Zhu Fanfan felt that Shao Ling was very unfamiliar and gave her a strange feeling. She couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, but since it was a public cafeteria, she couldn't say anything. There were enough seats for the four of them.

Shaoling spoke first: "It's been a long time, Fanfan. Welcome to our big family."

Zhu Fanfan couldn't very well hit a smiling face, so she smiled and said, "Thank you."

Yuanyuan said, "Fanfan, I don't know if your tastes have changed. I ordered the food according to your previous preferences."

Zhu Fanfan said, "You really understand me. I love eating meat. I heard from Manman that you guys are going on a mission soon. If you have time this afternoon, come to our pill-making group. I'll make some pills for you. You two can take them with you for self-defense. But let me make it clear first, you have to bring your own materials. I've already given the order that anyone who fails to make a pill will have to pay for the materials themselves. The group leader should be implementing it soon."

"I'm so happy," she said. "Fanfan also gave me several kinds of high-grade mid-level pills. With these, our mission is a sure thing."

Yuanyuan said happily, "Fanfan, thank you. I'll go exchange for medicinal herbs in a bit. I'm not going to training this afternoon. I'll go to the alchemy group with you. I have something good for you. I don't know which medicinal herbs I need, so please help me exchange them."

Shaoling, standing nearby, said worriedly, "Fanfan, the members of the pill-making group always use the medicinal herbs for free. If you suddenly do this, won't everyone have something to say? Although the group leader values ​​you, you've only just arrived, so it's best not to make any enemies."

Zhu Fanfan looked at Shaoling: "This is a matter for our Dan Group."

Shaoling continued to persuade, "Fanfan, you don't know, Wen Yaxin from the Dan Group is Wen Zheng's most beloved cousin. Wen Zheng and Xi Yan are both highly regarded by the group leader and their status is comparable. He is very protective of his own. There's also Ning Gaoyi, who comes from the Ning family. The Ning family is a family with superpowers. All the children in the family have superpowers, so the family has a lot of influence. There's also Qiao Du. His family all have wood-type superpowers, which can quickly mature medicinal herbs. The medicinal herbs in your group have always been supplied by them. They are all people you can't afford to offend."

Zhu Fanfan looked at Shaoling: "I'll say it again, this is a matter for our Dan Group."

Shaoling felt a moment of guilt, her heart pounded, and a sense of remorse spread through her. Although she knew she hadn't done anything wrong, she was already emotionally unstable, especially when facing Zhu Fanfan. She felt insecure and afraid she wouldn't be able to control herself. She hurriedly left, saying she had things to do, and Shaoxian followed her off in a dejected manner.

Zhu Fanfan asked, "When did their relationship switch?"

Yuanyuan didn't say anything, but Manman started complaining: "Ever since she realized she didn't want the Shao family to leech off her, she became firm in her stance. The Shao family even tried to put pressure on her, but she ignored them. Things were going well until the Shao family got scared and started coaxing her. I don't know if they've been praising her too much, but she actually thinks she's some kind of imperial envoy, talking to us in official jargon every day. She says one thing and I say another. It's so annoying."

Just like my sister said, it's like she went from one extreme to the other. She acts like she's already the group leader, lecturing everyone she meets. She won't listen to any reminders, and to put it bluntly, she gets lectured again. Who does she think she is? When she sees the group leader and elders, she still has to be humble and subservient. I don't know what she's thinking.

Especially Shao Xian, ever since Shao Ling rose to power, she has been following Shao Ling around like a servant, almost kneeling down to pay her respects, like a slave. She has almost forgotten the arrogant spirit she had when she first arrived.

Zhu Fanfan couldn't help but sigh. Time is truly a merciless knife. Six years ago, when she first met Shao Ling, she was still a gentle older sister. When she met her again, she was still a pitiful little girl who didn't know how to resist. After being hypnotized, she awakened her self and learned to resist. She never expected that after being promoted by the Shao family, she would become arrogant and think she was an empress, and that everyone had to coax her? She even started playing palace intrigue with her.

Every word she uttered was a reminder that everyone in the Dan Group had a powerful background and couldn't be offended. Her expression also subtly hinted that they should try to win them over, even if there was backstabbing and infighting in the office. She should see if Dan would fall for this.

Manman suddenly saw Wen Zheng waving and calling out, "Wen Zheng, over here."

When Wen Zheng heard the voice and saw that it was an acquaintance, he came over with food and sat down and said gently, "I heard from the team leader that you applied to be transferred here. I thought the team leader was joking! Welcome to our big family."

Zhu Fanfan observed Wen Zheng and, seeing that he was sincere, said, "Thank you. It's been so many years. I didn't expect you to still remember me."

He lacked the arrogance that Shao Ling feigned, and he didn't speak against his conscience. He was still the gentle older brother he was three years ago.

Wen Zheng laughed and said, "You make a deep impression on people, one that's hard to forget. But why are you looking at me? Is there something dirty on my face?"

He washed his face before coming, so it shouldn't be his problem. However, after Zhu Fanfan glanced at him a few times, he felt like he had been seen through, and he felt uncomfortable as if he had been exposed.

Zhu Fanfan said, "Are you trying to get revenge for your cousin? I beat her up today."

Wen Zheng didn't care: "I don't only have one cousin. You can handle your department's affairs yourselves. I won't get involved. If you need me to teach her a lesson, you can ask me to, and I'll take action."

He was practically invisible in the Wen family; nobody cared about him, and he didn't care about the Wen family either. If someone wanted to use his influence, it was fine as long as it wasn't harmful to him, as long as they didn't use his reputation to do anything detrimental to him. He could turn a blind eye, but if anyone dared to use his reputation to harm his friends, he would be the first to expel them from the family.

He and Xi Yan were sworn brothers, and Fanfan was practically his sister. He couldn't let anyone bully his sister.

Zhu Fanfan asked, "You haven't seen your cousin today, have you? I beat her up pretty badly."

Wen Zheng asked, "Should I explain this to the team leader?"

Manman said, "Fanfan hit it in front of the team leader."

Wen Zheng: ...Don't you need to help him? What should I say?

Zhu Fanfan suddenly said, "Do all the families with superpowers have poor relationships with each other?"

Shaoling's family has many problems, and Wen Zheng has no sense of belonging to the Wen family; their relationship is very distant.

Wen Zheng replied, "Not really. There are still some people with very good relationships, like Qiao Du. Their family is very united. If one person gets into trouble, the whole family will come to their aid. It's related to family values. My family grows freely. We value whoever has the ability and give them resources. The Qiao family distributes resources equally. If someone has the ability, we'll give them more; if they don't, we'll provide logistical support."

Seeing Zhu Fanfan deep in thought, Wen Zheng asked, "You also made a move against Qiao Du?"

Zhu Fanfan replied, "I took action against every single member of the Dan Group, without exception. They probably didn't come to dinner because they were too ashamed to show up."

You Muqing chimed in with a sarcastic remark: "His face is all swollen, covered in bruises, like a paint palette."

Wen Zheng thought for a moment and said, "The Dan Group isn't very popular in the entire Dragon Group. There are only a few troublemakers in it. If the group leader doesn't care, he can just beat them up a few more times and that will solve the problem."

Zhu Fanfan said helplessly, "The team leader has decided to include the rule against assaulting colleagues in the company's regulations."

Wen Zheng was silent for a minute: "If the hard approach doesn't work, try the soft approach. If you can't beat them, provoke them and let them make the first move. Once they fight back, it's considered self-defense and they'll be severely punished. If you make a few excuses, you'll only get a couple of criticisms and be fine."