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Cheating?
What Chen Anguo said almost made Jian Jianan immediately think of the word "cheating".
But, how is that possible?
Jian Jianan's first reaction was to find it ridiculous. In order to slander his own father and destroy the family relationship between Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan, he really did everything he could, even resorting to such a low-level method of throwing dirty water.
Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan have been supporting each other for decades, going through so many ups and downs together, and their relationship has always been very good. Although there are quarrels and disputes from time to time, there has never been any major family quarrels. They have provided a perfect family environment for the two children, Jian Jianan and Jian Jiabei. Jian Jianan grew up in such a friendly environment, and every day she saw scenes of her parents' love. How could she believe it when others said that Jian Yangping cheated?
Since Jian Jianan thought this way, her mother Su Qinxuan would not doubt her lover even more.
Su Qinxuan retorted without hesitation, "Old Chen, I'm telling you to back up your arguments with evidence. Don't just talk nonsense here. Implement the expansion business you're responsible for as quickly as possible. Report any difficulties to your superiors, me, promptly. Let's work together to resolve any problems, instead of throwing mud at my wife like you're doing now!"
Jian Jianan snatched all the photos and looked at them one by one slowly. She would never believe that Jian Yangping had cheated on her, but Chen Anguo took out these photos and said they were evidence, so the problem must be with these photos.
After watching for a while, Jian Jianan gradually discovered something. She pointed out sharply, "This doesn't look real at all. It's more like a false alarm! Look, there's a man sitting opposite my dad. It's just a coincidence. There's actually a couple sitting together, with my dad sitting across from them. I don't know where the photographer got the photo, but it creates the illusion that the woman in the photo has her head resting on my dad's shoulder!"
As soon as Jian Jianan said this, the others seemed to have realized something and said, "Hey, don't tell me it's really like that!"
"Yeah, yeah, I also think this explanation is the most reasonable!"
The culprit, Chen Anguo, wanted to say something more when he saw Jian Jianan looking at him with a smile, "Uncle Chen, if I remember correctly, you bought a Tiger Hill camera made in Suzhou during the Chinese New Year!"
Cameras were a rare item at that time. If you were not an enthusiast, you would not buy one. Even if you had spare money, you would use it to buy appliances such as washing machines and televisions that could greatly improve the quality of family life. Only a small number of photography enthusiasts would spend money to buy cameras.
Coincidentally, Chen Anguo is one of them.
What’s even more coincidental is that he showed off his newly bought Huqiu camera to everyone during the Chinese New Year.
Now he couldn't even utter the last word, so he had to give up and admit his mistake.
Su Qinxuan stood up and glanced around. Chen Shenbao said, "That's all for today."
"Meeting adjourned!"
Su Qinxuan was the first to leave the meeting room. Jian Jianan and Yang Tao followed her like two door gods. Chen Anguo, who had just accused Jian Yangping of cheating, was left standing in the meeting room, furious.
"Slander? Bullshit slander! I wouldn't tell you if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes! You're really ungrateful! I want to see how you react when you find out the truth! Then just come to the conference room and cry to us!"
Jian Jianan walked to the left of his mother and comforted her, "Don't worry, Mom. Dad would never do such a thing. Chen Anguo has been at odds with you for a long time, especially since he opposed every policy you proposed this year. I think he's been holding a grudge for a long time. And just now at the meeting, he was scolded by you for his mistakes. He must have been spitting blood in anger. Please don't take it to heart."
Su Qinxuan had already withdrawn his thoughts from what had just happened and was thinking about the next expansion plan. Now, after hearing his daughter's comfort, he didn't feel angry at all, but laughed instead.
"I know, I know. Mom knows all this. Your father and I have been married for decades. How can I not trust him? I will definitely not let my doubts be shaken by a few words from others. Besides, your father has been so busy lately, how could he find time to date another woman?" Old Jian was busy with other things recently, and he knew this.
