Chapter Thirty-Three: The Glance of Past Lives

  Qin Hai!

  At this moment, Ning Zhongying firmly engraved this name in her heart.

  The person who can make Ning Mo worship him as a big brother must be an extraordinary figure. Ning Zhongying is very familiar with his 19-year-old son and knows that although he is not good at studying and can only work in a factory as a hardworking apprentice, his vision and temperament are quite high. Ordinary people cannot make him bow down, let alone become his "big brother". This Qin Hai can make Wei Baolin tense and suspect that he is Ning Zhongying's puppet, and can also make Ning Mo surrender, which is worth Ning Zhongying's attention.

  Since retiring to the second line, Ning Zhongying has been extremely aloof in all kinds of situations. He does not attend factory meetings or discuss the pros and cons of Wei Baolin's various decisions with cadres and workers. However, this does not mean that he is not concerned about the major events of the factory. His aloofness is just a protective cover for an old man who has been in power all his life, he doesn't want others to say that he lost power but still can't let go, which is an evaluation that his self-esteem cannot tolerate.

  Under the calm surface, Ning Zhongying was highly concerned about various matters in the factory. If Wei Baolin didn't come to her today, it would be at most two or three days before she could learn from others' discussions about Qin Hai and the production of washing machines. Ning Zhongying had a clear understanding of Wei Baolin's actions, and she had been holding back her anger for some time.

  He wasn't without the thought of jumping out and scolding Wei Baolin severely, and even thought about going to the county to reflect on the situation to the leaders. But thinking that he was forcibly pushed to the second line by the county, he felt a bit indignant, not wanting to listen to what the county government or county economic committee officials had to say about "loving and protecting young cadres, allowing reform to make mistakes" and other nonsense.

  A technical school student who has only been on the job for four or five days can make his son surrender and also make Wei Baolin nervous, this is a new variable that has appeared in Qingfeng Factory. For such a variable, Ning Zhongying cannot help but study it.

  "Xiao Jing, can you find your brother?" Ning Zhongying asked.

  "What's going on now?" Ning Jing said discontentedly, dragging out the words, "I'm working on a difficult problem and just got a bit of a clue... My brother isn't coming back right now, he'll definitely be back by bedtime."

  It's summer vacation now, and Ning Jing is about to enter the second semester of high school. She is making the most of her time to consolidate her studies from last semester. As for her father's plan to let her find a job, she is very unhappy about it.

  "Never mind about this, he said: "I have to ask Ning Mo about this clearly. You're not even in high school yet, why are you so anxious? Hurry up and go find your brother, tell him to come back immediately. And also, get Qin Hai to come over too, I want to see what's going on with that young man."

  It's said that Father not only wants Ning Mo to come back, but also wants Ning Mo to bring Qin Hai back. Ning Jing suddenly gained momentum. These days, Ning Mo has been talking about how amazing Qin Hai is in front of her, making her develop a deep interest in this guy. She just didn't have the nerve to follow her brother to see him for herself. Now that Father wants to invite Qin Hai home, she can finally take a look at whether this person really has three heads and six arms.

  "I'll go, but I don't dare guarantee that I can find him." Ning Jing replied, went back to her room and changed into a beautiful skirt, then left with a flourish.

  Ning Zhongying's home was in the family courtyard of Qingfeng Factory, and Ning Mo usually stayed at Yu Haotao or Miao Lei's homes if he didn't go out to play. The distance from Ning Zhongying's home wasn't far. Although it was evening, the security in the factory area was absolutely no problem, so Ning Zhongying dared to ask Ning Jing to go find someone.

  Ning Jing's guess was correct, Ning Mo was indeed staying at Yu Haitao's house, and with them was Miao Lei, the traditional three musketeers. However, what made Ning Jing's eyes widen in surprise was that these three people huddled together, not playing cards as they used to, but each holding a book, looking worried and absorbed in reading.

  "What are you guys reading? Why so focused?" Ning Jing shouted at the three people.

  "Steel Heat Treatment"... Ning Mo showed the cover of the book to Ning Jing for a moment, with a hint of grievance in his voice.

  "Isn't it martial arts?" Ning Jing was somewhat surprised, in her memory, her brother seemed to have never read this kind of technical book, even his middle school textbooks were brand new, and could be returned to Xinhua Bookstore for resale.

  "Are you going to take a technical exam?" Ning Jing guessed.

  Ning Mo shook his head, then nodded and said: "It's also considered an exam, our boss said that we can't even write in chrome characters, he won't take us with him unless we finish reading all these books."

  "Right, who would have thought that being in charge would be like this!" Yu Haitao and Miao Kun also started complaining together.

  They were actually delighted and painful about this complaint. Qin Hai let them read books and study, they were actually happy from the bottom of their hearts. Seeing Qin Hai being able to sell cabbage at a price of jade with his own skills, they were filled with envy in their hearts, and they all fantasized that if they had such ability, how glorious it would be.

