Cheng Ran didn't have a shred of lingering affection for her, and Ye Luo was left behind by Shui Lingling.
"Hey, Cheng..."
What should we eat tonight?
"How about we go out to eat?"
"Okay, I want to eat beef..."
The couple were chatting happily in front of him, while Ye Luo stood there glaring at their backs, his blue clothes unable to hide the resentment on his face.
"I was the one who met you first, Cheng Ran. I'll show you that I'm better than her!"
She had learned that Cheng Ran once had a childhood sweetheart, but she was disliked because she was brainless and clingy. So, if she wanted to compete with Jiang Wanqing, she had to avoid these two pitfalls to have a chance...
After walking for quite a while, Jiang Wanqing turned around and couldn't see Ye Luo anymore. She immediately nudged Cheng Ran's hand, pretending to be angry.
"How did you two meet? Aren't you going to explain?"
He touched his nose, knowing it was going to come to this. Luckily, he had already prepared his answer in his mind, and since he had a clear conscience, he answered fluently.
"The story is that when she was fifteen, she accidentally fell into the river. I had just joined the army that year, so of course I stepped forward and pulled her out of the river. Later, she sent someone to present her with a banner, and then we lost contact. I never expected that after so many years, she would still remember this incident after returning from studying abroad."
His eyes didn't lie, but since it was about rescuing a drowning person, there must have been some steps he omitted.
Jiang Wanqing raised an eyebrow. She wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong. At that time, the situation was indeed urgent. If they had anything, they would have already revealed it to Guo Xueyun. There was no need for Ye Luo to come up and test them now.
"Hmm, that's quite a coincidence. You had contact with her a few years ago, and a few years later she entered Huada University and became my classmate. Do you think... she did this on purpose, or... it really is just a coincidence?"
"What? She's also become Professor Xue's student?" Cheng Ran frowned.
"Yes, I was just about to tell you about this, but I didn't expect there was another story behind it."
"She is a member of the Ye family, Gu Yu's daughter."
“I know, Shuzhen told me, but she and Gu Yu are less than 70% similar.”
Hearing her say that, Cheng Ran was momentarily at a loss for words. Was it a compliment or an insult? Should he respond?
Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Wanqing asked again, "And what's with that dress she's wearing?"
Since Ye Luo specifically brought up the skirt, there must be something else going on.
"Uh..." Cheng Ran took a breath: "Last time I went to the state-run shopping mall, I originally wanted to give you that dress as a gift, but she insisted on taking it. I'm a gentleman who doesn't fight with women, so I exchanged it for a camera. If you like that dress..."
"I don't like it." Jiang Wanqing smiled slightly. "At least not now. The camera you gave me is very good. I've already given it to Hong Xing so he can take more photos in the future. It's quite useful."
"That's good."
The two chatted casually along the way, but never mentioned Ye Luo again.
Jiang Wanqing believed in Cheng Ran's character and what he said, but the woman clearly had ill intentions, so she had to be wary. How to deal with her afterward was also a problem.
...
In the workshop of Xiuli Factory, Gu Yu is conducting an inspection.
The female workers kept their heads down as they worked, but they exchanged glances secretly, their dislike for the new leader almost undisguised.
Some even whispered bluntly: "It's clearly not their own factory, yet they still want to interfere. Do you even understand what they're doing?"
Gu Yu may have reached menopause, but she's not old yet, and her hearing is still sharp. These words naturally reached her ears, and she followed the sound to the female worker who was speaking.
She didn't reprimand her, but simply grabbed a handful of products from the finished product basket next to the female worker and inspected them one by one.
"This one has a flaw, redo it."
"The appearance is not up to standard, redo it."
"The packaging is not secure; redo it."
"If the random inspection fails, redo everything!"
With a "whoosh," Gu Yu simply emptied all the products from the basket, making the female worker redo them one by one.
"ah!"
The female worker was so frightened that she stood up from the stool, looking at Gu Yu with eyes that seemed to want to tear her to pieces, and spoke rudely.
"Who do you think you are! I've worked here for so long, and neither Comrade Jiang Xiu nor Director Guo dared to say I'm not doing a good job. What gives you the right to make me redo it! I won't redo it!"
They were quite assertive. This commotion caused everyone to stop what they were doing and look over, whispering among themselves.
"What happened? Did Hongyun offend that old woman?"
"Looks like it. If you ask me, I'd better just bear with it and keep going. Making money is hard enough as it is, sigh..."
"But then again, Gu Yu is causing too much trouble. Some of us are paid by piecework. If she makes people redo their work, isn't that like killing one's parents?"
"Shh, stop talking, she's looking over here."
Although the factory workshop was large, the quiet environment was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the people's chatter reached Gu Yu's ears.
She seized the opportunity to violently overturn a machine beside her, her cold gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"Shut your mouths! This factory belongs to the Ye family, not the Jiang family. If you can't tell the difference between the big and small kings, don't work here! If you don't like me, don't stay here! Finance staff, turn left and settle your accounts!"
After saying that, Gu Yu looked at the unruly female worker and pointed to the door.
"I'm talking to you. You're fired. Settle your wages and leave!"
"Fine, you...you dare treat me like this! I'm going to tell Comrade Jiang Xiu and Director Guo! You have no idea how many female workers came with me. If I leave, they all have to leave too! You'd better think this through!"
The female worker crossed her arms, looking ready to fight to the bitter end, and the others she mentioned also stood up.
“Hongyun is right, we all came here with her, if she leaves, we leave too!”
"Yes! Apologize to Hongyun!"
"Hmph, now you're forcing me?" Gu Yu clapped her hands, and her people immediately came in. She raised her chin and said, "Fire all of these people, blacklist them for life, and never let them hire again."
"yes!"
As soon as she finished speaking, people immediately began to drive them away. The troublemaking female workers were dragged out one by one. Gu Yu raised her finger indifferently and curled her lips.
With these people gone, nearly a third of the factory was empty. No wonder these people who band together and form cliques dare to be so arrogant.
Fortunately, it wasn't her own factory, so the commotion was fine and it would actually help to advance the planned schedule, Gu Yu thought.
After the dismissed female worker left, Jiang Xiu returned to find the sky had fallen. She took Guo Xueyun and angrily confronted Gu Yu.
In her office, Gu Yu was sipping tea and listening to music on the radio when she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the door being kicked open...
"Gu Yu! What exactly are you trying to do, you old woman! Are you trying to ruin our factory?!"
Jiang Xiu could no longer bear it. As Gu Yu's nominal mother-in-law, she was no longer willing to suffer in silence.
“That’s right. The factory was fine before that person came, but as soon as he arrived, everything went wrong. It’s like he’s bringing bad luck to us,” Guo Xueyun chimed in.
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