Chapter 208 Liu Guangqi's Future Path
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After walking only two steps, Yan Bugui suddenly heard a familiar voice and saw a familiar person.
In front of me, I saw Liu Guangqi riding a bicycle with a girl on the back seat.
Judging from his appearance, he is about the same age as Liu Guangqi.
Liu Guangqi kept talking to the girl, but the girl leaned shyly on Liu Guangqi's back and grabbed Liu Guangqi's clothes with both hands.
Judging from their affectionate appearance, it is obvious that they are on a date.
"I didn't expect that Liu Guangqi was actually dating a girl. I don't know when it happened. He kept it so secret. I wonder if Liu Haizhong knew about it." Yan Bugui muttered to himself.
Liu Guangqi said gently to the girl behind him: "Xiao Lan, we are almost at the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Yeah." The girl said softly.
Zhang Lan is from the Purchasing Department.
As mentioned before, those who can stay in Purchasing Sections 1 and 2 are all people with connections.
Zhang Lan is no exception. His father is responsible for coordinating the grain of various large factories.
Because he controls the food supply of the steel rolling mill, Zhang Lan has a high position in the purchasing department.
Because of Liu Haizhong, Liu Guangqi can only stay in the warehouse and work as a warehouse attendant.
This is really a waste of talent for Liu Guangqi, who only has a secondary technical school education.
He was also unwilling to stay in the warehouse forever and wanted to move up. He wanted to improve so much.
Liu Guangqi thought of many ways to get out of the predicament, but to little avail.
Therefore, he could only focus his attention elsewhere.
And finding a partner is a good way.
"Xiao Lan is here, get off the car." Liu Guangqi said in a soft voice.
Zhang Lan got out of the car and waited for Liu Guangqi to park the car, then they went into the supply and marketing cooperative together.
"Xiao Lan, what do you want to buy?"
"Hmm." Being looked at by Liu Guangqi with a ruthless gaze, Zhang Lan blushed a little and didn't dare to look him in the eye.
He stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one: "I need to buy vanishing cream, cakes, and cigarettes, that's all."
"You bought so much, did you bring the tickets?" Liu Guangqi felt a little envious and jealous.
It is not easy to get tickets for the things Zhang Lan bought. If she were not the child of a high-ranking official, she might not have been able to get them.
"Look, they're all here." Zhang Lan took out all the tickets from his trouser pocket and showed them to Liu Guangqi with an innocent look.
Liu Guangqi asked: "I brought it, then let's go buy it, which one do you want to go to first?"
Zhang Lan hesitated: "Well, I don't know either!"
He looked up at Liu Guangqi: "How about Guangqi help me choose, I don't know which one to go to first."
"Is that so? Then let's go buy some vanishing cream first."
"Well, it's up to you!"
The two of them walked towards the place where vanishing cream was sold.
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Liu Guangqi's choice to date Zhang Lan was the result of careful consideration.
Liu Guangqi has done a thorough study of Zhang Lan.
Slow to react, easy to deceive, good background, somewhat introverted, etc. To put it simply, they are inexperienced, have no opinions of their own, and are love-brained.
Among all the candidates selected by Liu Guangqi, she was the most suitable one.
"Oh, look at those two people, they are so sweet and loving, they are such a perfect match!" The woman on the side looked at them.
"Yes, it's just like us in the past. That boy is just like me, so handsome!" her husband agreed.
"Don't brag. You are not as handsome as that boy. Look at how tall that boy is, and then look at how tall you are. You are really flattering yourself!" the woman retorted.
"What? I'm not short. You never despised me for being short. If I hadn't gained weight, I would not only be more handsome than him, but also have a better figure than him." said the husband proudly.
The two were arguing with each other.
Zhang Lan heard it and kept it in her heart. Looking at Liu Guangqi's slender figure, she couldn't help but feel a little proud. She had a very good eye for men.
"Well, what's wrong with Xiaolan?" Liu Guangqi looked down at Zhang Lan.
"Nothing!" Zhang Lan lowered her head shyly.
Seeing Zhang Lan being so shy, Liu Guangqi smiled slightly, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.
The reason why Zhang Lan fell in love with Liu Guangqi was that he had good looks and treated her very well.
