Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Update
The temperature in Jiangcheng was pleasant in September, and Lin Wan was wearing the new clothes she had bought in a department store a while ago.
The light yellow plaid dress is nipped in at the waist and falls down, which is elegant and exquisite.
It was just that the fabric was thin, and even though there was a piece of fabric between them, Lin Wan could still feel a slight warmth in her abdomen. A strange, broad and strong sense of control came over her, which was shocking and unsettling.
Fortunately, Fu Xiuhuai didn't stay for long. He quickly withdrew his hand and said with a happy expression: "You don't give me, your father, any face. You didn't make any movement."
Lin Wan twitched her lips, somewhat amused: "The timing of fetal movement is unpredictable."
"Then next time there's any movement, tell me." Fu Xiuhuai stood with his back to the light, the setting sun's molten gold cast a rosy glow on him, softening the man's sharp edges.
Lin Wan seemed to see some tenderness on his face, and only her eyelashes trembled slightly: "Yeah."
The Fu family often doesn't have the whole family gathered around the dinner table at night.
Especially since Fu Xiutong and Fu Xiuhuai are very busy with work, they often cannot go home for dinner.
The steel plant encountered some problems, and Fu Xiutong had been busy for several days and had to return home late at night. Zhang Meiying was worried and had no mood to go out and play cards these days.
Old man Fu Zhiyong gave his second son some instructions: "Your eldest brother is in trouble this time, please help him in any way you can."
Fu Xiuhuai was putting a piece of roasted taro chicken into Lin Wan's bowl while replying to his father, "Of course. My eldest brother mentioned borrowing money to me. I discussed it with Wanwan, and she's very supportive. The money has already been transferred to my eldest brother's account."
Fu Zhiyong was very pleased to see his brothers helping each other. "Meiying, you should also take care of Xiutong. If something goes wrong at the factory, don't be too anxious. Your family will support you."
Zhang Meiying's own family was unable to help, so she was thankful for the Fu family, especially Fu Xiuhuai's wealth. She was truly grateful at this moment. She responded to her father-in-law's words and immediately thanked her second brother: "Xiuhuai, thank you for your help. Your eldest brother and I will remember it in our hearts."
Lin Wan ate the meal silently. Aunt Wang, the nanny, was a good cook. The food was probably as delicious as the chefs in Jiangcheng Hotel. The food smelled delicious, and it was also pleasant to listen to the family affairs of the Fu family.
Fu Xiuhuai nodded slightly, but said to his sister-in-law: "This matter mainly depends on Wanwan's consent. Husband and wife are one."
Zhang Meiying's face froze, and the corners of her mouth twitched. No matter how much she suspected her second brother of doing it on purpose, she could only bite the bullet and thank Lin Wan: "Sister-in-law, you are so thoughtful. We will all remember it."
No matter how well she concealed it, Zhang Meiying could still remember Lin Wan's former identity, and it was difficult for her to reveal the word "sister-in-law".
Lin Wan didn't care that Fu Xiuhuai was still trying to take the favor onto her head. Whether she accepted it or not seemed to have become the focus of the dinner table: "It's okay, I didn't express any opinions."
Old Madam Jiang Yuehua had a kind face and upon hearing this, she couldn't stop praising him, "It's a good thing for family members to help each other when they can. Wanwan has been married for a short time, and I see that she and Meiying are getting along well. You two sisters-in-law must be destined to be together."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Wan glanced at Zhang Meiying who was sitting opposite her as if possessed by a ghost. The two people who had once met at the same table as Fu Mingjun as his girlfriend and Fu Mingjun's mother both looked away awkwardly.
Lin Wan saw some embarrassment in Zhang Meiying's eyes, and suddenly felt relieved. She was not the only one who felt this way.
However, the man next to her remained calm and did not show any embarrassment at all.
Lin Wan sighed that Fu Xiuhuai's psychological quality was really strong.
***
After dinner, Lin Wan returned to her bedroom to take a shower and changed into blue and white striped pajamas.
The pure cotton pajamas felt comfortable against her skin. Lin Wan guessed that she had bought them herself during the missing year, and she had even picked out her favorite color.
Last time in the department store, Lin Wan saw this pair of pajamas. There were five colors in total. She immediately thought the blue and white stripes were the most appealing, and that was the color she had at home.
There was no sign of Fu Xiuhuai in the bedroom. Lin Wan was happy and relaxed. Wearing loose pajamas, she turned on her personal computer again, went online to the chat room and BBS, and wanted to see the outside world...