Jian Jianan was relieved, as long as his mother didn't believe it. Fortunately, his father Jian Yangping was not in the meeting today. Otherwise, with Jian Yangping's bad temper, he might have slammed the table and quarreled with Chen Anguo on the spot.
After this little episode that no one took seriously, Yang Tao interrupted at the right time to report Su Qinxuan's schedule for the period.
"Sister Qin, after today's meeting at the headquarters, there will be a meeting with suppliers for the new quarter. Zhang Xiao and the others want to meet with you to discuss the food supply for the next quarter. There's also a new supplier in Guangzhou who wants to meet with you. They say the chain store there wants to raise prices..."
Su Qinxuan listened and gave his own response: "Okay, sure, you can arrange it."
Yang Tao and Su Qinxuan talked as they walked.
After the three of them walked out of the restaurant, Su Qinxuan turned around and said to her daughter, "I'm sorry, Nannan, your mom has to go meet other people again. You finally came home today, but mom can't have dinner with you. Sigh."
A long sigh said everything.
Jian Jianan is now in high school. Like his brother Jian Jiabei, he is a boarding student. He sleeps in school from Monday to Friday, goes home on Saturday morning, and then returns to school on Monday.
The family only has two days a week to reunite. Su Qinxuan promised Jianan last week that she could have dinner with her today, but she didn't expect that due to an emergency, they couldn't have the meal today.
Jian Jianan didn't think it was a big deal. "It's okay, Mom. You've eaten so many meals with me before. It doesn't matter if you miss one or two. Besides, once you get this order, we'll have many opportunities to eat together in the future. The Nanbei Group is expanding, so it's normal for you to be busy as the head of the group. Besides, don't my brother and dad wait for me at home?"
Su Qinxuan looked at Jian Jianan for a while. Her daughter was tall and graceful, with a calm face. She really didn't care about her breaking the appointment. In places that she didn't notice, Jian Jianan had been growing up healthily.
"Okay, then go home and remember to tell your brother that mom will come to see you next time."
Jian Jianan nodded. The driver had already arrived, so he got in the driver's car and picked up his brother Jian Jiabei at the gymnasium to go home together.
As soon as the two of them returned home, their father Jian Yangping was already waiting for them at the door.
Seeing that only two children came back, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "What's wrong? Why are there only two of you? Where's your mother? Isn't she walking too slowly and is she still behind?"
Jian Jianan shook his head. "No, Mom suddenly had something to do today. Someone came from the provincial capital, and she was in a hurry to deal with it, so she didn't come back with us for dinner. Mom said she was busy this week and would have to wait until next week."
Jian Jiabei heard about this from his sister when they were in the car, so it was not surprising now. However, Jian Yangping's reaction was quite big. He cooked delicious meals at home, and was very happy to let his son, daughter and lover enjoy a feast. But his lover didn't come back for dinner today, and he was discouraged all of a sudden.
Sensing his father's unspoken disappointment, Jian Jianan became a little worried. Seeing his children like this, Jian Yangping suppressed his complicated emotions and invited the two children into the house for dinner.
After dinner, when Jian Jiabei went to wash the dishes, Jian Yangping was still absent-minded from the beginning to the end of the meal.
He told Jian Jianan about the things that happened at school, and then asked about his eldest son's performance in various sports events at school recently. Although Su Qinxuan was not there, the atmosphere at home was still very happy.
However, Jian Yangping was always a little out of shape. Often after he asked a question and the children gave their answers, it would take a few minutes before Jian Yangping reacted and continued with the next question.
Even Jian Jiabei, who is usually the most clueless, could see that Jian Yangping was not in good shape.
He made a gesture to his sister, hoping to get an answer as to why his father behaved like this from his sister who was the most well-informed and, in his mind, a know-it-all.
However, this time, Jian Jianan ignored his brother's hint.
Instead, he suddenly pulled out a few sheets of paper from the notebook next to the dining table, started writing on them with a pen, and then handed the note covered with words to Jian Yangping.
