Chapter 90 Chapter 90 The old man has changed

"Is Lin Jing telling the truth?" The girl with the high ponytail asked in confusion: "Does my sister-in-law also know Lin Jing?"

“I don’t know if it’s the same person.”

There were only a few popular names in the early years, so it was easy to meet people with the same name and the same gender. If you shouted "Guardian", several people on the street would turn their heads at the same time.

Maybe it’s just the same name...

Wang Nian finished cutting a bunch of large longans, then jumped off the tree by leaning against the trunk. After he stood still, he patted the leaves off his body.

The girl with the high ponytail immediately came over and continued the previous topic.

"As far as I know, Lin Jing seems to be from the north. Her brother Lin Weidong is an engineer who was transferred to the design institute this year... She was transferred to Anhuai as a family member..."

Wang Nian once again witnessed how magical the word coincidence is.

As soon as the name Lin Weidong came out, Wang Nian immediately knew that it was the same person.

The short-haired girl suddenly took a breath of cool air and tugged at the sleeve of the high-ponytailed girl: "We must have misunderstood Lin Jing. Isn't her boyfriend's office right next to Chief Engineer Shi's office? Maybe she's going to look for someone!"

Everyone saw her always going to the engineer's office, but the rumor didn't say which office she went into.

Then the word spread like wildfire, and it became known that Lin Jing was always going to Chief Engineer Shi's office. It seemed that many people chose to forget that he had a partner.

Lin Jing's boyfriend is Meng Wen, who is also a mechanical engineer.

Both of them are unmarried young people of advanced age. They started dating with the help of their unit leaders, and it should have been not long since they started dating.

Perhaps it was because Meng Wen was usually too low-key, and many female employees were not used to seeing Lin Jing always laughing and joking with male employees, which led everyone to ignore the fact that she had a partner.

The girl with the high ponytail was startled. Although she had different thoughts in her heart, she didn't say them out loud to his face.

If she were to say... Meng Wen had no chance of defeating Lin Jing, and the two of them would have broken up sooner or later.

"There are grapes in the yard. I'll pick some for you later and bring them here for everyone to taste." Wang Nian stopped asking about Lin Jing.

Regardless of whether it was that Lin Jing or not, since Shi Xiangming didn't mention it, it didn't matter.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

The discussion about Lin Jing ended in vain, and the two girls hurried to the design institute with two big bags.

"Look!"

Approaching the three office buildings where the engineers were located, the girl with a high ponytail immediately spotted Lin Jing in a red dress.

Her slender figure makes the fiery red skirt show off her curves, and with a pair of black high heels, she can be recognized at a glance wherever she goes.

"I thought we had misunderstood her... Who's that next to her?"

The short-haired girl was straightforward and had been worried that she had misunderstood Lin Jing. Now, when she saw her and Meng Wen actually walking into the office together, she felt even more guilty.

The girl with a high ponytail didn't respond, but just watched the two of them walk into...the office where Chief Engineer Shi was.

"Let's go! Go up and deliver the longan first."

The girl with a high ponytail is named Xiangqin. Her personality is completely different from her name. She is very jealous and kind-hearted.

Originally... even if I disliked Lin Jing's behavior, I would just not get along with her at most. But today, after receiving so many favors from Wang Nian, my sense of justice suddenly came up.

Adhering to the principle of "a man who has done good deeds should be grateful for what he has received", the longan has to be delivered to the office in person.

The short-haired girl looked at her friend in confusion as she angrily went up the stairs, and she could only follow helplessly.

I just said I would give the longan to the office security guard, how come you changed your mind in the blink of an eye...

On the left side of the stairs is the office of a group of researchers, and on the right is the office of a group of engineers. Shi Xiangming is the chief engineer and director of the R&D department. The administrative office is on the third floor, and the project office is in a large office in group one.

Leng Xiangqin stood at the door of the office, and her eyes immediately drifted towards the desk by the window in the corner.

As expected, Lin Jing and Meng Wen were standing in front of the desk.

Even though it was a profile, Leng Xiangqin could still see that Lin Jing's eyes were fixed on Shi Xiangming.

Others may have misunderstood because they didn't know Meng Wen and Lin Jing were in a relationship, but she concluded that Lin Jing was having some affair just by observing their eyes.

"Who are you looking for?"

The two men blocked the office door tightly and were soon discovered by Researcher A who was taking a lunch break in the office.

"We're looking for Chief Engineer Shi." Leng Xiangqin smiled generously and showed the man the net bag. "Sister-in-law asked us to bring some fruit to Chief Engineer Shi."

In an instant...several eyes in the office were focused on Leng Xiangqin's hands.

