Chapter 34

Liu Jiefang almost choked to death.

The impression Zhou Wanli's daughter gave him was that of a silly girl who knew nothing.

When she acts like a spoiled brat at home, her mother would just feed her food to her mouth, not caring about anything else except eating and playing. Otherwise, Ai Ling would have her under her thumb.

Going back a month or so, he also thought that this girl was silly and easy to manipulate. Who would have thought that after just a few days in the countryside, she actually grew smarter, not only grew a brain, but also grew a mouth.

This mouth has put him in a dilemma.

But Liu Jiefang just said that he had not read the letter, so now he couldn't make any excuses.

Zheng Fa shook his head, frowned, and scolded, "She's a good kid, and you're spreading all this gossip!"

It doesn't matter who it is or who it isn't. Liu Jiefang has left such an impression on the leaders that it is not his turn when there are personnel arrangements in recent years.

Even though Liu Jiefang tried hard to clear himself, he still spread a lot of bad things about the Zhou family's daughter in the factory. Zheng Fa asked him to write a self-criticism and post it on the bulletin board to clear the girl's reputation and apologize to Zhou Jiani.

Zhou Jiani knew that this was the biggest blow she could inflict on the Liu family.

As for the nonsense in the letter she mentioned, it only made people suspicious, after all, there was no evidence.

The father and son, victorious in the battle, walked out without caring about their relatives, and Zhou Wanli smiled with relief.

Her daughter finally woke up.

What kind of feng shui is this place called Qianjin Brigade? When he brings his family to visit his daughter, he might stay there for a while.

"Dad, even though we won this time, we can't let our guard down. You and Mom need to be more careful with your words and actions from now on. I'm afraid of offending a villain and getting revenge."

Zhou Wanli said angrily, "They were the ones who spread rumors about you first, and they think they're right?"

Zhou Jiani thought of the letter that reported her parents in her previous life and didn't dare to relax. She said, "I don't think so."

Zhou Wanli nodded seriously.

Passing by the message room, the old man guarding the door was still waiting for the result. He opened the window and asked, "Girl, how did you deal with it?"

Zhou Jiani said with a smile: "The leader asked Uncle Liu to write a self-criticism to help me clarify this matter. Uncle, thank you."

The old man waved his hand, disagreeing with her argument, and said, "What do you mean by helping you clarify? They were the ones who slandered you in the first place. Wanli, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but it's not good to raise a good girl to be so honest."

Zhou Wanli nodded to show that he accepted the lesson, thinking to himself that you didn't see his daughter's fighting ability just now.

When the two were almost at the dormitory area, Liu Jiefang caught up on his bike. He braked right in front of them and said accusingly, "Wanli, you're the same. Why didn't you tell me about the misunderstanding earlier? Look at what happened today."

Even after such a huge blow, he could still look at Zhou Jiani gently and said, "Nini, you and Ailing have been good friends since childhood. The neighbors say you two might have been sisters in your past life. What conflicts can't be resolved between sisters? When you return to the countryside, be good to Ailing. After all, you grew up together. No one is as close as you two, right?"

Zhou Jiani was a little impressed by his shamelessness. After he walked away, she whispered, "Dad, Uncle Liu seems quite cunning, but why hasn't he been promoted in all these years?"

Zhou Wanli whispered, "He's a sly, cunning man. He's really not good at operations. His first master was your Grandpa Wang, but he didn't want him after a year and a half, so he transferred to his current master. During the first selection, the person in charge was your Grandpa Wang's nephew. During the inspection, he heard that he had worked under your Grandpa Wang, so he went to ask about it, and in the end, he was not selected."

Zhou Jiani smiled.

"He didn't operate well and only tried to take shortcuts. Later, when the factory was preparing to promote another group of cadres, he used his tricks in the wrong place, commonly known as the wrong team, and was eliminated again."

Zhou Jiani didn't expect these things to happen. Her father never talked about his colleagues at home because they couldn't finish eating the melons brought by Comrade Yu Huifang. This was the first time she heard of these things.

After the New Year, another group of cadres were going to be promoted. I don’t know what they were thinking, but they actually used this trick.

Zhou Wanli suddenly paused, a bit understanding, and suddenly said: "My daughter, I think you are right when you say your uncle Liu is a villain."

