My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 431 The Lord has won over all hearts and minds.
This greatly surprised Wei Dong.

What does Chi Shiming mean by this?
But he remained calm and didn't insist on getting to the bottom of things like Qin Yuye did, whose life was at stake.

Let's wait for Chi Shih-ming to explain himself.

Dong Xueqing kept pouting, so he reached out and took the baby to bed.

Sleeping with hundreds or thousands of people.

It's hard for people in later generations to imagine how they survived the sweltering heat before air conditioning became widespread.

Especially port cities like Jiangzhou and Shangzhou, located on the edge of the Sichuan Basin.

It lacks the ventilation and heat dissipation of places like Chengdu, which are located at the bottom of a basin, and is blocked by mountains. During the day, it is scorched by the blazing sun, while nearby, the water vapor from the great rivers evaporates and keeps it moist.

It's practically a giant steamer.

Girls can develop rosy lips and white teeth, and their skin is moist and supple, but men, suffering from the unbearable heat, often have their crotches constantly wet.

Damn, it often doesn't cool down even after midnight, making it too hot to fall asleep.

So, ever since the days when electric fans didn't exist, the custom in these places was to first wet the streets and courtyards with a basin of water after the sun went down, and wait for the ground temperature to dissipate before spreading out mats to sleep in the open space. It was at least more comfortable than being stuffy indoors.

Those who are particular about it use two benches to place a cooling board and a bamboo mat, which can be considered an outdoor bed.

So at night, the entire street and the entire playground were filled with hundreds or thousands of people sleeping together.

Chatting in the cool air, children playing wildly, gazing at the starry sky—it's a unique kind of bittersweet memory.

This practice continues in the factory.

Because the sanitary napkin factory and the jeans factory operate on a three-shift, 24-hour basis, the air-cooled air conditioners on the fourth-floor roof are never turned off.

Just after summer arrived, Shen Cuiyue came to take over the management.

Having never used central air conditioning before, she noticed this detail and decided not to waste it.

While developing the food street, we will also open up the floors to people to cool off and sleep in the evening.

The entire factory erupted in cheers of "Long live the leader!"

The infrastructure team is the main force. Those who work on construction sites outside all need to come back to sleep as long as they are not working at night.

Even employees who don't live in the factory prefer to sleep here while waiting for their night shift.

They truly treated the factory as their home and were willing to work like cattle and horses.

Therefore, Shen Laosan won people's hearts because he grasped these details perfectly.

The first floor is entirely occupied by sanitary napkin factories, the second and third floors have denim workshops with a rumbling sound, and the fourth floor's electronics workshop has already started having overtime work.

None of this affected the open spaces designated for the warehouse, food street, and office floors, which were covered with mats.

It's just like how people in later generations slept on the courts in stadiums during disaster relief efforts.

Having grown accustomed to the days of battling the elements, these days, having a cool room where everyone can sleep well is enough to make us feel content.

Many people brought thin blankets, and when they saw Wei Dong carrying the baby over to lay out the mat, they greeted him and chatted about everyday matters.

Before the privilege gap was widened at the grassroots level, such scenes of eating and living together were commonplace. Old Geng would bring his wife and children, along with palm-leaf fans, and play chess with others in the corner.

Wei Dong certainly wouldn't dare to play cards in his own company. If he were to take the lead in this, who knows how prevalent the trend would become.

But he also took Xiaodie over to watch the excitement with great interest, mainly so that Xiaodie could make a few friends who were just learning to talk.

I also chatted with Lao Geng's wife to find out about the next generation of the infrastructure team.

Because of the special nature of the military, apart from a very small number of ten or so who were in middle school, hundreds of children were in kindergarten to primary school age, but there is clearly going to be a baby boom coming soon.

The thousands of female workers in this sanitary napkin factory are a perfect match for the more than 3,000 young men in the infrastructure construction team.

This perfectly aligns with the country's past tradition of building textile mills next to steel mills.

Nowadays, when recruiting new construction workers, companies often promote their ability to solve personal problems as an advantage.

