"I'm glad you like it!"

Xia Lan chuckled as she saw that Xiao Ling liked it very much.

"This...this is too beautiful, I can't have it."

Xiaoling quickly shook her head; this thing must be expensive.

"Please accept this! It's a gift from me to thank you for taking care of me back then."

Xia Lan put the silk scarf back into Xiao Ling's hand.

Seeing Xia Lan's expression, Xiao Ling's smile deepened.

"By the way, where are Qian Yao and Qian Xue?"

As Xia Lan walked along, everyone was still the same as before, not much had changed, except for the conspicuous twin sisters Qian Xue and Qian Yao.

"they……"

When the two sisters were mentioned, Xiaoling remained silent for a long time, her face heavy.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Lan sensed something was wrong.

"Qian Yao was deceived by a man."

Xiaoling said with a heavy expression.

Who are you talking about?

Xia Lan asked in surprise.

"You're mistaken! It's Xiaoxue, isn't it?"

Xia Lan thinks it's more likely that Qian Xue was deceived. Qian Yao? She's supposed to be a very smart girl, right?

"...That's right. How could someone so shrewd believe the words of a scoundrel?"

Xiaoling was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

"What exactly happened?"

Xia Lan frowned and looked at Xiao Ling.

Do you remember Luo Tianming?

Xiao Ling looked at Xia Lan and asked.

Xia Lan nodded.

"Could it be that he lied to Qian Yao?"

"no."

Xiaoling shook her head.

"But just like Luo Tianming, that man did the same thing to Qian Yao!"

"He confessed his feelings to her in public, gave her gifts, took her home, and pestered her relentlessly. That silly girl, Qian Yao, was fooled by him."

Xiaoling saw how Luo Tianming relentlessly pursued Xia Lan, shamelessly claiming he didn't mind that Xia Lan was already married and that he could give her a better life.

Xia Lan didn't believe it, but Qian Yao did.

And she foolishly gave her body to that man.

"Then what?"

Xia Lan frowned.

"...This silly girl gave herself to someone else, and then they even talked about marriage!"

Xiaoling gritted her teeth and said.

"Shouldn't this be a good thing?"

Looking at Xiaoling's gritted teeth, Xia Lan wondered if it was what she was thinking...

"The problem lies in this marriage proposal. Because she gave her body to a man first, that bastard refused to give her a bride price and even said that Qian Yao was already his woman and might be pregnant with his child. He said that if she didn't marry him, no one else would want her!"

As Xiaoling spoke, Xia Lan's face darkened.

"That man's mother was even more despicable; she even demanded compensation from the Qian family because their daughter was immoral and had seduced her son!"

"..."

Xia Lan narrowed her eyes.

Her boxing got hard.

"Qian Yao isn't married, is she?"

Xia Lan wished she hadn't married.

"..."

Xiaoling pursed her lips and shook her head.

"What's the meaning?"

Xia Lan frowned and shook her head. What did that mean?

"Qian Yao couldn't believe that the man she had always liked would be like this, and that he had brought such shame to his family..."

"She committed suicide by burning charcoal at home while her family was at work."

Xiaoling wiped away her tears, feeling sorry for her.

"..."

Xia Lan looked at Xiao Ling in astonishment, somewhat unable to accept this.

"What about Qian Xue?"

Xia Lan remained silent for a while before asking.

"Xiaoxue locked herself in her room..."

Xiaoling sighed heavily. The two sisters were perfectly fine; one died, and the other became depressed.

This incident has angered everyone, but there's nothing they can do about the man...

"What's that man's name?"

Xia Lan asked with cold eyes.

“Cao, family, country”.

Xiaoling gritted her teeth in hatred whenever she heard that name.

Such scum is still living a carefree life. The insults and abuse have no effect on him; he is not afraid at all.

He even spread rumors that Qian Yao was no longer a proper woman when she was with him, and that she looked respectable on the surface but was a mess in private.

"I want to go see Qian Xue."

Xia Lan looked at Xiao Ling, and Xiao Ling nodded.

Let's go together at noon!

"good."

Xia Lan responded.

Xiaoling led Xia Lan to the deputy factory director's office. Xiaoling deliberately changed her knocking to patting the door, gently patting the door.

"Come in."

Yang Xiangjie sat in front of his office and looked at Xiaoling.

"how……"

Just as I was about to ask Xiaoling why she came at this time, I saw Xia Lan enter behind her.

Yang Xiangjie stood up excitedly.

"Comrade Xia Lan, you've really made me wait so long!"

Yang Xiangjie smiled at Xia Lan.

"Director, oh, now I should call you Factory Director, Director Yang. Thank you for your guidance, I can't let you down!"

Xia Lan specifically pointed out Yang Xiangjie's current position, and Yang Xiangjie's smile deepened.

"I owe my position as factory manager to you."

Speaking of this, Yang Xiangjie still has to praise himself. How good his judgment was back then! He climbed to the position of deputy factory director just by relying on Xia Lan.

"Well, you'd have to have the factory manager's skills, wouldn't you?"

Xia Lan smiled.

"How long do you plan to stay this time?"

Yang Xiangjie invited Xia Lan to sit down and asked frankly.

"I've studied the theory for three years and I want to put it into practice."

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