Chapter 155 Suspected Engagement
In the living room, when she met the gaze of the girl in front of her who turned to look at her, Qin Aihua raised her eyes and looked towards the door.
His eyes lit up when he saw the people standing there.
"You brat, you finally decided to come back!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Jiu knew that this was no ordinary guest. Before she could even ask any questions, the person behind her introduced him to her: "This is the bastard I told you about who never comes back to see us all year round."
Upon hearing this, she glanced at the man again, and seeing his features that resembled her master's wife's, she suddenly realized.
Ji Wenbai walked in with a smile: "Mom, is this how you introduce me?"
Isn't that so?
The woman gave him a reproachful look, but immediately reached for the suitcase he was pulling.
Ji Wenbai smiled but did not refute, his gaze instead falling on Wen Jiu beside him.
Qin Aihua introduced, "I've mentioned it to you before, Xiao Jiu."
He realized that his mother had mentioned to him many times when he called home that his father had taken on a young apprentice before retirement and was very protective of him. He had also seen a slender figure in a video call before, with lowered eyes, gentle yet aloof, which matched the quiet girl in front of him.
"Hello," Ji Wenbai greeted the person first.
Wen Jiu smiled politely.
No matter how much she scolds him, he is still her own son. After so long apart, the woman's eyes are filled with joy.
As soon as the dishes were served, they kept piling food into his and Wen Jiu's bowls.
Ji Wenbai glanced at the girl beside him staring at the mountain of rice bowls with a worried expression, then looked up at Ms. Qin, who was still busy: "Why don't you take the plates away and just pour them into our bowls?"
"You little rascal."
"Stop putting food on our plates, sit down and eat," Ji Wenbai said, then asked, "Where's my dad?"
"He went to buy soy sauce, but I don't know where he bought it. I've already finished cooking, and he still hasn't brought back the soy sauce."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a male voice came from outside the door, "Here it is."
Ji Heng walked through the door.
Their attitudes were completely different when they saw the two children at the table.
One is: "You're here?"
Another: "Why are you back?"
Ji Wenbai smiled and said, "Then shall I leave?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ms. Qin patted him on the back.
As they were talking, Qin Aihua noticed that the person who came in was carrying a black plastic bag in addition to the soy sauce: "What are you carrying?"
"I just met the family of the victim in this case, and they stopped me and talked to me for a while."
“No wonder,” she muttered, then asked, “What are you carrying? Did your family give it to you?”
"Um."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three people at the table all changed.
Then the person who put the bag on the table said, "She gave me the bag. The things inside are snacks I bought for Xiao Jiu. She saw me holding it, so she found me a bag."
"Can't you get to the point?" Qin Aihua glared at him, "You scared me."
Wen Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, saying that a man who had worked in the procuratorate for half his life would not possibly violate discipline just before retirement.
While she was lost in thought, someone suddenly called out, "Xiao Jiu."
"Hmm." She looked up.
Ji Heng had already washed his hands and sat down, casually asking, "How's that case from last time going?"
"Everything went smoothly, and the court hearing will be held in a couple of days."
"I told you not to worry, but when I asked you to hand over a case, you practically handed in your resignation letter along with it."
Wen Jiu felt a little embarrassed by what was said, and her face turned slightly red.
Afterwards, she thought a lot about it. At that time, her state was indeed not suitable to continue. Li Xingzhou and Zhiyi were like her and Zhou Yanchuan in a parallel universe. She wanted them to have a good ending so much that she became overly emotional when handling the case.
Fortunately, she didn't make any wrong decisions at the time; otherwise, her attitude towards investigating the case would have ruined many things.
"I know I was wrong," she whispered.
"Just so you know. In the future, no matter what the case is, we prosecutors must never forget the most basic principles: to maintain absolute impartiality and fairness..."
Qin Aihua looked at the old man and the young man across from her, and leaned over to her son: "Look at your dad, Xiao Jiu finally got a day off and a meal, and he's already back to taking classes."
Ji Wenbai looked up and saw the girl opposite him with her head down, her face obedient and quiet.
"Didn't my dad stop training new people? How come he's taken on another apprentice?"
"It was a bit of a fluke. The young woman encountered a superior who deliberately made things difficult for her as soon as she entered the procuratorate. She just kept quiet and focused on her work. She handled several excellent cases, but the superior stole the credit. Later, the person was found to have accepted bribes, and some things came to light. Your father saw that she was serious about her work and didn't compete or fight for anything, so he took the initiative to mentor her."
Ji Wenbai nodded.
Seeing this, Ms. Qin lowered her voice and asked, "How is it?"
"What?"
"Xiao Jiu."
"fine."
"It sounds good, would you like to consider it?"
"Aren't you bored?"
"Both are unmarried, and they're about the same age, so it's a perfect match. Besides, Xiao Jiu is so beautiful. Let me tell you, many of the people around your dad have their eyes on Xiao Jiu and want to bring her home as their daughter-in-law. If it weren't for your dad protecting her so much, you wouldn't have a chance."
"Aren't you afraid that if I touch his precious apprentice, he'll get angry with me? Besides, the girl might not even like me."
"How will you know if you don't try? Maybe. Don't worry about your dad, I'll handle it."
Ji Wenbai looked at the woman who seemed so worried and smiled.
We'll see.
Seeing her child's completely unconcerned attitude, Ms. Qin sighed, "Let me tell you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
*
After dinner, when Wen Jiu got up to go home, Qin Aihua pulled Ji Wenbai up from beside her: "Go see him off."
Ji Wenbai obeyed and did as instructed.
Wen Jiu, who was standing to the side, waved her hand and said, "No need."
"Let me take you there, it's so late."
Before Wen Jiu could say anything more, the man who had stood up had already picked up his coat from the armrest of the sofa.
Let's go.
He then whispered to Wen Jiu, "If I don't see them off, they'll nag about it all night."
Wen Jiu glanced at the worried old couple and didn't refuse any longer, saying softly, "Then, Master and Mistress, I'm leaving."
"Yes, go back quickly."
The two came out of the house together. The streetlights in the community were already on, and the dim yellow light shone on the snow, making it sparkle with tiny crystals.
Ji Wenbai went to get the car and told her to wait for him at the door for a while.
When Wen Jiu and the others arrived, they were idly scrolling through their phones when a news article popped up.
In the dim light, those beautiful eyes suddenly trembled.
"Zhou Yanchuan, president of Jiuyu Group, is suspected of being engaged."
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