"Everyone who went drinking at Dream Parisst night, stand up," Yan Zhaomanded sternly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lv Liang hesitantly stood up, Yan Bin kicked his chair back and also stood, and the chief of Yanguan Police Station took off his hat.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Sun Nutao mmed the table and said, "This is outrageous. You all know the consequences for police officers engaging in prostitution - disciplinary action, and in serious cases, dismissal from your posts."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"That''s too lenient. Expel them all from the Party," said Yan Zhao.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The whole room erupted in an uproar. Everyone sat up straight with angry expressions.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Even Sun Nutao felt a bit afraid: "Captain Yan, isn''t that too harsh?" They were all part of the same system, and causing such amotion when they had just arrived didn''t seem wise. It was a government matter, and they shouldn''t provoke anyone to harbor resentment and seek private revenge.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lv Liang mmed his hat on the table. Chen Gang kicked his chair aside and stormed out, cursing, "It''s just a lousy police job anyway. I quit! I''m going into business. I''ll make your annual sry in one night."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao turned to Xiong Xiangdang from the Criminal Investigation Department: "Xiong Xiangdang, what are you waiting for? Arrest them."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The Criminal Investigation Department was the poorest, with no extra ie. Xiong Xiangdang despised the Inspection team the most. He shouted in a booming voice: "Yes, sir!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Was he really going to make arrests?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The Criminal Investigation team swiftly handcuffed several of the leaders.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Of course, actually expelling them from the Party would require approval from higher-ups. For now, they were all put in detention.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Xishan was in Yan Zhao''s office. Sensing something was amiss, he made a quick call to Fan Zhenhua, Fan Xiang''s son who worked at the city bureau. Deputy Bureau Chief Ma of Jindong Road Division had been promoted on his rmendation. He asked him to intervene and find a way to resolve the situation.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The first step was to send gifts and pull strings to diffuse the incident. Even coal bosses wouldn''t resort to hiring people to deliberately crash into someone unless they werepletely desperate.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lv Liang, Yan Bin, Deputy Bureau Chief Ma and those nouveau riche were all cut from the same cloth.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
If no one investigated, nothing woulde of it. But if a real investigation happened, they''d all be found crawling with lice.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
After the call, Yan Xishan slipped away in the chaos.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Meanwhile, Yan Zhao was chatting with Yan Bin in the detention room.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao''s objectives were clear. First, the son of Teacher Huang from the vige, a student capable of getting into Tsinghua or Peking University, had been killed in a hit-and-run. To date, the culprit hadn''t been found. Yan Zhao suspected it was done by Yan Xishan''s subordinates, since he had the most coal trucks, most of which drove without license tes at night.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This case had been handled by the Jindong Road Division. He wanted to know if it was Yan Xishan''s people who did it, and if not, who actually did it.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Secondly, the nouveau riche had bribed the police officers. Yan Zhao needed someone to testify so he could arrest them.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Arresting a bunch of nouveau riche might quiet things down for a few days, but that behavior was like wildfire - it couldn''t bepletely extinguished and would sprout again with the spring breeze.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But stemming corrupt practices, even if only for a few months, was necessary. They had to do it.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
However, how could police officers who had epted bribes possibly confess? They could only keep their mouths shut to get through this, otherwise they''d face dismissal and expulsion from the Party.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Bin had also been a soldier and had earned military honors. Yan Zhao wanted him to be a witness to misconduct. In that case, he wouldn''t be expelled, just demoted - giving him a chance to reform.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Third Brother, Xishan is our brother. Overloading trucks and giving bribes, yes, that''s happened - it''s for making money, you know. But you''re saying his truck killed someone? That''s not possible. If it was him, I''d be the first one not to let him off," said Yan Bin.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Seeing Yan Zhao remain silent, he continued: "I''ve long wanted to take off this green uniform. I have nothing more to say. Go ahead and expel me. I''ll resign, go into business, do something big."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao replied, "Very well."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Bin kicked the chair away: "No one in this whole bureau wants to stay anymore. Everyone''s thinking about quitting. Go ask around, see who''ll still listen to you."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
