Revival Road

Chapter 70

After having breakfast in the small restaurant on the first floor, Tao Tang left Ke and Xiao He and went to the workshop.

Ye Mei became enthusiastic, she insisted on hanging Fang Ke's laundry last night in her duty room, where there is a sunny balcony, and brought Fang Ke and Xiao He a plate of washed peaches, " Local peaches that just came off..."

Looking at Xiaoye's back, Tao Xiaohe said with a smile, "Auntie, I think you are too unconfident."

"Little ghost head," Fang Ke reached out and tapped Xiao He's head, "What's in your little head?"

"Auntie," Tao Xiaohe said with a smile, "Look, for your happiness, I would rather stay with someone else's house last night. Why did you open another room? You didn't seize such a good opportunity, no wonder you are not confident."

"It's getting worse and worse. Believe it or not, I'll tell your dad?" Fang Ke felt more and more that he couldn't beat Xiao He.

"If you like to sue, sue. If you don't know good and bad. Hey, I feel sad. I expected you to reform him, but the current situation is that you are being assimilated by him quickly. Let me tell you, never Don't be like my dad, he is too boring. He is completely outdated in his early forties. But it's good, don't be jealous, he can hold back when facing a big beauty like you, others It’s completely out of the question.”

"Did you meet your idol last night?" Fang Ke really learned this trick from Tao Tang.

"Wait," Tao Xiaohe took out the apricot-yellow dress from her backpack, "Look, Lenny signed it for me."

"What's this? It's like a ghost drawing amulet. Does Lan Ni speak the language of old Chinese medicine?" Fang Ke looked at the signature on the skirt, but he couldn't recognize the word "La Ni" no matter what.

"How do you talk, you? This is called a celebrity fan, understand? Hey, it's really sad. It turned out that you were not like this. It was all caused by my dad. You are not nice to meet people."

Only then can you be speechless.Thinking of Tao Tang's saying that the generation gap is hard to fill, I suddenly feel that the generation gap between myself and Xiao He is quite deep.

"Of course I want to collect this dress. If my classmates know that I have talked so much with Lan Ni and got her autograph, wouldn't you be envious of them? But, auntie, would you buy me a dress? Don’t be too nice, just be better than this one.”

"Go find your father."

"Isn't it interesting? I'm just picking up like this before I officially become my stepmother. It's not interesting."

Fang Ke's face blushed unconsciously.

"Hey, auntie, I discovered a big secret, I hope it's an illusion, bah, how is it possible? It must be an illusion."

"What secret?"

"Tang Tian's father has an unusual relationship with Lan Ni... No, how is this possible? Hey, let's not talk about it. Auntie, listen to my grandpa." Tao Xiaohe didn't seem to notice Fang Ke's unnatural expression, "My father is here Hiraizumi bought them a house, I want to see it, will you come with me?"

"Your dad bought a house in Hiraizumi?"

"Yes, yes, do you think he is very stupid? If you want to buy it, you can't buy it in Hiraizumi, and you don't live in Hiraizumi. You will come to Hiraizumi with him? No? Isn't this just throwing money away?"

"I said Xiaohe, are you afraid that your father will ruin your dowry?"

"That's what I mean. But it's too far away. In fact, I was thinking of you. After seeing Tang Tian's house, I realized that my father is just a poor man, and I'm still embarrassed. Hey, it's really annoying to compare people with each other. .I have to persuade my dad to also get a villa to live in. It’s not for me, but for you! He has spent all his money, so why don’t you support him? It’s just a no-brainer.”

"Who are you saying has no brains?"

"Of course it's about him. He's complacent about making Sheng Dong more active. If Sheng Dong gets rich again, has something to do with him? Look at Tang Tian's father, the money the company earns is all his own! Hey, I will never lose money." If you don’t go to a state-owned enterprise, never.”

"I forbid you to talk about your dad like that. It's outrageous. Where did you learn all this nonsense? Wait until I tell your dad and see if he doesn't beat you to death."

"He won't hit me." Tao Xiaohe was triumphant, "I have a unique trick to deal with him, and I will try it all."

