1987 My Era

Chapter 626,

After leaving the airport, I got into the car.

Li Heng closed the car door and instructed, "I want to go to the Anta shoe factory."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jing started the car and drove towards Pudong.

Along the way, Li Heng silently admired the scenery, then suddenly asked, "Has the Huang family been pressuring Consort Zhao recently?"

Chen Jing glanced at him through the endoscope and replied, "I haven't heard much about it. However, Miss Huang's mother is in good health and is quite concerned about Miss Huang's personal affairs."

Li Hengming understood the meaning behind her words: Huang's mother was still dissatisfied and wanted to find a marriage for her youngest daughter.

After their question and answer, the two stopped talking.

It wasn't until they were close to the Anta shoe factory that Chen Jing spoke again: "Mr. Li, Ms. Huang asked me to pass on a message to you."

Li Heng, who had just opened the car door, turned halfway around and looked at her.

Chen Jing said, "Mr. Li, just focus on your own business. Ms. Huang will come to you once she has finished dealing with her family matters."

Li Heng understood.

The woman in blue told him not to go to Huang's mother's place until her matter was resolved.

It's probably an attempt to cool down Huang's mother's expectations and dampen them, making it easier for Da Qingyi to act in the future.

Li Heng listened without saying anything, got out of the car and walked towards the Anta shoe factory.

Chen Jing glanced at his back from inside the car for a while, and sighed inwardly: It's such a pity that Miss Huang is so eligible, yet she is willing to be his mistress.

To be honest, Chen Jing understood Huang's mother's actions to some extent, but Liu Yue's act of drugging Huang at Fuchun Garden was a foolish move that ruined Huang's love life.

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Anta's shoe factory is very busy.

Since the Seoul Olympics last year, trucks and cars have been constantly arriving at the factory gate to deliver goods. To meet the ever-expanding market demand, the factory has been operating at full capacity.

Li Heng wandered around the factory for a while and finally met Li Wang at the R&D center.

Li Wang asked in surprise, "What brings you here today?"

Li Heng smiled and said, "I just got back from the capital and came to see you."

Then he asked, "How have you been lately?"

"How about that? Didn't you see? The workers are working three shifts, and they still can't keep up with the workload."

As he spoke, Li Wang put down the sample shoes in his hand, pulled him into the office, poured him a cup of tea, and said, "Since the beginning of the year, our shoe factory has been running like a clockwork, without stopping. The sales volume in the first two months has already exceeded 8000 million."

Li Heng was surprised: "So many?"

Sitting opposite him, Li Wang excitedly gestured and said, "That's right, two months is almost equivalent to a quarter of last year. The explosion in the mid-range market, in particular, caught us completely off guard."

Li Heng asked, "What percentage of sales are in the mid-range market?"

Li Wang took a document out of the drawer, handed it to him, and said, "63.7%, and this percentage is still increasing."

Li Heng put down his teacup, took the document, and began to read it carefully.

About ten minutes later, he looked up and said, "This is the current state of the domestic economy. We must keep a close eye on the high-end market. At the same time, the mid-range market has the largest share of the pie, and we need to cultivate it further."

Li Wang deeply sympathized with this and nodded.

The two then inspected the factory and discussed future plans. Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was sunset.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Wang finally realized, "Look at my stubbornness, I got so caught up in chatting with you that I forgot to invite you to dinner. Come on, let's go out to eat."

Li Heng shook his head: "I'm too lazy to go outside, let's just eat in the cafeteria."

Seeing his serious expression, Li Wang smiled and said, "Alright, it's rare for you to take the time to come here, it would be good to see the food in our cafeteria."

After serving two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, Li Heng found an empty seat and asked, "What is my eldest cousin doing? I haven't seen her in a while."

Li Wang said, "You mean Li Xi? She's incredibly busy right now. She just took on a big case and has to dodge several persistent suitors. Every time I talk to her on the phone, she's complaining. I'm so tired of hearing it."

Li Heng asked, "Very popular?"

