Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 241 Leadership Pressure
Wang Suling immediately retorted, "I think your two children are doing very well, they won't be any worse! You can just wait to enjoy your life from now on, unlike my Lingxue, who I always have to worry about!"

Wang Suling felt heartbroken when she talked about her daughter. The Xue family had raised her to be a qualified wife of a wealthy family. Xue Lingxue had learned all the things, such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette, and social skills, quite well. However, she was completely clueless about business. After the marriage with the Zhang family fell through, Wang Suling was at a loss, wondering if the life goals she had set for her daughter were correct.

Even if they are wrong, it's too late for them to teach them again.

Lin Qin knew something and quickly comforted him, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I think you can have a heart-to-heart talk with your child. Things are different now than before. Times are developing rapidly. It's icing on the cake for women to have their own careers. Anyway, your child isn't that old. You can talk about marriage in a couple of years."

Wang Suling wholeheartedly agreed.

As they chatted, they waited for Bai Junjun to bring her child over, and Lin Qin chatted with her affectionately for a while.

Gao Lei called the chef over with the ingredients, and everyone moved outside. The men went fishing, the women went to pick fruit, played ball at the gymnasium, and had a big dinner in the evening.

They had a great time.

On the way back, Xue Lingxue held Wang Suling's hand and chattered excitedly about what she had done that day.

Wang Suling couldn't help but recall Lin Qin's words and asked, "What are your plans for the future? Do you want to take the civil service exam, do something else, or continue your studies?"

Xue Lingxue shook her head. "Mom, I've been dealing with things with the Zhang family lately, so I haven't thought about it carefully. I'll ask Xinyue later and ask them for some advice."

Wang Suling chuckled, “Xinyue wants to go to the capital, and Ruiyu wants to go to Hong Kong. They are siblings, one in the south and one in the north, they are not together at all. You have to figure it out yourself.”

"Oh," Xue Lingxue responded, looking out the window and secretly making plans.

After the family of three returned home, Wang Suling whispered to Xue's father, "I never expected the Chen family to have such a good relationship with the Gao family. They are really too low-key; there has been absolutely no news about them."

Mr. Xue smiled as he recalled the character and conduct of Chen Wenjun and his wife. "They are truly wise and discerning. Otherwise, they wouldn't have caught the eye of the Gao family. We just happened to witness it today; otherwise, who would have known?"

Wang Suling nodded, lost in thought. "Honey, I think the Chen family kids treat Lingxue quite well. Could they have those kinds of thoughts?"

Mr. Xue glanced at his wife in surprise, then laughed, “Don’t think about any nonsense. Our marriage with the Zhang family has just fallen through, and it’s not a good time to discuss marriage again.”

The best approach is to let things cool down and see if Lingxue has any other ideas, such as studying abroad or traveling for a couple of years. Don't think about anything else.

Wang Suling looked regretful. "If we had known the Chen family had such a background, we wouldn't have insisted on choosing Zhang Jingxuan. Alas! We were just not meant to be."

Father Xue pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that Ruiyu had a difficult birth and was left with hemiplegia. Over the years, the Chen family has tried every means to treat her so that she can recover to be almost like a normal person, but if you look closely, you can still see some abnormalities."

Judging from how much Chen Wenjun and his wife dote on their child, they probably won't use the child for a marriage alliance. They encourage free love, which is different from our approach. Don't overthink it.

Hearing this, Wang Suling gave up on the idea. The next morning, Lin Qin arrived at the TV station and the leaders came over.

Zhao Xue sat on the sofa with a dissatisfied look on her face. "Comrade Lin Qin, the vice president of Zhang's Group came to apologize to you in person before, and you accepted his gift. How can you go back on your word and keep harping on him?"

Lin Qin raised her eyelids and looked innocently at Zhao Xue, "Deputy Director Zhao, I don't understand what you're saying. That day you brought the vice president of Zhang's Group over, and out of respect for you, I accepted their apology and didn't pursue the matter further. What? You're still not satisfied?"

Zhao Xue became anxious, "You call that not pursuing it? Yesterday, a group of people caused a scene at Zhang's Group, and many of Zhang's Group's projects were stalled. Chairman Zhang asked around and found out that it was because Zhang Jingxuan provoked your daughter."

Lin Qin looked at Zhao Xue with a leisurely air and sneered, "Deputy Director Zhao, you know my background very well. Do you think I can do what you're saying? If I had such great abilities, would I be sitting here swallowing my pride?"

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xue's face darkened. "What? Are you dissatisfied with me?"

Lin Qin nodded noncommittally, "It seems that Deputy Director Zhao is quite self-aware! I just don't understand, what does the feud between our family and the Zhang family have to do with you? To be honest, I'm very protective of my own, and I never intended to accept any apologies from the Zhang family. You brought them to me without even asking my opinion, forcing them into this situation."

"If I hadn't given you face that day, I would have lost my temper right there and then! If things had blown up, it wouldn't have looked good for anyone! You know that, don't you? I gave you face and you really think you're invincible, able to boss me around?"

"You!" Zhao Xue's chest heaved with anger. "Fine! You just wait!"

With that, she stormed out of Lin Qin's office.

Yang Caifeng quickly received the news and came in with a teacup. "I heard you had a fight with Deputy Director Zhao? Why did you have to argue with that woman?"

Lin Qin told Zhao Xue what she had done.

Yang Caifeng leaned close to her and whispered, "Zhao Xue has an affair with Zhang Long of the Zhang Group. I can understand why she would act as an intermediary for the Zhang Group, but I don't know where she gets the audacity to boss you around! You should know that even Director Zhang has to be polite to you. You're in the right here, so don't worry, she can't do anything to you."

"Hmph! Even if she wants to mess with me, I'll have to put up with it. I've been at the radio station for more than a year or two. If she pushes me too far, I'll expose all her secrets and see who's tougher!" Lin Qin's eyes flashed, and she was already thinking about how to get back at him.

Unfortunately, Zhao Xue actually went to Director Zhang to complain, saying that Lin Qin was not cooperating with her work and brought up a lot of old grievances.

Lin Qin went to Director Zhang's office. At first, she refuted his arguments one by one, but in the end, she became more and more impolite.

Director Zhang was exasperated when he saw the two arguing. "Let's talk this out! This is outrageous! Zhao Xue, I will investigate the matter thoroughly. Lin Qin, you stay and cooperate with the investigation."

Zhao Xue stamped her foot, turned around and left.

Director Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Lin Qin, and gently advised, "Deputy Director Zhao is young and impetuous, don't take it to heart."

Lin Qin shrugged. "I wouldn't dare to lower myself to the level of a woman who climbs the social ladder by relying on men. As long as she doesn't mess with me, I can ignore her. But she's blatantly framing me now, and I can't tolerate it. Director, I've already been generous enough for the sake of our colleagues. If Zhao Xue doesn't recognize her place and keeps meddling, I won't be polite. Don't blame me then."