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He Qing's personality was extremely innocent and her mouth couldn't stop talking. Not long after, she had completely turned her entire family upside down.

Although she and Cao Xiaoling were from the same village, He Qing's family was in the city. Her father was the director of the Agricultural Bureau, and her grandpa opened a restaurant before liberation. After liberation, he continued to work in his old business. Wang Jianqiang was a classmate of hers in junior high. The two of them could be considered childhood sweethearts. At their age, they would naturally get married.

It was no wonder that such a family could bring up such a simple and innocent girl.

Although He Qing looked somewhat delicate, she had learned a good cooking skill from her grandpa. After the ribs were removed from the boiling water, she added spring onion, ginger, and lotus root before she began to stew.

He Qing kept talking, but Cao Xiaolian could not sit still. She kept thinking about it. He Qing saw through it and told her to go down and fight again.

This time, she didn't show any more courtesy and directly went downstairs to set up a company. However, there was still no one to pick up.

He called again and again half an hour after that. He called until the evening, but no one answered.

Cao Xiaolian's heart sank.

Abnormal means demonic.

The profit for the mall was not good. Chen Lifen left on her own and took out 300 yuan in severance pay. It was said that there was no salary in the mall, so she was even more interested in this factory than she was.

Chen Lifen was the first person to go every day, the last one to leave. She was not in contact with anyone, so it was not surprising that Cao Xiaoling thought so much.

Forget it, I'll call tomorrow to ask. I'm in no hurry for this day.

However, she didn't look too good and found an excuse to go back first. She met Wang Jianqiang and Little He on the staircase, then she quickly left. Little He was interested and kept asking about He Qing upstairs.

He Qing didn't think that it was a problem with the phone number. She tilted her head and said, "Xiao Lian must have left quite a number of clothes today, but she still hasn't found a suitable fabric factory. It's probably because she's in a hurry."

"Hai, I told you earlier." Little He slapped his thigh. "Our class's Little Chen. His home is in Jiangsu, and he specializes in producing cloth. I'll look for Xiao Lian tomorrow and tell her not to worry."

Wang Jianqiang took a look at Wang Jianqiang. Little He, who had been in high spirits a moment ago, instantly turned listless like a frosted eggplant. He muttered, "Company Commander, there are people who know how hot and warm they are every day. They don't even think for us. I'm already twenty years old."

"Scouts and below are not allowed to fall in love. This is a rule." Seeing him lower his head, Wang Jianqiang added, "Next time, if you have any training to pull off, I will report it to you."

This side was happy, as it was far away from their hometown, so their days weren't too peaceful.

"It's late at night. Why are you looking for me?"

Under the moonlight, Li Ygeng's expression was normal, neither happy nor angry. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt that went all the way down to his neck. Coupled with his cold, paralyzed face, he looked like a man with a restrained and mysterious aura.

"I-I heard that you're leaving."

Ji Qingyun mustered up all her courage. Originally, she thought that she would be able to cultivate feelings after eating and living together for half a year. She didn't expect her mother to call her in the evening and complain about her being in the countryside.

The news was like a thunder in a clear sky, shocking Ji Qingyun and making her lose her mind for a long time.

She first asked her mother where she had heard this from, and when she found out it was from the Li family, she completely gave up on it.

Looks like this is true.

His mother complained on the phone. As a mother, she naturally understood her daughter's thoughts. That Li family kid was spirited, and his studies were not bad. Plus, his family background was the same as hers, so she tacitly allowed him to do so.

However, her daughter had gone to the countryside. Every time she made a phone call, her daughter would not tell the truth. She had always thought that their relationship had progressed.

Ji Qingyun saw that her mother was really angry, and quickly explained, fearing that her impression of Li Yugeng would worsen, "Mom, I know about this too. It's because we haven't confirmed it that I didn't tell you. I'll take his ticket and we'll go home together. "

When Mama Ji heard this, she was skeptical. "Then why were you so surprised just now? I thought you didn't know about this."

"I know, I just didn't expect you to be so well-informed. I even said I would give you and my dad a surprise."

"This child, you have to say it earlier so that we can wait at home. Right, you can't eat well over there. Your family will stew your favorite sauce elbow in advance."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Ji Qingyun hung up the phone with a dark expression.

She bit her lips and decided to tear this window paper apart and ask Li Ygeng what he really thought.

That was the reason for the current scene.

"I want to ask you, are you going back to the capital?"

Li YuGeng frowned. "Does it have anything to do with you?"

In other words, it was a disguised acknowledgement?

Ji Qingyun tried her best to hold back her tears. "It has nothing to do with me. You should at least tell me. I've lived with you for so long, yet you didn't even greet me?"

She was very agitated. Li YuGeng stared at her coldly for a long time. He felt that this person must be insane, so he prepared to close the door.

However, he was stopped by her all of a sudden.

"Li YuGeng!"

Ji Qingyun's eyes turned red and her voice trembled. "You … You can't tell how I feel about you?"

She had mustered all her courage to say this.

She could not believe that he did not know that after all these years, she was still a girl. Even if she was a rock, she should be able to warm him up by now, but when Li Yugeng looked at her, it was better to look at that big yellow dog in the village.

He didn't answer, and she looked at him hopefully.

