On the road.
Li Dong drove along with the traffic for a while and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know Su Rui?"
Lin Meng nodded.
Then she said awkwardly, "I shouldn't have greeted her just now. I might lose a big client in the future."
Cao Feng asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is it against the law to greet her? "
Lin Meng rolled her eyes at him, then looked at Li Dong who was driving, and explained, "Miss Su bought a lot of insurance from me, including property insurance and pension insurance. She spent a lot of money every time. Altogether, she bought more than a hundred thousand."
"That's a good thing." Cao Feng said hurriedly.
Lin Meng said angrily, "Don't interrupt me until I finish."
Cao Feng immediately shut his mouth and did not dare to interrupt again.
Lin Meng continued, "But Miss Su is only the insured, and the policyholder is someone else."
"What policyholder and insured?" Cao Feng was puzzled.
Lin Meng rolled her eyes at him. This guy was really forgetful. She could not be bothered to argue with him, and explained, "The policyholder is the one who pays the money."
Cao Feng nodded and understood, "I understand. It's the one who manages the money at home, her husband?"
Lin Meng glared at Cao Feng, and Cao Feng quickly shut up and listened attentively.
Lin Meng ignored him and continued, "It's the CEO of a company, in his forties. It was his first time buying insurance, and the company needed proof of the relationship between the policyholder and the insured. I asked for their marriage certificate, but they said they did not bring it. At that time, I guessed their relationship."
"Later, they bought insurance from me a few more times, and the policyholder was always that CEO. The girl today should be her sister, so when I greeted her, it was a little awkward … "
After Lin Meng finished, Li Dong and Cao Yu understood.
Only Cao Feng scratched his head and said, "What's awkward about it? The boss is helping his employees … "
Cao Feng wasn't really stupid, but his reaction was sometimes a beat slower. He reacted halfway through his sentence and said with some surprise, "Are you saying that the woman just now is a mistress?"
Lin Meng frowned and ignored him.
Cao Feng scratched his ears and cheeks. "Don't you think so? That woman is quite pretty. How could she do such a thing? "
This time, before Lin Meng said anything, Cao Yu shouted, "Brother, can you stop for a while?"
Praising someone else's beauty in front of his girlfriend, did he still want to continue living?
Cao Yu was helpless about her cousin's EQ. She didn't know how Lin Meng and Cao Feng fell in love with each other at that time.
Lin Meng was such a smart person. How could she fall for the blockhead Cao Feng?
Of course, sometimes smart women liked this kind of simple and honest man. No one could say for sure, so Cao Yu was too lazy to think about it.
As for Li Dong, he was too lazy to ask after confirming Su Rui's identity.
He wasn't familiar with Su Rui, so he just wanted to confirm it to avoid trouble in the future. Now it seemed that his guess was right and confirmed his judgment. Naturally, he was too lazy to say anything more.
…
They set off from Pingchuan at 9: 30 pm. When they entered Dongping, it was already 2 pm.
The two-and-a-half-hour journey took them four and a half hours.
When Li Dong drove past Faraway Supermarket, Lin Meng was a little surprised. "I didn't expect Dongping also has a Faraway Supermarket. Cao Feng, your company's business is quite big."
Cao Feng glanced at Li Dong's back and said with a silly smile. "It's not bad. We have a lot of supermarkets."
"That's true. I heard that your boss is very rich. Cao Feng, when you are promoted and enter your company's headquarters, introduce me to expand my network. "
When Lin Meng said this, she purposely looked at Li Dong.
It wasn't because she knew that Li Dong was the boss of Faraway Supermarket, but she wanted Li Dong to introduce her network.
Li Dong could afford a Benz, which meant he wasn't short of money.
Most of the rich people knew other rich people, and the insurance salesman naturally liked to deal with these rich people.
Sometimes, one order from a rich person was comparable to the salesman's sales for a few years.
