CH 75

Zhou Jianguo approached and happened to overhear the conversation between the apprentice and the master. He couldn’t help but pat the master’s shoulder and praise him, “Truly a master, with such keen insight.”

The master chuckled, “I just thought that a young girl like her, with hands and feet, and education, shouldn’t have to be so timid when looking for a job. Even someone like me, a rough old man, wouldn’t keep insisting if the other party has made it clear about the job requirements.”

The apprentice also realized at this moment that something was off. He had not thought so before, but now, with the master’s guidance, he looked at Jiang Hui with a different perspective.

Indeed, for people like him with no skills and education, looking for a job would not make them feel inferior.

Zhou Jianguo whispered, “Actually, this person is a tenant from our area. I feel like she’s here to make trouble. She’s not short of money, so why did she come here to apply for a job and insist so much?”

The master, being an experienced person, glanced at Zhou Jianguo and tentatively asked, “Is this girl interested in you and came here to pursue a relationship?”

Zhou Jianguo was immediately disgusted by this suggestion.

“If you’re not working, what are you doing during work hours?”

A familiar voice came from behind them as they chatted together.

Zhou Jianguo had a face of despair. The old man must be here to give him another lecture.

Turning around, his expression changed immediately. He smiled at the old man, “Teacher Zhou, you’re here for a car wash again? You’ve been washing your car here quite frequently lately.”

Teacher Zhou smiled and said, “I applied for a membersip here, and you gave me three free car washes. I have to wash my car here two hundred and three times to use it all up. If I don’t come every other day, I don’t know if you will run away.”

“I beg you not to curse me, okay? My business is doing well, and you keep saying I’m going to run away…”

Every time Zhou Jian guo heard this kind of bad omen, he got very angry.

“Okay, even if you don’t run away, I have money. I can come every day to wash my car. That’s because I have money.”

Zhou Jianguo : “……”

“What’s Beibei doing?” Teacher Zhou leaned over and happened to see Luo Bei talking to a girl in the store through the floor-to-ceiling window. He couldn’t help but ask curiously.

The young apprentice reacted quickly and immediately replied, “Sister Bei wants to hire an experienced person as an online store customer service clerk. This girl came for an interview, but she’s inexperienced. Sister Bei said she didn’t meet the requirements, but the girl keeps pestering her. You see, she looks like Sister Bei bullied her.”

Teacher Zhou gave a grunt and continued to observe the situation inside.

Jiang Hui was almost driven crazy by Luo Bei. She had said so much, but Luo Bei still refused to hire her and made it clear that she didn’t want her there.

Finally, Jiang Hui couldn’t take it anymore and said to Luo Bei, “You’re just avenging a personal grudge! Saying that you don’t want me because I’m not experienced enough, who do you think you’re fooling? You’re just afraid that I’ll come and steal Zhou Jianguo away from you! Well, let me make it clear today, I am Zhou Jianguo’s fiancee, and I won’t let him go to you no matter what you say!”

Actually, Jiang Hui had already seen through Luo Bei’s intentions and knew that she would never hire her. She was just trying to create public opinion and let everyone in the store know that Luo Bei was a homewrecker.

At first, Luo Bei was still smiling and very polite, but when she heard this, she immediately lost her goodwill and looked at Jiang Hui expressionlessly. She said, “Miss Jiang, please turn right when you leave. You don’t need to be escorted.”

She really didn’t want to have a conflict with anyone in her workspace.

Jiang Hui stood up and looked down on Luo Bei, sneering. “Anyway, the fact that I am Zhou Jianguo’s fiancee is indisputable. If I find out that you’re getting too close to him, then I’m sorry, everyone in urban village will know that you’re a homewrecker. You know that he has a fiancee, yet you still approach him like this. This is morally corrupt!”

Luo Bei now really felt that Jiang Hui was a jinx.

What on earth was she thinking?

Luo Bei also stood up and smiled at Jiang Hui, “You can go ahead and try.”

The conversation inside was not very clear to those outside, but Teacher Zhou’s ears were sharp and he caught a few key words. He looked at Zhou Jianguo and asked, “You have a fiancée??”

When did this happen? Why didn’t he know about it??

Zhou Jianguo tried hard to restrain his urge to roll his eyes. “Can’t you see that she’s just trying to touch porcelain1“touch porcelain” is actually a kind of scam where someone pretend to fall or to be hit so they could ask for compensation…?”

“You’re right.”

Just as Zhou Jianguo was about to enter the warehouse to help Luo Bei, Teacher Zhou stopped him. “You useless thing, you let someone come here to touch porcelain.”

Zhou Jianguo : “……”

“If you can’t even handle a troublemaker, what can you do?!”

Zhou Jianguo : “I’ll go in and handle it.”

What kind of nonsense was this, scolding him while also blocking him from entering the warehouse?