After a long while, Li YuGeng shook his head, "Sorry, I couldn't tell."

Ji Qingyun's heart sank to the bottom.

"Besides, I'm not going to fall in love." Li Yugeng frowned and said, "I hope you won't say such things again. If I've caused you any misunderstandings before, I would like to reiterate that I don't have any more thoughts about you than I do my other classmates."

After saying this, he still retained his last bit of patience. The gentleman then asked: "Can I close the door now?"

It was as if Ji Qingyun was a stranger.

Ji Qingyun let go of her hand and before she could open her mouth, she heard the door close tightly in front of her.

As if all her strength had been sucked out, she crouched down and covered her face, silently sobbing.

Li Yugeng was also very annoyed.

Over in the capital, his father called to say that next month was the anniversary of his mother's death, and that he had spent more than half a year here to experience life. It was time for him to go back.

On the way back from abroad, my uncle's daughter missed her cousin very much.

His mother and uncle had a very good relationship. Ever since his mother passed away, his uncle seemed to have suffered a great blow, suddenly becoming much older. Fortunately, he had a daughter by his side.

He chose to come here because this was where his mother lived when he was a child. Not only him, he heard that his cousin started a business here too, so if there was nothing else, they would contact each other. Now that he was back, his cousin would probably go back soon.

However …

A familiar figure flashed through his mind.

Forget it. Li YuGeng smiled. In any case, the two of them wouldn't have any interactions. In the future, when he went back to study, she would be on the right track and her days would be good.

Li YuGeng looked at the ticket in his hand. It was for tomorrow afternoon. After tomorrow, he would leave this place forever.

A sleepless night.

The first thing Cao Xiaoling did when she got up was to make a phone call.

Still no one answered.

She started to feel that something was wrong. Thinking about the words that Shang Yin had warned her before she left, she suddenly felt her heart pounding.

However, people didn't have cellphones now and she didn't even have a way to contact Shang Yin. Furthermore, Shang Yin was currently with Tao Qing in Shanxi, so he couldn't help at all.

She was so anxious that her mouth was full of bubbles. If there was any problem with the factory, she would be finished.

After some thought, a figure appeared in his mind.

But, was it appropriate to look for him?

She could only ask for help from him now. Worst case scenario, she would return it to him in the future, and after this order was completed, she should be able to make a lot of money. At that time, no matter if it was the 1000 yuan he had previously invested for her or the money he had helped his mother, he would still be able to return it to him.

After making up her mind, Cao Xiaolian finally dialed the village committee's number.

After two sounds, a hoarse voice with an accent said, "Hello, who is this?"

"Uncle Tian, it's me." Cao Xiaolian smiled sweetly, "I am Xiaolian."

"Aiya, it's Xiao Lian. What do you want me to call her for? The phone number is really expensive."

While Tian Fugui was nagging, Cao Xiaolian resisted the urge to wait for him to finish and quickly said, "Uncle Tian, I need to talk to Li YuGeng, the university student. He has something to help out with."

"What?" Tian Fugui couldn't hear her clearly, so Cao Xiaoling repeated it again. She said, "That kid is going back to the capital. If he is, I'll go take a look. If he isn't gone, I'll call him over."

She then hung up the phone. Cao Xiaolan wanted to say that she was going back, but before she could, she heard a busy signal.

The other party had already hung up.

Cao Xiaoliu felt a little embarrassed. After all, she had nothing to do with Li Yugeng, and he was leaving again. However, if she didn't ask for his help, she wouldn't be able to find anyone else. For a moment, she was conflicted. She hoped that he would leave, but at the same time, that he would still be there.

Ten minutes later, judging by the time, if he was here, he would probably be here as well.

Cao Xiaolian gathered up her courage and pressed the replay button.

It was only one sound, but it was already picked up.

She called out sweetly, "Uncle Tian."

There was silence.

She started to panic, as if she knew who the other party was. At this moment, a low voice came from the other side: "Are you looking for Uncle Tian or me?"

The clear and low voice belonged to Li Yugeng.

"I, I'm looking for you!"

Cao Xiaolian did not know why, but she looked very confident and confident when she met him. She even felt that it was reasonable and unforgiving.

Realizing this, she quickly said, "I have something that I need your help with."

His voice was not the slightest bit different from usual, and it carried an obvious tone of flattery.

Li YuGeng laughed. "Sure. If you want my help, say some polite words."

This person was even getting ahead of himself?

Cao Xiaolian raised her eyebrows and was about to get angry when she heard him stop laughing. He sounded serious, "Alright, I won't joke with you anymore. What is going on?"

Since he was being honest, he told her everything that had happened along with his suspicions.

"That's why I'm now suspecting that there might have been a problem with Sis Chen's side."

"It's not a suspicion. Something definitely went wrong." Li YuGeng said coldly, "Cao Xiaolian, what do you want me to say about you? What's in your head? Your brain worked really fast when you were arguing with me. How could you not know how to guard against others? "You and Shang Yin have both left. Do you think it's reliable for such an unfamiliar woman to manage such a large factory and have complete control over the economy?"

Cao Xiaoling couldn't say a word. She felt wronged and tried to defend herself, "Maybe we are out of ideas. Sister Chen isn't that kind of person. What if something happens at home?"