But Liu Guangqi felt both love and exploitation for Zhang Lan.
Liu Guangqi is handsome and tall. Most people are around 1 meters tall, so Liu Guangqi stands out from the crowd.
As soon as he got in touch with Zhang Lan, this young girl, who was not very worldly-wise, fell in love with him at once.
"Xiao Lan is here. Can you please see which type of vanishing cream you want?" Liu Guangqi said softly.
Zhang Lan finally came back to her senses and looked at the face in front of her that was covered with cold cream.
Various brands of vanishing cream are displayed on the counter.
Friendship, violets, riot of colour, peonies, etc.
Looking at the familiar things in front of him, Zhang Lan's IQ obviously came back and he pointed at the two vanishing creams.
"Hello, comrade. I want peonies in all colors."
"Okay, comrade." The salesperson went to get the vanishing cream.
"You have a really good eye. These two kinds of vanishing creams are the best among all the vanishing creams."
"This is your boyfriend, right? It's rare for him to accompany his girlfriend to buy vanishing cream. Comrade, you have a really good taste."
Hearing the salesperson's approval, Zhang Lan felt a little shy: "No way!"
Obviously, Zhang Lan felt very happy with these words.
Generally speaking, the salesperson would not say unnecessary words. She just looked at the affectionate couple and couldn't help but praise them, without any intention of selling anything.
After all, they get a fixed salary and don’t get any commission even if things are sold.
When Liu Guangqi heard the salesperson say this, he couldn't help but praise her in his heart, giving him a step closer to winning over Zhang Lan.
Liu Guangqi said generously: "Comrade, please take a look at how much money it is."
"Comrade, you have really good taste. It's really rare to have a boyfriend buy things for you!" the salesperson praised again.
"Really?" Zhang Lan also praised, but was shy.
"Hehe, comrade, how much do you think it's worth?" Liu Guangqi said in a cold tone.
"12 dollars, 12 dollars in total!"
"How much!" Liu Guangqi said in shock, then realized that he had lost his composure, and asked again in a cold tone.
"How many?"
"12 yuan!" the salesperson replied in a daze. The scene that just flashed by made her a little confused.
"12!" Liu Guangqi nodded coldly, then took out 12 yuan and handed it to the salesperson.
Looking at the 12 yuan being handed over, Liu Guangqi felt like crying but had no tears, and his heart was bleeding.
He only earned about 20 yuan a month, and he spent half of it on these two bottles of vanishing creams.
"Guangqi, this is what I wanted. How can I let you pay for it? Let me pay for it." Zhang Lan quickly stopped him.
"Xiao Lan, how can you say that? You are my girlfriend, how can I let you pay for this?" Liu Guangqi said coldly.
Zhang Lan said firmly, "No, you came with me to buy things today, how can I let you pay? Let me pay."
The salesperson watched the two of them shirking each other and couldn't help but feel envious. When would she be able to meet a man like this?
Suddenly the salesperson began to have some wild thoughts.
"How about this, Xiaolan, I'll buy the vanishing cream for you, and you can spend money on anything else you buy later, is that okay?"
"If you don't agree, I won't accompany you shopping." Liu Guangqi warned.
"Well, I'll listen to you. If you want me to pay later, you can't spend any more money."
Listening to Liu Guangqi's unquestionable words, Zhang Lan could only nod in agreement. She liked Liu Guangqi even more in her heart and became more determined to be with him.
Seeing this, Liu Guangqi felt relieved. This was just the beginning, and he had already spent most of the money.
If he bought all of them, he would have to hand over all his savings, considering that he had only been working for less than half a year.
Logically speaking, the money Liu Guangqi saved must be much more than Cui Yuan's. After all, Cui Yuan has to support his family, but Liu Guangqi doesn't.
However, for the sake of his future, Liu Guangqi invested a lot of money and all his savings. Now he has less than 50 yuan left.
Fortunately, he doesn't have to support a family and Liu Haizhong dotes on him, otherwise he wouldn't even have the courage to go to the supply and marketing cooperative with Zhang Lan.
"Comrade, this is 12 yuan, keep it safe!" Liu Guangqi said to the stunned salesperson in front of him.
"Hey, comrade!" Liu Guangqi waved his hand in front of her.
