20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3462 Lin Xiaojie's Toast
Looking back now, Zhao Chang'an always thought that Li Shiya had already woken up, but she pretended to be asleep because of her modesty.

The evidence was that Li Shiya's body was trembling slightly.

He kept his back to Zhao Chang'an, letting him do whatever he wanted.

Zhao Chang'an remembered that when he left and returned to his bed, he seemed to hear Li Shiya sigh softly and say, "I have repaid your life-saving grace!"

Zhao Chang'an did hear it, but at that time he felt that he was taking advantage of someone in distress and felt ashamed, so he didn't dare to break the tranquility of the moonlight.

He pretended not to hear what Li Shiya said, and quietly returned to bed with a feeling of satisfaction. He slept until after eight o'clock when the staff of the health center came to work.

Li Shiya had long since vanished without a trace; only the few plum blossoms on the bedsheets told Zhao Chang'an that last night's scene was not a ridiculous and beautiful dream.

Looking back now, Li Shiya never contacted Zhao Chang'an again after leaving Qiaojiashan Town.

Zhao Chang'an thought that Li Shiya had her own mobile phone number, so he shouldn't ask her how to contact her after she returned to Mingzhu.

In the month before Li Shiya left, Zhao Chang'an was very anxious, wondering why she didn't call him.

However, after a month, he finally came to his senses and realized that he would never see this woman again in his life.

Then I received a cold phone call from Li Shiya, asking what to do since she was pregnant.

Zhao Chang'an was overjoyed and said, "I'll take care of you!"

At the time, Zhao Chang'an believed that with his monthly salary of over two thousand yuan, and his parents earning a considerable amount even though they did manual labor like plastering, the three of them could easily support Li Shiya and his child.

As a result, the parents' savings of tens of thousands of yuan were all swindled by a relative, and they were only paid for the plastering work after the project was completed.

Zhao Chang'an didn't have much money, and he was also falsely accused and sued by the brick factory.

In a sorry state, Li Shiya arrived in Zhengzhou to seek refuge with Liu Yihui. Even though she was several months pregnant, she still went to work at Shancai Education to earn money.

Even though Li Shiya's belly was becoming more prominent and she had difficulty moving around because she was too thin, she couldn't stand for long periods of time with her belly sticking out, so she had to spend most of her time sitting while lecturing.

However, given her skill level, none of the students taught by Shan Cai Education or Li Shiya raised any objections.

In stark contrast, the jobs Zhao Chang'an found in Zhengzhou were either selling condoms with Zheng Chi, or selling turtle essence manufactured in small local workshops while wearing a suit and tie.

The job I did the longest, the one I was most competent at, and the one that was most comfortable was as a security guard at the hotel entrance, responsible for guiding guests who came to dine to park their cars.

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These past events happened in the blink of an eye, yet they made Zhao Chang'an feel very uncomfortable.

This also explains why, after getting married, Zhao Chang'an and Li Shiya had so many marital pleasures over the course of a year that it was impossible to count them all on one hand.

Especially after Qiaojiashan left that day, it was three years later that Zhao Chang'an had sex with Li Shiya for the second time.

Zhao Chang'an stood up, with Gao Linxiaojie at the head.

He raised his glass and smiled at Wu Yudong, saying, "I'll just have this one sip; the rest will be handled by General Manager Zou." "No problem, no problem!"

Zou Xiaojun glanced at Wu Yudong and said, "I've been in the mountain city for a few days, and this is the only meal I've had that I'm willing to spend money on Russians. Of course I'll have to enjoy myself! Back when I was at the Salt Industry Company, I was in charge of this area. Every manager, district or municipal bureau chief who walked out of the Salt Industry Company's hotel, whether they were from the department, bureau, or division, or even billionaires, would leave completely stuffed after drinking!"

Upon hearing the name of the salt company, Wu Yudong was startled. Then, recalling the young man in front of him, whom Zhao Chang'an had introduced as General Manager Zhou, he realized that Zhao Chang'an and this General Manager Zhou were not ordinary people.

As someone who closely follows the steps of those above and keeps a close eye on their trends, Wu Yudong had naturally heard that Zou Huanan's son had been in the mountain city with Feng Jianfei these past few days.

This Mr. Zou used to work at the provincial salt company, but he is now on unpaid leave.

Seeing Wu Yudong's expression, Zhao Chang'an realized that the guy had misheard his surname when he was introduced earlier.

He explained to Wu Yudong, "General Manager Zou's surname is Zou, and his given name is Xiaojun."

Now Wu Yudong truly understood. He stared at Zhao Chang'an in surprise, then smiled politely at Zou Xiaojun.

The reason he didn't understand before was because Zhao Chang'an ordered Zou Xiaojun to do the same things he did to his subordinates: moving instant noodles, unpacking boxes of sausages and counting them. These were all physical tasks that Zou Xiaojun did, and Zhao Chang'an even complained that Zou Xiaojun was too slow, treating him like a servant.

That's why Wu Yudong had the misconception that Zou Xiaojun was just a sycophantic small business owner whom Zhao Chang'an knew.

"Mr. Zou, welcome to Pengzhou! I'd like to offer you a toast!"

Once Wu Yudong understood the situation, his expression changed drastically. He became even more enthusiastic and hospitable than before, raising his glass to offer a toast.

"Cough cough!"

After drinking a glass of baijiu, Lin Xiaojie coughed and her eyes watered. Zhao Chang'an, who was sitting next to her, patted her back gently and considerately served her a spoonful of rice wine, red date, goji berry and egg soup.

He even pulled two napkins from the table and handed them to her.

"Thank you."

Lin Xiaojie took the napkin, and their fingers touched. Lin Xiaojie's fingers were slender, fair, and a little cool, and Zhao Chang'an felt her body tremble slightly.

The gazes of everyone at the table became strangely concealed.

Tian Xue gently nudged Zhang Xiaoxue with her leg under the dining table.

Yuuki Yamakawa and Ryoko thought Zhao Chang'an was really manly, considerate and cultured, unlike those short-legged Japanese guys who were arrogant and liked to shout and act all high and mighty.

As for the people in Pengzhou and Qiaojiashan, they all pretended not to see it, since Zhao Chang'an was able to come up with two million to support local education. As long as Lin Xiaojie, the person involved, didn't say anything, they would just ignore it.

Zou Xiaojun stood up and clinked glasses with Wu Yudong in a hearty manner, and the table became lively.

After a few rounds of drinks, Wu Yudong asked Zhao Chang'an for his opinion on whether the construction project of the new Qiaojiashan Central Primary School should be handled by Luyuan Group or Shancheng No.1 Construction.

“For small projects like these, worth two or three million, it’s best to let your local authorities handle it themselves. It’s not cost-effective for Green Garden and No. 1 Construction to undertake such projects.”

Zhao Chang'an's trust in the local community, along with his explicit agreement to share the benefits of the project with them, immediately made the atmosphere at the dinner table even more lively.