Chapter 417 Personal Feud

"Also surnamed Zhao?" Sister-in-law Yao was taken aback.

The confidant nodded, "You wouldn't believe it, Zhao Shucheng pointed his finger at that girl and started cursing at her, saying all sorts of nasty things. The girl kept her head down and didn't say a word back. Zhao Shucheng shoved her, almost knocking her over, and even tried to hit her, but a passing student stopped him and chased him away..."

The confidant smacked his lips and shook his head.

"I haven't seen a scoundrel like this in a long time. But, sis, the two of them look quite alike. I guess this girl is his sister. He took his anger out on his family after being bullied outside. Zhao Shucheng is only good at bullying his own people..."

As Sister-in-law Yao listened to her confidante's ramblings, a thought flashed through her mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it; it was gone in an instant.

She frowned repeatedly, then finally gave up.

After the interviews, the group quickly ate lunch and held a meeting to discuss the list of those who would stay.

Someone sighed while looking at Jin Nan's report card and said, "Li's people have impressive scores, but their character is questionable. Shouldn't we let them stay?"

"The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to dismiss him based solely on Zhao Shucheng's one-sided statement?" someone said.

Someone nodded in agreement, "Comrade Jin's professional knowledge is quite solid, and more importantly, he has also taught himself a less commonly spoken language. It just so happens that there are foreign businessmen from that country attending this investment promotion conference..."

"If a person has poor character, no matter how talented or capable they are, they will be of little use."

"Yeah, what if he causes trouble at the investment conference? How are we going to handle that? What do you think, JianShu?"

The woman who spoke frowned and looked at Yao Jianshu, drawing everyone's attention to her as they waited for her to speak.

Sister-in-law Yao's face turned somewhat unpleasant. She glanced at the woman who was making things difficult for Yao Jianshu, and a hint of coldness appeared in her eyes.

Just as she was about to speak up to defend her sister-in-law, Yao Jianshu seemed to have anticipated this and spoke first, laughing, "Senior Jin was influenced by rumors and simply couldn't stand that a woman like me had such a great opportunity. This is our personal grudge. Apart from that, his professional knowledge is indeed impressive."

Yao Jianshu neither denied Jin Nan's excellence nor denied that the two had a personal grudge, and he did not interfere with the translation team's decisions.

The woman, her mouth gagged, noticed Sister-in-law Yao staring at her, coughed lightly, and turned her head away.

The others glanced at the woman and Sister-in-law Yao, and then laughed and tried to smooth things over.

"What's the big deal about an investment promotion conference? Who would dare cause trouble at it?"

"Exactly, no matter how big the personal grudge is, we should put it aside..."

"Those who cause trouble probably want to ruin their future..."

The lesbian, "..."

Sister-in-law Yao curled her lips, a hint of mockery flashing across her eyes. When she looked at her sister-in-law, she glared at her with annoyance. What kind of time is this to be speaking up for the enemy!

At the meeting table, a group of people held their own opinions and argued endlessly. Sister-in-law Yao thought it was a waste of time, so she directly made the decision and voted.

As a result, including Sister-in-law Yao, there were 15 people, and nine votes passed, so Jin Nan was allowed to stay.

The group then arranged the training schedule, instructed everyone to be notified, and then Sister-in-law Yao brought Yao Jianshu out.

As the two passed the office where they had their interview, staff members were already moving tables and chairs inside.

Over the next two weeks, those who pass the interview will undergo two weeks of training here before starting their translation work at the investment promotion conference.

Sister-in-law Yao led the person all the way to a small pavilion in the corner of the municipal compound. She raised her hand and pointed at her a few times, saying, "You... you still spoke up for him. Have you forgotten how he made things difficult for you on the first day of school?"

Yao Jianshu shook his head.

He said, "Sister-in-law, I haven't forgotten. Don't be angry. He has a problem with me, not with the investment promotion conference. Whether I'm there or not, he won't easily miss this opportunity to show his abilities."

Sister-in-law Yao frowned and said, "This person has no character. If he really uses dirty tricks at the investment promotion conference, your future will be ruined."

This unknown risk made Sister Yao dare not take any chances.

Yao Jianshu shook his head.

“Sister-in-law, we have no evidence of this, and the incident hasn’t even happened yet. If we rashly eliminate someone now, and he holds us accountable, you will be implicated.”

Sister-in-law Yao was taken aback, realizing that her sister-in-law was thinking of her, and her heart softened.

She sighed, touched Yao Jianshu's hair, and said, "Our little girl has really grown up; she's already thinking about her sister-in-law."

Yao Jianshu gently rubbed her palm.

He laughed, "My sister-in-law brought me here. I can't let my personal grudges cause her to suffer an injustice."

Sister-in-law Yao wanted to say something, but Yao Jianshu stopped her.

"The investment promotion conference is more important than personal grudges, sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him!"

Looking at the smile in her eyes, Sister-in-law Yao felt a pang of heartache. "I've heard of thieves, but you can't guard against them every day. Anything can happen at a trade fair. What if you don't handle it all and fall into his trap..."

"No, I will be very, very careful."

Yao Jianshu said, "Of course, if Jin Nan ruins his future, I don't mind sending him on his way! Don't worry, sister-in-law, we'll deal with whatever comes our way, I'm not afraid of him! Even if Sister Zhou is not convinced, she has to suppress her temper and prioritize work in front of you, right?"

Sister-in-law Yao was taken aback, then laughed in exasperation and glared at her.

"You actually realized that the guy surnamed Zhou was deliberately trying to stir up trouble against you? I thought you didn't realize it and were still stupidly speaking up for that guy surnamed Jin!"

Yao Jianshu grabbed her arm and smiled, "Sister-in-law, you've been enemies with her for one or two decades. How could I not understand such obvious words? If I said to eliminate the person, wouldn't that be exactly what she wanted? People would definitely use this against you then. I'm not stupid; I wouldn't give Sister Zhou any leverage over you!"

Sister-in-law Yao gently patted her face.

"Alright, there's still a lot to do. Go home and rest this afternoon. Tomorrow morning, come to the training with the people who passed the interview. Go ahead."

Yao Jianshu shook his head.

“I’m an interviewer now. Everyone’s busy. If I go home to rest by myself, Sister Zhou will definitely talk behind my back. Besides, I’m not tired. I’ll stay and help Sister-in-law.”

Sister-in-law Yao looked at her worriedly, "Aren't you tired?"

Yao Jianshu grabbed her arm and pushed her back.

As she walked, she laughed, "It's not true. I haven't had a full night's sleep in days. But my brother-in-law and my mother-in-law are very supportive. My mother-in-law makes me medicinal meals every day, so I think I can still manage."

Sister-in-law Yao was both angry and distressed, so she patted her arm.

"Just show off, let those Zhou guys know you're capable. You'll have endless work to do, and you won't even slack off. Why be so diligent?"

"Then I'll take a break and watch everyone set up the tables and chairs?"

Sister-in-law Yao was amused by her and slapped her again.

Back in the office, Sister Zhou really assigned the task of supervising the arrangement of tables and chairs to Yao Jianshu. Sister Zhou curled her lip and said sarcastically to Yao Jianshu, "Jianshu, look how good your sister-in-law is to you. She just blatantly assigned you such an easy task?"