Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 72: Looking for the Fairy, Jin
When I arrived at Qianmen Street, I went straight to Xueru Silk Shop. When I got there, I found that the shop was closed. I looked at the time and it was a little after 8:30. I knocked on the door but no one responded.

Li Weidong rode his bicycle towards the tavern, not the silk shop, but the tavern.

When Li Weidong arrived at the tavern, he saw Chen Xueru sitting at a vacant table, holding Li'er and feeding her milk powder. Xu Huizhen was greeting guests.

Li Weidong walked straight to the table where Chen Xueru was and sat down next to her.

Chen Xueru heard some noise around her and thought someone was coming to chat her up, so she raised her head and prepared to chase the person away.

When he looked up and saw the smiling Li Weidong, he immediately swallowed back what he was about to say. He rolled his eyes at Li Weidong and said:

"Busy man, how come you have time to come over?"

"Hey, aren't I afraid that a certain fairy will miss me? So I came to see her." Li Weidong said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xueru's pretty face instantly turned red with shame, and she cursed at Li Weidong: "I only miss you." As she spoke, she freed one hand and stretched it towards Li Weidong's waist, ready to twist him to vent her anger.

Unexpectedly, before she could touch Li Weidong's waist, she was grabbed by Li Weidong's hand. Moreover, this guy was not honest either, and he touched her hand under the table.

Chen Xueru's face turned even redder, and she said to Li Weidong, "Stop it, you rascal! I'm right!"

Hearing this, Li Weidong let go of Chen Xueru's hand and said to the blushing Chen Xueru with a smile: "Then wait a moment. If you don't want to make sense, we'll continue."

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at him and ignored him, continuing to feed Li'er milk powder.

Li Weidong watched for a while, then looked around and saw Uncle Niu at the other table, chatting with a man wearing patched clothes who looked 70% similar to Yan Fugui, the third uncle of the courtyard.

Li Weidong whispered in Chen Xueru's ear, "Little goblin, I'll come find you later. I'm going to talk to Master Niu first."

Chen Xueru whispered, "You little rascal, get out of here!"

Li Weidong chuckled and walked towards Niu Ye's table.

"Uncle Niu, how have you been lately?" Li Weidong walked to Uncle Niu's table.

"Hey, Brother Weidong is here, come and sit down, come and sit down." When Uncle Niu saw that it was Li Weidong, he hurriedly sat inside to make room for Li Weidong.

Li Weidong didn't hesitate and sat down directly.

"Uncle Niu, who is this?" Li Weidong asked as soon as he sat down.

"Brother Weidong, this is Pian Ye. Pian Ye, this is Li Weidong, the director of the technical department of the steel rolling mill, and my brother." Niu Ye introduced both parties.

"Hello, Mr. Pian, I'm Li Weidong." Li Weidong stretched out his hand.

"Hello, Director Li." Pian Ye also extended his hand and shook hands with Li Weidong.

Li Weidong said, "There's no Director Li here. You can call me Weidong or Li Weidong."

Niu Ye also agreed: "Yes, we are all friends, why call me director? Pian Ye, you should listen to my brother Weidong."

"Then I'll be bold and call you Weidong." Pian Ye said solemnly.

In fact, Pian Ye is quite down and out now, wearing patched clothes and often looked down upon by others because he has no money to buy alcohol. However, Pian Ye is a noble man at heart. He is afraid of being looked down upon by others and wants to prove himself and gain recognition from others.

So when Niu Ye introduced Li Weidong as the director of the steel rolling mill, Pian Ye was afraid that Li Weidong would despise him and look down on him because of his patched clothes. However, Li Weidong not only did not look down on him, but also respected him very much, so Pian Ye was very grateful.

"What are you two talking about here?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

"Hey, didn't the street say that it wanted to be a public-private partnership? We were discussing this. By the way, brother Weidong, you are knowledgeable, can you analyze it for us?" replied Uncle Niu.

"Yes, Weidong, please analyze it for me." Pian Ye also agreed.

"Then let me say a few words. Whether they are right or wrong, they are all my personal opinions. Please don't mind me." Li Weidong said.

Niu Ye: "Brother, you say yours."

Pian Ye also waved his hand.

Li Weidong then said, "The meaning of public-private partnership is very simple. It is a cooperative operation between the public and private sectors or private enterprises. This business model can attract funds and technology from private enterprises or individuals to participate in the country's economic development, thereby improving the country's economic efficiency and competitiveness.

Through public-private partnerships, the state can utilize the resources and advantages of private enterprises or individuals to improve the quality and efficiency of social services and meet the people's growing needs.

Public-private partnerships can better integrate the resources of the state and private enterprises or individuals, achieve optimal allocation of resources, and improve resource utilization efficiency.

Public-private partnerships can promote technological innovation and improve the technological level and innovation capabilities of enterprises through cooperative R&D, technology transfer, and other means.

In general, public-private partnership is an economic cooperation model that is conducive to promoting economic development, improving social service levels, optimizing resource allocation and promoting technological innovation.

