My sister-in-law from Qingdao

Zhao Lina and I sat down and ordered four dishes and a soup.

Zhao Lina ordered two bottles of Red Stone Beer.

We then drank facing each other.

After drinking half a glass of beer, Zhao Lina blushed.

At this moment, her slightly exaggerated makeup actually complemented her pink face perfectly.

"Guangzhou is a paradise for the rich and a paradise for the poor. Good things are very expensive here, but clothes and small commodities in the wholesale market are very cheap."

After dinner, I'll take you shopping. You can buy some gifts for your family and friends to take home.

What she said made a lot of sense to me. It was my first time flying so far, and I had a little money to spare.

I should bring back some small gifts for my parents, Su Xiaoya, Lin Moli, Brother Zhao Yun, my master Zhao Shuang, Ma Zhiyuan, and other friends I know.

They've been so kind to me, so I wanted to reciprocate in a small way.

"Thank you, sir. I really do need to buy some small things to take back with me."

"Don't be shy, have a drink. After dinner, I'll take you to the clothing market. They have all kinds of clothes there."

We clinked glasses, but before we could even drink, a few people walked in.

At the very front was a very tall, pot-bellied man.

He was in his fifties, balding, fat and dark-skinned, with a lewd smile on his face.

He was followed by three young men, who, judging from their clothes, were also from the north, probably from Shandong.

"Oh my, isn't this Miss Zhao? Why aren't you eating with the group? And who is this?"

After the man finished speaking, he turned his gaze to me. Although he had a smile on his face, he gave off an extremely unfriendly feeling.

"Mr. Wang, this is Chen Dong, a salesman from our Linglong Drawnwork Co., Ltd. He hasn't been here long, but he's very capable."

The man surnamed Wang looked me over again before saying, "Oh, I thought you were your boyfriend!"

"He's not my boyfriend; we're just colleagues."

The man surnamed Wang walked past us, then turned back and said, "Xiao Zhao, I need to have a good talk with you sometime."

"What's there to talk about?" Zhao Lina's expression was somewhat indifferent.

"How much did Lin Moli offer you? Wouldn't it be better to work for me? Let me tell you, our Zhizhong Group is a pretty good company. Although we mainly deal in clothing, we are also developing home textiles."

"If you come to our company, I'll immediately make you the head of the foreign trade department, with a salary twice that of your Linglong drawnwork factory."

"I'm not that kind of person. President Lin has been very good to me, and I won't leave."

After sitting down with the others, the man surnamed Wang said, "That's not necessarily true."

We could have sat there and rested for a while after we finished eating.

But Zhao Lina's eyes told me that we should eat quickly and leave.

What should have been an hour's mealtime, we finished eating in half an hour.

As Zhao Lina walked out of the tavern, she let out a long sigh of relief.

"This man's name is Wang Zhizhong. He is the CEO of a textile group in Qingdao, which deals in clothing and home textiles."

Last time they wanted me to work for them, so we had a meal together, and that old guy started getting handsy with me; it was disgusting.

Hearing her say that, I felt a little more respect for Zhao Lina.

This woman wasn't particularly beautiful, but she had a unique and distinctive presence.

She was not very talkative at the company, but she had a wise eye. After leaving, I had a different understanding of her.

At the same time, I felt a surge of gratitude. For a girl I didn't have a very close relationship with to say this to me showed that she already considered me a friend.

The two of us went together to a market not far from the restaurant.

As expected, the clothing inside was incredibly diverse.

Looking at the prices, they're generally not expensive. Dresses that cost thousands in shopping malls are priced at one or two hundred here, or even less.

Of course, it could be a fake.

I carefully selected a silk dress for Su Xiaoya, Lin Moli, my master Zhao Shuang, and Mengyao.

Seeing that I had bought so many dresses, Zhao Lina smiled and asked me, "I didn't realize you had so many girlfriends!"

My face flushed slightly as I said, "I don't have a girlfriend. These are all for my sisters."

"I see. I thought you bought one for each of your girlfriends."

"Master, how about I give you one too?"

After all, Zhao Lina taught me a lot about business, and I always called her "Master" at work, so I really wanted to give her something.

Zhao Lina quickly shook her head and refused, saying, "I'm a rather reserved person and I generally don't accept gifts from others, unless it's from my boyfriend."

"You have a boyfriend?" I asked her hurriedly.

Zhao Lina shook her head subconsciously.

"No, I don't have a boyfriend. My family is very poor. I want to earn some money so that my parents can live a better life. We'll talk about it later."

She spoke in a low voice, and I could tell that she came from a similar background to me.

We're both from rural areas, it's just that my life circumstances are different from hers.

At that moment, I remembered what the man surnamed Wang had said, and my respect for Zhao Lina grew even stronger.

The old man offered her a high-paying position as business manager, but she refused.

We first bought a lot of clothes and small gifts, and then went to play by the Pearl River for a while.

Standing under that tall banyan tree, looking at the dark brown river, my heart was filled with emotion.

This is the first time I've been so far from home.

When I was in college, I dreamed of becoming a foreign trade translator, working in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and even going abroad.

Now I stand on the banks of the Pearl River, feeling the damp wind, and I wonder, have I succeeded?

Obviously, that doesn't count, not at all.

Actually, I'm just a wage earner.

After playing for another half hour, the two of us took a taxi to Meiyuan Villa.

After entering the villa, Zhao Lina went to her room, and I went to my dormitory.

I was just about to take a shower and get some rest when my phone rang and I received a message.

Upon opening it, I was surprised to find that it was sent by Tang Yanran.

"Hey bro, what are you doing?" followed by a smiley face emoji on WeChat.

"What else could I be doing but sleeping?"

I don't know why, but I have absolutely no liking for this woman.

He tricked me into bed, and did it so casually and naturally.

If she didn't have a boyfriend, lying to me once would be a way to release her desires. But she clearly has a boyfriend, yet she still lied to me and slept with me.

She's just looking for a thrill, you son of a bitch.

"Want to sleep together?"

Then she sent me another message, and when I saw her flirtatious message, my brain went blank.

At the same time, an evil thought popped into my head.

She's just playing with me when she sleeps with me.

Then why can't I get my revenge? It's a bit too humiliating for a man like me to be played like this.

So I must cater to her, I must subdue her, I must humiliate her.