Chapter 53: Shy Li Yunlong
"Captain Li, I heard that you are not married yet. You have been in this bedding factory for some time. Do you have a crush on any girl?"
"If there's a girl you like, tell me. Don't be shy. Sister Wang will tell you."
"When you get married, we will embroider a pair of pillows with mandarin ducks playing in the water for you."
"I also need to embroider a quilt with mandarin ducks playing in the water."
"Yes, yes, this is a must!"
"Hahaha……"
The female workers in the bedding factory were already familiar with Li Yunlong, and when they saw him complaining again, they started joking with him.
“…”
Before, Li Yunlong had tried to fight back. Although he was thick-skinned, he could not withstand the repeated bombardment of a group of old women. He was speechless at the teasing and had to pretend not to hear it and lowered his head to do needlework in his hands.
Time flies and it is already afternoon.
After lunch, Li Yunlong continued to do needlework in the workshop.
At this time, an officer from the clothing factory hurried in from outside.
"Director Li, someone is looking for you outside."
"No, I'm feeling upset, I don't want to see anyone!"
Li Yunlong didn't reply either.
A female worker nearby laughed and joked, "Could it be that Captain Li's lover is here?"
"It's possible, otherwise why wouldn't he let us be a matchmaker?" another female worker replied.
"Forehead……"
The Eighth Route Army officer frowned: "He is a man, claiming to be Director Li's friend."
"So, Director Li, why don't you go out and meet him."
When Li Yunlong heard that the other party was his old friend, he didn't want to meet him even more.
Li Yunlong is a man who cares a lot about his reputation. If his friends saw him doing needlework, which is only done by women, in a bedding factory, wouldn't he be laughed at to death?
Although, I was often laughed at when I was a cook and a groom feeding horses.
"Go, go, go. I said I won't see anyone, not even the king of heaven.
If he comes looking for me again, just tell him I'm not here."
Li Yunlong waved his hand impatiently and continued to work.
"That's... okay."
The Eighth Route Army officers had no choice but to turn around and leave the production workshop.
"Excuse me, our factory manager is not here?"
Yang Lin smiled and said, "Captain Li, I'm afraid you're not here, but you're really embarrassed, right?"
The Eighth Route Army officer remained silent.
"Go tell him that Yang Lin is here."
After saying this, Yang Lin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll go by myself."
"Yang Lin? Why does this name sound so familiar?"
While the Eighth Route Army officer was distracted, Yang Lin had already walked around him and into the yard.
"Director Li, you are such an arrogant person. You even make it so difficult for an old friend to see you."
Yang Lin stood at the door, looking at Li Yunlong with a smile.
Li Yunlong raised his head and met Yang Lin's eyes, and was stunned.
Then, Yang Lin strode up to Li Yunlong and looked down at the clothes he was sewing.
"Wow! I never thought that you are such a versatile person, Captain Li, and you can even do needlework.
This kind of craftsmanship cannot be achieved without several years of practice, right?"
"Brother Yang Lin, look at what you said. How could a grown man like me, Li Yunlong, do a woman's job?"
Li Yunlong stood up with a smile and explained: "I am just here to check the quality."
"Okay, Captain Li, stop pretending in front of me." Yang Lin's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile that sees through everything.
Li Yunlong knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice, "Brother Yang, that's enough, that's enough. Stop insulting me. There are so many people watching us. Can you save some face for us, Old Li?"
"This is not the place to talk. Let's go to my room and talk."
"That's fine."
Yang Lin nodded.
Then, the two of them walked out of the yard together and came to the house where Li Yunlong lived next door.
As soon as he entered the house, Li Yunlong started looking for something through the drawers and cabinets.
After searching for a long time, I only found half a bottle of sweet potato soup and a few slightly burnt sweet potatoes.
Li Yunlong put the things on the kang table, poured a cup of water for Yang Lin, and said with a smile: "Brother Yang Lin, the conditions in the logistics department of the Eighth Route Army are difficult, not like your Shanxi Suiyuan Army. Please forgive me if the hospitality is not good enough."
Yang Lin smiled indifferently and said, "Captain Li, you are too polite. We are just brothers, do we need to be so polite?"
"Well, I know the conditions in the clothing factory are tough for you, so I brought some wine and meat."
After saying that, Yang Lin turned around and shouted to the guard outside the door.
"Guard, bring in the wine and meat!"
"yes!"
Soon, a guard came in carrying two bottles of Feitian Moutai, some peanuts and a few cans of beef.
"Put it on the table."
"yes!"
The guard responded and placed the wine, meat and canned food on the kang table in order.
"Today, we two brothers won't drink sweet potato wine. Let's try the wine I brought."
"That's a good feeling."
Li Yunlong stared at the two bottles of exquisitely packaged Feitian Moutai with greedy eyes, and then decisively put away the half bottle of sweet potato cake and a few sweet potatoes on the table.
Soon, the two of them sat cross-legged on the kang, drinking and chatting.
"Brother Yunlong, you left the combat unit and were transferred to this clothing factory as the factory director. You drink wine every day and have a bunch of girls to keep you company. I envy you so much for your life."
Li Yunlong took a sip of Maotai, put down the glass and said, "Brother Yang Lin, you are such a busy man, you came all the way here, did you come here just to see me laugh?"
Yang Lin waved his hands and said, "How can that be possible? Am I the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's misfortune?"
"Not at all. You are that kind of person."
Li Yunlong shook his head, obviously not believing Yang Lin’s nonsense.
"Hahaha!"
Yang Lin smiled casually: "Come on, come on, drink some wine. Everything in the world is fleeting, only good wine cannot be wasted."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that you, brother Yang Lin, are also a poet. But what you said is indeed true. Only good wine cannot be wasted!"
Li Yunlong raised his glass and put all the unpleasantness caused by the punishment behind him.
The two drank a few more cups. Li Yunlong seemed to remember something. He looked at Yang Lin with some confusion and asked, "By the way , brother Yang Lin, I was demoted and sent to this clothing factory as a punishment. How did you find me?"
"Captain Li, you are a famous figure in the Eighth Route Army. Is it not easy to find you?"
Yang Lin continued to laugh and tease, "Not only did I find out that you are the director of this clothing factory, but I also found out that your violation of military discipline is piled up in the political department of the Eighth Route Army, and your position as regiment commander has been removed from office several times.
You have suffered all the punishments that the superiors could think of, such as being a groom who feeds horses and a cook who takes the blame. "
"Brother Yang Lin, thank you for the compliment."
Li Yunlong was not ashamed, but proud of it: "I, Li, can't be a good boy. I can't do anything in my life except fighting the Japanese.
As long as you have a clear conscience, it doesn't matter if you become notorious.
Hahaha……"
"Come on, one more!"
Li Yunlong raised his glass in a casual manner, clinked it with Yang Lin's, and then drank it all in one gulp.