An unknown amount of time had passed. Lin Wan had just finished checking the information and casually clicked on Minesweeper to relax, but she heard a knock on the bedroom door.
A few seconds later, the door handle was turned open.
After Fu Xiuhuai finished his work, he walked to the desk and placed his hand on the leather chair where Lin Wan was leaning against. “I didn’t see it last time, but I’m going to see it this time.”
Lin Wan heard what he meant, and recalled the embarrassing incident when she was playing Minesweeper in Fu Xiuhuai's office and accidentally hit a mine due to a shaking hand.
There is no time to lose to avenge the past shame.
Lin Wan stared intently at the computer screen, her mind calm and hands steady. Relying on skilled calculations and reasoning, she successfully bypassed all the mines and completed the intermediate challenge in 31 seconds.
Fu Xiuhuai leaned over, stretched out his long arms like a broad embrace, and lightly embraced the woman on the leather chair, but did not touch her at all.
"It's really amazing. Last time during lunch time, I saw the company's employees playing it, so I joined in the fun. But in a few seconds, I hit a landmine."
Lin Wan was surprised: "You don't know how to play this?"
You know, in Lin Wan's impression, Fu Xiuhuai is omnipotent.
Of course, this impression came entirely from Fu Mingjun. This second-generation member of a wealthy family admired his uncle immensely, often recounting his uncle's decade-long success, his daring and risky youth, and his subsequent seizure of opportunities to soar to fame – a true Jiangcheng legend.
In addition, among the legends about various wealthy people in the market, Fu Xiuhuai is also the most special one. Lin Wan was really surprised when she heard the man mention that he was a layman in mine sweeping.
Lin Wan's eyes lit up: "Do you want to learn?"
She taught many people how to play Minesweeper when she was in college, which was very fun.
Fu Xiuhuai looked at Lin Wan and nodded: "Okay."
"Minesweeper is not just a matter of luck, it requires guesswork, memory, and..." Lin Wan taught everything she knew, holding the mouse to demonstrate on the computer screen, and teaching with the same friendliness she would give to her classmates.
After a few minutes, Fu Xiuhuai seemed to have grasped the trick and was ready to try it himself.
The man's slender fingers brushed past Lin Wan's fingertips and grabbed the mouse. Lin Wan twirled her green fingertips with her fingertips, staring at the screen without a word...
However, the uncle that Fu Mingjun described as being so smart that he could understand everything he learned still looked like a rookie.
He hit the mines accurately every time, so much so that ten games were restarted in one minute.
Lin Wan: QAQ
Fu Xiuhuai seemed a little discouraged: "It's quite difficult. I can't learn it in a short time. You are really good."
Lin Wan stared at the man suspiciously and couldn't help but ask, "Are you kidding me?"
Such a big boss still thinks playing Minesweeper is awesome?
Fu Xiuhuai laughed dumbly: "How could that be? I really don't have any talent in this area. I need to learn more from you. Or do you think I'm stupid, Teacher Lin?"
Lin Wan choked and felt the words "Teacher Lin" stung her ears. At the same time, she was unsure if this person's pride was truly hurt. She could only nod and say, "If you don't know anything, you can ask me."
"Okay." Fu Xiuhuai's eyes were gentle, "Then teach me more."
***
The materials needed for communication with foreign businessmen were prepared, and Fu Xiuhuaian's computer at home really came in handy.
In two or three days, Lin Wan accompanied the factory leaders with information to meet with foreign businessmen, preparing to seek investment again.
In the private room of Jiangcheng's famous Hongzhuang Hotel, the waiters were filled with special dishes. The deputy director of the garment factory was accompanied by the sales director, workshop director and factory office director, and every word was translated by Lin Wan.
Lin Wan learned English mainly in college. She went to primary school in the countryside and junior high and high school in the town. The teachers there were not as good as those in the city, so her English progress was seriously lagging behind.
Although Lin Wan started late, she had a talent for languages. When she was in college, she got up early every morning to read and followed the radio. Her English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills surpassed many people, and she even won first place in the campus English speech competition.
The factory leaders felt that what the new factory office employee said was right the moment he heard the first sentence.
Although I don't understand much, I feel that the language is spoken like a foreigner, without any stuttering. No matter what is said, it sounds smooth.
Look at those foreign businessmen again, they are smiling and nodding frequently, it’s absolutely right!