Wei Dong nodded and promised to get the primary and secondary schools up and running as soon as possible.

Tomorrow we'll go to the Economic Development Zone to ask for land. The education department has offered to build a school there, and we'll cover the construction costs ourselves. They'll make sure the supporting facilities are up to standard, and they'll prioritize scheduling our own school for computers.

This naturally drew a lot of cheers, and the others quickly asked what was going on.

The technical experts and their families who moved from the Electronic Computer Center to the new dormitory building couldn't help but smile as they integrated into the new community.

This is precisely the kind of atmosphere in third-tier factories where people's lives are arranged for them.

Then I'll dedicate my life to the factory.

It wasn't until Xiaodie came back yawning, lay on her father's lap, smacked her lips and squinted her eyes, that Weidong reluctantly carried her back to his side to sleep.

If it weren't for having a child, Wei Dong would really like to sleep with those guys who play basketball. However, he also knows that being particularly close to certain people makes it easy for them to cater to his preferences.

I'll just sleep with the woman who flatters me and my sister-in-law.

But everyone's eyeing this side, since there's a lot of young girls here.

Many young women would rather stay at home and die of boredom than go out and expose their arms and legs to the outside world to truly "expose" themselves.

With a beaming smile, Shen Laosan directed Lamu to lay out the mats side by side, then wiped them clean with a towel dampened with water, and shared them with the blushing Fengchu. "We'll sleep in the middle, and the mosquitoes won't have time to get around," he said.

Dong Xueqing, being educated, explained in a soft voice that it was because mosquitoes liked to be in the corners of walls, while still secretly pulling the corners of her clothes tighter as she spoke.

The long-sleeved shirt that Shen Cuiyue lent her no longer showed any skin, but the little flower in the greenhouse who used to have a backyard to sleep in in the old street seemed to think that showing off her curves was flaunting her sexiness.

However, she still insisted on living with her brother-in-law.

When Wei Dong was brought back, Shen Laosan proudly arranged, "Look, one on each side, how fair! If we were both scholars, you would truly be a hero."

Wei Dong was both amused and exasperated: "With so many people watching, what are you doing? Go away, you all squeeze together, I'll sleep here. But I really like this kind of liveliness. Go to sleep, go to sleep. Looking at Xiao Die, my eyelids are so heavy."

Dong Xueqing, her heart pounding, accepted the bed next to hers offered by Shen Laosan, ready to enjoy a sweet moment together, when Qin Yuye returned. She was dressed beautifully in a Hong Kong style, her black and white polka-dot silk shirt tied loosely at the waist, clearly showing off her eighteen-year-old figure.

Loose skirts and pants reveal long legs, and late at night, sunglasses are clipped to the head as a headband.

I was followed by many eyes along the way, both men and women. I admire the confident demeanor of this Hong Kong businessman.

She seemed to enjoy it, walking over with a very Western flair and taking off her shirt to reveal a red strapless bra underneath, making Wei Dong hear the whole room swallowing hard.

But even with her exposed arms and legs, her lively and charming face couldn't hide the fact that she was dressed like this!

She took off her sunglasses and tossed her long hair: "Ah Dong, you need to give Ah Ming a good talking-to. His intentions are so obvious; he just wants to become Uncle De's son-in-law!"

As soon as Wei Dong lay down, he was so shocked that his jaw dropped and he couldn't close it.

Dong Xueqing only saw his snickering.

Honestly, a few days ago Chi Shiming said he had no chips to play with, and I understand that Wei Dong should control his behavior and proceed slowly. So he should find a way to get chips himself.

Wei Dong even speculated that it was some bizarre scheme involving taking millions to Makan to recoup losses.

They ended up choosing an even more bizarre approach.

scratching his head.

Qin Yuye was clearly not here for the first time to openly sleep, casually lying down in the middle that Shen Cuiyue had cleared out.

She took the headgear and face mask from Zhuoma and carefully took care of her face and hairstyle.

