At the entrance of the district.
Li Dong said, "You can go back. I'm leaving."
Yuan Xue, who had been silent all the way, suddenly turned around and asked, "Do you want me to come back?"
Li Dong touched his nose. He looked a little embarrassed under the night sky. After a long time, he said, "That depends on your opinion …"
"Pretentious!"
Li Dong suspected that he had misheard and asked in surprise, "What?"
"I said you're pretentious!" Yuan Xue's voice was a lot louder than before.
Li Dong looked embarrassed. Who was pretentious?
Yuan Xue rolled her eyes and said grumpily, "I'm asking you, do you want me to come back? Answer me directly! "
"Ahem, that …"
Li Dong laughed dryly. "That depends on your opinion."
After saying that, he saw Yuan Xue's expression change. He continued, "But I think that the moon in foreign countries is not as round as ours. You're not familiar with the people and the place, so it's not a bad idea to go back to China to develop your career."
Yuan Xue's face suddenly showed a dazzling smile.
Glancing at Li Dong, Yuan Xue smiled and said, "I'll think about it. I'll tell you later."
Li Dong coughed a few times and said guiltily, "I'm just giving you a suggestion. I don't mean anything else."
"Coward!"
Yuan Xue snorted and turned around to walk back to the district.
After a few steps, she suddenly turned around and said, "How many days will you stay in Dongping?"
"Two or three days. If I have something to do, I might leave tomorrow."
"Oh, is the seventh your holiday?"
"The seventh …"
Before he could reply, Yuan Xue had already left. This time, she really left.
Li Dong stared at her back for a while until Yuan Xue completely disappeared. He murmured, "The seventh?"
After thinking for a while, Li Dong murmured, "The eighth of the twelfth lunar month, right?"
…
It was not even ten o 'clock when Li Dong arrived home.
However, people in the county slept early, and his parents were already asleep. Li Dong washed up and was about to tiptoe back to his room when his parents' door opened.
Cao Fang rubbed her eyes and said in a low voice, "Xiao Lan will sleep in your room. You can sleep on the sofa for the night."
Li Dong had a bitter expression on his face. He looked miserable.
I'm a billionaire boss, and you want me to sleep on the sofa?
Unfortunately, Cao Fang didn't care whether he was a big boss or not. She took out two blankets from the room and yawned. "The air conditioner in the living room is on. You won't catch a cold. Don't sleep too late."
"Got it."
Li Dong replied. After Cao Fang closed the door, Li Dong spread the quilt on the sofa and turned on the TV for a while.
At about eleven o 'clock, Li Dong turned off the TV and went to sleep.
That night, in his half-asleep state, Li Dong felt someone covering him with a blanket.
He didn't open his eyes, but Li Dong smelled a faint fishy smell. It should be his father.
He didn't care much and continued to sleep.
…
The next day, when Li Dong woke up, it was already dawn.
Opening his eyes and looking out of the window, Li Dong yawned and noticed that there was a girl beside him.
Li Lan looked a little timid. When she saw Li Dong looking at her, she quickly lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him again.
Li Dong smiled and said, "You got up so early?"
Li Lan nodded and said in a low voice, "Yes."
"How many days off?"
"Three days."
"What grade are you in?"
"Second grade."
"…"
Basically, Li Dong asked a question, and Li Lan answered with one sentence.
Li Dong didn't speak, and Li Lan didn't say a word. She lowered her head and rubbed her fingers nervously.
It wasn't until Cao Fang came out of the kitchen that Li Lan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Second aunt."
Cao Fang smiled and said, "Lan Lan, it's time to eat. I don't know what you like to eat. I bought steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and shumai. You can have porridge if you want …"
Li Lan hurriedly said, "Second aunt, I can eat anything."
Cao Fang nodded with a smile and said, "Then you can eat whatever you like. Don't be shy when you come to our house."
Then she shouted at Li Dong, "Look at the time. Get dressed, wash your face, brush your teeth, and eat!"
Li Dong complained, "Mom, am I your son? Why do I feel like I was adopted when Xiao Lan arrived? "
"Don't talk nonsense. Do you want to eat or not?"
