Chapter 1593: The Role of Cigarettes

At the Jiangzhou Flour General Factory, the bell for the end of the shift had just rung, and groups of employees were walking toward the cafeteria.

Bu Fanglan had just turned twenty after the New Year. The girl was pretty, and she wasn't short; she was also famous for being beautiful at the Flour General Factory.

Last year, she started dating a college student who had just been assigned to the factory. After only half a year, both sides met their parents and set the wedding date for May 1st this year.

Finding a college student boyfriend who was also good-looking, Bu Fanglan was happy inside, and a smile would hang on her face every day. It was just that for the month or so from before the New Year to after the New Year, she hadn't smiled.

Beside her, a tall and handsome young man was her boyfriend, Hu Lin. He would glance at his girlfriend from time to time, his brows furrowing occasionally, looking like he was also burdened with worries.

The two entered the cafeteria, found a seat, and Hu Lin said: "You sit here and occupy the seat, I'll go get the food."

Bu Fanglan nodded without speaking.

Soon Hu Lin returned with two trays: "These are all things you like to eat."

Bu Fanglan took the tray, placed it in front of her, picked up a spoon, and ate.

Hu Lin was a bit absent-minded, eating one bite after another, looking at Bu Fanglan with a look of wanting to speak but stopping.

The two had been silent the whole time. People who knew them originally wanted to greet them, but seeing this situation, they all thought this young couple was arguing, so no one disturbed them.

"Hu Lin!" At this moment, a man of thirty-seven or thirty-eight walked over.

"Chang Kezhang!" Hu Lin hurriedly stood up.

This man was Gao He, the Chang Kezhang of the Technical Quality Section of the Flour General Factory, and he was Hu Lin's direct superior.

"Are you finished eating?"

"Finished!" It was clear that something was up, so even if he hadn't finished, Hu Lin had to finish.

"Let's go!" Gao He said: "The factory director is looking for you for something, he wants you to go to his office."

"The factory director is looking for me?"

Hu Lin was stunned, but didn't dare to ask again. He turned back and said to Bu Fanglan.

"I'm going over, you can go back to the workshop after you finish eating."

"Okay!" Bu Fanglan agreed.

Gao He also saw that the atmosphere between the two was wrong, and only asked after leaving the restaurant: "Did you argue with Xiao Bu?"

"No!" Hu Lin shook his head: "I don't know what's going on. Since New Year's Day, she has been unhappy. I always feel she has something on her mind. I asked twice and she didn't say, and when I asked again, she got angry."

"Young girls, it's normal to have some things on their minds." Gao He said with a smile: "You have to coax her well, just make her happy."

Hu Lin smiled bitterly and didn't continue on this topic: "Chang Kezhang, what is the factory director looking for me for?"

Gao He tilted his head and glanced at Hu Lin, but didn't answer, instead asking: "Do you know Zhou Andong?"

"Zhou Andong?" Hu Lin felt his brain wasn't enough: "How did it get to Zhou Andong again? I know him, he doesn't know me."

Gao He also felt that it was impossible for this kid to have any relationship with Zhou Andong. Otherwise, as a college student, with Zhou Andong as a strong backer, how could he be assigned to their factory.

It wasn't to say that the flour factory was bad, but looking at it now, the efficiency of the flour factory was quite good. But if one could choose a public institution, no one would come to an enterprise.

If Gao He really had this relationship with Zhou Andong, wanting to go to any department would really be just one word from Zhou Andong. Even if he didn't go to a public institution, going to the Yugong Group would be better than coming to the flour factory.

Although he didn't want to admit it, besides giving Gao He an establishment, the flour factory had nothing else, and it really couldn't compare to the Yugong Group. Sometimes, he was very envious of the winery employees.

"It's Zhou Andong looking for you." Gao He said jokingly: "I thought you knew him, and I was thinking of flattering you, so that when you become successful, don't forget me, your old leader."

Hu Lin said incredulously: "Zhou Andong is looking for me?"

Gao He nodded: "He's in the factory director's office, specifically asking for you."

Hu Lin's heart suddenly became uneasy. He arrived at the factory office, and Gao He just patted him on the shoulder without saying anything else.

He arrived outside the factory director's office alone, and heard the factory director's hearty laughter inside.

"This is what you said, I'll just wait for you to treat me to a drink."

"Although I'm relatively poor, treating you to a drink is definitely no problem, and drink whatever you want."

Then another voice came, Hu Lin guessed that this should be Zhou Andong.

Hu Lin didn't know what Zhou Andong was looking for him for. The two were really unrelated, which made his heart more and more uneasy.

Standing at the door of the office, he took a deep breath, then raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Come in!" The factory director's voice came from inside.

Hu Lin pushed the door and walked in. Besides the factory director, there were two other people in the office, one of whom was Zhou Andong, whom he recognized at a glance.

As for the other one, he was about fifty years old, but he hadn't seen him.

"Factory Director, are you looking for me?"

"It's not me looking for you." The factory director said with a smile: "It's Chairman Zhou who has something to do with you."

"Chairman Zhou, hello."

Hu Lin reached out to shake hands with Zhou Andong. Although he was still a bit uneasy, he was a college student after all, and his psychological quality was still there.

"Hello!" Zhou Andong took out a cigarette from his pocket: "Do you smoke?"

Hu Lin nodded and took the cigarette Zhou Andong handed him.

Zhou Andong took out his lighter, wanting to light the cigarette for Hu Lin.

"I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself."

Hu Lin hurriedly took out his lighter from his pocket, clicked it, and lit the cigarette for Zhou Andong first.

It is said that smoking is harmful to health, but cigarettes have a very magical function.

That is, it can quickly narrow the relationship between two men. In the time of one cigarette, they can become familiar with each other.

Zhou Andong handed the cigarette to the factory director and Du Chunlai again, and then said: "You should know about the incident where our winery employee sacrificed himself for a just cause."

"I know!" Hu Lin didn't understand why Zhou Andong was telling him this: "It was a big fuss before the New Year, and the TV and newspapers reported it for half a month."

"Yeah!" Zhou Andong smoked a cigarette and said somewhat sadly: "His name is Yang Hai, he's a bit older than you, just over thirty years old, with old parents and young children. Because of his just cause, he was stabbed over a dozen times by criminals."

"After I got the news, I went to the hospital immediately. At that time, he was still being rescued. When I saw his elderly parents, and his wife and children, I asked myself, if I encountered such a thing, would I step forward."

"The answer I got was negative, I wouldn't. I would sympathize with the victim, but I wouldn't risk myself. After all, I also have old parents and young children. If something happened to me, this family would be completely finished."

The factory director sighed. It looked like Zhou Andong had already told him, and he knew the inside story.

Hu Lin looked at the factory director in confusion, muttering in his heart, why are you sighing, old man.

Then, he looked at Zhou Andong again, his eyes full of doubt. Why are you telling me this, and what does it have to do with me...

Thinking of this, Hu Lin's heart skipped a beat. This incident happened on New Year's Day, and it was after New Year's Day that Bu Fanglan's mood changed. Could it be that the one who was saved... ===== CHAPTER 1594 =====