When Chen Lishu and Wang Dazhu entered the Dragon Ascent Company's gate, they saw a young, beautiful lady pass by. As she brushed past, Chen Lishu caught a whiff of her unusual perfume and couldn't help but sneeze. However, she didn't pay much attention to it and headed upstairs with Wang Dazhu.
She didn't recognize Zhu Shasha, but Zhu Shasha had a very deep impression of her. Watching Chen Lishu's figure disappear around the stairwell corner, Zhu Shasha then turned to leave.
Someone who could no longer turn their situation around was not worth paying attention to.
Following the room number, Chen Lishu stood at Jiang Chengyi's door and knocked twice on the half-open door. Before anyone inside could invite her in, Chen Lishu walked straight in.
Jiang Chengyi was visibly stunned when he saw her.
"I don't think I need to introduce myself; you should already know who I am," Chen Lishu said expressionlessly, then unceremoniously sat down in the chair opposite his desk.
"I'm a bit further along in my pregnancy, and these past few days have been a strain on my body, so I'll get straight to the point."
Seeing her series of actions, Jiang Chengyi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, then smiled, "It's alright, would you like me to pour you a glass of water?"
Chen Lishu waved her hand, "I've already received plenty of favors from you, Mr. Jiang, so there's no need to trouble you."
Jiang Chengyi chuckled, "What do you mean by that, Ms. Chen? I don't quite understand."
"You know what you've done. I won't beat around the bush with you. Resolve the issue of the batch of fabrics seized by the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, by whatever means necessary. If you can't resolve it, you'd best compensate me for the full loss. Do you understand me now?"
Jiang Chengyi narrowed his eyes and continued to play dumb, "What Bureau of Industry and Commerce? What fabrics? I think there might be some misunderstanding between us?"
"The Jiangpan Garden project was a joint investment by three parties, wasn't it? Besides Provincial Construction and Municipal First Construction, your Dragon Ascent, a private construction company, was also bidding. Although the government held a certain percentage of shares, it wasn't easy to compete with the other two. Yet, at the last moment, the other two withdrew. It's hard to believe nothing untoward happened in the process, isn't it?"
Jiang Chengyi's face immediately turned ugly, and his tone became a few degrees colder, "What do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything. I'm just very unhappy about being set up like this, especially when I'm pregnant, which makes me even more irritable. I know more than just this. Do you need me to spell it out for you?"
Chen Lishu had always lived by the principle of not offending others unless they offended her. But since some people were so arrogant, she couldn't be blamed for being impolite.
Jiang Chengyi looked at her for a long time, unsure of how much she truly knew. He suddenly remembered Chen Lishu's husband's identity. Investigating such matters would be as easy as breathing for him. He instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
At the time, he was solely focused on building a good relationship with Zhu Shasha and securing the hotel project. It seemed he had miscalculated this time.
Only now did Jiang Chengyi finally begin to realize that Zhu Shasha must also have been wary of Chen Lishu's background, which was why she had him step forward.
"Have some water, it might help cool you down." After figuring things out, Jiang Chengyi's attitude did a complete 180-degree turn. He sighed and said,
"Sun Ling is my employee, after all. She did wrong, but we've known each other for some time. I only made a casual complaint to someone else; I absolutely didn't intend to target anyone. This must all be a misunderstanding."
Jiang Chengyi offered a casual excuse and then promised,
"Rest assured, this matter started because of me. To make amends, I will definitely help you resolve the fabric issue. I will also bear all the resulting losses."
"So it was a misunderstanding." Chen Lishu knew when to stop. The current strength of the Jiang family meant that escalating the situation would not benefit her in the future.
"You made me worry for nothing. I thought I had offended you, Mr. Jiang, and you were trying to ruin me. I'll head back and await your good news. I hope it won't take too long, as my current condition makes it inconvenient to travel back and forth."
Seeing Chen Lishu's softened attitude, Jiang Chengyi felt relieved and began to look at her with newfound admiration.
Despite such an incident, she neither argued nor made a scene. This kind of forbearance was beyond ordinary people.
Since Chen Lishu was willing to give him an out, Jiang Chengyi naturally had to reciprocate.
"Three days. Give me three days, and I'll ensure everything is handled for you."
"Then I'll await your good news, Mr. Jiang." Having received a definite commitment, Chen Lishu stood up and walked towards the exit with Wang Dazhu.
After they left, the smile on Jiang Chengyi's face instantly vanished, and his expression turned grim.
A mere个体户 dared to threaten him. He'd better pray he never fell into his hands again.
Although Chen Lishu didn't know Jiang Chengyi's thoughts, she knew that the reason he dared to cause trouble for her so unscrupulously was because he had someone behind him.
If that was the case, she couldn't let their family rise to prominence.
"Dazhu, I have something else to attend to. You can head back first. Keep an eye on the shop's activities for the next couple of days and let me know."
"Sister-in-law, are you sure you'll be alright by yourself?" Wang Dazhu asked with concern.
Chen Lishu nodded, "It's fine. I'm just going to visit an elder; it won't be a problem."
She brought Wang Dazhu to see Jiang Chengyi because she was afraid he might retaliate in anger. Now that the matter was resolved, and the task she was about to undertake wasn't suitable for others, she sent him away.
Upon hearing her words, Wang Dazhu nodded and left first.
Watching him walk away, Chen Lishu turned and went to Chen Guoping's house.
"Xiao Chen? Come in quickly."
Sun Yongmei saw her and immediately invited her in with a smile.
"Aunt Sun," Chen Lishu greeted first before entering the house.
Sun Yongmei's gaze fell on her belly, "You've gotten so big since I last saw you? You must be close to giving birth."
Chen Lishu smiled, "I'll be seven months in two more days."
"Xiao Chen is here."
Chen Guoping came out from the inner room and, seeing her, quickly gestured towards the sofa, "Please, sit down."
Chen Lishu sat down as requested.
"You coming here at this time, is there something troublesome you need help with?"
Thinking it was someone at the freight station causing her trouble again, Chen Guoping sat down opposite her and asked.
Chen Lishu shook her head, "No, I've come to talk to Uncle Chen about something else."
As she spoke, she took an A4 document bag from her handbag and handed it to Chen Guoping.
"Uncle Chen, you are a good leader, dedicated to the people, and even more so to benefiting and developing us individual households and private enterprises. If we lose you, we truly don't know what we'll do. I've also heard some things, and out of both emotion and reason, I cannot stand by and do nothing. I don't know if this will be of any help to you, Uncle Chen."
Although part of her reason was being upset, a larger part was that Chen Lishu genuinely didn't want such a good leader as Chen Guoping to be transferred away like this; it would be a loss for everyone.
Chen Guoping opened it curiously, glancing through it a couple of times. His expression immediately turned serious.