If they weren''t investigated, they took bribes. If they were investigated, they quit to go into business. Being a police officer had be a profession of making a quick buck and leaving.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But Yan Bin wasn''t in a hurry. Someone was bound to get anxious, like Deputy Bureau Chief Ma.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Talking about resigning was just blowing off steam. The sry was low, but their under-the-table ie was high.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Xishan had Fan Zhenhua work out a strategy, then Fan Zhenhua passed it on to Deputy Bureau Chief Ma. By the afternoon, Deputy Bureau Chief Ma came to plead for the police officers.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Captain Yan, do you have a moment? Can we talk?" Deputy Bureau Chief Ma said with a smile.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao pointed to the chair opposite him: "Have a seat, Deputy Chief Ma."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Deputy Chief Ma took off his hat, revealing a balding head. He rubbed it, pointing to the scratch marks: "Your sister-inw did this. All over a color TV. She nearly beat me to deathst night. Isn''t that infuriating?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Then buy one," said Yan Zhao.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Buying a TV takes money. One costs 4,800 - that''s our annual sry. She wants me to quit and go into business, but how can I abandon my police work? If I leave, who''ll do our police work?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"You certainly carry a lot of weight in our division," Yan Zhao replied.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Deputy Chief Ma leaned in closer, sliding over a delivery slip. He said in a low voice: "You''re smarter than me, younger too. You have a future and understand more than I do in many ways. Many things should be overlooked - turn a blind eye. If you investigate so forcefully, what if all the subordinates quit? Do we want to be generals without an army? Besides, there''s no need to be so rigid about government affairs, right? What if someone seeks private revenge? We all have wives and children. Aren''t you afraid of retaliation? Take a step back, and the sea bes boundless."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao looked at the delivery slip, which listed one Phoenix Brand Simmons mattress to be picked up from the state-run department store. He sat up straight: "Deputy Chief Ma, you''re not trying to give me a gift, are you? I have a bad temper. Whoever tries to bribe me, I''ll send them to jail."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Was this man an idiot?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
A thousand miles for an official post, all for wealth - did he think police work was like carrying a gun on the front lines at Laoshan?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Why hadn''t the Vietnamese bullets blown his wooden head to pieces?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"How is this a bribe? It''s a wedding gift from me, Lv Liang, Yan Bin, and everyone else. You just got married - how can you start a life without a bed?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"So it''s not just you, but all of you trying to bribe me collectively?" Yan Zhao retorted.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Deputy Chief Ma pped the table and said, "This is just how the job has to be done nowadays. Police are people too. Having drinks and meals with acquaintances is perfectly normal. You can''t expel them from the Party just for that."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Party membership affected their sry - it would be cut in half, plus demotion. Without leadership positions, they''d lose their under-the-table ie.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"So they can eat, drink, and visit prostitutes with the nouveau riche, but I can''t manage them?" Yan Zhao countered.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"If you dare to, they''ll all resign. You want to be a general without an army?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The Inspection team plus Yanguan Police Station had over a dozen officers. Could he really dismiss them all at once?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Forget whether the higher-ups would allow it - how could he do the work if everyone was fired?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This man wasn''t just stupid, he was a joke.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Deputy Chief Ma couldn''t be bothered with him anymore. Giving gifts, my ass. Everyone would resign together and make a fuss about Yan Zhao at the city bureau, kicking him out.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He stood up and was about to leave in a huff when Yan Zhao suddenly grabbed his wrist: "Toote, Deputy Chief Ma. First, exin who gave you the receipt for this Simmons mattress."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Hey, I bought it myself. What''s it to you? You have no right to interfere!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"You just said you couldn''t even afford a TV. Now you can suddenly afford to buy me a bed?" The hand that had held a gun was different - no matter how Deputy Chief Ma struggled, he firmly held the other''s hand.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Just then, Sun Nutao heard the argument and came over to see what was happening.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao simply undid his own handcuffs and cuffed Deputy Chief Ma instead: "Chief Sun, Deputy Chief Ma tried to bribe me with an amount exceeding 5,000 yuan. He should be arrested immediately."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
