Chapter 123123 Gamblers have thick skin and thick walls
Zhao Zhiming really came to find Ding Guo.
But he was not asked by Ding Jianshe to come here; it was a spontaneous act.
There was no way. Ding Jianshe refused to come and help with the matchmaking. He couldn't meet Ding Guo in the staff quarters and couldn't even strike up a conversation with her. Later, after making some inquiries, he learned that Ding Guo didn't live at home at all and there was some rift between him and his parents because of the Ding family's adopted daughter. Although he would go back occasionally, the number of times he went back was too few and irregular. He didn't want to keep waiting like this, so he just came here to try his luck.
Was it presumptuous? Of course it was a bit presumptuous because they were not familiar with each other. But he was thick-skinned and did not care whether Ding Guo thought he was presumptuous.
He had only met Ding Guo a few times before, and during those rare times he never looked at her straight in the eye. Plus, Ding Jianshe didn't take this elder sister seriously at that time, so he joined in the fun. I wonder if Ding Guo still remembers it.
Even if Ding Guo remembered him, he wouldn't care. He was young at that time, and he didn't know much, so he just said a few naughty words. Now that he has grown up and has gained face, he can forget the grudges with a smile.
Zhao Zhiming waited nervously, his eyes constantly scanning the crowd. It happened that there was a heavy snow last night, causing the temperature to drop sharply. Everyone was wrapped up tightly, so he couldn't tell who Ding Guo was at all. Zhao Zhiming didn't see anyone until the crowd of people going to work passed.
There is no other way but to ask the message room to help call for help.
Because Ding Jianshe came to look for Ding Guo not long ago, Uncle Xiao was a little wary of people who came to look for Ding Guo. He asked in detail about the name and relationship with Ding Guo before going to inform them.
When Ding Guo heard that a man named Zhao Zhiming was looking for her, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She wanted to directly say that she didn't know this person, but after thinking about it, she was afraid of causing trouble for Mr. Xiao, so she had to go to the changing room, put on her military coat and went out.
Seeing the tall figure and beautiful features of the person walking out of the factory, Zhao Zhiming's heart couldn't help but jump twice. Although he had met her twice and was amazed twice, this was the first time they had met formally. Zhao Zhiming couldn't help but sigh in his heart again, Ding Jianshe's sister is really fucking good-looking.
He really couldn't connect the present Ding Guo with the Ding Guo a few years ago who was short, always hunched his neck, and didn't even dare to look up at people.
"Hello, Comrade Ding Guo." Zhao Zhiming came back to his senses and put on a smile. He didn't know if it was because he was cold or nervous, but his mouth seemed to be out of control. He stammered and smiled and greeted, "I'm Zhao Zhiming. Do you remember me?"
Ding Guo glanced at him and responded concisely: "I don't remember, who are you?"
Zhao Zhiming didn't expect Ding Guo to speak so directly, without beating around the bush. He choked and said with emphasis, "It's me. I'm also a steel factory employee. My house is two rows away from yours. Ding Jianshe and I are classmates. I've been to your house to visit Ding Jianshe before. Well, my nickname is Gousheng. The neighbors in the staff quarters don't call me by my full name, but by my nickname."
Ding Guo said "Oh" calmly without any emotion, and asked directly: "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
Ding Guo's overly cold reaction caught Zhao Zhiming off guard. All the words he had prepared before coming here were stuck. If this happened to someone else, he would have scolded her long ago, but because he needed Ding Guo's help, and this bright face still fascinated him, he suppressed his irritation and continued to smile patiently, "Are you free at noon? I'll treat you and invite your brother to have a meal at the state-owned restaurant next door. We live in the same family compound and haven't seen each other for so many years. Let's catch up, haha."
Zhao Zhiming is very firm in his belief. How big can the conflict between siblings who have the same father and mother be?
Once I get through to Ding Guo, I'll bring Ding Jianshe in and ask him to collect eggs when he's not at work. He has to do it even if he's unwilling to do it, as he now owes me a lot of money.
Ding Guo refused directly: "No need, my brother is on a business trip, and I don't know you well. If you really have nothing to do, I will go back to the factory..."
Seeing her turn around and leave, Zhao Zhiming hurried over to stop her: "Don't be so anxious, there's something wrong."
While speaking, I was wondering what business Ding Jianshe had gone on. We played cards together until midnight last night.
Could it be that Ding Guo was talking about Ding Jianguo?
He didn't know much about Ding Jianguo's work, but now he remembered that Ding Guo had several younger brothers, so he smiled and added, "It's not Brother Jianguo, it's your brother Ding Jianshe."
Ding Guo sneered: "A bastard is worthy of being my brother?"
The smile on Zhao Zhiming's face froze instantly, and he looked stunned.
Damn, Ding Jianshe didn’t lie. Is his relationship with his own sister really that strained?
What evil things did Ding Jianshe do?
"What's the matter?"
Seeing that he didn't respond, Ding Guo urged him impatiently.
"Uh, yes, yes!" Zhao Zhiming came back to his senses.
Ding Guo's reaction completely disrupted his rhythm. He had thought of a lot of polite words to say to build closer relations, but he didn't use a single one.
