Back to the Eighties: Mountain Foraging is Also a Way of Life
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It must be said that perhaps all men are exactly the same.
Specifically, when fooling around with women, they hate constantly losing—especially the kind of loss where they have the will but lack the strength—because it makes a man feel like he's lost face.
Therefore, the face Wang An had lost with Sun Nian was something he was desperate to reclaim entirely from Fang Xiu'e.
Mainly, as a man, he couldn't afford to lose his self-confidence!
To be perfectly honest, Wang An had truly been frightened by how Sun Nian "handled" him.
Yes, "handled"—in every possible way. Whether it was the "horse-circling bow," the "old tree root-winding," or "intertwined coils," and so on and so forth; she had truly put Wang An through the wringer.
As Wang An rode his sidecar toward Fang Xiu'e's house, he happened to run head-on into Fang Xiu'e on her way to work.
Seeing Fang Xiu'e, Wang An instinctively squeezed the clutch and hit the brakes, while Fang Xiu'e, seeing Wang An, stepped off her bicycle.
The direction Wang An was heading was exactly toward Fang Xiu'e's home, so Fang Xiu'e naturally knew exactly what he wanted.
After glancing left and right, Fang Xiu'e walked over to Wang An and whispered
"Go back and wait for me first. I'll go to the office to request leave, then I'll come back to accompany you."
As she spoke, Fang Xiu'e handed a set of keys to Wang An.
It was clear that after not seeing each other for so long, Fang Xiu'e also wanted to fool around with Wang An.
Actually, it's just how things are; men get addicted, and women are the same. Unless someone has been castrated, they cannot be completely devoid of these thoughts, reaching a state of desireless detachment.
Wang An took the keys with a smile, a lecherous look on his face as he said
"Hurry it up, okay? I have to head back by nightfall."
As he spoke, Wang An gave Fang Xiu'e's "snowy peaks" a quick squeeze.
Fang Xiu'e hurriedly slapped Wang An's paw away, looking around frantically before saying
"Do you want to die? What if someone sees us?"
Wang An chuckled, kicked the gear shift a few times to lower the gear, then twisted the throttle and released the clutch, and the sidecar surged forward.
Fang Xiu'e watched Wang An's departing back, placed her left foot on the pedal, glided the bicycle forward for a distance, and then swung her right leg over the crossbar, seating herself on the saddle.
By the time Fang Xiu'e finished requesting her leave and returned home, Wang An had everything ready.
After bolting the main gate and closing the room door, the two, who were already very familiar with each other, embraced and began to devour one another with impatience.
As time passed, the two became stark naked and collapsed together onto the kang.
For a while, the scene was overflowing with springtime passion, a sight that could not be described to outsiders.
It must be said that among Wang An's women, Fang Xiu'e was relatively easier; mainly because her combat effectiveness wasn't so formidable.
With Fang Xiu'e, Wang An could find that long-lost self-confidence; otherwise, at his young age, Wang An would have felt like something was wrong with him.
To have a problem at twenty—how terrifying would that be?
After a hearty session, the two lay on the kang and chatted about what had happened in their respective lives during this time.
However, as they chatted, they couldn't resist devouring each other again, and as they chewed, they became stuck together once more.
But this time, the theme was "unhurried and steady."
Mainly because this way, they wouldn't have to stop chatting.
Wang An told Fang Xiu'e about the share distribution of the pharmaceutical factory and mentioned that Fang Xiuying would become the factory director, responsible for recruitment and production.
After listening, Fang Xiu'e moaned softly and said with a look of surprise
"You mean my sister and I together hold twenty percent of the shares?"
Wang An thought Fang Xiu'e felt it was too little. After all, the formula for the scar-removal cream and its improved manufacturing were the achievements of the Fang sisters.
If they were starting a factory in the future, twenty percent would indeed be a bit low. For contributing a formula, it should be at least thirty percent, and even fifty percent would be perfectly normal.
There are thousands of investors, and for something as heaven-defying as scar-removal cream, there would certainly be no shortage of people eager to invest.
Thus, Wang An explained
"Sister Fang, right now this pharmaceutical factory is affiliated with the Heilongjiang Provincial Pharmaceutical Factory. This requires very strong personal connections to operate. Every year, we not only have to pay a five percent affiliation fee to the provincial factory, but things like future sales and other factory issues also have to be handled by them..."
After rambling on for a long time, Wang An finally said
"Many things are still unclear. I reckon ten percent for each of you sisters is actually quite a lot."
Hearing this, Fang Xiu'e let out two soft moans and then said with a face full of smiles
"Would you just let me get a word in? You won't even let me speak. I also feel that twenty percent is plenty."
Wang An was stunned. So he had rambled for half a day for absolutely nothing!
By the time Wang An left Fang Xiu'e's house, it was already four in the afternoon.
He originally thought about finding Sun Nian to fool around with, but Wang An felt that in his current state, he would definitely be worked to death by her.
Therefore, after thinking it over repeatedly, Wang An drove the sidecar straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
He was going into the mountains, so he naturally had to prepare enough cigarettes. Wang An bought ten cartons of the classic "Ice City."
After the cigarettes, he bought a pile of biscuits, candies, canned goods, and various dried fruits.
These things weren't just for the two younger sisters; Wang Dazhu and his wife, Mu Xueqing, and Wang Yi also needed to eat.
Wang An bought a pair of canvas shoes and a pair of plastic sandals for Wang Yi and each of the two sisters.
Thinking about it, he also bought Wang Yi two white shirts and two pairs of black cloth trousers. Wang Yi was about to become a junior high student; he had to look decent in terms of clothing.
However, Wang An couldn't manage to buy clothes for the two little sisters.
Mainly because the supply and marketing cooperatives at this time didn't sell children's clothing, and even the adult clothes only came in a few very simple styles.
To be honest, Wang An felt that the clothes sold at the cooperative weren't as good-looking as the ones he could make himself, so he didn't buy clothes for his parents or Mu Xueqing.
Wang An sucked his teeth and stared at the clothes for a long time, and suddenly Qiao Xiaohu came to mind.
He remembered that the outfit Qiao Xiaohu wore back then was actually quite decent. He wondered if Qiao Xiaohu had started dealing in clothing yet.
But after thinking about it, Wang An gave up on the idea of looking for Qiao Xiaohu.
The key was that the cost of dealing in clothing at this time was simply too high. With Qiao Xiaohu's current strength, it would be quite a struggle.
Moreover, the consumption capacity of DJ County was very limited; even if clothing were brought in, it would be hard to sell.
Thinking of this, Wang An bought a few meters of fabric that looked relatively fresh and rode the sidecar home.
(End of Chapter)