Ai Xiaoxia discovered that things were not as simple as they seemed. She was the one who asked someone to arrange a job for her, so why was the person in charge so polite to Lu Jingshen, as if he was the one asking for help?
She took Fang Lan'e and followed Lu Jingshen and Qiangzi into the hotel, went upstairs to Qiangzi's office, and while walking, she also learned that Qiangzi's full name was Sun Qiang.
Sun Qiang's office was in the easternmost room facing south on the top floor. Inside, there were luxurious furniture, a large bookcase with glass doors, and a safe. These overturned Ai Xiaoxia's previous ideas. She had thought that Sun Qiang might be the one in charge, but now it seemed that he was more likely to be the boss.
After entering the house, Sun Qiang asked them to sit on the sofa and quickly poured them tea.
Several people sat down on the sofa. Ai Xiaoxia sat next to Fang Lan'e, fearing that she would be nervous. Lu Jingshen naturally sat on the other side of Ai Xiaoxia, and Sun Qiang sat opposite Lu Jingshen so that they could talk more easily.
After sitting down, Sun Qiang started complaining to Lu Jingshen: "Brother Shen, you are so mean. You didn't even tell me you were getting married in advance. I thought it was winter."
Lu Jingshen said, "It was a last-minute change, and there wasn't a big event, so not many people were notified."
Sun Qiang still felt aggrieved: "Then you still don't treat me as your own. You saved my life. If it weren't for you, let alone running this hotel, I could have been reborn."
Ai Xiaoxia could tell that this person had received a great favor from Lu Jingshen, so she looked at Lu Jingshen.
Lu Jingshen said to Ai Xiaoxia, "It's not as serious as Qiangzi said. It's just a small favor for me."
Sun Qiang was not happy and stood up directly: "Sister-in-law, this is not as easy as Brother Shen said. Half a year ago, when I was passing by the reservoir with 200,000 yuan that I urgently needed to open a hotel, a large truck suddenly rushed out in front of me. I fell into the reservoir when I tried to avoid it. Brother Shen happened to pass by and he jumped into the water to save me. My pants were pressed under the motorcycle. He dived three times before pulling me out. When he failed to surface for air the second time, I thought he had given up. After all, it was a cold spring evening. If his legs cramped, he would have lost his life. But I didn't expect him to dive into the water again. You can't understand when I felt him pulling me again. I will never forget that feeling in my life. After saving me, he also hired someone to help me salvage the motorcycle. The money tied to the motorcycle was not lost at all. Otherwise, how could the hotel be opened so smoothly? No, otherwise I would not be alive and there would be no hotel. So Brother Shen's kindness to me is like that of a second parent, and I can never repay it in this lifetime."
After hearing this, Ai Xiaoxia finally understood the relationship between the two men. A life and two hundred thousand. You have to know that two hundred thousand is really a huge sum of money in this era, and it is even more rare that Lu Jingshen can save people regardless of his own safety.
She looked at Lu Jingshen with admiration: "It is really admirable that you have never given up on saving people."
Lu Jingshen looked at Ai Xiaoxia and smiled. "When I saved him, I thought of myself back then. When I was a kid, I went into the water to fish, and my foot got stuck on a rock. Your grandfather also dived into the water several times to rescue me. I understand how Qiangzi felt at that time. If you really think about it, Grandpa Ai is the hero."
Sun Qiang looked at Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia in confusion: "Brother and sister-in-law, who are so affectionate, have such a connection?"
Lu Jingshen smiled and nodded: "Well, your sister-in-law and I have a deep connection."
Sun Qiang looked at Ai Xiaoxia with gratitude: "Speaking of which, sister-in-law is also my benefactor. If you have any problems in the future, just tell me. I will go through fire and water for you."
