Chapter 420: The Weight of the World

Because Li Heng's identity as a performer on the Spring Festival Gala was exposed, he could no longer play as he pleased and was forced to sit at the table with the adults.

Forced to participate in chatting with the elders.

Because his ability to spin a yarn was truly top-notch, he even stole the spotlight from his aunt's husband, who held the aura of a department-level cadre, and everyone gathered around him to chat.

Li Heng didn't move, and his peers Wei Xiaozhu and Li Ran didn't move either; after dinner, they remained sitting in the room, drinking tea and listening to everyone chat.

Li Heng's identity as a musician instantly conquered his three younger cousins.

His eldest cousin, Ye Zhiqiu, let her curiosity overcome her sense of strangeness and took several photos with him.

The summer in Jinan was just as hot, and the group chatted until very late before dispersing.

Past 12:00 midnight.

Wei Quan, having just finished a shower, changed into her pajamas, came to the bed, and asked her eldest niece, who was reading a book: "What are you reading?"

Wei Xiaozhu closed the cover, the two characters for "Harvest" being very eye-catching.

Wei Quan asked: "Are you also following *Bai Luyuan*?"

"Yes, I have nothing to do, and seeing that the newspapers are all debating this literary work, I'm just following along to see it," Wei Xiaozhu said.

Wei Quan said: "I'm also following this book."

Hearing this, Wei Xiaozhu asked: "Aunt, what is your evaluation of this book?"

"The level is very high; I'm not qualified to evaluate it."

Wei Quan was a very pragmatic person; feeling she didn't have that kind of strength, she didn't pretend to understand when she didn't, but then added a sentence:

"Your grandfather likes it very much; when chatting with friends a few days ago, he even praised it as a classic of the century."

Wei Xiaozhu asked: "Then how does Grandfather view the sexual content in the book?"

Wei Quan thought for a moment and said: "I highly approve of the evaluation of *Bai Luyuan* by Li Ao on the other side of the strait: the sexual content is the essence; removing it would directly lower the book by a grade. This is an immortal masterpiece no less than *One Hundred Years of Solitude*."

Wei Xiaozhu said: "This news report came out the day before yesterday, right? I saw it too."

Wei Quan nodded: "Your grandfather's view is almost consistent with Mr. Li Ao's. *Bai Luyuan* can only rival world classics if it remains intact. If one were to delete its content according to the views of certain people in the Writers Association, that would truly be breaking its bones and tendons, leaving it crippled."

Similar to her aunt's commentary, there were many such pieces in the newspapers recently, and every literary critique came from a famous expert. Clearly, these literati, scholars, and well-known professors had been won over by *Bai Luyuan* and were spontaneously stepping up for it, not wanting it to fall into the hands of certain people as a handle to suppress the writer "December."

Wei Xiaozhu looked at the cover and, after a long time, asked in confusion: "Many people are exploring who exactly the writer 'December' is. Why, after more than a year, aside from knowing the other party is from Shao City, has no further news been revealed?"

Wei Quan thought and said: "I estimate someone is helping the other party."

Wei Xiaozhu asked: "Are you talking about his teacher, the old Mr. Ba?"

"That should be one aspect, but I don't believe old Mr. Ba alone has such great energy. There should be others exerting force behind the scenes," Wei Quan analyzed.

Chatting for a while about *Bai Luyuan*, the topic between the aunt and niece unknowingly circled back to Li Heng.

Wei Quan suddenly asked: "How is the relationship between Li Heng and Xiao Han?"

Wei Xiaozhu said: "I haven't seen Xiao Han for a while; it should be very good."

Wei Quan asked again: "What about Li Heng and Mai Sui?"

Wei Xiaozhu and Mai Sui had met late and regretted not meeting sooner; their relationship had progressed by leaps and bounds last semester, and they had already become best friends. Naturally, in such matters, she would hide it for her: "Currently, they are just very good friends."

Wei Quan nodded and said: "What a pity."

Wei Xiaozhu tilted her head: "Why is it a pity?"

Wei Quan leaned against the pillow: "Analyzing from my experience as someone who has been there, Mai Sui can accompany him for walks and chats every day at school, putting most of her energy into Li Heng. Clearly, Mai Sui's personal feelings for him have already exceeded the boundaries of friendship. That it hasn't been expressed is likely limited by reasons of ethics and morality."

Hearing this, a scene appeared in Wei Xiaozhu's mind: in a dark corner, the scene of Li Heng and Mai Sui hugging each other and kissing.

