Chapter 334 Feeling
After Zhang Yunqi and Zhao Jianqiang reached an agreement, the next strategy was decided. There was not much that Zhang Yunqi could personally intervene in later events. He had already done what he could. Next, it would depend on Zhao Jianqiang and his Municipal State-owned Investment Corporation.

After discussing the important matters, Zhao Jianqiang left first, leaving Zhao Chengming and four of his peers, Li Xiaoman, Li Yufei, and Zhang Yunqi, to play for a while before going back.

There was nothing fun in the park, so everyone wanted to watch a movie.

The four of them strolled along the edge of North Lake and then headed towards the parking lot.

The North Lake is surrounded by dirt hills and grasslands, with some not-so-upright pine trees, acacia trees, and walnut trees planted there. During the day, old men and women and idle migrant workers come here to enjoy the cool air, practice qigong, and walk their birds. At night, security guards wearing red armbands patrol in the dark with flashlights. If they catch one or two pairs of adultery, they will be brought to the office and interrogated with saliva about the details of their affair.

Zhang Yunqi drove here, so he naturally had to drive everyone to the cinema. The four of them came to the parking lot and sat in the Mercedes-Benz S530. Li Xiaoman and Zhao Chengming were also considered rich kids. Among their peers in the No. Middle School, their vision, knowledge and resources were far beyond the reach of their peers. They were considered knowledgeable, but they were also amazed to sit in the first million-dollar luxury car in Jiangchuan City.

When we arrived at the cinema, Zhao Chengming suggested watching "God of Gamblers 2" when choosing movies. Hong Kong gun battle films and gambling films were very popular in that era, and they were deeply imprinted in the mottled youth of many people.

"Gambling movies are boring, I think this foreign movie is pretty good." The two girls' eyes were fixed on "Léon: The Professional", which was released this year. The short-haired Natalie Portman in the poster was really eye-catching. There was also a classic line in the movie: Life is full of hardships, is it only childhood?

always like this.

"Yunqi, what about you?" Li Yufei asked, turning her head.

"Just make your decision." Zhang Yunqi didn't care. He had watched these movies many times. Natalie Portman had also been the object of his wet dreams. In fact, during a long period of time when he was a virgin, he had no resistance to girls with fair skin, delicate short hair, and clean and neat temperament.

After deciding which movie to watch, Li Yufei and Li Xiaoman went to buy drinks and popcorn, while Zhang Yunqi and Zhao Chengming went to the ticket office to buy movie tickets and directly asked for four consecutive numbers.

The ticket seller said there were only three tickets with consecutive numbers left.

Zhang Yunqi said yes.

He paid for three tickets with consecutive numbers and a single ticket in the last row.

Zhao Chengming asked anxiously: "What if there is one missing?"

Zhang Yunqi glanced at him and smiled: "It's okay, you three can sit together and watch it."

Zhao Chengming then patted Zhang Yunqi on the shoulder. Perhaps because he thought Zhang Yunqi was a good friend, he took three or two consecutive movie tickets and ran over to give them to Li Xiaoman and Li Yufei.

After entering, Zhang Yunqi greeted Li Yufei and the other two who were walking behind him, and then went to the last row. There were not many people in the last row, and although the movie-watching experience was not very good, there was no one in the seat next to him, so the space was relatively large and it was comfortable to sit in. He drooped his legs and posed like Ge You, with his whole body, including his dick, relaxed.

Li Yufei and Li Xiaoman only realized at this time that they had bought three consecutive movie tickets, and Zhang Yunqi took the single ticket. Zhao Chengming gave the movie tickets on both sides to Li Yufei and Li Xiaoman, and he sat in the middle, ready to enjoy the blessing of having two people. Li Xiaoman asked: "Why don't you buy tickets for four people to sit together?"

Zhao Chengming had a good reason: "There is no other way. When we bought the tickets, there were only three consecutive tickets." After a pause, he added: "I originally said I would sit alone and asked Zhang Yunqi to come sit with me, but he said no."

Li Yufei hesitated for a while, and finally she said: "You guys watch first, I'll go get Zhang Yunqi a drink."

Zhao Chengming immediately stood up and said, "I'll go and see you off."

Li Yufei said no need, you can just watch it first.

