"The fiancé that the young lady mentioned just now is Guo Qiyun, right?"
Haitang didn't ask until she came out of the photo studio after taking the photos.
Li Qiang didn't hide anything, he nodded slightly and said "Yeah".
"very nice!"
"What's so good about this?"
"Why is it bad? Although people say that children should not talk about love between children in troubled times, don't you think that children in troubled times should be more vigorous and sincere? How can two people know each other if they have not experienced the test of these troubled times?
How strong is my love, are you right?"
"If I had a choice, I would rather know nothing than live in such a troubled world."
"But this world is like this. None of us can change anything. The only thing we can change is ourselves. Try your best to adapt to this world, right?"
"No, no, this world shouldn't be like this."
As soon as these words came out, Haitang couldn't help being stunned, and continued for a long time: "You know? I have heard you say this more than once. To be honest, I admired you at first, but as time went by,
I can't help but have a question."
"What question?"
"Why are you so sure that this world has another appearance? Do you know what this world should be like?"
Hearing this, Li Qiang had an inexplicable impulse and wanted to tell her what the future would be like. But every time the words came to his lips, he would be suppressed by an invisible force. He couldn't tell her even after several attempts.
Say even one word.
In the end, Li Qiang had to give up such an idea and said calmly: "I can only tell you that I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light. I cannot describe to you what the world is like in my heart, but
It’s definitely not like this! Okay, don’t talk about this anymore, let’s go!”
"Yeah." After saying that, Haitang took Li Qiang's arm again and strolled towards the original destination.
In a short time, the two of them arrived at the "Purple House" which was rumored to specialize in wedding business.
As soon as he walked in, Li Qiang immediately understood why Minglou wanted to come here. Although organizing wedding ceremonies for newlyweds was still an emerging industry in this era, the business scope of this "Purple House" was already different from that of later wedding companies.
Not too much.
From the venue layout, the ceremony process, the welcome and send-off, to the variety of flowers in the bride's hand, and the minute details of every step, everything is taken care of.
Letting professional people do professional things has always been Li Qiang's philosophy, so he was happy to feel relaxed.
So after entrusting all matters related to the wedding ceremony to the "Purple House", it took less than an hour to finalize the general plan of the wedding ceremony. As for the rest, it only needed a little bit of work during the process.
Just adjust it.
After coming out of the "Purple House", seeing that it was still early, Li Qiang took Haitang to Ran Yun's cheongsam shop next door.
However, as soon as they entered the door, the two of them noticed a young woman sitting on the sofa in the rest area of the store almost at the same time.
Although she was just sitting, she still couldn't hide her graceful figure. Instead, she was made more exquisite by the bright and slim-fitting cheongsam on her body. The pair of stiletto-heeled leather shoes on her feet exuded a proud temperament all the time.
Although the woman was wearing a pair of exaggerated sunglasses, Li Qiang recognized it at a glance. This woman was none other than Shen Gengmei, the niece of Wu Shibao's wife She Aizhen and the former secret service agent at the headquarters. Confidential Secretary, who follows Li Shiqun exclusively.
Now that Li Shiqun was assigned to preside over the Qingxiang Movement, Shen Gengmei was naturally transferred from his original position and joined the Qingxiang Committee.
Only then did Li Qiang finally understand why Minglou had specially asked him to come and take a look when he had time.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang looked at Haitang first, and then walked over.
However, before Li Qiang could get closer, he was stopped by an agent in civilian clothes, "Stop, what do you want to do?"
Li Qiang ignored her at all and just greeted Shen Gengmei on the sofa: "Miss Shen? I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!"
As soon as these words came out, Shen Gengmei on the sofa felt that the voice was very familiar. She looked carefully and recognized Li Qiang, "Ming... ahem, Mr. Ming? Sorry, this is my first time talking about it." I saw you in casual clothes, so..."
