CHAPTER 836: CHAPTER 835: THEN YOU TAKE CARE OF ME

With no other choice, Li Dahe had to suppress his heartache and went to the guesthouse with Wong Xiao and the others.

When booking the room, he couldn’t help but say, "Old Wong, this time out, it should be you paying, right?"

Wong Xiao: "...?"

"I’m handling your match factory’s business, and you still want me to pay? It’s already good that I haven’t asked you for the money from the past two days, and now you want me to give you two bucks back!"

Li Dahe sucked on his teeth, looked at him, but said nothing.

Wong Xiao clutched his pocket tightly, no matter how Li Dahe looked at him, he just didn’t take out the money.

Unwilling to argue outside, Li Dahe had to pay for the accommodation of the three himself.

Because of Wong Xiao, they stayed at a guesthouse in the provincial city specifically for hosting leaders. It wasn’t expensive, but the conditions were quite good.

Lin Nianhe returned to the room to wash her face. After having a never-ending banter session with the three old men, she said, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll visit some elders with Brother Yuncheng, and won’t be back for dinner."

Li Dahe frowned and instructed, "Come back early, let me know when you’re back."

"Okay."

Lin Nianhe agreed, and with Su Yuncheng went to the Cooperative Society first, bought a few bottles of wine and went to the compound.

They made a round in the compound, visited Sun Bo and the old staff officer, and only returned after having dinner at Sun Bo’s home.

It was nearly nine o’clock when they left.

Su Yuncheng had drunk some wine with Sun Bo that night, so he carried a slight scent of alcohol.

Lin Nianhe tugged at his coat corner and asked, "Are you drunk?"

"No," Su Yuncheng replied.

"Then do you like me?" Lin Nianhe asked again.

Su Yuncheng chuckled lowly, stopped and looked at her, saying very seriously, "I like you."

Lin Nianhe nodded, "Seems like you’re really not drunk."

Su Yuncheng laughed, seeing that the street was mostly empty, he grasped Lin Nianhe’s hand and slowly led her forward.

Lin Nianhe said, "After I handle the business tomorrow, I want to visit Sister Lirong."

"Mm," Su Yuncheng nodded, "Then I won’t accompany you."

Lin Nianhe glanced at him, "The way you say it, it’s like I have something to hide from you with Sister Lirong."

Su Yuncheng smiled and countered, "Isn’t there?"

"Would you believe me if I said no?"

"I believe whatever you say."

"Alright, there is."

"So do you still want me to accompany you?"

"No need."

Su Yuncheng, holding Lin Nianhe’s hand, paused and then said, "Be safe."

"I know, don’t worry."

Lin Nianhe turned her head and looked at him with a bright smile.

...

Early the next morning, Su Yuncheng accompanied Lin Nianhe to withdraw money.

This time it went relatively smoothly, after waiting for just under half an hour, they got the money out.

Su Yuncheng noticed that Lin Nianhe’s bankbook only had a three-digit balance left, and said to her, "I still have some money here, I’ll give it to you when we get back."

Lin Nianhe laughed, "Why, handing over your private money already?"

Su Yuncheng’s ears turned red uncontrollably, he cleared his throat, holding the bag full of money, hesitating for a long time before saying, "I’ll have to give it to you sooner or later anyway."

After a pause, he added, "But there’s not much now, some was spent on school business before."

Su Yuncheng didn’t actually have much money. He joined the military after high school, earning a fixed salary. The first two years, most of his savings were taken by Mr. Su under various pretexts. Not until he earned a medal for combat and his rank rose, did his salary increase, allowing him to save some money.

Lin Nianhe didn’t refuse, she only said, "Alright, then you support me."

Su Yuncheng’s face turned even redder.

Causing Li Dahe to ask, "Xiao Su, do you have a fever?"

Su Yuncheng: "No."

Li Dahe scrutinized him suspiciously, moments later turning to Lin Nianhe, "What did you do to him?"

Lin Nianhe: "...?"

"I’m such a weak and delicate woman, what could I do to him?"

"Ha," Uncle Team Leader scoffed, "Give me a break."

In his view, the only person in the world who could bully Su Yuncheng was Lin Nianhe.

Lin Nianhe: "..."

She... she really didn’t do anything...

What Lin Nianhe did or didn’t do wasn’t important; what was important was the contracts of the machinery factory and the plastic factory.

Wong Xiao and Factory Director Ji had already ironed out the details. Today was just about signing the contracts and paying the payments.

In fact, during negotiations, although the machinery factory had many parts, they were easy to deal with—their raw material needs weren’t extensive; those few consumables could be managed without much effort.

However, the plastic factory faced challenges, as the output of plastic wasn’t high to begin with, supplying such a large batch was quite difficult.

In the end, Factory Director Ji exhibited the brother factory spirit, voluntarily deducting a portion from the textile factory’s accessory materials quota, allocating the production to the match factory.

After signing both contracts, Li Dahe clutched the agreements, which together valued at 120,000, and gritted his teeth saying, "There’s no turning back now, this has to succeed!"

Wong Xiao already knew where Li Dahe’s money came from, and solemnly patted him on the shoulder, earnestly stating, "Right, we can’t squander Xiao Lin’s money."

Factory Director Ji already envisioned the Spring Trade Fair, "When spring comes next year, I’ll recommend it to some foreign buyers, as long as we produce, we won’t worry about sales!"

The three of them were filled with ambition, while the main investor Comrade Xiao Lin was tugging on Su Yuncheng’s coat, pitifully expressing her desire for another popsicle.

"No, we’ll have lunch soon, eating something cold now might hurt your stomach." Su Yuncheng firmly refused.

"Then can I have it after eating?"

"In the afternoon, maybe."

"But I’m really hot..."

"I’ll fan you."

"I think I can handle a popsicle just fine..."

"Listen, no."

Li Dahe, Wong Xiao, Factory Director Ji: "..."

This is Lin Nianhe we’re talking about, otherwise the three of them would have kicked her for Su Yuncheng.

Oh, no, if she weren’t Lin Nianhe, Su Yuncheng would have kicked her the moment she started whining.

After lunch at the State-Owned Restaurant, Li Dahe began arranging for their return.

Lin Nianhe chuckled, saying, "Uncle Team Leader, I want to stay here a few more days, Shanshan has a ping-pong match, and I promised her I’d watch."

Li Dahe let out a "huh," and said, "But the introduction letter I wrote for you is only for three days."

Lin Nianhe, undisturbed, replied, "My Uncle Team Leader is here, is the introduction letter still a problem?"

Li Dahe: "..."

This was undeniably true, he couldn’t argue against that.

Li Dahe had to write two more introduction letters for Lin Nianhe and Su Yuncheng, with Wong Xiao also specifically notifying the guesthouse to let them stay here longer.

Before departing, Lin Nianhe handed the remaining thirty thousand to Li Dahe.

Li Dahe didn’t want to take so much, only taking ten thousand.

He said, "Your Uncle Zhao has calculated, there’s a six thousand difference, I’ll take four thousand in case of emergency, you keep the rest."

Lin Nianhe thought for a bit and nodded, "Let me know if you run short."

"Alright."

After seeing them off on the train, Lin Nianhe watched Su Yuncheng carrying a small suitcase and asked him, "Mr. Su, what are you doing this afternoon?"

That was a clear hint to leave.

Su Yuncheng casually pointed to the Xinhua Bookstore next to them, "I’ll go read for a while, find me when you’re done."

"Hehe, okay."

Lin Nianhe took the suitcase, "I’ll be quick, won’t make you wait too long!"

"Go on, I’ll wait for you."