"Sir, the sleeves can be lengthened." The female sales associate hurriedly smiled and said, "Additionally, if sir decides to buy it. We can tailor-make it for sir and ship it directly to France, and after the French designer finishes, it will be sent by air."

"No need. It's too expensive." Lin Chuan hurriedly shook his head.

"Just this one, pack it up for me." Tang Yumeng waved her hand and swiped her card.

"Okay." The female sales associate, hearing this, was immediately overjoyed. She did not expect that this treasure of the store, displayed for just one day, would be sold. She quickly packed the suit, placed it in a garment cover, and had a waiter carry it, following behind the two until they entered the parking lot, got into their car, and left.

On the way back, Lin Chuan was silent the whole time.

"What's wrong? Don't you like the clothes?" Tang Yumeng asked.

"I do." Lin Chuan nodded and said, "It's a gift from my sister, how could I not like it?"

"Then why the silence?" Tang Yumeng asked.

"It's just... our relationship is that of a superior and a subordinate, and you suddenly giving me such a valuable gift, I feel unworthy." Lin Chuan said thoughtfully.

Tang Yumeng said earnestly, "Lin Chuan, considering the bank robbery where you saved my life, a life-saving grace is greater than heaven."

"That's all in the past." Lin Chuan smiled, maybe this reason was acceptable. But it wasn't the reason that Lin Chuan wanted. He so much wanted Tang Yumeng to tell him that she likes him, that she loves him. But he knew, it was impossible.

After taking Tang Yumeng back to the City Committee compound, Lin Chuan headed home in the sunset.

Changlin Community.

The stage was already set up, and moreover, today's rehearsal was very successful, now just waiting for the day after tomorrow's employee meeting. Zhou Kai and others were very excited, and also seemed quite exuberant. However, taking advantage of the afternoon time, they decided to go downtown to buy some items. Today, the store had big discounts, and to save money, they pinch pennies. Therefore, they intended to clean out their shopping list today.

Since Lin Chuan had taken the car, the group had no choice but to take the bus to the mall, as the streets were congested today, and crowded everywhere, hailing a taxi was difficult.

"Kai, when can we get some vans?" Lu Dapao complained while walking, "Nowadays we are at least considered to be doing big business, how can we still rely on our legs to walk? We should also drive to have some face."

"We're in the start-up period, aren't we? Where's the capital to turn over?" Zhou Kai smiled wryly, saying, "Even shopping has to be done today, taking advantage of the discounts."

The group could only squeeze onto the bus.

The mall was crowded, and the group, being strong, bought a lot of stuff, including fabrics and silk flowers for stage decoration, Chinese knots, and some fabric dolls to be given as prizes at the event... and so on. After much effort, they spent almost ten thousand.

Zhou Kai walked leisurely down the street with a few younger brothers.

"Yo, there's someone selling persimmons." Lu Dapao had always loved persimmons since he was little, and upon seeing them, he eagerly bought several kilograms. Each person got a few, and while waiting for the bus, Lu Dapao couldn't help but swallow two. Zhou Kai called out anxiously, "Da Pao, come, help carry stuff, the bus is here, stop eating!"

Lu Dapao hurriedly stuffed the remaining persimmon into the back pocket of his jeans, then picked up two large cardboard boxes, ready to get on the bus.

Luckily, the bus was not too crowded, and the group managed to get on successfully. A few passengers disembarked, freeing a few seats.

Lu Dapao tossed the cardboard boxes to the side of the aisle, then sat down hard on a seat.

Pffff...

A pool of persimmon flesh, the color of feces, squished out from underneath Lu Dapao's buttocks.

All the passengers, upon hearing the sound, almost all stared at Lu Dapao. Some pinched their noses. Zhou Kai cursed, "Damn, your fart is so loud?"

"Mommy, that uncle farted and shat himself." A little boy pointed at Lu Dapao's rear.

All heads turned.

Wow...

Everyone was dumbfounded, the mess of yellow mush under Lu Dapao's butt, resembling a pile of feces, certainly looked as if he had farted out poop.

Lu Dapao immediately got anxious: "I didn't, I didn't. This isn't poop, it's persimmon. I just bought some persimmons and put them in my back pocket, and accidentally squashed them."

Who would believe that? It clearly looked like a pile of poop. Everyone disdainfully looked at Lu Dapao, pinching their noses.

"Damn it, this isn't poop." Lu Dapao hurriedly explained, and to convince everyone it was just squashed persimmon, he grabbed a handful of the mashed persimmon and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Oh my god, he... he ate ****!"

"Ew... I... I'm going to throw up."

A group of people were covering their mouths and pinching their noses. Some even threw up. The passengers hurriedly moved away from Lu Dapao, avoiding him from afar.

At this moment, the bus driver looked back and said in a hurry, "Buddy, that's actual poo. A kid who was sitting there earlier did that. Your persimmon is on the ground."