Just as she wrapped herself in her blanket, with the gossip typical of an eighteen-year-old, she described in detail the scene she had witnessed at the hillside cottage: "Ah Ming definitely has a wealth of experience in picking up girls. He drove a Mercedes, there were flowers and candlesticks. Sister Duan is doomed..."

Even in the farthest reaches, Shen Laosan worked tirelessly to promote his products: "That's why the men in our family are reliable and hardworking, and they would never philander."

Qin Yuye seemed to argue with her often: "Hehe, that's a paradox. If I hook up with you, then I'm a womanizer, not a good man."

"No, no, no, there's a fundamental difference between abandoning one's wife and children and wanting everything one likes!"

Shen Laosan's eloquent arguments almost made the Hong Kong girl laugh so hard her face mask fell off.

Only Dong Xueqing asked seriously, "Then can someone with such character still be trusted?"

Wei Dong closed his mouth under the pretense of yawning: "How should I know? My own family is a mess. Good character doesn't necessarily lead to a good ending. I'm going to sleep now."

Fengchu pouted, her eyes full of apology.

Wei Dong's snoring had already started.

He still cared about it.

They need to get to Pyongyang now, but the visa process probably won't be completed quickly. Perhaps we can still persuade them to stay.

But just like back in the small town of Shanghai, Wei Dong immediately stopped being a sycophant.

It's going to rain, and a mother is going to remarry; some things are best left to whoever wants them.

He never had the dilemma of not being able to live without someone.

There's no resentment. Pursuing one's own dreams and experiencing one's own life is fine. Even a day as husband and wife is a hundred days of kindness. Just take good care of Zhang Lanzhi's parents, children, and sister-in-law.

So Wei Dong, who was fast asleep, was woken up early in the morning by Xiao Die licking his face with saliva.

The babbling toddler was clearly taking out his frustration on his father because he couldn't find a place to serve food.

When Wei Dong opened his eyes, he was startled to find his sister-in-law nestled in his arms.

Turning around, I saw that Shen Laosan was indeed lying on his side with his head propped up like a Bodhisattva, smiling as he caught them in the act.

His face practically screamed, "You've slept with your sister-in-law, it's time you slept with me too."

Qin Yuye had long since disappeared.

All around, there were sounds of people getting up quietly.

This kind of public flirting is quite exciting.

Wei Dong felt like, "You guys are testing me with this every day, who the hell can stand it!"

I kicked my drooling sister-in-law awake, handed her the baby to eat breakfast, and then wrapped myself up and went back to sleep.

The hungry child rummaged around on his aunt's chest, finally startling the drowsy little phoenix into laughing and dodging all over the place.

Such days are not lonely.

Wei Dong curled up in the sheets, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

However, after Dong Xueqing ran back to Wei Dong's office to freshen up and had breakfast with the child, she actually dragged Shen Cuiyue and Qin Yuye, who had just appeared looking beautiful with full makeup, to the White Building, ostensibly to start a major relocation of manpower.

So the sight of Wei Dong carrying the baby around the factory became quite a spectacle.

This little master is only two and a half years old, yet he already exudes great prestige.

The massive factory, with its thousands or even tens of thousands of employees, along with the noisy construction sites and auto repair shops next to it, made everyone speak softly and gently to Wei Dong, no matter where he went or what he was doing.

Whatever the boss suggests, the subordinates always agree readily, and everyone is incredibly gentle.

Everywhere you look, female workers are asking their bosses if they need help feeding their babies; there are plenty of food stalls serving meals.

Wei Dong quickly declined, saying that it was time for him to start eating complementary foods.

Besides, Ram is there to take care of her.

So in the afternoon, Chi Shih-ming drove his Mercedes-Benz W124 and brought Uncle De's daughter to visit the factory.

When that young lady saw Rang Weidong carrying a baby, she would definitely think that Chi Shiming was more pleasing to the eye.

The key point is that Chi Shiming really knows how to lick, and he clearly licks her very comfortably.

(End of this chapter)