking at Xia Qingtang in amazement. She didn't expect Xia Qingtang to take action for her. Although he just rolled up a paper ball and hit Fang Weihong in the mouth, it was still a fight.
Although it didn't hurt much, it was extremely insulting because Xia Qingtang was very accurate and the paper ball hit Fang Weihong directly on the mouth, which made it hard not to be angry and ashamed.
Fang Weihong really got furious the moment she came to her senses. She screamed and rushed towards Xia Qingtang: "You dare to hit me? You dare to hit me? I tell you, no one can touch me! I will fight with you, a slutty fox! You are just like your cousin, not a good thing! You look seductive and alluring, and walk around in the courtyard all day long dressed up in colorful clothes, don't you just want to seduce men to look at you?"
Xia Qingtang was not prepared to take action, but Fang Weihong's mouth was so dirty that she twisted her arm, held her down, aimed at her mouth, and swung her against the wall.
Fang Weihong was short and thin, so she was no match for Xia Qingtang. She was so anxious that she screamed, "Old Ding, someone beat up your wife, and you don't want to come and help? Are you a dead man? Come quickly and help me deal with this slutty vixen! Ding Changzhi!"
Ding Changzhi was so scared that he didn't know what to do. If he went up to the fight between the women, what would that look like?
Seeing that he dared not move or speak, Xia Qingtang said in a deep voice: "Ding Changzhi, if you can't control your lover, then we will go to the police station now. You harassed my cousin, and there must be many neighbors who can testify. Think carefully, whether you want to lose your job or go to jail, it's up to you. I also remind you that this is Xie Jinxuan's cousin, and distant relatives are still relatives."
Ding Changzhi was shocked and immediately rushed over to hold Fang Weihong down. "Can you please stop making trouble? I was wrong, I was wrong from the beginning! You want to get angry at me, I am sorry for you! But can you look at who she is? I thought she was pretty, so I wanted to help her, but she never even looked at me straight in the eyes from beginning to end! What does this have to do with her? She is Xie Jinxuan's cousin, what can she like about me? I am thirty years old and still working as a handyman in the unit. Can you use your brain when you talk nonsense?"
Xia Qingtang let go of her hand and returned to Xie Xiaoshuang, then whispered, "Did you see that? You were clearly in the right, so why did they bully you like this?"
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