Chapter 135: In this life, Lin Ziqiu will definitely not be fooled again.
Zhong Xuexi put the books she brought back into the bedroom, then ran to the kitchen. Before she even entered, she was choked by the smoke. "Zhong Zhiyang, what are you doing? Do you want to burn down the kitchen?"
She coughed violently several times and waved away the smoke that was blowing towards her.
Zhong Heyang quickly picked up the pot lid to give first aid, but he was also choked, "Cough cough..."
He was always calm and composed, but for the first time he showed his fear, "Come here, help me!"
Hearing his voice, Zhong Xuexi realized that she had recognized the wrong person. She covered her nose and squinted her eyes as she walked over, "Brother? Why is it you? Where's Zhiyang? He's been doing the cooking lately!"
Zhong Heyang pursed his lips and didn't explain. He couldn't say that his wife gave him the task of cooking, but he messed it up like this, right?
"Don't ask."
He stuffed the spatula into his sister's hand and ran to turn down the fire under the stove.
Zhong Xuexi hurriedly cleaned up the mess for him. The vegetables in the pot were burnt. She wanted to laugh when she saw it, so she quickly fetched water and cleaned the pot.
The two were busy in the kitchen for a while, and then Zhong Xuexi remembered that there was a child in the main room.
"Brother, aren't you going to pick up your sister-in-law from get off work? Her stepmother's brother came looking for her, so I brought him back."
Zhong Heyang raised his eyes suddenly, a hint of indifference flashed across his eyes, "What is he doing here?"
"They said they were apologizing to my sister-in-law, but I think they're probably up to something again. You'd better give my sister-in-law a warning." Zhong Xuexi now really treats Lin Ziqiu as a family member and cares about her sincerely.
"Yeah." Zhong Heyang nodded, then stood up and washed his face, "I'll go pick her up."
The issue of grain hoarding outside has caused a lot of controversy, and Jiang Lin also made a special trip to the restaurant today for this matter.
Lin Ziqiu guessed that he would come. Business in the store was very bad today. People who had some money were reluctant to spend it lavishly. Instead, they took it and thought of stockpiling more food.
Those who have the means even leave home and plan to celebrate the New Year away from home.
This was a much bigger commotion than Lin Ziqiu had expected. Fortunately they didn't publicize it, otherwise there would have been chaos everywhere. They really meant well but ended up doing something bad.
Dong Wenyun also stopped reporting.
In just two days, most of the supplies in the suburbs were distributed.
"Uncle Jiang, regarding the rain disaster, I can only say that it is better to believe it than not. I have a batch of food in our store's warehouse. When the time comes, everyone can share some. This is also my way of thanking everyone for their care for me during this period of time."
At noon, while they were all resting, Lin Ziqiu secretly moved some rice out of his own space warehouse.
As for the cotton coats, there will be a wave of people from Ruan Qing's side delivering supplies, and the people in the store can be included in them.
Jiang Lin's face was solemn. "I'm not here for the New Year. You don't have to worry about me. Since the situation is special now, let's take a holiday in advance."
Jiang Lin took out a stack of envelopes from his briefcase, each of which was bulging with something inside.
"I'm leaving this Sunday. Here are all your salaries and bonuses. Your names are written on the envelopes. Please help me distribute them to the others when the time comes."
Lin Ziqiu took it, but didn't rush to open it. He just weighed his own portion with his hand and said, "Uncle Jiang, isn't this too much? If we have a holiday early, then we will have almost an extra month."
She reached out and handed her portion back, "This is too much. I can't take it."
Jiang Lin said sternly, "Just keep this for you. At this rate, things will definitely be very expensive later on. Just think of the extra money as a red envelope I gave you."
Lin Ziqiu knew that he always kept his word, so he had no choice but to obey and said, "Then I will thank the manager on behalf of everyone!"
After a pause, she bowed and smiled, "I wish you a happy new year in advance. I wish you good health and good luck in the coming year! Make a lot of money!"
Jiang Lin was amused by her. "Girl, thank you for your kind words. Now I feel that the money I spent is well worth it."
Naturally, he paid this money out of his own pocket.
As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. This is all he can do, but being able to do this is already a rare achievement.
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When Zhong Heyang arrived on his bike, Lin Ziqiu, wearing a red knitted hat and a striped scarf around her neck, was standing under the eaves and waving at him, with a light in her bright eyes.
“You’re here!”
Lin Ziqiu ran to his side with brisk steps. Zhong Heyang turned sideways and patted the back seat, "Get in the car, let's go home."
Lin Ziqiu curved her eyebrows, sat in the back, and put her hands around his waist. "How did you complete the task I gave you?"
Zhong Heyang choked and coughed twice, "This task is too difficult, I failed to complete it."
“No way?” Lin Ziqiu was a little surprised. “Zhong Zhiyang can do it, and you said this morning that you are better than him in everything.”
"Except for this matter." Zhong Heyang felt a little ashamed. He really tried his best.
Lin Ziqiu rarely saw something that he couldn't do, so he comforted him, "It's okay, I'm a good cook, we complement each other."
Zhong Heyang was originally worried that she would dislike him for this, but when he heard this, the corners of his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
He deliberately teased the little girl, "If you really want to eat the food I cook, then teach me."
Lin Ziqiu pursed her lips and said, "I don't really want to eat it!"
Grandma’s cooking skills are just average, and she can almost predict what level Zhong Heyang’s cooking skills will be.
Zhong Heyang chuckled twice.
The wind outside was very strong, but because they were walking against the wind, Zhong Heyang blocked the wind in front, and the small Lin Ziqiu hid behind him, so it was basically not too cold.
"By the way, Lin Xiaojun came home and said he wanted to apologize to you."
Lin Ziqiu exclaimed in surprise, what kind of trouble is this?
How could Zhang Xiumei bear to let her precious son apologize to her in a humble manner?
Zhong Xuexi's words were still fresh in his mind. Zhong Heyang reminded her, "Although he and you have the same father but different mothers, there is still a layer of separation between you. Don't be foolish enough to let him take advantage of you."
If it were in his previous life, Lin Ziqiu had really done something stupid.
At that time, her life was getting better, and Zhang Xiumei and others were particularly jealous. They came to her house from time to time to ask for money.
Or they would say she is an unfilial daughter or something.
In order to keep the peace, Lin Ziqiu paid a lot of wrongful money.
Later, Lin Xiaojun was expelled from school and had no work to do, so he came to her and asked her to help him find a job.
Lin Ziqiu didn't want to do that at first, but Lin Xiaojun pretended to be a good brother and tried hard to restore their brother-sister relationship.
He indeed succeeded.
When Lin Ziqiu was bullied by the vampires from the Shen family, Lin Xiaojun stood up to protect her. Lin Ziqiu was so moved that she helped him.
As he wished, he joined his own company.
As a result, he relied on his relationship with me and was often late and left early, or he hooked up with the girls in the company, causing a huge mess.
Later, he even cooperated with the Shen family in an attempt to sideline her and take over the company.
In this life, Lin Ziqiu will definitely not be fooled again.
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