When Ji Yang got home, it was already dark. He assumed Liu Juan was asleep, so he didn't turn on the light and groped his way into the house.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw a dark shadow on the sofa.

He was startled and took two steps back, reaching for the light switch on the wall.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Ji Yang unbuttoned his shirt.

Liu Juan crossed her arms and let out a cold laugh.

"So you finally decided to come back? I thought you were sleeping outside!"

Hearing her sarcastic tone, as if she was about to lose her temper again, Ji Yang quickly explained:

"Jiang Ning is starting a company with foreigners. It's just a polite gesture for her to treat me to a meal. Don't overthink it."

Liu Juan chuckled and stood up abruptly.

"Why didn't you tell me before we ate? If it weren't for Tingting, I wouldn't have known you two were so close."

Tingting went over to greet you, but you were completely preoccupied with that bitch; you didn't even notice her leg was cut.

"What? Tingting hurt her leg? Where is she?!"

Ji Yang frowned.

Liu Juan clutched her chest in anger and told him that Ji Tingting had gone out again, her voice laced with sarcasm:

"You have time to meddle in other people's business, but you can't even control your own daughter!"

Ji Yang slumped onto the sofa, looking utterly exhausted.

Perhaps because he wasn't disciplined enough when he was young, Ji Tingting's personality seems quite different from his; she's a bit wild.

Seeing that he remained silent, Liu Juan's patience wore thin, and she said with a stern face:

"I'm warning you one last time, don't see Jiang Ning and the others anymore. Also, go to your dad's place less often. He's doing fine on his own, does he need you to bring him things every few days?"

Did he send all the things he accepted from you to a mental hospital? Your sister's illness hasn't gotten better after all these years, and I'm afraid it will never get better.

As Ji Yang listened to her say this, his fists clenched, and his eyes burned with anger as he looked at her.

But when she thought about how she almost died during childbirth when she gave birth to Tingting, she suppressed her anger.

"Go to sleep." He got up to wash up.

Liu Juan had something to say, but in the end, her lips moved but she didn't say anything and silently went back to her room.

At this moment, Jiang Ning and Lin Chen were lying in bed, discussing their respective progress.

Jiang Ning's next task is to oversee the company's renovation, obtain the business license, and then recruit people to build a team.

The twins need to find a new school because they are transferring schools.

"Uncle Ji told me today that there is a good kindergarten next to their house. I will go and take a look when I have time. He said that there will be an entrance exam for those who transfer to the kindergarten around the 15th of July."

Lin Chen hugged her and kissed the corner of her lips.

"Honey, you've worked so hard. I'm currently recruiting people, arranging accommodation for them, and overseeing the construction of temporary sheds. I really don't have much time."

Construction companies seem to do more preliminary work than trading companies.

The two of them started their businesses at the same time.

In order to devote himself fully to the company's preparation work, Gao Baoliang has handed over the clothing wholesale store to a middle-aged woman named Aunt Gui.

Aunt Gui was originally a saleswoman in another store in the wholesale market. He observed her for a long time and thought she had good business skills, so he poached her for 200 yuan a month plus commission.

She used to earn only 100 yuan a month, but when she heard that her salary had increased and she would receive a 20-cent commission on each item, she readily agreed.

Of course, Gao Baoliang would check the accounts from time to time, and Wang Xiufen would occasionally help out, so there was no fear that Aunt Gui would do anything underhanded behind his back.

Jiang Ning has a relatively flexible schedule, so he doesn't have to worry. The children are quite easy to manage; once they start school, he only needs to pick them up and drop them off every day.

I slept well all night.

The next day, they told the twins to stay home with their grandmother and then went out to do their own things.

Lin Chen went to the construction site. The land he had bought had been leveled. He bought some blue bricks and started building a wall to enclose the entire area.

This is also required by the government; even if they carry out construction in the future, they must be careful not to disturb the residents.

His job today is to continue recruiting, and many people have come to him after seeing the job postings they put up.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he had his own set of standards for selecting personnel.

Those who like to slack off are out of the question; it's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. He'll choose those who seem reliable and capable.

They were very generous with the wages.

A laborer earns two yuan a day, a skilled worker earns three yuan a day, and there are bonuses for good performance.

Seeing that it was almost time, Gao Baoliang and Luo Guangming took the various qualifications they had prepared in advance and went to the Urban Construction Bureau to complete the registration procedures.

The motorcycle roared to a halt at the entrance of the Urban Construction Bureau, but the security guard stopped them.

Motorcycles are not allowed inside.

Luo Guangming knew that Gao Baoliang was more familiar with the social customs in the capital, so he let him go in first while he went to find a place to park his motorcycle.

Gao Baoliang arrived at the service hall with the documents in his hand.

When I inquired at the service window, I saw a face that looked familiar.

He raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment. He sat down, and the girl's beautiful face, which was turned to the side, overlapped with the heavily made-up girl he had seen on a blind date at the nightclub.

"Hello, I'm registering a branch office."

His face was fixed on the service window, and he smiled softly at the girl inside.

A pleasant male voice reached her ears. Yang Lu, without stopping her work, glanced at him subconsciously before quickly returning to her work.

"Wait a mininute."

His hand paused for a moment while he was writing.

The man had clear, sharp features and a buzz cut; he was the same man who had been drinking alone in the dance hall that day.

However, his eyes were full of sorrow then, but now they are clear.

She remembered that when she was removing her makeup, the man kept vomiting in the bathroom, probably because he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

She quickly finished her work, took the documents he handed her, and began to examine them carefully.

Upon seeing the company name "Fuqiang Construction Company Branch," she knew that her supervisor had given instructions, and as long as the documents were in order, she could process the application on the spot.

Gao Baoliang rested his elbow on the windowsill, looking at Yang Lu's hand with unwavering determination.

The power design institute and the urban construction bureau often cooperate, and Lin Chen has already asked Xiao Tong to speak to the higher-ups there.

Her hands were small and fair, clearly the kind of hands that hadn't done any heavy work; they were so tender they looked like you could squeeze water out of them.

As she worked, the name tag on her chest kept moving, attracting Gao Baoliang's attention.

He saw her name: Yang Lu.

Further up, there's a small face that looks a bit serious when she's working.

At that moment, her colleague across from her, who had finished her work, looked up and started chatting with her.

"Lulu, have you heard? A new person has joined the General Affairs Office. They say he only graduated from high school and got in through family connections."

Yang Lu forced a faint smile onto her serious face:

"Yeah?"

Speaking of connections, how did she, a college graduate majoring in English, get into this place? Many people in the workplace say she got in through connections.

What a joke! If she really had connections, would she even be here?

Her colleague was still rambling on, but she just listened perfunctorily without saying a word.

A few minutes later, she glanced out the window:

"Gao Baoliang, your file is missing one thing."