[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-1987-my-era":3,"chapter-1987-my-era-1987-my-era-chapter-709":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","1987: My Era",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2259869,4409,"Chapter 709","1987-my-era-chapter-709",709,"\u003Cp>When the two arrived at Anta Sports, Li Wang had already been waiting at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Mercedes come to a stop, Li Wang hurried over to help Li Heng open the door. “I’ve been praying day and night for your arrival—had you not shown up, I thought your car had broken down on the road.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng explained: “I slept in this morning and only just got up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I see,” Li Wang said, turning to Yu Shuheng with warm greeting: “Miss Yu, good morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng smiled and nodded: “Good morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief exchange, the three entered the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang asked: “Shall we head to the office for tea and rest first, or would you like a tour of the premises?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng said: “I haven’t stretched my limbs yet—let’s walk around first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” Li Wang said, taking on the role of guide, leading them through the factory while explaining Anta Sports’ latest achievements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, due to overwhelming demand, they’d built a new factory; or which new materials had been perfected in the lab; or which new best-selling shoe models had been launched, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang was deeply invested in this business and could recount every detail of the factory with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After touring three large factories, Li Heng asked: “How many people does the company have now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang replied: “Including management, a total of 2,819.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng was silently astonished—he’d been busy with his new book, “Dust Settles,” in the first half of the year, then spent the summer in Dongting Lake and Jingcheng, and hadn’t visited in a while; he hadn’t expected Anta Sports to have grown to this scale, with employees more than doubled from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang explained: “Several batches were newly hired in the past six months just to meet production demands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She added: “Market demand is enormous and supply can’t keep up. Even after training the last group of workers, we’ll still need to hire more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng nodded repeatedly and requested: “Take me to the R&D center.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure, follow me,” Li Wang turned and led them toward the R&D center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The R&D center was located in the southwest corner of the factory grounds, where security was extremely strict—factory rules forbade ordinary personnel from entering this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the familiar old faces, many new ones had appeared; seeing a group gathered discussing new materials, Li Heng drifted over to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about twenty minutes, he quietly asked: “Where did you find this guy in the blue shirt? He’s impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sharp eye—he’s a senior talent I recruited from the U.S. at great cost. His name is Chen Hua, and he brought a seven-person team with him,” Li Wang said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng asked: “All from Hong Kong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang said: “Chen Hua is from Hong Kong. Li Xi met him while studying in the U.S. and introduced him to me. His team includes one Malaysian, one Singaporean Chinese, one Japanese woman, and the other four are from Hong Kong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng observed the group for a moment, listened a while longer, then moved on to the next stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wandered and paused for over two hours, returning to the office at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang poured tea for the two, then summoned the company’s finance officer and handed him several financial reports for review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng accepted the reports without ceremony, sipping tea as he examined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, when he co-founded an overseas training institute with Yang Ying, he had personally overseen finance—he was familiar with it. Knowing the company’s sales for the past eight months had broken 300 million, he was thrilled yet scrutinized every detail carefully, asking the finance officer directly whenever something puzzled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng, Li Wang, and the finance officer made no interruption, quietly sipping tea and waiting, without a single word of chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after over forty minutes did he set down the reports and say cheerfully: “Good, good—you’ve worked hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few simple words were the highest praise he could offer as the boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the finance officer, who had just been grilled several times, felt an unexpected wave of relief upon hearing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wang signaled the finance officer to leave, then checked his watch. “The assistant has gone to the airport to pick up Li Xi—she should be arriving soon. Brother, Miss Yu, please sit. I’ll step outside to check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng stood up: “It’s been a long time since I last saw my eldest cousin—I’ll go with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yu Shuheng followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, a supervisor stopped Li Wang with an urgent matter; after hearing the details, Li Wang reluctantly followed him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the person left, Li Heng asked Yu Shuheng: “Teacher, what do you think of Anta Sports?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng stared at the “li-heng” shoe logo hanging high in the factory and replied objectively: “In just one and a half years, to grow a company to this scale and level—your young cousin’s ability is unquestionable. But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng pressed: “But what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng said: “She still lacks the seasoned composure of Wang Ye. The company’s management structure is incomplete, and its regulations have loopholes. But since the company is currently in a phase of explosive growth, these issues are temporarily masked by its achievements. Once the company enters a stable phase, these hidden problems will inevitably surface.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng nodded—he’d noticed these too. “Wang Ye managed The Ming Pao independently in Hong Kong for seven years—he’s a seasoned executive. My young cousin can’t match him in such a short time. But I have faith in her. When she has time, I’ll find a chance to talk with her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng agreed, smiling toward the entrance: “Li Xi is here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Heng turned toward the factory gate and saw Li Xi stepping out of a car, dressed in a suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately walked over, grinning: “Elder cousin, it’s been so long—I’ve missed you terribly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi’s belly was beginning to show; she sized him up from head to toe, then praised: “It’s been a while, brother—you’ve grown even more refined and handsome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng grinned wider, then introduced the two women: “This is Teacher Yu—you’ve met her before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi extended her hand to Yu Shuheng: “Teacher Yu, hello. Thank you for always looking after Li Heng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng smiled and shook her hand: “I’m his teacher—it’s my duty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng interjected: “Teacher? She’ll be my wife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi’s eyes widened; she glanced between him and Teacher Yu, her gaze shifting back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng hadn’t expected the young man to say such a thing in front of others—her heart swelled with sweetness, and all the grievances she’d endured over the years suddenly felt worth it. She was deeply moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t think this remark was random—Li Heng was quietly comforting Teacher Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’d slept with Mai Sui last night—and Teacher Yu had found out. No matter how broad-minded or generous she was, she was still a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman would inevitably mind if her beloved slept with another woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would inevitably feel a little jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Li Heng and Mai Sui’s affair had happened right under her nose, it was even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, as a seasoned player in romantic affairs, Li Heng knew exactly how to seize the moment and slip Teacher Yu a silent boost of reassurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief exchange, the three entered the office, drank tea, chatted, and waited for Li Wang to return under the air conditioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi asked Li Heng: “Brother, did you go back to your hometown this summer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng replied: “Yes, I stayed there for about a week. Elder sister, are you thinking of going back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi nodded: “Before I left Hong Kong, your uncle told me something—he dreamed of your great-grandfather and others. Great-grandfather appeared in the dream saying the ancestral tomb was leaking wind and water and had no money for upkeep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your uncle’s suggestion is that you and your younger sister return home to discuss with your uncle and repair the Li family ancestral tomb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng was stunned: “Leaking wind and water? That shouldn’t be—it was just repaired last year by my father, and new stone steles were erected. What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi was equally confused; they stared at each other for a long while. Finally, she spoke: “I’ll call your uncle later and have him speak directly with your uncle to find out what’s really wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng asked: “Does your uncle have my father’s contact in Jingcheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi said: “Your younger sister has it—she gave it to him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng added: “Could it be a feng shui issue?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1452,"2026-06-19T15:27:37.732Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9200bdcf07f3a230a92f7cc00cbe47943581e8d305cc006faffc40458e61e2d6","1987-my-era-chapter-710","1987-my-era-chapter-708",713,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002F1987-my-era-cover.jpg"]