Listening, Lu Weimin felt another surge of passion in his heart. Not having a house in Changzhou was truly troublesome; there was no place for them to be alone and intimate. Every household had a large family, and even if they wanted to be affectionate, they had to be wary of family members possibly coming back, making it hard to fully enjoy themselves.
"Tomorrow I still need to meet a colleague to see how things are progressing on her end. We came back this time on a business trip as well." Lu Weimin tightened his grip on the smooth, soft flesh in his hands and said, "When will we have our own house?"
"Hmph, if you don't transfer back to the factory, how can we possibly get a house? I'll just have to live with my parents for the rest of my life." The girl pouted and said, "Do you think everyone can be a model worker like your father?"
The reason Lu Weimin's family could get a two-bedroom apartment was because Lu Zongguang had been a model worker at the provincial and municipal levels for over a decade, and had even received the National May 1st Labor Medal and the title of National Model Worker. Only then could the factory specially allocate a two-bedroom apartment to them. Otherwise, according to the rules, single households could not enjoy the allocation of apartments. This was what Zhen Ni was most worried about.
Housing was a problem that troubled countless people in this era. However, in this era, one needed to accumulate evaluation points through work seniority, qualifications, and titles, and then compete with others to obtain the right to be allocated a house, unlike the welfare housing system that was abolished eight years later and replaced by commercial housing.
"Xiao Ni, there will be bread, and there will be a house." Lu Weimin smiled, hugged her tighter, and kissed her affectionately, "Don't worry, everything will come, as long as we work hard. By the way, how is Shi Mei doing?"
"Hmph, do you have something going on with her?" Zhen Ni gave Lu Weimin an intimate glance, "Why are you so enthusiastic about helping her?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Haven't I already told you about her situation? Her life has been full of hardships. If we can help, we should try our best. She's a simple and down-to-earth girl, yet she was almost driven to suicide by those absurd rumors." Lu Weimin shook his head, feeling a bit melancholic, "It will take many years to completely eradicate ignorance in the countryside."
"Shi Mei is now working as a waitress at a hotel, with meals and accommodation provided. Since she just started, her salary is a bit low, but she seems quite content and enjoys her work. I visited her a couple of days ago, and she was very happy." Zhen Ni wrapped her arms around Lu Weimin's neck, "Alright, let's not talk about her anymore. Let's talk about us."
Su Yanqing's work efficiency was also very high. When she told Lu Weimin that she had already contacted the Changzhou Steel Plant and convinced them to purchase 8,000 boxes of kiwi fruit as employee benefits for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lu Weimin estimated that his judgment was probably correct. Su Yanqing's family background must also be quite influential, as evident from her daily speech and demeanor. This kind of elegance and ease was not something that could be cultivated by attending a prestigious university or studying abroad for a couple of years. It was innate, yet it also carried a unique air of pride that made people dare not take her lightly.
Lu Weimin did not ask Su Yanqing how she specifically managed to do it. Su Yanqing simply said that she had spoken to the main leaders of Changzhou Steel Plant, and the labor service company of Changzhou Steel Plant would purchase 8,000 boxes of Nan Tan Grade A kiwi fruit for the employees' Mid-Autumn Festival benefits.
When Lu Weimin returned to Zhen Ni's house, it was already past noon.
He and Su Yanqing had visited the largest fruit wholesale market in Changzhou, the Pipa Ridge Fruit Wholesale Market, to understand the kiwi fruit market situation. As expected, although Changzhou had kiwi fruit, the quantity was very small, and they were all imported New Zealand kiwi fruit from the coastal areas, with high prices and limited sales.
Lu Weimin and Su Yanqing also had to negotiate with the vendors about the sales of Nan Tan kiwi fruit. However, these vendors were skeptical about the two of them, who did not seem to be in the business, so they were somewhat reserved in their words. Nevertheless, the two still managed to gather some useful information: there was some market for kiwi fruit in Changzhou, but it was not as large as they had hoped.
When Zhen Jie returned home, she did not notice the bicycle in the courtyard.
Her parents had gone to a colleague's child's wedding and would not return until after dinner. She had planned to go shopping with a classmate and then have coffee at Qin Tai in the afternoon, but her classmate was not feeling well and wanted to rest early, so Zhen Jie sent her classmate back to the dormitory and then returned home alone.
It was not until she reached the bedroom door that Zhen Jie noticed something was amiss.
A faint, soft moan was coming from the adjacent dormitory, which was Zhen Ni's room.
Zhen Jie did not know what she was thinking, but she instinctively peeked through the window of Zhen Ni's dormitory.
The curtains of Zhen Ni's dormitory were not fully drawn, and perhaps no one was expected to return, or perhaps the weather was too nice, so the window was not fully closed. At a glance, she saw a shocking scene. Zhen Jie felt her head go numb, and her cheeks turned hot and flushed.
Neither Lu Weimin nor Zhen Ni had expected Zhen Jie to return at this time.
In the morning, Zhen Jie had said she would go to Qin Tai with a close classmate for coffee and would not return until after dinner.
Lu Weimin knew that Qin Tai was the birthplace of Changzhou's bourgeois sentiment, where countless coffee shops, Western restaurants, and bars with similar styles but different flavors were clustered. They were all two-story villa-style buildings, with umbrellas on the balconies or glass houses.
Whether it was cappuccino, mocha, blue mountain, or blue, red, and rum, as well as black pepper steak and borscht, they could all be found there.
In short, if you were courting a bourgeois beauty, this was the best place to do it, as long as you knew how to perform.
Both of them thought no one would come to disturb their private time in the afternoon, so they were not as cautious. After being apart for so long, everything happened naturally.
Zhen Jie felt her gaze was magnetically drawn to the scene. She was not an innocent girl; although she had not dated in college, it did not mean she knew nothing. Most of her close friends had boyfriends, and they sometimes talked about their experiences.
In that moment, Zhen Jie saw her sister lying on the bed with a blissful expression on her face. The sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting a rosy glow on her flushed cheeks and exposed body, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
At times, she bit her lip in ecstasy, and at other times, she shook her head and raised it, trying to break free, her breaths coming in short bursts, occasionally letting out a few moans that made one's bones turn to jelly. Her long, slender legs were tightly wrapped around the robust and vigorous body above her.
Zhen Jie was not unaware of her sister's relationship with Lu Weimin. Since discovering the condom in Zhen Ni's bag, she had known that her sister and Lu Weimin had crossed a line. However, this was the first time she had seen such a scene so directly, and the visual impact almost made her lose her balance.
Lu Weimin's slightly flushed face, as if he were climbing a mountain under a heavy load, struck Zhen Jie like a hammer. The masculine body, even seen from the side, left a deep impression on her heart, like a branding iron.
Three hours later, when Zhen Jie forcefully opened the courtyard gate again, she heard light, cheerful laughter from the courtyard. At that moment, Zhen Jie subconsciously let out a sigh of relief, the stone in her heart finally lifted.