Chapter 89: You can take your child on a trip.
Chapter 89
According to Wei Ya's description, this celebration banquet is similar to the pre-broadcast publicity for the drama. Director Chen has accumulated a lot of connections in the industry over the years, and bigwigs from all walks of life will attend. These connections can not only promote the new drama, but also pave the way for scheduling, publicity and subsequent cooperation.
Jin Ran felt that the male lead must be among those big shots.
She thought for a moment and asked, "Can I bring my family members along?"
Wei Ya smiled and said, "Of course."
Besides Jin Ran, the Jiang family father and son also helped her a lot. Wei Ya took out two invitations she had prepared in advance from her bag: "You can get in by using the invitations."
After saying goodbye to Wei Ya, Jin Ran suddenly remembered that she had left her lesson plans at school, so she went back to the school instead.
It was dismissal time, and the campus was full of cheerful students. Jin Ran didn't drive her car in; instead, she parked at the school gate and walked inside.
As the sun set, the orange-pink glow shone through the clouds, casting long shadows of the teaching building. The corridors were empty, and most classrooms were locked. As I passed the wall displaying awards for outstanding students, a faint voice drifted from around the corner of the stairs.
Jin Ran had no intention of listening, but a familiar name made her suddenly stop in her tracks.
"Jiang Xuli, I like you."
The girl's voice was clear and bright, yet it trembled with a hint of shyness.
Jin Ran's curiosity was immediately piqued.
Although reason told her to respect the child's privacy, Jin Ran's feet unconsciously moved towards the stairwell. She coughed lightly, finding a legitimate reason for herself—besides being a parent, she was also a teacher and had a responsibility to pay attention to her students' "friendships."
Compared to those rigid teachers, Jin Ran considered herself much more open-minded. As long as it didn't affect their studies or they did anything out of line, she never interfered with their budding feelings. Standing here, she might even be able to keep watch for them.
With that in mind, Jin Ran had quietly moved to the best spot, listening intently as she provided excellent care for the students.
Jiang Xuli is handsome, and although his academic performance is not top-notch, he is still a good student. In all her time at school, she has never seen a girl express affection for her stepson.
Seeing this scene suddenly gave her a strange sense of relief, as if "the pigs I raised myself are still valuable."
Then came Jiang Xuli's cold and ruthless voice: "I don't like you."
Jin Ran: "..."
No, just that direct? Not even a polite excuse?
How heartless! What a straight man!
Sure enough, the girl had already mustered a lot of courage to confess her feelings, and now that she had been rejected to her face, her eyes immediately reddened, and her voice trembled with sobs: "I'm so sorry, it's all my fault..."
"No, why are you crying?"
"Waaaaah..."
As the pink bubble turned into a black bubble, the little girl cried even louder. Jin Ran could no longer stand idly by and immediately shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Who's in there? High school students aren't allowed to date! Points will be deducted if caught!"
The crying stopped abruptly.
A brief silence was followed by a flurry of rustling noises. Jin Ran leaned against the wall and waited patiently until she was sure that the two of them had left before slowly strolling out.
She clapped her hands triumphantly, giving herself a mental thumbs up—she had both helped Jiang Xuli out of an awkward situation and saved her female classmate's face. Humming a little tune as she walked towards the office, she unexpectedly bumped into Jiang Xuli, who should have already left, at the next corner.
"Was that you just now?"
The boy raised his head and said with certainty.
Jin Ran was startled, but then realized she hadn't done anything wrong. Her heartbeat quickly returned to normal, and she raised an eyebrow: "So what if it's me?"
Jiang Xuli: "..." He really couldn't do anything to her, and he pouted, "Boring."
If I hadn't been upright and had nothing to hide, I might have been so scared that I missed a step on the stairs.
Besides, he had repeatedly emphasized that he didn't have a girlfriend at all, and the back seat of the electric scooter would always be her exclusive seat.
Jin Ran clicked her tongue in amazement.
Sure enough, a man's confidence is influenced by his gender, not his age. I've only ever seen men run away, never walk right into a trap. She smiled gently: "Sorry, I was in a hurry just now. How about this, come closer and I'll tell you a secret."
"What secret?"
"Walls have ears, come closer before I speak."
Jiang Xuli, unsuspecting, muttered as she approached.
Just as the two were only half a meter apart, Jin Ran suddenly moved with lightning speed, grabbing his wrist and shaking it triumphantly: "Gotcha! Not wearing a school uniform, two points deducted!"
Jiang Xuli: "?"
Are you there?
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Jiang Xuli was deeply depressed after her sincere feelings were misplaced.
He has already lost five credits this month, three of which were caught by Jin Ran. If he loses any more, his score will drop below 80 and his parents will be called in.
Seeing Jin Ran's happy expression, which was different from yesterday, he swallowed back the words of complaint that were about to come out. In any case, he did not regret standing up for her.
Of course, another reason is that complaining is useless. His father values women more than his son and will only side with Jin Ran, and will even tell him not to bully others.
What else could he do? She was the only woman in his family, so he had to spoil her.
