Maybe this was an opportunity for me to get to know him, so I asked: "Li Sheng, I'm actually quite willing to make you a friend. We don't have a superior-subordinate relationship now, so if you have any difficulties, just tell me, no problem."
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Li Sheng smiled and said, "No problem, I just don't want to fall in love right now."
"No, you know what I'm asking. Of course, if you don't want to tell me this, I won't ask anymore."
After Li Sheng was silent for a moment, he picked up the cigarette on the coffee table and lit one.
This time I didn't stop him because he needed a cigarette to calm himself down.
I didn't speak any more, and waited until he was halfway done before he finally said, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I owe a lot of debt now, so I don't want to drag others down."
"You owe someone money?"
Li Sheng nodded and replied: "It's not me, it's my father who owes it."
"Why do you need to pay your father what he owes?"
Li Sheng took another puff of cigarette, and then said: "Director Chen, these are my privacy, but I am willing to tell you."
I understood what he meant, he wanted me to help him hide it.
I nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't let the third person know."
After he put out his cigarette in the ashtray, he finally said to me: "Actually, my original name is Li Tianyu. Ten years ago, our family owned the largest clothing company in the country. I grew up in a very privileged environment.
My father sent me to study abroad, and I studied fashion design. When I returned home, my family’s business was facing a financial crisis. We did not escape that crisis. The family business collapsed immediately, and we owed huge debts.”
Li Sheng let out a long sigh and continued: "Over the years, I have been hiding here and there with a few people who used to work with my father. I secretly copied other people's products and relied on my surreptitious behavior to pay off my debts."
In fact, I have long noticed that he is special. He is very special because he can speak so many languages.
Unexpectedly, there was an unknown secret, and his family was actually the largest clothing company in the country ten years ago, but why did it go bankrupt?
Li Sheng lit another cigarette and said with a wry smile: "Actually, it's nothing. I just gritted my teeth and got through it. But in my current state, I really don't dare to start a family."
I took a breath and said, "How do you say it's going to go bankrupt when it goes bankrupt? You are the largest clothing company in the country!"
"There was a financial crisis that year! Many companies failed, and my father was harmed by drugs at that time."
My heart skipped a beat, and then I asked, "What about your father now?"
"He died in prison a few years after he was imprisoned."
"Then you don't need to help him pay off these debts?"
"If I don't pay it back, our family will never be able to stand up again, and we will always be burdened with a stigma."
"Then you hate your father, right?"
Li Sheng smiled miserably and said: "What's the use of hating me? I've always been his son, and he never treated me badly since I was a child. My father is not a good person, but he is a good father."
I understood when he said this. I sighed softly and said, "Then how much do you still owe now?"
Li Sheng raised his head and seemed to be thinking, and after a while he said: "I have paid back a lot of it over the years. I think there are still several million left. It's almost time."
After being silent for a moment, I said: "Li Sheng, actually I can"
Before I could finish speaking, Li Sheng raised his hand to interrupt me and said, "Director Chen, you don't need to say this, I will earn this money slowly."
"You know what I'm going to say?"
"You want to lend me this money first and let me pay off the debt first, right?"
I nodded and said, "Isn't this better? I won't press you to return it to me. You can also find a woman and live a normal life."
But Li Sheng still shook his head and said: "Director Chen, thank you for your kindness, but it's really not necessary. I'm quite content if you let me do things for you."
I knew that Li Sheng was quite stubborn, so there was no point in trying to persuade him, so I had to say: "Okay, don't be polite to me anyway, come and talk to me anytime you need."
"Well, Director Chen, just have dinner at my place tonight and I'll cook."
"Isn't it too much trouble?"
"No trouble, just cook some side dishes, as long as you don't mind being shabby, Mr. Chen."
I sneered and said, "Why would you dislike it? But it's not working time now, so you don't have to call me Director Chen, just call me by my name."
Li Sheng smiled and went to work in the kitchen.
I also sent a message to An Lan, telling her that she didn’t have to wait for me to come back for dinner tonight, I would eat at Li Sheng’s place.
I chatted with Li Sheng for a while while eating, and I found that he is really worth talking to. Although he is stubborn sometimes, he is really loyal.
Take the monkey matter as an example. In fact, he could have ignored it completely, but in order to treat the monkey's children, people he never lent money to came to ask me.
You know, he still owes so many external debts, which is enough to prove that Li Sheng is a reliable person.
His cooking skills are also quite good. Although there are only a few side dishes, it is very satisfying to eat.
Li Sheng told me something while we were eating, and he made me vigilant.
He said to me: "Brother Chen, there is something I don't know whether I should mention to you."
"If you have anything, just say it."
"It's just a problem with the clothing fabrics in our factory."
"Is there any problem? Ruian Textile is one of the best in the country!" I said.
"I know this, but I have discovered a phenomenon in the past few days. The current fabric in our factory is only suitable for traditional clothing, but once it develops into fashion, the quality of this fabric can still meet the standard."
He paused and then said: "But I'm afraid that it will be affected when the new EU standards come out, and it will be too late to change them by then."
Of course I am worried about these things. The product upgrades some time ago were also in preparation for the new EU standards.
But I didn't care about the materials of Ruian's clothing. After all, the brand Ruian is famous for its textile craftsmanship.
Now that Li Sheng has reminded me, I really think I should pay more attention to it.
I immediately asked Li Sheng: "What do you mean?"
"The raw materials must be replaced. As for what to replace, I don't have a clue now because we don't have a new standard now."
"This is a bit difficult to handle!"
Li Shengdao: "In fact, it is not difficult. We can seize the time to find new standards before the new standards are released."
"Can you find it?"
Li Sheng smiled confidently and said, "I have a way, but I have to go abroad."
"where to?"
"Paris, go to Paris Fashion Week. Only the clothing quality there is the best in the world. Going there should be able to get the standards we want."
I nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems that you already have the answer in your mind, so I'll leave this matter to you."
"Uh" Li Sheng pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, but Brother Chen, you may have to ask Director Gu to go with me. After all, she knows more about textile technology than I do."
"Well, I will tell her here. When are you going to leave?"
"Just these two days, I'll prepare it and let you know then."
"Okay, then I'll leave this to you."
Li Sheng smiled and said: "Brother Chen, you treat me as one of your own, and I treat the factory as your own, so you don't need to say please, I will definitely do my best."
I smiled and said no more.
It's a pity that I can't drink now, otherwise I would really like to have a good drink with him today. It's rare to have such a close friend!