CHAPTER 444: CHAPTER 44 TROUBLE WITH PEOPLE, TROUBLE WITH THINGS_2

She had already taken out the design drawings she had accumulated over the years and received about 600 million in initial patent fees. With this 600 million Gold Coins, her finances were finally not so tight.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoguai’s mood was actually quite good that day, until she returned home and that good mood disappeared.

"Sister Hao Hao?" Hearing the voice on the phone, Lin Xiaoguai was very surprised.

Although she had always kept in touch with Aunt and Uncle’s families, and had a decent relationship with her cousins, they didn’t usually contact each other much.

"Wanwan, I have a favor to ask of you," Lin Haohao hesitated before speaking.

Thinking of something from her past life, Lin Xiaoguai had a bad premonition but could only brace herself and ask, "What is it?"

"Your niece Meilan wants to go to the Capital to work, can you help me take care of her?" Lin Haohao whispered.

Lin Xiaoguai couldn’t manage a smile anymore, she just twisted her lips and said, "Okay, when she gets to the Capital, have her call me."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiaoguai didn’t know what expression to make.

In her previous life, she had not paid much attention to Wang Meilan. Back then, she and Shen Chi were not divorced yet, but their relationship was already extremely tense. It was under such circumstances that Wang Meilan entered her life.

At that time, because of the things her four brothers had done, she was indifferent to anyone from her maternal home except for Xiao Le. Sister Hao Hao was probably really worried about her daughter, which was why she entrusted her to take care of the girl.

Because of this, when Wang Meilan came to stay at her house, she hardly entertained her, treating her like just another stranger in the house, not paying much attention to her.

Unfortunately, Wang Meilan was not a person to settle down easily.

When Lin Xiaoguai found out that Meilan had taken a fancy to her "Uncle" Shen Chi, all she felt was incredulity and shame. After all, this was her own blood-related niece doing such a thing, and she had no face left.

But after several hints in conversation had no effect on Wang Meilan, who continued to act on her own whim and even saw her as a thorn in the side, looking at her as if to say, "Why haven’t you divorced Shen Chi yet?" Lin Xiaoguai grew annoyed and simply ignored her, watching coldly as she eagerly tried to please Shen Chi, until Shen Chi could no longer tolerate it and gave her a harsh lesson before driving her out.

But this life was different from her last. In her previous life, she could watch Wang Meilan seduce Shen Chi because she didn’t love him at all, but this life...

Although in this life she and Shen Chi had a loving marriage, Wang Meilan might not attempt the same thing, since in her previous life anyone with eyes could see that her marriage with Shen Chi had reached a dead end, not to mention Wang Meilan, who lived under the same roof and saw everything clearly.

Still, the thought of her bothered Lin Xiaoguai.

What puzzled Lin Xiaoguai was, why would Wang Meilan come to the Capital to work? Her family conditions were not as good as Sister Yuanyuan’s, but they were still considered well-off. Even if she wanted to work, there was no need to go so far as the Capital, right? Even if Brother Xiao Ping and Xiao Le’s businesses weren’t suitable for a young girl, what about Brother Xiao’an and Xiao Guai?

Thinking in this manner, Lin Xiaoguai dialed Xiao Guai’s home phone number.

"Sister Hanfang, is Xiao Guai at home?" The person who answered the phone was Tang Hanfang, and Lin Xiaoguai asked.

"Xiao Xi is not at home, Wanwan, do you need anything? Shall I call him back for you?" Tang Hanfang answered.

"No need." Lin Xiaoguai thought it would be just as good to talk to Sister Hanfang about it, so she explained Meilan’s intention to come to the Capital for work, then asked, "Sister Hanfang, why would Meilan come to the Capital to work?"

"Did Four Sister really tell you that?" Tang Hanfang’s tone was not very friendly.

Just as she suspected, there was something fishy.

"Yes," Lin Xiaoguai answered, while thinking the same.

"Wanwan, listen to me, you absolutely cannot let Meilan move into your house, otherwise, you won’t have a moment’s peace," Tang Hanfang said angrily.

Lin Xiaoguai’s heart skipped a beat, but she asked, "What do you mean? I am her aunt, after all, and we’re not short on rooms at home. Wouldn’t it be bad not to let her stay if she comes?"

"Just listen to me," Tang Hanfang insisted angrily, "She’s not someone you can be polite to. She did the same thing before, running off to work at the family tea factory. I thought there wasn’t anything to worry about since Four Sister was there, too, and I even arranged for her to do light work. But that girl wouldn’t heed any lesson, couldn’t even do simple tasks well, and spent all her time thinking about marrying some young and rich man. When you little brother was conducting business, she’d prance over, dolled up and flirting, nearly making Mom and your little brother sick with anger. They scolded her fiercely, thinking she had learned her lesson, but no, soon after, she upset everything again."

"Then we sent her back, and Four Sister originally agreed to discipline her thoroughly, but she somehow fooled her own mother, got let off easy, and even went to Big Sister to plead her case, landing a job at the clothing factory."

"As a result, it didn’t take long until trouble arose. Big Sister had been a senior employee at the clothing factory and always had the boss’s respect, but because of her, an important deal fell through, and Big Sister got a scolding in front of all the employees."

"She managed to disgrace the whole family, and now she’s set her sights on you. It won’t do; I have to tell your little brother when he gets back. She can cause trouble here; if she were to do that at your place, she’d be actually harming people."

Although Tang Hanfang was from the countryside and not overly sophisticated, she still understood the gravity of things. Wang Meilan could mess up business at the clothing factory here, but who knew what she’d get up to in the Capital?

"Sister Hanfang, don’t worry, since you’ve explained it so clearly to me, how could I not be prepared?" Lin Xiaoguai said this but frowned.

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