Chapter 142: The Tangled Mess

“Do you know who we are? We are under the protection of Brother Long! You ignorant dog!”

He said this in a very low voice, but Li Guozhu heard it clearly.

His body stiffened. Xu Canlan was also frightened and quickly took out a dollar, giving it to the other party, who then let them go.

Li Guozhu glared at Xu Canlan angrily, “Are you crazy? That fake money was not given by us at all! Why did you admit it and give him money?”

Xu Canlan looked at the impulsive Li Guozhu and advised, “Guozhu, this little thing is nothing. What are we doing here?

Don’t forget, in the future, these ten dollars will be doubled and returned to our pockets.”

Li Guozhu did not speak, but was very annoyed. Xu Canlan gave him the pancake and said, “Eat it quickly. After that, we’ll get on with our journey!”

Li Guozhu ate the pancake with an irritated look on his face. They had no idea that someone was already following them.

Xu Canlan and Li Guozhu finished their biscuits, dragged their luggage and got on a bus to a district in Shenzhen.

As soon as they got off the car, someone came up to them and said, “Brother, sister-in-law, would you like to rent a house? I have a house for rent.”

Xu Canlan and Li Guozhu suffered a loss last time and dared not pay attention to people passing by again. As a result, a lot of people came up to them and asked along the way, making them extremely annoyed.

Finally, they found a house that was very cramped but relatively reasonably priced.

The news from their side was quickly fed back to Yi Ci in Beijing. It happened to be the weekend. Xu Weilan and Qin Yan returned to the government compound.

Xu Weilan personally peeled an apple for Qian Qiuxue and mentioned the matter of Guoguang Shopping Mall. Qian Qiuxue nodded,

“This hourly job you mentioned is very good. It can really help a lot of people with inflexible schedules. Paying by the hour is very attractive.

But this kind of hourly job is only suitable for certain positions, such as unloading, unloading, cashiering, cleaning… Can your classmate endure this hardship?”

Xu Weilan listened with shining eyes, “Mom, you are so smart. How do you know I am helping my classmate?”

Qian Qiuxue smiled mysteriously, “Is your classmate also in the English department? Does she have sales experience?”

Xu Weilan shook her head, “She comes from a poor family in the remote southwest region. Her father broke his leg and has difficulty traveling.

Her mother is in poor health, and she has two younger brothers at home. Now that production is contracted to each household, it is difficult for her family to cultivate the land.

The burden of life falls entirely on her. She eats two meals at school, both of which are steamed bread with pickles and boiled water.

She also washes clothes for more than a dozen people a day, earning two or three yuan and saving it to send back home.”

Qian Qiuxue couldn’t help feeling sad when she listened. The family was already in such a difficult situation, but they didn’t stop her from going to college. They seemed to be a sensible family.

When she came to the big city, she was not tempted by it. She not only studied hard, but also cared about her family and took on the responsibilities at home. Qian Qiuxue admired such a good girl very much.

She thought for a while and said, “I want to meet this girl. If she passes my assessment, I can let her become a member of our scholarship fund.”

Xu Weilan had heard of this scholarship fund in her previous life and also understood their way of providing financial aid.

This scholarship fund has only been established for about three years in this life, and not many students have been signed up, so Tang Xiaorong has a great chance.

She remembered that in her previous life, Qian Ma’s scholarship fund had supported thousands of college students, and each of these college students was very capable and worked in Qian Ma’s company.

Of course, there are a few who are ambitious and want to fly abroad and escape from Qian Ma’s company. Qian Ma showed no mercy to this ungrateful person. She didn’t force him to stay.

After all, a forced melon is not sweet. If someone’s heart is not in her company, keeping him would be a nuisance.

Xu Weilan was very excited when she thought of this, “Mom, do you want to interview her directly? Otherwise, give me an application form and I will let her follow the process.”

Qian Qiuxue heard this and was full of praise, “Now that you have started to use the back door, you will indeed have a lot of trouble in the future. Okay, I’ll ask Secretary Liu to get you the form tomorrow.”

Xu Weilan nodded, “Thank you, Mom!”

Qian Qiuxue patted her hand, “Your suggestion for the hourly worker is also very good. I accept it and try it on North Street.”

Xu Weilan thought about this idea for a long time and came up with it when she thought it was more appropriate.

Hard labor jobs are generally boring, and some people become lazy after working for a long time.

If they had hourly workers, they would have a sense of crisis, and at the same time, labor costs could be reduced.

She thought Qian Ma must have thought more and been more thorough than she did.

Qian Qiuxue had obviously thought of this as well. He looked at Xu Weilan with shining eyes and asked, “Weilan, are you really not going to take over my company after graduation?

A Yan is not interested, and neither are you. I can’t even be lazy if I want to.”

In fact, Qian Qiuxue’s company was already on the right track. If it was just a matter of keeping it going, it would not be difficult at all.

She could just sit back and relax. But the country is progressing so fast that if it does not develop and stands still, it will be beaten to death on the beach sooner or later.

Xu Weilan hugged Qian Qiuxue’s arm, “Mom, you are still young. With you in charge of the company, it’s like a stabilizing force that holds the company together.

As for being lazy, I will find more talents from Peking University for you, and then bring them to your company when the time comes!”

“Haha! Good! Good!”

