Seeing that he had misunderstood, Lu Chaoli hurriedly explained: "The factory director has misunderstood. Comrade Xiao Jiang and I are not..."

"I know, I know. You haven't gotten married yet, right? Hahaha, Comrade Xiao Lu is really young and promising. Not only does he manage such a large pig farm by himself, but he also married a beautiful and educated wife. The young man has a bright future!"

The factory director looked at Lu Chaoli and Jiang Li with a smile on his face. The more he looked at them, the more they seemed to be a perfect match.

"That's right, it's 40.58.4 yuan. Xiao Lu ordered so many bricks at once, and he is a big customer of our brick kiln. In order to make it easier for Xiao Lu to transport the bricks back, we can drive the tractors and three-wheeled vehicles at the brick kiln as we please!"

The factory manager also sincerely wanted to cooperate with Lu Chaoli. Not only did he give him the lowest price, he also contributed several tractors and three-wheeled motorcycles in the brick kiln for him to use to transport bricks.

"Thank you, Director."

The factory director changed the subject, and Lu Chaoli did not continue to explain to him his relationship with Comrade Xiao Jiang.

The two of them quickly eliminated their sweat while sitting in the air-conditioned room, and the loose hair on Jiang Li's forehead was also dried by the air conditioner.

Lu Chaoli asked the factory manager about sand and lime. It happened that the factory manager knew the man who sold lime in the town, and the two had been friends for many years. The factory manager was very happy to help his friend make this deal, so he introduced him to Lu Chaoli.

The weather in June is unpredictable. It was sunny just now, but in the blink of an eye, it was covered with dark clouds and the light in the office dimmed instantly.

The factory manager glanced out the window and said, "Oh, it looks like it's going to rain. Xiao Lu, did you two bring umbrellas?"

"No, it was a sunny day when I came here, why did it suddenly change?"

As Lu Chaoli spoke, he walked to the window and looked out. Outside the window, the clouds were low and dark, and it was obvious that a heavy rain was brewing.

"It's okay. I have an umbrella here. You can take one back with you when you leave."

Boom——

A bolt of angry thunder struck, and heavy rain instantly fell from the clouds. The raindrops as big as beans were dense and soon soaked the ground.

Jiang Li also stood up and walked to the window, looking at the dense raindrops outside the window and said worriedly: "I don't know if Xiaofang and the others got wet."

"Don't worry, Hu Zi and the others have gone to look at things they'll need for their wedding, and are now hiding from the rain in the store."

Lu Chaoli said comfortingly, and stood side by side with Jiang Li in front of the window looking out.

After more than twenty minutes, the rain finally subsided. Lu Chaoli was afraid that the rain would get heavier later, so he said goodbye to the factory director while the rain was light, took an umbrella from the director, and left the office with Jiang Li.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, did the raindrops not get on you?"

Lu Chaoli was afraid that Jiang Li would get wet in the rain, so he tilted the umbrella towards her.

"No, don't just focus on me, move the umbrella towards you, your arms are wet."

Jiang Li pushed Lu Chaoli's arm holding the umbrella, but the umbrella was too small. When she moved slightly towards Lu Chaoli, the raindrops splashed onto her. The raindrops on her light blue dress were particularly wet.

Helplessly, Jiang Li had to move towards Lu Chaoli, with her arm close to Lu Chaoli's arm.

The muscles on Lu Chaoli's arms tensed instantly. "Well, Comrade Jiang, don't take what the factory director said just now to heart. I'll explain it to him tomorrow."

Lu Chaoli was afraid that Jiang Li cared about what the factory director had just said, so he brought up what happened as soon as he came out.

Jiang Li shook her head and didn't care. She talked to Lu Chaoli about expanding the pig farm.

After learning about Lu Chaoli's plan, Jiang Li raised her eyebrows, feeling that he was worthy of being the male protagonist of the small world and had a long-term vision.

They started taking action before the reform and became the first group of people to try out the reform policies. No wonder the Lu family didn't have to work in the fields to earn work points.

The two walked and talked. Because the umbrella was too small, they were very close to each other. Anyone who saw this scene would think that they were a newlywed couple with a harmonious relationship. "Why is there so much water?"

The two stopped when they came to a section of road. The section of road in front of them was low-lying. Due to heavy rain just now, the entire road was filled with water. If they wanted to get across, they had to wade through the water.

Lu Chaoli naturally wouldn't let Jiang Li wade through the water, so he bent down and said, "The water is deep ahead. Comrade Xiao Jiang, hold my neck and I'll carry you over."

The umbrella was too small. If he carried Jiang Li over, her entire back would probably get wet. Lu Chaoli took this into consideration, so he bent down and planned to carry Jiang Li over.

"No, no, I can just wade over by myself."

Jiang Li lifted up the hem of her skirt and was about to test the depth of the water when Lu Chaoli bent down and picked her up with one hand.

After her body flew into the air, Jiang Li screamed and subconsciously hugged Lu Chaoli's neck. The faint fragrance from her body swept towards Lu Chaoli and lingered in front of his nose.

A faint smile appeared in Lu Chaoli's eyes. He held the umbrella in one hand, held Jiang Li's legs with the other hand, and stepped into the puddle in front of him.

The rain was so heavy just now that a lot of water accumulated. The water in the potholes had already buried Lu Chaoli's ankles. If Jiang Li waded through the water, the corners of her skirt would definitely be stained with mud.

Jiang Li hugged Lu Chaoli's neck tightly and looked down at the puddle below her: "Lu Chaoli, you, you go slower."

Jiang Li was afraid that Lu Chaoli might step on something, so she spoke out to remind him.

Lu Chaoli tightened his arms around Jiang Li and turned to look at her: "Comrade Jiang, rest assured, I'm very steady."

As Lu Chaoli spoke, his warm breath sprayed on Jiang Li's face. Her face turned red and she quickly turned her head to look forward, avoiding Lu Chaoli's scorching gaze.

As she turned her head, her red earlobe was exposed to Lu Chaoli. Seeing this, Lu Chaoli's smile deepened. He deliberately slowed down his pace. It should have taken him five or six minutes to walk a two-minute distance.

After crossing this section of water, Lu Chaoli still walked forward with Jiang Li in his arms, with no intention of putting her down.

Since it had just rained heavily, there was no one on the road. Jiang Li could clearly feel the strong tendons on the man's arms even through his clothes, and her face felt burning even more.

She let go of Lu Chaoli's neck and turned to look at him: "Lu Chaoli, put me down quickly."

Jiang Li's voice was so soft and sticky that it made Lu Chaoli's ears numb.

He bent down and put Jiang Li on the ground, then reluctantly let go of her hand.

The moment her feet touched the ground, Jiang Li hurriedly lowered her head and walked forward, her steps several times faster than usual, the hem of her skirt swaying back and forth as she walked.

Lu Chaoli stood there and watched her back as she hurriedly ran away because of shyness, and the smile between his eyebrows became more and more unbridled.

One day he would hold her in his arms openly and never let her go.