On the other hand, unlike Jiang Xuli's simple and brutal threats of force, Jiang Mingxu's attacks were swift, accurate, and ruthless, each move potentially fatal.
A few days later, he obtained evidence of Jian Er's embezzlement of public funds over the years.
Because they had alerted the suspects earlier, the Jian family gradually made up for the missing funds. However, some of the funds were still overdue for more than three months. According to the Criminal Law, if funds are misappropriated and not repaid for more than three months, or used for profit-making activities, even if they are repaid, the perpetrators may still be held accountable.
In addition, there was another major discovery.
Three years ago, the A municipal government publicly auctioned off land. The Jian family won the bid for the development rights of a commercial land. Jian Er, the person in charge of the project, used inferior materials instead of national standard building materials, resulting in substandard quality. As a result, a worker fell to his death during the process.
This matter was completely suppressed by Jian Er, and even President Jian was unaware of it.
The private investigator found clues by locating the younger brother of the worker who had fallen to his death.
Jiang Mingxu slightly bent his fingers, and a few glints of cold light flashed in his narrowed peach blossom eyes.
Large companies like Mingji Group typically have top-notch legal teams within their organizations. Once the task is assigned, the legal department immediately takes action, compiling evidence and preparing documents. The very next day, they formally file a lawsuit against Jian Er in court.
On the other hand, the investigation into Kim Deok-joo's side is somewhat difficult because the Kim family has long been bankrupt.
However, after monitoring him for a while, Kim Deok-joo still slipped up.
He had repeatedly used the pretext of having meals with his brother-in-law to secretly go to Macau to gamble.
The reason for cooperating with Jian Er was because he owed a large gambling debt.
Given this, Jiang Mingxu naturally decided to play along and lure the snake out of its hole.
These "counterattacks" may seem complicated, but in reality, as long as Jiang Mingxu arranges them, his daily life will not be much different from before.
After getting off work, Jiang Mingxu went to the school to pick up the students.
As soon as their boss left, the company employees went from sitting upright and serious to whispering among themselves: "I bet two spicy strips that President Jiang definitely has an appointment with someone!"
"Following Sangen, I bet that person is our boss's wife!"
When the proprietress was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but think of the woman they had met before.
Completely different from what everyone imagined. It's not about her appearance; the proprietress is very beautiful, no less so than a celebrity. However, she doesn't have the unapproachable aura of President Jiang; instead, she is exceptionally approachable.
Like the cheerful little girl next door, with a shallow dimple at the corner of her mouth. In the summer, you can often see her with her hair in a ponytail, holding half a chilled watermelon, sitting in the shade of a tree to cool off. When she sees someone passing by, she will raise her smile and greet them sweetly.
With such a personality, anyone who meets her will naturally feel a sense of goodwill.
"Speaking of which, how old is our boss's wife?"
Some employees pondered this.
Upon hearing this, the others fell silent.
No wonder, the proprietress looks so young, otherwise no one would have mistaken her for a college student intern at first.
Assistant Wang, who was passing by, overheard a few words and couldn't help but answer, "Madam is twenty-five years old this year."
Twenty-five years old, and President Jiang is thirty-five this year, isn't that ten years older?!
The employees' expressions immediately changed.
No wonder President Jiang has been all smiles lately; it turns out he's an old ox eating young grass.
Cough cough cough, no, it should be older man and younger woman.
The young Jinran, who was being discussed by the employees, was carrying two large stacks of books and reference books as she hurried out of the school.
The math competition is just around the corner, and her students are just starting out; they will need at least another year before they can participate.
But Jiang Xuli suggested that she wanted to try her luck this year.
Jin Ran had long recognized Jiang Xuli's talent in mathematics and, once she was certain that the boy genuinely wanted to participate, she stopped trying to dissuade him and began to develop a personalized training plan for him to participate in the upcoming provincial competition.
Students have regular classes on weekdays, so competition tutoring can only be squeezed in whenever possible, such as two hours after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and three hours on Saturday mornings.
Busy as she was, the days flew by. When Jin Ran finally managed to pull herself out of the pile of mock exam papers, she was surprised to realize that the celebration banquet Wei Ya had mentioned was just two days away.
She suddenly realized that she hadn't greeted Jiang Mingxu yet.
So when she got home from get off work in the evening, Jin Ran took out the invitations and said with a hint of regret, "It's a pity there are only two invitations, otherwise I could have taken Xiao Li to have some fun."
When she was little, she loved going to banquets with her parents. Even though she was usually a picky eater, she would have a big appetite at banquets and always thought that other people's food was especially delicious.
Jin Ran, who was saying these words, did not realize that she had now developed the mentality of an elder, always thinking of the children at home when there were delicious or fun things to do.
Jiang Mingxu's expression was somewhat strange, and then he also took out an invitation.
"It was given to me by Director Chen."
Jin Ran paused for a moment, then belatedly realized that Jiang Mingxu and Director Chen were old acquaintances, and it was he who first revealed to Wei Ya the news that Director Chen was going to make a TV series.
Okay, now I can take the kids out.
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