  Qin Hai promised that as long as they were willing to work hard, he would teach them his skills, which gave these young people who had always been ambitious but lacking in talent a glimmer of hope, so they voluntarily gathered together to study. Of course, since they had never developed the habit of reading from childhood, the frustration and annoyance they felt when holding books were unparalleled, so they needed an excuse to complain, as the ancient saying goes, "What can be done to dispel worries? Only complaining."

  "Ah, Xiao Jing, what brings you here?" Ning Mo only then remembered to ask his sister the reason for her visit, while frantically recalling in his mind if he had done anything in the past few days that would anger their father. His sister coming to Yu Haotian's house to find him was probably because their father wanted to summon him, and each time such a summons came, it meant he would be subjected to a torrent of scolding.

  "Dad is calling you back, saying he has something to ask you." Ningjing said.

  "Has Dad said what it's about?" Ning Mo hastily put down his book, stood up and carefully asked his sister to confirm. He hoped to know the reason why his father was looking for him first, so that he could make psychological preparations.

  Ning Jing shook her head and said: "I don't know, but Dad said to call Qin Hai together."

  "Qin Hai?" The three young men shouted out in unison.

  Miao Kai looked at Ning Jing and asked: "Little Jing, how did your dad know Qin Hai?"

  She smiled silently, her head still shaking like a rattle drum, her ponytail swinging back and forth behind her head, looking really good. Unfortunately, Yu Haitao and Miao Lei had always treated her as their own sister since childhood, and no matter what, they couldn't produce any "brotherly love" feelings towards her.

  "Haitao, Kuizi, you two stay here, I'll go find Qin Hai. Maybe it's because of our business that my dad found out, and he wants to settle accounts with us. Alas, it's also dragging Qin Hai down, I owe him an apology. But don't worry, even if I get beaten up by my dad, I won't betray Qin Hai." Ning Mo muttered to himself, hastily rushing out the door towards the single dorm building, while Ning Jing followed closely behind him.

  All the way, Ning Mo anxiously asked Ning Jing about the cause and effect of things. Ning Jing had been closing the door in her room doing homework earlier and didn't know what Wei Baolin said to Father, so she could only vaguely say that Wei Baolin had come before, and then Father asked Ning Jing if Ning Mo was abnormal.

  "Could it be that Wei Baolin has reported us?" Ning Mo muttered to himself, shaking his head after he finished speaking. He and Yu Haitao, Miao Lei had privately made and sold farm tools, which Wei Baolin had known about for a long time and never criticized. This kind of private business was very common in the Qingfeng factory, and Wei Baolin had always been trying to curry favor with Ning Zhongying, so it was impossible that he would specifically go to report this kind of wrongdoing to Ning Zhongying.

  The area of the Qingfeng factory dormitory is not large, and Ning Mo and his sister walked for a few minutes to arrive at the single dormitory building. They arrived a little late and missed the exciting moment when Di Jian Guo rolled down the stairs. Ning Mo brought Ning Jing upstairs to room 208 and knocked on the door.

  "Qin Hai, Qin Hai, open the door, I'm Pangzi." Ning Mo shouted.

  Qin Hai opened the door and his first glance fell on Ning Mo, followed by a glimpse of the lovely girl beside him. The 28-year-old Ning Jing exuded an aura of youthfulness, with her rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, leaving Qin Hai feeling **endless, breathtakingly beautiful**.

  "This is my sister Ning Jing, she's in high school." Ning Mo was introducing her to his good friends, he had always been proud of having such a beautiful sister and would show her off whenever he got the chance.

  "Oh, please come in!" Qin Hai regained his composure after a brief daze. He quickly ushered Ning Mo and her brother into the house while discreetly kicking a bucket of dirty laundry under the bed with his foot.

  "Xiao Jing, let me introduce you to my elder brother, Qin Hai." Ning Mo brought his sister into the house and proudly introduced Qin Hai to her. In Ning Mo's heart, having a cool friend like Qin Hai was just as glorious as having a beautiful younger sister like Ning Jing.

  "Are you my brother's superior? How old are you?" Ning Jing tilted her head, sizing Qin Hai up and down with a curious expression. As for her suddenly speaking in English, she absolutely didn't have any intention of making things difficult for Qin Hai, it was just that she felt embarrassed to directly ask about his age, so she used this roundabout way of asking instead.

  "How old are you?" Qin Hai smiled secretly in his heart, facing such a top-grade little loli, his evil thoughts suddenly emerged. He intentionally furrowed his brow and said: "Huh, you say 'how come it's always you', could we have met before? Ah yes, the Buddha said that after thousands of times of looking back in our past lives, we finally meet briefly in this life. We must have seen each other in our previous lives."