"Hehe, a lone man and woman here, having a good time, huh?" The voice was thick with lewdness. Li Jia turned around and saw four long-haired men, reeking of alcohol, burping less than two meters away from her, their eyes staring intently at Li Xiaotong's thighs, scanning her without any restraint.
Li Jia didn't give these four guys a chance to speak. Staring at Li Xiaotong lecherously right in front of him was simply asking for trouble.
Suddenly, she pounced on the four men, swinging her fist like a hammer and smashing it into the guy who had just spoken. Her fist hit the guy's nose, leaving his face red and bruised. He clutched his nose and fell backward to the ground. Before the remaining three men could even react, Li Jia's fist had already struck their faces. With a few cries of pain, all four of them were lying on the ground groaning.
Li Jia smiled and turned to look at Li Xiaotong. "You bunch of blind fools, wait a moment for Brother Li!" He then walked up to the group. "You're asking for it! You dare hit me? Do you know who I am? If you know what's good for you, leave that slut here for us brothers to play with, or you'll be waiting for our biker gang's revenge!"
Before Li Jia could even get close, one of the boys struggled to his feet, pointing at Li Jia and arrogantly shouting, "Threatening me?" Li Jia rushed forward, grabbed the boy's long hair, and then slammed him down hard on another guy who was about to get up. The two heads collided with a loud thud, and both of them were immediately covered in stars.
Li Jia discovered that he had recently developed a fondness for this "watermelon-tapping" method of beating people up. He grabbed the hair of the kid who had threatened him earlier and slapped the watermelon three times in a short while. All four of them eventually lost consciousness and lay stiffly on the cement ground by the roadside.
He took the tissue Li Xiaotong handed him and wiped his hands. "Aren't you scared?"
"Tch, what's there to be afraid of? A few idiots dare to mess with my Brother Li, aren't they just asking for death? Let's go! Let's go back!" Li Xiaotong revealed a bit of his true colors, pulled Li Feng's hand and returned to the car, and then the car quickly left the front of the Nightshade KTV.
It took the four long-haired men more than half an hour after Li Jia left for them to react, and another hour later they finally came to their senses. They then painfully got up and helped each other get out of there.
Back at Tianxiang Garden, Li Jia took Li Xiaotong home and confirmed over the phone that Hai Mingyue had arrived home safely before driving back to the dry cleaner herself.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Li Jia drove to Tianxiang Garden early. Starting today, Li Jia would be responsible for taking several people to school every day. This meaningful job was Jiang Ling'er's idea, so Li Jia no longer needed to come up with excuses like before. She could openly do what she liked.
When Li Xiaotong and Li Yan were dropped off at the entrance of No. 9 Middle School, before getting out of the car, Li Xiaotong gave Li Jia a gesture, making a fist with one hand and placing it on her chest, saying, "Starting today, let's do our best!!"
"Okay! Keep it up!" Li Jia also made a cheering gesture. Hearing Li Xiaotong say those words herself made Li Jia incredibly happy!
When Li Xiaotong entered the school gate, she greeted Cao Dali in the security office with a smile, then took a few deep breaths and walked briskly towards her classroom.
"Brother Cao, have you had breakfast yet?" Li Jia got out of the car, took out a Zhongnanhai cigarette and handed it to Cao Dali, who was standing at the security room door staring blankly at Li Xiaotong's back.
"She...she actually came to greet me? I'm not seeing things, am I?" Cao Dali took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said with some surprise.
"You read that right. From today onwards, Xiao Tong will be a brand new Xiao Tong!" Li Jia said softly after taking a puff of Zhongnanhai cigarettes.
"Come in, have a seat. I haven't seen you for days, brother, and I've been missing you terribly." Cao Dali said, leading Li Feng into the security room. "Sit down. I'm sure the changes in Xiao Tong are related to you, aren't they?"
"Not entirely. It's mainly thanks to her homeroom teacher. As for me, I just helped out a little," Li Jia said calmly, throwing her cigarette into the ashtray.
"Alright, Brother Cao, I have something to do, so I have to go now. Let's have a couple of drinks another day." After Li Jia finished speaking, she got up and left the security room. Cao Dali followed behind her, smiling and replying, and saw Li Jia to her car. "Come over and chat with Brother Cao whenever you have time, and maybe have a few drinks!"
"No problem! I'm off! Goodbye!" Li Jia said with a smile as she started the car.
Cao Dali watched Li Jia's car disappear from sight, lost in thought for a long time. He was then startled by the person next to him and shook his head, muttering, "Impossible." He returned to the security room.
Li Jia drove back to the store and found that Zhao Fei and Meng Yao had already discussed the specific details of the cooperation. She walked into the store, smiled slightly, and greeted Zhao Fei and Meng Yao, saying, "You two can continue. Don't worry about me. Meng Yao can make all the decisions on this matter."
"Alright, let's get down to business first." Zhao Fei didn't show much expression, her eyes carefully checking the two contracts in front of her.
Meng Yao gave Li Jia a faint smile, and then Li Feng went upstairs to the second floor. Downstairs, the two continued to negotiate the details. It has to be said that Zhao Fei really has some talent in this area, while Meng Yao is even more skilled. In the end, both of them got what they wanted, and Zuolong Men's Wear's first outsourced dry cleaning after-sales service store was officially established. Starting next week, Meng Yao and Zhou Xiaoyu will go to Zuolong Men's Wear's headquarters for training, leaving only Li Jia in the store. So, Li Jia will also experience what it's like to be a store clerk.
An hour and a half later, Zhao Fei and Meng Yao arrived at Li Jia's study and placed two contracts in front of her. "President Li, these are the contracts we've agreed upon!" Meng Yao said, nodding to Li Jia, meaning, "Everything's settled!"
Li Jia picked up the contract without even looking at it and signed it directly. Zhao Fei looked at Li Jia's expression with some admiration. It's rare to see a boss who trusts his subordinates so much. She took the contract signed by Li Jia and signed her own name as well. Then, they each got a copy. "President Li! It's a pleasure to cooperate with you!" she said, and then stood up and extended her hand.
"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Li Jia said, shaking hands with Zhao Fei. Then she gestured for Zhao Fei to wait a moment, turned around, and took out a bottle of red wine and three stemmed glasses from a small wine cabinet next to the bookshelf. She poured the wine into each glass and handed them to Meng Yao and Zhao Fei.
"A pleasant collaboration deserves a celebration, Chrs!" The three glasses clinked together, marking a significant step forward in the development of Li Jia's dry cleaning business.
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