Chapter 124: The Realization
Chapter 124: The Realization
Zhou Chenglei recognized Jiang Fu's car and reminded Jiang Xia, "Dad's car."
Jiang Xia looked over.
The back door of the black sedan opened, and Jiang Fu stepped out of the car.
He had spotted his daughter and son-in-law by chance and asked the driver to stop.
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia hurried over.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and Jiang Xia's straw hat flew off her head!
Jiang Fu quickly rushed over to pick up the hat for his daughter.
Zhou Chenglei also moved, but Jiang Fu was closer and picked it up first.
Holding Jiang Xia's hand, they both called out, "Dad."
Jiang Fu smiled and responded, then placed the straw hat on his daughter's head, tying the string just like when she was little. As he tied the string, he said, "Why didn't you call ahead when you came to the city? Come home for lunch."
Jiang Xia smiled and replied, "It's a workday today. I thought you and Mom wouldn't be home for lunch, so I didn't go back."
"Since you're here, come home for lunch," Jiang Fu said, then asked Zhou Chenglei, "Alei, are you and Xiaxia staying at home tonight?"
Jiang Xia: "No need. My father-in-law and uncle are also in the city, and we're going out to sea tomorrow."
Jiang Fu thought there might be something going on and asked, "What brings you to the newspaper office? Is there anything Dad can help with?"
Jiang Xia smiled, "We're here to order a ship in the city. I came to the publishing house to pick up some translation work. I'll take a few foreign books back for translation."
Jiang Fu's heart was filled with both relief and sadness upon hearing this. His daughter had grown up and learned to earn a living for the family. He knew the pressure of buying a ship, so he said, "Buying a ship is good. Do you have enough money? Dad still has some savings..."
Zhou Chenglei: "We have enough, Dad. Don't worry."
Jiang Xia: "Yes, it's enough."
Jiang Fu smiled, "Good. Let me know if you need more."
Jiang Xia asked about Jiang Mu's schedule and whether Jiang Dong had returned to school.
"He's back. He took the train yesterday," Jiang Fu replied, and they exchanged a few more words.
At this moment, Jiang Fu's driver came from the trunk carrying a can of peanut oil, a bag of rice, a box of peach preserves, and a box of mooncakes.
Both parties greeted each other.
Jiang Fu said, "These are the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits from Dad's unit today. Take them home and enjoy."
Jiang Xia refused, "No need, we have plenty of food at home."
Jiang Fu insisted, "There's only Mom and me at home now. Mom's factory also gave out benefits, and we can't finish them all. Take them. I have to go back to work. I'll be off. Be careful on your way home, and don't come back too late."
"Okay," Zhou Chenglei agreed.
Jiang Fu had a meeting to attend, so he gave a few more instructions before getting into the car. He even rolled down the window to wave goodbye to his daughter.
Jiang Xia waved back.
The sedan slowly drove away, and Jiang Fu kept looking back at his daughter through the rear window.
Fan Lili stepped out of the publishing house and witnessed the entire scene, feeling secretly surprised.
As a media professional, she couldn't help but recognize Jiang Fu, a frequent face in the newspapers.
What was the relationship between Jiang Xia and him? She was surprised to learn that they shared the same surname.
No wonder Jiang Xia's French was so good; it was a family tradition! She had been misled, and her niece was mistaken. Jiang Xia wasn't just a small village daughter-in-law; she was the city's little princess!
At that moment, Zhang Fuyan ran up to Jiang Xia, handing her an envelope, several foreign books, and a few boxes of audiotapes. "I almost forgot about these. These are the photos from our last visit to your home."
"Here's the book you wanted."
Jiang Xia was surprised to have found it so quickly. She took it and smiled, expressing her gratitude, "Thank you. How much is it? I'll pay you."
Zhang Fuyan replied, "No need. These are all used books my cousin has read."
At that moment, Fan Lili's car drove over.
She rolled down the window, waved goodbye to Jiang Xia with a smile, and her farewell was even more enthusiastic and warm than before.
Zhang Fuyan was returning to Jing City tomorrow. She reminded Jiang Xia to write her a letter when she had time, and then she got into Aunt Fan's car, waved to Jiang Xia, and the car drove off.
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei also gathered the items given by Jiang Fu and headed towards their bicycles.
Jiang Xia leaned against her bicycle while Zhou Chenglei was responsible for loading the items onto the bike. The can of oil and the bag of rice, along with the mooncakes, were hung on either side of the bicycle handlebars, not too heavy. The oil and rice were both in ten-jin packages, and the mooncakes were the lightest. The two cans of peach preserves and the books were placed in the bike basket, and the preserves barely fit, wedging in tightly.
After Zhou Chenglei finished loading the items, he took the bicycle and left with Jiang Xia.
Wen Wan, who had been hiding in the corner, pushed her bicycle out only after everyone had left.
Her face looked a bit grim.
So that's how it was!
No wonder Jiang Xia was at the publishing house, and her translation fees were so high. It turned out that she had connections through her father.
She finally understood that Fan Editor-in-Chief was sending money to Jiang Xia.
Regardless of whether Jiang Xia could translate or not, or how well she did it, she would always earn more than Wen Wan.
Even if Jiang Xia couldn't translate, the people at the publishing house would still praise her to the skies, after all, they were finding ways to give her money.
Sometimes life was just so unfair. In this world, many jobs could still be passed down from father to son!
However, Jiang Xia wouldn't be able to rely on her background for much longer. In a couple of years, Jiang Fu would fall from grace, and Jiang Mu's clothing factory would go bankrupt. Let's see what she had to rely on then!
Zhou Chenglei was so good to her, and the Zhou family was so tolerant of her, but it was all because of her background.
Just wait! In a few years, let's see how everyone treats her!
After leaving the publishing house, Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei arrived at the department store.
Zhou Fu and Zhou Chengxin were waiting outside. After strolling around for a while, they came to wait there.
Together, they went to the jewelry store in the mall.
The salesperson from last time recognized Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei and warmly led them to Zhang Rong's office.
Upon seeing them, Zhang Rong hurriedly invited them to sit down. After exchanging greetings, he said to Zhou Chenglei, "Arei called me a few days ago and said he had something urgent and couldn't come. He said he would come to find you in a few days."
Zhou Chenglei understood that it was probably a sudden mission, "It's okay, Brother-in-Law. Can you take a look at how much this item is worth?"
Zhou Chenglei gestured for his father to take out the item.
The silver ingot had been in Zhou Fu's possession. He felt that his younger son's eyes were only for his daughter-in-law, and he couldn't see anything else. With one ear deaf, he was afraid he might lose it without knowing, so he didn't feel at ease letting Zhou Chenglei hold it.
Zhang Rong thought they were there to sell pearls again, but Zhou Fu took out a huge object from the snake-skin bag.
When this small basin-sized object was placed on the table, Zhang Rong was startled, "Is this silver?"
Zhou Chengxin was also stunned!
Zhou Chenglei nodded, "Brother-in-Law, could you check how much it's worth?"
Zhang Rong exclaimed excitedly, "I'll clean it up and calculate its value for you."
Then, Zhang Rong carried the silver ingot and left.
Goodness, there were so many treasures in the sea, making him not want to be the manager of this jewelry store anymore!
(End of Chapter)
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