"Sister-in-law is downstairs?" Someone was curious and stood up hurriedly to look behind the two of them.

Chief Engineer Shi's wife is an extremely mysterious existence in the eyes of everyone in their office. Whenever they mention Shi Xiangming, they always talk about her for a few words.

"It's a long story..." Leng Xiangqin told him about the time they met Wang Nian on Guanghua Street, and at the end she did not forget to take out a handful of longans from her pocket and put them on the young researcher's desk.

“Fresh longans.”

"It still has leaves on it! It can't have just been picked from the tree."

"There's still water!"

A few grown men started discussing it as if they were doing a research project; no one took the initiative to pick one up and taste it. They just argued about whether it was fresh longan or not.

It was not until a cool and calm voice sounded that everyone turned their attention to the longan itself.

"The longans are fresh. I also applied fertilizer during the flowering period. You can all try them."

Shi Xiangming smiled at Leng Xiangqin and the others and said, "Thank you so much." Then he looked at the desk at the door and said, "Look at these women carrying such heavy fruits, they don't even know how to handle them."

Several people stood up at the same time.

Leng Xiangqin's hands were freed, and she followed him to Shi Xiangming's desk and said with a smile: "Chief Engineer Shi hid my sister-in-law so well. It turns out that my sister-in-law is so young and beautiful."

Shi Xiangming smiled faintly, without even the intention of saying a word of politeness.

"Meng Gong and Lin Jing are here too!"

Leng Xiangqin smiled and greeted them as if she had suddenly seen someone else. After glancing at their faces, she asked, "When you get married, remember to give us wedding candy!"

Meng Wen smiled foolishly and scratched his head. Lin Jing just looked at Leng Xiangqin and said vaguely, "It hasn't even started yet!"

Not even a clue about fate?

Then why do you always go to the engineer's office? Leng Xiangqin snorted in her heart and turned away.

"We didn't hear anything about my sister-in-law opening a restaurant!" someone said while eating longans.

"I converted two shops from my house. Your sister-in-law thought they were just sitting there, so she opened a small restaurant there so the kids could come home for dinner."

Shi Xiangming is very frugal with words at work, but when talking about his family, he becomes talkative.

He not only mentioned Wang Nian's restaurant, but also talked about his three children, and finally returned to his wife.

Even though it was just a very ordinary tone, the happiness lingering in it was still evident everywhere. At this moment, Shi Xiangming seemed to have a new heart and was as approachable as a new person.

"Sister-in-law also knows Lin Jing!" Leng Xiangqin suddenly interrupted and turned to look at Lin Jing with a smile: "So you two are really from the same hometown."

Shi Xiangming was visibly stunned for a moment, a smile flashed across his eyes, and then he shook his head and chuckled: "In two days, I will invite everyone to have dinner at my restaurant, just to celebrate the complete success of the first step of this project development."

Everyone cheered.

Leng Xiangqin patted her chest and said, "Since I brought fruit to Chief Engineer Shi today, you can count us both in as well!"

"Everyone come." Shi Xiangming stood up and picked up a bunch of grapes from the table and handed it to Meng Wen: "Call everyone from Group 2, and call the target too!"

He didn't even look at Lin Jing from beginning to end, and even ended the conversation with the two of them by addressing them as "you".

Lin Jing pulled her lips into a smile, and immediately took over the conversation after Meng Wen nodded.

"Now that I think about it, I haven't seen my sister-in-law for several years! My brother and I should go visit her home first."

His smile was distant, and it seemed that he was just acquaintance of Shi Xiangming but not very familiar with him. After he finished speaking, he put his hand around Meng Wen's arm.

"No need to make a special visit, we can just go out for dinner together then." Shi Xiangming replied in a light tone.

The "invisible man" Meng Wen finally spoke up to reveal his existence.

"Then we'll go back first. Thank you, sister-in-law, for the fruit."

Shi Xiangming nodded.

Leng Xiangqin followed suit and left, following Meng Wen and Lin Jing a few steps behind as they walked downstairs.

"I told you that we misunderstood each other!" When going downstairs, the friend whispered to Leng Xiangqin.

Leng Xiangqin curled her lips, her eyes fixed on Lin Jing's hand which was holding Meng Wen's arm.

Meng Cheng is short, with sparse hair that can't even cover his head. He always looks sloppy and is still single at the age of 40.

Look at Lin Jing again... She dresses fashionably and is tall. She often changes into new clothes. Most of her salary should be spent on buying clothes.

The contrast between the two standing together is very obvious.

As soon as they reached the first floor of the office, Lin Jing suddenly stopped and quickly pulled her hand out.

