The other person lowered his head, stubble showing on his jaw, his eyes sinister, and his whole face looked dejected.
"I've heard about what happened to your family. Is the old man doing alright?"
The man grabbed the wine glass beside him and gulped down a large mouthful. "Still the same, he can't speak and needs constant care."
Zhu Shasha saw this and poured him another glass.
"I deeply sympathize with your family's predicament. By the way, did that Chen person contact you before?"
Jiang Chengyi looked up. "What do you want to say?"
Zhu Shasha's lips curved slightly. "Don't you think everything is too coincidental?"
In this period, his family had been hit by one disaster after another. First, he was forced to give up all his interests, leaving the company almost unable to operate. Then his uncle was demoted, followed by his grandfather's stroke. The series of events caught him completely off guard, leaving him no time to think about anything else.
Now that Zhu Shasha mentioned it, Jiang Chengyi suddenly remembered that all these incidents were related to the Jiangpan Garden project.
And not long ago, Chen Lishu had threatened him with this matter.
At the time, he thought a powerless woman couldn't stir up much trouble. If he had shown a little leniency, she should have been content. He never expected that slut to play a trick on him.
"Slut!"
Rage built in Jiang Chengyi's eyes. He grabbed the wine glass beside him and drank heavily. Then he stood up and said to Zhu Shasha, "I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Zhu Shasha watched his retreating back, gently swirled her glass, and took a slow sip.
Jiang Chengyi stepped out of the restaurant. The sunlight outside suddenly hit his face, causing him a moment of dizziness from the alcohol. However, the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano.
If it weren't for that slut named Chen, his family wouldn't be in this situation.
He walked straight to his car, opened the door, and then stepped on the accelerator, heading straight for the company.
After leaving Han Shengquan's house, Chen Lishu and Zhu Jinfeng parted ways.
Before going home, she passed by a grocery store that was selling braised pig's head. The smell was quite fragrant, and the color looked good, so Chen Lishu bought a piece to take home.
Li Xiulan and Zhao Qiuyue were preparing dinner at home.
"Mom, on my way back, I passed a store selling braised pig's head. I remember we have two cucumbers left, right?"
"Yes, I was planning to mix them with pressed tofu for a cold dish. Since you bought it, let's mix them together."
After handing the items to Li Xiulan, Chen Lishu went upstairs to change. Passing by Ruirui's room, she saw him sitting at the table, engrossed in drawing. She knocked on the door.
Ruirui turned his head and saw her. He called out, "Mom."
Chen Lishu walked to his side with a smile. "You've had two lessons, how do you feel?"
Ruirui was growing up, and it was time to cultivate his talents. So after the semester ended, Chen Lishu took him to the Children's Palace. It wasn't far, only about a twenty-minute walk.
At that time, there weren't as many diverse programs as there are now. Besides painting and calligraphy, musical instruments were mainly Erhu, Flute, and Harmonica.
After consulting Ruirui's opinion, Chen Lishu enrolled him in painting.
"The teacher is very patient, and the classmates are easy to get along with."
Chen Lishu nodded. As she turned to leave, she suddenly heard Li Xiulan's exclamation from downstairs: "Who are you people? How dare you enter someone's house so casually?"
Hearing the wrong sound, Chen Lishu's expression changed. She quickly hurried downstairs. Just as she reached the middle of the stairs, she heard a man's voice say, "Where is that slut Chen? Tell her to get out here!"
Chen Lishu's brows furrowed. Jiang Chengyi?
"You, what are you trying to do?" Li Xiulan looked at the five or six men in front of her, all of them looking fierce and menacing. She had never seen such a scene. Her heart pounded rapidly, and her hands and feet felt weak.
Seeing this, Chen Lishu quickly held her pregnant belly and hurried down the stairs. Reaching Li Xiulan, she asked with concern, "Mom, are you alright?"
Li Xiulan shook her head. "Mom is fine."
Although she said she was fine, she was very scared. Her face was almost devoid of color.
Zhao Qiuyue, standing beside her, was not much better, staying close to Li Xiulan and not daring to breathe loudly.
Chen Lishu turned her head and looked at the men not far away, especially at Jiang Chengyi at the front, and asked with a frown, "Jiang Chengyi, what is the meaning of this?"
"What do I mean?" Jiang Chengyi's eyes were bloodshot. He then sneered, "You slut have caused our family quite a bit of trouble!"
Chen Lishu's heart skipped a beat. "What are you saying? I don't quite understand. When did I harm your family?"
"You were the one who leaked the Jiangpan Garden matter, weren't you? Well, I really underestimated you."
Hearing his words, Chen Lishu's mind raced.
Jiang Chengyi bringing so many people here today clearly meant trouble. Whether she was responsible for the matter or not, she had to deny it now. Otherwise, with the elderly and children at home and her being pregnant, if a fight broke out, she would be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, she had to calm them down first.
"Is there some misunderstanding? The matter hasn't been clarified yet, I… Ah!"
Jiang Chengyi was in a rage and didn't listen to her nonsense. He walked directly to the table, kicked the table over, and sent it crashing to the floor.
With a clang, the plates and bowls on the table shattered.
"Do you really think I'm easy to bully? When I, Jiang Chengyi, started my career, you were nothing."
As Jiang Chengyi spoke, his gaze sinister, he walked towards Chen Lishu…
Gu Xingdong had just brought his team back not long ago. After reporting his work to Yang Zhiguo, he prepared to leave. He hadn't been home for half a month and was eager to return.
"Hey, wait a minute." Yang Zhiguo called out to him as he was about to leave. "Are you going back to the city?"
Seeing Gu Xingdong nod, he glanced at his watch, then got up and walked out with him. "It's on the way, let's go back together."
Soon, the two of them exited the office building and got into Gu Xingdong's jeep.
"I heard from that kid Wu Zheng that your family moved. Why don't we go visit your new place first?"
Gu Xingdong glanced at him sideways. "Is my sister-in-law on duty today?"
Yang Zhiguo snorted. "What, can't an old leader come to your house for a meal? Do I have to spell it out for you?"
Gu Xingdong chuckled. "How dare I? I would be delighted."
...
"You, what are you trying to do? If you dare touch my daughter-in-law, I, this old woman, will fight you to the death." Li Xiulan saw him approaching and immediately shielded Chen Lishu behind her.
"You want to fight me? Have you seen how this slut angered my grandfather, who is still lying in bed?"
As Jiang Chengyi spoke, he shoved Li Xiulan aside. Fortunately, Zhao Qiuyue caught her, or she would have fallen to the ground.