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

Chapter 242: Killing relatives for justice
Director Zhang knew some inside information, and J thought Lin Qin was unaware of anything, so he didn't say anything directly. He could only gently persuade her, "Yes, yes, this matter has indeed wronged you. I will give Zhao Xue a good talking-to and make sure she won't cause you any more trouble. Someone gave me a box of tea the day before yesterday, and I think it's quite good. You can take it back and try it."

Seeing this, Lin Qin smiled more. "Zhang Tai is so generous! Since you're so kind, I'll accept it without hesitation! Thanks!"

After saying that, she immediately turned to leave, but as soon as she opened the door, she turned back. "By the way, Zhang Tai, although I'm not happy that Zhao Xue is meddling in other people's business, to be fair, since I've accepted the things, there's no reason for me to slap myself in the face. This time, someone else is standing up for my precious daughter!"

"Who?" Director Zhang craned his neck, asking with a gossipy look on his face.

Lin Qin smiled mysteriously, "The Zhang Group is so capable, they must already know. I won't say more, lest Zhao Xue think I'm deliberately shifting the blame!"

Director Zhang choked on his words, widened his eyes, and laughed and scolded, "If you don't want to say it, don't keep me in suspense! Seriously, you've got me on the edge of my seat! Go, go, go, hurry up and leave!"

Director Zhang prefers to ignore it.

Lin Qin immediately rolled away.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xue brought a teacup to Director Zhao's office and silently placed two bottles of Moutai on the floor. "Director, this Lin Qin is just too outrageous! The more I think about it, the angrier I get. We can't keep someone who disrespects their superiors in our TV station. Didn't they say the local TV channel is short-staffed? This is a good opportunity to let her go out and make progress, so she won't forget who she is after staying in the office for too long!"

Director Zhang glanced silently at the Moutai in front of him, then gently pushed it forward. "Zhao Xue! How many years have you been with the TV station?"

"Counting this year, it's been almost fifteen years!" Zhao Xue said proudly.

Director Zhang nodded slowly, indicating his approval. "Lin Qin is only a few years younger than you. You two are both veterans at the station. It's just a small matter. There's no need to make a big deal out of it."

Zhao Xue was immediately displeased. "Director Zhang, is this a trivial matter? Lin Qin blatantly slapped me in the face and made me look bad in public! Yes! Zhang Jingxuan is outrageous, threatening a young girl, he deserves it!"
But what does this have to do with the Zhang Group? Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. If Lin Qin was angry, she could have called the police to have Zhang Jingxuan arrested, but she didn't. Because of Zhang Jingxuan's actions, the Zhang Group's stock price plummeted.

The vice president personally came to apologize, which was already quite generous of him. How dare she accept the gifts and then go back on her word? People with no sense of contractual obligation will only set a bad example for the station's young people.

Director Zhang listened silently to Zhao Xue's outrageous remarks, remaining unmoved.

Enraged, Zhao Xue unleashed her trump card: "Director Zhang, let me be frank with you! Zhang Jingxuan has offended the Xue and Chen families, severely damaging the interests of the Zhang Group. He has already been kicked out. Chairman Zhang will soon announce that Zhang Jingxuan will be expelled from the Zhang family and driven out of China. There is no way he will inherit the Zhang family business."

"And Mr. Zhang's wife, with her haggard appearance, is also responsible for not raising the child well. Mr. Zhang will divorce her and marry me, and my son will be the rightful heir to the Zhang Group. Lin Qin's disrespect for me is a disrespect for the Zhang Group, and I certainly won't let her off easily. I implore Mr. Zhang to do me a favor!"

Director Zhang was surprised, but remained calm on the surface. "Chairman Zhang openly told you that he wanted to divorce his wife and marry you? Would his brother-in-law agree to that? If I remember correctly, half of the senior executives of the Zhang Group are his wife's family."

Even if Zhang Jingxuan is expelled from the Zhang family, Chairman Zhang wouldn't easily get a divorce! Seeing Zhao Xue's change of expression, Director Zhang immediately softened his tone, "Of course, I'm not questioning you. Don't get agitated. I'll forget what you're saying to me now once you leave. Don't worry, let's not talk about things that haven't happened yet. I just want to ask you, do you know who's causing trouble for the Zhang Group this time?"
I asked Lin Qin this morning, and she swore to me that she didn't do it. Lin Qin's husband is a businessman; he has no real power, so it's even more impossible for him to have done it.

Zhao Xue listened, stunned, and snorted in dissatisfaction: "Director, you believe her just like that! Who else could it be but her? