Chapter 274
Qin Xiang was speechless. "Who told you I was pregnant?"
"Mi Hongjun." Tan Xiu saw her expression was a little strange, and was a little puzzled. "Director, isn't it?"
Qin Xiang rolled her eyes. "Of course I'm not pregnant." She added, "I will never get pregnant in this lifetime."
Tan Xiu and Miao Xiaofeng looked at each other, surprised by the huge mistake. "Sorry, Director, we came here without making any inquiries."
It was obvious that Tan Xiu and Miao Xiaofeng were both feeling very guilty and embarrassed. Qin Xiang waved her hand and said, "I don't blame you. If anyone should blame someone, blame that kid Mi Hongjun. He knows nothing, so what's he yelling about?"
Then she wondered again, "How did Mi Hongjun know?"
The two of them didn't know either, and both shook their heads. "He didn't say anything, he just looked happy. We asked a few questions, and that's what he said."
Qin Xiang was speechless and didn't care about it anymore. She said, "Since you're here, play for a while and talk about the factory."
Tan Xiu quickly suppressed her expression and became more serious. "When the police took those three people away, they confessed. They'd seen defective items before, but they didn't make a big deal about it. Then they got a sneaky idea. They figured if they hid it well, they'd get scolded for damaging a few hundred pieces and it would be over. They could then buy the clothes at a low price, alter them into short-sleeved shirts, and sell them for a profit."
Qin Xiang nodded after hearing this, not surprised by this statement. "How did the police handle it?"
"They were ordered to compensate the factory for its losses and detained for ten days," Tan Xiu said. "County officials also visited the factory and expressed deep remorse for the incident. Mi Hongjun held a meeting with the factory workers and explained the situation clearly to them, urging them to take it as a warning. If something like this happens again, they will contact the police directly to resolve the matter."
Miao Xiaofeng laughed and said, "Some people even tried to plead for those three people, saying that their families weren't well off and that they couldn't do anything about it. But others argued that no one's family conditions were that good; they came to work to improve their lives. If they wanted to make money, they should work harder, work harder, and get more commission."
Qin Xiang nodded. "There are some who know how to be grateful. Record such employees. They know how to be grateful and have good character. They can be considered first when promoting them in the future. Those who beg for mercy are easily soft-hearted and cannot distinguish right from wrong. They will not be considered when promoting them. Have Mi Hongjun directly post the results of the Public Security Bureau's handling on the bulletin board. In addition, use the compensation money to buy some fruit and other things for everyone. Forget about ice cream."
Tan Xiu was in charge of personnel. After hearing this, he quickly wrote it down and said, "Okay."
"As for the other batch of clothes, hurry up and alter them into short sleeves. When someone places an order, ask if anyone wants them and offer a lower price. If no one wants them, put them aside and sell them at the end of the season. Don't neglect them just because they're altered. The more you do, the more attention you have to pay to detail."
They both nodded.
Qin Xiang didn't want to run back and forth in the middle of summer, so he told the two of them some things. He waited until the evening when the weather was cooler before letting Meng Huaiqing's men send the two of them back.
Meng Huaiqing came in from outside and said, "You are a very competent factory director."
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow, "You're even jealous of this?"
"Why can't I eat?" Meng Huaiqing said confidently, "I rushed back because I was worried about you and came back to take care of you, but you got so busy with work that you completely forgot about me."
Qin Xiang glanced at him and clicked his tongue twice, "Oh, Mr. Meng is really wronged."
"Of course." Meng Huaiqing hugged her from behind, "Then how do you want to compensate me?"
Qin Xiang kissed him, and only let him go after his body reacted. "Sorry, I'm a patient now."
Meng Huaiqing's eyes darkened, and he gritted his teeth, "Qin Xiang."
Qin Xiang stood up and spread his hands, "Mr. Meng can use Miss Five Fingers now, it's okay, I don't mind."
But in the end, it is hard to say who used the Five Finger Girl.
Qin Xiang stayed at home for a few days, and Meng Huaiqing stayed at home for a few days. According to his order, several chefs did not cook any spicy food, and even did not use garlic when smashing cucumbers.
Eating light and healthy meals with Meng Huaiqing every day makes my mouth feel bland.
After taking the medicine, she no longer felt any discomfort, but Meng Huaiqing still wanted her to hold on for a few more days.
Qin Xiang said dissatisfiedly, "I feel like I found myself another father."
Meng Huaiqing smirked, "I'll tell Uncle Qin about this."
Qin Xiang sneered, "Then you should go and complain to your father-in-law as soon as possible."
Meng Huaiqing laughed and suddenly said, "By the way, how should we give gifts to Third Brother for his wedding? Should we give them separately, or just one?"
"Send one." Qin Xiang said indifferently, "But I haven't decided what to give."
Meng Huaiqing then suggested, "It's actually easy. The newlyweds will wear wedding attire."
Qin Xiang's eyes lit up, then frowned again, "I was planning to give this as a gift, let me think of something else."
"Send a car?"
Qin Xiang rolled her eyes. "I don't even have one myself. If I give Third Brother a car, the gasoline alone will be enough to give him a headache."
