Chapter 351 He’s Just Unlucky

Chapter 351: He's Out of Luck

He Feiyan was clueless about her brother and sister-in-law's conversation, but He Lilan caught on.

"Big brother, have you met Sun Xiaoping before?"

He Tingyue and Jiang Yu both turned around.

"Do you know him?"

He Lilan nodded, "Yes, he's in my class. He's a real piece of work, and none of us like him."

Once, Sun Xiaoping struck a female classmate on the head, and the teacher demanded that his parents be called.

It was Sun Xiaoping's grandmother who came, and she was completely unreasonable. She threw a fit, crying on the ground, accusing the teacher of bullying. She even said that the female classmate was being inappropriate, flirting with boys at such a young age, and she really laid into her.

"After that, we all steered clear of him."

Jiang Yu patted her head, "You should steer clear of him to avoid trouble. But you don't need to be afraid of him. If he dares to bully you, we won't let him get away with it."

He Lilan nodded in agreement, "I know. If he dares to bully me, I'll tell my sister-in-law. But his grandmother is so annoying, I really don't want anything to do with them."

Fortunately, she usually hangs out with her own friends and rarely talks to Sun Xiaoping, so she hasn't been bullied by him.

The next day, Jiang Yu headed to work as usual and overheard Lin Donghua talking about Shao Jiakang on the way.

Word was that Zheng Shufen's verdict had come down, and she was to be executed.

It was just sad for Huang Li's two kids. Their biological father had run away, and if no one could adopt them, they would have to be sent to an orphanage.

"Department Head Lan doesn't have kids, does she? Why doesn't she adopt these two kids?"

As soon as she said this, Jiang Yu immediately looked over. The speaker was Lin Yue.

Lin Donghua immediately scolded, "Department Head Lan's daughter is just lost, not gone forever. These two kids are no concern of hers. Why should she adopt them?"

Lin Yue frowned, "Didn't they call Director Shao 'Dad' at one point? So, in a way, they are Department Head Lan's children. Besides, if she adopts these two kids, she'll have someone to look after her when she's old. Otherwise, who will take care of her when she retires?"

Jiang Yu snorted, "Don't worry. At Department Head Lan's level, she'll have a pension when she retires. You don't need to worry about that."

Lin Yue's face froze, "Who's worried? I was just curious. It's just sad that those two kids have no one to adopt them."

"You don't have any kids either. If you want, you could adopt those two kids," Lin Donghua retorted.

Lin Yue was furious and glared at her.

"My husband's kids are my kids. How can you say I don't have any? By the way, Ning Ning is going to teach at Bali Elementary School soon. I need to get some extra meat to fatten her up. I'll be going now."

Lin Donghua spat at her retreating figure, "Is she really so kind-hearted, buying meat for Jiang Ningning? I heard Deputy Section Chief Jiang got his son a job, and Lin Yue must be seething with jealousy inside."

Jiang Yu didn't comment and just smiled, "Lin Sister, let's get to work. Don't bother with her."

As soon as she arrived at the office, Lan Raoping assigned her a task.

"The fabric woven by the imported comber has a higher thread count and better quality. Go to the warehouse and get some sample fabric. Later, we'll add the new products to the brochure. Our factory's brochure needs to keep up with the times and be constantly updated."

"Okay."

Jiang Yu was about to leave when she heard Lan Raoping say, "Also, Director Lan called and said your script is very good. He has contacted a publisher for you, and they are interested in publishing a novel based on the TV series. If you agree, I'll call him back tonight and have him come over again to discuss the publishing details with you."

A stroke of luck had just landed in Jiang Yu's lap.

"My book is going to be published?"

Lan Raoping couldn't help but chuckle at her dumbfounded look.

"Well, it can't be mine, can it?"

Jiang Yu took a few steps forward, grinning foolishly.

"Director Lan, does publishing pay?"

Lan Raoping chided, "Why else would they want to talk to you? Of course, there's a share. Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged. There's also money in making the TV series, but the factory hasn't decided on the exact amount yet. I'll let you know as soon as there's news."

Jiang Yu was thrilled and practically skipped out of the room.

Cai Xiaole noticed her smiling face and teased, "Deputy Section Chief Jiang, what's got you so happy?"

Jiang Yu shot her a look, "Nothing, I'm just heading to the warehouse with Wu Jinshun to pick out some fabric samples."

She took Wu Jinshun to the warehouse, only to find no one at the entrance.