“Rotten tree cannot be carved2this is an idiom often used to describe a person who lacks talent, ability or potential, and that it is difficult or impossible to improve or change them. Teacher Zhou said this to to express his disappointment and frustration with Zhou Jianguo, implying that he is useless and incapable of solving problems..” Teacher Zhou threw out this sentence and simply strode into the warehouse.

Luo Bei was taken aback when she saw Teacher Zhou coming over, and Jiang Hui also noticed him. The two of them instantly fell silent.

“Miss, you said you are Zhou Jianguo’s fiancee?” Teacher Zhou’s aura was not something ordinary people could compare to. Jiang Hui was stunned and couldn’t even speak. She was trying hard to recall the plot of the novel, but she was helpless. She knew all the plot, but she didn’t know what the characters in the novel looked like. At this moment, she didn’t dare to speak rashly.

Because she had a foreboding feeling…

This aura, this age, really resembled…

“But Zhou Jianguo just told me that you are not his fiancee.” Teacher Zhou was wearing a suit, even though he was over seventy years old, he still looked energetic. At this moment, he was imposing without getting angry, and his aura was even stronger. “So your accusation against Beibei earlier was groundless.”

Teacher Zhou looked at Luo Bei again, his eyes much gentler. “Beibei, don’t worry, I have a team of lawyers under me. If she dares to spread rumors, then I will make her pay the price she deserves. So, don’t be afraid.”

Luo Bei showed a touched expression, while Jiang Hui’s face was ashen.

She should have thought of this earlier.

According to the timeline, it was indeed getting closer and closer for Zhou Jianguo to recover his memory. It was obvious who prompted his recovery, and yes, according to the development of the plot, he should have appeared already, even for some time. She had overlooked the most important part, and today she came to this shop for an interview, and everything she said earlier was heard by him?

If Zhou Jianguo’s words were a threat, then this person was issuing a warning.

Jiang Hui was really puzzled why the plot had turned out like this.

She trembled and bowed solemnly to Teacher Zhou, “I’m sorry, it’s my fault. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Teacher Zhou didn’t even look at her. “You should apologize to her.”

Their family never had the genes of being kind and caring to outsiders.

Jiang Hui was actually very aggrieved in her heart. She didn’t understand why it had turned out like this. Clearly, Luo Bei was such a person. How come she got all the good things and everyone helped and protected her? Was this the halo effect of the female lead? But she wasn’t a person of this world. Wasn’t she here to change the plot?

If she had no hope at all, why couldn’t she go back to her original world?

“Apologize to her!” Teacher Zhou’s attitude changed from gentle to fierce.

Luo Bei wasn’t sure if it was her illusion, but she felt like she had seen this scene somewhere before.

She couldn’t remember where…

Jiang Hui had no choice because she already guessed who the person in front of her was. Full of humiliation, she whispered to Luo Bei, “I’m sorry.”

Watching from the side for a long time, Zhou Jianguo also felt familiar with the scene in front of him…

After apologizing, Jiang Hui picked up her bag and walked towards the door, only to run into Zhou Jianguo who was standing outside. She no longer hoped that he would pity her for seeing her in such a pathetic state.

What was she now? It was fine if she didn’t become the female lead through a reversal, but now she had turned into a hated supporting role, no, a cannon fodder.

So, why was she transmigrated here? Was it to highlight how good Luo Bei was?

She felt like a clown.

Zhou Jianguo didn’t even look at her, but instead looked at Teacher Zhou and Luo Bei inside the warehouse. Why did he have a feeling that this old man had stolen his limelight?

Luo Bei said to Teacher Zhou, “Thank you, but it’s embarrassing to be caught in this situation by you.”

It’s true, being called a mistress is uncomfortable no matter how you look at it.

She decided that after going back, she would make Jiang Hui move out immediately. It’s really troublesome. Who knows what kind of trouble she will cause next.

Teacher Zhou comforted her, “You don’t have to feel embarrassed. It’s not your fault. It’s his fault for not handling things properly and instead implicating you.”

Luo Bei chuckled, “But do you really have a team of lawyers under you? It seems really powerful!”

“I was just bluffing her,” Teacher Zhou said. He preferred to present himself as a kind and amiable old man in front of Luo Bei rather than being like a gangster and had a bad temper.

Luo Bei’s mood was completely better now. “You were really impressive just now. You scared me!”

“She was slandering you, so of course I had to help you.”

Luo Bei was moved. “Some outsiders believe it without understanding the situation. You actually believe me…”

“I don’t believe in you,” Teacher Zhou corrected her seriously. “I believe in him.”

Teacher Zhou gestured towards where Zhou Jianguo was.

Luo Bei : “???”

“He doesn’t look like someone who has a girlfriend or fiancée. He looks like someone who has not had a girlfriend for many years.”