After saying that, he clapped his hands and said, "Look, a few days ago I was thinking about giving some of the shares of this hotel to Brother Shen, but I was afraid it would affect Brother Shen's work. After all, it's a state-owned enterprise, and we don't know whether we will allow it to do business. But now it's simple, I can just give the shares to my sister-in-law, it's your family anyway."
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen waved their hands together: "That won't do."
Of course, the two people had different reasons for saying no. Ai Xiaoxia said that she and Lu Jingshen were not actually husband and wife, and she was not sure whether she would always be Lu Jingshen's wife, while Lu Jingshen really felt that the reward was too heavy.
Sun Qiang looked at the two of them and said firmly, "Because my father also contributed some money to this hotel, I can't give too much to Brother Shen, but 30% is necessary. I can't guarantee that we will make money before. If we lose money, then wouldn't I have made an empty promise to Brother Shen? I will only be sure that it is feasible when we start making a profit this month. If you don't agree, then you don't treat me as a brother, and you will make me an ungrateful person, which will make me feel uneasy for the rest of my life."
Ai Xiaoxia could see that Sun Qiang was also a very particular person. These words were not polite at all, and he couldn't even refuse them.
Lu Jingshen looked at Sun Qiang and smiled helplessly: "What can I say? I didn't look for you because I was afraid to talk about repaying a favor. This time I wanted to ask you to do something to make you feel better, but I didn't expect you to come up with this..."
Sun Qiang looked at Lu Jingshen and got a little angry. "Brother, what you said is really strange. What's the matter? You think you can repay the debt of gratitude I owe you for saving my life by arranging a job for my sister-in-law's friend? My sister-in-law's affairs are my own family affairs. Coming to work here is like working in my own home. I was happy that you treated me as a brother and came to me for help. But you think so. Aren't you stabbing me in the heart?"
Lu Jingshen walked to the opposite side of Sun Qiang and said, "I've been overthinking this. From now on, we're just brothers. There's no need to be so formal."
Sun Qiang grinned and hugged Lu Jingshen directly: "Brother, you are my real brother."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled as she watched the two of them. She had never imagined that while helping a friend find a job today, she would find out all this. But come to think of it, could it be that she had a bit of a physique that would bring good fortune to her husband? The hotel had started to turn a profit this month, and although she was only a nominal daughter-in-law, they were still considered a couple.
As for the shares being in her name, it was not a big deal. After all, she was not a greedy person. If one day she really needed to leave the Lu family, she would just return them to them.
After a few more words, Lu Jingshen looked at the clock on the wall and said to Sun Qiang, "I have to go to work this afternoon. Qiangzi, I'll leave your sister-in-law's friend to you. If you have anything, call me and we'll be leaving. I'm relieved to have her here with me."
Sun Qiang happily agreed and said, "Don't worry, my sister-in-law's friends are my friends, family. I promise to take good care of them. My sister-in-law is here today, so I'll treat you tonight and we'll have a good drink."
Ai Xiaoxia quickly said, "I'm afraid I can't go today. I told my family I'll be back this afternoon. They've been doing some small business lately, so I have to go back. I'll definitely be there when I get a chance."
Sun Qiang said dejectedly, "You guys are all busy, so let's make a deal, you can't postpone it next time."
Lu Jingshen agreed and said, "Next time for sure. Let's go then."
Ai Xiaoxia said to Fang Lan'e beside her, "Take care of yourself. If you have any urgent matters, come find Qiangzi. You're welcome. I have to go back."
Fang Lan'e took Ai Xiaoxia's hand and said, "Thank you, Xiaoxia."
"Okay, let's not be polite. Take care of yourself." Ai Xiaoxia patted Fang Lan'e's arm.
Fang Lan'e smiled and nodded: "Well, I will be fine, don't worry." She knew that the best reward she could give to Ai Xiaoxia at this time was to let her rest assured.
Ai Xiaoxia also smiled: "Well, let's go."
Sun Qiang said something to send Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia out of the hotel before taking Fang Lan'e back to make arrangements.
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