Chapter 16 Kissing Sister
After exiting the highway, Assistant Chen asked Zhou Mingshi, "Mr. Zhou, where should we go first?"
Zhou Mingshi: "Send Yi'an back to the Lin family."
After confirming that she was coming back today, Lin Yi'an called her parents. Knowing that she was coming back today, neither of them went to work.
Zhou Mingshi had other matters to attend to, so after having lunch at the Lin family's house, he said goodbye and returned home.
After he left, Lin's mother, Wang Yuehua, pulled her daughter aside and asked, "How did you get along with him?"
Lin Yi'an: "It's alright."
Wang Yuehua was relieved: "It's alright. Your Aunt Tan called me last night and said that we should all have a meal together when we have time. You're all engaged now, so you should still keep in touch."
Lin Yi'an nodded and said, "When I went back to Changping this time, Aunt Tan bought gifts for me, my parents, and my grandma and sent them to us. I should go and visit her when I get back."
“Your aunt only has one child, Mingshi, so she'll naturally care about his marriage.” Wang Yuehua stroked her daughter’s soft black hair. “I’ll arrange a time with her tonight.”
As they were talking, Wang Yuehua's phone rang. She opened it and saw it was her younger brother calling. She answered, "Taihua, what's up?"
Wang Taihua: "Sister, where are you?"
Wang Yuehua: "At home, what's wrong?"
Wang Taihua: "I'm not busy today, so I brought Jia Rui to see you."
Wang Yuehua frowned. Wang Taihua said, "Sister, let's leave it at that for now. We'll talk about it when we get here."
Wang Yuehua looked at her youngest daughter: "You've been traveling all morning, go take a nap and rest."
Lin Yi'an said, "Okay."
Lin Yi'an went back to her room for a nap, while Zhou Mingshi left the Lin family home, got into his car, and said, "To the company."
Assistant Chen responded, recalling that when they first parted, their reactions were even more indifferent than those of ordinary friends. After spending several days together, not a single spark had ignited.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
How can he be so useless? He can't even win over his fiancée.
Zhou Mingshi leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes to rest, unaware that his assistant was secretly criticizing him for being useless.
Upon arriving at the company, the two went straight to the elevator. As soon as they entered the office, Secretary Shen came over to report on his work.
Assistant Chen then went to the tea room to make him tea.
After Secretary Shen finished his work report, he didn't leave immediately. He waited for Assistant Chen to bring the tea in, and then stepped forward and asked curiously, "How have you been these past few days?"
Assistant Chen glanced at him casually: "What do you mean, 'how'?"
Secretary Shen lowered her voice: "How are Mr. Zhou and Miss Lin?"
Assistant Chen: "Just focus on your job and don't pry into the boss's business."
Secretary Shen: "...What are you pretending for?"
Assistant Chen: "Don't even think about asking about President Zhou's private affairs from me."
Secretary Shen stepped forward: "I just want to know if Miss Lin is easy to get along with, after all, she is our future president's wife."
Assistant Chen glanced at him as if he were an idiot, then walked towards the tea room.
Secretary Shen: "What do you mean?"
Assistant Chen turned around and said, "President Zhou praised your work ability, but with your brain, you don't look like someone with strong work ability at all."
Secretary Shen wasn't annoyed by his disdain; instead, she excitedly asked, "Did President Zhou really praise me like that?"
Assistant Chen: "...It's fake."
Secretary Shen: "I didn't expect President Zhou to praise me to others."
Assistant Chen was speechless. After laughing, Secretary Shen couldn't help but say, "President Zhou said I have strong work ability, don't you believe me?"
Assistant Chen stopped and looked at him: "I told you you're not smart enough, and you still won't listen. With President Zhou's taste, if Miss Lin wasn't good, would he have gotten engaged to her? Why are you asking? What's the point of asking?"
Secretary Shen smiled and said, "It seems Miss Lin is quite nice."
After saying that, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "See, now I know the answer I wanted to know, don't I?"
Assistant Chen: "......"
Secretary Shen pushed up her glasses, mimicking his earlier gesture, and glanced at him casually: "You should learn from President Zhou properly, lest you be tricked into revealing information with just a few words."
After saying that, he strode away.
Assistant Chen: "......"
Coming to her senses, she caught up with him in a few steps: "Is it possible that I told you on purpose? After all, you are President Zhou's secretary, and you are considered one of President Zhou's people. Knowing that President Zhou's marital status is not a problem will allow you to work with peace of mind, so as not to mess up your work and make President Zhou angry."
After saying that, she ignored him and strode past him.
Secretary Shen: "......"
Here, Wang Taihua and his wife arrived at the Lin family home with their daughter and grandson.