"With her looks and figure, her education and wealth, how could she not be popular? Several of them are even sons of wealthy families in Hong Kong, the offspring of her clients. There's no way she could refuse them outright." Li Wang said with a smug look on his face.

My older cousin's figure is absolutely stunning. Those big breasts, that waist, that hips—she's the only woman who can rival my high school English teacher in terms of sexiness. The only downside is that she's a bit too tall; even in regular shoes, she's easily 185cm. Most men probably couldn't handle this wild horse.

The food at the factory was alright, and Li Heng, who was quite hungry, ate to his heart's content. After finishing the last bite of rice, he put down his chopsticks and said, "It's getting late, take me to school."

Li Wang stood up quickly: "Okay, I haven't been outside for some fresh air in a long time either. I'll take this opportunity to go for a stroll."

The car sped forward, and as they entered Yangpu District, Li Heng suddenly said, "By the way, little cousin, do you know where I can buy ginkgo saplings nearby?"

Li Wang asked, "You just killed one of your plants last year, and you're going to plant another one?"

Li Heng said, "Xiao Han likes ginkgo trees."

Li Wang glanced at him, his eyes darting around: "Does she genuinely like ginkgo trees? Or is she using ginkgo trees to sow discord among your female confidantes?"

Li Heng ignored the sarcasm in her words and said, "Don't judge a petty person by your own standards. Of course I genuinely like her."

Li Wang chuckled foolishly, "I have a feeling that this tree of yours won't survive either."

Li Hengbai glared at her: "Can't you say something nice before we've even started?"

Li Wang chuckled and said, "I'll have someone find out where to buy it and bring it to you."

Li Heng said thank you. More than 20 days into the new semester, the school gate was crowded with people coming and going, and the school had returned to its former bustling state.

Instead of rushing into the school, he made a detour to Chunhua Noodle Shop and bumped into his dim-witted mother.

Surprisingly, even the dimwit was there, and he even got a motorcycle.

Li Heng circled the motorcycle and asked, "You suddenly have so much money? Is this a new motorcycle? How much did you pay for it?"

Zhang Zhiyong stretched out his lewd neck and looked around, unable to stop chuckling slyly: "Someone is smuggling goods, and it didn't cost them much money, it's like they found it on the street."

Upon hearing about smuggled goods, Li Heng asked with concern, "Is it reliable? Be careful you don't end up in jail."

"Uncle Heng, don't worry, it's reliable. Would I buy it if it weren't reliable? I'm not stupid. Do you want one?" Zhang Zhiyong slapped his chest hard with his right hand, making a loud thud.

Li Heng shook his head and refused: "I'll pass. Riding a bicycle is good exercise. It's convenient for you to have a motorcycle like this, but this is Shanghai. There are many pedestrians and vehicles. Don't ride too fast on the road. You're about to become a father, so safety comes first."

"Hey, I know." If it were anyone else rambling on like this, the dimwit would have easily gotten away with it, but when facing Li Heng, this idiot obediently agreed.

Liu Chunhua is almost six months pregnant, and her belly is quite large. Fortunately, her silly mother and cousin have come to help, so she has some free time.

Seeing Li Heng come in, Liu Chunhua quickly poured him a cup of hot tea and asked, "Have you had dinner yet? I'll go cook you some dishes from my hometown."

Li Heng waved his hand, plopped down in a chair and said, "Don't worry about me. I've already eaten. I just got back to Shanghai to see you all. I have to leave in a bit."

The simple-minded mother brought over four small dishes filled with snacks to go with drinks, and said enthusiastically, "Since you've already eaten, why don't you two have some drinks? This silly boy keeps thinking about you, saying he hasn't seen you in a long time."

"憨憨" refers to someone who is simple-minded or lacks common sense.

Since the elders had said so, Li Heng didn't refuse. He invited Zhang Zhiyong to sit down, and they each opened a bottle of beer and started drinking.

He slurped down half a bottle in one go, and said with a dim-witted, shifty look, "Yang Cheng is dating someone."

Li Heng popped a peanut into his mouth. "Oh, what a novel thing. Haven't the rumors about him flirting with two girls been circulating for a while now?"