Li Xiaoman glanced at Zhao Chengming, then turned her head to look at Li Yufei's receding back without even turning her head back, her expression very meaningful.

"Why are you here?"

Li Yufei's arrival surprised Zhang Yunqi a little.

Li Yufei's face looked dissatisfied: "You came here alone without telling me. I bought some drinks and snacks, so I have to give you some, right? Is there no one around?"

Zhang Yunqi smiled and nodded: "I'm sorry."

Li Yufei handed the drink and popcorn to Zhang Yunqi, sat down next to him, and said, "You seem to seldom watch movies?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Mainly there's nothing to see, but on the other hand there's a lot going on."

Li Yufei was stunned: "What are you busy with recently?"

Zhang Yunqi briefly explained the Red Star Electronics Factory incident. This was a social matter that was far removed from students’ lives. Li Yufei didn’t quite understand what he said: “You have nothing to do with Red Star, so why are you putting so much effort and effort into this? Is it for Yang Wei?”

This reminded Zhang Yunqi of the scene when Yang Wei's mother Li Yuehua knelt in front of him: "Not entirely, this involves the differences of ideas among the highest levels of the city, and is also related to the restructuring of Longjing Garden. The establishment of Zhao Chengming's father's Municipal State-owned Investment was a suggestion I made to the higher-ups. The core significance of the Municipal State-owned Investment is to prevent the loss of state-owned assets and boost the city's real economy to stimulate employment. This means that Senhai, a subsidiary of the Municipal State-owned Investment, cannot do that, otherwise the Municipal State-owned Investment will be a useless shell."

"Of course, this process is difficult, but once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. You have experienced the property rights reform of Longjingyuan Cannery and witnessed how difficult it was for the laid-off workers in Longjingyuan before the reform. But if the property rights reform of state-owned enterprises led by the Municipal Investment Corporation fails, the situation of the workers in Longjingyuan will be expanded to the whole city. Its negative impact will be deeply imprinted on the rivers and streams in the next 30 years, like a ulcer attached to the bone. House prices will rise, the real economy will slump, a large number of shops will close down, rural labor will flee, hollow villages will appear in large numbers, and a large amount of arable land will be abandoned, which will lead to social problems such as fertility, education, and elderly care."

As the core proposition of China's reform and opening up at the end of the 21st century, the strategies and lessons learned from the reform of state-owned enterprise property rights are still controversial. Who can tell right from wrong? Li Yufei is just a 17-year-old girl, so she naturally cannot understand the logic and profound meaning of this, but she can feel something from Zhang Yunqi's words, something shining.

Li Yufei said: "It's not easy, but many of your classmates at school think you have an easy life."

Zhang Yunqi laughed: "That's right, those guys don't understand the responsibility that a budding flower of the motherland like me shoulders." Li Yufei laughed, biting the straw in her mouth: "Shameless."

The two chatted for only a while, because as the movie went on, the theater became quieter and quieter. Everyone was attracted by the plot of the movie. The old man who could iron clothes, drank only milk, washed the leaves repeatedly, let his green ivy receive sunshine and rain on the balcony every day, and went to the cinema alone to watch "Singin' in the Rain" not only captured the heart of 13-year-old Natalie Portman, but also made Li Yufei fascinated.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yunqi has watched this movie so many times that he doesn't feel much about it anymore. He even had a dry mouth after eating popcorn. He happened to see the scene where Jean Reno took off his clothes, and he said casually: "The abdominal muscles are good, but they are not as good as mine."

Li Yufei couldn't help but laugh again, looking very sweet.

After the movie, it was already 6:40. The deep winter night was getting dark quickly, so Zhang Yunqi found a restaurant to treat everyone to hotpot. Zhao Chengming, who was the most active in Beihu Park, didn't seem to have a good appetite. He didn't eat much or talk much, but he drank two bottles of beer.

Zhang Yunqi didn't drink with him and wanted to drive.

Li Xiaoman and Zhao Chengming were going in the same direction. Zhang Yunqi sent the two young masters and young ladies back home first. Li Yufei was the last one to be sent back because she was going in the same direction as Zhang Yunqi. When the car arrived at the gate of Longjing Garden, Zhang Yunqi asked: "It's so dark, how about I drive you in?"