"Dad, are you thinking about Mom? I just heard Sister Xiaotao arrange a ticket for this train. You still have time to buy a ticket for the next closest train. Mom is about to fight a tough battle. I believe Mom will feel at ease if you go to her side and calm her down."
Jian Yangping was stunned. What? Was it really that obvious? His thoughts were so easy to guess, even his daughter had thought of it?
Jian Jiabei rolled his eyes imperceptibly under the dinner table. Tsk, so that's what it was. Dad just missed Mom and was a little worried about her going on a business trip to the provincial capital. He wanted to go with her. Why didn't you tell me earlier?
This made me worry, thinking that something big had happened somewhere that my brother Xiaobei didn’t know about, which would affect our harmonious family relationship.
Jian Yangping immediately took the small note in his palm, but he was still a little hesitant. "I promised your mother that I would take good care of you two this weekend. If I go to her now, wouldn't that be breaking my promise? How are you two going to plan your weekend? Without an adult here to accompany you, I'm always a little worried."
Jian Jiabei spoke quickly: "Oh my dad, don't worry, my sister and I are almost adults. We are no longer the three or four-year-old brats who knew nothing and needed you to teach us. We can take care of ourselves. Don't be so dithering. Didn't you hear what your sister said? If we go now, we can still catch the nearest bus at noon. Otherwise, we have to wait until the evening, and then you will be separated from your mother for several more hours!"
Perhaps the two adults felt that they owed the two children too much when they were young, so they formed an unspoken rule between them: whenever one adult had to go out for something, the other adult had to stay behind.
In layman's terms, it means taking care of the children at home. Even though Jian Jianan and Jian Jiabei are now high school students, this rule is still being implemented intact.
The common pattern in other families is that the man works outside and the woman works inside, but in Jian Jianan's family, it seems like the situation is switched, with the woman working outside and the man working inside. Su Qinxuan is responsible for working hard outside, while Jian Yangping is the one who takes care of the children most of the time.
But no matter how the social roles of the two parents change, the brother and sister's love and admiration for them remain the same.
We can't deny that dad is exhausted from taking care of the children at home just because mom is working hard outside.
Jian Yangping felt very warm and relieved after hearing what his daughter and son said. No matter how other people in the world viewed him, his two children would always treat him the same as before, without changing at all because of his identity and social image.
Jian Jianan encouraged him, "Dad, just go without worry. It's still in time to buy a ticket now. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until tomorrow, and you don't know when you'll be able to pick up Mom!"
Jian Jiabei was even more anxious. He even started to fight. He stood up and pushed Jian Yangping outside. His father had already finished his meal, so it would be no big deal to just pick up the bag and leave.
Jian Jianan hurriedly stopped his brother from pushing his father toward the door, "Brother, what are you doing? Dad still needs to pack his things before leaving. You have to give him time to pack his clothes and personal belongings, otherwise, is he really going to leave empty-handed?"
Jian Jiabei suddenly realized and stopped pushing his father.
Jian Yangping took out the large bag that had been packed long ago from the room, held it in his hand and said to Jian Jianan, "Hey, isn't packing fast? I packed it in no time, it doesn't take too much time."
Jian Jianan fell silent as he looked at the big bag that his father had already prepared in his hand.
Jian Jianan: "..."
Dad, I finally understand why you packed up so quickly. It seems you had already prepared everything.
I'm afraid you've already thought of this, leaving me and my brother behind to go to Mom's place today. Was the look of hesitation you showed at the dinner table just an act?
The brother and sister saw their father off in such a happy atmosphere.
Then the brother and sister closed the door and continued to eat in the house. Jian Yangping specially made dessert for the two children as a midnight snack, but he didn't expect that it would be eaten up as soon as he went out. This shows that his worries about his children are not groundless.
Jian Jianan found it funny when he recalled the scene just now, and it became even funnier when he thought about what happened in the meeting this morning.
Her brother came over curiously and asked her, "Why are you smiling so happily? Is there something happy? Tell me so I can be happy too."