Seeing her niece lost in thought, Wei Quan asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Wei Xiaozhu shook her head.

Staring at her eldest niece's incredibly pure face, Wei Quan asked out of the blue: "Do you really not like Li Heng?"

Hearing this, Wei Xiaozhu was between laughter and tears: "After going around in such a big circle, Aunt, you just wanted to ask this, right?"

Wei Quan nodded and shook her head: "Yes, and no. However, from childhood to adulthood, you have rarely been this close to the opposite sex; this is an indisputable fact. And this time, helping Li Heng find his relatives, you asked almost every three days."

Wei Xiaozhu didn't refute: "Mai Sui is my best friend, and another good friend of mine, Dai Qing, has a crush on him. My relationship with him is also fine; there's no reason not to help him."

Wei Quan smiled and teased: "He is a woman's nemesis; he really attracts women."

Wei Xiaozhu agreed with this evaluation very much and remained silent.

After pondering for a long time, Wei Quan said: "Today I saw another side of Li Heng; he is very talented. It's a pity he has a partner; otherwise, Aunt would want to encourage you to be with him."

Wei Xiaozhu put down the book, looking surprised: "You didn't say that last time; you said it's hard for a woman to have happiness if she follows him."

Wei Quan said: "That sentence hasn't changed. However, intuition tells me that Li Heng's achievements may be limitless in the future. As for men, as long as their ability reaches a certain level, a slight loss in private morality is not a big deal; no one dares to make a mountain out of a molehill."

Wei Xiaozhu looked at her aunt with an incredible gaze, as if she were meeting her for the first time.

Wei Quan patted her shoulder: "Don't have that look; when you reach my age, you will slowly become transparent."

After a while, Wei Quan added another sentence: "Aunt is speaking from the heart tonight; it's been a long time since I've seen such an excellent young man as Li Heng, so I said a bit too much. For your personal happiness, you should still keep a considerable distance from him; being friends is fine, but definitely don't get trapped, otherwise, even a god couldn't save you."

Wei Xiaozhu smiled and said: "Is he that godlike?"

Wei Quan held up her index finger and shook it left and right in front of her: "Not a god. Aunt observed today that when you and that Li Ran were chatting with him in the courtyard, your attention was very focused, staring at him without blinking, very engaged. This is a kind of ability he has, being able to make the opposite sex focus on him; over time, it's poison. I guess he is very good at winning a woman's heart."

Wei Xiaozhu recalled the scene today, and it seemed indeed to be the case.

Actually, she had been going back and forth with her aunt, but deep down, she believed her aunt's rhetoric: Li Heng is very good at winning a woman's heart.

Staying in Jinan for two consecutive days.

On the morning of July 13th, Zhao Jing left and returned to Xi'an Jiaotong University; she had an academic conference she had to rush back to attend.

Li Ran, however, stayed behind, following Li Heng's family of three, Tian Wei, and others to Jiangsu, going to the birthplace of the Tian sisters to pay respects to the two sisters' parents and ancestors.

Li Ran helped record the whole process on video. When they returned from the Tian family ancestral grave, she found Li Heng and said: "Li Heng, I'm leaving."

Li Heng asked casually: "Where to?"

Li Ran said: "Let's go back to Qingdao for now. I've memorized your address and phone number; I'll come to Jingcheng to find you around August 10th."

"Done, I'll wait for your news." Li Heng sent her to the car.

Once Li Ran left, Li Heng also sped up his own itinerary. After lunch, he said to Li Jianguo and his wife: "Dad, Mom, I have to go too."

Tian Run'e asked: "Returning to Fudan University?"

Li Heng nodded: "Yes, I have things to do back there. I plan to finish writing the end of *Bai Luyuan*; it's been dragged out for quite a while, and I can't settle my mind while away."

Li Jianguo and Tian Run'e looked at each other; the first thing they thought of was Yu Laoshi Shuheng. With Manzai going over there, nine times out of ten, he would be staying with Yu Laoshi again.

It would be fine if they hadn't seen the two holding hands.

It would be fine if they hadn't seen the two staying in the same room.

There wouldn't be such speculation, but now the couple had no way to pretend they didn't know or deceive themselves.

However, writing was a major matter and also the foundation of Manzai's standing; naturally, the couple wouldn't hold him back.

Tian Run'e asked: "When are you leaving?"

Li Heng said: "Leaving at noon."

Seeing that his determination was set, Tian Run'e didn't say anything more: "After you get there, remember to report your safety to the family."