However, it was also difficult to get in touch with rich people. If no one introduced them, almost no one was willing to deal with Lin Meng, who was an outsider.
In recent years, the insurance industry was booming, and there were a lot of insurance salesmen. Even the rich were annoyed by the harassment. Once they heard that she was an insurance salesman, they would chase her away or hang up the phone. Very few people could listen to her finish a sentence.
Li Dong glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Lin Meng's eyes.
He then asked, "Sister-in-law, how's your business recently?"
Lin Meng heard this and quickly complained. "Don't mention it. It's not easy to do anything these days. Especially when I'm an outsider. You don't know that Pingchuan is very xenophobic, and I don't have any local connections … "
Lin Meng said a lot in one breath, and Li Dong did not interrupt her. He waited for her to finish before asking. "Have you considered changing industries? Insurance is fine now, but it won't be good in a few years. The older you are, the harder it will be. You might have a better future if you change industries while you're still young. "
Li Dong was not lying. The insurance industry was still fine now.
But in a few years, almost everyone would want to beat them up.
Other than car insurance, the rest of the insurance industry was worse. Furthermore, the local people did not understand the concept of insurance, and they were wary of insurance salesmen like they were scammers.
Lin Meng said helplessly. "I'm just a junior high student. I don't have any skills. What can I do?"
Li Dong laughed. "Try it. How will you know if you don't try? It's not too late to learn the skills now. You're not that old anyway."
Lin Meng laughed dryly and did not reply. She was used to being free. Now that she was asked to learn the skills, how could she settle down?
Li Dong saw this and did not say anything.
Cao Feng, on the other hand, was anxious. Seeing that Lin Meng did not say anything, Cao Feng wanted to pinch her hard.
But thinking of the consequences, Cao Feng did not dare to act.
When the car quietened down, Cao Feng sighed in his heart. It seemed like he had missed his chance.
He understood Li Dong's meaning. If Lin Meng agreed to change industries, Li Dong would definitely help her.
He did not dare to say that he would help Lin Meng find a very good job, but even if she stayed Far away, her future would definitely not be bad.
As a result, Lin Meng did not say anything. Li Dong would definitely not mention this a second time. Cao Feng felt that Lin Meng would definitely regret it in the future.
Although there was a lot of money in insurance now, it was mostly based on luck. Sometimes it was possible to not have a bill for three to five months. Once there was no bill, it was just waiting to eat the northwest wind.
Moreover, he had to show his face all the time, smile at everyone he met, and speak humbly. It was not worth it at all.
No matter what the people in the car were thinking, the car finally stopped downstairs of the Li family.
…
Li family.
As soon as she saw Lin Meng, Cao Fang left Li Dong and Cao Feng aside and said enthusiastically, "Little Meng, you're finally here. Are you tired?"
"I just made pork ribs noodles. Do you like noodles? If you don't, there is rice. The chicken soup I stewed this morning is also ready … "
Lin Meng was shocked by Cao Fang's enthusiasm, but Li Dong was not surprised.
They were already familiar with each other, so there was no need to be too polite.
It was Lin Meng's first visit, and Cao Feng's parents were not there, so it was normal for Cao Fang to be enthusiastic.
Li Dong took off his coat and greeted Li Chengyuan. He heard Cao Fang next to him scolding, "Little Meng, I don't want to scold you, but we don't lack anything at home. Why do you spend money on these things? You don't know that the purchase price of these things is very cheap. It's very expensive to buy them outside. It's a waste of money. "
"The Brain Platinum that you bought is also available in my family's supermarket, and the purchase price is …"
On the other side, Cao Fang and Lin Meng were chatting away. Li Dong asked Cao Yu and Cao Feng to sit down and asked Li Chengyuan, "Dad, have you bought the couplets?"
"I bought them a long time ago. I don't need you to remind me." Li Chengyuan laughed and said to Cao Feng and his sister, "Erbao, Xiaofeng, you must be hungry. Eat something to fill your stomach first."