There was a threshold for bribery - below 5,000 yuan only required criticism, but above 5,000 meant detention.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This bed was just over 5,000 yuan.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"You fool, it''s just one month in detention. As soon as I''m out, I''m going into business," Deputy Chief Ma shouted as he was being handcuffed. Once out of the office, he started cursing loudly: "Businessmen make 80,000 to 100,000 a month. My monthly sry is 480. I''m living on cabbage but dreaming of powder. I quit!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The depth of corruption in this division became clear as soon as Deputy Chief Ma said he was quitting. People from various departments started streaming in to see Bureau Chief Sun, some asking for unpaid leave, some for sick leave or personal leave, and others simply resigning.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Sun Nutao had worked in military staff operations. Seeing over a dozen police officers collectively going on strike, he also panicked. He arranged for them not to leave that night, saying they needed to hold a mobilization meeting with Yan Zhao.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Sun Nutao''s intention was, of course, to have Yan Zhao persuade everyone that as long as they didn''t ept bribes and worked diligently, past mistakes would be forgiven and they just needed to do their jobs well.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But with Lv Liang and Yan Bin in confinement, the minor leaders of various departments weren''t fools. If they didn''t go on strike now, the leaders'' fate today would be theirs tomorrow.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
One by one, they sat slouched, smoking and chatting idly, none of them taking Yan Zhao and Sun Nutao seriously.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Comrades, is there anyone else who doesn''t want to work or wishes to resign?" Yan Zhao asked bluntly as soon as he entered.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
People exchanged nces, and several hands were raised hesitantly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
In the history of Hua Country, this was the era when the most public servants left their posts to enter the private sector, and also the easiest time for them to do so. Everyone dreamed of going into business, as there were too many nouveau riche, stirring people''s hearts and making it impossible to focus on work.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was also the only era when leaders had to beg and plead to keep their staff.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Do you all read the newspapers? Do you know how many people were cut in the massive military downsizing?" Yan Zhao asked again.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
...<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Do you know how many veterans at the front lines could only fill their stomachs with snow and beans for three or four consecutive years, barely escaping with their lives from the hail of bullets, only to receive demobilization notices as soon as they left the battlefield, forced to return home with just a few hundred yuan in resettlement fees?" Yan Zhao questioned further.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
In the 1988 million-man military downsizing, only a few tens of thousands out of a million soldiers were given jobs. The rest were sent home to fend for themselves because after ten years of war with Vietnam, the country was out of money, but the military was severely overstaffed and had to be reduced.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
How many veterans were dissatisfied, how many wanted to make trouble, and how many wanted to stay in the army? Yan Zhao was the first in his regiment to transfer to civilian work, because only his transfer could quell everyone''s anger.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The police remainedzy and scattered. Those soldiers were pitiful, with no allowances or wages.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Heroes on the battlefield were now unemployed at home and amounted to nothing, but what did that have to do with them?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Our regiment has thousands of people waiting for job cements. If you resign early, you''ll make room for those who need work. I''ll send you off with my blessings, wishing you great sess and early prosperity." After saying this, Yan Zhao left abruptly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The group of police officers slowly straightened up in their seats.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Theyined that 400 yuan a month was too little, but those heroesing down from the smoky battlefields couldn''t even afford milk powder for their children. They would cry for this job.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This was the stark reality.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The newly appointed official, Yan Zhao, didn''t just make a one-time show of force.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lv Liang, Yan Bin, and several others were all dismissed from their posts and expelled from the Party. Those who had submitted resignation requests were all forwarded to the city bureau for approval.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He transferred severalpany-level cadres he had previously led, currently unemployed at home, directly parachuting them in. At the Jindong Road Police Station, he now had several capable lieutenants.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Oh, and there was also Yan Xishan.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Although the truck ident hadn''t been solved yet, bribery was still a serious crime.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The person who really betrayed Yan Xishan, probably beyond even Yan Xishan''s imagination, turned out to be Deputy Bureau Chief Ma.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He had shouted the loudest, screaming about resigning, but then turned around and privately approached Bureau Chief Sun, apologized, voluntarily admitted his mistakes, and then ratted out everyone in the bureau who had epted bribes from the nouveau riche.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
So although he caused several police officers to resign, he somehownded safely.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The investigation concluded, and the arrest warrants for the nouveau riche, especially Yan Xishan, were ready by the afternoon of the third day. Sun Nutao had gone to a meeting at the city bureau and would sign upon his return. Yan Zhao left the arrest warrants on Sun Nutao''s desk and prepared to go home.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