Fang Ke naturally knew that Xiao He's trump card was her mother.She once saw Tao Tang scolding Xiao He, as long as Xiao He called out her mother, Tao Tang lost his temper.

"Xiao He, you're going too far." Fang Ke said solemnly, "Your father bought the house for your grandparents. This is filial piety and a virtue."

"I didn't object to his filial piety? You know? It's not that they don't have a pension, and my dad gives them 3000 yuan in pocket money every month! They secretly send money to their aunt and uncle. What's the matter? They Is my dad the only one? Filial piety is everyone's business, why should my dad pay for the house alone?"

"Is that what you told the old man?"

"I'm not that stupid. But, this man really needs to be taken care of by a woman. Otherwise, he will lose all his money."

"Xiao He, let me tell you the truth. Your father knows that you will be sad if you think so. Those are his parents, understand? I think your father is doing the right thing."

"It's fine if you don't appreciate it..." Tao Xiaohe rolled his eyes at the other party.

A knock on the door interrupted the chat between Fang Ke and Tao Xiaohe.Tao Xiaohe opened the door and saw her aunt Tao Meiling and her cousin Wu Xiaowei.

"aunt……"

"Xiao He, you're driving us to death, where's your father?" Tao Meiling put her arms around her niece, but her eyes fell on Fang Ke, "Who are you?"

"Hi, I'm Xiao He's aunt, and my name is Fang Ke."

"Hello, hello, I've heard, I've heard, my brother didn't tell you to come..." Tao Meiling looked hard at Fang Ke.

"I'm also worried about Xiao He..."

"Where's my brother? Come home for lunch, her uncle is cooking at home..."

"He seems to have gone to the workshop. Doesn't the factory rest?"

"Some units work overtime...you haven't been to the factory, have you?" Tao Meiling's attention was completely attracted by Fang Ke.

"It's the first time here."

"Then don't stay here, go home, we are all our own..."

"Don't bother..."

"How can you call it trouble? How can anyone still eat at the guest house when we get home? Let's go, I'll call my brother. Hey, Xiao Wei, quickly call your uncle and ask him to come directly to our house."

"Alright then..." Fang Ke agreed.

"Xiao He, why didn't you call me? You don't know how much my aunt is worried about you..." Tao Meiling greeted Fang Ke, and started nagging her niece.

"Please stop talking, okay? I'm so annoying." Tao Xiaohe covered her ears, "If you keep nagging, I'll disappear immediately."

"This child..." Tao Meiling didn't dare to chatter anymore.

"Xiaowei, right? You see, Auntie didn't bring you a gift, so please make it up next time." Fang Ke said apologetically.

"Whatever gift you want, it's a family. Let's go, let's go there..."

Fang Ke did not see the environment of the Red Star Factory clearly last night.Ever since she fell madly in love with Tao Tang, she longed for the opportunity to visit Red Star.Loving the house and black is a common emotion among human beings, especially girls.Fang Ke always wanted to see with his own eyes the place where Tao Tang lived and grew up.As an authentic Yanjing girl, Hiraizumi is a small place in Fang Ke's eyes.If that was not the place where Tao Tang was born, it is estimated that it would not be possible to say which province this city belongs to.But the impression Hiraizumi gave her yesterday was beyond expectations. The elegant and quiet environment of Jinxiuyuan Community, the luxurious Tang Family Villa and the fairly successful concert made Fang Ke feel that Hiraizumi is a rather charming city.It was late at night when I came to Red Star Factory last night, so I went upstairs to rest.When she followed Tao Meiling and Wu Xiaowei to Wu's house on foot, she was amazed at Hongxing's clean and beautiful environment.Straight roads in the factory area, tall and straight poplars standing like sentinels, stretches of woods, green carpet-like lawns and outdoor fitness places can be seen everywhere, just like being in a park.No, the parks in Yanjing cannot be compared with it, because they lack Fang Ke's favorite tranquility.Yes, there are two biggest impressions on Fang Ke from the Red Star Factory, one is clean and the other is tranquility.This is exactly what Yanjing, which suffers from serious metropolitan disease, lacks.

