"Wanqing, did I just hold you back?"
After leaving the state-run restaurant, Shen Huan felt a little embarrassed, thinking that she hadn't performed well.
“You did a great job, you’re absolutely right.” Jiang Wanqing took her hand. “Thank you for speaking up for me.”
“I wasn’t speaking up for you, but you’ve always been this good. It’s Qin Meng who doesn’t know how lucky she is. She doesn’t even realize how good her family has been all these years…”
"Alright, let bygones be bygones, let's not talk about this anymore."
Sunk costs are irretrievable, so we'll skip this part. Jiang Wanqing doesn't regret it; at least Qin Meng from before made her feel that all the contributions she made were worthwhile.
"Where are you going later? Home? Or to the factory to work overtime? I'll go with you..."
"No, I'm going to the hospital to see Molly."
"Then I'll go too!"
Shen Huan raised her hand high. She hadn't visited Molly yet, so this was a good opportunity for the two of them to go together and keep each other company.
"Okay, let's do it together."
"Hey, by the way, Wanqing, why did you suddenly decide to go on an inspection tour of the branch factory this time?"
"Because I suddenly had a new idea in my mind. If it can be implemented, I will apply it to the new branch factory, and then we can make more money."
The two chatted and laughed all the way. Qin Meng's matter was not perfectly resolved this time, but at least after her true colors were exposed, she would never dare to act in the dark again. In the future, when they meet on a narrow road, they will see each other's abilities!
...
Molly spent about ten days in the hospital to rest during her pregnancy. Finally, she was able to be discharged and go home to recuperate. The factory's operations returned to normal, and Hung Hing returned to work.
As for Duan Xiaowan, she went to Jiang Wanqing and asked her to be transferred, believing that she had made a mistake.
But Jiang Wanqing did not agree. Instead, she took her to see Molly. The two shook hands and made up, clearing up the misunderstanding, and went about their business.
Once everything stabilized, Jiang Wanqing no longer needed to handle the miscellaneous tasks at the factory herself. She went into "seclusion" for a few days to summarize the findings of her inspection of the branch factory.
That day, she was doing her work in the office as usual when several uninvited guests arrived outside the factory...
The security guard rushed into the production workshop to find the person in charge to resolve the issue.
"Director Jiang... something's happened outside, you need to go check it out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Huan and Duan Xiaowan stepped forward to interrupt him and made a shushing gesture.
"Don't make a fuss. Wanqing is working inside. If you have something to say, just tell us."
"Alright, Comrade Shen, Comrade Duan, five people have come from outside. They say they are Qin Meng's family members. Something happened at home, and they came to Beijing to stay with their daughter. But she's no longer here. I've tried to reason with them, but they don't believe me. They insist on staying and say they want to find Director Jiang to settle this matter. What do you say to this…"
The security guard also looked like a rogue. He wasn't afraid of encountering people who used violence, but he was afraid of encountering this kind of rogue who would cry, make a scene, threaten suicide, and refuse to leave. No matter how much he said, good or bad, the rogue wouldn't be afraid.
"Qin Meng's family?"
Shen Huan and Duan Xiaowan exchanged a glance, realizing something was wrong. They turned around and discussed the matter.
"Let's go take a look. Let's not disturb Wanqing for now. If we can resolve it, let's not let her know, so as not to upset her."
"Yes, that's what I think too. Director Jiang is already very tired, so let's try to resolve this if we can."
"Then it's settled. Let's go out and see what's going on."
The two reached an agreement to have the security guard lead the way. The small iron gate to the employee entrance was closed at this point because of the people outside causing trouble.
Separated by the iron gate, five people sat neatly on the ground: two adults and three children, two men and three women.
One was Qin Meng's father and her youngest brother; the other three were her mother and two younger sisters.
"Oh my god! This is outrageous! My daughter is a leader inside, and you mere security guards won't let us in! Is there no law anymore?!"
"Sister...I want my sister...Waaaaah..."
"Candy...hehe, candy..."
Each of them acted unreasonably in their own way. Qin's father suddenly jumped up, grabbed the security guard by the collar through the iron gate, and made a move that caught everyone off guard.
"Let us in right now! Otherwise, you'll regret it if you offend us!"
How could parents like that raise such an accomplished daughter as Qin Meng? Oh no, that's another story now, since Shen Huan had just witnessed the family's identical, ingrained selfishness...
Compared to Duan Xiaowan, Shen Huan was more familiar with the situation, so she took the lead and pulled Qin's father and the security guard apart.
"Calm down, you're looking for Qin Meng, right? I know her."
"You are... my Mengmeng's friend?" Qin's father seemed to have seen a savior. "Then please let us in! We're almost starving! This heartless woman, she hasn't sent money home in so long, she's settled in the big city and forgotten her family, I need to find her..."
Before the door was even opened, several people tried to rush in. Shen Huan had the security guards block the door and spoke to the Qin family members from a distance.
“You’ve come to the wrong place. I do know Qin Meng, but she’s not here anymore. She moved out and started her own business.”
"What?! She's going solo! Impossible! You and we know this girl too well. She's lucky if she can even get a piece of the pie by following you around. Going solo my foot!" Qin's father said unpleasantly.
Qin's mother also stepped forward, tugged at her husband, and began to play the stern judge.
"Young lady, since you're Mengmeng's friend, please ask her to come out and meet us. We would never bother her if we had no other choice..."
“I told you, she’s not here! If you want to find her, you can call this number.”
Shen Huan took out the phone number she had used to contact Qin Meng last time, handed it to Qin's mother, and then gave the security guard a wink.
"Let one of them come in and make a phone call from your security room."
"Okay, Comrade Shen."
The security guard gritted his teeth and forcefully blocked the door, barely managing to let one person in—Qin's father—and brought him into the security room.
Looking at the phone, Qin's father licked his dry, cracked lips and chuckled twice.
"Comrade, this phone... we don't know how to use it either."
"I'll help you."
Desperate to get rid of these people, the security guard took pity on them and made the call for them.
Perhaps Qin Meng had memorized the factory's number, because she called several times without anyone answering until the last one was picked up, and even then, it wasn't Qin Meng herself who answered the phone.
"Who is it? Factory Manager Qin is busy!"
The voice... sounded like Jiang Wanqing's unreasonable relative, Shen Huan wondered.
Qin's father then took the phone and scolded, "I'm her father! She's busy? No matter how busy she is, she has to come pick us up! She's enjoying her life and has forgotten about her family. She doesn't even think about the money in the house! Let him answer the phone!"
The voice was loud and clear, still stubbornly arguing, making people shake their heads, but it was very effective; Qin Meng answered the phone quickly.
"dad?"
"So you still remember I'm your dad?! Why haven't you sent money home in so long?! I'm right outside your factory, come pick me up right now!"
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