Qin Yan looked at his mother and his wife who were as close as mother and daughter, and he felt that he must have been adopted, for sure!

I had lunch at home and took a nap before going to Xu’s house. Yi Ci had arrived early and had been waiting for them.

After Xu Weilan got off the car, she went to see Old Mrs. Xu first. The old lady was still in good spirits.

She took out the tonic pills and other health products given by Qian Ma and gave them to Old Lady Xu, and told her how to take them.

Old Mrs. Xu was so happy that her teeth were showing.

Xu Tianming stretched his neck to look and asked, “Girl Lan, can dad eat? Look, dad is a cripple now! Alas…”

There was a big wound on his hand. Although he was resting for a while, he still couldn’t use any strength in his hand, and even holding a bowl became a problem! He now hates that bitch Li Aihua so much! I wish I could chop her into pieces!

Xu Weilan said, “Old Xu, you can’t eat these things carelessly. Now is the critical period of recovery. There is a big hole on your arm, so you have to be careful.”

Big hole…

Hearing these three words.

Xu Tianming’s heart felt as if it was being cut by a knife!

Xu Weilan saw that he had lost a lot of weight recently and sighed. It was his own fault, so she didn’t sympathize with him!

Yi Ci had already brewed tea under the big tree, and the aroma of tea was everywhere. He and Qin Yan have already started drinking.

Xu Weilan smelled the fragrance of tea and couldn’t wait to sit over, sipping the tea in her hand and listening to Yi Ci talking about what happened to Xu Canlan and Li Guozhu in the south. Yi Ci also told about his plans.

Xu Weilan listened and had to say, Yi Ci was so cruel! It’s better to be cruel! Suppress them to death in the south and never let them come back to cause trouble.

Let Xu Canlan have a good taste of the suffering and pain she endured in the south in her previous life!

Xu Weilan was curious why Xu Qian didn’t come back. Doesn’t she rest every day? What a hard job.

After a while, the sound of a bicycle was heard. Xu Qian is back. She bought a bicycle with her own money.

Xu Qian’s small business didn’t cost much money, and it took only a few months to get it up and running, and it’s now flourishing. Now she does it with Brother Qingbai.

Brother Qingbai, also known as Xu Nian and Xu Qian’s elder brother. This name was given by Xu Weilan’s biological mother.

Because she was well-educated, when the child was born, Aunt Xu San asked her to name him. The Xu family’s current generation of boys happened to be of the Qing character, so Yao Qingrong named her child Bai, hoping that her child would be as upright and strong as pine and cypress. Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu really like this name.

Xu Qian, Xu Qingbai, and sister-in-law Zhu Ying run the business together, which makes things a lot easier and they make a lot of money! Zhu Ying is a person who can’t sit still.

Now that Xu Qingbai is looking after the store, she took her sister from her mother’s side to set up a stall.

Xu Qian hasn’t had a rest for several days. Today Xu Weilan came back, and she came back specially to see her sister.

The two sisters hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and they hugged each other when they met.

Xu Weilan said, “Qian, you look thinner. You work so hard!”

Xu Qian shook her head, “I’m not working so hard, and I’m not tired.”

Xu Weilan was happy for her. There has been no news about Qi Lu from the military compound recently.

She will go back and ask Sister Chunhua later whether Qi Lu and the deputy battalion commander have met.

She was still curious about Xu Qian and Jiang Hao when Jiang Hao came on a bicycle. When he saw so many people in the Xu family compound, he felt a little embarrassed.

He greeted the elders first, then his boss Qin Yan, Xu Weilan, and Yi Ci. Finally he looked at Xu Qian,

“Qian, you said earlier that you wanted to eat the pot cakes from that newly opened shop. I happened to pass by today, so I bought some. You can try it.”

Xu Qian looked at the pot cakes in Jiang Hao’s hand. That shop was newly opened, and it was run by authentic southwestern people.

The taste was authentic and fragrant. She was very greedy. It’s just that the boss limits the amount of dough he kneads and the number of pot cakes he sells every day.

He closes the shop once they’re sold out, and then there’s a long line at the door every day.

Xu Qian never had the chance to queue up to buy it. She mentioned it to her sister, and Jiang Hao actually found out about it and queued up to buy it for her. This store starts selling at around 4pm.

It’s just five o’clock now, and it’s obvious that he has been waiting in line for a long time.

Xu Qian looked at the pot cake in his hand, hesitating whether to eat it. After the last incident, she broke up unilaterally, but Jiang Hao never agreed, and then he kept admitting his mistake through actions.

Xu Qian had to admit that she was a little… shaken. After all, he was the gay man she had fallen in love with. Now that he is so dedicated, how could she not be shaken.

But even though she was wavering, she still had her rationality, and she said, “That’s great, you go to the kitchen and cut it into pieces, and we can all try it. It’s just right to eat with tea to relieve the greasiness.”

Jiang Hao nodded, “Okay, I’ll go right away.”

Xu Weilan asked in Xu Qian’s ear, “Don’t you agree?”

“Well…”

Xu Qian was distressed, looking at his figure and asked, “Sister Lan, I’m actually a little hesitant.

He was a man who I had a crush on, but when he and Qi Lu were entangled, I was really angry.

I really wanted to break up with him!

But seeing him like this, I can’t bear it.”