This is the policy our country has issued to peacefully transform capitalist ownership and realize a socialist economic system. It can be summed up in four words: the general trend of the times!

Li Weidong finished speaking in one breath and took a sip of tea.

Only then did Li Weidong notice that Xu Huizhen had come to his side and was looking at him with a smile.

"Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!" Pian Ye gave Li Weidong a thumbs up and said.

"Brother Weidong, you have a long-term vision. You are worthy of being a college student!" Uncle Niu also said.

"I appreciate you two. But I still want to remind you that if there is a public-private partnership, it is better to respond in advance. This kind of matter should be done sooner rather than later." Li Weidong said politely, and then reminded.

Niu Ye bowed and said to Li Weidong, "Thanks, brother. I understand."

Pian Ye also hurriedly said: "Weidong, thank you."

"You two are too polite. You can drink. My sister Huizhen came to see me. I will invite you two to have a drink next time." Li Weidong said.

"Brother, just go and do your own thing!" said Uncle Niu.

Pian Ye also said: "Weidong, go and do your work, we will get together next time."

Li Weidong nodded, then stood up and followed Xu Huizhen to Chen Xueru.

"Dongzi, you came without even saying hello. If Xueru hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known." Xu Huizhen complained.

"Hey, isn't it because you're busy? Aren't you afraid of affecting your business? You greeted me as soon as I arrived. Are you still going to run the tavern? My daughter is still waiting for you to make money to support her. Isn't that right, Li'er?" Li Weidong smiled and made a few excuses, then teased Li'er in Chen Xueru's arms.

"Hmph, you take your concubine with you every day, and go to see your second wife whenever you have time. You don't care about your first wife and your daughter at all." Xu Huizhen pretended to be angry.

"Madam, how about I stay and accompany you tonight?" Li Weidong also saw that she was pretending and teased her.

"Okay, I have no problem with that. I'm just afraid that some people will be jealous! Some people dream about hooligans and Dongzi at night. I guess they are already horny and thirsty. I guess they can't bear it all night." Xu Huizhen teased Chen Xueru.

"You are so shameless, Xu Huizhen, how dare you criticize me? Who gets up to wash underwear at night? Don't think I don't know, hum!" Chen Xueru counterattacked.

Xu Huizhen blushed instantly and was about to retort.

Li Weidong quickly grabbed the two girls and said to them, "Ladies, don't you see where we are? There are so many people here! How about this, I'll take a little loss and work harder, and we can just be together tonight, so you two won't get jealous!" After saying that, he couldn't help laughing.

The two women said in unison: "Bah! You stinky rascal! You are so beautiful!"

Li Weidong did not refute and looked at them with a smile.

Xu Huizhen quickly went to greet the guests, and Li Weidong could only play with Li Er in Chen Xueru's arms, making the little girl giggle. Sometimes he would accidentally touch Chen Xueru's big breasts, causing her to roll her eyes.

In this way, time passed quickly and all the guests left. Li Weidong got up and started packing up with Xu Huizhen. Chen Xueru had already carried the sleeping Li'er into the inner room.

Li Weidong wiped the last table clean and was about to go to the backyard when Xu Huizhen put her arms around his neck and kissed him.

After a long while, the two separated. Xu Huizhen said, "You little bastard, are you going to your second wife's place tonight? Humph!"

"No, Sister Huizhen, how did you know?" Li Weidong looked confused.

"Your second wife likes to talk in her sleep, I heard it, and I tell you, if you dare not come back tonight, you will see how I will deal with you! Humph!" Xu Huizhen said, grabbing Li Weidong's "13,500 pounds" and said fiercely.

"I will definitely come back, definitely!" Li Weidong admitted his mistake decisively.

"Let's go. The Second Madam must be waiting anxiously." After saying this, Xu Huizhen went into the backyard.

Li Weidong hurried to catch up.

When the two of them entered the inner room, they saw Chen Xueru sitting by the bed, facing the sleeping Li'er, staring blankly!

Xu Huizhen whispered, "Xueru, go get the fur for Weidong, I'll just take care of it."

Chen Xueru woke up immediately, glanced at the two people standing at the door, nodded, and walked towards the door, while Xu Huizhen walked towards the bed.

As the two passed by, Xu Huizhen whispered, "Take it easy, don't be too busy to get up tomorrow."

Chen Xueru's face flushed instantly. Just as she was about to retort, she saw Xu Huizhen already at the bedside. She could only walk out of the door angrily.

The two of them walked out of the tavern, and Li Weidong locked the door from the outside. Since Chen Xueru had walked here, he had no choice but to sit on the front bar of Li Weidong's bicycle and take Chen Xueru to the Xueru Silk Shop.

However, the road was not peaceful either. A certain fairy was taken advantage of from time to time, and she had no way to resist. The space was too small, and she was even held in the arms of a little gangster. She could only endure it silently with a blushing face.

(End of this chapter)