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Li Wei realized that he had said something wrong and walked back to the door of the hut carefully. He felt relieved after making sure that Wang Xiaofang was still.

"Don't mind it, Ah Zhu is deliberately irritating you. Are you really not in contact with Li Siming?"

Zhang Lei was thinking, wondering what benefit Li Wei had received from Li Siming that made him so active. "If you say that again, I will turn against you. There are so many beautiful women in the world, why should I be a licking dog of a middle-aged woman like Ah Zhu? Li Siming is full of lies, I don't want to get involved with her. What if I get entangled with her?"

Li Wei saw that Zhang Lei had made up his mind, so he had to give up. He had drunk a lot and was a little dazed, afraid that he would say something wrong: "Forget it, since you don't want to drink with me, I'm bored alone, so I'll go back to sleep first."

"Wait, wake up Xiaofang and go back with you."

Li Wei shook his head and said, "She is soundly asleep, so it's better not to call her. Let her rest here with you!"

Zhang Lei was worried that Wang Xiaofang would wake up, and saw Li Wei turn around and leave in a hurry.

As soon as Zhang Lei left, Lou Xiaoyun walked out of the room: "Don't listen to Li Wei's nonsense. There is definitely something fishy going on between him and Li Siming. Li Wei and Li Siming were together this afternoon, and the latter spoke for him."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can't compare to Li Siming."

Lou Xiaoyun glanced at Zhang Lei and sat next to him: "You are good at flattering. What I don't understand is that Li Siming has the help of Ah Zhu and Dadi, why does she still want to be entangled with men?"

The reason is simple, it's just Li Siming's greed.

Her behavior is not much different from Li Mingxuan's. Her words are flowery but without substance. The so-called "for the children" is all an excuse. If she really cares about the children, how can she not even pay the two dollars and fifty cents tuition?

Look at the friends she often hangs out with - Li Minghai, Aunt Li, all of them are shrewd and stingy. Even if she is foolish, she can learn this trick under their influence. As for Ah Zhu, he is just a fool who is used by her.

"Li Siming is different from you. You were born in a blessed family and have everything. But she has to rely on her mind to get everything. It's no wonder that she gradually becomes indifferent when she meets a group of selfish people."

Lou Xiaoyun looked at Zhang Lei curiously: "I thought you would disparage Li Siming to the point of being completely degraded."

There is no practical significance in disparaging Li Siming, it is just a discord between neighbors.

The best way to deal with Li Siming is to ignore her.

"Let's not talk about her anymore, let's talk about your family!"

Lou Xiaoyun was in a bad mood and talked about family matters: "Zhang Lei, can I stay with you?"

Zhang Lei shook his head: "Don't even think about it. Not to mention Li Wei, many people are eyeing your family covetously. Your father Lou Bancheng has a great reputation."

The strong are always the target of public criticism.

Although your father resigned from power, he did not give away his wealth. To many people, this was easy-to-grab fat meat. When the storm came, some people fanned the flames, some followed suit, and some plotted in secret. The name Lou Bancheng was the biggest original sin.

Zhang Lei is not sure that he can protect you in that storm.

The darkness of the night seemed to swallow everything, except for the faint smile on Li Yunfei's lips, which looked particularly strange in the dark night. "That's good, Su Yao, I have something to ask you, let's go to Lao Liu's cellar."

Su Yao rolled her eyes helplessly, thinking that it was already this time, everyone was asleep, and she had to go to this dirty and smelly place to talk about things. The cellar of Lao Liu's house was empty, and people often urinated in it, and the smell was extremely bad.

But she had no choice. Looking at the bulging cloth bag, she had to reluctantly agree to follow Li Yunfei inside.

The moonlight tonight was particularly dim, and the cellar was even darker. Li Yunfei put down the cloth bag in his hand and reached out to support Su Yao: "It's very dark in here, be careful."

Su Yao silently fanned her other hand, trying to dispel the stench in the air.

"Uncle, we can't make ends meet anymore. My mother has been forcing me to come to you to borrow twenty dollars. Although I have calmed her down for now, her personality is changeable and she may make trouble again someday."

Li Yunfei's hands exerted force unconsciously, and Su Yao couldn't help but cry out in pain softly. Only then did Li Yunfei realize his actions.

"Su Yao, it's not that I don't want to help you, but your aunt won't approve it. Every time I send you some food, I have to hide it from her. If I give you 20 yuan a month, she will divorce me."

Su Yao had expected such a result, but she did not give up easily: "Uncle, Lao Liu was deducted a month's salary for contradicting the foreman Wang Ming. Lao Liu is impulsive and will definitely have a vengeful mentality. I can't guarantee that he won't be discovered by Wang Ming, and when the time comes, Wang Ming will definitely not let him off easily. Without Lao Liu's salary and lunch box, we really can't survive."

Li Yunfei knew Lao Liu's temper, and Su Yao's worries were not groundless. Lao Liu was impulsive, and once he provoked Wang Ming, whether he was deducted from his salary or arrested, it would be a double whammy for Su Yao.

He thought with a headache that Lao Liu's temper was a tool he cultivated, but now it has become a burden to them. Su Yao only considered that Lao Liu might be punished, but did not realize that the price of keeping Lao Liu safe is even higher. And these money, neither Lao Liu nor Lao Liu's mother can afford, so in the end he has to bear it.

Li Yunfei felt relieved when he thought of his plan. As long as the batch of parts failed, he could secretly throw dirty water on Wang Ming. By then, Wang Ming would be in trouble and might even be kicked out of the factory.

"Su Yao, don't worry. I will persuade Lao Liu tomorrow and let the old lady help you talk. He will listen to us."

Su Yao didn't want this answer. She took Li Yunfei's hand and said more firmly: "Uncle, it would be best if you could persuade Lao Liu. But what about my family? How can I explain it to my mother?"

Li Yunfei felt the touch in his hand was softer and more glutinous, and he could hardly control his emotions. "Su Yao, I also have a lot of difficulties, do you have any other solutions?"

Su Yao hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Uncle, lend me fifteen yuan a month, and I will ask Xiao Ming to pay it back when he grows up. Do you think it's okay?"

Borrow money?

Li Yunfei shook his head quickly. He knew that if he lent money to Su Yao, the money would probably be gone forever. When Xiao Ming grew up, he would still need to rely on Xiao Ming for his retirement, not to mention paying back the money.

Seeing that Su Yao didn't respond, Li Yunfei realized that she couldn't see his shaking head. The darkness in the cellar was frustrating.

"Su Yao, fifteen dollars is too much, how about ten dollars a month? When Lao Liu is able to help you, let him help you."

Li Yunfei knew that it was impossible to do this without paying some price. He deliberately suppressed Su Yao and did not teach her the knowledge of benchwork, just to make her grateful to him at the critical moment. Now Su Yao's life is difficult, if he stands by and watches, she might become disloyal.