"You go back to work first, you don't have to send me off!"

His tone was cold and there was no smile on his face, as if he was talking to a stranger.

Meng Wen hurriedly said "I'm sorry" and glanced at Lin Jing timidly. Seeing that she had turned around and walked away, he sighed and walked back.

When he passed by Leng Xiangqin and the other person, his brows were wrinkled so much that they could pinch a fly to death.

Having walked far enough, Lin Jing could no longer maintain the fake smile on her face, and her gloomy face looked like it was dripping with water.

The high heels made a clattering sound on the concrete floor. The tempo became faster and faster, and eventually it became chaotic.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

The rapid breathing finally stopped when this voice sounded, and Lin Jing looked up at her brother Lin Weidong who came out from the other side.

Lin Weidong was holding a lunch box, apparently preparing to go to the cafeteria to get his meal.

The design institute's lunch cafeteria will be open until 4 p.m. to accommodate engineers who are doing experiments and cannot go to eat on time.

Lin Jing got angry when she saw Lin Weidong and rolled her eyes without even catching her breath.

"Did Meng Wen make you angry again?"

When the two of them wanted to date, Lin Weidong had advised them not to, but Lin Jingfei insisted on having her own way, which resulted in her being sulking every now and then.

"It's none of his business." Lin Jing snorted coldly.

"You should change your temper and stop bullying Meng Wen for no reason... Don't you know how many people envy him for being able to join Chief Engineer Shi's department..."

I don’t know what these words irritated Lin Weidong, Lin Jing’s expression became even gloomier, and she grabbed Lin Weidong’s arm and left.

"Brother, come with me to a place!"

"Where are you going... I have to go back to the dormitory to do laundry. You don't have to go to work! I said you..."

Lin Weidong has flexible working hours, while Lin Jing, who works in the logistics department, has fixed working hours.

"I've asked for leave!" Lin Jing said.

"If you keep doing this, even if Meng Wen's father is the vice-president, he can't protect you!" Lin Weidong was so angry that his face turned blue.

The two siblings suffered a lot in their youth, and Li Weidong understood that his sister didn't want to live a hard life anymore.

When she accidentally heard from the introducer that Meng Wen's father was the vice president of the design institute, her attitude changed drastically, but she was the one who took the initiative to approach the family first.

He got the job as he wished but didn't cherish it. He relied on his status as Vice Dean Meng to come in late and leave early. Even Lin Weidong couldn't stand it.

Unfortunately... no matter how stern the words were, Lin Jing couldn't hear them at this moment, and just kept pulling people forward.

15 Kwong Wah Street.

After walking out of the design institute's gate, Lin Jing immediately looked towards the yard that Leng Xiangqin had just mentioned.

The location is very easy to find, and you can see the longan tree from a distance.

After crossing the street, the two stopped in front of the door.

The door was open and there were people chatting inside.

"Are you in the car?"

"I got on. I helped him into the car before I came back."

"How can she give birth so soon? There is still more than half a month left!"

"No one can be sure about having a baby. Wang Nian went with us, so nothing should go wrong."

"Then let's collect the remaining longans and wash the dishes."

"become!"

Lin Weidong was so frightened that his subconscious shrank, and he wanted to withdraw his hand in shock. When he heard Wang Nian's name, he already knew whose family this was.

"Lin Jing!"

Lin Jing looked back, and the jealousy and hatred in her eyes gave Lin Weidong a fright.

This look was even more distorted than when Zhang Guoqing abandoned her three years ago, and she seemed to be on the verge of losing her mind.

"Sister..." Lin Weidong was silent.

The young girl fell in love with a married man for the first time, but Shi Xiangming never even looked her in the eye and drew a clear line between them.

The younger sister had a strong sense of self-esteem at that time, and the siblings had no further contact with Shi Xiangming's family since then.

Two years later, Lin Jing and Zhang Guoqing started dating. They had been dating for more than a year and were about to get married.

But the boy's parents disliked Lin Jing because she was an orphan without parents, and secretly met a young woman from a good family. Zhang Guoqing immediately changed his mind.

Since then, Lin Weidong found that his sister seemed like a different person.

So many senior engineers in the factory were not transferred back to Anhuai, but the two brothers and sisters were transferred to the design institute first.

Lin Weidong was very clear about his own capabilities. If his sister had not been caught having an improper relationship with the factory director Luo Yongde, it would never have been his turn.

Because he knew this, Lin Weidong always felt that he owed his sister a lot. Even though many people gossiped about him, he still condoned his sister's outrageous behavior.

Before Meng Wen, Li Jing actually already had a partner, but she just claimed to be single at work.