"Eh, I know." Li Heng responded.

Li Heng left. Li Jianguo and Tian Run'e didn't ask him how he was going. Train or plane? Would anyone be picking him up?

Because these weren't necessary to ask, because there was Yu Laoshi.

Before leaving, Li Heng specifically went to say goodbye to Wei Quan and Wei Xiaozhu, very grateful for their help.

Wei Quan said: "At the end of this month, Xiaozhu and I will also return to school; when you have time, come to Yan Garden to sit."

It seemed Teacher Wei's home was in Yan Garden; Li Heng agreed: "Okay, thank you, Teacher."

Watching Li Heng get into the car to the train station, Tian Run'e, who had returned to her room, lost the composure she had in front of others and said worriedly:

"Jianguo, what should be done about this? On one side, there's still Zijin and the daughter of Secretary Xiao hanging, and on this side, the progress with Yu Laoshi is rapid, a thousand miles in one step."

Li Jianguo suddenly asked: "You don't think much of Yu Laoshi?"

Tian Run'e was stunned and spoke her heart: "Don't think much of her? How could our old Li family be qualified to not think much of her?

Yu Laoshi's appearance, temperament, cultivation, and family background are all top-notch. If Manzai is really with her, he's climbing high."

Li Jianguo also sighed, lit a cigarette, took several puffs, and said: "Yes, let's not talk about Yu Laoshi's extremely excellent personal conditions. Just discussing her background, it's not something we can influence."

What he said was relatively tactful, but the meaning was very clear: Yu Laoshi's background is too strong; we simply can't afford to offend her. Moreover, there was no sign of the son drawing a clear line with Yu Laoshi, so it was even harder to get involved, otherwise, it would end up making them look like outsiders on both sides.

Tian Run'e clapped her hands heavily, paced back and forth in the room, and finally asked: "Then what about Zijin? We half-promised her."

Li Jianguo had a headache; after pondering for a long time, he said: "Like this, after finishing *Bai Luyuan*, we'll find an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with Manzai.

Although our family is small and can't compare to Yu Laoshi's family, Zijin is affectionate and righteous; we must act according to our conscience and can't just watch her suffer grievances."

Li Jianguo's meaning was simple: they had to fight for Zijin and speak a fair word for her. Even if they couldn't change their son's mind in the end, at least the couple had to have an attitude.

This was exactly what Tian Run'e wanted: "Okay. When the time comes, I'll play the bad cop, and you play the good cop; let's coordinate."

Li Jianguo took two more puffs of his cigarette and agreed.

Leaving Lianyungang, Li Heng boarded the train.

He did want to take a plane to save time, but it wasn't convenient in this day and age. Fortunately, it was a sleeper; reading a book and taking a nap made the time pass quickly.

He boarded the train at 12:15 PM and didn't arrive in Shanghai until 2:35 AM, taking a total of 14 hours and 20 minutes.

He originally thought the train station in the middle of the night would be relatively deserted, but he didn't expect to underestimate the longing of the people across the country for Shanghai; even in the middle of the night, it was still bustling.

Li Heng glanced at the red armbands on the platform, listening to them cursing loudly in the Shanghai dialect; he was already used to it and slowly followed the crowd out of the gate.

"Teacher, rushing over in the middle of the night, you've worked hard."

Yu Shuheng was tall, beautiful, and had a rich scholarly temperament; standing in the crowd, she was simply a star in the night sky. No one could ignore her existence, and no one could cover her radiance.

Yu Shuheng nodded at him, reached out to help with the luggage, turned around, and asked while walking out: "Are you hungry?"

"It's okay," Li Heng said.

"It's okay" meant he was a little hungry, but not that hungry, and could still hold out until school.

Yu Shuheng naturally understood his meaning: "Shihe has already cooked, so you can eat when we get back."

"It's so late, she hasn't slept yet?" Arriving outside, Li Heng put the luggage in the trunk and sat in the passenger seat.

Yu Shuheng calculated the time and estimated: "She should be asleep; we can just heat up the dishes when we get there."

"Mm-hmm." Once the Mercedes started, Li Heng felt comfortable, half-slumped in the seat like a master, not wanting to move.

Yu Shuheng glanced at his lazy appearance and asked: "Very tired?"

"Tired, mainly because it's hot as hell." Although he had been reborn for a year and a half, he was still not used to the green-skinned trains of this era and couldn't help but complain.

Driving a few miles forward, Yu Shuheng asked again: "How was finding your relatives?"

