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When he went to the company the next day, he happened to meet Chen Cheng, who had just gotten off the bus and was rushing over.
Chen Chengâs chest heaved up and down violently from the intense running just now. When she saw an ran, she called out breathlessly, â âSister, Sister Gu.â
Anran nodded and asked lightly, â is your home far from the company? â
It wasnât easy for her to catch her breath. Chen Cheng nodded and said, âItâs a little far.â In this era where housing prices were sky-high, she was a foreign worker. Not to mention buying a house, she would have to rent a house in the suburbs a few rings away, and her company happened to be located in the city center. As a result, she had to be greedy every day and go back in the dark after work.
Anran didnât ask any more questions. She looked at the time and only said, â âGo up. If you donât go up now, youâll have wasted your time.â With that, she took the lead and walked towards the elevator.
The two of them had just arrived at the entrance of the company when the girl at the front desk saw Anran smile at her and call her sister Gu. Then, when she saw Chen Cheng walking over from behind Anran, she looked at her with a little sympathy.
This change was naturally noticed by Anran and Chen Cheng. The two of them exchanged a look, and Anran turned to the front desk girl and asked, â âWhatâs wrong? What happened?â
The front desk girl smiled awkwardly and only said, â âYouâll know when you enter.â
Anran glanced at her and didnât ask any more questions. She went straight to the office lobby.
Only then did the two of them go in. Ling Linâs sharp eyes spotted them and she quickly stood up. With a smile on her face, she walked over to Anran and Chen Cheng with a hint of provocation and disdain. She glanced at Anran, who was standing in front of her, and looked past her to look directly at Chen Cheng, who was standing behind Anran.âI think youâve wasted your time coming here today.â Looking at the information and documents in her hands, he sneered and said, â You werenât here yesterday afternoon, but the director had already announced that she was in a hurry. &Quot; he deliberately paused, looked at her, and said, â âYouâre fired!â
Hearing this, Chen Cheng glared at her hatefully. Her hand that was holding the documents subconsciously clenched tightly. Her tightly pursed lips trembled slightly because of anger.
Just as Ling Lin was feeling a little arrogant and proud, Anran, who was standing behind her, directly asked her colleagues who were standing to the side and watching, â âIs the director here yet?â
âHeâs already here.â Someone replied.
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Anran nodded and turned to look at Ling Lin. &Quot; &Quot; I said I wouldnât let you drive her away. Also, I said I would hold you responsible for smashing the model in the sample room yesterday. &Quot;
Ling Lin was disdainful. She laughed contemptuously, not taking her words seriously at all.âDo you think the director will listen to you? donât forget who my father is. The director gives su Yicheng face, but will he ignore my fatherâs face? What a joke!â
Anran ignored her. She turned to look at Chen Cheng and said, â âWait for me at your seat.â Then, he walked directly to Huang Dexingâs office.
Knock, knock, knock. &Quot; An ran knocked on Huang Dexingâs door.
Soon, Huang Dexingâs voice could be heard from inside. &Quot; come in. &Quot;
When he opened the door and went in, he saw Huang Dexing wearing glasses and looking at something on his computer.
Anran didnât even have time to put down her briefcase. She directly walked to Huang Dexingâs desk and stood there. &Quot; director. &Quot;
Only then did Huang Dexing raise his head. Seeing Anran standing in front of him, he smiled and said, â Anran, is there something you need me for? â
âDid the director fire Chen Cheng?â Without beating around the bush, an ran asked directly.
âUm.â Huang Dexing was stunned for a moment, then laughed. He took off the glasses on his nose and continued, â âYou know Ling Linâs identity. Even if I donât give face to the monk, I have to give face to the Buddha. After all, Ling Lin is Mayor Lingâs daughter, and I have to take into account Mayor Lingâs face. âAs for Chen Cheng, I know sheâs a very good employee. With her, our âsincerityâ will definitely be able to reach higher heights. I also feel sorry for firing her, but for the sake of the company, we have to consider the big picture. Ling Lin is the mayorâs daughter after all. If we offend her, itâll undoubtedly be disrespecting the mayor. So, Anran, for everyoneâs benefit, I can only fire Chen Cheng. I hope you can understand this.â
Anran looked at him without blinking. Her face was expressionless, and she didnât say a word.