He then realized that Liu Jiefang had approached him before the last selection, wanting him to help with connections, but he had refused. At the time, he had also given him serious advice, asking him to focus on his skills and improve his operational skills, saying that only if he had outstanding skills would he have more opportunities for promotion.

So his heartfelt words actually offended Liu Jiefang.

This time there was another rumor in the factory that there would be a personnel reshuffle after the New Year. This time he did not come directly to me for help, but planned to make my family owe him a favor, forcing him to help.

"That's something we have to be on guard against."

A villain alone is scary enough, and it is even scarier when the villain is desperate and does something desperate.

When they got downstairs, Zhou Jiaping and Zhou Jiaan ran down from upstairs.

"elder sister--"

I haven't seen them for a month or so, and I feel like both of them have grown taller.

Zhou Jiani held their heads with one hand each and said with a smile, "Is school over? Have you finished your homework?"

"I've finished mine, but Jiaping's isn't finished yet."

Zhou Jiaping said, "I'll finish writing it soon when I get up there!"

The dumplings were carried on the left and right by the twins and were ready to be served.

Seeing her daughter coming back, Yu Huifang glanced at the father and daughter who looked calm and composed, then turned to look at the Liu family, wondering if her daughter really went to pick up her father from get off work?

Quiet and peaceful.

Liu Jiefang came up and greeted her, as if nothing had happened.

But it doesn’t seem like I’ve done anything since I came back.

After carrying the dumplings into the house, she whispered, "Nini, did you run into Liu Jiefang?"

Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "He did. Director Zheng Fa asked him to write a self-criticism and post it on the factory bulletin board to apologize to me."

Jiang Xinfeng said, "That's how it should be."

Yu Huifang also snorted coldly, thinking that with the personnel changes after the New Year, Liu Jiefang would have no chance of taking the vacant position.

Liu Cuilan's sharp defense erupted from the Liu family, and then she fell silent as if someone had strangled her.

Yu Huifang took an aluminum lunch box, stuffed it full of dumplings, put it in a cloth bag, and put a pair of chopsticks inside. She handed it to Zhou Jiani and said, "Ride your bike to take it to Comrade Xiao Qiu."

Thinking that Comrade Xiao Qiu had accompanied him to the provincial capital so that he could go home and reunite with his family, he felt a little desolate being all alone in the guesthouse.

Zhou Jiani nodded and took it, saying, "By the way, Mom, have you talked to Teacher Meng?"

"Teacher Meng said he would ask for you. You can just go there when you have time."

"Then I'll buy some things and go there tomorrow." She looked at the basket beside her. "I'll take some out and sell them. If I can't sell them, I'll use it as advertising."

There is no need to consider Yuanbao Blue and Lace Blue, I just took the beveled one.

Take five round inclined surfaces and eight oblique surfaces, and then take the noodles back when you come back.

Just as she was about to tell them to eat first and not wait for her, Jiang Xinfeng came over with a dumpling and skillfully stuffed one into her mouth, saying, "Eat something to fill your stomach first."

Zhou Jiani squatted there and strung the basket again, while Jiang Xinfeng was beside her, feeding her one by one.

My family is used to this.

"I'm done. I'll be full if you eat more." Zhou Jiani fiddled with the basket and managed to feed her until she was half full. She then reminded him, "Try the pickles I brought."

Zhou Jiani packed her things, found a woven bag, folded it and put it in the cloth bag, then picked up the baskets and went out.

After leaving the dormitory area, I rode my bike around the area, found a corner to put my things away, went out from the other side, and headed straight for the guesthouse.

I didn't know which room Qiu Zeming was staying in, so I could only ask the front desk: "Comrade, there's a man coming from Xihe Commune this afternoon. Which room is he staying in?"

The receptionist asked cautiously, "Who are you? Why are you asking about me?"

Zhou Jiani said speechlessly: "We are on a business trip together. My home is in the No. 2 Textile Dormitory. I am here to bring him food..."

Coincidentally, Qiu Zeming was coming down the stairs and called out to her from the top: "Comrade Xiao Zhou!"

Zhou Jiani breathed a sigh of relief.

She understood the front desk's approach to protecting guests' privacy, but that critical look, as if she was chasing a man, was unbearable.

"Which room are you staying in? It will be convenient for me to find you later."

