Cheng Wenyun felt that he couldn't get through to her over the phone, so he looked at the time and said, "Auntie, I still have some work to do. After I finish, I'll come to your house for dinner tonight, and you can talk to me about this matter properly while you're at it."
Li Ailian also felt that explaining everything would probably cost a lot in phone calls, so she nodded, "Okay, then I'll cook a few more dishes!"
At this point, Li Ailian added into the microphone, "Xiao Ci's husband should really work at your company; he's a great chef!"
Cheng Wenyun was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
Is it really that delicious?
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Wenyun turned around and went back to his office.
At 8 p.m., Cheng Wenyun finally finished get off work and went to the Cheng family home.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm late!"
Cheng Wenyun was covered in sweat. He parked his bicycle and quickly ran over.
Cheng Ke ran up to Cheng Wenyun with a handkerchief in her hand and said, "Brother, wipe your sweat!"
Cheng Wenyun smiled as he took the handkerchief and patted her head. "Thank you, Coco."
"Your company is so busy that you can't even leave work on time?" Cheng Yehan looked at him with his hands behind his back, his expression serious.
Cheng Wenyun wiped his sweat. "Sigh, there's a lot to do."
Li Ailian brought him a glass of water, saying, "Even if you have a lot to do, you still need to rest. Look at your dark circles."
Cheng Wenyun listened with a smile as his grandfather and aunt lectured him. After a few rounds of conversation, he finally sat down to eat.
The Cheng family didn't have the custom of not speaking while eating or sleeping, so Li Ailian recounted what happened at Jiangci's place that day at the dinner table.
Cheng Yehan didn't know who Huang Zheyue was yet; he just felt that the family was a mess and that they were doing some inhuman things.
Cheng Wenyun's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly.
"After Huang Zheyue finished speaking, his aunt tried to rush up and hit him, but the police stopped her and they were all taken to the police station." Li Ailian sighed. "At noon, Xiao Ci asked me to come to her house for lunch. At the dinner table, Jiang Ci shared her guess, and I thought she was right, which is why I made that call to you."
Cheng Wenyun nodded, "Luckily, Auntie, you called me, otherwise I probably wouldn't have remembered this."
Cheng Huasheng and Cheng Yehan looked at each other, somewhat confused. After thinking for a moment, Cheng Huasheng tentatively asked, "The letter Jiang Ci wrote to you?"
Li Ailian nodded, and Cheng Huasheng couldn't help but explain again. Only then did Cheng Huasheng and Cheng Yehan truly understand.
“The matter of the imperial seal definitely needs to be investigated. It just so happens that Jiang Ci is in Beijing right now. Auntie, could you ask her to bring me that letter and photo so I can look for it based on the photo?”
As for the painting by Jiang Ci.
Um……
It's too artistic to be used as a reference.
"I'll ask about it later!" Li Ailian immediately agreed.
"Huang Zheyue, what are you planning to do?" Cheng Yehan asked.
Cheng Wenyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's investigate what he was like before, and his uncle and aunt. If this family isn't a good match, I'll help find his other family members, like his mother, maternal grandparents, and so on."
Cheng Wenyun was unaware of these matters as no background check had been conducted.
Cheng Huasheng and Cheng Yehan nodded in unison.
Both of them are researchers, but they are not as smooth and tactful as this junior who is decades or even more than them.
Li Ailian then thought of something and asked, "When will your unit publicly recruit kitchen helpers? Has the date been set? I want to tell Xiao Ci so her husband can prepare as well."
Cheng Wenyun said, "Next Wednesday, have him register at our personnel department before 10 a.m. By the way, what is Jiang Ci's spouse's name? I'll have the personnel department make a record."
Li Ailian said, "Zhou Mingli."
Cheng Yunli nodded to indicate that he had made a mental note of it.
For the kitchen helper position, everyone in every department wants to fill in for someone in their family who isn't working yet, so they can learn something and still be a full-time employee. The HR department doesn't really know whose relatives to hire or not. So the head of the HR department steps in and decides, saying that they will recommend people, and then they will gather all the recommended people together for a group recruitment, and whoever has the best skills will be kept.
Cheng Wenyun could only offer Zhou Mingli one opportunity; whether he could seize it was up to him.
...
Zhou Mingli was unaware that this opportunity was a talent interview.
After a day of tidying up, the small two-bedroom apartment finally looks somewhat presentable.
Since the two children are still young, it's not a problem for them to sleep in one bed. Their room was divided using a bookshelf that was already in the house. One half was used as a sleeping area for Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao, and the other half was used as a dining area for them.
The two children can complete the procedures to start kindergarten tomorrow. Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci also got a longer desk and placed it next to the window of their bedroom, which will be used as a place for the two children to do their homework and write.
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci's room was mainly used as a place to sleep and store large items, since the room was small and the usable space was limited.
Although the place was small, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli kept it very tidy. Even with two children there, it was still orderly and not chaotic.
Before going to bed that night, Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao shared a bottle of milk powder and then excitedly ran to their bed to sleep.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli didn't just leave them in the next room and ignore them. Instead, they played with them until they were sleepy, then lay down on the bed and fell fast asleep. After covering them with blankets, they went to the bedroom next door.
Jiang Ci had just stepped into the bedroom when she heard the door close softly, and a hot body pressed against her back.
Zhou Mingli wrapped his arms around her waist, and a long-suppressed gasp finally escaped her ears.
Jiang Ci's ears felt a little itchy from the warm breath. She tilted her head and remained silent. "Is it really necessary?"
"As for," Zhou Mingli said, then closed his eyes and fell silent, savoring the long-lost nighttime alone with just the two of them.
In Shanding Brigade, their family only had one room and one bed.
Zhou Mingli originally planned to have a carpenter make a bed for the two children, at least to divide the beds among them.
But then I thought that they definitely wouldn't stay in Shanding Brigade for long, so making a bed would be a waste of money.
He had just undergone tubal ligation, so he could only look at Jiang Ci but not touch her. Even though countless scenes had played out in his dreams and mind, he couldn't actually do anything to her. Zhou Mingli could only suppress his emotions and give up the idea of hitting her.
Until they moved in here.
Although it's just a temporary stay, at least there are two rooms.
After inquiring about the kindergarten in the afternoon, Zhou Mingli couldn't wait to find someone who could make beds.
If a person really wants to do something, they have plenty of energy and patience to do it.
This is not.
In less than three hours, Zhou Mingli had set up the bed where Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao would sleep.
The lights were off inside; only the soft, hazy moonlight, which the curtains couldn't block out, streamed down.
Zhou Mingli moved closer to her neck, tracing the veins beneath her skin, and lightly touched her nose with a kiss.
"Jiang Ci, let's try again today and see if you've fallen for me."
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