Seeing her like this, Huang Dexing added, â I will write a recommendation letter for Chen Cheng to another company. With Chen Chengâs ability and talent in design, no matter where she is, I believe she is gold and will shine. &Quot; With that, Huang Dexing walked out from behind the desk and walked to Anran. He said, â &Quot; letâs just leave it at that. Donât take it to heart. Iâll hire another assistant for you. &Quot;
âIf the director insists on driving Chen Cheng, then fire me as well.â Anran looked at him and said indifferently, â
&Quot; you ... &Quot; Huang Dexing looked at her and was a little stunned. It took him a while to react, and he looked at Anran and said, â âAnran, you ... Youâre making things difficult for me.â
&Quot; I didnât. I just hope that the company can treat every employee fairly, not because of someoneâs powerful background. Weâre all employees of the company, and we all want to be treated fairly. If a company canât treat every employee fairly, then thereâs nothing to miss about such a company. &Quot; Anran looked at him and said with a serious expression.
An ran, you, youâre forcing me? â Huang Dexing looked at her with a troubled expression. He couldnât offend Ling Lin, but he couldnât offend Anran either. The technology City project was about to begin, and according to reliable sources, su Yicheng was the main person in charge of this project, and Anran was su Yichengâs wife. If he offended her, he would undoubtedly offend su Yicheng. Even if he were to â sincerely â cooperate with â Xudong â and Tong Wenhai in the future, it wouldnât be of any use. If su Yicheng didnât agree, then all his efforts would have been in vain.
&Quot; director, youâre being too serious. I just want the company to treat Chen Cheng reasonably. She didnât do anything wrong. Itâs too unfair for her to think that someone else said something and then fire her for no reason. &Quot; Anran said, â besides, what happened yesterday wasnât Chen Chengâs fault at all. It was Linglin who wanted to destroy the model first and was caught red-handed by Chen Cheng in public. If it was wrong to protect the companyâs property like this, then who would stand up for him in the future? If the director insists on firing Chen Cheng, then the companyâs actions are too disappointing.â
Huang Dexing was silent and didnât speak for a long time.
Huang Dexingâs office was big enough with a large floor-to-ceiling window. The office was located on the 20th floor in the city center. From here, one could see the prosperity of Jiang city.
After standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a while, Huang Dexing turned his head to look at Anran and said, â âI promise you, I wonât fire Chen Cheng.â
Anran smiled faintly. &Quot; director, then what about Linglin trying to destroy the model? should you give me and Chen Cheng an explanation for this? â
Hearing this, Huang Dexing frowned unhappily. He looked at Anran and said, â &Quot; Anran, Iâve already taken a step back. You have to put yourself in my shoes and think for me. After all, Ling Linâs identity is special, and I canât completely ignore Mayor Lingâs face. So, I wonât pursue this matter. As for the template, I guarantee that it wonât be damaged at all.â
An ran was silent. She understood what Huang Dexing meant and understood his difficulties. After a long while, he opened his mouth and said, â &Quot; I understand. Thank you, director. If thereâs nothing else, Iâll be leaving first. &Quot;
Huang Dexing nodded. &Quot; you may leave. &Quot;
When she went out again, Ling Lin had already called security, who was now staring at Chen Cheng as she tidied up her things.
Anran stepped forward, glanced at Ling Lin, and asked the security guard to go back. She said, â âChen Cheng doesnât need to leave because the director has already promised not to fire her.â
âHow could it be!â Ling Lin looked at her in disbelief.