Li Qiang waved his hands repeatedly, "It's okay. To tell you the truth, this is the first time I've seen Miss Shen in casual clothes, so I just stood at the door for a long time before taking the initiative to come over and say hello."
Shen Gengmei looked in the direction of Li Qiang's finger and asked curiously: "Who is that?"
"Gu Haitang, my fiancée."
"It turns out that I want to order a set of cheongsam for my fiancée! I wonder why you, a grown man, would show up in this store!" Shen Gengmei said with a smile, and at the same time, the guard in her heart was relieved a lot.
Li Qiang admitted openly: "Yes, it just happened to coincide with the reorganization of the headquarters! We just wanted to take advantage of this gap to seize the time to celebrate the happy event. Everyone said that this store's craftsmanship is good and the products are produced quickly. , so I brought her over to order a dress."
"You can't tell, but Mr. Ming is quite discerning. The craftsmanship of this store is indeed very good. Even someone as picky as Sister Qing is full of praise for the cheongsam they produce!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang immediately grasped the key point keenly. The sister Qing she mentioned was none other than Li Shiqun's wife Ye Jiqing.
"Since even Mrs. Li said yes, it must be right! It seems that this store is really the right one!"
Just as he was talking, the shopkeeper came over, holding a large and heavy paper bag in his hand. It was obvious at a glance that the items inside must be valuable.
"Miss, your custom-made cheongsam has been wrapped for you."
Shen Gengmei first signaled to the agent who had just stopped Li Qiang to take over the things, and then turned to Li Qiang and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ming, I have something important to do, so I'm leaving first."
"Miss Shen, please!"
However, before she finished speaking, just when Shen Gengmei was about to lead people away, she was stopped by the shopkeeper.
"You two, you two...please stay!"
"What's wrong?" Although Shen Gengmei's tone was quite calm, her slightly furrowed brows showed her true feelings at the moment.
"Um... Miss, would you like to settle the payment for the custom-made clothes first, and then..."
"What's the matter with you? Didn't you always settle the accounts at the end of the month before?" When she said this, Shen Gengmei's face was already a little angry, and she even began to curse the shopkeeper secretly. You don't know how to look at the situation, but you want to collect debts from yourself in front of outsiders. You are simply deliberately making yourself look bad!
But even so, the shopkeeper continued calmly: "Yes, it was indeed settled at the end of the month before, but... But before, you only ordered one or two pieces a month at most, but this month you only ordered Halfway through, including this one, you have already ordered five pieces. We are also doing a small business, which is really hard to afford. I am not afraid of your laughter if I tell you. Now we don’t even have the money to purchase materials. , just take pity on me and settle the account! At worst, I will give you this dress for free, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Shen Gengmei became angry, "Hey! I said you, old man, are being unreasonable. If you say you will settle it at the end of the month, you will settle it at the end of the month. If you don't have the money to purchase materials, it's because of your poor management. What does it have to do with me? The most annoying thing is that I didn’t agree and just wanted to use a piece of clothing to humiliate me. You don’t really think I lack your piece of clothing, do you?”
"No, miss, I...I didn't mean that, you misunderstood. I..."
Before he finished speaking, the agent on the side took out his gun and said word by word against the shopkeeper's chest: "I'm warning you, if you dare to say another word, I will set your shop on fire." Clicked, do you hear?"
The shopkeeper obviously didn't expect that the agent actually had a gun on him, and he was frightened on the spot.
But at this moment, Li Qiang came over to smooth things over, "Oh, brother, don't be so angry! This thing is not very clever, so put it away quickly! You have something to say!"
After hearing this, the man glanced at Shen Gengmei first, and then put the gun away angrily when she nodded.
"That's right! I heard almost everything from the sidelines just now. As the saying goes, bystanders know better. How about some of you listen to me, a bystander, and say some fair words?"
