Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Looking for Factory Director Zhang
“I was supposed to receive a high-ranking officer from the military today. If I’m delayed, you won’t be able to afford it!”
The woman who had bumped into her stared intimidatingly, the villain playing the victim first.
Having said that, she snorted coldly and ran off like the wind.
Xia Chuyi frowned and rubbed her shoulder.
Why did she always seem to attract weirdos?
She watched the retreating figure of the woman.
“Receiving a military big shot?” she muttered, “Could it be Huo Shiqian?”
With that, she laughed at herself.
What were the odds of that?
He was on a business trip. He must have just passed through Ling County yesterday; otherwise, why would he have left in such a hurry?
This habit of unconsciously thinking of him needed to change!
In Room 2 on the 3rd floor, Xia Chuyi knocked on the door.
After a while, the sound of footsteps came from inside.
“Who is it?” The woman who opened the door looked to be in her forties, her hair messily done up in a ‘half-screen mountain’ hairstyle, wearing a brightly colored turtleneck sweater, her lipstick, in Xia Chuyi’s view, a bit too garish.
After opening the door, the woman furrowed her brows and sized her up from head to toe.
Xia Chuyi was not poorly dressed, but the countryside was colder than the city. She was bundled up, and with a basket of vegetables in hand, it was clear to see she was from the rural areas.
“Who are you looking for?” Her tone carried a hint of disdain.
Xia Chuyi pretended not to notice and said with a smile, “Hello, I’m looking for Factory Director Zhang.”
As soon as the woman heard it was for Factory Director Zhang, she became even more impatient and dismissively said, “He’s not in.”
Before she could close the door, Xia Chuyi interjected, “Wait, elder sister, I really need to see Factory Director Zhang!” Her anxiety seemed exaggerated, and in her large movements, she accidentally revealed the bright red apples in the corner of her basket.
“Elder sister, I really need to see him!” Xia Chuyi looked around nervously, quickly covered the basket with its cloth, and smiled sweetly at the woman.
The woman glanced at her, then at the basket, her eyes spinning as she said, “Why call me elder sister? I’m more than a round older than you!”
“Oh, haha, I couldn’t tell. Elder sister, you look only about twenty-five, right?” Xia Chuyi told a blatant lie, but she did so with an appearance of sincere naivety.
“My goodness!” The woman covered her mouth and kept laughing, “Sister, come on in and take a seat!”
She welcomed her inside and enthusiastically offered her a cup of water.
“Sister, go ahead, what do you need from my old man?” After speaking, the woman added, “Oh, I forgot to tell you, I’m Factory Director Zhang’s wife, the vice-chair of the union at the factory, Lin Aiyun. Whatever you need from Old Zhang, you can tell me, it’s all the same.”
The woman probably knew that those who came to her and her husband were always there for that sort of thing.
“Ah? You’re Factory Director Zhang’s wife? I thought you were his daughter!” Xia Chuyi feigned surprise.
The lies came smoothly.
She must have picked up some bad habits from Uncle Liberation Army, she thought.
“Hahaha, sister, are you trying to make me die laughing? How could I be that young? My daughter is just 20 years old. Oh right, she just stepped out; you must have seen her when you came up.” The woman’s face brightened even more.
Factory Director Zhang’s daughter had just gone down?
That must have been the nasty woman who had bumped into her and then played the victim?
Like mother, like daughter.
Thinking this, she kept a smile on her face: “Oh, so it was the beautiful young lady from earlier, the one who is especially pretty! No wonder, she takes after you, very attractive indeed.”
Compliments cost nothing, and Xia Chuyi was not stingy with them.
After the flattery, Xia Chuyi finally broached the main subject: “You see, union vice-chair sister,”
She unveiled the cloth from the basket, casually showing off the bright red apples inside.
“These are fruits brought back by my relatives from the north, really sweet. I thought of Mr. Zhang, who always takes good care of my family, and wanted to bring some for him to try.”