Chapter 490 Are they on good terms?

When I called, it was very noisy on the other end; unsurprisingly, my mother-in-law was playing mahjong with someone again.

Gao Jin asked her to pick up the child, but her mother-in-law said on the phone, "What are you busy with? Why aren't you picking him up?"

"I'm meeting with a client here."

"You meet with clients, you meet with clients so many times, but you still haven't sold a house."

Upon hearing this, Gao Jin's face showed a hint of anger, but she suppressed it and said, "It's sold now, go and pick it up for me!"

"Okay, I'll go right away and finish this round."

She hung up the phone hastily, and just before the call ended, I could still hear her shouting that she was confused.

Gao Jin took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and glanced back at Qiao Xing and the other person.

Qiao Xing also remembered, "It's getting late, let's go back first. Gao Jin still has to pick up the child."

"Then I'll take you home first." Yang Han took out her car keys, and the three of them walked to the door. Yang Han remembered that Gao Jin was Qiao Xing's friend, so she casually asked, "Where are you going?"

Gao Jin was somewhat flattered and hurriedly said, "I'll go to Anning Road to pick up the child."

"That's on the way. Get in the car. I'll take your sister-in-law home first, and then I'll give you a ride."

Gao Jin quickly waved her hand to refuse, "No need, thank you, Mr. Yang. I can go by myself."

"I have to pass by there on my way home, are you sure you don't need to?"

He was indeed going that way anyway, and he didn't need to make a special excuse to get close to Gao Jin; it was just a matter of convenience.

Qiao Xing said, "It must be very congested now, let's go together."

It's near a kindergarten, and you have to cross an overpass, which is the worst place for traffic jams, especially during rush hour.

Gao Jin hesitated; if there was a traffic jam, she would have to spend more money on a taxi.

"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for Mr. Yang?"

"I already said it's on the way, so what's the trouble? I'll take that route back myself anyway."

Gao Jin compromised. Getting there due to traffic would cost at least thirty yuan more, which was a considerable expense for her given her current financial situation. It would be enough to buy groceries for two days.

"Alright, thank you very much, Mr. Yang."

"Don't mention it, wait a moment, I'll go get the car."

Yang Han walked towards the parking lot. Watching his back, Gao Jin couldn't help but say, "President Yang is much more easygoing than my manager."

"He always seems to be quite enthusiastic."

Are wealthier people more easygoing?

This question stumped Qiao Xing. She hadn't met many wealthy people, but the people she had met so far seemed much more amiable than some small business owners or managers.

"I think so?" Qiao Xing said uncertainly.

"I heard Mr. Yang call you sister-in-law, and your husband is his brother?"

"No, they're friends, probably around the same age." Qiao Xing was also puzzled as to why Yang Han called her sister-in-law.

Gao Jin's envy deepened. Yang Han was already so accomplished that she could call her sister-in-law, so her husband must be just as capable.

I wonder if this counts as knowledge changing one's destiny?

As the two were talking, Yang Han drove up in his car.

Qiao Xing pulled Gao Jin into the car.

Yang Han's car was relatively low-key. Qiao Xing recognized the car's logo; he often saw it on the street. The logo was 'KIA,' which he was very familiar with, but Qiao Xing didn't know what it was called.

However, the interior is very luxurious, almost the same as the Mercedes-Benz Qin Ce rode in before.

Qiao Xing asked curiously, "Yang Han, why did you buy this car?"

"I bought it to show off."

"?"

Qiao Xing looked the car over again. "How much does this car cost?"

"Only a little over 700,000."

Qiao Xing's eyes widened again. "Isn't this car worth over 100,000 yuan?"

"So, you mean showing off?" Yang Han laughed. "Of course, I'm not showing off to you guys, I'm showing off when I go out to meet clients."

"Oh, this car doesn't sell very well?" Qiao Xing didn't quite understand. Seven hundred thousand yuan wasn't expensive for Yang Han, so she didn't understand what he meant by "showing off."

"Yes, you can probably only see my car in the whole of Chongqing."

No wonder.

Fortunately, the road back wasn't too congested. It took 20 minutes to get Qiao Xing home before Yang Han drove Gao Jin back.

After Qiao Xing went downstairs, Gao Jin became noticeably more nervous.

She wasn't familiar with Yang Han, who was also her boss's boss. She was afraid that Yang Han might have two different faces in front of Qiao Xing and behind Qiao Xing's back. She had seen this kind of thing many times before.

She felt very awkward sitting in the back, because sitting in the back made her feel like Yang Han was her driver, and sitting in the front didn't seem appropriate either.

While stuck in traffic, Yang Han glanced at the rearview mirror and, noticing her nervousness, casually asked, "What grade is your child in?"

Gao Jin, who was still lost in thought, snapped out of it and hurriedly replied, "Kindergarten."

"Oh, I think so. You and Qiao Xing are classmates." Yang Han also realized that she had asked a pointless question. She was only in her twenties. How old could her child be?

"Yes."

Were you two close when you were in school?

"It should be fine, it's been too long, I can't remember clearly."

Yang Han smiled and said, "I think it's great. She's very enthusiastic towards you. I've never seen her be so enthusiastic towards any group of people."

He could also tell that Qiao Xing was polite to everyone, but she was warm and sincere towards Gao Jin, which meant that Gao Jin was someone Qiao Xing valued quite a bit.

"Yes, really..." Gao Jin chuckled dryly, unsure if Yang Han was just being polite.

Seeing that there was still such a long traffic jam ahead, Yang Han was also very bored, so he said, "Tell me about your school days."

To be honest, Yang Han had known Qiao Xing for so long, but she had never heard Qiao Xing mention any classmates or meet any classmates. It seemed like she didn't have any friends.

"I……"

Gao Jin found it difficult to speak. Having been toughened up by society, she was no longer the same person who would fight back without hesitation.

"It's okay, you don't have to say if you don't want to. I was just asking."

"No, there's nothing I can't say." Gao Jin was afraid of upsetting him, so she told him everything about her and Qiao Xing.

She naturally dared not lie, because if Yang Han went back and asked Qiao Xing, she would end up in a lose-lose situation.

"I transferred to this school because my parents divorced, and I met..."

Gao Jin followed her mother through several marriages, each of which was short-lived. She also frequently changed schools, which led to her developing a volatile and rebellious temper.

On her first day after transferring here, she was in a bad mood. Then Qiao Xing was harassed by someone, and she got into a fight with that girl. That's how she met Qiao Xing.

She didn't know when she would transfer schools again, so she didn't like making friends, but Qiao Xing was always sticking to her. When she went to the bathroom, Qiao Xing would immediately follow her.

He would follow her to meals, and when she went out to smoke after class, Qiao Xing would go with her, but only to keep watch for her.

When she left school, Qiao Xing would walk with her, even though they weren't going the same way, they would walk a long way together before parting ways.

When it was her turn to be on duty, Qiao Xing would stay behind to help her, and then wait to go home with her after school.