He Long's head popped out of the water. He wiped his face and sat beside Li Lan, smiling as he asked, "Shall we go for a back rub?"
Li Lan nodded. He came out of the pool and walked towards the back-scrubbing area.
When the back-scrubbing workers saw the two of them, they quickly washed the scrubbing table with clean water. Then, the two of them lay on it with their backs facing each other.
The man who was scrubbing He Long's back was in his forties. He had small eyes and a flat nose. In order to get a better look at He Long, he purposely walked around him from the front before scrubbing his back from the back.
Halfway through, he finally couldn't help but ask, "You're He Dalong?"
He Long's eyes were slightly closed. He smiled as he asked, "You know me?"
He wasn't too surprised. Although he didn't return home often after his mother passed away, the county was small and he had made a name for himself. Now that he had returned home in glory, there were very few people in the county who didn't know him.
The back-scrubbing man said, "I'm from the East Base too."
"You're from the East Base too?" He Long finally turned to look at him. He narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, I really don't have any impression of you."
The man said, "I'm Mao Dashao. When we were reclaiming the land, your land was right next to mine. Our sheds were only one mile away from each other. You drove your tractor into a puddle, and I was the one who got someone to pull it out for you. Do you remember?"
With that said, he looked at him hopefully.
He Long slapped the table, flipped over, and sat on it. He stared at him for a while before asking, "Is your brother Mao Dashao?"
Mao Dashao said happily, "Yo, Brother, you finally remembered."
He Long took the box of cigarettes from the table beside him and threw him a cigarette. After lighting it up, he smiled and asked, "Sorry, we haven't seen each other in years. I'm ten years older than you, right? You were still a kid back then. I only remember that your brother and I were classmates in primary school. I even saw him a few days ago. He was the one reclaiming land. You were helping out there, right?"
Mao Dashao said, "Back then, my brother and I hadn't separated yet. We were farming together. Now, I'm busy outside and my brother is farming at home. Lie down, I'll rub it for you. "
"Sure, just a few scratches will do." He Long lay back down and smiled. "You don't have to be so careful."
Mao Dadao said, "It's alright, Brother. Don't worry, I'll definitely scrub it clean for you."
He Long asked, "You're doing this now? It looks like there are quite a lot of people here. Why? Business is good, right?"
"I'll make do with it." Mao Dashao smiled and said, "I've always been working at the Pujiang Factory. Rent, utilities, and meals are all paid for, so I can't earn much. If I'm unlucky, I might even suffer from famine. Later on, my child couldn't go to school over there. This year, I came back. I'm working at the bathing center here, and I'm earning about a hundred dollars a day.
My wife stays at home to take care of the kids, and I live here in the dormitory. I don't have to pay rent, and food and drinks are cheap. The kids' school fees aren't expensive either. Although I don't make a lot of money, I live a comfortable life. "
He Long said, "What dormitory? I'll just buy one. The housing prices are so cheap now. Do you have a thousand?"
Mao Dashao pursed his lips and said, "Brother, you think too highly of this place. It's not even eight hundred. Someone wanted to sell his old house the day before yesterday, and he was asking around to see if anyone wanted it. It's only sixty thousand."
He Long said, "Since you're going to stay in your hometown, you should buy one. You can bring your wife and kids here. It's much more convenient to go to school here than in the village."
Mao Dashao's eyes lit up. "You mean to invest? I went to Pujiang early. My original house was only three to four thousand per square meter, but now it's twenty to thirty thousand. I regret it so much that my intestines are rotting. I can't make a fortune here. "
He Long laughed and said, "Are you stupid? What's there to invest in in a place like this? The county has a population of less than forty thousand people. Half of them are farmers, and the remaining twenty thousand are either workers or businessmen.
There are quite a number of tourists, but they only come to see what's new. They stay for three to five days before leaving. There are plenty of hotels and inns. Who would be rich enough to buy a house here?
Don't even think about speculating in real estate. You're just digging your own grave. "
Mao Dashao said, "Then should we go to a crowded place? Brother, to tell you the truth, we still have a few hundred thousand saved up. In your eyes, it's just a few meals, but it's all we have. Can you tell us where to buy a house? If it's not for ourselves, then it's for investment. It's best to make more money with money. "
"Do you even need to ask? Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, places like Ningbo, Kunshan, Jiaxing, Foshan, Dongguan, Xiamen. Just buy with your eyes closed. After three to five years, you'll definitely make a fortune. " His understanding of real estate came from his brother-in-law. However, he did not follow his brother-in-law's advice to buy houses everywhere. He only had two houses for himself and three houses for demolition.