Lu Dapao looked down and saw a splotchy yellow persimmon lying on the ground. He looked at the splotchy yellow poo on his fingers, his face turned green, and he immediately rushed off the bus, followed by a bout of frantic vomiting...

The passengers also started to throw up. Zhou Kai held a persimmon and mocked, "Haha, I bet Lu Dapao will never dare to eat persimmons again in his life."

A bunch of underlings gathered around the bus's garbage can, violently vomiting.

After everyone returned to Changlin Community, the news of Lu Dapao's **** spread quickly throughout the factory, and everyone exploded into laughter. But Lu Dapao kept a silent face, with tears in his eyes, he said, "Damn it, I will never eat persimmons again in my life."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed out loud again.

...

After Christmas Eve, that is, December 26th.

Following a tradition from decades ago, it has always been held today—the workers' meeting. Why? Because today is Chairman Mao's birthday. Thus, the manager of Changlin Factory has been setting today as the day for the staff meeting.

Similarly, to replicate the staff meeting to a great extent, Lin Chuan also chose today to convene the meeting. On the morning of the day at seven o'clock, a crowd had already gathered on the open space across the street from the factory, knowing full well that today was no ordinary day. Zhou Kai and his numerous underlings got up early and wore black suits with white shirts underneath. However, due to the freezing cold, each person added a layer of fleece-lined thermal underwear beneath.

With such a thermal piece, walking outside wasn't cold at all.

"Brothers, today is not just any ordinary day," Zhou Kai said, his corpulent figure slimming down significantly in the suit, as he tied his tie and seriously told everyone, "I want you all to be on your best behavior. Got that?"

"Yes!" More than twenty underlings in suits and ties, neatly aligned in front of Zhou Kai.

Lu Dapao stood beside Zhou Kai, with Huang Bo in the front row.

"Alright, let's go!" Zhou Kai waved his hand.

Afterward, uniform steps carried the group of more than twenty people out from the factory.

"Here they come," the onlookers noticed Zhou Kai and his group at a glance. These kids who used to be idle at the Changlin Factory, to everyone's surprise, seemed to have made a name for themselves now.

"Wow, they're dressed pretty handsomely."

"Tsk tsk... looking sharp. Not bad, really."

The crowd laughed, and some unwed girls couldn't help but giggle behind their hands, their cheeks flushing. It seemed that some of them were even their boyfriends.

After coming out from inside the factory, Zhou Kai and his group immediately began to maintain order at the site. Zhou Kai took the stage, grabbed the microphone, and shouted, "Fellow villagers, it's been more than ten years since the last workers' meeting in 1998. We convene again, not for anything else but to commemorate our past glory. So, please keep the order, no mess."

People in the factory were honest and straightforward, each standing obediently in the parade ground. Zhou Kai's group had already placed many chairs and stools on the ground. The front three rows had plastic chairs with armrests, and the back rows were mostly stools. Behind that were the cement steps already part of the parade ground itself. The plastic chairs at the front were reserved for the old employees of the factory, the stools behind for residents of the community. Younger folks were towards the back...

The order was good. However, there was still more than an hour until the event started.

Lin Chuan also got up early. It was Sunday, and Nuo Xiaoxi had come early to Lin Chuan's place.

"Brother Lin, I heard there's going to be a staff meeting at the factory today, are you going?" Nuo Xiaoxi inquired curiously.

"Yes!" Lin Chuan nodded, "Of course, I'll go."

Nuo Xiaoxi was dumbfounded when she saw Lin Chuan coming out, wearing his more than 120,000 yuan Armani Black Pearl suit, which immediately accentuated his figure, the tall and slim silhouette was extremely dashing. Astonished by Lin Chuan, she said, "Oh my God, Brother Lin, you... you're looking too handsome, right?"

"Like it?" Lin Chuan blinked.

"Like it." Nuo Xiaoxi nodded hurriedly.

"Heh heh, come on, let's go together," Lin Chuan pulled Nuo Xiaoxi along. With a reddened face, Nuo Xiaoxi thought about the many people on the parade ground today. If someone saw her arm in arm with Lin Chuan, wouldn't that be like announcing her relationship with him to everyone?

Nuo Xiaoxi remained silent all the way, it wasn't far from Lin Chuan's place to the factory, taking about five minutes to reach the site. Yet, before they arrived, they could hear the loudspeakers making announcements, and could feel the lively atmosphere from afar.

Upon arriving at the site, Zhou Kai, panting, came up to greet them.

"Xiaoxi, you go ahead and wait at the parade ground, find a spot to sit," Lin Chuan sent Nuo Xiaoxi away.

"Oh!" Nuo Xiaoxi nodded, somewhat disappointed that no one would witness her being with Lin Chuan, meaning the crowd wouldn't know about her relationship with him. However, Nuo Xiaoxi quickly smiled again, thinking why did others need to know about her relationship with Lin Chuan? She knew that was enough, as she was the only one who could truly feel the happiness in her life.

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