Two months passed by in a flash, Wu Suowei's new factory had been built and the products were being mass produced.
Because the scale of the company continuously expanded, and the efficiency also had been continuously improved, and the reputation in the industry circle was also getting better, and it attracted a lot of outstanding youngsters to apply for a job.
One of them was called Lin Yan Rui, he was caught by Wu Suowei's eyes, the man was very capable, and his work was also efficient, the most important thing was that they got along very well. Usually he worked as an assistant to the director at the company, he helped Wu Suowei to deal with some trivial matter and also the important tasks, and occasionally he would also serve as a driver.
Lin Yan Rui worshiped Wu Suowei very much, it was because both of them graduated from the same university and they were also from the same batch. Now Wu Suowei already owned a company and yet Lin Yan Rui was still struggling.
"Director Wu, let's have a meal at my house, I always mention you to my mother, she really wants to see you."
Wu Suowei was very polite, "that will just bring inconvenience to her."
Lin Yan Rui looked at Wu Suowei's expression, he was slightly eager and said quickly, "let's do it today, I'll call my mother and tell her to go and buy ingredients now."
"Don't call yet!" Wu Suowei took out his cell phone, "let me check if there are other arrangements tonight."
What he called as another arrangement was just an earlier notice, this was to avoid that certain someone whose body was like a raging tiger with a dark intention wanted to get down to business as the young master Chi might suddenly barged into her house just to fuck his lover and scared the old lady.
At the end, he still had not call Chi Cheng, instead Chi Cheng had called him first.
"There is a department's dinner tonight, I have to have some drink with the leaders and will come to pick you up later."
Wu Suowei was happy when he heard it, "just have a great time with your leaders, I will pick you up later on."
After that, he hung up the phone and made an OK gesture toward Lin Yan Rui.
After getting off from work at night, Lin Yan Rui drove the car and took Wu Suowei to his home.
"Director Wu, my family house's condition is not that great, it is just a few meter square small one-storey house, please don't mind that."
"Why did you say that?" Wu Suowei tidying up his appearance using the rear mirror and casually spoke, "my house is also a few meter square small one-storey house, I still haven't bought a new house yet."
Lin Yan Rui was surprised, "how could it be possible? You are this rich, yet you still haven't bought a house?"
"Ai, now I am casually looking for a good location, and a spacious newly built house are going to cost more than RMB 10 million. I had spent quite a lot to build a new factory, now I also need to buy some equipment, some of the loans deadline are also approaching, how can I spend the money?"
Wu Suowei didn't speak about his hidden stash, the one that he saved up for a dream of providing dowry for his wife.
Lin Yan Rui nodded, "that's right, I always thought that your company was founded some years ago, when I think back it was built less than a year. It is remarkable for it to be able to expand this big."
Wu Suowei haughtily checked his fingernails that were trimmed neatly.
"Besides, I don't know whom to live with even when I buy a house. My mother simply won't be able to get used to living in a new environment, she doesn't even last for a week every time she stays at my older sister's house as she feels uncomfortable and it isn't as cozy as her house. Plus, she still thinks I am working in a state-owned company. If I were to buy a house, she will definitely think I take a loan for the sake of buying a house and she definitely wouldn't be able to sleep well because of it."
Lin Yan Rui was quite surprised, "your mother don't know that you started a company?"
"She doesn't know."
"Why don't you tell her?"
Wu Suowei sighed, "You don't understand, she is a very traditional minded person that think working at steady pace is much better. If the business expanded, she will think I might get bankrupt overnight. I don't dare to tell her as she might overthink."
"My mother is also like that." Lin Yan Rui said, "She is still mad at me for resigning from state-owned company. As a matter of fact, my benefit wasn't that high after working for three years since I don't have any connection and my salary was less than a few thousand, and it was even less from how much my mother earns by opening a stall, that is why she thinks this might not be a decent job."
Wu Suowei laughed without saying anything.
The car entered a small alley, the place was just as Lin Yan Rui described, and his family isn't that well off. Moreover, the yard is very messy, things were scattered everywhere. There was a cart with small stove, pots, bowls and wooden ladle parked in front of the door, it looked like it was the cart used by Mrs. Lin to run a stall.
Wu Suowei instantly remembered the time when he was a hawker.
Hearing the movement at the entrance, Mrs. Lin walked out with a dirty apron. She got shocked when she saw Wu Suowei, she felt that he looks familiar but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
"Hello aunty." Wu Suowei greeted her.
Mrs. Lin stopped scrutinized him, smiled and said to Wu Suowei: "Hello, please come inside."
During dinner, Mrs. Lin still kept on staring at Wu Suowei and it was discovered by Lin Yan Rui and he immediately stopped his mother. "why are you staring at him?"
Mrs. Lin said: "I think I've met him before."
"Where can you possibly meet him? His company is at [1] CBD while you sell breakfast at Xicheng, it is impossible to meet him."
[T/N: [1] Central Business District in Beijing, high-end business district.]
Wu Suowei suddenly said, "Yes, I remember you."
