"Do you have to make a spectacle of yourself out here?"
"If it weren’t for Xuewu becoming the project’s president and making so happy, I never would have brought you out," Zhang ilan said, looking at Qin Long with seething resentnt.
"As long as I’m here, no one will dare bully Xuewu," Qin Long stated sincerely, exuding an air of authority.
"Hmph!" Zhang ilan spat disdainfully and slowly walked inside.
"Qin Long, don’t be angry," Tang Xuewu said, patting his shoulder comfortingly. "My mom just has a sharp tongue, but she’s a good person deep down."
"Mm-hmm." Qin Long walked inside, supported by Tang Xuewu.
At that mont, Qin Long noticed a very familiar private jet parked quietly on the adjacent airfield. Recognizing it as the Yaolong Group’s private jet, he glanced at it and continued forward.
"Qin Long, are you feeling unwell?" Tang Xuewu asked, habitually touching his forehead.
"Oh, that jet looks like Lady Zhao’s," Qin Long said, pointing toward it with his chin.
"Lady Zhao..." The thought of Lady Zhao reminded her of her grandfather’s instructions. She had planned to visit Lady Zhao personally to ask why she had helped her. Naturally, the truth would erge.
「Inside Private Room Six」
"Haha, ilan! It’s been too long, I’ve missed you to death!" a noble-looking woman in a blue cheongsam imdiately exclaid, coming forward to greet them.
Beside her stood a middle-aged man in a black suit. He was Zhang ilan’s younger brother, Zhang ide. The woman was his wife, Yang ilian.
There were five other people in the private room. Besides Zhang ide and his wife, there were their three daughters, one son, and their eldest daughter’s husband. All of them were dressed in expensive, high-end formal wear. Anyone who could dine at the Longquan Hotel was surely from a very wealthy family.
"Hello, Uncle. Hello, Aunt," Tang Xuewu said as she entered slowly, supporting Qin Long.
"It’s Xuewu..." Zhang ide’s beaming smile vanished the mont he saw Qin Long, and his gaze turned disdainful. He shot Qin Long a look as if he were staring at a dead dog.
"Sister ilan, are you deliberately trying to disgust ?" Zhang ide said, his face suddenly turning cold. "Can’t this crippled son-in-law of yours just stay quietly at the Tang Family ho? Does he have to co out and ruin everyone’s good mood? Do you really think I’m that easy to push around?"
He clearly held no respect for his older sister, Zhang ilan. After all, his daughter’s family was footing the bill today, so he naturally acted like the host. Yang ilian tried to smooth things over with a strained smile, while their children all looked at Qin Long with contempt.
Qin Long, the infamous good-for-nothing of Jiangzhong. He was always dragging down Jiangzhong’s number one beauty, Tang Xuewu, trying to possess her. It was obvious to anyone with eyes what he was after.
"Alright, brother, I didn’t want to bring him either," Zhang ilan said. Although she wasn’t on good terms with her brother, she detested Qin Long even more and certainly wouldn’t defend him. "It was Xuewu who insisted..."
"What a killjoy!" Zhang ide gestured to a waiter outside, ordering a separate table. He refused to dine with Qin Long. "My daughter and son-in-law are respectable people. He is not worthy to dine with us."
As Zhang ide spoke, he glanced at his eldest son-in-law. The man wore a blue suit with his hair styled in choppy bangs, but he still looked quite handso and charismatic. This was Li Mingjie. Rumor had it that he was an important figure who worked for the governnt. In fact, he was the one paying for today’s al.
"Dad, they’re our guests. Let’s all just take our seats," Li Mingjie said with a grin, completely ignoring Qin Long. "For Aunt’s sake, let’s just drop it!"
"Haha, now that’s magnanimity!" Zhang ide declared. "My Mingjie is right. Certain people aren’t worth my anger!" He imdiately stood up and pulled out a chair, warmly inviting them to sit.
Tang Xuewu hadn’t wanted to leave Qin Long ho alone; otherwise, even getting a al would have been a problem for him. Though they faced ridicule here, it was better than him going hungry. Over the years, she had grown accustod to all sorts of mockery.
Zhang ide’s children, who should have addressed her respectfully as their elder cousin, instead simply called her by her na, ’Xuewu’, or even the more familiar ’Xiaowu’, showing no respect at all. They wanted nothing to do with the fool; after all, it was beneath them.
"ide, why did you invite your sister out for a al?" Zhang ilan asked.
Hearing this, Zhang ide lit a cigar and said with his nose in the air, "My dear sister, for so fantastic news, of course!"
Before he could finish, Zhang ilan cut in with a beaming smile, "We have great news in our family, too! My Xuewu has secured a huge order from the Yaolong Group, and now she’s the project’s General Manager!"
Seeing Zhang ilan’s smug expression, everyone was stunned.
"What?" Zhang ide and the others gaped at Tang Xuewu in shock.
Tang Xuewu just smiled faintly.
This nonchalant deanor only deepened their curiosity. Had Tang Xuewu really beco the General Manager for the Tang Family’s project? Wasn’t it said that because of that la dog, Tang Xuewu had been cast aside? The Tang Family might have fallen on hard tis, but they were still a relatively wealthy clan. However, that was of no benefit to Tang Xuewu’s family. Hadn’t they lost their eligibility to even live in the main family compound? If so, they wouldn’t receive any clan benefits or year-end dividends. Otherwise, how would these relatives dare to show off in front of Zhang ilan? But now, Tang Xuewu had sohow transford into General Manager Tang overnight? What the hell? It was infuriating.
Zhang ide’s face flushed red, and Yang ilian hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
At this mont, Zhang ilan couldn’t be happier. Having always been looked down upon by her younger brother, she could finally hold her head high for once. But he was truly going too far. They were siblings, yet this Zhang ide was often too arrogant, never treating her like a real sister.
"Is Xuewu’s project company located in Jiangzhong’s Lin’an District?" Li Mingjie suddenly asked with a slight smirk.
"Yes, that’s the one! It’s in a great location, and she’s managing several hundred people!" Zhang ilan took the opportunity to cackle with laughter.
"What an unfortunate coincidence. That happens to be the district I supervise," Li Mingjie said with a faint, unreadable smile.
"What?" Hearing this, Zhang ilan’s laughter died in her throat, and she gave Li Mingjie a puzzled look. She only knew he worked for the governnt, but since when was he the supervisor for the Lin’an District?
Zhang ide, after a mont’s pause, forced an awkward smile. "Oh, look at my mory. Sister Lan, did I forget to tell you? Mingjie is a big shot in Jiangzhong now! He used to manage a county, but he’s been promoted to the Lin’an District!" He slapped his thigh and grinned. "It’s such a perfect coincidence. He’s now in charge of supervising all the businesses in the Lin’an District."
"And I also handle the approval process for land and project developnt," Li Mingjie added, picking up a piece of vegetable with his chopsticks and smiling with an air of importance.
A wave of regret washed over Zhang ilan. Historically, those who went against the governnt never t a good end. Although Xuewu had beco the General Manager of the Tang Family’s project, she was under Li Mingjie’s jurisdiction! After all, Li Mingjie was a governnt official.
It seed Zhang ilan’s plan to show off using Tang Xuewu had just gone up in smoke.
Li Mingjie tapped the table lightly with his fingers, the picture of nonchalant control.
"Mingjie," Zhang ilan chid in, "since you happen to be supervising the Lin’an District, if Xuewu needs any help in the future, you must do your best to assist her!"
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