"Oh, comrade, I'm sorry." Coming to his senses, the salesperson immediately collected the money, then packed two bottles of vanishing cream and handed them to Liu Guangqi.
"Xiao Lan, let's go." Liu Guangqi handed the vanishing cream to Zhang Lan without saying a word.
Seeing Liu Guangqi's calm look, Zhang Lan became even more fascinated and followed Liu Guangqi unconsciously.
After buying the vanishing cream, Zhang Lan went to buy some pastries.
Peach cakes, glutinous rice noodles, ox tongue, egg cakes and other pastries.
These pastries not only require pastry tickets, but also a lot of money.
Zhang Lan bought three kinds of pastries at one time and spent 3 yuan in total.
Zhang Lan also took out the money calmly, as if the money was blown by the wind and he didn't feel sorry at all.
But Liu Guangqi, who was watching from the side, felt heartbroken because Zhang Lan just spent money to buy food just because it tasted good.
Liu Guangqi secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Fortunately, I let Zhang Lan spend money later, otherwise, with the money I have, I would be almost out of money after this."
At the same time, he was somewhat jealous of Zhang Lan's family background.
He studied hard and was admitted to a technical secondary school. He was very careful with his earnings and wanted to spend them in half. However, Zhang Lan spent money lavishly.
Liu Guangqi muttered to himself: "Luckily I found the naive Zhang Lan. If it were someone else, it would be really hard to deceive! We must keep him firmly under control!"
From this moment on, Liu Guangqi valued Zhang Lan even more and could not bear to lose her.
"Guangqi, we've bought it, let's go!"
Zhang Lan bought the pastries and walked up to Liu Guangqi in small steps.
"Yeah." Liu Guangqi smiled and nodded, "Let's go buy another one."
Liu Guangqi took the pastry from Zhang Lan's hand and accompanied Zhang Lan to the next place.
This time, Zhang Lan brought a lot of tickets so that she could stay with Liu Guangqi longer.
Zhang Lan used the toothpaste ticket to buy some tooth powder on the way.
The tooth powder in the supply and marketing cooperatives was a product used by early people to clean their teeth, and it has similar effects to today's toothpaste.
At this time, toothbrushes were made of animal bones, so tooth powder was very important.
There are many types of tooth powder, including nicotine tooth powder, flavored tooth powder, and so on.
People have a special concern about maintaining oral hygiene.
In addition to tooth powder, Zhang Lan also bought a Seagull shampoo.
Seagull Shampoo has a unique fragrance and excellent cleaning effect. It can effectively clean the scalp and hair and is easy to use, making it the first choice for families.
Liu Guangqi took Zhang Lan shopping along the way, and Zhang Lan bought things along the way.
The number of things in Liu Guangqi's hands gradually increased, and both hands were full of things.
"Look at Zi'e, he's really rich. He and the girl bought so many things. It cost a lot of money, and there are a lot of tickets!"
"Yeah, the money is easy to get, but the tickets are hard to get. You can't get them without some skills. Even if you buy tickets on the black market, it will cost a lot of money!"
Everyone was whispering.
Liu Guangqi listened to their conversation and had a deeper understanding of Zhang Lan's family background. His previous understanding of Zhang Lan was somewhat one-sided.
"Guangqi, I've bought it. Let's go back!" Zhang Lan came to Liu Guangqi in small steps.
"Well, let's go then."
Liu Guangqi nodded. He had wanted to leave for a long time. His arms were so sore from all the bags and he could hardly lift them.
If he hadn't been in front of Zhang Lan, he would have squatted down to rest.
Before leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhang Lan saw a cigarette stand and went to buy another pack of cigarettes.
"Okay Guangqi, let's go back!" Zhang Lan said.
"Well, let's go!" Liu Guangqi nodded, thinking to himself: "Finally I can go back!"
Riding on his bicycle, Liu Guangqi took Zhang Lan home.
Liu Guangqi had been with Zhang Lan for some time, so he naturally knew where her home was.
After a while, Liu Guangqi arrived at the destination.
Zhang Lan lives in a large compound, so naturally, Zhang Lan is a child of the compound.
The children of the compounds grew up in a relatively superior environment with a strong intellectual atmosphere, and they were exposed to much more spiritual culture and material things than the common people.