He and his wife had the same mindset. It was best to have money in one's own pocket. They would never do anything risky. To the two of them, there was no more stable business than running a restaurant.
All these years, no matter how much the property prices in Beijing had increased, the two of them did not regret it.
Mao Dashao asked, "Provincial City has been developing well these few years. Why don't I buy a house there? “
He Long said, "Remember, other than the coastal areas, the Midwest and our corner are all bubbles. The reason why housing prices are rising is because of the industry. With the support of the industry, the new population will be able to get employment resources and get a good income.
For ordinary people, medical resources, education resources, and a good income are all useless. They can't have anything to do with the poor. "
Mao Dashao came to a sudden realization. "Brother, no wonder you can do such a big business. I understand everything now."
He Long smiled and said, "Don't stop. Use more strength. My skin is thick, so I'll be fine."
Seeing that Li Lan had gotten up from the table, He Long waved at Mao Dashao, indicating that there was no need to continue.
Li Lan did not go into the sink again. Instead, he rinsed himself under the tap and went straight into the sauna room.
The sauna room was made of glass, and the floor and walls were made of pine wood. It was foggy inside.
There were seven to eight people, young and old, sitting on the three-story stairs made of pine wood. Just as Li Lan sat down, a young man turned on the faucet on the electric stove, and a wave of heat hit him.
The young man turned off the faucet and peed on the ground.
Li Lan frowned and said, "Hey, brother, you're here. Be careful. The toilet is just outside."
He was disgusted.
"F * ck!" The young man shook off his pee and faced Li Lan, revealing a ferocious tiger on his chest. "You're asking for a beating, aren't you?"
He Long, He Anwen, and the rest came in. He Anwen gave the young man a kick on his butt.
The young man fell onto the stairs, and three people came down. One of them, a tall man, was about to point his finger at He Anwen and scold him, but he didn't expect that his face would burn. He Long had already slapped him.
He Long snorted, "Get lost. Don't be an eyesore."
The tall man was about to speak, but he was stopped by a young man wearing earrings.
The young man with earrings whispered a few words to them. Then, they glanced at Fang Shiqiang and quickly left the sauna room.
"Stop," Fang Shiqiang shouted.
"Brother, what else do you want?" the young man with earrings asked with a fawning look.
Fang Shiqiang pointed to the ground and said, "Get a bucket of water and clean the floor before getting lost. Don't be so f * cking disgusting."
A young man came in with a hose and washed the floor before leaving without saying a word.
Fang Shiqiang smiled and said, "I don't know who these bastards are with, but they're not blind. They seem to know me. If they didn't open their eyes, I would have taught them a lesson."
He Anwen said, "Why bother with them? They're just hooligans who don't know anything. Sooner or later, the government will teach them a lesson. They should be pitied."
He Long said, "We used to be idiots too, but not like them. They have no manners at all."
The room was getting hotter and hotter. Li Lan couldn't hold it anymore. His body was covered in a layer of sweat. He didn't know if it was water or sweat. He finally left the sauna room.
Standing at the door, a young man in a shirt and tie walked into the sauna room. He nodded and bowed to Fang Shiqiang.
After the young man left, Fang Shiqiang followed him out and said to Li Lan, "Go take a shower. Let's go upstairs and have some tea or something."
Li Lan was no longer drunk and he didn't want to stay there any longer. He used shampoo and shower gel under the tap and scrubbed himself up and down. Then, he followed Fang Shiqiang and the others up to the fifth floor.
There were only a few people in the spacious hall. Some were sitting or lying down.
After they sat down, the waiter brought tea and placed a cup in front of each of them.
Fang Shiqiang dispersed the smoke. Li Lan refused and just watched them ride on the clouds.
A waiter walked over and whispered a few words into Fang Shiqiang's ear.
Fang Shiqiang then said a few more words to He Long.
He Long frowned and said, "Call a few reliable people. They all have families. Don't do unreliable things."
Fang Shiqiang nodded and said, "Brother, you can rest assured with me."
He turned his head and patted Li Lan's shoulder. "Let's go. We'll each find a room and sleep. We won't be going home tonight."
