Du Juan took over the conversation, looked at Shen Mingzhu with gratitude, and handed the invitation to Shen Mingzhu with both hands, "Factory No. 3 is holding a groundbreaking ceremony, and I would like to invite you to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony."

"Forget about the ribbon-cutting, but I will be there in person to congratulate you on the 3rd."

Shen Mingzhu declined Du Juan's invitation and said, "Actually, I didn't do anything. I just talked a lot. It was my eldest brother who did everything. Besides, we are a family. I will do my best to help wherever I can."

Hearing this, Du Juan was moved, "Thank you for still being willing to treat me as your sister-in-law."

Shen Mingzhu looked at the two of them and said, "The development of the food factory is not just my credit. You and my elder brother have made great contributions. This cannot be denied just because you leave. I don't care what outsiders think, but personally, I support and bless you and your elder brother to start your own business from the bottom of my heart, and I hope you can succeed."

These words touched the couple deeply.

Shen Mingzhu wanted to invite the couple to have dinner, but they declined.

When leaving, Du Juan asked Shen Chaobei to get in the car first, and she chatted with Shen Mingzhu alone:

"Little sister, I have a question to ask you. If it's inconvenient, you don't have to answer it."

"You ask."

"I want to know how you managed to convince the Environmental Protection Agency to relent."

If the approval issue could be resolved simply by giving gifts, she wouldn't have gone through so much trouble for so long and even drank herself to the point of gastric bleeding.

There must be some unknown reasons.

Three minutes later, Du Juan returned to the car.

Seeing her confused expression, Shen Chaobei asked with concern: "What's wrong? What did my sister say to you? Why do you look unhappy?"

Du Juan shook her head, "I'm not unhappy."

"So what happened to you?"

"Do you know why the Environmental Protection Agency agreed to let us start the project?"

Shen Chaobei was puzzled: "I gave them gifts. According to what my little sister said, a 30-gram gold bar was stuffed into each box of tea."

Du Juan shook her head in self-mockery, "If the higher-ups don't give in, they won't dare to take our stuff."

"You mean, my little sister secretly helped us smooth over the relationship with the leaders of their Environmental Protection Bureau?"

Du Juan sighed and continued, "Deputy Director Yao's son will graduate from university next year with a major in computer science. I called Mrs. Yao and told her that I could recommend him to do an internship at Lihua."

Shen Chaobei was incredulous: "It's that simple? Just one phone call made Deputy Director Yao willing to help us?"

Du Juan looked at him with a complicated expression: "Of course not, he is interested in my face and connections, and wants to use this opportunity to make friends with me."

Shen Chaobei hesitated to speak: "Are you unhappy about this, or do you regret leaving my little sister?"

“Both.”

Du Juan looked out the car window with emotion.

She never thought about comparing herself with Shen Mingzhu, and she knew it would be difficult for her to surpass Shen Mingzhu's achievements.

All she wanted from the beginning to the end was a career that belonged entirely to her, where she could do whatever she wanted without being restricted or constrained by anyone.

However, the difficulties that had taken her so much effort to overcome were as easy as eating and drinking for Shen Mingzhu, which inevitably made her feel frustrated and discouraged.

She had never realized as clearly as she did today that she and Shen Mingzhu were no longer in the same class.

Her resolute decision to leave the food factory was inevitably immoral in the eyes of outsiders.

Shen Mingzhu helped her regardless of past grudges, not because Shen Mingzhu was stupid, but because she had vision and a broad mind.

This made her particularly embarrassed and uncomfortable.

After working so hard for so long, I still can't do without Shen Mingzhu's help.

…

In the evening, Shen Xiangnan came home from get off work and asked Jia Yuemei, who was knitting on the sofa, to boil some hot water for him to soak his feet.

As the year draws to a close, Shen Ji's several branches are packed every day, and he is exhausted from running around every day.

"This is a good thing. Big brother's factory should have started operations a long time ago, but it was delayed for two months by the Environmental Protection Bureau. The loss is quite large." Shen Xiangnan said casually.

Jia Yuemei couldn't help but complain to Shen Mingzhu: "In my opinion, your younger sister is just like your mother, both are biased."

In one sentence, the two women that Shen Xiangnan cared about the most were humiliated.

His face darkened, "What the hell are you talking about?!"

"Huh, am I wrong? Your elder brother and his wife are a pair of ungrateful wolves. I have helped them for so many years, but do they remember this kindness? Your younger sister is also stupid. The couple treated her like this, but she still wanted to be a stepping stone for others..."

“Shut up!”

Shen Xiangnan's anger did not scare Jia Yuemei.

Ever since she gave birth to her son, she has become more confident and believes she has the confidence to challenge Shen Xiangnan.

"Why should I shut up? You're also a fool, working like an old cow all day long. If you had learned half the smartness of your elder brother and his wife and tried to show off a little more in front of your younger sister, Shen's would have been ours a long time ago...ah!"

Shen Xiangnan slapped her in the face with his backhand, "If you say another word of nonsense, I will tear your mouth to pieces! My little sister has been good enough to us, don't be ungrateful!"

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The reason why the elder sister-in-law and the younger sister parted ways was because the elder sister-in-law gossiped about the younger sister at home and the elder nephew told the younger sister about it.

He didn't want to follow in his sister-in-law's footsteps.

He doesn't have as much ambition as his elder sister-in-law. He just wants to live a stable life with his younger sister and earn money to support the family.

Jia Yuemei was no longer the soft-hearted person who swallowed her anger in silence. After being beaten, she pounced on Shen Xiangnan like an angry lioness and started fighting.

The couple turned the house upside down and smashed the living room to pieces.

After the fight, Jia Yuemei packed her bags and took her son back to her parents' home, crying.

Shen Xiangnan did not chase after her. He cleaned up the living room with his daughter Erya, and then took her out to eat barbecue.

As for my wife? She has to come back the same way she left.

…

"I'm sorry, Miss Mai, you are not on the list of candidates. You can try another company."

After hearing the notice from the HR specialist, Mai Qiu's heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the sea.

I can’t remember how many times I’ve failed in my job applications.

After hitting a wall with Shen Mingzhu, she had been trying hard to find a job, and her requirements for the position and salary had been lowered again and again.

From department head to assistant secretary, to human resources and administration specialist, and even ordinary office clerk.

Three months passed in a flash, but she still couldn't find a job.

Although he used to be well paid as Du Juan's assistant, he had not saved much over the years because he had to support his younger siblings in school, and was entirely supported by the compensation he received when he was fired.

But if I can't find a job, I'll be out of money sooner or later.

The next day, Mai Qiu attended an old classmate's birthday party.

"Happy birthday, Wenling."

"Thank you."

Zhang Wenling opened the jewelry box and saw just a pair of ordinary silver earrings. Her smile inevitably faded a little.

Sensing the other party's disdain, Mai Qiu blushed and explained: "I haven't found a job yet, and I don't have much money. I can't afford expensive gifts. I hope you don't disdain it."

Hearing this, Zhang Wenling's smile brightened up again.

She and Mai Qiu were classmates in technical secondary school.

In recent years, Mai Qiu has been arrogant in front of his old classmates because of his decent job and high income.

Who would have thought that the situation would change, and Mai Qiu, who used to be the best, would now become an unemployed youth. (End of this chapter)