After listening to the discussions about what job Zhou Mingli had found, Bai Hua, though unwilling, decided to give up on Zhou Mingli.
When I went back and talked to my mother-in-law and husband about it, they agreed.
They originally wanted Bai Hua to find Zhou Mingli because they valued his connections. If they could get in touch with him, they could find an easy job for Bai Hua's husband to earn money, which would be much more lucrative than having her go out and find a childless man to have a baby with.
But after hearing the whispers of the group of middle-aged women downstairs, Bai Hua's husband's family decided not to let her waste her time trying to seduce Zhou Mingli.
The decision had just been made when, unexpectedly... Bai Hua's mother-in-law was hanging clothes out to dry by the window when she saw Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci returning from outside.
The two of them were carrying bags with the department store logo on them, and they were full of quite a lot of things!
Bai Hua's mother-in-law's eyes immediately turned red.
Jealousy and envy.
When she opened the window to take a closer look, she discovered that it was filled with thick winter clothes! Big cotton-padded coats!
Baihua's mother-in-law felt incredibly sad!
These young people really don't understand thrift. Why can't they just make do with old clothes? Why do they have to buy ready-made clothes!
If her son wore these clothes, he wouldn't have to worry about getting cold in the winter.
She secretly went out the door and stared at the stairwell. Sure enough, she saw Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli going upstairs. She also saw that the bag contained children's clothes.
It would be nice if these clothes were for my grandson.
Why don't the Zhou family's two children just wear adult clothes that have been altered to fit them?
What kind of things does the Zhou family have that they can afford to buy such nice items!
Grandma Baihua was genuinely, incredibly jealous and sour.
When Bai Hua was about to pick up her son after get off work, her mother-in-law immediately stopped her and told her the whole story again.
Sure enough, Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci, who were also on their way to pick up their children, bumped into each other.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli exchanged a glance, remained silent, looked around, found a secluded corner, and secretly hid.
Bai Hua and her mother-in-law continued their conversation.
Grandma Baihua said, "You're so stupid. You believe everything those old ladies say? Zhou Mingli's connections can get him a kitchen helper position in the municipal government's back kitchen, and he can become the head chef later on!"
Grandma Baihua seemed to have suddenly seen the light, her shrewd eyes shining. "Perhaps the Cheng family isn't comfortable directly assigning Zhou Mingli a minor leadership position, so they're letting him start as a kitchen helper, and then gradually helping him rise to head chef, or even become a head chef at a state-run restaurant... all of that is possible!"
Bai Hua was stunned.
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci, who were eavesdropping in the corner, were also stunned by what they heard.
If they hadn't known that Cheng Wenyun could only help him get one interview spot, Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci would have actually believed what Granny Baihua said, thinking that Cheng Wenyun planned to help Zhou Mingli gradually become a master chef.
Gradually, Baihua's breathing became heavier, and she deeply felt that what her mother-in-law said was absolutely right!
"Mom! You're much smarter than the other ladies in our apartment building! No one else could see the Cheng family's arrangements for Zhou Mingli, but you were the only one who did!" Bai Hua's eyes sparkled, and the more she looked at her mother-in-law, the more admiration she felt.
Grandma Baihua smiled smugly, "It's because the Cheng family and Zhou Mingli hid things too well that they kept us all in the dark!"
"So, Baihua, you absolutely mustn't let such a fat sheep slip away."
Bai Hua nodded emphatically, "Mom, you're right!"
"Once I've won over Zhou Mingli, I'll definitely have him persuade the Cheng family to give Fuqiang a job, no matter what!" Bai Hua's voice was sweet and charming, almost dripping with moisture.
Grandma Baihua nodded warmly, "I know you are capable. Once you all become employees, our family will be better off. You've finally made it through."
Bai Hua imagined that day and solemnly agreed, "Yes!"
"Mom, you go back first. I need to hurry up and bring my son back."
"good."
Bai Hua left happily, unaware that Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli were secretly hiding in the corner.
Granny Baihua's expression changed, and she stared at Baihua, who was swaying her hips as she left, with disgust and hostility.
She spat inwardly, "What a slut! If it weren't for the fact that no one in my family works, I would have made Fuqiang divorce you long ago!"
"Besides selling, what else can you do?"
Grandma Baihua scolded for a while, but when she saw someone walking this way, she regained her usual gentleness and slowly went home.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, who hadn't had time to leave yet, looked at each other in bewilderment.
"It's time to pick up the kids," Zhou Mingli reminded them.
Jiang Ci walked out silently and walked side by side with Zhou Mingli.
They remained silent for a moment.
Zhou Mingli was speechless, and his face was quite grim.
Back in Shanding Brigade, Wang Zhaodi schemed to take his money, but even after arriving in Beijing, she couldn't escape being targeted.
Zhou Mingli's face grew even uglier when he thought about how much money he had left in the bank account after he got home today.
Does he look like someone with money and power?
Noticing that Jiang Ci was looking at him, Zhou Mingli turned his head and saw that she seemed to be sizing him up.
Zhou Mingli was puzzled. "What's wrong?"
If they weren't outside, Jiang Cizhen would have taken the initiative to twist and turn his face repeatedly to examine it.
"Nothing, just checking if you look very wealthy."
Zhou Mingli: "..."
Jiang Ci hissed and said, "Is it because your expression is too cold? That's why you seem so aloof?"
Zhou Mingli: "..."
He changed the subject, saying, "It seems this family had this plan in mind when we arrived."
“Yes.” Jiang Ci’s expression became meaningful. “Being targeted by such a bunch of scoundrels is really infuriating.”
He turned his head. "Are you angry?"
“Angry? Not really, just a bit disgusted and repulsed,” Jiang Ci said. “I don’t like being schemed against, especially in such a despicable way, and the schemes they’ve made up are all fabricated by themselves.”
"Just thinking about it makes me feel both disgusted and ridiculous."
If you were to actually calculate what they have, Jiang Ci could say there's something to gain.
But what is Bai Hua scheming for? Vague and unrealistic fantasies and power that doesn't even exist.
Zhou Mingli said in a low voice, "It's best not to keep this kind of person around."
"Even if we weren't targeted by her schemes, this family has plenty of dirty tricks up their sleeves."
Jiang Ci: "There's always a saying that you can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days."
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci did not continue speaking, but they both understood each other's intentions.
This time, they plan to take the initiative and nip the Bai family's conspiracy in the bud.
The two arrived at the kindergarten quickly.
It was peak time for school to let out, and parents were waiting for a group of little ones to line up and come out of the kindergarten.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli watched as the two bouncy children waved to their friends and then ran over to them.
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