She was a female employee who was almost thirty years old, and at that moment she was turning her head to talk and laugh with her colleague.
It was her!
The moment they saw each other, all the clues seemed to come together.
Alright, then we don't need to go in.
We can just wait to reap the rewards tomorrow.
When she got home, it was already late. Jiang Si hadn't planned to tell her family, especially her mother-in-law, about it right away.
Based on her understanding of her mother-in-law, if she found out that her design drawings had been switched, she would probably feel guilty for a long time.
But clearly, this matter cannot be hidden.
Not long after they returned, Uncle Huo arrived right on time.
Grandma Huo was quite surprised to see him come over. "Fourth son, what brings you here?"
As if she had thought of something, she looked over again with an expectant expression.
"Is the family photo developed yet?"
Uncle Huo was taken aback by the question, then realized what he meant and said, "Mom, what are you thinking? We just took a family photo yesterday, how could it be so soon?"
Upon hearing this, the old man, who was playing with his great-grandchildren, snorted without even looking up.
"What are you doing here when you haven't finished washing? You've made me happy for nothing!"
Uncle Huo awkwardly touched his nose. "Dad, what are you saying? Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"
"Don't listen to your dad."
Grandma Huo glared at the old man, "Last time, the fourth son didn't come to the old house for a whole week. I don't know who was talking about it every day."
The old man choked.
At this moment, Mrs. Huo came out of the kitchen and smiled as she smoothed things over.
"Fourth brother, quickly wash your hands, have dinner here before you leave."
Seeing Mrs. Huo's beaming face, Uncle Huo was still a little puzzled.
Looking again, Mr. Huo was sitting in the living room drinking tea as if nothing had happened.
Uncle Huo was completely dumbfounded.
This shouldn't be happening! Such a big thing has happened, why haven't my older brother and sister-in-law reacted at all?
Perhaps the doubt on his face was too obvious, so Mr. Huo asked a question subconsciously.
"Fourth brother, has something happened?"
Despite being a department-level official, Uncle Huo was still quite intimidated by his elder brother.
As soon as Huo's father asked, Huo's fourth uncle immediately confessed.
"Yes, something's wrong. I heard from Tinghuai that Sisi's design draft... seems to have been stolen."
"What?" Upon hearing this, everyone in the living room looked over.
Mrs. Huo: "Fourth son, explain yourself clearly. Who stole her design?"
Uncle Huo wasn't entirely clear on the specifics; he only knew that the Shen family had stolen the design drawings.
In addition, the Ministry of Construction has already begun investigating this matter.
Just as he had expected, these words came out.
The faces of Mr. and Mrs. Huo, which had been sunny just moments before, now looked as if a storm had suddenly broken out.
Especially Huo's mother.
After learning that her daughter-in-law's design draft, which she had worked on for almost a month, had been stolen by the Shen family.
I was so angry I felt like my lungs were about to explode!
If it weren't for Mr. Huo stopping her, she would have already rushed to the Shen family with a kitchen knife.
By the time Jiang Si came downstairs, the whole family already knew the news.
Seeing everyone's indignant expressions, Jiang Si was moved, but after thinking about it, she politely declined their request to accompany her.
What I do know is that they are going to seek justice tomorrow.
Those who don't know the situation might think they're trying to use their power to bully others.
Knowing what everyone was worried about, Jiang Si took Huo's mother's arm and said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Mom, you don't need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. I've already prepared all the necessary evidence."
"Moreover, Professor Li and his colleagues are reasonable people. He has already stated today that he will definitely give me justice."
After a pause, Jiang Si added, "Mom, don't worry, I'm very experienced in hitting people."
Although it was said in a joking tone, everyone felt a pang of sadness upon hearing it.
Especially Huo's mother, whose eyes instantly reddened.
Subconsciously, she always felt that she hadn't handled the matter well, which was why her daughter-in-law had suffered.
Jiang Si said, "Mom, they are the ones who did wrong, and they are the ones who should apologize and pay the price!"
“If you take the blame for this, I will never dare to ask you to do anything for me again.”
Having said that, Mrs. Huo had no choice but to give up the idea of accompanying her.
He patted her hand and said, "Then you two can go by yourselves tomorrow. Don't be afraid or upset. If anything happens, call your dad's office!"
"Okay, Mom." Jiang Si nodded.
At this time, the Shen family was still unaware that a storm was about to break.
Right now, the whole family is sitting happily in the living room, discussing what to wear tomorrow.
Of course, this family's harmonious happiness did not include Xu Fangmin and Shen Chao.
Because they are not among those invited tomorrow.
Since their falling out at the Beijing Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Shen have adopted a completely hands-off approach towards the second wife.
Xu Fangmin wanted to say a few words to curry favor, but no one gave her a friendly look.
After sitting on the cold benches in the living room for a while, the couple went back to their room in a huff.
In the past, He Lin would have made a few sarcastic remarks.
But she was so happy today that she didn't have time to pay attention to them.
"The people from the Construction Department really invited us to go together tomorrow?" He Lin asked again, seemingly incredulous.
"Of course it's true?" Shen Dong sat on the sofa, taking a sip of tea with a smug look on his face. "They even called our home."
"Yes, don't worry."
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