"The process was relatively smooth." At the moment, to keep her spirited while driving, Li Heng kept chattering to her, patiently explaining the whole process of finding his relatives.

After listening, Yu Shuheng said: "A 40-year-old department-level official with real power, that can also be considered a limitless future."

"Mm, according to my mom, first bitterness then sweetness; my aunt has a good life." Li Heng recounted his mother's words exactly.

Yu Shuheng said: "Aunt... your mother is about the same, first bitterness then sweetness; with you around, life will be better in the future."

She originally wanted to call her "Aunt" according to his generation, but felt awkward, so she switched to "your mom."

How to put it, she was also Li Heng's teacher; in terms of ethics and morality, she was considered Tian Run'e's peer.

Previously, she felt the identity of "university teacher" was a burden, and now she felt this point even more deeply.

Li Heng noticed the strangeness in Yu Laoshi's tone but pretended not to know, stretched, and boasted: "Who says not, I'm a writer after all."

Yu Shuheng smiled slightly and suddenly asked: "Did you tell your family what you were doing here?"

"To keep the old couple from worrying, I naturally told them," Li Heng said.

Yu Shuheng pondered for a long time and suddenly asked out of the blue: "Knowing you came to Shanghai, what was their reaction?"

This question was weird!

Li Heng turned his head and stared at her profile.

Being stared at by him for a long time, Yu Shuheng felt inexplicably nervous inside, but to avoid giving herself away, she automatically switched to an ice-mountain demeanor.

She looked straight ahead, cold, cold as frost, with a "no strangers allowed" look. It formed a strong contrast with her peerless, beautiful, and breathtaking appearance.

Not to mention, it had a different flavor.

One was focused on driving, the other was staring at her profile without blinking; for a long time, there was silence, and the car was extremely quiet!

After a long while, Li Heng, who had come back to his senses, withdrew his gaze and mocked himself with great self-awareness: "In the eyes of my old father and mother, I, Li, must be that monkey breaking corn, half-hearted, and there is destined to be a struggle session waiting for me later, sigh."

Yu Shuheng's mouth curled up imperceptibly and she said meaningfully: "A monkey breaking corn breaks one and throws one away. You haven't learned the essence of this half-heartedness."

She was attacking and probing again.

Asking if he could be like a monkey and throw away the corn he had already obtained?

Her meaning was already very obvious; as long as he was willing to leave those women, she would take the initiative to resign from her university teacher position.

As for why resign from the teacher position? No need to say it explicitly; everything was in the silence.

Hearing this, Li Heng asked in a low voice: "Break one and throw one away? Then if I meet better corn in the future, should I throw away the current one too?"

Better corn?

Current corn?

Who do they represent respectively?

The trace of a smile that Yu Shuheng had finally managed to accumulate disappeared completely, but she was lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet; she didn't know how to refute it.

She clearly understood the meaning Li Heng was implicitly conveying: he was already like this when she met him; wanting him to change was not very realistic.

The relationship between the two was very subtle now; although a certain layer of window paper had been poked through, she didn't belong to him yet, she wasn't his person. He hadn't made any demands about this either.

The two were currently independent individuals, and neither had the qualification to force the other, but on a spiritual level, they were interconnected.

Falling into silence for the second time, the atmosphere in the car was a bit cold, and as time passed, it was getting colder.

In this state, time flew by, and unknowingly, they entered the Fudan campus and arrived at the alley entrance outside Lushan Village.

Arriving here, Yu Shuheng suddenly turned off the engine and parked in a very quiet corner, then sat in the driver's seat in the dark night without a word, not intending to get out.

She didn't move, and Li Heng didn't move either, looking at the stars in the sky through the car window.

After a long time, when she heard his stomach growling, Yu Shuheng collected her thoughts, opened the car door, and said elegantly: "Let's go."

"Mm."

She took the initiative to offer a ladder, and Li Heng accepted it naturally; after a "mm," he followed her out of the car.

After more than an hour of rushing, it was already past 4:00 AM, and the horizon in the distance was already showing a fish-belly white; it looked like dawn was coming.

In the dim light, the two walked into the alley one after the other, their footsteps on the bluestone panels surprisingly consistent, echoing with a "tada" sound.

The families on both sides of the alley were all in deep sleep. Including the frail Zhou Shihe, who had finished cooking and gone to take a shower and sleep, not waiting for them in agony.

Arriving at the end of the alley, seeing Yu Laoshi take out the key to open the door of the small building at No. 25, Li Heng thought for a moment and followed her in.

