Jiang Heping snorted coldly and said, "Ha! If you're talking about Ms. Zhang Linlin, then she's right here with me. I'll let her talk to you on the phone!"
Then, a different person answered the phone.
Ms. Zhang spoke very gently, "Wanwan, your father is really angry this time, so please come back!"
"Mom! Aren't you going to help me? Are you just going to watch me starve to death here because I have no money?"
"Wanwan, Mom..."
Jiang Wanwan suddenly heard Jiang Heping's voice interrupt, which sounded quite fierce.
"She gets food at the cafeteria, don't worry, she won't starve!"
Ms. Zhang fell silent, and the two seemed to be discussing something. Jiang Wanwan knew that if her mother didn't take care of her, she would be doomed.
She was left with only two options: apologize to Jiang Heping and slink home.
Alternatively, you can settle down and work at the brick factory, earning a monthly salary of fifty yuan, and just stick with it to the end!
But she used to live a good life, and now she can't even afford an ice pop when she goes out. How can she bear it?
Before Jiang Wanwan could come up with a solution, Zhang Linlin spoke hesitantly.
"Wanwan! Why don't you apologize to your father, go home first, and we can discuss everything when we get home, okay?"
Something must have struck a nerve with Jiang Wanwan, because she suddenly snapped, "No! Even you won't help me, Mom!"
Jiang Wanwan's tears fell without her realizing it, but she controlled herself and tried her best not to let the person on the other end hear them.
"Even if I starve to death, I will die here!"
After saying that, Jiang Wanwan slammed down the phone and returned to her dormitory heartbroken.
Fortunately, the brick factory assigned her a single dormitory room, so even if she hid in her room and cried, no one would know.
What Jiang Wanwan didn't know was that Lin Qingyu, who had personally escorted her back, was also in trouble.
As soon as Lin Qingyu returned to the restaurant, she saw several people standing at the counter.
Because it was inconvenient to bring Gu Jue along, she asked Zhou Jiahui to look after Gu Jue.
Fortunately, she told Zhou Jiahui very seriously that she should keep a close eye on Gu Jue at all times.
So even though she saw Zhou Chunmei and the others standing there, she wasn't that nervous.
Lin Qingyu strode to the counter and asked directly.
"Isn't this Sister Chunmei? What brings you here today?"
Zhou Chunmei looked Lin Qingyu up and down a few times. Lin Qingyu looked even better than in the photos, much better.
She had previously hired someone to secretly photograph Lin Qingyu. She felt more at ease as long as Lin Qingyu was not doing well.
But as it turned out, Lin Qingyu was doing better than she had imagined.
Lin Qingyu waited for Zhou Chunmei to speak before asking, "Sister Chunmei, aren't you helping out at the factory today? What would you like to eat? I'll arrange it!"
She smiled, but Zhou Chunmei didn't appreciate it.
"I'm not at the factory because I've finished my work there. I can afford to pay for this meal."
Lin Qingyu didn't care about her attitude, raised an eyebrow and said, "Sure! Then please sit wherever you like, I'll have someone order food for you!"
Lin Qingyu went behind the counter, told Zhou Jiahui to go out and do some work, and continued to guard the area herself.
Zhou Chunmei didn't move, she just stared at her.
After Lin Qingyu finished tidying up inside the counter, Zhou Chunmei slowly spoke.
"Qingyu, please arrange a seat for me and hand me the menu."
Her tone was so self-righteous, as if Lin Qingyu was supposed to serve her.
Lin Qingyu didn't care at all. She continued with a smile, "Sister Chunmei, let me arrange someone for you. I'm quite busy here, as you can see!"
She pointed to the bustling dining area in front of the restaurant, right behind Zhou Chunmei, where two or three people were waiting to pay their bills.
Zhou Chunmei glanced at it and said nonchalantly, "Why don't you just let that little girl from before do it for you!"
"Yes, I had her take my place and serve you dinner!"
Lin Qingyu maintained her smile, believing that Zhou Chunmei must be getting angry by now.
"Lin Qingyu, why are you so arrogant? Even if Gu Shi were sitting here today, he wouldn't let me find a seat and eat by myself!"
"Haven't you heard Gu Shi mention what happened between him and me?"
Zhou Chunmei deliberately left things unsaid, wanting to keep Lin Qingyu hanging and cause her to lose her composure.
But Zhou Chunmei was destined to be disappointed, as Lin Qingyu managed to maintain a smile throughout and calmly settle the bills for everyone.
"Sister Chunmei, please wait a moment. I've seen this gentleman wait for quite a while. The payment will be quick."
Then Lin Qingyu bypassed her and paid the bill for the people waiting behind her.
In just three or four minutes, Zhou Chunmei stared at Lin Qingyu as if she didn't recognize her anymore.
Meanwhile, Gu Jue was also secretly watching Zhou Chunmei, and taking advantage of the crowd, he secretly dialed the phone number in Gu Shi's office.
Even Lin Qingyu didn't know when Gu Jue learned to make phone calls and how he could accurately remember Gu Shi's office number!
Gu Jue was very lucky; Gu Shi happened to be in the office, and the first thing he said when he answered the phone was, "What happened to Qingyu?"
Normally, Lin Qingyu would directly call Gu Shi, so he subconsciously assumed that this call was from Lin Qingyu.
Although Gu Jue couldn't speak a complete sentence, he could say a few words.
"Daddy! Come here! You naughty boy! Come here!"
Although she is very young, she understands the current situation, and it is unknown whose genes she inherited from.
When Gu Shi heard Gu Jue's voice on the other end of the phone, he was first stunned, and before he could even smile happily, he heard the next few words.
He guessed that Lin Qingyu might have run into trouble.
Without thinking twice, Gu Shi comforted Gu Jue for a few moments, then dropped what he was doing and ran over.
After a while, Lin Qingyu was still arguing with Zhou Chunmei.
"Sister Chunmei, why don't you sit down first? The guests at that table have already left. I won't arrange for anyone to sit there yet. You can sit and talk to me. Standing is tiring!"
Zhou Chunmei was wearing a pair of high-heeled leather shoes. To be honest, she was quite tired after standing for so long.
The main reason was that she had been talking to Lin Qingyu the whole time, and at first, she didn't realize what was happening.
Now, when Lin Qingyu reminded her, her entire foot felt unbearably painful.
So Zhou Chunmei sat down with a slight limp, and the table just happened to be next to her.
The people who came with Zhou Chunmei had already been sent to other tables to eat by Zhou Chunmei.
Essentially, Zhou Chunmei's subordinates ate a meal here, sitting down to eat.
Zhou Chunmei stood in front of the counter, arguing with Lin Qingyu for a long time, until her feet ached and she was hungry!
However, just as she sat down, Gu Shi came in from outside the door.
"Qingyu, what happened?"
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