Wu Jinshun looked around, "That's odd, why isn't anyone watching the warehouse?"

They waited around for a bit, but when no one showed up, they decided to go check it out.

Just as they walked to the side, they heard voices coming from a corner.

"Brother Mingrui, you called us over to play cards, but won't this cause any trouble?"

Jiang Yu glanced over and saw Jiang Mingrui and a few others sitting around playing cards.

He held a cigarette in one hand and said nonchalantly, "What kind of trouble could there be? Once I get settled in at the second factory, I'll make sure to bring you all on board."

The others chuckled.

"Then we'll all be relying on Brother Mingrui."

"No problem."

"Brother Mingrui, why haven't we seen your wife around lately?"

Jiang Mingrui's face turned cold, "What wife? She doesn't deserve to be called that."

"Hehe, but she's so devoted to you, Brother Mingrui. Don't you plan to marry her?"

Jiang Mingrui snorted, "If she wasn't still useful, I would've dumped her ages ago. She's so boring."

"Before you ditch her, Brother Mingrui, let me have a go. I've never been with a woman before."

Jiang Mingrui tapped his head, looking indifferent.

"Fine! I'll call her over to keep you company later."

Jiang Yu's face hardened, and she turned to leave with Wu Jinshun.

"Jiang Yu, are you really just going to let them get away with this?"

"Go get someone from the security department. No open flames are allowed in the warehouse, yet he dares to smoke here, which is already a violation. Have the security department deal with it."

Wu Jinshun nodded. Forget about Jiang Mingrui smoking—just bringing his friends in to play cards was enough to land him in hot water.

He went straight to the security department and reported Jiang Mingrui.

Lin Chang'an quickly brought people over and detained Jiang Mingrui and his group.

Bystanders were sent away, leaving only Jiang Mingrui, the new warehouse manager, to face the consequences.

When Wu Jinshun got back to the office and brought it up, Jiang Yu learned that it was Jiang Chenghuai who had gotten Jiang Mingrui the warehouse manager job.

It just so happened to be his first day on the job, and Jiang Yu had run into him.

Jiang Yu laughed. "Running into me was his bad luck."

Wu Jinshun said, "But Deputy Section Chief Jiang is still with the factory director, so he’ll probably keep his son from getting fired."

If Jiang Mingrui stays on this time and finds out that Jiang Yu was the one who called the security department, he’ll probably hold it against her.

Jiang Yu scoffed. "Whether he gets fired or not doesn’t matter."

Or rather, Jiang Mingrui doesn’t matter.

As Wu Jinshun said, Jiang Mingrui got a reprimand and had to write a self-criticism, but thanks to Jiang Chenghuai’s intervention, the factory decided to give him another shot.

Once they got home, Jiang Chenghuai grabbed a stick and started whacking him.

"You good-for-nothing! I went out on a limb to get you this job, and you don’t cherish it, and you go and stir up trouble!"

Jiang Mingrui took a few blows before Lin Yue stepped in, half-heartedly trying to stop it.

"Old Jiang, he’s a grown man now, he has his pride. How can you hit him like this?"

Jiang Mingrui sneered. "Who asked you to stick up for me? Beat it!"

Jiang Chenghuai’s temper flared up again, raising the stick.

"Say that one more time!"

Jiang Mingrui clenched his jaw and stayed silent, too lazy to deal with him.

Lin Yue put on a show of being hurt, lowering her head and patting Jiang Chenghuai's chest.

"Alright, what if you get too angry and hurt yourself? If you fall, what will happen to me and the baby in my belly?"

Jiang Mingrui and Jiang Chenghuai both looked at her, the former with malice, the latter with surprise.

"What did you say? Yue'er, you’re pregnant?"

Lin Yue shyly nodded.

"I just went to the hospital today for a check-up. It’s only been a little over a month. I wanted to wait until after three months to tell you. I was afraid you’d get too angry and hurt yourself."

Lin Yue gently stroked her belly, her smile not reaching her eyes.

She was desperate, hence this last resort.

Seeing Jiang Ningning assigned a good job and Jiang Chenghuai arranging a job for Jiang Mingrui, Lin Yue was anxious.

She was afraid that if she didn’t show any signs of pregnancy soon, she would have no place in this family.

Jiang Chenghuai laughed heartily, his voice filled with unconcealed joy.

"Good! Good!" At his age, he could still get Lin Yue pregnant, proving his exceptional ability.

Jiang Mingrui watched this scene, hiding the darkness in his eyes, and walked out.