Passing through the courtyard and walking into the main room, Yu Shuheng suddenly stopped moving, standing at the doorway with her back to him.

Letting his gaze linger on her back for a few turns, Li Heng closed the door a moment later, took a step forward, then another, and slowly stretched out his hands to place them on both sides of her waist.

Lingering for a while, waiting for a while, and seeing she had no reaction, Li Heng took another step closer, wrapped his hands around her waist and abdomen, pressed his chest against her back, and hugged her tightly in his arms from behind.

At the moment of physical contact, Yu Shuheng's long eyelashes slowly closed, her whole person cooperated by leaning back, and her body gradually softened.

For people whose souls are compatible, sometimes a single ambiguous action is better than a thousand words; after this hug, the ice mountain accumulated in the car suddenly melted and dissolved.

At this moment, silence was better than sound.

Not knowing how long passed, Yu Shuheng said softly: "You smell like the train; go take a shower first, Teacher will heat up the food for you."

At the word "Teacher," Li Heng knew the timing was about right, let her go, and said: "Okay, I'll come over in a while."

Yu Shuheng nodded and opened her eyes.

Leaving the small building at No. 25, Li Heng stopped in the middle of the alley to look at the small building at No. 27, then turned his head to look at the small building at No. 24, then found the key in his bag, opened the courtyard door, and walked in.

Passing the ginkgo tree, he specifically took a look, but the light was too dim to see clearly, so he could only give up for the time being, thinking about waiting until dawn to talk about it.

Having been away for more than 10 days, the house was covered in a layer of dust, which made Li Heng miss Mai Sui immensely; if she were here, this dust would have no place to stay at all.

Fortunately, the clothes were all gathered in the cabinet and were still clean, and fortunately, the bed and sofa were all covered with gauze, so there was no need to replace them later; just lifting the gauze would make them usable.

Finding a change of clothes, Li Heng spent less than 10 minutes in the shower room before appearing again at the small building at No. 25, fresh and clean.

At this time, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, heated up, were placed on the dining table, with a cup of tea placed beside them.

But Yu Laoshi was gone.

Li Heng looked around, and finally, his gaze landed on the shower room; light was shining out from inside, and there was a faint sound of splashing water.

In just an instant, several images appeared in his mind: the image of her changing clothes, the image of himself hugging her, the images that had happened in the night at his hometown...

The peaks were tall and beautiful, making one linger and forget to return.

Li Heng, who hadn't tasted meat for a full 20 days, couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart at the thought of these.

Sin! Sin!

Withdrawing his gaze with difficulty from the frosted glass door of the shower room, Li Heng muttered a few "sins" in his heart, then forced himself to calm down, went to the kitchen to scoop a bowl of rice, sat at the dining table, and started eating in big mouthfuls.

Zhou Shihe's craftsmanship was truly good; every bite was an enjoyment.

After a while, Yu Shuheng, having finished her shower, walked over, and while wiping her hair with a dry towel, sat to the side and watched him eat.

Li Heng had food in his mouth and asked vaguely: "Teacher, aren't you eating?"

Yu Shuheng shook her head: "Not hungry, I ate something before leaving for the train station."

"Then I won't be polite; I'm sweeping all three dishes clean," Li Heng said, feeling satisfied.

Yu Shuheng smiled.

Because he was too hungry and the food was delicious, damn it! He really finished the two meat dishes and one vegetable dish in one go and ate two big bowls of rice.

Seeing him stand up to leave, Yu Shuheng followed him to the doorway.

Li Heng asked: "Teacher, we've been delayed so long tonight, aren't you going to rest for a while now?"

Yu Shuheng said: "I'm going to sleep at your place."

Li Heng looked at her, his eyes unreadable.

Seeing this, Yu Shuheng leaned in with a smile, her fullness sticking tightly to his chest, and breathed like an orchid in his ear: "Little boy, what are you thinking about?"

Li Heng, who hadn't tasted meat for a long time, almost broke his defense because of this sentence; smelling the faint woman's scent and feeling the softness in front of his chest, Li Heng took a deep breath: "Teacher, don't mess around."

Yu Shuheng remained unmoved, her deep eyes like an abyss black hole, pitch-black and shining, just staring at his eyes like that. For a moment, her thighs clamped unconsciously, tempting him to commit a crime.

Just this one move, and Li Heng felt a jolt all over, the fuse directly ignited.