Anran didnât say much to her. She just glanced at her indifferently, then turned to Chen Cheng and said, â &Quot; come to my office later. We still need to discuss the changes we discussed in the template room yesterday. &Quot;
Chen Cheng was stunned. After a while, she nodded. &Quot; okay. &Quot;
âHmph,â he snorted. Ling Lin couldnât take it anymore and walked away with a cold snort.
Since there was no show to watch, the onlookers naturally dispersed.
Chen Cheng looked at Anran and thanked her in a low voice. &Quot; thank you. &Quot;
Anran glanced at her and didnât say anything. She only nodded and turned to enter the office.
When she got off work, Anran was discussing the flaws and shortcomings of the design plan with Chen Cheng in the office. As time passed, she didnât know that time had quietly slipped away. At this time, su Yichengâs phone call came in, asking if she had finished work. He was on his way now and would be at the entrance of her company in a moment.
It was only then that Anran remembered that she had an appointment with her parents at youran cuisine. She looked at the time. Their appointment was at seven O âclock in the evening. There really wasnât much time left for her to go from the company to youran cuisine.
&Quot; alright, â he said to Chen Cheng, â letâs call it a day. Weâll continue tomorrow if we canât figure it out. &Quot; As he spoke, he packed up the things on the table and prepared to leave.
âUh, something urgent tonight?â Seeing her anxious look, Chen Cheng asked curiously.
âYes, Iâm meeting my parents for dinner.â An ran gave a simple explanation and put the things into her briefcase as she spoke.
Chen Cheng nodded and didnât say anything more. She packed her things and left the office.
When Anran left with her briefcase, she saw that Chen Cheng was still thinking about something in the office lobby. Almost everyone in the office had left, leaving Chen Cheng alone. She looked a little lonely, so she said, â âChen Cheng, you should go back early too.â
Chen Cheng nodded at her. &Quot; I understand. &Quot;
Since they didnât have much time, Anran didnât say anything more to her and went downstairs with her briefcase. When she walked out of the company building with her bag, she saw su Yichengâs car parked on the side of the road in front of the building. When he saw her coming out, he opened the door and got out of the car. He took the briefcase from her hand with a faint smile and put it in the back seat of the car. Then, he opened the door of the front passenger seat for Anran to get in. After that, he walked around the front of the car and got in. Without staying any longer, he started the car and drove away.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
By the time they arrived at youran cuisine, it was almost 7:10 a. M. Anran called her parents, but they didnât answer.
Fortunately, this was yijiaoâs shop, so they didnât have to worry about not having enough seats. As soon as they entered the main door, manager Zhang, who was standing in the lobby, recognized them and greeted them with a smile, â âAssistant su, Mrs. Su.â
Anran smiled at him. &Quot; manager Zhang. &Quot;
Without waiting for Anran and su Yicheng to ask, manager Zhang spoke first, â &Quot; President su has already told the kitchen that the private room for tonight will be at the floral lingo Pavilion. Old master su, Mr. Gu, and Mrs. Gu have already arrived. President su is greeting them inside. He asked me to inform you to go there directly. She has already made arrangements for the rest. &Quot;
Su Yicheng nodded. &Quot; Okay, thank you. &Quot;
He took Anran directly to the floral lingo Pavilion. Before they even entered, they could hear laughter coming from inside. The atmosphere was obviously quite good, and it wasnât as awkward or nervous as they had imagined.
The two of them looked at each other with a faint smile on their lips and nodded. Su Yicheng knocked on the door, then pushed the door open and said with a smile, â âIâm sorry, weâre late.â
In the room, Grandpa su sat at the head of the table, and on both sides sat father su and mother su, as well as father Gu and mother Gu. Su yijiao sat next to mother su. All of them had smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
âBrother, sister-in-law.â Yijiao stood up and held an ranâs hand enthusiastically.
Anran smiled faintly at her, then turned around and said with a little apology, â âDad, mom, Grandpa, Iâm so sorry. I worked overtime tonight and forgot the time.â
âItâs okay, work is more important.â Qin Yun smiled and said, â quickly sit down, quickly sit down. &Quot;
Anran nodded and sat down with su Yicheng.
