Chapter 24 You're shameless.

Realizing she had misunderstood, Jingge wasn't embarrassed and couldn't wait to tell him the details of the trip.

But before they could exchange more than a few words, Jing Ge's phone rang.

It belongs to Amanda.

Ask her if she's back yet.

Jing Ge hung up the phone in a hurry: "Uncle, I have to go back to the company first. I'll give you a 5,000-word essay before next month, or even 50,000 words, or even 500,000 words might not be enough. I might as well write you a million-word novel. Bye-bye!"

It just darted away like that.

Li Mushi: "..."

His friend, who was about the same age as him, craned his neck and looked in his direction: "Who is this girl? She's so loud and boisterous, and you actually have the patience to listen to her?"

Li Mushi gave him a cold look: "It's my own family's property."

A friend asked suspiciously, "Don't you only have one Yingying in your next generation?"

Li Mushi's expression was unreadable: "Li Zhan's."

"Oh—" my friend suddenly realized, "It's that little girl, she's grown up so much, I didn't even recognize her."

Li Mushi looked at him and asked, "How old are you?"

My friend paused for a moment, then said, "29."

Li Mushi: "I am younger than you."

"......"

Li Mushi: "Stop acting like an old man."

His friend gave him a thumbs up: "I'm younger because you've made me feel like a grandson."

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Jingge didn't even go home; he went straight to Womei.

The company held its first meeting after the new year.

Everyone received a big red envelope.

Adding in his pre-New Year's salary and bonus, Jing Ge rounded it up and forwarded it to Li Mushi.

Even though I can't repay it, I can't just take it for granted.

We should at least show some sincerity.

Back in the office, Jingge, like a hamster rummaging through its stash, pulled out another red gem, which he had saved for Amanda.

He gave it to Li Mushi because he knew it.

I gave it to Amanda because Amanda knew she had gone out to play, although she didn't know where she went.

The reason given to Li Ying was because she was young and could be easily appeased with any excuse.

It is absolutely not something that can be given to anyone else.

Otherwise, it would expose her secret trip to Antarctica.

Before it was time to leave work, Jing Ge received a call from his father.

He ordered her to go home.

Jingge's lingering joy, like the still chilly sky outside, was silently shrouded in gloom.

This trip was ultimately short-lived.

Her escapist behavior will eventually lead her back to the truth.

Someone contacted her through the app.

Jing Ge tried his best to stay focused and not let a phone call disrupt his work.

He is a new customer.

I want to order jewelry from her.

However, there are many styles but small quantities, and wholesale prices are required, so the conditions are extremely strict.

But the customer finally said that if he was satisfied with the goods, he would immediately place an order for ten containers.

Jingge hesitated.

Amanda glanced at it for her: "They're not really scammers, they're a legitimate company, it's just very troublesome. They require full inspection for large shipments, it's up to you whether you accept it or not."

That's really troublesome.

Womei's current clients typically conduct random inspections of 30% to 40% of their samples.

The highest percentage is no more than 60%.

Jing Ge: "Will you answer?"

“No,” Amanda said decisively. “I have enough clients already.”

She doesn't need to spend time and energy worrying about the next ten containers.

With that time, she could develop even better clients.

Jingge was somewhat tempted.

Reply to the customer's email and ask him to raise the price.

The customer refused.

However, to show their sincerity, they are willing to transfer all the payment to Womei's account in advance.

Jingge didn't agree immediately. Instead, she told him that she was going to the market to look for goods and see if she could get wholesale prices through retail sales.

After get off work, Jing Ge went back to the Jing family home.

Jing Beile is in his final year of junior high school, a crucial period for the high school entrance exam, and has already moved into the school dormitory.

Only three elders were present at the moment.

“Why are you going on a business trip during the Chinese New Year?” Cai Zhi felt sorry for her and pulled her to check. “How can this be? You can’t even celebrate the New Year.”

Jing Ge explained, "There's overtime pay; I'll transfer it to you later."

Cai Zhi: "Keep it for yourself. As girls grow up, they need to have money on them. When you're with Li Zhan, don't always let him spend money."

“People want to spend money on her, but they need the opportunity to do so,” Jing’s father said suddenly. “She was nowhere to be seen all year. I went to the Li family on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but Li Zhan didn’t come to see me. You’re the one who caused this. You go and coax her.”

Jing Ge stared wide-eyed slightly: "It's his lack of manners that he didn't see you, what does it have to do with me?"

Jing's father: "If you don't provoke him, would he treat his future father-in-law like this?"

Jing Ge: "Perhaps you've offended him?"

Cai Zhi quickly tugged at her.

Jing's father roared, "You scoundrel!"

"He only didn't come to see you once, and you're already losing face and self-respect," Jing Ge said, emphasizing each word. "I live in the Li family home, and I experience this kind of life every single day, without exception!"

A person who falls from a height has a self-esteem as fragile as a soap bubble, especially since they still have to bow their head to get benefits from the Li family.

Regardless of the reason, Li Zhan's failure to greet him was considered a sign of disrespect by Jing's father.

Jing's father gasped for breath: "I'll prepare gifts and take you to the Li family to apologize tomorrow."

“Why should I apologize?” Jing Ge chuckled. “What did I do wrong? He’s the one in the wrong. I’m calling Uncle Li and Aunt Man right now and telling them to force Li Zhan to come over and apologize to you!”

Jing's father slammed his hand on the table.

Cai Zhi was so frightened that she trembled.

"Quit your job," Mr. Jing said coldly. "Whether you live at the Jing family's or the Li family's, stay put and be there for Li Zhan whenever he needs you."

Jing Ge: "If he becomes disabled or crippled, I'll quit my job to take care of him!"

Jing's father: "How dare you!"

"Alright," Fan Congyun said impatiently, seeing the father and daughter arguing so fiercely. "Gege, your father has been tired lately, so stop talking back."

Jing Ge's face was full of sarcasm.

Fan Congyun looked at her: "The family has opened a new company, but it's still doing the old business."

Jingge was stunned.

“Your dad brought back some old customers and employees,” Fan Congyun said. “We need to learn from past lessons and keep up with current technology and development, which will require a lot of money.”

For some reason, the eerie chill of the winter night seemed to have grown tentacles, climbing up Jingge's back.

Fan Congyun calmly said, "This money was given by the Li family."

Jingge felt as if his spine had broken.

It breaks so easily.

But it doesn't hurt.

It was so hot, the branding iron was so hot that it felt like her skin was being peeled off layer by layer.

"I...I don't understand," Jing Ge finally managed to say after a long pause, "why...why are you in such a hurry to start a new company?"

Fan Congyun: "The Li family has been bankrupt for ten years. During these ten years, your father and I have been counting down the days."

Jingge understood.

They wanted to restore the Li family's former prosperity.

I can't wait to move back to my old villa tomorrow, the one with a yard the size of a golf course, a swimming pool, servants, bodyguards, and a driver and luxury cars.

Jing Ge's eyes clouded over: "Why did you take money from the Li family? Why did you take money from them again?"

"Because my daughter is going to marry into that family!" Mr. Jing said. "I didn't ask them for a dowry, I just borrowed some money. That's perfectly reasonable, there's no other reason!"

Jingge looked at him and said, "You're shameless."