Both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal.
After returning to the factory, Lin Wan reported the situation in detail to the factory director: "Charles' team is interested in us, but they need to comprehensively evaluate our production scale compared with several other state-owned factories. However, they made it clear that our prospects are greater."
The deputy factory director was cheered up. "That's great! Comrade Xiaolin, you should take good care of this matter. If you do a good job, you will definitely be rewarded and commended!"
Lin Wan took advantage of the good opportunity and prepared to make another clear move to prevent Feng Tianjiao from shirking her responsibility. "Thank you, Deputy Director Wang. I will definitely do my best to serve the factory. And our Director Feng is also very thoughtful. He said he had already applied for a bonus and commendation for me."
Feng Tianjiao did have the idea of finding an excuse to shirk responsibility after the task was accomplished, but she did not expect that Lin Wan would actually bring up the matter directly in front of the deputy factory director.
Looking at the deputy factory director's approving eyes, Feng Tianjiao's face froze. She could only keep the matter in mind and could not deny it.
Lin Wan began to prepare and had several more contacts with foreign businessmen, and the investment issues were basically agreed upon verbally.
Later, the two parties needed to draft the contract terms, which was also translated by Lin Wan.
In the factory office, Lin Wan was writing furiously at her desk. A cool breeze blew outside the window, rustling the maple leaves, but there was a less pleasant noise inside the room.
"What's so great about that? I'll go apply to New Western University." Feng Yan had been criticized by her boss for causing her younger sister-in-law to suffer. Now, seeing Lin Wan handle things so smoothly, she felt really bad. She immediately stood up and said, "I want to study abroad in New York in the future!"
Seeing Feng Yan leave in anger, Qin Fang clicked her tongue twice across the table and glanced at Lin Wan, "What is the New West?"
"Someone in the capital has set up a New Oriental English learning school. We in Jiangcheng haven't been idle either. I heard that it was set up by some college students. It's called New West, and the registration fee is several hundred yuan."
Qin Fang suddenly realized: "It really is true that everyone has a dream of going to Country America."
Over the past decade, there has been a continuous craze for learning English, and the American dream has gradually taken root in the passionate hearts of many people. They want to study abroad, immigrate, gild themselves, and make money. In short, they just want to go out.
Lin Wan still remembers the hit TV series that was broadcast two years ago. It seems that Feng Yan also wants to be Guo Yan who went to New York.
***
On Saturday evening, Fu Xiutong and Zhang Meiying's college-aged daughter Fu Minghui finally returned home.
After almost a month in college, Fu Minghui experienced living on campus for the first time. It felt very novel, and when she got home, she couldn't wait to share her college experiences.
Lin Wan had never met Fu Minghui before. She only knew from Fu Mingjun's words that her eighteen-year-old sister was lively and cute. Now seeing her, she was indeed pretty and charming.
"Aunt, how do you feel about being pregnant? When the baby is born, I will give you a big red envelope!" Fu Minghui, like her elder brother Fu Mingjun, is very close to her uncle. It is all because of the generation and age gap. Her uncle obviously dotes on them more than other elders in the family, and is more tolerant and easier to communicate with.
The marriage of her younger uncle was a big event in the family. Fu Minghui was very happy at that time and got along very well with her younger aunt Lin Wan. Now that she has returned from college, she has become Lin Wan's junior, and they are even closer.
After dinner, Fu Minghui kept talking to Lin Wan, which made her mother Zhang Meiying's eyelids twitch.
"Minghui, why are you pestering your aunt?" Zhang Meiying thought to herself. Fortunately, her youngest daughter didn't know about those messy things, otherwise she would be scared to death if she heard that her aunt was her brother's ex-girlfriend.
Fu Minghui was not willing to let go: "Mom, my aunt and I have a lot to talk about. Oh, by the way, I heard that my uncle installed a computer at home! I want to play it too. Aunt, can you play Minesweeper? I'm really good at it!"
Lin Wan's eyes lit up when she was brought up by the little girl who was four years younger than her. She said without hesitation, "I'm also very good at minesweeping."
"Wow!" Fu Minghui cheered up. "Then let's have a competition! My minesweeping skills were taught by my uncle. I learned from him personally. Although I can't compare to him, the gap is not big."
Lin Wan paused as she was going upstairs and asked in surprise, "Is your uncle really good at mine sweeping?"
Fu Minghui nodded: "Yes! It's amazing! It's fast and accurate."
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