When Fang Ke shared her impressions with Tao Meiling, Tao Meiling said with a smile: "That is to say, the administrative area is better, but the living area is much more chaotic."

"Is this the administrative district? It's really big."

"Yes, our factory covers an area of ​​less than [-] mu. The curved four-story building opposite the small move just now is the big move. In fact, it is three buildings that have been remodeled and joined together to form an independent building. Yard... You can see that the buildings over there are the company's office buildings. The northernmost building is Building No. [-], and Xiaohe's father's office is in that building... This building is the training building, the site of the Staff Education Department , further north is the children's school, but all the schools in Hongxing are owned by the government..."

"What is that beige square tower?" Fang Ke asked, pointing to a tower in the south.

"That is the training tower of the fire brigade. The red building in front of the tower is a comprehensive building, which is the site of the physical and chemical measurement center and the quality inspection center. I work there...to the west is the production area, to the north is the commercial street, just Into the living area..."

Fang Ke knew nothing about the company, but only felt the "bigness" of Red Star.The person she loves deeply is the leader here, he walked out from here, this place should be full of his footprints...

"Oh, Director Lu, didn't you go out to play?" Tao Meiling suddenly found Lu Qi standing under the shade of a tree and looking at them with a smile, "Ah, let me introduce, this is my sister-in-law's younger sister, oh, she is my niece He...Director Lu is the Director of the Development and Regulations Department, and an expert in enterprise management in our factory. By the way, she is still my brother's old classmate..."

"Hello..." Lu Qichong nodded, and then turned her gaze to Tao Xiaohe, "Oh, your nose looks like your dad's. What a pretty girl. Why, your dad wasn't with you?"

"You are Lu Qi...Aunt Lu?" Tao Xiaohe stopped and stared at Lu Qi.She naturally thought of the story she heard during lunch at Tang's family yesterday, and she didn't expect to meet the heroine of the story just one day later, "You are really beautiful, no, you are too beautiful."

Lu Qi was a little puzzled, "You know me?"

"Ah, ah, I heard from my dad..." Tao Xiaohe hesitated.

"Your father told you about me?" Lu Qi was even more confused.

"Hello, Sister Lu," said Fang Ke, "You look... you are so beautiful." Fang Ke was surprised at Lu Qi's age, no matter what, the elegant and intellectual woman in front of him was not like forty years old, and said 35 All too much.

"Meiling can testify that I am really Mr. Tao's middle school classmate." Lu Qi held Fang Ke's hand.She finally figured out Fang Ke's identity, but she was thinking about Tao Tang's dead wife, "Where are you going? Isn't Mr. Tao going home?"

"My brother has already returned. He has gone to the workshop. Xiao Wei has made a phone call and is probably on his way out. I will pick them up for dinner at my house... Sister Lu, where are you going?"

"Walk around casually, I'm going to my dad's place... Oh, why doesn't Xiaowei talk when she sees Auntie?" Lu Qi glanced at Wu Xiaowei who was holding Tao Meiling's hand, and said to Tao Xiaohe with a smile, "Tell Auntie, your dad What did you say to me?"

"I didn't say anything... Auntie, is my dad always fierce? Lost his temper?"

Lu Qi smiled, "Why do you say that about your father?"

"He was like that in Shengdong, seriously lacking in quality." Tao Xiaohe stuck out her tongue when she saw her father walking from the west.

Tao Tang saw the crowd and stood still, waiting for a few people to approach, "Lu Qi?"

"I was strolling, and I happened to run into Meiling and the others... have they come back?"

"Isn't it because she... went to eat together? My brother-in-law's cooking skills are top-notch."

"I have to go to the old man's place, Lu Wei's family is also back..."

"Oh. It's just on the way, let's go then."

"Do you know where my dad lives?"

"Moved? Didn't you live in Building 48?"

"No. Still living there."

"Xiao Ke is here for the first time, how does it feel?" Tao Tang finally cared about Fang Ke.

"Well, the environment is pretty good. It's much better than I expected... That's where you went to middle school?" Fang Ke pointed in the direction of the school.

"Yes." Tao Tang couldn't help but look at Lu Qi who was muttering something to Tao Meiling.