Looking at each other, looking at this face that was beautiful enough to make one's heart palpitate, Li Heng, forced to ignite like a volcano, could no longer hold back; at a certain moment, he reached out his hands as if possessed, wanting to pick her up horizontally and carry her to the sofa.

Yu Shuheng seemed to have anticipated his move, stepped back with a smile, dodged his attack in time, and then, under his gaze, closed the door. And from inside the door came an unfathomable light laugh.

The laughter wasn't loud, but the lingering charm was enough; his soul was almost hooked out.

Li Heng knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.

He knocked on the door again, and there were footsteps leaving inside, going up to the second floor with a "ceng ceng ceng."

Damn it, if you have the ability, don't run! Don't escape! Come on! Let's break the jar and hurt each other!

Cursing and swearing, Li Heng, still feeling lingering fear, returned to the small building at No. 26.

Returning to the bedroom and lying on the bed, his whole body was surging with hot blood, completely ignited by Yu Laoshi; clearly his body was a bit sleepy, but his spirit was full, and all sleepiness was gone.

Well, actually, it couldn't all be counted as being ignited by Yu Laoshi.

A few days ago in the fruit forest, on the bed in Mai Sui's hometown, he had been invisibly stimulated by Mai Sui twice.

They say quantitative change leads to qualitative change; Mai Sui twice, Yu Laoshi just teased once, the accumulation of three times before and after had nowhere to be released, which led to his evil thought of wanting to carry Yu Laoshi to the sofa just now.

Really, really!

First there was Mai Sui, whose inner charm attribute was exploding, and then there was the charming Yu Laoshi; his intense desire was completely induced, and he was about to lose his mind.

If it wasn't Yu Laoshi in the room, his body was about to explode, and he had the urge to smash the door.

But the remaining reason warned him that the consequences of smashing the door were very serious.

Either marry her, only marry her; there was no extra path to choose.

Suddenly, a figure popped into his mind; she had kissed him all over twice, and the feeling she brought was unprecedented, very novel, very exciting! This was something his three wives couldn't do at all.

Su Daji...

Thinking of this great Qingyi, Li Heng did a carp roll and sat up.

Is she in Shanghai?

Should I go find her now?

No sooner said than done, Li Heng got out of bed, put on his shoes, and rushed toward the hallway.

But just as he got to the first floor, he stopped abruptly.

At this moment, two voices were fighting in his mind:

One voice told him: You only went to find her because you wanted to vent your desire; this is a trampling on her, a disrespect to her.

And the other voice sneered: Heh! Why did you establish a relationship in the first place? Wasn't it for that bit of business in bed? Isn't the deepest impression she gives you that she knows how to cooperate with you? Knows how to accommodate and please you? Have you forgotten how excited you were when you were on her? What kind of gentleman are you pretending to be now?

The first voice said: That was before; back then there was no emotional foundation, so naturally, you could do whatever you wanted. Can it be the same now? Now she is your woman, which you have already accepted; don't be too low-class, okay.

The other voice seduced: Men and women, besides emotion, isn't it just that bit of broken business of love? What? Do you want to be a monk, chant Buddha, and eat vegetarian food? Go, go, go! Charge, charge, charge! That's it.

After about 10 minutes, Li Heng left the small building at No. 26 and left Lushan Village.

However, he didn't go to call the great Qingyi, nor did he go directly to her new home in Yang Pu, but ran laps around the playground.

What to do if the spirit is too excited?

Then find a way to disperse it, make yourself tired.

Running about 11 or 12 laps, his anger gradually disappeared, and his mind was no longer floating; at this point, Li Heng decisively went home to take a shower and sleep.

This time, he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, sleeping very soundly.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already past noon.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Yu Laoshi, who had woken him up; at this time, her scholarly temperament was rich, her demeanor was dignified, and every gesture showed a noble and elegant charm, making one unable to give birth to a heart of blasphemy.

How could this be connected to the bewitching monster look from the early morning?

Looking at the woman in front of him, Li Heng was lost for a moment; did that clamp in the morning really come from her? Wasn't it his illusion?

Seeing him staring at her fixedly, Yu Shuheng smiled elegantly and spoke unhurriedly: "What are you thinking about?"

As soon as she spoke, Li Heng's hanging heart finally fell; Yu Laoshi was still that Yu Laoshi, a fairy in the sky during the day, occasionally playing a devil at night, hot and cold, switching freely, with a huge contrast.

Seeing him relax, Yu Shuheng said: "Just received a call from Li Wang; she will be over in a while, you get up and tidy up."

"Li Wang?" Li Heng unconsciously lifted the quilt, but the next second he slammed the quilt back down.