The housekeeper brought them fruit and tea.
Wang Yuehua, sitting to the side, asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to come over?"
Wang Taihua said, "Sister, what are you saying? Can't I come to your house if there's nothing wrong?"
Wang Yuehua: "You don't necessarily come to our house unless you have something to do."
Wang Taihua gave an awkward laugh and looked at his daughter beside him, saying, "Sis, did Xiujun upset you? Why did you make her move back home?"
He had just finished speaking when Lin Yi'an came downstairs. He was surprised to see his niece and asked, "Yi, what's Yi'an doing at home?"
Wang Yuehua rolled her eyes at him: "She just got back today, where else would she be if not at home?"
Wang Taihua: "Didn't we say we were going to stay in Changping for a week?"
Wang Yuehua said, "Plans can't keep up with changes. It's my home, I can come back whenever I want."
Lin Yi'an called out "Uncle," and his aunt sat down next to his mother.
Wang Yuehua pushed the fruit towards her: "Eat blueberries, these blueberries aren't sour."
Lin Yi'an hummed in agreement and put a blueberry in her mouth.
Watching the interaction between the mother and daughter, Wang Taihua asked, "Sister, why did you let Xiujun move back? Did she upset you?"
Wang Yuehua then looked up at him and said, "You two often complain to me about missing Xiujun. Since you miss her so much, why not let her come home to live? Otherwise, you might think I'm trying to take your daughter away from you."
Wang Taihua chuckled dryly twice: "That, that's not..."
Wang Yuehua: "Not what?"
Wang Taihua changed his tone: "Sister, Xiujun hasn't found a job since graduating from university. We came here hoping you could help us."
Wang Yuehua frowned: "What can I do? You know that none of our relatives work for Lin's. I can't break the rules for her."
Wang Taihua said, "You know a lot of people, you can introduce me to other companies, it's not necessary to join Lin's."
Wang Yuehua looked at her niece: "Do you have any thoughts?"
Wang Xiujun glanced at Lin Yi'an and said, "I want to start my own business like my third sister. Working for a company isn't enough for me to make ends meet."
Over the years, her aunt has given her pocket money every month. She is used to spending money lavishly and can't get used to living a frugal life.
Especially after moving back home, her parents told her that she had graduated from university and that the family could no longer support her. They told her to go out and work, earn her own money, and spend it as she pleased. She panicked because she had only average education and abilities. She felt that it was impossible for her to live a good life and buy whatever she wanted on her own. She had to find another way.
Wang Yuehua nodded: "Sure, you should talk to your parents about this properly. Tell them what you want to do, do your research, and don't act rashly..."
Wang Taihua disagreed, saying, "What business are you talking about? Going to work a regular job is the right way. Do you think you can succeed in starting your own business with your abilities?"
Wang Xiujun said, "My third sister's Chinese medicine clinic is very successful."
Wang Yuehua: "That's because your third sister is capable. She has been learning medicine from her grandmother since she was a child. Not only that, she also hired a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor to practice medicine. What can you do?"
Wang Xiujun: "I want to open a beauty salon. I know it's a bit far-fetched, which is why I need my aunt's support."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuehua frowned: "If you know it's wishful thinking, then don't indulge in it."
Wang Taihua's eyes lit up: "If I had your support, it wouldn't be wishful thinking. Don't all rich girls and wives of wealthy families go for beauty treatments?"
Wang Yuehua asked, "How much budget do you have?"
Wang Taihua chuckled awkwardly, "We just bought a house and a car for Wang Hong, we don't have any money left..."
Wang Yuehua sat up straight: "So you mean you don't have any money?"
Wang Taihua: "If you can help us in any way, please do so..."
Wang Yuehua interrupted him: "Is this a matter of helping a little? Do you even know how much investment is needed to build a decent beauty salon?"
Wang Taihua said in a low voice, "Sister, before Mom and Dad passed away, they asked you to take care of me. It's just the two of us siblings. If I need anything, who else can I turn to if not you? I'm begging you this once. If you just help me invest in a beauty salon for Xiujun, I promise I'll never ask you for anything again..."
Lin Yi'an suddenly spoke up from the side: "Isn't this Sister Ken?"
Everyone in the room looked at her.
Lin Yi-an added, "I've always heard people talk about sponging off their parents, but is it now fashionable to sponge off one's sister?"
Wang Taihua: "You..."
He was interrupted by Lin Yi'an as soon as he opened his mouth: "You're over fifty years old and you still want to sponge off your sister? Not only that, you want to bring your daughter to sponge off your sister too? Uncle, you're really unlucky to be my sister. How can you not want a brother like this?"
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