Not daring to waste any more time, Zhao Zhiming glanced at the security guard not far away and pretended to apologize, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a conflict with Jianshe. I just heard that you worked in a food factory, so I came to ask if I could ask you to help me make some connections and introduce the acquisition of your factory. I have a cooperation that I would like to discuss with your acquisition. Well, if you can help, I'll give you this amount..."
As he spoke, he quietly made the number two.
Ding Guo's mouth twitched, and he deliberately exclaimed in a somewhat sarcastic tone: "Hey, give me two thousand, what business? Your company is quite large! But you dare not give me so much money, and I dare not take it. You can talk directly to each other, don't go through me, and you can save two thousand yuan."
After saying that, Zhao Zhiming was about to leave. He seemed to be struck by lightning and did not even have time to be stunned. He quickly stopped the man again and blurted out "Two thousand? What are you thinking..." Then he reacted and whispered, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. It's not what you think. This matter cannot be handled in a public-to-public manner. I personally want to cooperate with you. Here, give you twenty."
Two thousand more. Is there something wrong with Ding Guo's brain? How did she come up with this number?
He had never seen two thousand yuan at one time from Brother Hui.
But immediately, he knew that there was nothing wrong with Ding Guo. It was obvious that the other person had heard his intention and was deliberately making fun of him.
"laugh!"
Ding Guo sneered unabashedly, and Zhao Zhiming's face flushed with shame and anger.
"For the sake of being neighbors in the family compound, I will pretend that you have never been here today. If you come to talk about this again, I will send you directly to see our factory security department."
Then turned and left.
Zhao Zhiming didn't stop him this time.
Zhao Zhiming had expected Ding Guo to refuse. His previous plan was to get to know him first. The first time is strange, the second time is familiar. Since they were all children of the steel factory, they would become familiar with each other after a few visits. He even had other ideas and planned to test the waters after they became familiar with each other.
As a result, he didn't expect that Ding Guo would become so sharp now, not giving him any face at all, and even making him lose face.
Now thinking about it, maybe she was just pretending when she said she didn't know me at the beginning. She clearly knew who I was, so she deliberately had that attitude.
It is true that only girls and villains are difficult to raise. Ding Guo must be resentful of the fact that he followed Ding Jianshe to mock her as a country bumpkin and a mud-legged peasant a few years ago.
"Fuck, what the fuck."
Zhao Zhiming was not a good-tempered person to begin with, and he cursed out of anger.
Zhao Zhiming got angry and he would not let this matter go. He turned around and left, ready to find Ding Jianshe and ask Ding Jianshe to come and talk to Ding Guo himself, saying that no matter what the conflict between them was, he would not be polite if he didn't get this done.
Ding Guo did recall some memories about Zhao Zhiming. He had spoken harshly to the original owner, and his words were quite mean.
This contradiction was not enough to make Ding Guo's attitude so sharp. She had already learned from Pei Che that in addition to gambling, Zhao Zhiming was also connected with loan sharks. He could get a commission whether he invited people to gamble or borrow money.
He is a bold and daring person, but he never seeks good opportunities.
I know what kind of person he is, and I also know that nothing good will come from being associated with such a person, so naturally I don't intend to get along with him.
Coming to find her, are you planning to raise her like a pig too?
Because the road was difficult to walk on today, Ding Guo told Pei Che not to come and deliver lunch. After get off work at noon, she went to the cafeteria to get two boxes of vegetables and a few steamed buns made of two-grain flour. She put them all in her shoulder bag, reached into the bag and fiddled with it. The lunch box in the bag became empty. She pretended to hold the bag, and she put the prepared food into the space to keep it warm, and walked to the paper mill.
Ding Tao had already been warned to be careful about Ding Jianshe borrowing money, but now that he found that Ding Jianshe's friends were beginning to spread to people around him, Ding Guo felt it necessary to tell Ding Tao as well.
Ding Tao was very happy to see Ding Guo, so she pulled her aside and said, "Sister, why are you here? Have you eaten? I'll take you to eat."
When someone came in and called her, she had just bought steamed bread and hot porridge that was so thin that it could be used as a mirror, and was preparing to eat it with the shredded pickles she brought from home. Now that Ding Guo came, she could not eat this. She pinched the food coupons in her pocket and thought to herself that it was a good thing she had a few more food coupons, so that she could buy four steamed buns and also get a portion of stir-fried cabbage with peppers from the cafeteria.
Ding Guo patted his bag, quietly replaced the things in the bag, and said, "I didn't eat. I brought food with me. Let's go to your cafeteria to eat."
Ding Tao hesitated and said, "Sister, I still have food coupons. How about I treat you to a meal?"
Ding Guo rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, I've already bought it. Stop being polite with me. Let's go to your cafeteria. It's freezing."
Ding Tao said nothing more and happily took Ding Guo to the factory cafeteria.
What Ding Guo got was not a big fish or meat, just ordinary stir-fried cabbage. However, since it was stir-fried cabbage with meat, there couldn't be much meat. It was considered good if he could find three or four slices of meat in a full box of cabbage.
