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

When Li Hanliang saw that she was dressed in the clothes of a textile factory worker, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

You have to understand that Director Pei is not someone who can be easily fooled. Yesterday, I took advantage of my surprise visit to catch him off guard, but once Pei Jianjun realizes what's happening, he will definitely investigate further and sooner or later find out that I am not some important person's confidant.

However, Li Hanliang considered that the speed couldn't be too fast.

Most importantly, I did not reveal my name to Pei Jianjun yesterday. To Pei Jianjun, I am just a "leader".

"Who are you?" Li Hanliang put away his business card book and asked politely.

The girl was a little embarrassed, but it was clear that the girls from the county were more generous and open-minded than the girls from the brigade. She got off the bus and extended her hand with neither humility nor arrogance, "Hello comrade, I'm from the propaganda office of the textile factory. I saw you in the canteen yesterday, but you probably didn't notice me."

Li Hanliang gave an awkward laugh; he genuinely hadn't noticed.

Yesterday, I was focused on selling pork. The main problem was that all the female workers looked pretty much the same in their uniforms, and it was dizzying to look at them all.

However, even though Li Hanliang is used to seeing beautiful women, he still felt a sense of surprise when they spoke face to face today.

This girl's beauty is secondary; what's truly remarkable is the noble, ethereal aura she exudes, which reminds Li Hanliang of the 1995 version of Little Dragon Girl. Of course, Li Ruotong might not even be born yet.

Li Hanliang felt a little regretful, thinking that if it were in his time, he could have made this girl famous with just one drama. Taking this opportunity to enter the entertainment industry would have been extremely profitable.

"Did Director Pei send you to see me?" Li Hanliang asked.

“Oh, I’m sorry, actually… today is my personal matter,” the girl smiled slightly and further introduced herself, “My name is Pei Shuxin, you can just call me Shuxin.”

Li Hanliang nodded, still not understanding her purpose.

Pei Shuxin took out a delicate cotton purse from her shirt pocket, and took out two yuan from it. "I wanted to buy some pork from you."

"Our cafeteria made the pork you sell for lunch today, and it smelled so good. I want to buy some to take home for my family."

Li Hanliang keenly noticed that this girl actually knew he wasn't one of the higher-ups and could tell that he was just a butcher!

For a moment, he felt a little embarrassed.

People these days are so innocent and kind. This girl exposed her, and she herself was actually quite shy. Clearly, she had no ill intentions.

But it's not good for the two of them to be so shy in front of each other right now.

Li Hanliang, a man who had weathered many storms, calmly adjusted his demeanor and said, "Miss, we don't sell pork in small quantities. We can't do anything like speculation."

“But,” Pei Shuxin hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth, “my father is sick, and I want him to eat something good. We’ve used up all our meat coupons, and we really can’t afford it. Besides, do you add distiller’s grains to the pig feed?”

When Li Hanliang heard this, he was even more surprised. How could a city girl be able to tell what kind of pork was fed?

"That's right, but how did you know?"

Pei Shuxin took a deep breath and took out two more yuan. "My dad has been craving pork fed with fermented rice wine for years. Comrade Li, please help me out. I'm willing to pay more, okay?"

Li Hanliang stared at the four yuan in front of him, lost in thought.

In this day and age, you have to be careful with every penny, but this girl can pull out a whole dollar bill at once, and she even pulls out four bills at once.

Moreover, when she mentioned her father, she was very respectful but also very secretive, suggesting that her father was someone she didn't want outsiders to know about.

"Alright, young lady, I can't let your wish go unfulfilled since you're so kind. How about this, we'll exchange phone numbers, and I'll make the arrangements when I get back. I'll call you when I have any news."

Li Hanliang left her the phone number for the pig farm.

Pei Shuxin hesitated for a moment, then wrote down a number. "Just call the factory's publicity office. Call during work hours, I'll definitely be there."

As she spoke, she stuffed the money into Li Hanliang's hand, saying, "This is a deposit. Please make sure you do it for me!"

The matter wasn't even settled yet, so how could Li Hanliang accept the money? He quickly declined.

The girl wanted to give it to him, but Li Hanliang tried to refuse. The two started arguing on the roadside, which didn't look good. Considering Pei Shuxin's reputation, Li Hanliang finally had no choice but to accept the two yuan.

Pei Shuxin's eyes lit up, and she glanced at Li Hanliang with some appreciation, but didn't say anything more.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about the important thing!"

After putting the money away, Pei Shuxin slapped her forehead, somewhat amused and exasperated. "Mr. Li, actually I came to find you at the request of your friend. He's waiting for you at the department store up ahead, asking you to pick out a suit."

"Which one?" Li Hanliang then realized that it was Liu Quanyou who told Pei Shuxin his name.

Seeing that Li Hanliang was unfamiliar with the county, Pei Shuxin offered to take him there by bicycle. Li Hanliang originally wanted to refuse, but the girl's generous manner made him feel that it would be petty of him to refuse.

He carefully grabbed the work clothes fabric around Pei Shuxin's waist and sat on the back of the bicycle.

"Hold on tight, my cycling skills aren't that great." Pei Shuxin smiled generously and confidently, not feeling at all that there was anything wrong with carrying a man on the street.

As the early autumn breeze blew, the fresh scent of shampoo wafted into Li Hanliang's nose, and Pei Shuxin's long hair swayed gently in the wind in front of him, like black silk.

Li Hanliang recalled that when he was still struggling financially, his first girlfriend once drove him around in the same way.

Later, she contracted tuberculosis, which wasn't a serious illness, but because they had no money, he ultimately watched helplessly as his beloved passed away.

"We're here!" Pei Shuxin said cheerfully. "Let's go in together. Perfect timing, now that the pork issue is resolved, I can finally relax. I'm going to buy the book I've been eyeing."

Li Hanliang nodded somewhat dizzily and followed her into the department store.

When Liu Quanyou saw Li Hanliang come in, he was extremely anxious, "Boss!"

Li Hanliang quickly gave him a look. At this moment, under Pei Shuxin's gaze, he felt as if his old face had been ripped open.

"Alright, keep a low profile when we're out here!" Li Hanliang forced himself to continue the charade.

Liu Quanyou didn't dare to say much. He glanced at Pei Shuxin, pulled Li Hanliang aside, and then whispered, "That saleswoman is a snob. She said the suits have gone up in price and we need two more cloth coupons to exchange them. Where are we going to get any cloth coupons?"

“I really had no other choice. Luckily, this girl was shopping just now, and I saw that she had a bicycle, so I asked her to go look for you along the street.”

"Did they fancy these two suits? I'll use my cloth ration coupons to exchange them for them."

As the two were talking, a pleasant sound suddenly came from behind them.