Chapter 78: Sister-in-law, please stay your steps

Seeing Ning Weiguo's attitude, Ning Weidong understood what was going on.

Ning Weiguo did not want to take advantage of his younger brother; in other words, in Ning Weiguo's eyes, Li Peihang's favor and gratitude were not worth much.

Ning Weidong said, "Then I'll go myself. By the way, Brother, where do they live?"

Ning Weiguo gave him an address and couldn't help but smile as he watched Ning Weidong call for Ning Wei and head out in a rush.

Wang Yuzhen, standing to the side, was also somewhat moved; Ning Weidong's growth during this period was visible to the naked eye.

To be able to discover a situation that could change Li Peihang's fate in advance this time was not entirely a matter of luck.

After leaving the house, Ning Weidong first told Ning Wei to go back, as Ning Wei was not needed for what was to come.

He rode his bicycle himself, following the address Ning Weiguo had just given him, straight to Li Peihang's home.

It was nearly nine o'clock, the pedestrians on the road were sparse, and the north wind whistled past from the side, as if it wanted to flip the bicycle over.

Ning Weidong pedaled his bicycle, heading west out of Fuchengmen, and as he neared the Red Star Factory area, there was a residential complex there, which were the Cadre buildings the Manager had just built in the last two years.

A large courtyard was enclosed by a wall, and although the area inside was not small, there were only six buildings, and the landscaping in the flower beds downstairs was quite beautiful.

Ning Weidong arrived downstairs at Building No. 3.

Although the courtyard was enclosed, there was no guard at the main gate.

Calling them Cadre buildings was just for the middle management of the factory; it wasn't that exaggerated.

Ning Weidong parked his bicycle and looked up, guessing which window was Li Peihang's home.

He then ducked into the unit entrance and followed the stairs up to the third floor.

The entrance door to Li Peihang's home was covered in galvanized sheet metal with a snowflake pattern, and when knocked on by hand, the sound was exceptionally loud.

A woman inside asked, "Who is it?"

Ning Weidong said, "I am Ning Weidong, I have something to discuss with Brother Li."

The woman inside did not respond, but a moment later, footsteps were heard, followed by a "click," and the door was opened from the inside.

"Weidong~" Li Peihang was wearing a sweater and long johns, and said with a smile, "It really is you!"

"Brother Li." Ning Weidong nodded in greeting and took the opportunity to squeeze inside.

Li Peihang stepped back and let him into the room.

Li Peihang's home was very clean, and the floor was unusually paved with ceramic tiles.

Ning Weidong stood at the entrance without going further in, looked at the woman behind Li Peihang, and said with a smile, "This must be Sister-in-law, right~ Do I need to change into slippers?"

The woman was very beautiful, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and was taken aback by what Ning Weidong said, hurriedly saying "Sorry" as she went to the shoe cabinet nearby to get slippers.

Li Peihang introduced, "Xiao Zhi, this is Weiguo's younger brother."

Wang Yazhi knew of Ning Weiguo, and looking at Ning Weidong's brows and eyes, they were indeed biological brothers.

She smiled and squatted down to set out the slippers.

Ning Weidong said thank you, changed into the slippers, and entered, saying with a serious face, "Brother Li, it's late at night, and I shouldn't have disturbed you and Sister-in-law, but I have a situation that I must report to you."

Seeing that Ning Weidong had come empty-handed, Li Peihang knew he hadn't come to give gifts.

Moreover, given Ning Weidong's situation, there was no need to be hypocritical or try to curry favor; Ning Weidong was a part of a transaction, not someone begging for charity.

Furthermore, even if he were to give a gift, the timing and method would be wrong.

Even if Ning Weidong didn't understand, Ning Weiguo wouldn't let him be so reckless.

Since Ning Weidong was able to find his way here, he must have gotten the address from Ning Weiguo.

Li Peihang was even more curious about what situation Ning Weidong had to report.

But he was somewhat shrewd and didn't rush to speak, ushering Ning Weidong into the study.

