Chapter 312: Love Experience of a Veteran (Two Chapters in One)
Cai Ting and Chen Xiaohong are classmates and best friends. They can talk about anything and have been very close for many years.
Su Jiaojiao met them later. Emotionally speaking, Cai Ting and Chen Xiaohong are better friends.
Ever since Cai Ting followed Su Jiaojiao to the capital, the relationship between the three of them has undergone subtle changes, that is, Cai Ting instinctively tends to Su Jiaojiao.
She told Chen Xiaohong about Su Jiaojiao entirely to protect Su Jiaojiao's face, not to gossip.
She didn't want Chen Xiaohong to ask Su Jiaojiao rashly and embarrass her.
But Chen Xiaohong is a person who will not stop until she gets to the bottom of things. If she doesn't tell her, Chen Xiaohong will definitely ask Su Jiaojiao. Instead of making Su Jiaojiao embarrassed, she might as well be a substitute.
Under Chen Xiaohong's urging, Cai Ting finally told her the truth: "It was Mr. Lu's mother who found Jiao Jiao and separated them."
"Oh my god!" Chen Xiaohong exploded upon hearing this. "Isn't it just a few bucks? What's so great about that? Our Jiao Jiao is a top student from Peking University. She has a great figure, looks great, and can make money, but she's still not worthy of Lu Jingyou. Ugh!"
"What's wrong?" Wang Jian came out of the kitchen wearing an apron. "Don't be so startled. I thought something had happened!"
"Oh, keep your voice down." Cai Ting poked her in a stern tone and said to Wang Jian, "It's okay, it's okay. She's just too excited."
"It has nothing to do with you. Just cook your meal." Chen Xiaohong sent Wang Jian back to the kitchen and continued to ask Cai Ting, "What does Lu Jingyou mean?"
"Guess?" Now it was Cai Ting's turn to keep the secret. Before, Chen Xiaohong always disliked her for being slow to react, but now the situation has changed and there are things that Chen Xiaohong doesn't know.
"How could I guess?" Chen Xiaohong glared at Cai Ting. "If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to say, just fart. I can't guess."
"Oh, the Empress' temper has gotten worse," Cai Ting snorted. "When we came back, he and Wang Hua chased us onto the train. Wang Hua and I stood in the aisle talking, and President Lu was talking to Jiao Jiao. I have no idea what they talked about."
In fact, she saw Lu Jingyou hugging Su Jiaojiao, and the two looked very close.
But she didn't want to tell this to Chen Xiaohong.
"Oh my god, so exciting! What happened next?" Chen Xiaohong looked gossipy. Cai Ting spread her hands and said, "There was no next time. After the train arrived, we came back. Since then, they haven't been in touch since. I don't know how they are doing now."
"If Lu Jingyou is a mama's boy, then we're broken up," said Chen Xiaohong, a self-proclaimed relationship expert, rubbing her chin. "But if he chased her all the way to the train, that means he's not a mama's boy. But if he hasn't contacted Jiao Jiao, that means they're in a cooling-off period. It's hard to say whether they've broken up yet."
"So when Jiaojiao comes later, don't ask her about this. She'll definitely be upset if you ask," Cai Ting instructed her. "Let's just talk about something happy. After the Lantern Festival, we'll leave."
In addition to her salary last year, she also received an extra bonus of 2,000 yuan, which she gave to her mother.
Her mother was very happy and told everyone that she had found a good job and worked for a good boss.
Her mother also asked her to work hard with Su Jiaojiao and earn more money so that she could build a house for her younger brother in the village in the future.
Even her usually serious father smiled at her, telling her not to miss home and to work hard with Su Jiaojiao.
Cai Ting hopes that Su Jiaojiao will get better and better. If Su Jiaojiao gets better, she will get better too. She knows that Su Jiaojiao will not treat her unfairly.
"I'm asking because I care about her." Chen Xiaohong knew Cai Ting well. Hearing her words, she understood her position. She changed the subject and teased, "I didn't realize you were such a considerate employee. How much good has Su Jiaojiao given you?"
