The sales manager didn't need to explain the meaning of "one of" clearly. As adults, Zhong Han and Gu Xiaofan both understood the meaning. It's just that Xu Ruobei had always been in love with Ren Xuefeng from the beginning, and the company's people had always described the couple as having a tacit understanding and working together. Now the sales manager suddenly said that Ren Xuefeng was good to women, and Xu Ruobei was just one of them. The difference between the two versions made people feel a little surprised. Of course, the most surprised person was Gu Xiaofan. Although she was already at the age where her family members urged her to get married, in fact, she had never had a serious relationship. It was still difficult for her to accept the fact that a man was dealing with multiple women.
"Are you saying that Ren Xuefeng had an affair outside? He kept a mistress?" she asked the sales manager.
Although the sales manager was sober, he was still drunk. After hearing the question asked by Gu Xiaofan, he grinned and pointed at Gu Xiaofan: "You are too young, girl! When a man and a woman are together, they don't have to be in a relationship of support. There are many times when they just play around. It's better to part ways amicably. There is no need to get involved in any relationship."Gu Xiaofan curled his lips and said nothing, with an expression of disbelief on his face.Zhong Han was not as surprised as Gu Xiaofan at what the sales manager said. He just smiled knowingly and asked, "I wonder how many parts of the 'one' Xu Ruobei is?""Well..." The sales manager moved his neck. It seemed that he had slept very uncomfortably in the office in the afternoon, which made him feel stiff and sore all over. He rolled his eyes and thought about it, then shook his head, "It's impossible to count this. Didn't I just tell your female colleague that for those casual encounters, I can only say that Boss Ren treated those women well. There is no other way to answer.""Does Xu Ruobei know about these things?""I can't say for sure about this. I guess she can sense it a little bit. Anyway, when I go home after accompanying a client outside, my wife and you are more likely to be together. The police keep a close eye on thieves, such as whether there is lipstick on the collar of the shirt, and whether there is perfume on the body. I guess it is the same for women, but it is inevitable for men to talk about business outside. Boss Ren is different from me. I am just an employee who makes a living. Boss Ren is a real boss. Every penny earned by the factory goes into his pocket, so our situations are naturally different. Therefore, his wife usually wears and uses famous brands, and she maintains herself like a golden bird. I guess she should be aware of some of Boss Ren's things outside. ""In other words, Ren Xuefeng has never lacked women outside, but you don't know whether he has a fixed relationship with them, right?" Zhong Han confirmed with the sales manager.The sales manager immediately nodded and acknowledged this statement."Has Ren Xuefeng done anything abnormal recently, or shown that his mood is not right?" Gu Xiaofan asked on the side.The sales manager thought for a while and shook his head: "I don't think so. Except for the fact that I haven't seen him much in the past two months, he was quite normal before. He just came to the factory less often than before. In the past, he would stay at the factory for four or five days out of seven days a week, and only stay at the company for two or three days. He came less often in the past few months, only three days a week. He rarely came here at other times, unless we needed to entertain some customers and we made an appointment with him in advance. Sometimes he would go directly to the restaurant or something, and he might not come here on purpose. I really didn't think it was abnormal. I felt that before Mr. Ren disappeared, he seemed to be more radiant than before, and he looked quite moisturized."Zhong Han didn't say anything after listening to it. He just pondered for a moment, and then began to ask the sales manager about the sales and operating conditions of Ren Xuefeng's furniture factory in the past one or two years.Afterwards, Zhong Han and Gu Xiaofan met several factory managers. Compared with the company, these people were a little more casual when talking about Ren Xuefeng, but they were similar to the sales manager. Apart from the ambiguous attitude towards Ren Xuefeng's sexual issues, they did not say anything too specific.So for the rest of the time, Zhong Han did not ask the deputy factory director to help find any factory staff from the management to come for questioning. Instead, he and Gu Xiaofan said goodbye to the deputy factory director and left the factory office building.After leaving the office building, they did not leave. The snack stalls outside