Chapter 56 Aunt Wu's Workplace Crisis
When she was pushed into the master bedroom, Wu Lifang was still in a daze. She sighed helplessly and did as the little girl told her to do.
The fitted dress showed off her beautiful figure, and the sweet-talking Feng Jingling praised her endlessly, making her shake off her previous worries and smile from ear to ear.
The loose-fitting suit, paired with a low ponytail, exuded the style of a professional woman. Little Jiang An circled around in amazement, repeatedly muttering, "Is it Mommy? Is it really Mommy?"
Thump!
The little boy wasn't looking where he was going and tripped and fell flat on his face. Jiang Chao, with a cold face, picked him up.
"An'an, look at how pathetic you are!"
"Aunt Wu, you look so cool! Now that Xiaxia and Jiang Chao can earn money, you won't have to work so hard anymore!"
These words touched Wu Lifang's heart. Her eyes filled with tears as she patted the little girl's head. "What a good child. If I had known, I would have taken you to the Jiang family when Jianfeng left. That would have saved you from suffering so much."
Yunxia: If you had done that, the original owner wouldn't have died, and I... wouldn't have come here.
"Aunt Wu, no one can change the past. What we should do is cherish the present, work hard to earn more money, and enjoy a good life."
"Yes, Xiaxia is right. We must live happily from now on."
Aunt Wu wore new clothes, and the others were not to be outdone, so they all changed into their newly bought clothes. Feng Jingling even claimed that he would paint a family portrait overnight, but Jiang Chao directly woke him up with a punch.
The boy pouted, clutching his shoulder, and complained, "Ouch, that hurts! Ah Chao, could you be a little gentler?"
"It's 10 o'clock, and you're still thinking about drawing? Are you skipping class tomorrow?"
Oh no, I had too much fun over the weekend and forgot I had to go to school. I chuckled awkwardly and said, "Hey, it was a slip of the tongue. I'll draw it next weekend. Um... well, it's getting late. An'an, go back to your room and go to sleep."
After saying that, she didn't care about the little child's wishes and picked him up and took him away. Jiang Chao followed behind him with a stern face. The three brothers getting along was so funny. Yun Xia raised her eyebrows and followed Aunt Wu back to the house.
The days of going to bed early and getting up early for school passed in the blink of an eye, and it was Friday afternoon again. Yunxia stood outside her grandmother's dumpling restaurant, intently... licking her creamy ice cream.
"Yunxia, it's not even summer yet, and you're eating ice cream every day. Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"
Ever since we changed the additive in our porridge from green gas to green water, the health of the whole family has improved dramatically, especially for the little girl who drinks green water every day.
Raising an eyebrow, he said nonchalantly, "You stinky Jiang Chao, I'm perfectly healthy. Oh, where's big brother?"
"I was called away by a man in a suit. I'll be back in a bit!"
"oh!"
After saying that, she took out a creamy ice cream from her bag. Seeing that he turned his head away, his refusal was very obvious. She pouted and thought to herself, "If you won't eat it, I'll eat two by myself."
The gloomy boy snatched the second ice cream bag from the girl as she tore it open and stuffed it into his own mouth.
"You...didn't you say you weren't going to eat?"
"Ha! I never said that; that was just your own guess!"
Hey, don't try to guess what Jiang Chao is thinking. You'll never figure it out!
At this moment, several beautiful young girls appeared at the alley entrance, praising each other's hair ties. Before they knew it, the topic had turned to Huang Chengcheng. Yunxia peeked out and thought to herself, "Isn't this that group of fake besties?"
"The Huang family was swindled out of everything by doing business with foreign businessmen. They lost all their savings and even called the police... Hmph, the foreign businessmen had already run away. Their identities were all forged. Ha, the Huang family is completely finished."
"Serves him right! I took Nannan to the hospital for a check-up. Fortunately, apart from her weakened immune system, her other indicators were okay. Otherwise, I would have definitely filed a lawsuit against him."
"Sigh, someone sued his family, and quite a few of them: workers owed wages, business owners who couldn't get their final payments/goods, parents of children harmed by toxic toys, the Huang family... they must be in a real mess!"
"He brought it on himself. Hmm, Huang Chengcheng hasn't come these past few days. Is it because of family matters?"
"No, she twisted her ankle going down the stairs and now she walks with a limp. She's very vain and probably too embarrassed to come to school."
Yunxia: Karma is real! Last weekend I was mocking Jiang Chao for being lame, and this week I'm the one limping.
"Let me tell you a secret, Huang Chengcheng is actually quite ugly without makeup. She has dark skin, freckles all over her face, single eyelids, and a bun hairstyle. Her good looks are all from makeup. Without money, she can't buy high-end cosmetics..."
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A group of people were gossiping at the alley entrance, oblivious to everyone around them. Passing students would stop for a few seconds to listen before moving on. It's believed that in a few days, Huang Chengcheng's scandals will be all over the place.
As Jiang Chao finished the last bite of his creamy ice cream, Feng Jingling jogged to the entrance of the dumpling restaurant, pouting and staring resentfully at the wooden stick covered in water stains.
"Ah Chao, you actually ate alone?"
Jiang Chao's good mood was ruined by her resentful words. He frowned and was about to retort when suddenly, the girl pulled out a bag of creamy ice cream from her handbag, the kind that emits cold air.
With a raised eyebrow, I thought, "No need to add a freezer at home. In the summer, we can just buy a big box of ice cream and let the little girl store it."
"Big brother, Jiang Chao and I won't eat alone. Here, we saved this especially for you."
The cool, melt-in-your-mouth cream instantly dispelled the heat from running. Feng Jingling waved goodbye, and the three of them left the alley together.
On the way home, Yunxia mentioned what she had just heard. Feng Jingling smiled contemptuously and said, "He brought it on himself. Just wait for the court to forcibly mortgage his property!"
"Hey, big brother, it seems you already knew about this!"
The boy tossed his bangs and said arrogantly, "Of course, don't you know who I am!"
"Hey! Have you found out why my mom comes home so late every day?"
The young man blinked slightly, lowered his head to think for a moment, and finally sighed, recounting in detail the information reported by the man in the suit.
It turns out that the backlog of orders from the middle of the year brought the factory back to its former prosperity for a short time. Recently, orders have been decreasing, and last month the factory even experienced negative growth in profits, with the money earned not even enough to pay the employees' wages!
After a discussion among the leaders, the factory began implementing a survival-of-the-fittest policy. The employees were all in a state of fear, wishing they had three heads and six arms so that they could do the work of three people and show the leaders their value if they stayed.
"Aunt Wu works as a cleaner, she doesn't have much work to do, she shouldn't be coming back so late!"
"My godmother didn't change jobs. After finishing her textile work, she went to do cleaning, and she cleaned the entire workshop by herself. However... according to insiders, my godmother is in good health, unlike others who are tired and pale."
Yunxia: If it weren't for the green air and green water, Aunt Wu's body probably wouldn't be able to withstand it!
"Jiang Chao, is there any way to persuade Aunt Wu to resign voluntarily?"
Jiang Chao frowned and shook his head. "My mother is a very strong-willed person. She would never do something like voluntarily resigning."
"Or... I could bribe the factory manager to fire my godmother."
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