“It’s different. That senior is pregnant, it’s an ectopic pregnancy, she’s going to have a miscarriage. She even swindled 1200 yuan from me a couple of days ago,” Zhang Zhiyong muttered under his breath.

Li Heng was dumbfounded, "You're only a sophomore, and you didn't take any safety precautions?"

The dimwit waved his hands and said, "They did it, but they said they didn't? But Yangcheng said he probably bought a fake post-coital medication, so it didn't work. So the senior still got pregnant."

Li Heng wanted to laugh, but then he felt it was too damn unethical. How could someone buy a fake after-dose medicine? This was the first time he'd ever heard of such a thing.

He asked, "Was the miscarriage successful?"

The simpleton pointed to the motorcycle outside and said, "Old Master just came back from his place. The miscarriage went relatively smoothly, but that idiot is now heavily in debt and looks gloomy all the time. He's not as happy as before."

Li Heng thought for a moment and said, "If you're going to Yangcheng next time, remember to call me."

"Okay, all wrapped up," said the simpleton.

Just as the two were chatting, Li Xian came in, accompanied by a pretty girl.

Li Xian was overjoyed to see Li Heng. Ignoring all the eyes in the shop, she went straight to him, hugged his arm, and exclaimed, "Master! My lovely master, I've finally met you!"

Feeling the softness of her breasts, Li Heng subtly withdrew his arm and asked with a smile, "Princess Xian, would you like some noodles?"

"Yes, I'm tired of the school cafeteria food. I'd like to have a bowl of beef noodles. Is it on me, chef?" Li Xian pressed her advantage, her tone sweet and coquettish.

Without Li Heng needing to tell him anything, Zhang Zhiyong, with his keen insight, ran to the kitchen to prepare beef noodles.

After the dimwit left, Li Xian sat down and pulled her companion over to introduce him, saying, "This is Russell from the law school. We're friends now."

Li Heng recognized her; she was one of the four prettiest freshmen, quite famous, and he always heard those guys from room 325 talking about her.

When facing Li Heng, Russell appeared slightly reserved, greeting him with his hands hanging down at his sides: "Senior."

"Okay." Li Heng smiled at her and asked, "What would you like to eat? It's on me."

“Pork rib noodles, she wants mildly spicy pork rib noodles, we agreed on that on the way here,” Li Xian volunteered.

Upon hearing this, Li Heng called out towards the kitchen, "Old Yong, another bowl of pork rib noodles, slightly spicy."

"Thank you, senior," Russell said softly.

Li Heng, trying to make conversation, asked, "How did you two meet?"

“We’re both in the dance club, so we got to know each other over time.” Li Xian’s Mandarin is much better than before, but she still has a bit of a Korean accent, which sounds soft.

Li Heng was surprised, "You can dance?"

"Don't underestimate me! I dance really well. Master, do you have time? How about we go to an empty classroom tonight and I'll perform a belly dance for you?" Li Xian asked enthusiastically, hugging his arm again.

The two lumps of flesh were pressed against his arm again, and the sensation was clearly visible.

Li Heng was speechless. He withdrew his left hand again and said perfunctorily, "I don't have time today. Let's talk about it later."

Li Xian was like a delightful sparrow, chattering incessantly from the moment they met, leaving Li Heng helpless and with no choice but to keep her company.

Sure enough, 20 minutes passed in this chat, and it was only when Wei Xiaozhu and Dai Qing passed by outside that they found an excuse to run away.

Seeing Li Heng run out of the noodle shop with a look of lingering fear on his face, Wei Xiaozhu teased, "Why do you look like that? Did you get entangled with a woman again?"

"Hey, being too good-looking can be a problem. Where are you two headed?" he asked.

Wei Xiaozhu couldn't help but chuckle. "Qingqing and I just came from the restaurant next door. We're planning to go to Wujiaochang. Do you want to come along?"

The restaurant next door is Lao Li's Restaurant, a frequent gathering place for the two dorm rooms.

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(End of this chapter)