Lin Yan Rui was surprised.
Wu Suowei nonchalantly reminded Mrs. Lin, "do you still remember? Previously we met up when we sold breakfast by cart, you were quite angry at me at that time because I came early and occupied your place."
Mrs. Lin immediately recalled the incident and right away looked stupefied.
"You... you are that man?"
Wu Suowei smiled and nodded.
Mrs. Lin really couldn't believe that the boss whom his son had always worship was actually the hawker she hated the most at that time. Previously, Wu Suowei was always the main topic in her talk, whenever she gossiped with someone, she would always compare him with her son and how bad it is without a good education.
There were specific sentences that made Mrs. Lin felt really ashamed when she remembered it now.
"Why a decent young man doing something like this? Coming here to sell porridge...studying is better, my son graduated and now working at a state-owned company, sitting in the office every day, would he suffers this kind of hardship? I can say that it is the nature of poverty life..."
At the end, the hawker prospered, her son couldn't secure a position in the state-owned company, and was bestowed a chance working under the man fated to live in poverty.
Wu Suowei didn't harbor grudge, and politely offered Mrs. Lin a piece of meat.
"Here, aunty, have some more meat."
It was difficult for Mrs. Lin to swallow that piece of meat.
After he was full, Wu Suowei came out of Lin Yan Rui's home and was particularly happy, not only he could flaunt in front of his "former colleague", but more importantly, he had discovered his growth for the past few years.
After a year of transformation, he no longer acted rashly when something came up, he could also handle bigger problems calmly. His life is moving toward a positive direction and every day is a good day.
When he arrived in front of the hotel, he looked at his couple watch, it was only a little passed seven.
Chi Cheng had told him that he would leave at eight o'clock.
Thus, Wu Suowei simply adjusted the watch to eight o'clock.
When his time was changed, Chi Cheng's time would also follow.
This dinner was said to be the department dinner, but it was more like a family gathering, Li Zhi Ling came out with that idea since Chi Cheng turned down her invitation to have a meal at her house. She pleaded her father to set up a dinner, and even invited a few leaders as supporting characters, and that method received a move from young master Chi.
Chi Cheng habitually looked at his watch as he took a sip of his drink and it already pointed at eight o'clock.
He immediately stood up to leave, "Commissioner Li, I still have another matter to handle, I will leave first. "
Li Zhi Ling haven't converse with Chi Cheng yet, she also still didn't get him drunk, how could she let him go?
"So fast?! I still haven't chat with you."
Chi Cheng faintly replied, "later."
Li Zhi Ling tugged her father's sleeve and asked him to help her.
At the end, Chi Cheng had already left before Commissioner Li could say anything, leaving him no room to flaunt his love toward his daughter.
Li Zhi Ling didn't give up and followed after him.
Chi Cheng had already walked out of the hotel and descending the stairs, suddenly something hit his body. If it wasn't for Chi Cheng's stable footing, he might already have stumbled down the stairs with Li Zhi Ling.
Li Zhi Ling immediately straightened up her clothes and gasping for air.
"I'm sorry, I run too fast."
Chi Cheng said nothing and continued to walk down the stairs.
Li Zhi Ling followed him and tried her best to crack a joke.
"You can walk really fast."
Chi Cheng stood a few meters away from Wu Suowei's car and asked Li Zhi Ling. "Do you still have anything else to say?"
Li Zhi Ling shook his head and smiled sweetly as she could.
"Nothing, I just come out to send you off."
"Here will do, my car has arrived."
When Chi Cheng went into the car, Li Zhi Ling still didn't go inside, she stood not far from the car and waved at Chi Cheng, and she didn't stop waving until Wu Suowei turned at a corner.
Although Li Zhi Ling's appearance was average, Wu Suowei could still recognized her with just a glance. Isn't that the woman whose appearance had appeased me two months ago?
He deliberately asked Chi Cheng: "Who is that lady? She still dares to send you off with her appearance, her mentality is quite strong!"
Chi Cheng answered, "Commissioner Li's daughter"
Wu Suowei's mind was in a turmoil, but his face remained calm, and he stopped asking.
Instead, Chi Cheng asked Wu Suowei. "you still able to trim your hair when you are working overtime?"
Wu Suowei's heart tightened, "Your eyes are really good, I realized my sideburns aren't uniform, so I gave a few snips, it was less than ten strands of hair!"
"And those ten strands of hair fell around your nape, am I right?" Chi Cheng asked.
Wu Suowei shrugged, no wonder he felt prickly around his neck, turned out it wasn't clean off completely.
"Help me to blow it off." Wu Suowei said.
As a result, Wu Suowei kept on dodging when Chi Cheng blew it off because of the ticklishness.
Chi Cheng had no choice but to firmly held Wu Suowei's neck and removed the hair sticking on his neck one by one using his coarse and big hand.
When they were being affectionate at night, Wu Suowei secretly changed back the time.
He adjusted the watch during that time since it would be impossible for Chi Cheng to get mad, because when he looks at the watch, he would be glad to get carried away.
"It's still this early? Let's have another round."