Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

Fang Qingquan gave him a sharp look, and Li Hanliang felt a chill run down his spine.

"What I mean is, I'm not worthy of someone as outstanding as Director Fang, a true heroine." Li Hanliang grinned, looking completely harmless.

In front of so many people, Fang Qingquan couldn't argue with him, so he could only wave him away.

Li Hanliang didn't linger; he grabbed Han Jianguo and Zhang Yongsheng and ran away.

However, after leaving the police station, he did not return to the pig farm. Instead, he asked Han Jianguo and Zhang Yongsheng to continue keeping an eye on things, while he planned to stay in the steamed bun shop in the city to observe the situation at any time.

Zhang Yongsheng felt extremely guilty, his head, which looked like a pig's head, wished he could bury it in a crack in the ground.

Han Jianguo was also angry, pointing at him and saying hatefully, "Just wait and see how I deal with you when we get back!"

Zhang Yongsheng had a distressed look on his face and was almost in tears. "Uncle, I have no choice. You know how tough my wife is. I can't afford to offend her! If I get arrested and lose my job, she can kick me out of the house right away!"

“It doesn’t matter if I end up on the streets, but what about Yaya? She’s so young, she can’t be without her father.”

Li Hanliang listened to his pitiful expression and understood his difficult situation.

The shrew in his house was infamous far and wide.

"Alright, Uncle Han, you guys go back first. We need to save the pig farm first."

Han Jianguo sighed repeatedly upon hearing this, and patted Li Hanliang on the shoulder, saying, "Hanliang, you've been wronged."

"It's alright, Uncle," Li Hanliang said magnanimously.

First, he didn't consider Zhang Yongsheng a competitor at all; second, he had experienced many ups and downs in his previous life and understood human nature better than anyone else.

Self-preservation in times of danger is a human instinct.

Zhang Yongsheng looked at Li Hanliang with some shame, wanting to say something, but unable to speak.

"Alright! Get out of here, don't get in my way!" Han Jianguo grabbed him and took him away.

But before turning away, Han Jianguo still promised Li Hanliang, "Hanliang, don't worry, once this matter is over, I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Li Hanliang smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

After all, given Zhang Yongsheng's abilities, sitting in the position of manager of Xiaoliangzhuang Pig Farm is indeed a bit too high a rank.

Back at the steamed bun shop, as soon as Li Hanliang opened the door, a graceful figure walked in.

"Mr. Li has been really busy lately," Pei Shuxin teased.

Upon hearing this, Li Hanliang immediately perked up, and all his previous worries vanished.

"Shuxin, you're here? Please sit down!" Li Hanliang pulled up a small stool and invited Pei Shuxin to sit down.

“I’ve brought you money for next month’s pork,” Pei Shuxin said, taking out thirty yuan from her embroidered purse and handing it to Li Hanliang. “Hanliang, fifteen jin of pork, I’m counting on you for next month.”

Li Hanliang initially wanted to decline, but then he thought that Pei Shuxin was a good girl, and if he didn't accept the money, it would only make her wary.

Moreover, that old man Pei Zhenguo must be very cautious. If he knew that he didn't want money, he probably wouldn't even do this pork cooperative business with him.

By then, he would have even less chance to continue his contact with Pei Shuxin.

"Okay, Shuxin, then I won't stand on ceremony with you." Li Hanliang put the money away.

He then got up, took a dozen popsicles for Pei Shuxin, went to the kitchen to find a large insulated container, put them in, and handed them to Pei Shuxin, saying, "Shuxin, take these home and eat them slowly."

Although the Pei family kept a low profile, their family strength was undeniable, so even in this era, they had no shortage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, or even cameras.

"Hanliang, this won't do, this is too expensive." Pei Shuxin knew that Li Hanliang's business was just starting out and he didn't have much capital to begin with, so how could he afford to give away so much?

"What's so valuable about this?" Li Hanliang asked, somewhat disappointed. "Shuxin, I know I don't have much to offer right now, but as a friend, I hope we can treat each other as equals and reciprocate each other's kindness. You've helped me so much before, and now I'm expressing my gratitude within my means. What's wrong with that?"

Pei Shuxin had no choice but to accept it after being persuaded by him.

However, Li Hanliang is really glib-tongued. Why does a grown man act so aggrieved?

But ironically, she found herself quite susceptible to his charms, fearing he might be secretly resentful.

“Oh, right, my dad said…” Pei Shuxin paused, feeling that her father was going too far, but she couldn’t disobey him, so she had to say, “If you accept the money for the pork, let me invite you to my house. He has something to say to you.”

Upon hearing this, Li Hanliang thought, "Oh, so Old Man Pei is still testing me?"

He originally wanted to refuse, after all, Pei Zhenguo's attitude was really unpleasant.

However, the thought that if he refused, Pei Shuxin would be ridiculed by Pei Jianjun when she returned, and Li Hanliang was unwilling to see Pei Shuxin suffer.

"Okay, Shuxin, wait for me a moment, I'll pack up and come with you right away."

Li Hanliang readily agreed.

Pei Shuxin's eyes were full of remorse, but she also understood that Li Hanliang was a magnanimous person and that she didn't need to say anything more to apologize.

From now on, all she needs to do is repay Li Hanliang with her actions.

Li Hanliang changed into a clean suit, brought two pounds of pork as a gift, and then went to the Pei family with Pei Shuxin.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered, Pei Jianjun saw the pork and Li Hanliang's attire and began to mock him, "Salesman Li, you're all dressed so formally, I thought you were coming to propose marriage. But you're just trying to get rid of my family with two catties of pork, isn't that a bit too hasty?"

"Build an army".

This time, before Li Hanliang could speak, Pei Zhenguo stopped him.

"Mr. Li, please have a seat," Pei Zhenguo said, raising his hand.

Li Hanliang noticed that Pei Zhenguo's attitude towards him was significantly better than last time.

But isn't this old man changing his mind a little too quickly?

Having seen countless people, he knew that this old man was not one of those common folk. He wouldn't show him respect just because the old man owned a steamed bun shop and had some money.

Li Hanliang realized that, somewhere he was unaware, Pei Zhenguo must have conducted a secret investigation into him, gaining a deeper understanding of his every move.

He had no intention of exposing these things, he just smiled and said, "Old Pei, Shuxin has already told me about the pork. Don't worry, I will definitely deliver fifteen catties of pork to your family on time and in the correct amount every month from now on."

"Yes, thank you for your trouble," Pei Zhenguo said, carefully examining Li Hanliang. "I know you've gone to a lot of trouble and suffered a loss for this small business, making you make several trips for it."

Li Hanliang's smile froze for a moment, thinking to himself, "Is this old man going to lecture me again and tell me to stay away from his daughter?"

"Logically speaking, I shouldn't have brought this up, but since you and Shuxin are friends, I won't stand on ceremony with you." With that, Old Master Pei called to the housekeeper, "Guifen, go cook. Today I'm treating my young friend Li to a good drink!"

Li Hanliang was genuinely shocked and subconsciously looked at Pei Shuxin.

Pei Shuxin was also stunned, "Dad, are you delirious from your illness?"