She broke up with her date right after the blind date, and the man even went to Lin Weidong's dormitory to cause a scene.

But now... Lin Weidong feels that the matter must be related to Shi Xiangming.

Since meeting Shi Xiangming, Lin Jing's attitude has become very strange. Last month, she went to Meng Wen's office every day.

Knock knock knock——

In just a blink of an eye, Lin Jing had knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

Before Lin Weidong could react, a woman walked out of the door, chewing something.

"Hello, big sister." Lin Jing smiled softly. The coldness just now seemed to be just an illusion of Lin Weidong. "We are looking for Sister Wang Nian."

"Who are you?" Hu Wenli noticed that Lin Weidong was wearing the same design institute uniform as the two girls just now.

"We are from the same hometown as Wang Nianjie. We all used to work at Factory 431. I just heard from two colleagues that she lives here, so I came here to meet her."

Hu Wenli had also heard about the past of Factory 431 from Wang Nian, so she treated the two as old colleagues and greeted them with a smile.

"Come in and sit for a while."

"Then you must know Zhou Yuying too. She just had a stomachache and must be giving birth soon. Wang Nian sent someone to the hospital. If everything goes well, she should be back soon." Zhang Hongyan said while picking longans.

"Of course I know them. In the past, Dr. Zhou and Sister Wang Nian were the ones I had the best relationship with at Factory 431." Lin Jing said.

"That's really a good coincidence. If you had come a day earlier, you three could have had a good chat."

"hehe."

The reason why Zhou Yuying stopped being a doctor was nothing new. Lin Jing's casual address of "Doctor Zhou" made Hu Wenli believe that the two of them were indeed old acquaintances of Wang Nian.

This attitude naturally became enthusiastic, and he led the two to the chairs at the door of the living room and sat them down: "Sit down and rest for a while, I'll go get a cup of tea."

Hu Wenli went to the kitchen to pour water, while Zhang Hongyan continued to pick longans.

Lin Jing's mouth sank, and she began to look around the yard, which was so large that the end of it was invisible.

Then he turned his head and looked towards the living room. He could see the furnishings in the room through the glass window. His eyes moved inch by inch as he looked around slowly.

Lin Weidong just felt uneasy and had no idea what Lin Jing was trying to do by breaking in.

She just watched carefully, her eyes as calm as water, but she didn't know how many undercurrents were surging and on the verge of erupting.

Soon, Hu Wenli brought out two cups of grapefruit tea.

"Grapefruit syrup... Sister Wang Nian used to make it for everyone to drink. I didn't expect it to remain the same after all these years."

The sweet and sour aroma rushed into her nose. Lin Jing held the cup and murmured thoughtfully.

"The kids like it and she makes it every year." Hu Wenli didn't hear the coldness in Lin Jing's words at all, and pointed to the pomelo tree in the middle of the yard: "There are a lot of pomeloes this year, so we have to make new ones!"

"Sister Wang Nian has always been very capable"

"That's right! She manages such a big house in such perfect order. I've never seen anyone more capable than her." Hu Wenli thought Lin Jing was sincerely praising Wang Nian, and she happily followed suit.

"Look at my poor memory. How could I have forgotten something so important? Meng Cheng is out on a mission, and Wang Nian may not be back for a while."

She was just enjoying herself, but when she calmed down she remembered that Zhou Yuying had asked Wang Nian to come to her house because Meng Cheng was on a business trip and there was no one at home. Hu Wenli just invited him to her yard and didn't even know how to treat the guest afterwards.

"Why don't you come to my house for dinner later? I'll have Shi Xiangming and the children come over for dinner tonight."

"Don't bother, big sister." The unfinished glass was put back on the table. Lin Jing stood up with a smile and politely replied, "We are just here to get acquainted. We will have plenty of opportunities to come and play in the future."

Lin Weidong stood up in a hurry, and in his haste he accidentally knocked over the chair.

Hu Wenli bent down to help him. Lin Weidong looked at Lin Jing consciously and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

This expressionless sister is the real Lin Jing.

Hu Wenli sent the two of them to the door and insisted on packing some fruits for them to take back, saying that Wang Nian would definitely do the same if she was at home.

Lin Jing took this opportunity to chat with Hu Wenli. It seemed that she was just concerned about how Wang Nianguo was doing, but in fact, each question she asked carried other deeper meanings.

Lin Weidong heard it clearly, but he didn't dare to say a word.

"I almost forgot to ask you what your name is. I'll tell Wang Nian when she comes back."

After sending everyone to the door, Hu Wenli finally remembered that she had not asked their name.

"Lin Jing!"

Hu Wenli: “…”

Why does this name sound so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere before...