CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 78: TURNING THE TABLES TO INFORM LORD TAISHAN

Xie Yunhai could sense the hostility from the man at the door, but he still gave him a friendly nod as a greeting.

Yan Jinzhi glared dangerously at Xie Yunhai for a few seconds before turning around.

"Wait a minute..."

Jiang Mingyue turned back upon hearing the words, it was a waiter who seemed to be chasing them. They didn’t seem to have forgotten anything.

The waiter handed over a little bamboo basket, inside were four or five hairpins, each one creative and delicate. Jiang Mingyue was curious that such things existed in this era; the craftsmanship was much better than the machine-made products of later generations.

"What is this?"

"Tingsong made these herself, they’re a gift for you, and I’m supposed to pass them on."

So that’s it!

"Thank you!"

"You’re welcome!"

Jiang Mingyue found it strange. The waiters she encountered in this era were all so nice, so why were the ones in novels from later generations often depicted with their noses upturned? Treating people with disdain?

Look at how friendly they are, like sisters, sincere and honest, making her feel ashamed.

This wasn’t because of their attitude towards her, but because she observed that they provided the same patient and attentive service to others as well.

After leaving, the weather had cleared up outside. She wondered if that big fool had calmed down yet.

"Would you like to take a ride with me later?"

Jiang Mingyue shook her head: "No, I have a few more places to go. Thanks for the meal."

Yan Jinzhi could only watch her leave with regret.

Jiang Mingyue specifically went to look at the park entrance from earlier but didn’t see her brother. So she decided not to worry, her brother could get home by himself without any problem.

Jiang Mingyue turned towards the food factory.

Liu Yinghe’s memories revealed that Jiang Beihua’s fiancée was named Jian Nanqing, the daughter of the food factory director.

This young woman was also Jiang Beihua’s middle school classmate. Jian Nanqing was a good student and a college graduate, whereas Jiang Beihua was a poor student. He graduated from middle school without further studies and idled at home for a few years. A year ago, his Uncle Jiang Zhengye found him work in the production workshop of the food factory. Six months later, he got involved with the director’s daughter, and although Jian Qian looked down on this son-in-law, having only this daughter and considering finding a live-in son-in-law in the future, no ordinary man would agree. Thus, he let his daughter have her way.

Being the director’s son-in-law, as soon as a good job position became available, people rushed to suck up, and he got priority in job reassignments, easily going from a workshop worker to a sales team leader. His life was quite comfortable.

If you’re going to find someone, it’s best to find the one who can make the most decisions.

As Jiang Mingyue approached the signboard of the food factory, she saw someone walking in ahead and was puzzled: wasn’t that the young man who ate her baozi?

Jiang Mingyue promptly pedaled to catch up.

The guard with sharp eyes immediately stopped her: "Hey, Comrade, who are you looking for?"

Jiang Mingyue thought: This guy has sharp eyes! Why is it so hard to sneak in?

Smiling, Jiang Mingyue stopped and pointed to the man who was about to go upstairs: "I’m with Comrade Xie Yunhai."

Perhaps she spoke too loudly, as Comrade Xie Yunhai turned around to look at her.

The young guard assumed this was a response: the young woman indeed came with the director’s assistant.

He made a gesture of invitation: "Please, Comrade."

"Thank you!" Jiang Mingyue didn’t hesitate, immediately pedaled away, and chased after Xie Yunhai.

Pretenses must be maintained!

Releasing her spiritual power, my goodness! This young man who ate baozi entered the director’s office; he’s the assistant.

This time, Jiang Mingyue was genuinely chasing him.

Luckily! The director is here, so her trip wasn’t wasted.

Knock, knock.

The girl suddenly appearing at the door looked somewhat familiar. The director, who had just put down the phone and picked up a large teapot again, was about to ask something kindly when he suddenly froze.

"Ming Yue?"

Jiang Mingyue was also quite surprised; she hadn’t expected that the uncle who used to visit her house when she was little was sitting here.

"Uncle Jian?"

"Ming Yue! Come, come, sit here." Jian Qian pointed to the long bench used for guest seating.

He also instructed the assistant to pour tea.

Xie Yunhai’s lips curved: What a coincidence!

Earlier, at the state-run restaurant, the reason he gave up the baozi was that he recognized her immediately as the little girl who saved him years ago.

Back then, chased by his stepfather, he had fallen into the river, a fourteen-year-old boy who should have been tall, who should have climbed back up, but due to prolonged malnutrition, he was smaller than his peers and hadn’t eaten a grain of rice all day, too weak to get ashore. He was about to be swept away by the river when a piece of wood saved him.

The little girl might not have had much strength, but she gave him hope for survival.

"See, someone cares whether he lives or dies. He is not just a dog to be discarded."

Pulled up by the girl, he resolutely left home, and years later lived the way his biological father wanted, but the girl who saved him was nowhere to be found. It’s funny; except for work, he spent almost all his time wandering the streets and alleys of Nanxi City, trying to find that girl from years ago, but to no avail. Unexpectedly, today, by chance, he bumped into her.

It turns out the little girl from back then had grown up, and he had been searching all these years based on her childhood appearance. No wonder he couldn’t find her.

Recognizing someone at first sight, well, that’s some kind of mystical thing. Anyway, when he turned his head, seeing someone also at the window, ordering the same stuffed baozi from the waiter, Xie Yunhai felt this might just be destiny.

Jiang Mingyue wasn’t aware that Assistant Xie was lost in thought while brewing tea. She was only focused on one purpose for her visit.

After exchanging some pleasantries, she decisively switched topics.

"Uncle Jian, I’m here today to inform you of something." After speaking, she lowered her head and took out a folded piece of paper from her green satchel and handed it over.

"Take a look at this first."

Even though Director Jian had seen many storms, his brows twitched wildly when he saw the pregnancy test slip the little lady handed over.

"Ming Yue! How does this concern me? While I normally don’t boast about being a righteous person, I would never do such stealthy deeds. If I ever wanted to, I’d marry openly and honorably."

Jiang Mingyue: "...Uncle Jian, you’ve misunderstood. You probably don’t even know Liu Yinghe, how could there be any involvement? What I wanted to inform you of was something else..."

Jiang Mingyue briefly recapped the situation, and Jian Qian looked as worried as possible.

Understandable, an old father preparing for his daughter’s wedding would have a reaction unless they had an extraordinary tolerance levels.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t expect immediate results; she came merely to undermine Jiang Beihua’s support.

Wouldn’t it be better not to interfere with each other? Since he dared to scheme against her brother, then he should prepare for retaliation.

Back to reality, even being an old acquaintance of Mr. Jiang, he wouldn’t just believe her right away.

But being the head of a factory with numerous connections, he could find out the truth if he sent someone to investigate.

Before leaving, Jiang Mingyue found out the old man hadn’t eaten. Realizing she was like a debt collector, affecting his mood too much, as compensation, she took out a marinated chicken and spicy rabbit pieces from her basket for him to enjoy with his drink.

Hoping this would calm him down.