Chapter 160 The Boss is in Trouble
After the banquet in the capital ended, the eldest and second eldest brothers each told Jiang Ruzhen that they wanted to go back.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I was hoping to take the whole family to explore the capital together!" Jiang Ruzhen asked, puzzled.
"I'm not going to shop anymore. The factory in Yangcheng is currently producing a batch of export goods, and it needs my supervision. I need to go back as soon as possible."
Jiang Ruzhen could understand why her eldest brother said that, but when her second brother used work as an excuse, all she could do was laugh.
"The branch in Liancheng has a store manager in charge of the business. Are you in such a hurry to go back because you miss your girlfriend?"
The second child scratched his head blankly, "Mom, you just need to know what I mean, you don't need to say it out loud! It's kind of embarrassing."
"You're still embarrassed? I think you're more than embarrassed. Don't think I don't know about you two just because I don't go to the branch often. You're always whispering sweet nothings in the store..."
The second brother quickly stepped forward and covered Jiang Ruzhen's mouth, begging for mercy.
"Mom, stop talking. I'll try my best to open branches in other cities within three months when I get back, okay?"
Jiang Ruzhen brushed the second son's hand away and glared at him. "That's more like it."
"Sigh! Big brother! Mom can't stand seeing us have a moment's peace. We two brothers are really unlucky!"
The second brother put his arm around the eldest brother's shoulder and walked out. Upon hearing this, the eldest brother shrugged and pushed his large hand away.
"If you want to get scolded, don't drag me into it. I think I'm pretty lucky. Under my mom's wise leadership, my career prospects are bright."
"Boss, you've gone bad lately! You've even learned to flatter people with such a slick tongue. Tell me honestly, have you been taking some kind of emotional intelligence training course lately?"
"No way... I'm just naturally more emotionally intelligent than you..."
"Nonsense, in our family, you've always been the one with high IQ, and I have high EQ..."
"You appointed yourself? Aren't you ashamed?"
As the sounds of the two brothers bickering faded into the distance, Jiang Ruzhen smiled with great satisfaction.
The two brothers grew closer and closer. The younger brother never said it, but he always respected his older brother as if he were his father.
In the previous life, if the eldest brother hadn't passed away so early, perhaps someone would have stopped the second brother from running away from home...
Wait, a thought flashed through Jiang Ruzhen's mind.
In his previous life, the second son left home shortly after the eldest son was poisoned to death and went to live with the Mei family as a son-in-law.
She always felt that it was because she hadn't treated her second son well and had neglected him that he had left so decisively.
But now that I think about it, is it possible that in her past life she didn't notice Qin Lanlan's badness and instead blindly protected her, which caused the second son to become disheartened?
Or perhaps he guessed that his elder brother's death was related to Qin Lanlan, and when he wanted to tell her, he was threatened by Qin Lanlan.
Even more so, thinking deeper, could it be that Qin Lanlan and Li Fen, and Qin Liang, were already plotting to frame the second son, or threatening him with her life to do something?
He chose to leave his hometown to protect his family's safety.
Jiang Ruzhen felt increasingly suspicious as she thought about it. She was more and more inclined to believe that the second son had long seen through the vicious nature of the Qin family and Qin Lanlan and deeply hated them.
However, due to concerns for her and her brothers' and sisters' safety, she chose to endure and retreat.
Jiang Ruzhen was deeply distressed and remained unhappy for several days, her mind heavy with worries.
Even when Xin Xin and Lao Si joked around her, she couldn't laugh.
The fourth brother couldn't bear to watch any longer and took the initiative to buy a ticket for Jiang Ruzhen to take the train back to Liancheng.
"If I leave, who will play with you?"
The fourth child rolled his eyes. "Grandma and Grandpa are here, along with my third sister and brother-in-law. You don't need to worry about them. Go back and check on your precious eldest and second eldest!"
“I’m not worried about the two of them, I’m worried about the situation at the factory and the store.”
"You don't need to explain anymore; any further explanation would just be a cover-up."
"Hehe, then you should behave yourself and listen to your third sister. Don't run around all day like a wild horse."
"I don't have time to run around. We'll be starting training at the school in two days, and you won't even be able to see me then."
Hearing Lao Si's words, Jiang Ruzhen suddenly felt guilty. She patted Lao Si's shoulder and hesitated.