Jian Jianan then told his brother what happened this morning, focusing on the incident of Jian Yangping's cheating.
After hearing this, Jian Jiabei didn't have the same optimistic and positive attitude as his sister. He clenched his fists and said angrily, "They're going too far. Even I, who rarely interferes with the family business, know that Chen Anguo has been secretly plotting a lot of bad things because of a disagreement with Mom!"
Jian Jianan nodded. Speaking of this, he couldn't help but mention the differences between his father and mother since the development of Jinhuiju.
In fact, as Su Qinxuan's business in the Nanbei Group grew bigger and bigger, Jian Jianan also heard other people criticizing the division of labor between his mother and father.
Many people might praise Su Qinxuan in person, praising her for being so capable that she could support the entire Nanbei Group by herself.
These people often use exaggerated adjectives such as "heroine" and "women are as capable as men" to praise Su Qinxuan crazily, but secretly they cannot help but ridicule Jian Yangping.
"Tell me, is Jian Yangping really a man? He's supposed to be the head of the family, so why would he be so willing to be subservient to his wife? Doesn't he have the slightest desire to do something on his own?"
The others echoed, "Yeah, yeah, I'm also curious about this. Jian Yangping, you mention that he looks tall and strong, a distinctly manly man, but his behavior really doesn't resemble that of a man. Outside, he acts like he obeys his wife in everything. I don't know how they behave at home, but outside, I can't stand a woman who can boss me around."
Just like that, although it was clearly just because of the different division of labor, in the mouths of others, it became a difference in status between Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping.
It’s not that Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan haven’t explained it before, but people will only believe what they believe and won’t change it easily.
Jian Jianan comforted his brother: "It's enough for us to know it in our hearts. Dad has made such a great contribution to our family silently, and he doesn't ask for it to be known in front of others. Mom and Dad are both great contributors to our family. We just need to not be shaken by what others say."
Jian Jiabei agreed, but was still a little angry. The brother and sister went to bed after dinner. Jian Jianan had a good dream. She was still thinking about going to Jinhuiju to attend the meeting tomorrow.
But his elder brother Jian Jiabei tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. He was still worried about his parents' trivial matters. If his sister hadn't told him today, he would not have expected that such a thing would happen between his parents.
Jian Jiabei got up the next morning and went to the Nanbei Hotel with nothing to do.
Today she will first attend the meeting at the Nanbei Hotel, and then go to Jinhuiju in the afternoon.
Just as she had finished attending the meeting at the Nanbei Hotel and was heading from the hotel to Jinhuiju, her brother hurried to the Nanbei Hotel and told her to go back, saying that something big had happened.
Jian Jianan asked what the big deal was, but Jian Jiabei said that it couldn't be explained in a few words and he had to go home and listen carefully.
Jian Jiabei ran over panting and called Jian Jianan. On the way back, he brought a savior and was finally able to take a breath.
"Mom and Dad just got back!"
As soon as Jian Jiabei caught his breath, he told his sister the shocking news that his parents did not come back in the evening as originally planned, but came back early at noon.
Jian Jianan didn't have any other reaction to this: "He's back, so what? Why are you reacting so strongly, as if it's a big deal?"
Jian Jiabei: "You don't understand. They've been arguing since they came back. No matter how I try to persuade them, I can't calm them down. And then when I think about what you said yesterday, this matter has become a big deal!"
What did she say yesterday?
After thinking for a while, Jian Jianan suddenly realized, oh, it turned out to be a conflict between his parents.
She patted her brother Jian Jiabei's shoulder in a comforting manner: "Relax, it's not a big deal. It's normal for parents to quarrel. Don't panic too much. It's easy to make mistakes when you panic."
"Oh, no, I can't explain it to you clearly now. You'll know when you go and see it." Jian Jiabei had no way of talking to his sister nicely. He just kept urging her to go faster, faster, and faster.
It’s not uncommon for parents to quarrel in their family, but this time it’s different from the past. It’s no exaggeration to say that a big war broke out.