the factory gate were still open, and the business was better than when the shift was just handed over in the evening. Next to a barbecue stall, four or five young workers who had finished their day shift were sitting next to the charcoal stove, drinking beer and eating skewers while keeping warm, and chatting happily.Zhong Han motioned Gu Xiaofan to go with him. Gu Xiaofan couldn't tell what he was up to, so he asked, "Do you want to eat barbecue here?"Zhong Han glanced at the greasy stool next to the grill, frowned slightly, and shook his head: "No, I just want to go over and talk to them."Gu Xiaofan couldn't figure out what he wanted to talk to the workers about, so he didn't ask any more questions and followed him to see for himself.Zhong Han came over and immediately revealed his identity to the workers. He took out his wallet and asked the owner of the barbecue stall to give each of them a bottle of beer and some skewers. The young workers were quite happy to get the beer and skewers. Although they were a little surprised and curious about Zhong Han's appearance, they didn't show any rejection. Zhong Han looked around and finally picked a relatively clean stool and asked Gu Xiaofan to sit down with him.As the saying goes, "a man who takes a favor should be grateful, and a man who eats a favor should be grateful." After accepting the "bribe" of beer and skewers, coupled with Zhong Han's relaxed and cheerful attitude, several young workers soon became friends with them. Under Zhong Han's guidance, they began to talk about gossip in the factory, especially the boss Ren Xuefeng."I heard that the boss is very good to his friends and subordinates, but he is amorous. He can never leave women around him, and he only likes young women!" One of the workers said to Zhong Han as if he had mastered an exclusive secret.The people beside him laughed and sneered: "Look at the nonsense you are talking about. He is rich and powerful, and he doesn't like young girls, but old ladies with wrinkles on their faces?""What I mean is, I heard that the boss has no resistance to pretty girls. Let alone mistresses, he has almost all the mistresses outside. He doesn't want those who are not pretty, and immediately eliminates those who are old. He spends a lot of money on women every year!""Tsk tsk, how can you reason with that? People like us, who are young and have hands and feet, have to beg for a wife, but the girls all go for rich old men like the boss! It's really annoying to compare with others!" Another person complained indignantly.A man who was drinking beer and had a red face and was a little older beside them waved his hands and said mysteriously: "I tell you, you know that those are just superficial phenomena. Our boss has a lot of women outside, but he doesn't do it for women!""That's new. If keeping a mistress is not for women, then what is it for? Poverty alleviation?" The young man who first broke the news that Ren Xuefeng had many lovers asked with a sneer."What poverty relief? Why do we marry a wife? Besides having a woman to live with and sleep in the same bed, isn't it also for the purpose of having a child and carrying on the family line?" The older worker waved his hand, "I heard that the reason why Boss Ren has a mistress outside is to have someone give birth to a son for him! His original wife couldn't give birth after giving birth to a daughter, so he divorced her and married this vicious woman now. As a result, this vicious woman is also not good at getting pregnant. After several years, there is no movement at all. Not to mention children, she didn't even give birth to a fart. So the boss has another idea. It seems that whoever of the mistresses he keeps outside gives birth to a son for him can be married into the family!""Ah? In that case, isn't his current wife in danger?" A young man asked with some gloating."Great, that's great. If she can't give birth to a son, I wonder how she will come here with her nose in the air and take advantage of others in the future! Seeing her like that makes me unhappy. If she is really dumped by the boss one day, I will have to pick up a good joke for fun!""Come on, you don't know when it will happen! She is still the boss's wife now, let's be careful! When she is dumped by the boss, we don't know where we will work!"The workers became more and more excited as they talked, and they started to tease each other. Zhong Han sat aside and rarely interrupted them. He just listened to them attentively. Gu Xiaofan listened to these workers talking nonsense after drinking some wine. He secretly looked at Zhong Han's reaction from time to time. He felt a little strange. He didn't know why Zhong Han wasted time on this street stall. From his expression, he seemed to be more interested in what these workers said than when he met the management of the company and the factory before.