"What are you talking about?" Cai Ting glared at her. Her face flushed slightly at being seen through. "Anyway, I've already told you. If you think it's appropriate, just ask."
"I asked her not to embarrass her, but to give her some advice," Chen Xiaohong said cunningly. "If you ask me, when encountering something like this, Lu Jingyou should be made a fait accompli. The mother-in-law and the like should step aside. You have to believe me, I've been through this before."
"I surrender to you. You just know how to make things happen..." Cai Ting didn't know what to say.
"When Jiao Jiao comes later, I'll send Wang Jian away. Just wait and see. I'll analyze this for her." Chen Xiaohong said, rolling her eyes at Cai Ting. "If I weren't married, I'd really like to follow Jiao Jiao to the capital. I don't see who dares to cause trouble in front of me. But you, you know Jiao Jiao is in trouble, and you just follow her and criticize her. You don't even have any good ideas."
"I don't think your idea is very good." Cai Ting strongly disagreed. If she really listened to her, Su Jiaojiao would be the one who suffered in the end. How could a girl just get involved with someone so easily?
Seeing that it was almost twelve o'clock and Su Jiaojiao still hadn't arrived, Chen Xiaohong called Su Jiaojiao to urge her: "The meal is ready, why don't you come quickly."
"I'm here, at the door. You just keep rushing me." Su Jiaojiao had already reached the third floor carrying a lot of bags. Cai Ting hurriedly opened the door to greet her and helped her carry the things in.
"Oh, I just asked you to come over for dinner, and I feel embarrassed that you're carrying so many things." Chen Xiaohong stood up, holding her waist, and went forward to hug Su Jiaojiao, "I missed you so much."
"Hurry up and sit down!" Su Jiaojiao touched her bulging belly, helped her sit down, and said with a smile, "You are the queen now."
"Stop teasing me." Chen Xiaohong touched her belly and complained happily to her two sisters, "My shop has just been renovated, and I haven't had time to sell the goods properly yet!"
"Let's talk about it after the baby is born!" Su Jiaojiao saw that Chen Xiaohong not only had spots on her face, but also had gained weight. She was wearing baggy home clothes and looked like a pregnant mother. She was no longer the heroic girl who rode a motorcycle.
"Jiao Jiao is here." Wang Jian came out of the kitchen carrying dishes, smelling of chopped green onions. "Now that everyone is here, I'll serve the dishes."
"You are too polite. You have worked hard to cook so many dishes, Brother Wang Jian!" Su Jiaojiao was surprised to find that he had gained a lot of weight and his belly had become round, even bigger than Chen Xiaohong's.
"It's not hard at all. I feel very honored." Wang Jian seemed to be in a good mood. He brought the prepared dishes out from the kitchen, filled the table with them, took off his apron and said, "You guys eat. I have something to do and need to go to work first."
"I understand, let's go!" Chen Xiaohong waved her hand.
After Wang Jian left, Cai Ting said to Chen Xiaohong, "Isn't this a bad idea? They prepared the meal, and you left without even taking a single bite."
"What's wrong with that?" Chen Xiaohong said indifferently, "How can you eat here when he's home?"
"What's there to be embarrassed about? We are all acquaintances." Su Jiaojiao thought that Wang Jian really had gone out for something.
"Even in three years of famine, the cook couldn't starve. He'd already filled himself up long ago. You two girls are the only ones who naively thought he hadn't eaten. He wouldn't treat himself badly!" Chen Xiaohong invited the two to sit down. "Let's not talk about him anymore. We haven't been together for six months, so let's have a good chat today."
Wang Jian is a very good cook and the dishes he makes are very delicious.
Especially the spicy chicken, which was very much to Su Jiaojiao's taste. The chicken was soft and tender, the green peppers inside were emerald green, and the mushrooms were cooked to the perfect degree. It was truly delicious in color, aroma and taste.
"You've trained your Wang Jian to actually be able to cook." Cai Ting also thought it was delicious. Chen Xiaohong said proudly, "Want to learn? I'll teach you how to train a man."