Meng Huaiqing spread his hands, "Then I don't know either."
Qin Yang is none other than Qin Xiang's closest third brother, and for Qin Xiang, the relationship is very special. This gift also requires careful consideration.
"Then think about it again."
However, thinking of the wedding dress, Qin Xiang hurriedly called her third brother, but it turned out that her third brother was not in the provincial capital at all. He had already gone to Pengcheng to rush the deadline for Meng Huaiqing.
Qin Xiang could only ask Zhao Qian for the sizes of the two of them, and also asked whether the wedding should be Chinese or Western style.
Zhao Qian smiled and said, "Let's just hold a Chinese style one."
Qin Xiang understood, "Okay, then I'll make you a beautiful Xiuhe dress. It's not cold during the National Day, so you'll look beautiful in it."
Zhao Qian was also very happy. She didn't have a great figure, nor a pretty face, but Qin Xiang's outfits always made her look better. She said happily, "Then I'll leave it to you."
"Just wait."
After asking about some wedding matters, Qin Xiang was shocked to find that her unreliable third brother had actually handed over everything to the Zhao family to prepare, and he patted his butt and went to Pengcheng to meet the deadline.
Qin Xiang apologized, "My third brother was wrong in this matter..."
"It's okay." Zhao Qian hurriedly said something nice to Qin Yang. "He's doing this for our future. After he finishes this order with Mr. Meng, he won't be leaving the province for a while. The province is developing very fast right now, and the people Mr. Meng introduced to him also have some work, so he'll be busy enough."
Qin Xiang nodded, "That's good."
I have to say that only someone as gentle as Zhao Qian can be a good match for the Third Brother. If it were someone else with a worse temper, the couple would definitely fight every day.
Meng Huaiqing disagreed with Qin Xiang's remarks, "Good or bad temper is not the most important thing between lovers."
Qin Xiang was puzzled, "What is that?"
"Love." Meng Huaiqing said, "Because of enough love, we can tolerate each other. They are, and so are we."
Qin Xiang looked at him dangerously, "Are you saying that you tolerate my bad temper and unreasonable behavior?"
Meng Huaiqing had an exceptionally strong desire to survive, and he quickly said, "No, I was just making an analogy. When we're together, you're the one who tolerates me the most."
Seeing him talking nonsense in a serious manner, Qin Xiang laughed out loud, "You are quite good at talking."
Meng Huaiqing continued, "Grandma invited us over for dinner, do you want to go? If you don't want to go, then we won't go."
Qin Xiang looked at him suspiciously, "I suspect you don't want to go."
"I really don't want to go." Meng Huaiqing's brows were a little irritated. He hugged Qin Xiang and said, "Qin Xiang, you are the only one in this world who is purely good to me."
Qin Xiang's heart ached at these words. She reached out and held his hand, saying, "Don't be afraid. I'll go with you wherever you go. Does your grandma want to plead for them?"
"Maybe." Meng Huaiqing was unsure. "The whole city of Hong Kong knows that I have fallen out with them. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Everyone knows that there are problems within the Jiang family. There are more people who want to divide the Jiang family. It is understandable that they can't hold on."
Qin Xiang said, "Then go and take a look."
Qin Xiang was also very unhappy when talking about this.
Ge Lijuan really felt sorry for Meng Huaiqing, but human emotions are like this, very complicated. You can't ask her to only care about her grandson and ignore her biological son. In terms of blood relationship, their relationship is closer.
But it just makes people uncomfortable.
Ge Lijuan knew exactly what Jiang Licheng and the others had done to Meng Huaiqing. If it weren't for the trauma he suffered in his childhood, why would Meng Huaiqing not even dare to eat ice cream in the middle of summer?
Meng Huaiqing smiled, "Okay. Thank you, Xiangxiang."
He knew that Qin Xiang was reluctant to see his grandmother, but she agreed for his sake. Because of this, he would never let Qin Xiang down in his life.
The two of them packed up and went out. The courtyard where Ge Lijuan and her uncle lived was not far from here, so they walked hand in hand in the sunset and slowly headed towards the courtyard on the other side.
At this time in the yard, the two old men were also at loggerheads, but the chefs in the kitchen were no longer surprised because the two would quarrel every few days.
But this time the two quarreled particularly fiercely.
Uncle Ge pointed at Ge Lijuan and said, "It's really unlucky for this child to be born in your family."
Ge Lijuan pursed her lips, feeling unhappy. "Don't I know that they are wronging Huai Qing? But what can I do? On one side are my own son and grandson, and on the other side is my own grandson who I watched come here. Do you think my heart doesn't hurt? Are you going to let me watch them fight each other and destroy this company?"
"It's gone, it's gone." Uncle Ge said sarcastically, "It's not a big deal."
Ge Lijuan was also furious, "That is Jiang's enterprise, and it will be given to Huaiqing in the future."
"Leave it to Huaiqing! Have you asked him? If he wants to, will he deal with them?" Uncle Ge sneered at Ge Lijuan's face. "Besides, with the way those two are making trouble, even if they give it to Huaiqing in the end, it might just be a mess. Do you think Huaiqing would care?"
