Chapter 68 Chapter 68 What? I didn’t laugh at first, but look…
When she got home, Charlie walked into the living room and found her aunt and son sitting there.
Jiangzai was reading his picture book, while his aunt had a frown on her face, looking very worried.
What's going on?
After Xia Li went in, Jiang Zai noticed her first. He immediately stood up, flew to Xia Li, and hugged her tightly.
Charlie was surprised at first, then smiled. "What's going on? You're so excited after not seeing Mom for a day? How about going for morning tea with everyone today? Is it delicious?"
Charlie asked, and then dragged him towards the sofa in this posture.
She tossed her bag onto a nearby shelf, having no space to put it. Who would have thought she'd be greeted with such a warm hug from her son right after returning home?
Xia Pingzhi came back to her senses. She was startled by Jiang Zai's sudden standing up. She turned her head and saw that it was Xia Li who came back.
"Oh my! It's almost dark!" Xia Pingzhi took a look at the sky and hurriedly stood up. She slapped her forehead and said, "Look at me! I even forgot to cook."
Charlie dragged Jiangzai to sit on the sofa, then held him on her lap and sat with the child in her arms.
She heard her aunt say she forgot to cook, and saw her aunt hurriedly preparing to go to the kitchen. She said quickly: "Aunt, if you haven't cooked yet, don't cook. I'll go out and buy some ready-made food later so you don't have to work so hard."
Xia Pingzhi hesitated. If she made it again, she would have to simmer the rice, which would probably take a long time.
"Okay, then I'll go buy it!" Xia Pingzhi decided.
"Eh?" Charlie was still talking when she saw her aunt just leave and go out.
What's going on? Charlie thought to herself.
She then asked Jiang Zai, "Do you know what happened to my aunt? Why is she acting so strange?"
Jiang Zai's lips moved a few times, but Xia Li didn't see it. However, she just asked casually, planning to wait for her aunt to come back and ask him what was wrong and whether he was feeling unwell.
Without waiting for Jiangzai's answer, she patted his little butt and said with a smile, "Okay, get up. Mommy's going to change clothes. You've been tired all day. You can play outside by yourself for a while, okay?"
Jiangzai looked at his mother and asked him with a smile, then nodded.
Charlie then went back to her room to change her clothes.
When Xia Pingzhi came back, she saw Xia Li pouring water from a kettle.
"Aunt, you're back?" Charlie called out, "I was thinking of making a cup of milk powder for each of us."
Xia Pingzhi looked and found three cups on the table. After Xia Li poured the water in, she took a spoon and stirred it. The milk powder she bought needed to be stirred, otherwise some of it would float on the cup.
Xia Pingzhi stood at the door, paused for a moment, and then went in.
She really didn't know how to face Xia Li. She almost lost the child, which made her feel guilty and scared. If the child was really lost today, how would she face her niece when Xia Li came back?
After Fang's son sent her and Jiang Zai home today, she just sat there in a daze, completely forgetting the time and thinking about what happened today.
Until Xia Li came back, she still didn't know how to talk to her. However, she also knew that she had to tell Xia Li about what happened today, because there were still human traffickers out there who hadn't been caught!
Xia Pingzhi took the things in her hand to the kitchen, put them on a plate, and then took them out.
Xia Pingzhi bought a roast duck with marinade and a side dish of mixed vegetables.
Jiangzai stared at it with green eyes.
Charlie laughed. Was he hungry or greedy?
Xia Pingzhi also saw it, but she knew that the child might be too hungry. He had only eaten this one meal all day and had experienced so many things.
It’s her fault that she only just remembered this.
"Eat first, eat first." Xia Pingzhi quickly handed the chopsticks to Jiang Zai and let him eat first.
Charlie sat down next to her aunt and asked her softly what was wrong and whether she was feeling unwell.
Xia Pingzhi waved her hand, motioning Xia Li to sit next to her, and then told her what happened today.
Xia Li also looked heavy-hearted after hearing this. She had never expected that she would have a good meal today, but she had to go through so many things.
However, she knew that this matter could not be blamed on her aunt in any way. How could she not know what kind of person her aunt was?
She turned around and asked Jiang Zi, "Jiang Yi, did you tell your aunt when you ran out today?"
Jiangzai was eating some meat when he heard his mother suddenly calling his name and asking him a question.
He lowered his head and shook it. He saw that his aunt was talking to other people, and that his brother Anan was running very fast, so he didn't tell his aunt.
He put down his chopsticks and told his mother what he was thinking at the time.
After hearing this, Xia Li reminded him that when he was outside in the future, no matter what he did, he must tell the adults, otherwise everyone would think he was lost.
Jiang Zai nodded and said he understood.
Then Charlie let him continue eating, and then she went to comfort her aunt and told her not to feel sad.
"Aunt, actually, this matter cannot be blamed on you. You help me take care of the child every day, and you work so hard. I am very grateful. And this matter was because Jiangzai was worried about his brother that he ran away. Didn't you hear Jiangzai say that he knew the way? If you want to blame someone, you can only blame those damn human traffickers. If it weren't for them, the child would not have been lost at all, and you wouldn't have had to look for him for so long and be so scared. Don't think too much!"
Charlie stood by and handed the prepared milk powder to her aunt, "Have something to drink. You must be hungry!"
Xia Pingzhi nodded, just said "hmm", and then said nothing, but there were tears in her eyes.
Xia Li looked distressed and could only talk about her own experience today, saying that she had gained a lot.
