Chapter 68: Li Lanfang

The clothes Wang Licheng bought during his trip to Hong Kong were brought back from the factory. It was summer when he went there, and all he bought were summer clothes.

There’s also a ring. He has always wanted to find a chance to give it to Xiao Hongyan. He doesn't know if she has seen it and if she likes it.

After he was discharged from the hospital; he saw that nothing in the study had been moved, especially the ring box, which was still in its original position and covered with dust.

After the New Year, Wang Licheng has become the most leisurely person in the family, Xiao Hongyan has to go to work, little Wang Xi has to go to kindergarten, and Liu Fengzhen has to do housework and cook.

Wang Licheng sent little Wang Xi to the kindergarten every morning, then drove to the food factory, read the accounts, chatted with the eldest brother-in-law and uncle, talked about the problems they encountered and the operating conditions of the factory, and went home at noon to eat and sleep. After getting up in the afternoon, I went to pick up Xiao Wangxi from school.

What I just said was in Pucheng. If you want to go to Jiangcheng, you usually drive to Jiangcheng in the morning after seeing off your daughter and drive back in the afternoon. He rarely spends the night in Jiangcheng.

Since he was injured last year, the car has completely become his means of transportation, he has not ridden a bicycle, and he seldom walks on the road, and his small belly has also risen. The four-pack abs of last year had now become a whole piece.

On the night of his wedding anniversary not long after the year, he gave the ring to Xiao Hongyan. When Xiao Hongyan saw the ring, her eyes turned red.

"What's the matter, don't you like it?"

"Why did you give it to me now?" She had looked for the ring after she came back, both in the study and in the room, but she couldn't find it.

To be honest; when she saw this ring, she liked it. At that time, when she thought that this ring was bought by him as a gift to another woman, she shed tears after holding back the whole night.

It was silly to think about it now, if the ring had been given to that woman, he wouldn't have brought it back.

"I wanted to surprise you at first, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen. I couldn't find a suitable opportunity to give it to you. Today is our sixth wedding anniversary." He took the ring and put it on her left hand on the ring finger.

In the evening, the two fought for 300 rounds, and Wang Licheng, who had been a vegetarian for half a year, finally showed his glory.

…

After the beginning of spring, the weather was a little abnormal, and Xiao Wangxi had some symptoms of a cold. Yesterday Wang Licheng went to Jiangcheng and didn't come back. Today she rested and took little Wang Xi to the hospital to see a doctor.

When Xiao Hongyan was taking medicine for Xiao Wangxi, she met her second sister Xiao Hongxia.

"Little sister, why are you and Xixi here? Is Xixi sick?" She saw that the little sister was holding medicine in her hand, and Xiao Wangxi was holding the little sister's clothes and following her.

"Well, Xixi has a bit of a cold. I'll come here and prescribe some medicine for her. Sister, what is this?" Xiao Hongxia was holding a can in her hand, and she seemed to be visiting a patient.

"A worker in the factory had an accident at home. I'll come and take a look. I heard that she was sent to the hospital by her husband.” Thinking of what happened to her, Xiao Hongxia would think of herself before food factory, she might end up like this too.

"What happened, does it matter?" As the wife of the director of the food factory, if something happened to the workers in the factory, she should ask about it anyway.

"She was beaten by her husband, and I don't know what will happen now." She didn't come to work for the past few days, and she found out that something happened to her after asking the workers who lived near her. She is off today, so she just wanted to come and have a look.

"Sister, wait a minute, I'll go shopping and go take a look with you." This woman was so pitiful after being sent to the hospital by her husband. Her husband is not a man.

…

Half a month ago, her father fell ill and was admitted to the hospital, which cost a lot of money. The family of their brothers and sisters contributed some money to raise enough money for his father's medical treatment. She told her man about this, and he said that the family had no money and refused to pay.

Their family lived on Li Lanfang's salary. Her husband didn't go out to work after he was laid off. The mother-in-law lived with them and helped take care of the children with housework and cooking. But these are not free. She needs to pay 300 yuan a month for food, and her monthly salary is only 500 yuan. This salary is considered very high in Pucheng, but it is still not enough for the family's expenses.

Her husband didn't agree to give money to her father, so she didn't give it. It happened that the factory paid wages, and she gave her father 300 yuan, so the remaining 200 yuan would not be enough to pay for food. Because of this, she quarreled with her husband, and later she moved her hands. During the pushing, she fell into the shards of broken glass, injured her arms and hands, and had some minor fractures in her wrists.

"Sister, what is the worker's name and what position does she work in?" After shopping, she inquired about the worker's situation, so as not to know what to say when she went in.

"It's called Li Lanfang, the leader of our packing team."

"Sister, I'll give you something, go in by yourself! I won't go in." Why is it called Li Lanfang? It may be the same name and surname, but Wang Licheng dare not arrange Li Lanfang into the factory, so many relatives in the factory are watching, no way.

Xiao Hongyan thought no, and waited for the second sister to go in and peeked outside the door. Seeing that somewhat swollen face, the medicine in her hand dropped to the ground.

"Mom…" Xiao Wangxi picked up the medicine and called her, and handed the medicine to Xiao Hongyan.

"Xixi, let's go home." Wang Licheng didn't dare, he wouldn't; she should believe him.

At noon, Xiao Hongyan fed her daughter medicine, and when she fell asleep, she called her second sister to come out.

"Sister, was Li Lanfang recruited by Wang Licheng?" It must not be him.