"I don't want to learn." Su Jiaojiao and Cai Ting said in unison.
"If Cai Ting doesn't want to learn, then don't learn. Even if she learns, she won't be able to use it." Chen Xiaohong continued to tease Cai Ting as usual. She had a good appetite and kept eating. "Jiao Jiao, you have to learn. You are smart, but not bold enough. In other words, you care too much about face."
"Can't we talk about it after dinner?" Cai Ting knew what Chen Xiaohong was going to say and coughed lightly, "Jingjiao is still in school and isn't in a rush to find a partner or get married. What's there for her to learn?"
Su Jiaojiao understood but said nothing.
She should have checked the almanac before going out today. No matter where she went, she couldn't avoid this topic. Xu Mengyao was fine, but Chen Xiaohong, a pregnant woman, also looked like spring had come.
Chen Xiaohong listened to the advice, but she felt uncomfortable if she didn't say it out loud. She waited patiently for the two to finish their meal, clean up, and make tea before she spoke: "Jingjiao, how did your talk with Lu Jingyou go?"
"What do you mean?" Su Jiaojiao didn't want to tell her and simply denied it. "You're overthinking it. We've never talked about it."
She had just returned from Xu Mengyao in a mess, and now Chen Xiaohong was pulling her ears and questioning her, wondering how she became the gossip queen?
"As soon as I heard your tone, I knew it was his mother who was interfering, right?" Chen Xiaohong ignored it and forced herself to make it clear, "I'm telling you, you don't have to worry about his mother's attitude. You just need to control Lu Jingyou. Back then, my mother-in-law also disapproved of Wang Jian and me. She disliked my whistling and said I was like a man."
"You whistled in front of your mother-in-law?" Cai Ting didn't expect Chen Xiaohong to be so direct. She tried to change the subject, but did not forget to look at Su Jiaojiao's expression.
Su Jiaojiao is so smart, she must have heard that she had told Chen Xiaohong about her before she came.
Su Jiaojiao had a calm expression and drank her tea calmly.
It doesn’t matter, just say it!
"I've loved whistling since I was a kid. How would I know when she discovered it?" Chen Xiaohong snorted. "Even if she heard it, so what? It's my freedom to whistle. She has no say in the world but has no right to control me. As long as Wang Jian doesn't mind, that's fine."
"Jiaojiao, the fact that you can come to see me means that you treat me as a good friend, and I treat you as a good friend too, so I am telling you all this from the bottom of my heart. Don't think I am nagging, because I know that your mother definitely doesn't know these things, and you are a taciturn person, so you will only keep them in your heart."
Chen Xiaohong thought about how Cai Ting and Su Jiaojiao wouldn't be back for another half a year, so she just let it out. "I know with your temper, you'll find it troublesome and just push Lu Jingyou away. But I'm telling you, you're wrong."
Su Jiaojiao didn't say anything and just listened quietly.
Cai Ting kept winking at Chen Xiaohong, asking her to stop talking.
Chen Xiaohong pretended not to notice and continued, "Don't worry about their family's affairs for now. Ask yourself first, do you like Lu Jingyou?"
Without waiting for Su Jiaojiao to answer, Chen Xiaohong immediately asked and answered herself: "It's obvious that you like him. You just anticipated these troubles in advance, so you were half-hearted about it. Your mind told you to leave him, but deep down you wanted to be close to him. You're always torn."
"You're so young, why are you so hesitant? If you like him, don't push him away. You need to learn to enjoy your relationship. No matter what happens, you have to make choices that are good for you. We'll see what happens next."
"Even if his mother gives you a hard time, just push it to him and let him solve it. If he can solve it, it means he is worthy of your trust. If he can't solve it, it's not too late to kick him out."
Chen Xiaohong became more and more excited as she spoke. "Let me tell you, based on my experience of having so many relationships, no matter who you're with, there will always be trouble. There's no perfect family, and there's no perfect partner. It all depends on what you want."
"If you want money, find someone with good conditions. You can ignore the evil mother-in-law or sister-in-law. If you want to find a handsome man, you can't ask him to be rich. If you want to find a gentle man, you have to accept that he is poor and ordinary-looking. You can't have it all."