Speaking of this, Li Qiang paused for a moment, and when no one spoke, he continued: "Since none of you have any objections, let me say a few words. First of all, I want to ask you, the shopkeeper, that this young lady obviously had sex with you. It is agreed that the payment will be settled at the end of the month. Have you ever been in arrears before?"
"That...that's not true."
"Well, since I have never defaulted on my debt, it means that my lady is not a defaulter. So this time you ask me to settle the bill in advance, are you asking for something?"
"That's true, but..."
"Stop being a yes, I'm just asking you yes or no?"
"yes!"
"Isn't it over? Since you are asking for help from others, if they are willing to help you, that is their affection for you. Even if they do not help, it is still their duty. But you, the one asking for help, have put on such a show What's the point of such an aggressive posture?"
Upon hearing this, the agent couldn't help but echoed: "That's right! Old man, you still said that you are not making trouble unreasonably?"
"I...but...I..."
At this time, the shopkeeper was speechless. However, at this moment, Li Qiang suddenly changed the subject, "But then again, it is indeed not easy for you to do small business. .”
Hearing this, a glimmer of hope immediately rekindled in the shopkeeper's eyes, and the original smiles on the faces of Shen Gengmei and his followers disappeared.
However, just when everyone thought that Li Qiang was going to fight Dahe Xini, what he said next far exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Okay, let me order five pieces of clothing from you for the time being, and pay the deposit and balance payment in one go. This should be able to get you through the current difficulties, right?"
…
It was night, Li Shiqun was in his private residence in Yinmaqiao, Suzhou.
"Gengmei, why have you been gone for so long?" Ye Jiqing asked while admiring the newly made exquisite cheongsam in front of the full-length mirror.
Although it was just a casual question, Shen Gengmei took it seriously and told the story of her experience at the Ran Yun Cheongsam Shop.
It's okay for Ye Jiqing not to listen. After hearing Shen Gengmei's words, an unknown fire suddenly surged into his heart, "Asshole! How dare you bully me? If it weren't for the fact that their craftsmanship is pretty good, I will send people to burn down their shop right now!”
Shen Gengmei was not stupid. She naturally knew that although Ye Jiqing was harsh in her words, all she said were angry words. But even so, she quickly put on a nervous look and comforted her: "Sister Qing, please calm down first. Listen. Let me continue to tell you that Deputy Director Na Ming not only stepped forward to solve the problem, but also argued hard and refuted it with just a few words. He even promised to apologize to us in the end. We will all enjoy a 20% discount on the clothes we order from him!"
Hearing this, Ye Jiqing finally spit out the bad breath in his heart, and even put a faint smile on his face again, but he still said bitterly: "Huh! They know each other!"
However, before he finished speaking, Ye Jiqing suddenly changed the topic and teased Shen Gengmei with a sly expression: "Hey, Gengmei, you girl doesn't usually hate those stinky men the most, and you always treat them like There is no such thing as a good thing!' Are you saying this on your lips? Why is it that when I mentioned Deputy Director Ming today, your reaction was completely different?"
As soon as these words came out, Shen Gengmei blushed, "Is there... is there?"
"You still say no! Come and see for yourself how red your face is?" Ye Jiqing smiled and teased, "Gengmei, I'm not joking with you. If you are really interested in him, I will do it." How is your matchmaker?"
Hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Shen Gengmei's eyes, but it soon disappeared. She shook her head slightly in disappointment and said, "No, Sister Qing, I appreciate your kindness, but she already has a fiancée." , and the wedding ceremony is about to be held. The reason why he went to the cheongsam shop today was to order a wedding dress."
"So what?" Before he finished speaking, Ye Jiqing said indifferently, "As long as you like something, you have to pursue it to the end. What if you have a family? Do you have to ask for other people's opinions on who you like? Can’t do it?”
Shen Gengmei couldn't help but be stunned for a while after hearing this. It took her a while to come back to her senses and nodded thoughtfully.
However, at this moment, the housekeeper came over and said, "Madam, Deputy Director Ming Qiang Ming would like to see you."
