1994: Starting with unpaid leave

Dong Jianguo had been thinking about inviting Li Wan to dinner with Xiuyun.

Because of this, Xiuyun even bought a new outfit.

It was only because of my older brother's matter that things were delayed, and then the order volume in Harbin increased significantly. I was busy purchasing machines and adding manpower, which resulted in this matter being put on hold.

Now that Li Wan has taken the initiative to ask for a meeting, he is naturally eager to repay the favor he owed when applying for the license.

After seeing off his second brother, Dong Jianguo called to his wife, Xiuyun.

Only then did he turn on speakerphone and call Li Wan back.

"Old classmate, I've been meaning to thank you properly for your help last time. My wife is free tonight, so we'll treat you to a meal."

"I'm surprised you still remember! It's been so long since you contacted me. I thought you were just playing hard to get!"

"Oh my god, do you think I'm that kind of person?! Where do you want to eat? Any place is fine!"

Dong Jianguo could vaguely sense that his former high school classmate seemed to have some kind of "feeling" for him.

So after she helped him with the factory business last time, Dong Jianguo told her that he was about to become a father.

Although I don't want to have too much emotional entanglement with her, I still have to repay the favor, after all, she has helped me so much.

Moreover, it would be convenient to maintain a good relationship with Li Wan at the Industry and Commerce Bureau if anything happened in the future.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, we finally decided to have dinner at Shunyu Barbecue, a Korean restaurant, which was quite delicious.

After hanging up the phone, Dong Jianguo saw Xiuyun staring at him with her peach blossom eyes:

Why are you looking at me like that?

"It's nothing. Tian Lina told me to be careful, lest someone seduce you and run away..."

Dong Jianguo reached out and pulled his wife into his arms:

"So how do you plan to defend against it?"

Xiuyun blushed and shoved Dong Jianguo, warning him, "Take it easy, the windows are all open, it's not good if someone sees us..."

Dong Jianguo grinned mischievously:

"You're afraid to let others see your tricks for defending against me? Your methods are rather shady!"

Xiuyun couldn't win an argument with Dong Jianguo, and instead, her pretty face flushed red from being teased.

Dong Jianguo liked her blushing easily, so he took her hand and led her to the door.

"Hey, what are you doing? Don't be a pervert!"

"Who's being a scoundrel?!"

After saying this, Dong Jianguo opened the door: "Erzhuzi, are you gone?"

"No! What's up, Brother Jianguo?"

In the courtyard, Erzhuzi, who was loading goods onto the bread cart, stopped and turned to look towards the gatehouse.

"Could you take us home? We have something to do this afternoon, so we won't be at the factory."

"Okay, you and your sister-in-law can get in the car now!"

Dong Jianguo nodded and pulled Xiuyun out of the room.

Xiuyun looked puzzled: "What?"

Tung Chee-kwok: "Let's do it!"

Xiuyun: ? ? ?

……

In the evening, the couple, having changed their clothes, took a taxi to Shunyu Barbecue on time.

When Xiuyun got off the bus, she staggered a little, but fortunately Dong Jianguo caught her in time.

"Are you alright?"

"How dare you say that? It's all your fault, you're still acting like a madwoman..."

"If you want to protect me, you'll have to pay a price!"

Dong Jianguo smiled, supporting his wife with one hand and pushing open the door of the barbecue restaurant with the other.

The barbecue restaurant has a traditional Korean-style decor.

The private rooms on the first floor all have kang beds (heated brick beds), so if you want to eat barbecue, you need to sit on the kang to eat it...

After looking around, Dong Jianguo realized that Li Wan hadn't arrived yet, so he found a private room and ordered food first.

In addition to the usual home-style mixed meat and large slices of meat, Dong Jianguo also ordered spicy pollack, rice cakes, and other Korean ethnic specialties.

If it weren't for the worry that his wife and Li Wan wouldn't like the taste, Dong Jianguo would have ordered a plate of dog meat with the skin on...

But in the end, they had no choice but to give up.

I could come and try it with Erzhuzi another day...

Li Wan arrived before all the dishes were served.

However, she wasn't alone; a middle-aged man in his forties also entered the store with her.

The man had a slicked-back hairstyle and wore a trench coat; all he was missing was a white scarf, otherwise he would have looked exactly like Xu Wenqiang from the movie "Shanghai Bund".

"Li Wan, over here!"

Dong Jianguo's private room faced the main entrance. He waved to Li Wan when she arrived.

The two men noticed her action, and Li Wan's eyes lit up noticeably. She then took the man's arm and walked over.

The couple stood up to greet him, but before Dong Jianguo could say anything, Li Wan had already stepped forward first:

"Oh, this must be your sister-in-law? You're so beautiful! Hello, my name is Li Wan, and I'm Jian Guo's high school classmate."

Upon seeing Xiuyun, Li Wan generously extended her hand and shook hands with Zhou Xiuyun.

"Hello Li Wan, I always hear Jianguo mention you..." The other party's excessive enthusiasm made Xiuyun feel a little flustered, and she could only smile awkwardly.

"You must be Dong Jianguo? I'm Li Wan's uncle, Li Tianming."

"Hello, Uncle. Li Wan didn't mention it beforehand, so I wasn't sure you were coming. Let me order a few more dishes..."

Li Tianming waved his hand:

"No need, I just happened to be giving Xiaowan a ride here today, I'll be leaving soon."

"Oh? Let's grab something to eat together..."

"No, but there's something else I'd like to confirm with you. You're the owner of Tsuru no Mi Food Factory, right?"

"Yes, that's me." Dong Jianguo nodded, looking at Li Wan with a somewhat confused expression.

"Oh, Uncle, I told you already, but you still wouldn't believe me! I helped him get his license, how could it be fake?!"

Li Tianming didn't mind and carefully looked Dong Jianguo over: "Not bad, I really didn't expect the boss of Hezhiwei to be so young. He's really young and promising."

"Uncle Li, is there something else you wanted to see me about?"

Dong Jianguo was perceptive and sensed something was amiss from the other party's few words.

Li Tianming nodded and reached out his hand again:

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Li Tianming, the logistics supervisor of the Harbin branch of China Northern Airlines."

Northern Airlines...

Dong Jianguo had heard of this company before, mainly because he had read financial news about Beihang University merging into China Southern Airlines in his previous life.

"Oh, nice to meet you! I thought it was just a casual dinner, I didn't even bring a business card..."

Dong Jianguo felt a pang of regret; such a good opportunity to network and advance one's career was about to slip away...

Li Tianming didn't care; he didn't even sit down and went straight to the point:

"Well, on the train back to Hecheng, I ate braised eggs from your factory. I thought the vacuum-sealed packaging of these braised eggs was very creative and showed great ideas."

"Most importantly, it tastes good too."

"So I thought, maybe we could include these braised eggs in our Beihang University flight packages..."

Upon hearing this, Dong Jianguo's eyes lit up.

Although there weren't many flights or routes in 94.

But those who can afford to travel by plane are definitely either rich or noble.

If your braised eggs become part of an airline's in-flight meal, it's practically like getting free exposure in front of all sorts of political and business figures... no, it's like getting a huge exposure!

Isn't this even better than doing a pornographic scene on TV?!