"How about Mom stays with you for another day?"
"No need, I still need to go back and prepare my daily necessities, you should go ahead!"
Xin Xin also chimed in, "Mom, don't worry about leaving your little brother in my care. I'll definitely take good care of him."
"Okay, Mom believes you."
Jiang Ruzhen reluctantly boarded the train, and her first stop was Yangcheng.
Jiang Ruzhen made this decision on the spur of the moment and did not inform her boss in advance.
She rushed to the factory gate, looking forward to having a meal with the boss and having a heart-to-heart talk.
But from a distance, she saw a stylishly dressed girl standing with the boss, the two of them chatting and laughing as they walked outside.
Jiang Ruzhen quickly hid behind a tree and observed carefully.
As they exited the factory gate, the two stood shoulder to shoulder, intimately close, and it's unclear who initiated it, but their hands automatically joined together.
Huh? Something's up with this boss. Why is he keeping it so secret?
Is this girl from a bad family?
No, she doesn't seem like it. Judging from her clothes and appearance, she seems to be in good shape!
No, Jiang Ruzhen was worried and followed him all the way to the restaurant entrance.
Seeing the two go in and choose a window seat to eat, she hid in the video arcade across the street to observe them secretly.
The leader smiled much more often, and would frequently serve food to the girl, showing great consideration.
The girl across from him seemed to really like the boss; she even took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat when she saw him sweating.
The sweet atmosphere between the two made Jiang Ruzhen feel a little more at ease.
After the two finished their meal, they strolled hand in hand to the government building entrance. Jiang Ruzhen watched as the girl waved to the boss and went inside.
He kept looking back, and only after the girl entered the building did Jiang Ruzhen appear and block the boss.
The eldest brother looked extremely surprised when he saw Jiang Ruzhen.
"Mom, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Beijing with Lao Si?"
"I decided to come and check on the factory on a whim, but I didn't expect the factory to be fine. You, on the other hand, gave me quite a scare!"
"Mom, you saw it all?" Only then did the eldest son realize that his mother might have arrived early and been observing him from the shadows.
The eldest brother immediately blushed, a blush creeping up from the back of his neck to the tips of his ears.
"Tell me, what happened?"
Jiang Ruzhen calmly crossed her arms and looked at her boss, who rubbed his hands awkwardly.
“We met at night school. She was learning to sing, and I was learning English. One time, I went out and found it was raining. I didn’t have an umbrella, and she lent me one.”
"And then?" Jiang Ruzhen asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.
Wow! It was the eldest daughter-in-law who took the initiative. Good job, eldest son!
"Then, the next day I returned the umbrella to her and thanked her. She smiled and said I should treat her. Her smile was so gentle and elegant that I was captivated and agreed."
"Then what?"
"Then we spent time together on and off, eating, watching movies, and shopping. Before going to Beijing, she took the initiative to confess to me that she liked me."
I was hesitant at the time, after all, I had been in a brief marriage before, but she said she didn't care.
I'll think about it carefully and tell her I'll get back to her when I return from the capital.
After listening to the eldest brother's emotional journey, Jiang Ruzhen added, "Then after you left her, you suddenly felt that you couldn't live without her, and you also had feelings for her, so you rushed back to confess to her."
And then the two of you became a couple?
"Hmm." The eldest son nodded, then his face fell. "Mom, don't you think it's unfair to her if I'm with Xiao Fang? After all, I've already been married..."
"Slap!" Jiang Ruzhen slapped the boss hard on the back.
"You're really confused. Did you and Zhang Meili ever have a marital relationship?"
"No." The eldest brother shook his head firmly.
"That settles it then. You're still a virgin, what makes you unworthy of someone?"
Jiang Ruzhen earnestly advised, "You're just a person who overthinks things and worries unnecessarily."
The woman didn't complain about you at all, yet you're always hesitating and indecisive. I'm warning you, boss!
You must hold onto such a wonderful girl. If you lose her, you'll have no one to turn to for help.
"Okay, I understand." The eldest brother smiled, a smile he hadn't shown in a long time.
Just as Jiang Ruzhen breathed a sigh of relief, she heard someone shout.
"Who are you? What gives you the right to hit Zhuo Li?"
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