Wang Yazhi brewed two cups of tea before Li Peihang asked about the specific situation.

Ning Weidong said, "Brother Li, after getting off work today, I inadvertently saw Lu Zhou go to..." blah blah blah, omitting Ning Wei, Ning Weidong spoke directly from his own first-person perspective, picking and choosing some details to share.

Hearing that Lu Zhou was looking for Xu Jinshan, Li Peihang's expression changed.

Lu Zhou was not important; what was important was the person behind Lu Zhou.

He had originally thought that with the Liu Xinwen matter in the past, the factory could be peaceful for a while.

After all, with one incident after another, Wang Guoqiang also had leadership responsibility.

But he had still underestimated the situation of the struggle, and also underestimated Wang Kaifeng's determination to move up.

He turned to look at Ning Weidong again, feeling secretly fortunate.

Ning Weidong was truly a lucky general to have discovered the movements over there in advance.

Li Peihang stood up, paced the room twice quickly, and said with a gloomy face, "Good for you, Wang Kaifeng!"

As an old rival, Li Peihang understood Wang Kaifeng better than anyone else; after hearing what Ning Weidong said, he immediately thought of Wang Kaifeng.

Generally speaking, a matter like Xu Jinshan's was too small for Wang Guoqiang and Li Weibing to personally inquire about.

Besides, Li Weibing had also said last time that the factory needed to stabilize after this, which was the shared attitude of him and Wang Guoqiang.

Now that Lu Zhou was acting in opposition to this, it was ten to one an unauthorized action by Wang Kaifeng.

Ning Weidong watched from the side without interrupting or offering ideas.

His main purpose in coming this time was to tip him off; anything else would be gilding the lily.

As for helping someone to the end and directly solving the problem for Li Peihang, that would be a thankless task.

Ning Weidong's positioning was never to do the "dirty work."

Not to mention whether Ning Weidong could do it well, even Li Peihang wouldn't dare to hand "dirty work" over to him.

Unless Li Peihang wanted to fall out with Ning Weiguo.

Furthermore, Ning Weidong was not someone he could fully trust; Li Peihang could not possibly put his own leverage into Ning Weidong's hands.

Looking at Ning Weidong again, Li Peihang went over and grasped Ning Weidong's hand: "Brother Weidong, great kindness needs no thanks; I have kept this in my heart."

Ning Weidong said, "Brother Li, you are being too formal; you are my brother's close friend, just like my own brother."

Li Peihang pursed his lips and patted Ning Weidong on the shoulder.

Ning Weidong stood up and said, "Brother Li, this matter is of great importance, so I won't take up any more of your time."

Li Peihang nodded; although he kept a straight face, he was actually anxious, and he called out, "Yazhi, see Weidong out. I need to make a phone call to Third Uncle."

Ning Weidong came out of the study, and Wang Yazhi was already outside; she did not know what had happened to make Li Peihang so anxious.

At the door, Ning Weidong put on his cotton-padded shoes, turned back, and said, "Sister-in-law, please stay here, I'll be going now."

Wang Yazhi nodded and watched Ning Weidong go down the stairs; worried about Li Peihang's reaction just now, she hurriedly closed the door and went back, and as soon as she reached the door of the study, she saw Li Peihang hanging up the phone with a look of annoyance.

She hurriedly asked, "Peihang, what happened?"

Li Peihang looked solemn; he had just been scolded by Li Weibing again.

Before, when he let Xu Jinshan escape, he had been scolded severely by Li Weibing, but he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Xu Jinshan should have earned quite a lot over these years, so even if he ran to another place and lived under an assumed name from now on, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But now, even that glimmer of hope no longer existed.

If Wang Kaifeng really found Xu Jinshan first... Li Peihang dared not imagine the consequences.

Taking a deep breath, Li Peihang grabbed his wife's hand, patted the back of it, and comforted her, "It's nothing~ don't worry, I will handle it."

(End of this chapter)