Jiang Xue reassured Gu Xiaoling, who was somewhat glad that she had repeatedly asked for Li Wen's contact information.
But given how fragile their relationship was, she was still quite uneasy.
Let's not worry about that for now, let's secure the order first. If the order falls through, I'll be bankrupt from the losses.
She hailed a tricycle and rushed to the management bureau.
"Hello, I'm here to see your deputy director." Jiang Xue didn't know Sun's mother's name at all, so she had to use her title.
The security guard sized Jiang Xue up and down. "You think you can just see the deputy director whenever you want? Come on, come on, don't cause trouble here."
Jiang Xue glared at the security guard, annoyed. "Who does he think he is, acting so arrogantly?"
Although she was very unhappy, she understood that the deputy director was indeed someone she could not meet.
She sat at the entrance of the management bureau for a full two hours, and even came at noon, but by then the bureau had already closed for the day, and she still hadn't found any trace of Sun's mother.
Could it be that she didn't come to work today? Such a high-ranking leader, does she only need to give orders, or did she already guess that someone would come to ambush her?
"Hello, security guard, I just wanted to ask if you have a side door here?" Jiang Xue asked politely.
But the security guard wasn't having any of it. "Why do you want to know about the back door? Are you thinking of using the back door? I've known for a while that something's wrong with you. If you don't leave now, I'm going to call the police and have them arrest you."
Seeing the security guard being so unreasonable, Jiang Xue's face turned pale with anger. "I don't need you to call the police, I'll call the police myself. You've shut down someone's shop for no reason, are you trying to cry wolf?"
After Jiang Xue finished speaking, she thought it best not to cause trouble here, because if things got out of hand, she would be the one to suffer.
Now she really felt like she was in a dilemma. Should she really go to Sun Ze'an? If she did, he would definitely make a big scene with his mother for her sake, and she would be the one who suffered in the end.
She walked back somewhat discouraged, but then realized the shop was still closed. Feeling a bit lost, she wandered into a small alley.
Steam rose from the pot of wontons that Aunt Zhou was cooking. "Aunt Zhou? You're over here." Jiang Xue finally saw a familiar face, and a sliver of warmth returned to her desolate heart.
"Oh dear, Jiang Xue, your leg is still injured, and now you've encountered this kind of thing. What are we going to do?" Aunt Zhou quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Xue.
"Let me cook you some wontons, they'll keep you warm when they're hot."
Jiang Xue nodded silently, tears welling up in her eyes. She had never felt so wronged when she was kidnapped by Aunt Zhou's husband before. The humiliation she was experiencing now made her feel incredibly aggrieved.
"Here, have some wontons. Don't worry, we'll help you think of a solution." Aunt Zhou noticed Jiang Xue's mood.
Seeing this usually strong little girl with tears welling up in her eyes, yet not shedding a tear herself, Aunt Zhou felt a lump in her throat.
"Jiang Xue, you are the woman I admire most. This setback you are experiencing now is nothing to you. You helped me so much before, so I must help you this time."
Jiang Xue looked at Aunt Zhou with a wry smile, "You really know how to joke. You've ended up in a place with no customers. If you were in front of my shop, in that prime location, you would definitely earn one or two times more than here."
"Oh, definitely. The worst part is that I also made dumplings today, so I definitely won't be able to sell them."
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