Li Dong muttered a few words, got dressed, washed up, and began to eat.
After eating, Cao Fang said, "I'll go to the store later. Xiao Lan is in your care. Take her out to play. Your father is too busy to leave."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Oh, right, when are you leaving?"
"No rush. If Pingchuan is fine, I won't be in a hurry to go back."
Pingchuan was fine for the time being. The only thing he had to worry about was the price war with the other stores.
However, the price war was coming to an end. In at most half a month, those guys would not be able to hold on.
Carrefour and Tesco could still hold on for a while, but Lotus Transformation had already put up a sale sign.
Lotus Transformation's capital was not as good as the other two, and it was isolated in Jiangbei. Their main business area was not in East China. Now that they were not making money, it was reasonable for them to retreat.
Although they had not closed yet, Lotus Transformation would probably withdraw from Jiangbei by the beginning of next year.
Out of the six big supermarkets, three of them had been chased down by Li Dong.
Now that Lotus Transformation had withdrawn, Carrefour and Tesco would not be able to hold on for long. Moreover, Li Dong could free up three more stores. Even if they were losing money, it would be less than before.
Other than that, Li Dong had also decided to deal with the distribution center and headquarters after the New Year.
As for the 34 stores, there were still 16 that had not opened. They would not be able to open in time this year as they did not have enough manpower. They could only wait for the new year's labor wave to start hiring again.
Even if Li Dong returned to Pingchuan now, he would not have anything to do.
Sun Tao and the rest could handle the other small matters.
However, he would definitely return on the New Year's Eve at the latest. Far away's annual meeting would be on that day.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Cao Fang did not ask further. She did not need to worry about Li Dong now.
After Cao Fang left, Li Dong asked Li Lan. "Is there anything you want to play?"
Li Lan shook her head.
Li Dong laughed. "Don't be so polite with me. I am your older brother. There is nothing to be shy about."
Li Lan blushed and shook her head without saying a word.
Li Dong scratched his head. He was not good at coaxing children.
Although Li Lan was more than ten years old, he was still a little kid in Li Dong's eyes. He could not understand what Li Lan was thinking and what he liked.
Forget it if he did not understand. Li Dong said, "Alright, I won't ask anymore. Pack up. I will take you out for a walk. Play whatever you see. "
Seeing that Li Lan was about to shake his head again, Li Dong made the decision. "That's settled. Don't shake your head."
Li Lan's lips curled up slightly. She nodded and did not speak.
…
When they left the house, Zhou Haidong was already waiting downstairs in the car.
Li Dong greeted Zhou Haidong and asked, "How are Wang Cheng and the others?"
Wang Cheng was one of the scouts. Because his parents did not go to Pingchuan, Li Dong had arranged for them to protect his parents.
These people had been in Dongping for almost three months. He wondered how they were doing now.
Zhou Haidong replied, "Not bad. In fact, they are very relaxed. They almost don't work and get paid for nothing. General Manager Li, you don't have to worry about them."
Li Dong smiled and said to Li Lan, who was curious next to him, "Get in the car. Let's go to the Oriental Square. There are more people there. It's more lively."
"Okay."
Li Lan got in the car and shrank in the back seat, not daring to move. Li Dong frowned and did not speak.
He did not know how Chen Jing trained Li Lan. Li Lan was too timid.
In this generation of the Li family, although Li Dong looked down on Li Nanming and Li Qing, the brother and sister were not timid people. He, Li Dong, was not a timid person either, but when it came to Li Lan, he was especially timid.
This had nothing to do with innate factors. It was all the influence of the environment.
Li Dong shook his head. It was not easy to change Li Lan. Li Lan could not follow him all the time. He could only try his best.
…
The Oriental Square.
Because it was already the twelfth lunar month, many people came out to buy things for the New Year. Some people who worked outside had even returned to the city.
Today, the Oriental Square was very lively and full of people.
Li Dong and Li Lan got out of the car next to the Oriental Square. Seeing Li Lan timidly following him, Li Dong took her hand and said, "There are so many people. Don't get lost. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Li Lan blushed and nodded without saying anything.
