Chapter 127

"You've got a call."

Director Xu's wife heard the phone ring and called into the room without a second thought.

Director Xu hurried out, rubbing his hair dry. The workers had been so worked up today that some had thrown rotten eggs at him, leaving him stinking all over.

Director Xu snatched up the phone. Whatever the foreigner on the other end said made him frown. His wife leaned against the sofa, watching television while keeping an eye on him.

"Anson, it's really nothing serious. You don't need to worry. The factory will sell, I promise. Right, right... The workers did make a fuss, but what can they do? Once we sign the contract, if they dare cause trouble, just call the police. You're foreigners. Public Security will take your side."

Director Xu talked until his mouth was dry before he finally convinced the foreigner.

After hanging up, he cursed. "Damn it. That foreigner gets his news fast. Those peasants came to make trouble today, and he already knows."

His wife's heart tightened. She sat up straight, forgetting the television, and asked anxiously, "He didn't say anything else, did he? We can't let him cut our share."

Director Xu put a hand around her waist. "Of course not. He agreed to give us another three hundred thousand dollars. Once we sign the contract, we'll get the rest. Then we'll go abroad. When our child is born, he'll be an American."

His wife gave him a coy smile. She was more than twenty years younger than Director Xu, but she kissed him on the cheek without a hint of distaste. "Old Xu, you really know what you're doing. Though I still think we settled for too little. It would be even better if that foreigner paid us more."

The light inside