âAlright, everyoneâs here. Yijiao, arrange for the kitchen to serve the dishes.â Su Wen said to su yijiao with a light smile.
âAlright,â he said. Su Yicheng smiled coquettishly as he got up to open the door and said directly to the waiter waiting at the door, â âServe the dishes,â
The waiter received the order and quickly ordered the kitchen to serve the dishes from this side.
After taking a sip of tea, su Wenqing said in a slightly embarrassed tone, â âIâve been busy with the military exercise recently, so I havenât been able to sit down and have a good chat with everyone. The truth is, Iâm ashamed.â
&Quot; youâre too kind, in-law. Youâre cultivating talents for the country. Itâs a really big deal, so of course you have to put it first. &Quot; Gu Hengwen said.
&Quot; youâre too kind. Weâre more like in-laws. Nurturing knowledgeable talents for the country is something that society needs urgently. &Quot; Su Wenqing said courteously.
&Quot; hey, in-law Yingluo. &Quot; Gu Hengwen still wanted to say something, but he was interrupted.
Qin Yun, who was standing at the side, felt a headache from their polite words. She had always liked to be direct, so she interrupted them, â âIsnât it annoying that youâre all being so polite? both of you are amazing. One of you is nurturing intellectual talents for the country, while the other is nurturing talents who can go to the battlefield and protect the country. Both of you are amazing, so donât be so humble. Today, weâre here to talk about ah Zhen and an ranâs meeting, not to hear your modesty and politeness.â As she spoke, she turned to Lin xiaofen, who was sitting opposite her, and said, â âDonât you agree, in-law?â
Lin xiaofen chuckled, nodded, and said, â âYes, yes, yes. In-law, youâre right.â As he spoke, he turned to look at Gu Hengwen with a smile on his face.
The dishes were served very quickly, and each dish was especially exquisite and delicious. The two families chatted and laughed without any awkwardness. Qin Yun pulled Lin xiaofen to talk about beauty and clothes. On the other side, Gu Hengwen and su Wenqing seemed to regret not meeting each other earlier. The two of them discussed their common interest in calligraphy and agreed on the spot that if they had time at the beginning of next month, they would go and explore the concept of the law together.
On the other hand, yijiao was around Anranâs age, so su yijiao had a particularly good impression of Anran. Anran was soft and weak, and she was especially able to remember other peopleâs desire to protect her.
Su Yicheng put food in Anranâs bowl and whispered in her ear to remind her to eat something first.
Although everyone was chatting, they all saw su Yichengâs thoughtfulness. Lin xiaofen turned her head to look at her husband, and her eyes seemed to say that he was right. Anran was just as lucky as she was to have found a person who truly treated them well.
Qin Yun looked at this scene and smiled faintly.
Then, as they chatted, they somehow talked about the key issue of pregnancy and childbirth. Qin Yun even looked at an ranâs stomach in a very ambiguous manner.
âAn ran is pregnant?â Lin xiaofen asked, a little confused. Then, she turned her head and stared at Anran, asking, â &Quot; Anran, are you really pregnant? â
Anran still had a mouthful of food in her mouth, so when she heard her question, she choked and couldnât help but cough. &Quot; cough, cough ... Cough, cough ... &Quot; her entire face was red from the coughing.
Su Yicheng quickly patted her back to help her calm her breathing. On the other side, su yijiao poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her.
After Anran finally stopped coughing and drank some tea to calm her breathing, she raised her head and saw both parents staring at her as if they were waiting for an answer.
Anran blushed and shook her head. &Quot; âNo, no, Iâm not pregnant ...â She said.
Hearing that, Qin Yun laughed, â thatâs right, how could it be so fast? they havenât been married for long, how could they have a child so soon? â
Qin Yunâs words seemed to be true. They had only been married for less than two months. Even if they had a child, they would only notice it two months later.