Then, Li Dong took Li Lan around.
After a while, Li Lan's hands were full of all kinds of snacks, as well as some miscellaneous things, such as masks, windmills, hats …
After walking for about an hour, Li Dong was a little sweaty in the crowd.
He squeezed back to the Oriental Square with Li Lan. Li Dong found a place to sit down and rest for a while. Seeing that Li Lan was staring at the people skating next to her, he asked, "Do you want to go too?"
Li Lan shook her head.
Li Dong smiled and said, "If you shake your head, it means you like it. I see."
Then, without asking for her opinion, he took her to the place next to renting ice skates.
As long as they could make money, no one would think of it.
In the twelfth lunar month, they didn't even need an ice rink. They could skate directly in the square. In addition, there were many people, so the ice skate rental stall naturally had a living space.
Li Dong led Li Lan to rent two pairs of ice skates. The price was five yuan an hour, and two pairs cost ten yuan an hour. The price was not cheap.
After paying another 200 yuan deposit and changing into ice skates, Li Dong took Li Lan to the square.
The square was surrounded by a small area, which was specially provided for these ice skaters. It was surrounded by red silk.
Li Dong was steady, but Li Lan was a little unsteady because it was her first time to skate. She held Li Dong carefully and didn't dare to move.
Seeing this, Li Dong taught her, "Don't be nervous. Relax. Spread your feet and swing your hands …"
While teaching, he let Li Lan help him to move.
Li Lan was a little nervous at first, and her limbs were stiff, but she soon relaxed.
Gradually, Li Lan was able to let go of Li Dong and skate a distance by herself.
After a while, Li Lan became more and more skilled. Her face showed joy, and she slid to Li Dong's side. She was a little excited and said, "Brother, I can skate by myself!"
"Yes, have confidence. The Old Li family is full of smart people. There is nothing they can't learn."
Seeing that Li Lan finally relaxed a little, Li Dong couldn't help laughing.
The girl had been with him for more than an hour, and said no more than ten words. She either nodded or shook her head. Now she finally took the initiative to speak.
Letting Li Lan play by herself, Li Dong sat next to her and rested for a while.
After more than ten minutes, Li Dong was ready to get up and play with Li Lan. There was a sound of mobile phone music in his pocket.
Taking out the phone and looking at it, Li Dong answered and said with a smile, "Mom, I won't go back for lunch at noon …"
"Dongzi, something happened to your father!"
Cao Fang's hurried voice came from the other side of the phone, and Li Dong's face suddenly changed.
"Don't worry, talk slowly. What's wrong with him?"
Although Li Dong was nervous, he knew that this was not the time to be anxious. Cao Fang was already nervous. If he was anxious, things would be messed up.
"He's fine, but …"
As soon as he heard that he was fine, Li Dong was immediately relieved.
As long as he was fine, everything else was fine.
When Cao Fang finished speaking, Li Dong frowned slightly and said, "Mom, I'll deal with it. Don't worry, it's all right."
"That's good, that's good."
Cao Fang knew her son's ability and was slightly relieved.
Hanging up the phone, Li Dong shouted to Li Lan, "Xiao Lan, come here!"
Li Lan skillfully slid over with a fine sweat on her head and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"
"I have something to do. I'll ask Old Zhou to send you back first, and I'll play with you tomorrow."
Li Lan nodded and accompanied Li Dong to change his shoes.
At this time, Zhou Haidong also came over and whispered to Li Dong, "General Manager Li, Wang Cheng and the others called and said …"
"I know. It's good that he's fine. Let Wang Cheng keep an eye on him."
Zhou Haidong nodded quickly.
Li Dong said again, "You send Xiao Lan home, I'll go by myself."
Li Lan suddenly said, "Brother, I can go back by myself. Let Uncle Zhou accompany you."
Li Dong looked at her with a slightly surprised look and thought for a moment, "Let's go together."
Li Lan did not object, and Zhou Haidong naturally would not object either. They packed up and drove away slowly.
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