The soaring wish-fulfilling golden cudgel appeared in a flash; the two looked at each other for a moment, both pretending not to see it.

Yu Shuheng told him: "In the last few days, Li Wang has called often; she should have important matters to find you for."

After speaking, she turned and left the bedroom, not dragging her feet at all.

Li Heng lifted the quilt again to look; damn, this capital is enough, humph, entering one-third of the pit can make people's souls fly away, specializing in collecting demons and monsters, specializing in curing disobedience.

After boasting to himself, after getting up, he rarely did work; he did a big cleaning upstairs and downstairs, inside and out, taking nearly two hours to finish.

Before he had time to catch his breath, Li Wang really came, full of joy.

"Li Heng, why are you all wet? Why don't you go change your clothes?"

"Just finished cleaning, Cousin, pour yourself some water."

After showering and drinking tea, Li Wang stated the purpose of her visit, bringing him several pieces of good news.

The first good news is that the Sports Commission agreed to the sponsorship of Anta Shoe Industry; after testing the Anta sample shoes, it was finally decided that all participating athletes attending the Seoul Olympics would uniformly wear Anta sports shoes.

After reading the contract signed between the Sports Commission and Anta Shoe Industry, Li Heng was so happy he almost jumped up.

The second good news is that the construction of the shoe factory has entered the second stage, and the outline of the plan has taken shape. Although many places are still relatively rough, it no longer affects basic production and business activities.

Li Heng asked: "Has the material supply problem been completely solved?"

Li Wang replied: "Part of it is provided by Jinjiang and Wenzhou, and part is imported from Xiangjiang and the other side of the strait.

Although imported materials are not cheap, if we can achieve a good start, then everything is not a problem. We can even take this opportunity to establish our own R&D center and laboratory to research new technologies and new materials such as shock absorption, sweat absorption, perspiration, and three-proof functions, etc. Preparing for future market competition."

Li Heng highly agreed with this suggestion.

The third good news is that, according to his instructions, Li Wang signed 10 athletes as brand ambassadors at an extremely low price.

However, only three of them can win the championship this year: gymnast Lou Yun, table tennis singles player Chen Jing, and 10-meter platform diver Xu Yanmei.

Signing 10 people and hitting 3 Olympic champions, the probability is 30%, not high; it shouldn't arouse suspicion from the outside world, right?

Li Heng calculated in his heart and then asked: "Didn't take down Li Ning?"

Li Wang shook her head, looking a bit unhappy: "Met 3 times; the other party either asked for an exorbitant price or expressed that they were focusing on preparing for the Olympics, with no sincerity at all."

Li Heng nodded, with no big waves in his heart; business is business, anyway, going to sign Li Ning was just a cover, he didn't care much, and comforted her:

"It's okay, I believe some of these 10 people will definitely win the championship; when the time comes, whoever wins the championship, we will put their endorsement advertisement on CCTV."

At this point, he asked: "Did you take down the CCTV advertisement?"

Li Wang happily indicated: "Taken down. Not only CCTV, but also the advertisements for Shanghai TV and Guangdong TV; the time slots are all after the *CCTV News*."

Li Heng secretly praised: "Ho! Isn't this what is commonly known as the golden advertising slot in later generations? In this day and age, there are competitors for commercial advertising, but they are not very strong; every industry is crossing the river by feeling the stones, letting them pick up a big bargain."

However, Li Heng knew that this kind of bargain couldn't be picked up many times; once other businessmen saw the huge benefits brought by advertising, high-price competition would follow.

Li Heng asked one more question: "Why didn't you take down the Beijing TV one?"

Guangdong, Shanghai, and Beijing have always been the three major economic leaders in the country; with limited funds, advertising investment naturally prioritizes these three places.

Li Wang spread her hands: "No money."

Then she added: "CCTV is in the north, so in the case of insufficient funds, I weighed it and prioritized Shanghai and Guangdong."

Li Heng agreed with this idea and asked: "Do you want me to support some more money? Consider it a loan."

Li Wang hesitated for a moment, then refused: "Not for now; our scale is relatively small, and investing too much production capacity can't keep up. I still pin my hopes on this big explosion to build our brand reputation, so there will be more funds to expand production and expand distribution channels."

Seeing her insist, Li Heng didn't talk about borrowing money anymore, but instead discussed the distribution channels with her for an hour or so.

Due to time and funding constraints, currently, except for opening direct-operated stores in Shanghai, other places can only occupy the national market by recruiting agents.