"No, Wang Licheng of your family rarely comes to the factory, so how can he recruit workers?" Li Lanfang entered the factory after her. At that time, Wang Licheng's brother-in-law Wu Li'an was in charge of all affairs in the factory, and Wang Licheng seldom took care of them. In the factory, it is even more impossible to recruit workers in person.

"When did Li Lanfang enter the food factory?" How long has she been in the factory? Has Wang Licheng ever seen her?

"How long has it been? Do you know her?" Li Lanfang was about the same age as her, and it was unlikely that she was an acquaintance of the younger sister.

"She was Licheng's former partner, sister, have you ever seen them together?" She wanted to trust Wang Licheng once and didn't want to quarrel with him again.  

"Impossible!" Li Lanfang should be older than Wang Licheng and looking at Li Lanfang's appearance, Wang Licheng would not like her!

"It's true; she wasn't so fat before, she was a little bit prettier." She was telling the truth, Li Lanfang was not good-looking. Usually, Wang Licheng would only look twice when she was looking good, and she didn't know why Wang Licheng fell in love with Li Lanfang and even dated her.

"Li Lanfang is usually in the workshop, and Wang Licheng is always in the office. The two of them probably haven't met. Besides, you said that she is not as good-looking as before. Are you still afraid that Wang Licheng and her old relationship will rekindle? Isn't my sister praising you, you are much prettier than her." As long as Wang Licheng is not blind, he will never mess with Li Lanfang.

"Sister, help me keep an eye on Li Lanfang. In case they meet, you must tell me." As long as Li Lanfang is in the factory for a day, she can't feel at ease. It's not good for the second sister to fire her after knowing what happened to her.

"By the way, Li Lanfang and Wang Chunmei came from the same factory. It seems that Li Lanfang was introduced by Wang Chunmei. You said that Li Lanfang is her brother's ex-partner. She introduced her brother's ex-partner to her brother's factory. This is not intentional to break up you two. Are you ok at home? Wang Chunmei is a sensible person and would not do such a thing. Li Lanfang is Wang Licheng's ex-girlfriend, are you correct?"

Anyone who is sensible would not do such a thing, let alone a relative, and Wang Licheng's former partner. How did my little sister know about it?

"Is the relationship between Eldest Sister and Li Lanfang good?" How could it be that Eldest Sister introduced her, and Wang Licheng didn't know?

"I don't seem to be familiar with them. I haven't seen them talk. She introduced several people from the previous factory. They were all assigned to my workshop. They were very diligent in doing things. Don't think about it. If there is something, she will not put people under my nose, don't make trouble with Wang Licheng when you go home, you know?" This kind of disappearing thing will also hurt feelings.

"Who made trouble with him?" It wasn't that she wanted to make trouble with Wang Licheng.

"It hasn't happened yet. He was hurt like that last time. If he doesn't pick you up, you don't go back." The couple quarreled and went back to their mother's house.

"Sister, are you still my sister?" Has anyone said that about their sister?

"Sister is telling you for your good. No matter how deep the relationship is, it will fade if there is too much quarrel. Wang Licheng is not bad to you. Don't always be suspicious." She is not as lucky as her younger sister. Everyone is now pointing at her dividends to treat her better.

One night, Xiao Hongyan couldn't hold back anymore.

"Licheng, why didn't you get along with your former partner?" She didn't quarrel about the disappearance, but she felt uneasy if she didn't ask clearly.

"Why do you think of asking this?" The incumbent asked about his predecessor, which is a matter that needs to be answered carefully, but that predecessor’s like is not his like, how should he answer?

"Just asking casually, can't you tell me?"

"She proposed to break up so it will be." He didn't even know why Li Lanfang suddenly proposed to break up and then suddenly married.

"Did she mention breaking up?" Or did Li Lanfang mention it? How is it possible, why should she mention it, and is she worthy of Wang Licheng?

"Well, she brought it up." He definitely wouldn't break up with her if he didn't show up early, maybe he already had a wife and child when he crossed over.

"Why did she break up with you?" Anyone who is not blind can see that Wang Licheng is more than enough to match Li Lanfang. How could she take the initiative to break up?

"She wanted to get married right away. I was not yet of legal age at that time." It was a bit embarrassing for him to answer since it was not his fault and he had to explain.

Is it because of this reason that Li Lanfang proposed to break up? It seems that Li Lanfang doesn't like Wang Licheng very much either!

"Then do you still like her?" Finally, she asked, which she had wanted to ask for a long time.

"I don't like it; I don't like it, so stop thinking about it, it's been a long time, I don't even remember what she looks like." He has never liked Li Lanfang, okay?

Li Lanfang is not as good-looking as Xiao Hongyan, her figure is not as good as Xiao Hongyan's, her education level is not as high as Xiao Hongyan's, and she is even older than Xiao Hongyan. If he were to choose, he would choose Xiao Hongyan and not Li Lanfang.

His answer was satisfactory.

"You don't remember what she looks like? Then if you see her now, would you recognize her?"

"No, absolutely not." He had never seen Li Lanfang before, only in his previous dream. It was ten years ago that they got along with each other, and even if he remembered Li Lanfang's previous appearance, it might have changed now.

As long as he didn't have Li Lanfang in his heart, he said he couldn't recognize her, so it should be fine to let Li Lanfang continue to work in the factory.

"Then who do you like now?"

"Of course, it's Xiao Damei who is far away in the sky and right in front of you. Come and give Yexiang one of the beauties."

P.S. Happy New Years. Hopefully, this one goes on a much more positive trajectory. 

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