mesbooks Chapter 37 Meeting Liu Lan
Chapter 37 Meeting Liu Lan
Once inside the cafeteria and queuing for food, Shen Zhishou and Wang Mingliang were still discussing farming. Wang Mingliang, who had never farmed before, was truly amazed by his own ignorance.
"Brother Shen, but farmers don't have to work in the fields during winter, so they're more comfortable than us!"
"Even if we don't work in the fields, we still have to do some work!"
Shen Zhishou then explained to Wang Mingliang the importance of repairing roads and reservoirs in winter, which made Wang Mingliang's eyes widen in amazement.
"Brother Shen, I was wrong!"
"These days, nothing is easy!"
Wang Mingliang truly never imagined that farming would be so difficult.
Shen Zhishou patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Being a worker is not bad; at least you have a stable income regardless of drought or flood. If farming encounters bad weather, like a couple of years ago, those days were really too tiring and difficult. In the end, you couldn't even earn enough to feed your family!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Brother Shen, you're absolutely right!"
Thinking back to the situation a few years ago, Wang Mingliang was filled with emotion.
The two talked like this until they reached the window.
"Hello, four steamed buns, and one vegetable dish, please. Oh, there's a meat dish too? Then I'll have a meat dish!"
Seeing that the cafeteria actually had meat dishes, Shen Zhishou decisively ordered one. Although the meat inside was all fatty, it smelled really good.
After Shen Zhishou finished speaking, he realized that the person getting food across from him was actually a pretty woman.
This is Liu Lan!
After confirming that the woman serving the food was Liu Lan, Shen Zhishou couldn't help but feel more admiration for Li Huaide. Old Li might have some issues with his character, but his judgment was impeccable.
Liu Lan's current appearance is no less striking than Qin Huairu's.
No wonder Li Huaide had his eye on them!
I wonder if Liu Lan has gotten together with Li Huaide now.
In fact, the matter between Liu Lan and Li Huaide wasn't exactly a secret at the steel mill in the story. At least, Sha Zhu knew about it.
If Sha Zhu knew, then there was no reason why Wang Mingliang, the gossip expert at the steel rolling mill, wouldn't know.
But Wang Mingliang had mentioned this matter when he talked about the factory leaders before.
Could it be that Liu Lan hasn't been captured by Li Huaide yet?
Shen Zhishou muttered to himself, and couldn't help but glance at Liu Lan a few more times.
Liu Lan also noticed Shen Zhishou's gaze, glanced at him, and didn't say anything, but would occasionally glance at Shen Zhishou.
After Wang Mingliang got his food, the two found a place to sit down. Wang Mingliang started talking, saying, "Brother Shen, wasn't Liu Lan, who was getting the food, pretty?"
"good!"
Shen Zhishou smiled.
There's no shortage of beautiful women in courtyard house number 95.
Yu Li herself is a youthful, beautiful, tall, and sexy woman.
Then there are Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e, both of whom are voluptuous beauties with striking faces.
Liu Lan is good-looking, but compared to the three women in the courtyard, she is slightly less attractive.
Of course, in terms of complexion, Liu Lan is currently better than Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu has failed to win over Sha Zhu now. Without the savory and delicious meals Sha Zhu often brings home, the Jia family's food is indeed too bland.
Naturally, Qin Huairu's complexion was worse.
Most importantly, Qin Huairu is currently in a state of frequent hunger in the Jia family.
Later in the story, Qin Huairu started working at a steel rolling mill, where she ate lunch every day, ensuring she had at least one full meal.
As the only pillar of the Jia family at the time, Jia Zhangshi could only honestly help Qin Huairu with housework and so on, and Qin Huairu slowly recovered.
Wang Mingliang was quite unconvinced by Shen Zhishou's nonchalant tone.
"Brother Shen, what kind of taste do you have?"
"Liu Lan is the most beautiful girl in our steel rolling mill!"
"Even the female college graduates assigned to the office can't compare to her!"
"Too bad, she's married!"
"It's just that she seems to have bad luck. Her husband is lazy, good-for-nothing, and a gambler. If it weren't for their family fortune, they probably wouldn't be able to make ends meet!"
"But I reckon it was only a matter of time!"
"A beautiful flower has been stuck in cow dung!"
Wang Mingliang felt very sorry for Yu Li.
Shen Zhishou rolled his eyes at him and said, "What's wrong? You have feelings for her?"
"No!"
Wang Mingliang shook his head vigorously, "I'm just admiring her. Such a beautiful girl, I can't possibly take care of her. I shouldn't ruin her!"
Hearing Wang Mingliang say this, Shen Zhishou looked at him with more admiration. This kid actually had such self-awareness, which was really extraordinary.
A person's greatest virtue is self-awareness!
But most people in this world don't have this awareness.
After dinner, on their way back to the workshop, Wang Mingliang was still gossiping about things at the factory.
The text specifically mentions Li Huaide, saying that Li Huaide's reputation is not very good.
"You'll suffer for it sooner or later, and it'll be because of your mouth!"
Shen Zhishou raised his hand and pointed at Wang Mingliang.
Wang Mingliang chuckled and said, "I just trust you, Brother Shen!"
"Don't!"
Shen Zhishou quickly waved his hand, "Haven't you heard the idiom 'walls have ears'? What we're saying now might be overheard by someone somewhere."
So, watch your mouth!
Shen Zhishou raised his hand and made a gesture to shut his mouth.
Wang Mingliang immediately shut his mouth and nodded vigorously.
This is something we definitely need to be wary of.
Back in the workshop, the two resumed their work, but the previous rivalry was gone.
Of course, this so-called contest was mostly initiated unilaterally by Wang Mingliang.
However, after realizing that Shen Zhishou was more talented than him, worked harder, and even had more endurance, Wang Mingliang completely gave up the idea of competing with Shen Zhishou.
In every way, I am inferior to Shen Zhishou, so how can I compete?
Fortunately, he still worked hard and didn't give up just because he wasn't as good as Shen Zhishou.
Seeing that Wang Mingliang was not affected, Shen Zhishou breathed a sigh of relief. He still liked this little brother quite a bit.
After all, who could resist such a sunny and cheerful younger brother who could always keep you updated on all sorts of information about his surroundings?
After finishing his work in the afternoon, Shen Zhishou left work on time as usual.
The same applies to Wang Mingliang.
Song Peiman left the workshop a little earlier than them. In the late afternoon, a factory in the suburbs had a machine malfunction and came to the steel rolling mill. The factory arranged for Song Peiman to lead a team to help.
Two level-five fitters followed Song Peiman, mainly to assist him and learn some repair experience from him.
People like Shen Zhishou and Wang Mingliang are not yet qualified to go on field missions with Song Peiman.
This fieldwork is subsidized.
But not just anyone is qualified to do this.
First, you need to have excellent technical skills.
Going there to help represents the reputation of the steel rolling mill.
If they go there and can't solve the problem, then it won't just be the people who are there who will be embarrassed; the steel mill will also lose face.