That's why Jian Jiabei was so anxious to get his sister back.
Jian Jianan originally thought that her brother was making a fuss out of nothing, but after returning home, she realized that her brother might not be exaggerating.
Before Jian Jianan even reached the door of his house, he heard his parents arguing from afar.
"Old Jane, you said you wanted to come and help me, and I didn't stop you from coming, did I? I immediately arranged a hotel for you, didn't I?"
Jian Yangping's voice was also very loud: "Yes, you gave me the hotel address right away, but you didn't seem very happy!"
Su Qinxuan was very helpless: "Happy, how can I be happy? I am happy that you are here."
Jian Yangping: "But you have such a stern face!"
Su Qinxuan: "I have to negotiate with them tomorrow, so I need to get into the right state in advance!"
Jian Yangping thought for a while and felt that what his wife said made sense, so he immediately changed the subject: "But you still yelled at me, you yelled at me in front of other people!" He must be right, right?
Unexpectedly, Su Qinxuan was more reasonable than him. "How dare you say that! Don't you know why I yelled at you?"
As soon as Su Qinxuan finished speaking, Jian Yangping's arrogance, which had just risen, seemed to be extinguished.
Su Qinxuan snorted coldly, "Hmph, I'm just surprised. I just asked you to help organize the information we'll need today, but you acted like you couldn't read and put the documents from each factory in the wrong place. The documents from this factory were put into the file bags of other factories. If Xiaotao hadn't been so careful and knew to do one last check before going on stage, we don't know if this project would have been successful!"
Jian Yangping quietly defended himself, "I was wrong. I was really wrong about this matter, but, I... I was just trying to help you. I made a mistake in my haste. Don't be so angry."
Su Qinxuan ignored Jian Yangping's pleas for mercy and continued to sharply point out his other remaining mistakes.
"And you said I shouldn't yell at you in front of other people. Have you ever thought about why? If others make mistakes, I have to say it. The same applies to your mistakes. If you make a mistake and I don't say it, what will others think?"
In fact, Jian Yangping felt that what his lover said made sense, but for some reason, he felt a lump in his heart and didn't want to admit it.
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Jian Yangping's face and hearing him continue to talk back, Su Qinxuan became more and more angry and scolded him loudly.
"Look at how much trouble you've caused me these past few days. Not to mention the potentially financially damaging misplaced documents, you can't even handle something as simple as booking a ticket! The return ticket is clearly for today, yet you insisted on booking it for tomorrow. If someone hadn't spotted this in advance, and our partner hadn't had a way to get tickets for this particular train, we wouldn't have known when we'd returned!"
Jian Yangping couldn't bear to listen any longer: "You despise me, don't you? You just despise me, don't you? You don't even talk to me properly, you just keep scolding me!"
Su Qinxuan: "You are very upset right now. I don't want to talk to you about this. If you still want to communicate with me, let's wait until we both calm down!"
Jian Yangping was furious, thinking his wife was trying to put him off, and blurted out, "No matter what, you're just disgusted with me. I can't live like this anymore. Okay, okay, okay, if we can't live like this, then we can..."
Before the word "divorce" was uttered, Jian Jianan and his brother pushed the door in tacitly, preventing the words from being spoken and having no way to resolve the issue.
"Mom and Dad, calm down!" Jian Jiabei was very anxious.
Jian Jianan said, "Yes, yes, calm down! Let's talk it out!"
Su Qinxuan snorted coldly: "If he doesn't calm down, I have nothing to say to him now!"
Jian Yangping was furious: "Listen to what she said, is this reasonable? I knew she has been disliked me for a long time!"
The next moment, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping looked at Jian Jianan and her brother at the same time.
"It just so happens that the children are back. Let them decide who is right and who is wrong, right?"
"Okay, that's what I thought!"
Both parents insist on their own opinions and neither can convince the other. What should the child do?
Of course he would be caught and taken to be the judge!
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