The other box is spicy stir-fried shredded radish.
Ding Tao went to the canteen window to get a bowl of hot porridge for Ding Guo, using the canteen's lunch box, and returned it after she was done.
The two sisters ate and chatted, and Ding Guo asked quietly, "Did Ding Jianshe ask you to borrow money?"
Ding Tao shook her head: "No, maybe he's not in that tight a situation yet. Even if he wants to borrow money, he'll probably put me last. He'll only ask me when he has no other choice."
She and Ding Jianshe had a bad relationship, and they always spoke in sarcastic terms to each other... Thinking of this, Ding Tao paused while eating and whispered, "Sister, even if he hasn't asked me for a loan yet, he will probably do so soon. Because these past two days he suddenly stopped arguing with me, and became friendly and even greeted me in the morning. This is not a good sign!"
If someone with whom you have a particularly bad relationship suddenly starts smiling at you, that is definitely not normal!
Her sister had already reminded her, but she just realized that Ding Jianshe was abnormal. Ding Tao couldn't help but shudder and said, "Sister, if you didn't remind me, maybe in a few days, because our relationship has eased, he would ask me, and I would really have a hard time refusing."
After saying that, he took a big bite of the steamed bun and said, "But now he wants to borrow money from me and I don't have it. After you told me, I asked for leave and went to the post office to send the money back to my mother."
Ding Guo gave her a thumbs up: "Smart."
The second aunt was mean and harsh to her niece, and would curse her own daughter all the time, but she would never skimp on her own children in some matters, and would even have the nerve to make plans for them.
So Ding Tao decided to send the money back, as it was safer than carrying it with her.
Knowing that Ding Tao knew what was going on, Ding Guo felt relieved. She emphasized that she wanted Ding Tao to pay attention to the friends around Ding Jianshe.
When she heard that Ding Jianshe's friend who had dragged him to play cards had come to see Ding Guo, Ding Tao was shocked. She couldn't help but raise her voice: "Sister, he's not a good person. You'd better not get involved with him. There's also a guy called something, who's not a good person either. I saw him standing on the side of the road, whistling at young girls with his sleeves rolled up. If he meets a powerful person one day, he'll be honest if he accuses him of hooliganism."
Seeing that she was on guard, Ding Guo stopped worrying.
Those guys won’t be able to last for more than a few days.
This matter cannot be rushed. The Revolutionary Committee has its own pace. Anyway, they just need to be prepared before this.
But Ding Guo never expected that Ding Jianshe did not ask Ding Tao to borrow money, nor did he come to her, but he actually spoke to Ding Dayong.
In Ding Guo's subconscious mind, Ding Dayong was the one who had fought with Ding Jianguo and the others, and was also the relative that Yue Hongmei had explicitly forbidden to visit... Although this statement was of no use, the bad relationship was obvious, and he didn't often hang around in front of the Ding family, so the anger could never reach Ding Dayong.
But it just so happened that Ding Jianshe met Ding Dayong who was visiting a car repair shop on the road. Ding Jianshe was probably really anxious, so he had the audacity to ask Ding Dayong for money.
Fortunately, although Ding Dayong did not receive any advice from his sister, he knew the difference between inside and outside. Anyone who was against his sister was also his enemy.
He didn't beat up his enemy when he met him because he didn't want to dirty the half-worn military coat that his brother-in-law had just given him two days ago. How could he possibly lend money to Ding Jianshe?
"No, my salary is all with my sister..." Ding Dayong said confidently.
Ding Jianshe almost laughed out of anger at Ding Dayong's so-called "my sister". He and Ding Guo were siblings from the same father and mother, and Ding Dayong was at most a cousin.
But although he felt indignant, he couldn't say it out loud. After all, that troublemaker Ding Guo was closer to Ding Dayong.
Ding Jianshe did not argue with Ding Dayong. He needed capital to play cards and win some money as soon as possible to fill the hole. However, Zhao Zhiming had no money to lend him. He did not dare to ask his parents, but tried to borrow from his eldest brother. However, his eldest brother had lost everything in speculation with Sister Nian Jun some time ago and had no extra money. He only gave him fifty dollars, but he spent it in less than one night.
He also called Brother Dingfeng. He didn't have the courage to ask Pan Dingfeng for money directly, so he just asked about their new home address on the phone. He said it would be convenient for him to write to Sister Nianjun. After hanging up the phone, he sent a telegram to Sister Nianjun, but Sister Nianjun has not responded to him yet.
I don’t know if Sister Nianjun has money. Even if she does, it will take several days to mail it to him. But he is addicted... Ding Jianshe does not admit that he is addicted. He is in a hurry to make back his investment. Let alone a few days, he can’t even wait for a day. He is itching to get it back.
So when he suddenly met Ding Dayong on the road, he didn't care about the previous conflicts and asked him to borrow money.
Ding Dayong was straightforward and rejected him right away.
Ding Jianshe lowered his eyes and stared at Ding Dayong's bicycle. He didn't know what was in his mind. He swallowed his saliva with a little excitement and said, "Hey, can you lend me your bicycle for half a day? Just half a day is fine!"
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