Chapter 135: Chapter 135: A Pair of Children, Two Fathers
"Mom, little sis is right. Your skin really does look much better than before," Shen Lingxue said with a sincere smile.
"Well, about that..." Qiao Huimin hesitated.
She couldn’t very well tell her daughters that she’d just enjoyed a few blissful nights of intimacy, could she?
"I know why."
Just then, Jiang Xinghai chimed in with an understanding smile. "I bought a lot of nutritional supplements yesterday. Auntie must have taken some, right?"
"Yes, Jiang is right. I took some last night, and I didn’t expect them to work so quickly." Qiao Huimin went along with Jiang Xinghai’s explanation and laughed. "Oh, Jiang, Auntie really has to thank you."
She deliberately emphasized the words "thank you."
Her tone implied that it was thanks to Jiang Xinghai’s herbal remedies that her husband, Shen Zhengye, had been so full of vigor the night before.
Jiang Xinghai just smiled without saying a word and began clearing the dishes.
Shen Zhengye, however, blushed beet red.
「After breakfast.」
Shen Zhengye and Qiao Huimin stayed home.
Jiang Xinghai once again drove the two sisters, Shen Lingxue and Shen Lingyin, to the Shen Group.
It was 7:50 AM.
The car arrived at the Shen Group.
At the entrance, however, a flamboyantly dressed woman was arguing with the new head of security, Xue Gui.
Several other security guards were nearby, but none of them could get a word in.
"Lingxue, you two go on upstairs. I’ll stay and see what’s going on."
Jiang Xinghai parked the car and walked toward the entrance.
"Xue Gui, you bastard! I’ve given you two children since we married—a son and a daughter! If there’s no merit in that, at least acknowledge the hard work! But you? What happiness have you ever given me? Now my friend invites me on a trip to relax, and you can’t even spare a hundred thousand? How did I, Wang Ya, end up with such a miserable life?!"
This woman, Wang Ya, had given birth to two children, but she had kept her figure quite well.
Now, with her hands on her hips, she glared at Xue Gui like a shrew. "Eighty thousand! Get me eighty thousand before dark, or we’re getting a divorce!"
"I only have thirty thousand on me."
Xue Gui was lean and wiry. He smoked a cigarette forlornly, a look of extreme annoyance on his face.
’His family’s dirty laundry is being aired for the whole company to see. He has his pride!’
"Eighty thousand! Not a penny less!"
Wang Ya continued relentlessly, "Otherwise, I’ll see you at the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning!"
"Fifty thousand. Fifty thousand is the most I can do. I’ll give it to you tonight." Xue Gui took a harsh drag from his cigarette.
"I’ve already come down by twenty thousand for you, what more do you want? I said eighty thousand, and I mean eighty thousand!"
Wang Ya seemed about to compromise. "Give it to me tonight when you get home. Otherwise, I’m taking the kids to my parents’ house!"
"Then I’d rather see you at the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow."
He might have let it go if she hadn’t mentioned the children. But at their mention, fury contorted Xue Gui’s features. He threw his cigarette butt to the ground and viciously stamped it out.
"Don’t you..."
Wang Ya seemed to have heard the last thing she wanted to hear, and her expression became extremely awkward. "Fine, fifty thousand. You can at least get me fifty thousand by tonight, right?"
"See you at the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow."
Xue Gui didn’t seem to want to look at Wang Ya for another second. He turned and walked away.
"Honey, I’ll take thirty thousand! Is thirty thousand okay?" Wang Ya suddenly grabbed Xue Gui and hugged him. "I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have pushed you like this. Just thirty thousand."
Xue Gui didn’t say a word. He looked at the other security guards. "All of you, disperse! Those who should be training, train! Those who should be on patrol, patrol! Minister Jiang is conducting an inspection the day after tomorrow. Don’t slack off!"
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Xinghai standing to the side.
"Minister Jiang, you’re here too," Xue Gui said, scratching his head.
"Your wife?" Jiang Xinghai asked, pointing at Wang Ya.
"Yes," Xue Gui nodded.
"It’s just a hundred thousand, right? Go to the finance department and get an advance. I’ll approve it." Jiang Xinghai patted Xue Gui’s shoulder.
"Minister Jiang, you’re such a great leader! On behalf of my Xue Gui, thank you, thank you so much..." Wang Ya suddenly became ecstatic. She grabbed Xue Gui and started to pull him along. "Hurry, go to the finance department! Minister Jiang agreed to give you an advance."
"Get lost!"
Suddenly, Xue Gui flung Wang Ya away from him.
Everyone, including Jiang Xinghai, was stunned.
"You have the gall to mention those two children?"
Xue Gui suddenly erupted in fury, glaring at the terrified Wang Ya. "I was in the War Department for eight years! I suffered a severe injury and was medically evaluated to have only a fifty percent chance of having children. After we got married and didn’t have kids for a long time, I went to get tested again. The result was that my fertility rate is zero!"
"What?"
The color drained from Wang Ya’s face.
The expressions of the other security guards also changed.
’No wonder Xue Gui is usually so quiet.’
’No wonder he blew up at his wife like that.’
’He’s been cuckolded!’
"And I also know that the son and daughter you gave birth to have two different fathers, right?" Xue Gui, having finally snapped, laid the whole truth bare.
Wang Ya collapsed to the ground, stunned. Her mind went blank, and for a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
