Chapter 523: Chapter 523: As Long as You’re Not Trying to Marry Me, It’s Not a Big Deal
Su Shuochi didn’t consider the partnership with Shen Jianfeng a big deal. After all, he wasn’t the one who handled business matters.
That’s why he wasn’t the least bit excited. He continued to elegantly enjoy his meal while chatting with Shen Jianfeng.
His composure, however, sent Aunt Yan’s heart into a frenzy, her emotions churning like a stormy sea.
’Even if the son of General Manager Shen across from them isn’t interested in my daughter, I can still ask Director Su to help her get a job as an accountant at the electronics factory.’
’The factory is said to be full of talented young men; surely one of them would be a good match for my Susu.’
’That way, my daughter wouldn’t have to marry so far away in Yun City. If Susu could just marry someone nearby...’
’I wouldn’t even hate that boy from the Zhang Family as much anymore.’ At this thought, Aunt Yan glanced at her daughter with pity.
Yan Susu, however, didn’t see her mother’s pitying gaze. She kept her head down, trying her best to stop herself from drooling.
The gourmet food in front of Su Shuochi had made her mouth water, but her good upbringing and a young woman’s typical reserve left her too embarrassed to ask for a bite.
Shen Jianfeng, on the other hand, was nowhere near as calm as Su Shuochi. After all, the main purpose of his trip to Qing City was to find a connection to the head director of Jiaoyang Electronics Factory—and it turned out the young man right next to him was Director Su himself.
Shen Jianfeng’s excitement was like a burst dam, a torrential flood of emotion that washed over him.
He could no longer maintain his scholarly composure. He gesticulated wildly with joy, just short of cheering and jumping.
"Director Su, are you returning to Qing City for something?"
"Mm, just a small family matter to handle. General Manager Shen, if you’re in a hurry, you can contact Wang Chengrong directly. He’s our sales manager."
"Then I won’t continue on to Qing City. I’ll get off at the next stop and head back to find Manager Wang. May I say that you sent me, Director Su?"
"You can." Su Shuochi didn’t tell Shen Jianfeng that their electronics factory was a joint-stock company and that the Mu Family held as many shares as he and his wife did.
Furthermore, Wang Chengrong and his two sons were all in management at the factory. They also held some shares and had decision-making authority.
The Han family, the Xiao Family, and Geng Haoyi all held five percent of the shares. It was like their Jiaoci Medical Equipment Factory, where the Xiao Family held a stake nearly equal to his and his wife’s, while the other families each held five percent.
’In the blink of an eye, an idea came to Su Shuochi. They should start a food factory. They could pick Fu Junyuan to hold a stake similar to theirs, with the other families still getting a small piece.’
’His wife was currently planning a cosmetics factory, and she had said she wanted it to be managed entirely by women.’
"D-Director Su, my husband’s surname is Yan, he’s the chief of Chaoyang District. I was wondering if I could ask you for a favor?"
"Aunt Yan, there’s no need to be so formal. You can just call me Little Su from now on. Go on, what is it?"
"It probably isn’t a very important matter for you, but it’s very important to us. As long as you’re willing to help..."
"Stop right there. You’d better think carefully before you say it. As long as it doesn’t involve a girl wanting to marry me, nothing is a problem for me."
It was a rare joke from Su Shuochi, but it was also a genuine warning to the mother and daughter opposite him. He really disliked trouble.
The only reason he didn’t agree on the spot was that he guessed the woman was definitely trying to get his help in finding her daughter a job.
’Most girls who want to work at the electronics factory are hoping to find a boyfriend there, which I have no problem with.’
’The main thing is, my wife said it’s best for men and women who work at the same factory to get married. "A good mix of men and women makes the work fly by," she’d say.’
Their factory had also just built a new dormitory for married couples. The layout was simple and space-efficient, perfect for a couple to live in.
It had a balcony off the bedroom for drying clothes, and the rear balcony was partitioned, with one half serving as a kitchen and the other as a bathroom.
These units were strictly for couples who both worked at the factory. If a couple had a child, they were expected to move back home to raise it.
’My wife was clear that we can’t afford to open a factory daycare yet, as our businesses are still in the growth phase.’
’We can reconsider what to do in the future, when the time is right.’
"Haha... Director Su, you’re quite the joker. Sister-in-law Yan, didn’t you want to marry your daughter to my son?
Then you certainly don’t have designs on Director Su, so you can speak freely. I wanted to ask you, Aunt Yan.
Why don’t you get off the train with us? We can go back and set up a time for your daughter to meet my son. How about it?"
Shen Jianfeng asked happily. Normally, he was quite shrewd and adept at reading people, but he was simply too excited today.
As a result, he failed to notice Aunt Yan looking at Su Shuochi with hopeful eyes, still trying to figure out how to phrase her request.
After Su Shuochi’s warning, Aunt Yan had just managed to formulate her words when General Manager Shen interrupted her. She was so flustered her face turned beet-red.
But for the sake of her daughter’s potential marriage, she swallowed her frustration. Forcing a broad smile, she said, "We’ll get off with you, then. We’ll head straight home."
"Give me your phone number, then. I’ll talk to my son as soon as I get home. I’ll call you regardless of whether he agrees or not."
"Great, great. We’ll wait for your call at home, General Manager Shen," Aunt Yan said, delighted.
She still wanted to ask Director Su if her daughter could get a job at the electronics factory, but alas, the train was already pulling into the station!
She could only grab her daughter’s hand, carry their luggage, and get off the train with Shen Jianfeng.
Su Shuochi smiled to himself. ’For a district chief’s daughter to come asking me for help, she must have been rejected elsewhere.’
The train started moving again. He watched the scenery rapidly receding outside the window, thinking of his wife.
He already missed her terribly, and it had only been a few hours since they’d parted. He wouldn’t even arrive at Qingcheng Railway Station until four o’clock the next morning.
’I wonder if that little rascal is thinking of me.’ But when he recalled the sight of her running after the train, an endless sweetness bloomed in his heart...
The Gu Jiaojiao he was pining for was, at that very moment, having a cheerful meal at Yuetai Restaurant with her second sister-in-law, Xiao Rui, and Han Jingyi.
After seeing Su Shuochi off at the train station in the morning, she drove home, parked the car, and then went to her classes at school.
Although the courses weren’t very demanding for her, she still had a lot to learn, so she had no time at all to think about Su Shuochi the entire day.
After school, she ran into Li Xiulan, who shyly invited her to have dinner together at Yuetai Restaurant.
Xiao Rui and Han Jingyi, who had also come looking for her after school, overheard and clamored to go to Yuetai Restaurant together.
So they took Han Jingyi’s car to Yuetai Restaurant. Gu Jiaojiao, naturally, was reluctant to spend money on a private room.
So the group of them went to find a table in the main dining hall. Li Xiulan said she would go find Second Brother Gu to join them for dinner.
Gu Jiaojiao saw what she was up to but didn’t say a word, simply letting her go. She was happy that her second brother and Li Xiulan were getting along so well.
Theirs was a love match, after all. Li Xiulan had been the one to fall for Second Brother Gu first, and she had taken the initiative to pursue him.
’If a girl like that doesn’t find happiness, who will!’
Li Xiulan navigated her way to the kitchen like she owned the place to find Second Brother Gu. When he heard from his fiancée that his little sister was here,
he immediately grabbed Li Xiulan’s hand and led her out. Even though they had kissed before, the simple, sudden contact of their hands still made Second Brother Gu’s blood race.
He didn’t know how to describe the feeling, like a jolt of electricity, but it felt so new and exciting it made him desperately want to kiss her.