After working overtime for three days, of course Little Liu had to drive Yan Zhao home.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Today, Yan Zhao''s dramatic actions had removed so many people from top to bottom.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Not to mention everyone in the police station was trembling with fear, Deputy Bureau Chief Ma, though resentful and hateful inside, was outwardly trembling too, calling on everyone in private to find a way to take down Yan Zhao, but on the surface, he was extremely conscientious in his work attitude.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The driver, Little Liu, was also quite scared.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Because he had once finished off arge bottle of Yan Zhao''s Coke, he was afraid Yan Zhao might seek revenge.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
However, when Captain Yan got in the car, he seemed very rxed and even took the initiative to say, "Little Liu, put on some music. I''ve been in the army for so many years, I don''t know what people listen to nowadays."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Little Liu immediately turned on the radio. This was his own recorded tape, and the first song was by Cui Jian, a favorite of all men. The radio immediately started ying, "I''ve been asking endlessly, when will youe with me..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But as soon as the song started, Yan Zhao said, "Turn off the music."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
So Captain Yan doesn''t like rock music?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Little Liu quickly turned off the music.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
In fact, Yan Zhao hadn''t been listening to the music at all. Of course, his grim expression wasn''t because of the music, but because he suddenly saw Zhou Xueqin.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The car was just passing a bus stop, and Zhou Xueqin and her new husband Lu Jingyu were standing there waiting for the bus.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
In a fleeting nce, Yan Zhao saw Zhou Xueqin holding a stack of bonds, talking about something with Lu Jingyu. As the car passed, he heard Lu Jingyu say, "You really are a lucky charm for your husband, everything you buy turns a profit."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"We''ve made a whole five thousand yuan, shall we go to the state-owned department store to buy a spring mattress?" Zhou Xueqin said enthusiastically.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao couldn''t hear what Lu Jingyu said in response.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But he was embracing Zhou Xueqin, smiling brilliantly as they squeezed onto the bus.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
A few days ago, Zhou Xueqin had called Yan Zhao to borrow money, which he didn''t lend. It seems she had made money now.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
This was actually not bad. Zhou Xueqin''s biggest grievance against Yan Zhao was that he didn''t know how to make money. Now that she had found a man who could make money, she wouldn''t keep pestering him to borrow money.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
In the blink of an eye, the car had arrived outside the state-owned department store.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
At this moment, the department store''s loudspeakers were also ying music, still the flirtatious and sweet Hong Kong and Taiwan songs.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Men love to be romantic, women love to be pretty, without knowing it, I fell for you... Want to be charming even with a wife, want to be afraid of getting old even with charm." This was also a song often yed in nightclubs.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Little Liu, stop the car," Yan Zhao suddenly said.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Little Liu thought to himself, no way, the outwardly serious Captain Yan actually likes this kind of coy Hong Kong ent?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Did he ask to stop the car because he likes listening to this kind of song?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Little Liu quickly mmed on the brakes, wanting to ask what was wrong with Captain Yan, but Yan Zhao had already gotten out of the car and walked far away.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Outside the state-owned store, there was arge-scale promotional event for Ximei Mattresses.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Ximei Mattresses, unbreakable even after a thousand hammerings."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Wee everyone toe and hammer the beds, our mattresses can''t be broken even after a thousand hits."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Sure enough, the scene was packed with people, many fighting for a chance to hammer the mattresses.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Who wouldn''t want to take a swing at a five or six thousand yuan spring mattress? Even reporters from the newspaper came to cover this event, and Ximei Furniture Factory even made it into the paper.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
From the department store, there was an endless stream of people carrying mattresses on their shoulders, no longer just the Phoenix Brand, but the locally produced Ximei brand.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao looked up at the big characters of the state-owned department store and stood still.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Zou Jie had promised Chen Men that once they sold ten beds, she would give her one.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao needed to count how many of these thousand-hammer-proof Ximei mattresses had been sold.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
However, after standing at the entrance of the department store for just a moment, as luck would have it, he saw Zhou Xueqin and Lu Jingyu arm in arm, about to enter the store.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"It''s a pity we only made two thousand yuan. If I could get another six thousand, we could make even more."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lu Jingyu said, "This is already very good. You really are a lucky charm for your husband!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yan Zhao''s footsteps faltered: Could she be talking about his six thousand yuan bonus?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0