"Sister Xiaohong, you're practically an expert in love." Seeing Cai Ting remain silent, Su Jiaojiao smiled and replied, "Thank you for your words. I'll remember them. However, there's no ready-made formula for everything in this world. Everyone's perspective is different. Everything I do is in accordance with my heart, including the struggles you mentioned."
The matter between her and Lu Jingyou involved money and interests, and she couldn't tell outsiders about it.
What's more, she has her own things to do now and will not be immersed in the entanglement with him. With him, it is icing on the cake, and without him, she is still as beautiful as ever.
She accepts her frustration, pain and sadness, but she will never accept tying her future to a man.
Whether it is a man or a woman, the greatest confidence is always money, always!
Furthermore, what Chen Xiaohong said about not being able to have everything is not comprehensive. People can have everything.
The prerequisite is to first consider yourself and see if you have the ability to have all of them!
On the way back, Cai Ting apologized to Su Jiaojiao as if she had done something wrong: "I'm sorry, Jiaojiao, I didn't mean to say this to Chen Xiaohong."
"It's okay. You must have told her because she asked." Su Jiaojiao wouldn't blame Cai Ting for this. "Sister Xiaohong isn't an outsider. If she knows, then she knows. Chatting is all about gossip. Don't overthink it. We still have a lot of things to do!"
The outlet room downstairs needs custom-made clothes hangers, for the walls and the floor, and also needs to have new partitions and doorheads made, which will take several days of work.
Then she sublet the stall in Hualian Shopping Mall, allowing retailers to come here to pick up goods, so that her mother could work downstairs.
Su Jiaojiao knew that her mother had accumulated a lot of regular customers. Although it was not as convenient for them to get goods from Century Jiayuan as from Hualian Department Store, the current market situation was that supply could not meet demand.
For them, running a little more is no problem at all.
For Su Jiaojiao, as long as her mother is convenient, it’s fine. If she loses a client because of this, it means that they are not destined to be together, and it’s lost.
Originally, she didn't want her mother to run back and forth so hard.
There were no conditions before, but now there are conditions.
Chen Guilan is only 44 years old, in the prime of her life. She can't rest even if she is asked to. It just so happens that she runs a wholesale business downstairs from her house, so it's not that tiring.
Time passed quickly, and on the 16th day of the first lunar month, Su Jiaojiao invited Ding Mei, Xue Yan and others to dinner at the Guolv Hotel as promised.
Such gatherings are equivalent to team building, no more, no less than twice a year.
The next time Su Jiaojiao comes back is during summer vacation, so it's a good time for her to arrange things and chat with everyone. Chen Juan didn't come because she said she couldn't take care of it.
Everyone present was not her subordinate but a business partner. Because they had common interests, they all behaved very positively.
Only when everyone makes money can we truly make money.
Ding Mei vowed that when Su Jiaojiao came back from summer vacation, she would treat everyone to another gathering. After Natus expanded its scale, it would not only take orders from Su Jiaojiao, but they would also take orders from others, or create their own leather clothing brand.
After meeting everyone they needed to meet, Su Jiaojiao and Cai Ting were about to get ready to leave.
Although school starts at the end of the month, Su Jiaojiao has to go back early.
Li Nuo helped her rent a shop in the Wudaokou Clothing Wholesale Market, and she had to treat him to a meal and then pay the rent back.
Then there is the house in Jinyuan, and we have to buy the furniture as soon as possible before we can move in.
When I think about it this way, I’ll be very busy when I get back.
Wang Hua seemed to have calculated the date precisely and arrived at Century Garden the day before they left.
He said that he came to Qingyuan for business and happened to take them back to the imperial capital. By the way, he also had to let Su Jiaojiao go with him to handle the relevant procedures for the land in Jingjiao County.
Su Jiaojiao had no choice but to agree to take his car back to the capital.
No matter what, the land in the suburbs of Beijing is still under her name, and she has to cooperate with Wang Hua to go through the formalities.
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