Lu Xiaotang wanted to persuade her again, but Xu Ning was very determined. If she was not allowed to go, neither of them would go.
He sighed helplessly, looked at his wife again, thought for a moment and said, "Paint your face darker tomorrow and wear neutral clothes."
Xu Ning smiled and nodded. She understood that she was not going shopping and she couldn't wear the same clothes as today.
The couple discussed it and rested, preparing to go early tomorrow morning.
The two got up at six in the morning, dressed up in the house, ate something and set off for the pier.
It was still dark when the two walked to the bus station. As they passed an alley, they heard sounds of fighting.
Lu Xiaotang looked inside and saw four or five young men beating someone.
The two men ignored him and continued walking forward. When they were about to pass by, Lu Xiaotang saw a flash of cold light and someone took out a knife, preparing to stab the man lying on the ground.
He ran over quickly and kicked the man's hand, causing the knife to fall to the ground. He then kicked the man several meters away.
The other three were stunned for a moment, then they came towards him with the weapons in their hands.
Lu Xiaotang knocked down all four men in a few moves. He walked over and picked up the knife on the ground. The wailing men saw his actions, staggered to their feet and ran away.
He did not chase after him. Instead, he took the knife and looked at it. It was a sharp knife about one foot long. There were also several wooden sticks more than half a meter long on the ground.
The person who was beaten was a middle-aged man, probably in his thirties, who was sitting on the ground gasping for breath.
Lu Xiaotang walked over to help him up and asked, "Are you okay?"
The man waved his hand gently and took a breath. "It's okay. Thank you very much, brother. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have stopped here today."
Lu Xiaotang nodded and prepared to take Xu Ning away.
The middle-aged man hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother, my name is Zuo Tianming, and I am the director of the Tianli Garment Factory. I am very grateful for your kindness. May I ask your name, brother?"
Lu Xiaotang saw that he was panting while talking, so he must have been beaten badly.
He supported him and said, "My last name is Lu. It's just a small favor. Don't worry about it. Can you go? Do you need me to take you home?"
Zuo Tianming took another breath and said with a wry smile: "Then I'll trouble you again, brother, to take me to the factory."
Xu Ning also heard the conversation between the two and walked over and nodded to Lu Xiaotang.
Lu Xiaotang supported him and walked in front, and Xu Ning followed beside him.
"Who were those people just now? Why did they hit you?"
Zuo Tianming sighed and said, “It should be the former purchasing director of our factory. He purchased a batch of goods some time ago.
He caused our factory a great loss, so I fired him. He must be holding a grudge against me and sent someone to teach me a lesson. ”
Lu Xiaotang asked him: "Do you want to report to the police?"
"Oh, forget it. This kind of thing happens every day here this year, and nothing happens in the end. I'll go find someone to warn him tonight."
Lu Xiaotang didn't say anything.
Xu Ning asked, "Director Zuo, what kind of clothing is popular in Yangcheng now?"
Zuo Tianming thought the person following him was a young man, but when he heard her speak, he realized it was a girl.
He asked Lu Xiaotang, "Who is this?"
Lu Xiaotang smiled and said, "This is my wife. We are here to visit Guangzhou."
"It's my sister-in-law, hello."
Then he smiled and said, "Our factory is currently making batwing shirts, stretch pants, bell-bottom pants, pleated skirts, and dresses."
Xu Ning was very surprised. Weren't stretch pants and bell-bottom pants popular only in 1978 and 1979? Now it's available.
She realized that it would take another two years for the product to become generally popular, but Guangdong Province was close to Hong Kong and had always been at the forefront of fashion, so it was not surprising that it was starting production now.
She pretended not to understand and asked, "Director Zuo, what are bell-bottom pants? I have never heard of them in Beijing."
Zuo Tianming smiled and said, "This has only become popular in Hong Kong this year. Our factory is also trying to make some to see if it sells well."
Xu Ning suddenly realized, "Oh, that's it, your Guangzhou is better, unlike us in the north, where people are wearing it everywhere on the streets, but we haven't seen it yet."
Zuo Tianming laughed after hearing her words and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too modest. Beijing is our capital, which is incomparable to Guangzhou.
If you are not busy, come and visit our factory today. ”
Xu Ning glanced at Lu Xiaotang.
Lu Xiaotang understood what she meant and nodded slightly.
He smiled and said to Zuo Tianming: "We two don't have anything to do. We came to Yangcheng just to have fun. We are just afraid of delaying Director Zuo's work."
Zuo Tianming smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't bother me at all. I don't have much to do every day. I just sit in the office."
They both knew that he was being polite. How could the director of such a large factory sit in the office every day?
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