Seeing that his uncle agreed, Li Lan naturally didn't object and followed behind Fang Shiqiang.
The waiter walked in front and booked a room. Fang Shiqiang pushed Li Lan in and said with a smile, "You'll sleep in this room. You can leave when you wake up tomorrow morning. Don't worry about the time."
"I know. Just take care of yourselves. I'll be fine by myself." Li Lan walked into the room and found that it was a large suite. The furnishings were almost at the standard of a four-star hotel in the capital.
He didn't expect such a high-end place to exist in such a small county.
He closed the door and took off his bathrobe, leaving only his underwear on. He turned on the television and was about to lie down on the bed when someone knocked on the door. He thought it was his uncle and the others.
When he opened the door, a girl stood in front of him. She was tall and wore a pea-green cheongsam, revealing a large portion of her black stockings.
Her black hair was tied up in a round bun. Her snow-white face exuded beauty under the light.
"Hello, sir." The girl said, "May I serve you?"
Li Lan waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I don't need your thanks."
He had long been mentally prepared to come out with a group of old men, but it didn't mean that he was willing to accept it.
The girl said, "Sir, if you're not satisfied with me, I can change you to another technician."
"I'm really sorry. I'm tired and want to sleep first." Li Lan smiled bitterly. Even if he really needed help, he didn't need to mix with his uncles.
He still wanted to save face!
The girl was extremely shy and said tenderly, "Sir, my technique is very good. Do you want to give it a try?"
As she said that, she pretended to cry.
Li Lan was the most soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see her like this. He moved aside and closed the door after the girl came in.
With a pillow under his arm, he lay on the bed and let the girl's soft hands do as they pleased on his back.
The girl's hands didn't stop, but her eyes were on the table at the head of the bed.
On the table at the head of the bed was a watch, a pack of cigarettes, a box of lighters, and a leather wallet.
"Sir, if I use too much strength, say something." She took the initiative to pull him up.
Li Lan said lazily, "That's fine."
"Sir, your shoulders are a little hard," the girl continued softly. "Do you usually sit a lot?"
"Yeah." As an excellent programmer who never left the chessboard, he naturally spent a lot of time sitting.
The girl asked tentatively, "Sir, where are you from? Your accent doesn't sound like a local. "
"Northern Anhui," Li Lan answered out of politeness.
The girl opened a bottle, poured some on her palm, and wiped it on Li Lan's body. Then she asked, "Oh, are you here for business or for vacation?"
Li Lan said, "I have relatives here, so I'm here to stay for a while."
"Oh, relatives from so far away?" the girl asked curiously.
"My mother is a local."
The girl asked, "What kind of business do you do?"
Li Lan said, "How do you know I do business? Can't I do something else? "
The girl said, "I just feel that you have the aura of a big boss. I've seen a lot of people here, but none of them have your aura."
No matter how reserved Li Lan was, he couldn't stand such flattering words. This was due to his age.
For a man in his hormonal phase, the more attractive he was in front of a girl, especially a beautiful girl, the better.
Li Lan said, "No, my family does business. I'm a recent graduate and I don't even have a job."
The girl smiled and said, "Then you're a rich second generation."
Li Lan said, "My family's doing well. I won't starve to death."
The girl said, "What are you talking about? No one will starve to death nowadays. You're so humble. "
"You're so pretty. Why are you doing this?" Li Lan was purely curious and had no intention of persuading him to change his ways.
"I can only do this if I'm pretty. If I'm not, the boss doesn't want me," the girl said bitterly. "Do you think this job isn't good?"
"No, there's nothing bad about earning money through labor." Li Lan rarely said such things that went against his heart.
The clock on the wall was still ticking.
The girl asked, "Sir, do you want to work overtime?"
Li Lan looked at his watch. It was already eleven o 'clock. He smiled and said, "Thank you, but there's no need."
He took out a stack of money from his wallet and asked, "How much is it?"
The girl giggled and asked, "Is this your first time out?"
Li Lan nodded, "Yeah, is there a problem?"
The girl said, "We always go out to pay the bill."
Li Lan said, "Oh, this is the same as eating."
He had been to a swimming pool, but he had never been to a bathhouse, so he didn't know the rules here.
The girl sat on the bed again and said with a smile, "Why don't I chat with you?"
Li Lan said, "Don't you need to work?"
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