Seeing that Ge Lijuan was silent, the old man snorted, "You are so smart. I advise you to just eat today and don't open your mouth, otherwise you will lose this grandson in the future."
Ge Lijuan froze, pursed her lips and muttered, "Not to the point of..."
"You can try and see if it's really that serious." Uncle Ge felt sorry for Meng Huaiqing. He was born in such a family. It was terrible from the inside out.
As the two were talking, someone opened the door and Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing came over.
The two of them came in hand in hand, put the grapes they bought on the stone table, and prepared to wash them in a basin.
Uncle Ge yelled at the top of his lungs, "Hey, who's that? I almost can't recognize you."
Qin Xiang walked over with a smile, "Uncle, you didn't recognize me? Then I won't buy roast duck anymore."
"Little bastard." Uncle Ge couldn't help laughing.
Qin Xiang asked, "How are you feeling lately? Are you feeling unwell again?"
"Not bad." Uncle Ge sighed, "It's a pity that I can't drink any wine."
"Oh, you're still thinking about drinking?" Qin Xiang laughed, "I'll bring you some red wine later. Drinking a little red wine can soften your blood vessels, but don't drink too much."
Uncle Ge was still not happy, "That thing doesn't taste good."
Qin Xiang immediately changed her tone, "Okay, then I won't send it to you. We brought it back from abroad, so we can drink it ourselves."
Uncle Ge snorted, "Not sincere."
Qin Xiang burst out laughing, and Meng Huaiqing also laughed, "I'll send someone back to get it."
After giving the key to the bodyguard and asking him to go back and get some wine, the family of four sat at the stone table and ate grapes.
Except for Ge Lijuan whose expression was still a little stiff, nothing could be seen from the other three.
The sky gradually darkened, and the weather in the capital was still a little hot in the evening.
The nanny brought a large floor fan out of the house, unplugged the electrical cord, placed it not far from the stone table, and turned it on.
It is said that the big fan blades were spinning and the wind they blew out was hot.
There were a lot of cold dishes for dinner, filling up the entire table.
Meng Huaiqing advised, "Eat less spicy and cold food. Otherwise, your stomach won't be able to handle it."
Qin Xiang was dissatisfied, "It's all fine, the taste is bland."
"You must eat less." Meng Huaiqing did not allow any objection on this point, and Qin Xiang was very discouraged.
Fortunately, Ge Lijuan did not mention Jiang's matter during the meal, and the meal was completed smoothly.
The things were cleared away and a teapot was placed on the table, brewing green tea.
After a while, Ge Lijuan spoke, "Huaiqing..."
As if sensing her intention, Mr. Ge's expression suddenly turned ugly. He coughed heavily and looked over with warning eyes.
Meng Huaiqing stroked Qin Xiang's hand with his fingers and said to Uncle Ge with a smile, "Uncle, please let grandma speak. It will only make you sick if you keep it in your heart."
The smile on his face was still calm and gentle, but it made Ge Lijuan feel uncomfortable.
But she is old and no longer wants to be like she was in the past.
She just can't bear to see her family being unhappy.
Her son had made a mistake, but what could she do? He had learned his lesson, and she had dealt with the people who needed to be dealt with. Could she just sit there and watch her son go on like that?
Jiang is not only her son's Jiang, but also the Jiang family founded by her husband's hard work.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Since Grandma Ge hasn't figured out what to say, then I'll tell you a story."
Uncle Ge snorted, "It turns out that college students can tell stories."
Qin Xiang glanced at Ge Lijuan, who was frowning, and said, "This isn't a big story. It's just a story that happened to me."
She paused and continued, "There is a family in our village with three brothers. Since they were young, the three brothers have been fighting each other. Their mother favors the eldest brother, and the old people favor the youngest brother. The only one who is left in the middle is ignored. Later, after the reform and opening up, the second brother went out to work. He suffered a lot in the south because he was bullied and ignored at home. He was good at reading people's expressions since he was a child. Because of this advantage, plus his diligence and ability, he was valued by big bosses in the south and gradually built up his own family. When he became rich, the second brother wanted to be filial to his parents, so he sent money home. He thought his parents would praise him for being filial, but soon his parents came with his two brothers and asked him to bring his eldest and younger brothers with them to make money together. The reason was that new brothers should help each other because they are connected by bones."
"But the second child knew all too well the faults of his eldest and third brothers: his eldest brother was lazy, his third brother was dishonest, so he rejected his parents. Then, they labeled him unfilial. Because of this, the eldest and third brothers also developed a deep prejudice against the second child, believing that he didn't care about their lives and had no brotherly love. Do you think the second child was right or wrong?"
Uncle Ge glanced at Ge Lijuan and said, "If he really drags his eldest brother and third brother into this, then I'm afraid his good days are over."
Qin Xiang laughed and said, "His parents and brothers used his money while complaining that he didn't help his brothers. They thought that since he had the ability, he should help his own family. Although he got the money, he also completely lost his parents' heart. Is that right or wrong?"
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