When the opportunity matures in the future, Anta Shoe Industry's ultimate goal is to adopt a parallel model of direct operation and distribution, aiming to deeply cultivate channels while taking into account flexibility and control.

In the future, for core cities in the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regions, and provincial capitals, as well as the high-end brand li-heng, a direct-operation model will be directly adopted to increase the enterprise's control over the market to ensure brand image and service quality.

As for third- and fourth-tier cities, the market coverage will be expanded and costs reduced through a distributor network.

The three pieces of news brought Li Heng a huge surprise; after the two discussed, Li Heng followed Li Wang to Pudong.

Having been busy for several months, investing hundreds of thousands, and even shamelessly using Huang Zhaoyi's relationship to settle the Sports Commission, signing a comprehensive partnership agreement with the Sports Commission for the Chinese Olympic Games. Taking advantage of the summer vacation, Li Heng finally appeared at his factory like a big boss, participating in factory construction and production and business activities.

In high spirits and full of energy, Li Heng didn't return to Lushan Village for several days, temporarily putting aside writing and the pure music album, observing, directing, holding meetings, and making suggestions inside and out during the day, and after work, eating and chatting with shoe factory employees, drawing big cakes for them, and instilling chicken soup for the soul.

Not to mention, the employees who had never been exposed to "success studies" were truly hot-headed about this big boss who blew cowhide without a draft; Li Heng used his experience from later generations to give them a reassurance without much effort, completely stabilizing the morale.

Looking at the factory area style that was completely different from before, Li Wang smiled and sighed:

"Li Heng, if you lived in the United States, you could completely run for congressman and president just by relying on this mouth of yours. I don't know who you learned it from? I was listening to it on the stage and it was brainwashing."

Pfft! Congressman and president, how can they be as fragrant as a literati!

People have their own aspirations; Li Heng didn't yearn for these at all, just wanted to earn some money, earn some fame, and in the future, sleep a few sleeps with his head held high, satisfied without being constrained by anyone.

July 17th.

After 9:00 AM, Li Heng had just finished the production planning meeting when a secretary came over and told him: "Boss, someone outside is looking for you."

This secretary's surname is Guo, wearing a white shirt, suit pants, and high-heeled sandals; this is someone Li Wang brought over from Xiangjiang, with strong ability.

According to Li Wang's rhetoric, Secretary Guo will be the candidate for the board secretary of Anta Shoe Industry Group in the future, but the business has just started, so she is wronged to be a secretary for now.

Li Heng asked: "Who is it?"

Secretary Guo reported: "It's a Miss surnamed Yu, driving a Mercedes."

Yu Laoshi?

Li Heng pointed to the meeting materials on the table: "You help me tidy up."

Secretary Guo nodded, stepped aside, and after he hurried away, entered the door to organize the materials one by one.

Quickly arriving at the first-floor factory building, Li Heng saw Yu Shuheng, who was looking around, at a glance.

He went over to greet her: "Teacher."

Yu Shuheng turned around, scanned him back and forth twice, and asked: "Are you done here?"

"The deployments that should be made have been deployed; it's about done," Li Heng said.

Yu Shuheng glanced at the dozens of workers busy on the production line again, then walked toward the door: "If you're done, come back to school with me; Shihe and I are both waiting for you for the album."

"Eh, okay."

Li Heng responded, then found Li Wang, explained some things, and walked out.

On the way, Yu Shuheng drove with concentration.

Li Heng was still immersed in the factory matters, filtering which places had flaws? Which places could be improved again?

Leaving Pudong and entering the Yang Pu area, Yu Shuheng said the first sentence after getting in the car: "How much money do you want to earn in the future?"

This sentence was a bit abrupt, but Li Heng understood the meaning behind her words: "This is hard to say; the times are always changing. Today's 1 million might be very valuable, but maybe in 5 or 10 years it won't be worth mentioning. How much money do I want to earn? I haven't thought about it; as long as it can guarantee my freedom."

The word "freedom" hit Yu Shuheng's heart directly.

She understood that it was precisely because the two families were not equal that he was slow to break through the final threshold and boundary with her.

After a long silence, she asked: "Does Teacher need to help you?"

She used "Teacher" instead of "I," aiming to express her fair and just position, not interfering with his freedom.

Li Heng didn't think much and tactfully refused: "Teacher, if you get involved, it will be parallel lines racing."

Yu Shuheng was thoughtful, and then a warm smile appeared on her face: "Okay, little boy, Teacher respects you."

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