"There are quite a few private cars in the factory, at least there is no need to think about parking."

"That is, backwardness is advanced in a sense. It is said that in Sri Lanka, which is listed as the world's poorest country, the water quality of every river meets the drinking water standard."

"So I decided to come to Red Star... Sister Lu, do you think I can come to Red Star?" Fang Ke asked Lu Qi.

"Of course," Lu Qi turned around with a smile, "Miss Fang is willing to come to a small place like ours?"

"Didn't he say that backwardness is advanced."

"Don't listen to her nonsense, she is used to freedom, how can she stand the discipline of Red Star? Besides, Lu Qi, tell her the average salary of the company." Tao Tang interjected.

"Don't scare people... I don't care about the salary." Fang Ke took two steps, "Sister Lu, this place feels like a paradise. It's really good."

"Then come on, but what I say doesn't count. You need your brother-in-law to nod. Miss Fang, what do you do? Mr. Tao said you are a freelancer, is it true?"

"You can call me Fang Ke. Aren't you a classmate with him? Why do you call him Mr. Tao? If a painting lover can also be called a painter, he can be considered a third-rate painter, a part-time graphic model..."

"Hey, I just wanted to say, it's a pity not to be a model with such a figure." Lu Qi sized her up again.

"I'm just kidding... Sister Lu, how do you take care of it? What's your secret?" Fang Ke was really envious of Lu Qi's skin.

"The secret is to keep a good mood...Since you are here, Ms. Fang will stay for a few more days. If Mr. Tao has no time, I can accompany you around. There is a scooter at home. The technology is not good, but it can guarantee safety .” Lu Qi said with a smile.

"Because Xiaohe is wayward, she insisted on secretly going to see some concert, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten to know you, Sister Lu... But I guess I don't have time, thank you."

They have already entered the so-called commercial street, which is a wide pedestrian street that runs through the north and south of the Red Star living area. There are shops and restaurants on both sides, and most of the operators are family members of Red Star employees.Compared with the administrative area, the environment here is much worse. The streets are not clean and the voices are noisy. Seven or eight meters away, Lu Qi and Fang Ke can still clearly hear the shouts from the restaurant.

"...I'm not bragging, the third workshop can't be played without Lao Tzu! What's wrong with Zhu Yu? Tao Tang is also nonsense! He dared to pick Quan Jianhe's black yarn and try to pick Lao Tzu's?"

Lu Qi recognized the yeller. It was Wang Guanglin, the director of the No. [-] Workshop of the No. [-] Branch Factory. He was a well-known alcoholic. It was obviously a drunken talk, but it fell into Tao Tang's ears.

You really don't have eyes...and in front of Tao Tang's daughter and sister-in-law, how can Tao Tang feel so embarrassed?Sure enough, Tao Xiaohe was not happy, "What kind of bird people are these? They don't take my dad seriously? If it's in Shengdong... I'll go and have a look... Hey, those who don't take Tao Tang seriously, come out Let me see!" Tao Xiaohe shouted.

Before Tao Tang could stop his daughter's impulsiveness, Tao Xiaohe had already rushed over, "The one who curses behind your back, get out! Tao Tang is right here, if you have the guts to scold in front of him!"

The noise in the store suddenly disappeared, and a young man with a shiny bald head ran out, "Who are you?" He asked Tao Xiaohe, who was cross-legged and staring.

"I'm Tao Tang's daughter. He's right here. What kind of thing is talking about people behind his back?"

The young man quickly withdrew into the tavern and never showed up again.

"What are you yelling about!" Tao Tang scolded his daughter with a serious face, "It's getting more and more outrageous."

"President Tao, don't worry about them drinking..." Lu Qi persuaded, her heart churning, if Tao Tang asked him Wang Guanglin's name and identity, should he say it?

But Tao Tang didn't ask, and walked to a crossroads, "Why don't we go together?"

"No, I have to cook for my parents. Goodbye." Lu Qi shook hands with Fang Ke, and then said to Tao Xiaohe, "If you have time, come to Auntie's house to play."

(End of this chapter)