"Lu Wanqing, don't be so smug. If you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Don't think your bodyguards can protect you all the time!"
"I'll risk my life to make you pay!" Lu Xiuwen roared in despair.
It's all because of her that our family keeps having bad luck.
Lu Wanqing didn't take his threat to heart at all.
After so many years of trials and tribulations, she has long since become calm and composed in the face of adversity.
She wasn't afraid, but the children were!
What if Lu Xiuwen really goes mad and targets the people around her?
She asked Huo Xiao to make her a cup of tea, then asked him to sit down and said earnestly:
"Actually, what grudge could there be between us? You're in trouble, you just want to ask me for some money, and it's not like I can't afford to!"
After all, we've been like siblings for many years, and you took good care of me when I was little. I can't just sit idly by. If you'd like, you can follow Huo Xiao and be his security captain.
The sudden gesture of goodwill left him looking surprised.
He's met the security captain, who's so impressive and powerful. Can someone who came out of there really do anything?
"What's with that expression? If you don't want to do it, I don't want to either!" Huo Xiao glared at him, annoyed.
Lu Xiuwen then rubbed his hands together, forcing a smile to confirm, "You really want me to be the security captain? And you'll pay me?"
Lu Wanqing picked up her teacup and drank the tea, without answering.
Huo Xiao spoke on her behalf, saying, "Of course! From now on, I will be your direct superior. As for your security detail, we'll recruit people gradually."
Lu Xiuwen then realized that the security captain was just a figurehead and had to listen to Huo Xiao.
However, after hearing that the monthly salary would be one hundred yuan, he readily agreed.
Can't he hire people?
Once he's recruited enough people, he'll be all high and mighty.
As he left the factory, he touched his head, remembering that he had come to cause trouble for Lu Wanqing, but now he was working for her. He chuckled to himself.
When he got home, he told Zhang Guixiang and Lu Xiuwu about the job Lu Wanqing had given him.
Zhang Guixiang was overjoyed and immediately grabbed his hand, saying eagerly:
"Next time, talk to Lu Wanqing and ask her to arrange a job for Xiuwu as well. The job he's doing now is hard and tiring, and he only earns a little over thirty yuan a month. Ask Lu Wanqing to find him a job that pays a hundred yuan a month."
Lu Xiuwen's eyes darted around, and he readily agreed:
"Okay, I'm the security captain now, so I have the right to hire people, but the salary might not be as high as mine."
Zhang Guixiang rarely laughed out loud: "Haha, Xiuwen is really promising. Less is less, as long as it's more than thirty."
Ever since he got out, she's been worried. There are no decent jobs that require someone who's been to jail, and the other jobs he can do are too tiring for his small frame.
You have to admit, even college students, no matter how down on their luck they are, will find someone who appreciates their talent.
As for Lu Wanqing, she didn't feel she should be grateful to them; instead, she felt it was all something she should do.
As the two were talking, they didn't notice that Lu Xiuwu's expression had become extremely ugly.
He recently quit drinking and worked hard, so how come they interpreted it differently?
"I'm perfectly fine now, I don't need to be a security guard. Don't bother making arrangements for me." His tone was very sharp.
Zhang Guixiang's face fell, and she said coldly:
"If there's an opportunity, you should seize it; how can you say no!"
You were ruined by Lin Cong back then, which is why you've become so timid and hesitant.
This was serious; as if his Achilles' heel had been touched, his face flushed crimson, his whole body tensed, and he warned them in an almost roaring voice:
"Don't mention Lin Cong in front of me again, he's a beast!"
Zhang Guixiang and Lu Xiuwen were startled by his sudden action and looked at him as if he were a monster.
Forget it, this child is obsessed and can't get out of the shadows.
That Lin Cong is truly hateful; his character is utterly despicable.
The atmosphere was heavy. Lu Wanqing also told Lin Xiaocui that she knew Lin Cong's whereabouts.
Lin Xiaocui wasn't too surprised; she was simply confirming that the person she saw in the park that day was indeed Lin Cong.
Her brother, in her memory, was kind. When they were little, Wang Xiuqin would hide the sugar from her and not let her eat it, but Lin Cong would secretly take it and give it to her.
I never imagined he would gradually descend into the abyss.
He not only turned against his own comrades, but now he doesn't even want to acknowledge her anymore.
If you really want to contact her, you can just ask around at home and you'll find out that she's also in Beijing.
We're in the same city, yet we're strangers.
It turns out that blood ties aren't so reliable after all.
“Sister-in-law, now that I’ve left home, I have nothing to do with them anymore. Do whatever you want without worrying about me.”
Upon learning that Lu Wanqing and Lin Cong had work-related contact, she made a statement.
He used to be a director in the Land and Resources Bureau. He wasn't exactly a high-ranking official, but after the land policy reform, it was indeed a lucrative position.
She now owns her own hot pot restaurant, which is booming and generates several thousand yuan in revenue every day. She has absolutely no interest in that kind of dead-end job.
She wouldn't chase after him for any benefits.
Lu Wanqing didn't say anything more and arranged a dinner with her for the following evening.
Since she had secured the Dong'an Wholesale Market, she felt she had to show her appreciation to Fok Ying-tung.
It's the weekend, a good time for the kids to get together.
Henry Fok and Fung Yu are divorced. He raises the two children, who are usually looked after by a nanny. His favorite thing to do is play with the triplets.
Lin Xiaocui made a note of it, and the next day at work, she informed Chun Tao to reserve the largest private room for her.
The next day, Lu Wanqing and Huo Yingdong had a meal together at a hot pot restaurant.
Huo Xiao also invited Lin Cong out, to Donglaishun, which is next to Lin Xiaocui's hot pot restaurant.
Since his relationship with his wife Qiuya soured, Lin Cong has rarely come home for dinner. Faced with her deadpan face, he simply couldn't eat.
Last time, he finally managed to take her for a stroll in the garden, but she was listless and barely spoke to him, which angered him so much that he dragged her into the woods and beat her up.
Sigh, back then, in order to get ahead in life, he married Qiuya against his will. To please his father-in-law, he had to pretend to be loving with her, which had long annoyed him.
Now that his father-in-law is gone, he can hit Qiuya whenever he wants. If he weren't worried about it affecting his promotion, he would really like to kick her.
Until I find a woman who can better help my future, I'll just make do with this for now.
Lin Cong arrived at Donglaishun and, guided by Lu Xiuwen, entered a private room.
Huo Xiao hadn't mentioned his name before, but after everyone sat down, Huo Xiao introduced him to Lu Xiuwen:
"This is Director Lin Cong of the Land and Resources Bureau, who is in charge of land transfer."
This was the first time Lu Xiuwen had ever met such a high-ranking official, and his outstretched hand trembled slightly.
Only after Lin Cong dismissively shook off his hand did he belatedly realize that the difficult person in front of him was none other than Lin Cong.
His fists clenched involuntarily.
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