Then he said to Cao Fang, "Don't pester the girl. Go to the kitchen and make something to eat. We haven't eaten in the afternoon."
Cao Fang immediately said, "Look at my memory. Little Meng, sit down. Make yourself at home. I'll make something for you first. Let's talk after eating. "
Lin Meng quickly said, "Auntie, don't be busy. I can do it myself."
"You are a guest. How can I let you be busy …"
Li Dong was not interested in their womanly politeness. After greeting everyone, Li Dong entered his room.
He took out his phone and called Qin Yuhan to tell her that he was safe.
Then Li Dong called Wang Jie and told him that he was back.
Wang Jie complained on the phone, "I'm back. What's so great about it? I say, you are really good. You let my wife attend your company's annual meeting to see you, the big boss, show off his power. As a result, my wife came back and scolded me for a few days. She said that I cheated her. Don't you think I'm wronged? If I knew it, I wouldn't have mentioned it. "
"Get lost. How can you blame me for this? Do you have a guilty conscience? "
Wang Jie didn't care. After chatting for a while, he asked, "Have you seen the messages in the group?"
"What group?"
"The high school QQ group. A few days ago, the group was gathering. Tonight, the students in Dongping are coming out for a party. Do you want to go?"
"I'm not going!"
Li Dong was too lazy to participate in these parties.
Yuan Xue was now in the United States. Wang Jie often saw her during this time. His relationship with the rest of his high school classmates was average.
He used to have a good relationship with Chen Yue, but now that he was involved with Wang Jie, the relationship gradually faded.
The high school class teacher treated him well. After the New Year, he would visit him. As for others, Li Dong was too lazy to bother.
Listening to Li Dong, Wang Jie was not surprised.
The two chatted for a while and Li Dong hung up the phone.
When he came out of the room, Li Chengyuan waved to him.
Li Dong followed him to the balcony. Li Chengyuan lowered his voice and said, "Dongzi, Chen Jing called in the morning and said that she wants Xiaolan to come to our place for the New Year. Do you think …"
Li Dong frowned slightly and said, "It's the New Year. Where is Chen Jing?"
Li Chengyuan sighed and said, "What else can she do? Spend the New Year with her father. You know, Xiaolan has no father. There are a lot of gossip in the countryside. It's okay to go out to work, but when she comes back for the New Year, there are a lot of gossip …"
"Got it. Let Xiaolan come over."
Li Dong said, "Forget it. I will pick her up tomorrow."
Li Chengyuan was slightly relieved and asked, "Dongzi, when Xiaolan comes over, we won't have enough space to sleep."
The Li family had not changed their house. It was still the old two-bedroom house.
Now with Cao Feng and the others, it was a bit crowded with seven people. There was only a single sofa in the living room at night. There was not enough space to sleep.
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "How about staying in a hotel?"
"What's the matter with staying in a hotel during the New Year?"
"Well, you and cousin will sleep in my room. Mom and cousin will squeeze together. The four of us should be able to sleep in the big bed. I will sleep in the living room. "
Li Dong thought about it and felt helpless. Every time he came back, he slept in the living room. It was really miserable.
Li Chengyuan thought about it and nodded. Then he sighed and said, "Forget it. We will make do for this year. After the fifteenth of the first lunar month, your mom and I will go to Pingchuan. It will be better next year."
Li Dong's house in Pingchuan had four bedrooms and two living rooms. It was enough for a few more people.
Then, Li Dong and Li Chengyuan chatted for a while about trivial matters at home. Li Chengyuan had not been going to his stall recently. He had thrown away the things that should be thrown away and given away the things that should be given away. He had also bid farewell to his friends and stall owners.
This year should be the Li family's last New Year in Dongping. Li Chengyuan still felt a little reluctant to leave.
Li Dong comforted him and only returned to the living room when he heard his mom calling for dinner.
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