Jiangzai was also listening at the side. He remembered that his mother went to the library, so he asked her if the library was fun.
Charlie drank some milk powder and said, "Ask me if the library is fun?" Charlie smiled.
Jiang Zai really asked Xia Pingzhi again.
Xia Pingzhi finally calmed down and gave Xia Li a sullen look. "Your mother said that on purpose. Is the library a fun place? The library is a place for everyone to read and study together. Jiang Zai thought that if he knew more words, he could go."
Charlie: "Mom discovered today that there's a section of the library specifically for children. There are lots of books there for children to read. When I'm done with this busy schedule, I'll take you there to check it out."
Xia Li promised, feeling that she was becoming more and more like a mother. She had never noticed such things before. Today, she saw children in that area again, so she walked over to take a look and found that it was open to younger children.
This immediately made her think of her son, which was just right.
Jiang Zai responded with a smile.
Xia Li picked up a piece of meat for her aunt, the child and herself, and put it in her mouth to chew. Then she heard Jiang Zai say that he saw the uncle on the train today.
"The uncle on the train?" Charlie asked back.
She thought about it carefully. Could it be that police officer? The one who had sent them back with another person?
Xia Li asked Jiang Zai, "Is he the policeman we rode in the same car with that day?"
Jiang Zai nodded: "It's Uncle Xu!"
Xia Li said, "So you met him today!"
Xia Pingzhi also spoke up: "Xia Li, when you have time someday, we should go together and thank them for saving our child and the Fang family's grandson."
Xia Pingzhi kept this matter in mind. It was such a great favor!
Charlie nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, aunt, I remember this too!" But she has been too busy recently and has other things to do, so she will have to deal with it after a while.
The next day, Charlie went back to work.
Then this week, she took a special leave. Fang Dechuan looked at her coldly and asked Xia Li what was going on. Xia Li said it was a family matter.
Fang Dechuan approved it, because Xia Li was the kind of worker whose performance was usually impeccable. After all, she was a team leader, so he couldn't refuse her face.
Xia Li went for the interview the day after she took leave.
A few days ago, she was still helping others with interviews and jobs, but she didn't expect that she would be looking for a job herself so soon.
Xia Li was dressed formally and stood in front of the gate of Wanle Electrical Appliance Factory. She looked at the sign in front of her and then walked in resolutely.
"Hello, are you here for an interview? Please register your information." The guard suddenly spoke and stopped Xia Li.
Charlie: Oh.
"Okay." Xia Li smiled awkwardly inwardly. People who came for the interview had to register their information. It turned out that this was a factory that she valued and had very standardized management.
I heard that the newly appointed female factory manager seemed to have suddenly issued a lot of regulations. Zhao Qingqing said that many people in the factory are no longer allowed to be late or leave early.
After registering her information, Xia Li asked the guard where the interview was, thanked him, and walked over in half-heeled high heels.
When I arrived, I found that there were already several people sitting inside, both men and women.
In fact, there are five positions to be recruited this time, but there are seven or eight people to be recruited, all of whom are administrative staff.
The job Xia Li wanted to interview was in the human resources department, which was recruiting two people, and she felt she could give it a try.
There was another position she was also interested in: the factory director's secretary. It was especially interesting now that a female director would be available, so she wouldn't have to follow those men around. However, they were only hiring one person. Xia Li knew that this position would require her to be close to the director, and the position would have to be his secretary. The candidate would either be a close confidant or very experienced and capable. She felt she lacked both experience and skills, so despite the allure of having a female supervisor, she reluctantly passed on the position.
It didn't matter, she told herself. They were all in the same factory anyway, so the first step was to get in. Once there, she could perform well and then she wouldn't have to worry about the female factory manager not noticing her.
Regarding this aspect, Xia Li is confident.
Charlie nodded and smiled at the person who looked up at her, then found a seat nearby and sat down.
She took out the notes from her bag and put the bag behind her. She was sitting on a half-low-back chair.
She spread out her notes and looked at them for a few seconds before being drawn to the newspaper on the table.
So I simply put my notes on the table and picked up the newspaper to read.
I was mesmerized as soon as I saw it.
"Hello, can I sit here?"
Charlie heard someone talking next to her, so she looked up and saw a very kind-looking woman wearing a windbreaker, asking her gently.
Xia Li also smiled and said, "No one is here, please sit down!"
Although this person looked good, she didn't know if he was her competitor. Xia Li was still thinking about reading the newspaper in her hand. But after saying this, she stopped looking at her and continued reading her own newspaper.
The woman who asked the question didn't care and just sat down at the small round table. She picked up her bag and put it on her body. She was about to take out the documents when her peripheral vision accidentally caught sight of the notes spread out on the table.
"Huh?" She made a sound when she saw something, and wanted to take a closer look, but her hand took it away.
Charlie also had a gentle smile on her face: "Excuse me, this is my notebook." She closed it and put it next to her hand.
Wen Ying realized something and burst out laughing.
Charlie had originally thought this woman was a nice person. She smiled so gently, and didn't seem malicious. She probably wasn't a bad person. But she hadn't expected this person to actually read her notes without permission, put them away, and even make fun of her.
Wen Ying loves to laugh, but she also knows that this isn't the right occasion. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just happened to see something in your notes and laughed."
Xia Li's expression remained unchanged, but she was even angrier in her heart. This person must have done it on purpose, deliberately disturbing her state and mood at this time, so that she would not perform well!
What do you mean, I didn't laugh at first, but I laughed after seeing the contents of her notes? Was there anything funny written in her notes?
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