Lu Wanqing gathered everyone together and first showed them the newly built villa.
Everyone was amazed by the villa's exquisite and unique design, and they were all envious.
Grandma Han also thought the villa was nice, and asked Lu Wanqing with a smile if she could reserve a room for her there in the future.
Lu Wanqing was caught off guard by the question and gave an awkward laugh:
"Grandma, this villa is nice, but there's one inconvenience: it's a bit far from the hospital."
Grandma Han is getting old, and it's inevitable that she'll have some headaches and fevers. Living close to the hospital is the best option.
Besides, she understood the old lady's hidden meaning: she wanted to give the house to Xu Ruping to live in, how could that be possible?
At this moment, Xu Ruping, who was standing to the side, let out a cold laugh:
"Lu Wanqing, didn't you always say you treated Grandma like your own grandmother? Why are you making all sorts of excuses when I asked you for a room? It turns out it was all just talk!"
“If Grandma wants a place to live, I can buy a piece of land and build her a villa. There’s no need for this sarcastic tone. What have you done for Grandma besides keeping her sleep-deprived every day?”
Lu Wanqing didn't give her a friendly look.
"Alright." Han Dongsheng immediately stopped Xu Ruping when he saw she was about to speak.
"Can't you just behave yourself? Wanqing is your sister-in-law, after all. Please watch your words and actions and stop embarrassing me."
When Xu Ruping was scolded, she immediately took Old Lady Han's hand in a pitiful and coquettish manner:
"Grandma, I didn't say anything, but they all scolded me!"
Old Mrs. Han immediately glared at Han Dongsheng, tapping the ground with her cane as she said:
"What are you doing? You're scaring the child. It's just a run-down villa, I don't even care about it!"
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
Despite Old Mrs. Han's glare, Wei Shufen tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, we've seen the villa, let's go eat."
Then everyone headed towards the restaurant they had booked.
The restaurant was located near the villa and was decorated in a magnificent style.
This area is located west of Wangfujing, and it was developed relatively early and is now very prosperous.
The area is rich in entertainment venues such as restaurants, dance halls, and cinemas, making it a popular spot for wealthy people to relax.
Walking down the street, you can see more cars whizzing by than anywhere else.
Just as the group entered the hotel lobby, a ragged middle-aged woman suddenly rushed out, grabbed Xu Ruping's hand, and cried out:
"Ruping, you are Ruping, aren't you? My child, I am your mother!"
Xu Ruping was terrified by the sudden appearance of the person. She knew who her mother was, so where did this old witch come from?
"Who are you? Get out of my way! My mother is long dead!"
She struggled to break free from the woman's grasp, but the woman continued babbling on about where she was born and where she went to school...
Xu Ruping felt increasingly guilty as she listened. She knew perfectly well that the woman was lying, but some of the things she said sounded absolutely true, making her back sweat profusely.
Moreover, with such an incident occurring in public, the hall was immediately filled with people who had come to eat, pointing and whispering about Xu Ruping.
"What kind of person is he? He doesn't even recognize his own mother, yet he dresses so smartly while his mother dresses like that!"
"It's obvious she's climbed the social ladder and no longer wants her poor mother."
Xu Ruping explained with a deathly pale face:
"Are you guys out of your minds? She says she's my biological mother, so what makes her that proof?"
Seeing everyone looking at him with disbelief, Xu Ruping was truly speechless.
"Ah~" She was really going crazy, and with all her strength, she pushed her away.
The woman took a step back and fell to the ground. Her hand touched the ground, which happened to be a step, and her hand was pricked and bled.
"Quick, get her to the hospital!" Lu Wanqing immediately shouted in terror.
Everyone panicked. Pushing someone and getting injured could be a big deal or a small one. Everyone thought Lu Wanqing was doing it for Xu Ruping's own good.
They even went so far as to ruin the feast that they had painstakingly put together.
Only Lin Chunhua knew that the woman who suddenly appeared was arranged by Lu Wanqing.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ruping became enraged and pushed her down.
Even if you know it's fake, there's no need for such a big reaction. Could it be that the woman is telling part of the truth?
This woman was a cleaner she hired from the hospital where she was born. Some of the things she said were taught to her by Lu Wanqing, while others were made up by herself.
She tried hard to recall Xu Ruping's reaction and felt that she was extremely sensitive to hospitals.
When the woman was taken to the hospital, she tried her best to avoid following along.
Although this incident did not cause any real harm to Xu Ruping, it planted a seed of suspicion in Han Dongsheng's mind.
Xu Ruping came to him with her diary, saying she was Xu Zhiyao's daughter. Did he really assume that Xu Ruping was his daughter? Was that a bit presumptuous of him?
And this was precisely Lu Wanqing's goal.
After testing Xu Ruping, she approached Huo Xiao and asked him to help investigate Xu Ruping's background.
Because of the unexpected incident at the wedding banquet, Xu Ruping blamed all her misfortunes on Lu Wanqing and cried while trying to get back with Grandma Han. As a result, the relationship between Lu Wanqing and Grandma Han suddenly plummeted.
Lu Wanqing would never set foot in the Han family again.
Han Dongsheng felt guilty towards Zhao Xiaolan and tried to find a way to make amends.
Before Xu Ruping's true colors were revealed, there was a significant change among the factory's employees, with more and more people voluntarily resigning and going to Longwen Garment Factory.
"Can you count how many people resigned?" Lu Wanqing asked the HR director.
The personnel director looked distressed and shook his head repeatedly.
"There are already more than fifty people, and the others are starting to get restless. The Dragon Pattern Garment Factory has promised to give them a ten-yuan raise and a year-end bonus."
Lu Wanqing's face was ashen as she made a phone call to the machinery factory.
The original plan was to use fully automatic sewing machines and overlock machines only in the new factory, while the old factory would retain its traditional methods to safeguard everyone's livelihood.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ruping was so foolish as to take the initiative to help her solve her problems.
"Then announce the new salary system to the factory. Those who are willing to stay will be paid more for more work, and those who leave will not be retained but must sign an additional commitment that they will never be employed again," Lu Wanqing instructed.
The HR director felt the promise was a bit unnecessary, but knowing Lu Wanqing's decisive nature, he had no choice but to comply.
Soon, the personnel changes finally stabilized, and those who remained signed new employment contracts.
Because of the sudden loss of about a hundred people, the factory's production was significantly affected, resulting in a loss of around one million.
When Xu Ruping found out, she laughed so hard she almost fell over, she was incredibly proud of herself.
She assigned temporary tasks to the employees who had been lured in, without immediately signing them with formal employment contracts.
To appease them, she only spent a little over a thousand yuan.
With the clothes sold for hundreds of thousands more, factory manager Dillon's wallet was suddenly bulging.
Ti Lung put his arm around Xu Ruping's waist and praised her for being smart and capable.
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