Li Yufei said: "I want to go down the road."

Zhang Yunqi nodded and said yes.

He parked the car and walked into Longjing Garden with Li Yufei.

He hadn't been here for quite a while, and it felt a little deserted. Although it was called a cannery, in fact the three production lines had been moved to the industrial park in Yunxi Village. Work and production had stopped here, and the prime land was idle.

According to Zhang Yunqi's original idea, he hoped to build an office building here as the headquarters of Liansheng, but the major and minor events that have happened in the past few months have made him temporarily shelve this idea. He plans to cooperate with Yang Jiarong's ideas and first build Jiangchuan City's first night market here, which will become a typical example of state-owned enterprise reform to stimulate consumption.

This is a helpless solution. The restructuring method of Longjingyuan Cannery has determined that Liansheng has to take this path that puts the overall situation first.

Thinking of this, the two of them had already walked into the family quarters of Longjing Garden. The snow on the road was very thick and the surroundings were silent except for the whistling of the wind. There were twinkling lights on the windows of the houses, and those lights formed a warm world in this cold winter.

Li Yufei asked Zhang Yunqi, "By the way, how much did you spend on dinner and movies today?"

Zhang Yunqi was stunned: "Why are you asking this?"

Li Yufei said: "Here's the money for you." She smiled: "My dad doesn't allow me to use boys' money, but I don't have much money on me, so this is my personal AA share, is it enough?"

Li Yufei took out twenty yuan from her pink schoolbag and handed it to Zhang Yunqi. Zhang Yunqi took the money and said with a smile: "Since it's AA, I have to ask Li Xiaoman and Zhao Chengming to bring over the other two portions when I have time later."

"No way, you're not that stingy." Li Yufei smiled gently, and there was a bit of cuteness on her little face.

"Hearing that, it seems I'll have to ask them for money in front of you someday." Zhang Yunqi said, and then remembered something: "By the way, I met Gao Ming on Ximen Street some time ago, and had a couple of drinks with him at Yang Wei's barbecue stall."

Li Yufei looked surprised: "How could you..."

Zhang Yunqi knew what she was thinking and smiled: "I used to have a deep conflict with him, and now I have a deep conflict with his father. It's all fate. Gao Ming should be going to the United States now, right?"

Li Yufei nodded. Zhang Yunqi had mentioned the matter between him and Gao Ming's father before. She knew a little about it. Gao Ming's father wanted to get Zhang Yunqi to do commercial real estate in Longjingyuan, which led to the Red Star incident. The reason was very complicated, even a little noble.

To be honest, this boy's vision has far exceeded that of his peers. His self-confidence and responsibility always remind Li Yufei of the past. She can still vaguely remember the scene when she first met Zhang Yunqi. He was wearing an old set of clothes that didn't fit him well, with patches on his trouser legs. Probably because he often had to do farm work and be exposed to the sun, his skin was very dark, his hair was messy, he was a little malnourished, his cheeks were sunken, and he didn't have the vigor of a teenager at all. The cowardice and inferiority that came out from the bottom of his heart made it clear at a glance that he was a child from the country. Every time she looked at him, he always tilted his head, and his face was dark and red.

Li Yufei glanced at Zhang Yunqi. She had never thought that she would have so many interactions with such a boy, and she had never thought that such a boy would grow up so well. She said, "Yunqi, how long have we known each other?"

“It feels so far away.”

"Yes, it's so far away." Li Yufei's voice was very soft, as if she was muttering to herself. At this time, the north wind blew, the leaves rustled, and snow fell. She looked at the boy beside her with a smile on his face, wrapped herself in a white coat, and felt a little cold.

"The clouds are rising."

"Ok?"

"Um..." Li Yufei opened her mouth, looked down at her toes and said, "How about the movie tonight?"

"Quite good looking."

"I think it's good too. I still have some lines going through my head."

Zhang Yunqi asked: "What line?"

Li Yufei stepped on a branch and it creaked. Her heart suddenly started beating faster and her face became hot. But she still mustered up the courage to say, "You'd better not have any feelings for me at all, because if you have even a little bit, you will regret not letting me know. I love you, Leon."

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(End of this chapter)