âYes, yes, how can we have a child so quickly?â Lin xiaofen also chimed in. However, when it came to children, she also wanted to have a grandson. She said bluntly, â âBut you two must remember not to use contraception. If youâre pregnant, you must give birth to it for me. Donât always think about work. The two of you are not young anymore. Itâs not early to have a child now.â
She was a little embarrassed and protested, â mom ... &Quot;
Lin xiaofen furrowed her brows in displeasure and said, â âAn ran, donât tell me you still donât want to give birth!â That would not do. She was going to be 30 soon, and it was already considered late marriage and late childbirth. If she had another child in a few years, she would really become an elderly woman, and the risk was too high.
Upon hearing this, several pairs of eyes on the table all looked in her direction, as if waiting for her answer.
âPfft.â Su yijiao couldnât help but laugh. She leaned over to Anranâs ear and whispered, â âSister-in-law, you must be under a lot of pressure.â The elders of the two families and the five elders were all waiting to report their grandsons and carry their great-grandsons.
Anran blushed with shame. The pressure was indeed huge. Besides, she didnât say that she didnât want to have children, but it wasnât up to her to decide whether she would get pregnant or not. She turned to su Yicheng for help, only to see him still looking at her with a faint smile, with no intention of helping at all.
At this moment, Anran felt so helpless that she wanted to cry but had no tears. Today, the parents of the two families were clearly meeting for a meal. How did it become a discussion about whether she wanted to have children or not?
Anran laughed dryly. Even she felt that the smile on her face at that moment was a little fake. &Quot; I, I didnât say that I donât want to have children. We, we will continue to work hard. &Quot;
âHahaha!â Su yijiao couldnât hold it in anymore and burst out laughing. Looking at Anranâs embarrassed face, which was as red as fire, she asked, â âSister-in-law, how are you guys going to work hard?â
Anranâs face turned even redder, and she was really so embarrassed that she was about to cry. If there was a hole in the ground right now, she would immediately jump in and never come back up again.
Su Yicheng then reached out to hold her hand and pulled her into his arms. He glanced at yijiao and scolded her with a smile, â âYouâre so rude.â
Yi Jiao playfully stuck out her tongue at him with an unconcealable smile on her face.
Qin Yun and the others finally came back to their senses. After hearing Anranâs answer, the worries in their hearts disappeared. However, when they saw their daughter-in-lawâs extremely shy face, they looked at yijiao and said, â âThatâs right, yijiao, you canât be so rude. Since everyone is here today, you should talk about your personal problems. Youâre not young anymore, how long do you want to stay in this business?â
At this point, su yijiao couldnât help but have a headache, and she protested, â âMom, weâre here today to talk about my brother and sister-in-law. Why are you talking about me? donât get your priorities wrong!â
Without waiting for Qin Yun to speak, su Yicheng, who was standing beside her, said with a faint smile, â &Quot; itâs okay. Your sister-in-law and I are more concerned about this issue. Just tell us. Youâre welcome. &Quot;
Su yijiao turned her head and glared at him. How could she have forgotten such an important thing? he was a Smiling Tiger!
All in all, apart from the fact that Anran was a little depressed about the topic of childbirth, the two families had a relatively Happy Meal tonight.
Because they had to drive back later, everyone only drank beverages and didnât touch alcohol during the meal. After the meal was over, Anran and su Yicheng sent Lin xiaofen and Gu Hengwen back, while father su and the others had staff waiting outside, so they didnât have to worry.
After sending the Gu familyâs parents back to the apartment, Lin xiaofen took su Yichengâs hand and said seriously, â &Quot; ah Luo, Iâll leave Anran in your hands from now on. You donât need to be rich or powerful, but you must make her happy and happy. &Quot; This was the simplest and best wish a mother could give to her daughter.
Su Yicheng understood the hope in her words, and he reached out to hold her hand tightly. He glanced at Anran, nodded, and said with certainty, â âMom, donât worry. I will!â