However, precisely because of this, their living environment is relatively simple and they are not good at resolving complex social relationships.
The people living in local compounds are basically the families of cadres. There are guards at the door and no one is allowed to enter without permission.
Even if entry is allowed, there are certain levels and the security is strict.
When the two arrived at the door, they saw a man staring at them with a serious expression.
He was dressed in black, with his hands behind his back and sharp eyes, giving people a calm yet serious feeling.
The facial lines are clear, showing maturity and stability, with strands of white hair embedded in the black hair.
Being stared at by him, Zhang Lan hurriedly got out of the car, walked quickly to him, lowered his head, and seemed a little scared.
"father!"
"Yes!" This person was Zhang Lan's father, the father who was responsible for coordinating the grain of various large factories.
"Uncle!" Liu Guangqi called out politely.
Liu Guangqi naturally knew this person. After all, since he was "pursuing" Zhang Lan, how could he not know him?
Zhang's father refused: "Don't call me uncle, I don't know you well, don't try to make connections!"
How could Zhang's father not know that Zhang Lan was dating someone? He secretly sent someone to investigate Liu Guangqi's background.
His father Liu Haizhong is a seventh-level riveter, his mother is a housewife, and his two younger brothers and children go to school, but their grades are not good.
Liu Guangqi graduated from a technical secondary school. Logically, he should have been assigned to a good factory and promoted to a good position.
But now Liu Guangqi is just an ordinary warehouse attendant.
At the same time, he also learned that Liu Guangqi spent money to build relationships and wanted to transfer from the warehouse duty officer.
Everything Liu Guangqi did has been investigated thoroughly. Zhang's father knows Liu Guangqi's little thoughts very well, so naturally he doesn't have a good impression of him.
"Dad, Ren Guangqi is just a name, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Lan said unhappily.
"Yes, yes, Lanlan is right."
Zhang's father immediately put on a smiling face, he only has such a precious daughter.
"Hey, Dad, these are the cigarettes I bought for you." Taking advantage of the situation, Zhang Lan took out the cigarettes he bought.
"Well, you never forget to buy cigarettes for dad when you go out. Dad loves you well!" Father Zhang said happily.
How could the cigarettes bought from the supply and marketing cooperative be comparable to the specially supplied cigarettes? However, this is a gift from my daughter, so it is extremely precious.
"Dad, you should smoke less, it's bad for your health!" Zhang Lan said again.
"Yes, yes! My daughter is right. I will smoke less in the future!" Zhang's father also responded repeatedly.
Father Zhang touched Zhang Lan affectionately and said, "Daughter, please go in first."
Looking at his father's unquestionable words and expression, Zhang Lan also knew what to do. He glanced at Liu Guangqi and went in.
But he didn't go far, hiding aside and watching them secretly.
Both of them were fully aware of this and didn't care much about it.
Father Zhang turned around and looked at Liu Guangqi with a cold expression, his eyes full of scrutiny.
The two sides just stood there facing each other without saying anything.
But this terrifying silence made Liu Guangqi sweat profusely and his forehead was covered with sweat.
"Please give me the things Lanlan bought."
Liu Guangqi quickly took the things down and handed them to Zhang's father.
"Thank you for sending Lanlan back!"
After saying that, Zhang's father gave Liu Guangqi a warning look and turned away.
During the entire process, Zhang's father did not say a word about him and Zhang Lan, nor did he explicitly oppose their relationship.
But the meaning is self-evident, he wants Liu Guangqi to give up.
"I will never give up!" Liu Guangqi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
For Liu Guangqi, as long as Zhang's father does not stop or refuse him, he still has a chance.
As long as there is a chance, he won't give up.
"This is my last chance. I can only have one chance. I will never give up!"
Obviously, it is not that easy for Liu Guangqi to get ahead through Zhang Lan.
Zhang Lan is the "route" he has been looking for for a long time. As long as he can keep a firm control over Zhang Lan, Zhang's father will be unable to do anything to him.
After all, if Zhang Lan could easily listen to her father's advice, Liu Guangqi would not have chosen to date her.
Watching Zhang's father disappear from his sight, Liu Guangqi rode away on his bicycle.
(End of this chapter)