Chapter 181: 181 Xin Le Apparel_1

Chapter 181: Chapter 181 Xin Le Apparel_1

Xu Fan drove all the way to Zhonghai City’s downtown area, taking Mo Luo Dan with him. This time, his destination was the Yu Lou Ancient Town located in the southern part of Zhonghai City. Although it was called an ancient town, it was actually just a street of ancient architecture. This street was full of antique shops and street vendors, constituting the biggest antique trading market in Zhonghai City and also a fairly popular tourist attraction.

It wasn’t until Xu Fan was almost at Yu Lou Ancient Town that he remembered the burly Mo Luo Dan beside him had his clothes shattered earlier and was now bare-chested, revealing two ferocious dragon tattoos on his body.

Having fought with him for half a day, Xu Fan had somewhat gotten used to his appearance, so he didn’t feel anything amiss, but the thought of getting out of the car to shop made him realize that Mo Luo Dan’s current state was definitely not appropriate.

If he walked through the streets with Mo Luo Dan looking like this, they might be mistaken for thugs trying to collect protection money.

Thus, Xu Fan slowly pulled over to the side of the road, ready to buy a shirt for his subordinate Mo Luo Dan to cover up his tattoos.

There were quite a few clothing shops along the street, none too big. Xu Fan didn’t plan to buy anything branded for Mo Luo Dan, considering he was just a follower and some free work clothes would suffice.

The street was called Nongtan Street, not exactly a bustling area of Zhonghai City, but thanks to its proximity to Lu Family Port, most of the town’s inhabitants worked at the port. There were also quite a few people who opened small shops along the street, and their businesses were enough to sustain a living.

There was a small clothing store on Nongtan Street called Lexin Clothing, consisting of only two rooms. It was currently the off-season, so there weren’t many customers around.

The store mainly sold men’s wear, displaying a good number of shirts, polo shirts, and jeans. A slender girl was propping up a clothes rack, adding the latest fashion to the hangers.

When Chen Lixin worked in the garment factory, she often had to work twelve hours a day. After years of such labor, it was no surprise her hands had become like this.

Hearing her daughter’s words, Chen Lixin’s expression changed instantly. She was well aware of the ways of the world, and even as an experienced seamstress, she would have to toil in the factory for a whole month to earn a salary of six to seven thousand yuan. How could Chen Lele, a young student without even a diploma, earn more than twenty thousand yuan?

Chen Lixin, who knew all too well how treacherous the world could be, looked sternly at Xu Lele and asked, “Lele, you’ve only been working part-time at Lu Family Port auto city for a few days. How could you suddenly become a manager and earn more than twenty thousand yuan a month? Do you think your mother is so easily fooled?”

“Mom, I really didn’t lie to you! I really became an assistant manager. Mr. Li personally appointed me. He said that after graduation, I could work at Lu Family Port auto city, and I could even go directly to the headquarters,” explained Chen Lele, a bit puzzled.

“Lele, you are still young and unaware of the treachery in society. When your mother worked in the factory, she labored for twelve hours a day. It was so hard that she could barely earn five to six thousand yuan. However, some female workers didn’t need to work at all; just by having a good relationship with the factory manager, they could sit around and earn more than ten thousand yuan. Do you think they earned that money fairly? You’re young and must not be confused about such matters. My daughter, Chen Lixin, can be poor, but cannot have people poking her spine,” said Chen Lixin to Chen Lele, very sternly.

Although she did not spell it out, she implicitly conveyed the message that no capitalist is a fool; to get something, one must first give something in return.

If Chen Lele was deceived by the leaders of Lu Family Port auto city with promises of high wages and positions to lure her in, then Chen Lele, a naive university student, was clearly lacking in understanding of society’s dark side and could easily be misled by them.

“Mom! What are you thinking about? It’s not like that at all!” said Chen Lele, who was quick-witted enough to understand what her mother meant.

Isn’t she just afraid that I will fall victim to the unspoken rules, be lured by empty promises, and be tricked into becoming someone’s mistress? I, Chen Lele, am not that kind of person.

“Then you tell me, what’s so special about you that you caught the attention of the group’s general manager, and even as a part-time worker who hasn’t graduated, you got to be a manager?” Chen Lixin said, her gaze intense as she spoke to Chen Lele.