A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 294 Keep him busy

He was talking about serious matters, but then he started doing something inappropriate.

Zhuang Qingxiang tried to dodge, but couldn't. She could only try to block his hands, but she couldn't block one of them, and she was losing ground everywhere.

"Lu Congyue!" she called his name in annoyance. Only then did Lu Congyue stop, hold her for a while, and then let go of her.

Zhuang Qingxiang had already eaten dinner and wasn't hungry at all. She had only come to the kitchen to help him cover up his lie. As soon as she was free, she jumped out of the kitchen and said to him from outside, "It's so late, I don't want to eat anything, don't bother."

"Okay, I'll boil some water," Lu Congyue replied.

Zhuang Qingxiang wanted to go back inside, but there were still some problems to solve, so she simply stood at the door and talked to him.

"You haven't finished speaking. What exactly does Jin Lili want to do?"

Lu Congyue said in a deep voice, "It's not what Jin Lili wants to do, but what Li Weixing wants to do. Jin Lili is just following orders."

Zhuang Qingxiang blinked in confusion: "You've only been here a short time, and you already have a conflict with the deputy director?"

"It's not exactly a contradiction," Lu Congyue shrugged. "Before I came, everyone was saying he was going to be promoted to director, but as soon as I arrived, he didn't get the promotion."

"Oh? That's a real contradiction... So what exactly does he want to do?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked worriedly.

"have no idea."

Lu Congyue didn't know what Li Weixing was planning, but he definitely wanted to plant someone in his house—he had ill intentions!

His eyes turned cold, and he said in a low voice, "I don't care what he wants to do. As long as he keeps himself busy, he won't have time to worry about me."

Zhuang Qingxiang asked疑惑地问道, "Are you going to give him more work?"

Lu Congyue looked at her and smiled.

She never intended to harm anyone, so she couldn't even grasp the deeper meaning behind his words.

That's good too. She should be this simple-minded. He can take care of everything else.

"Okay," Lu Congyue replied. "I'll give him more work to keep him busy."

Seeing his confident tone, Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you know what you're doing. There's nothing else I can do to help."

"Of course you can help," Lu Congyue said with a smile. "I'll let you know when I need your help."

Zhuang Qingxiang was eager to know how she could help, but Lu Congyue said she would know in a few days and told her not to ask any more questions.

With this matter on her mind, Zhuang Qingxiang was absent-minded for two days in a row, thinking about when Lu Congyue would ask her for help.

Fortunately, Jin Lili hasn't shown up these past two days. Jin Guilan came by and said that Jin Lili went back to her hometown.

Just when Zhuang Qingxiang thought everything was fine, Lu Congyue finally asked her for help, asking her to invite Jin Guilan to go shopping at the Second Department Store that afternoon.

Should I take Jin Guilan shopping at the Second Department Store?

Doesn't Jin Lili work at the Second Department Store?

After these two questions popped into her mind, Zhuang Qingxiang suddenly understood what Lu Congyue was going to do.

"Are you trying to let Sister Jin know the truth? I wonder if she can handle this blow..."

Zhuang Qingxiang quite liked Jin Guilan; since they met, Jin Guilan had helped her a lot.

Moreover, Jin Guilan is quite sincere to her. She now genuinely thinks Jin Guilan is a kind and good-hearted person, just a bit oblivious. Her cousin's daughter is having an affair with her husband, and she hasn't noticed or suspected anything at all. It's really...

"Knowing the truth is better than living in ignorance your whole life," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "Some things should be thrown away, and some people should be replaced. Dragging it out is not a good idea."

Okay, Zhuang Qingxiang was convinced by him.

Just like he said, Sister Jin can't stay in the dark forever; someone has to expose the truth.

Following Lu Congyue's instructions, Zhuang Qingxiang took Jin Guilan to the Second Department Store.

"Why go to such a far place? We both have a child with us, it's so inconvenient..." Jin Guilan hesitated, wanting to refuse this adventure.

"It's convenient," Zhuang Qingxiang said hurriedly. "We can borrow a car from Yue to take us there."

Jin Guilan's eyes lit up: "That's great! Okay, let's go out for a stroll then."

Zhuang Qingxiang, with her two children, and Sister Jin, with her grandson, brazenly arrived at the Second Department Store.

However, after browsing for a short while, Jin Guilan suddenly hesitated and stopped, constantly looking at a counter that was relatively far to the side.

Zhuang Qingxiang glanced around but didn't see Jin Lili. She felt a little regretful; she should have asked Jin Lili which counter she worked at first.

However, Jin Guilan not only kept looking, but also started walking in that direction.

Zhuang Qingxiang quickly grabbed her: "Sister Jin, where are you going? Didn't we agree to go upstairs to take a look?"

Jin Guilan frowned, a look of confusion on her face.

"I'll go take a look over there; I think I see someone I know."

"An acquaintance?" Zhuang Qingxiang craned her neck to look around. "Who is it? Is it someone from our compound?"

"No." Jin Guilan didn't explain further. "Xiao Zhuang, find a place to rest and wait for me. I'll be right back."

Zhuang Qingxiang definitely couldn't find a place to rest; she needed to see what had happened.

As a result, she saw Jin Guilan walk quickly to the counter selling soy sauce and vinegar, talk to the clerk for a long time, and when she came back, the doubt on her face had not disappeared.

"Sister Jin, do you know that person?" Zhuang Qingxiang pointed in a direction.

Jin Guilan nodded: "She's a relative from my hometown..."

He paused, then added, "She's Jin Lili's sister-in-law."

Zhuang Qingxiang exclaimed in a low voice, "Jin Lili's sister-in-law works here? It seems their family is quite powerful. Ordinary people can't get this kind of job. I really didn't realize that. I thought Jin Lili's family was from the countryside. I didn't know they were so successful."

"What's so amazing about them?" Jin Guilan shook her head. "They're just from the countryside. I don't know what they've been doing, but they've had such good luck these past two years. Jin Lili's dad and brother both got jobs, and now, even her sister-in-law has a job..."

Even though it was all good news, Jin Guilan couldn't smile when she said it; something just didn't feel right.

Because she was the most successful, all her relatives back home fawned over her, hoping she could bring some of them along.

But she didn't have the ability; she only looked glamorous on the outside. Over the years, all she managed to do was bring Jin Lili out of the limelight.

Besides her, who else in the family has the ability to arrange such good jobs for Jin Lili's family?

You should know that people who can work in department stores are not ordinary people. These jobs are all filled internally, and there are very few positions that are outsourced.

Ironically, Jin Lili's sister-in-law, a native of the countryside, got this job.

Jin Guilan rubbed her forehead: "Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore. They were just lucky, nothing to say! Let's continue shopping, didn't you want to look at the fabrics?"

Zhuang Qingxiang felt helpless when she saw that she had let it go so easily.

Lu Congyue told her not to say anything, so she simply kept quiet and went to buy fabric with her two children and Jin Guilan.