"206, I'm just about to go eat."

Zhou Jiani took out an aluminum lunch box and chopsticks. "No need. My mom made some dumplings and asked me to bring them over for you. Take some and eat them. By the way, why don't we go to Teacher Meng's house tomorrow morning to see what they've helped us with, and then go to the plastics factory."

"I'm fine with anything!" Qiu Zeming took the aluminum lunch box without hesitation and said, "Thank Auntie for me."

"Okay, go up there and have some rest after you finish eating."

Qiu Zeming walked to the door and watched her leave. Seeing that she was not heading home, he asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to do some shopping."

Zhou Jiani rode away on her bike.

Well, it’s not good for Comrade Xiao Qiu to be too polite, so we still have to deal with him.

Zhou Jiani remembered that there was a supply and marketing cooperative nearby, and it was still open when she rushed over.

She took out a handful of tickets and bought nine teacups, seven ordinary-style baskets that didn't require tickets, six brooms, and seven hand-woven kang-sweeping brooms.

The salesperson was also curious, but Zhou Jiani could come up with reasons right away and she was becoming more and more proficient at it.

The small ones were put in woven bags, and the larger ones were stacked up and carried out. I rode around on my bike and found a secluded corner to put the things into the warehouse.

I wasn't in a hurry to leave. Someone happened to send me a red envelope, so I just stood there and checked my phone.

I missed several red envelopes today, and I didn’t look at the things sold in the group during the day. But now I can’t grab them even if I look at them. After grabbing the red envelopes, I’ll look through the recent group buying information to see if I can find a bargain.

After climbing the stairs, Zhou Jiani raised her eyebrows, quickly clicked on the link, clicked twice on the '+' sign, paid, saved it temporarily, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The pork meatballs priced at 19.9 per pound are back, and I finally found them.

Messages were floating around in the group, and she was at the end of the list: 26. The old tree withered vines sprouted again, and the order for 3 pork meatballs was successful.

In fact, this is not the first time that Zhu Rou Wan has reunited. Every time, she only discovered it after it was sold out.

The group leader who just distributed red envelopes started a group buying event. It was a fruit group buying event. Apples were 19.9 each and the package was five kilograms. Zhou Jiani quickly grabbed two of them.

I found out that her hand speed is not the fastest.

1. Xiaoyu's mother successfully placed an order

2. The order is successful with 2 points from Yuewanwan.

3. The old tree with dead vines sprouted again. 2 orders were placed successfully.

4……

There was information about pork balls in the middle, and the number finally showed sold out at thirty-one.

Zhou Jiani also pushed the cart and left. When she got home, her parents saw her coming in empty-handed and asked in surprise, "Are all the baskets sold out?"

"Yeah, I went around to a crowded place." Zhou Jiani put the bag on the table and changed the subject quietly, "Luckily, I bought two bunches of noodles and more than two kilograms of apples."

The supply of fruit is tight these days, so she didn't dare take out too much at once.

The pork meatballs were packed in a plastic bag. She didn't have any suitable utensils, so she didn't take them out. She would find a way to take them out and eat them tomorrow, for fear that they would not last long.

But Yu Huifang was so pleasantly surprised by the two kilograms of apples that she said, "Last time I heard that the Xinyuan Supply and Marketing Cooperative had received a batch of apples, I rushed over as fast as I could, but I didn't get any."

Jiaping and Jiaan were so happy that they almost jumped up. Just as they were about to shout, Yu Huifang covered their mouths and whispered, "If you want to eat, don't shout."

The fruit was so rare that Yu Huifang even whispered, "Did you snatch it from the supply and marketing cooperative? Which supply and marketing cooperative got the apples?"

Zhou Jiani said: "No, I asked for it from someone."

Everyone understood and stopped asking questions. Jiang Xinfeng warned, "Be careful."

"Don't worry, grandma, I understand."

After Zhou Jiani finished eating the dumplings her family had left for her, she didn't bother to ask them what they thought of the pickles. After eating, she took her bath ticket and went out to take a bath. When she came back and sat on the chair, she felt tired.

Yu Huifang felt very distressed when she saw this and hurriedly urged her to go to bed.

Zhou Jiani nodded and went back into the house.

I forced myself to edit the group purchase information despite feeling sleepy.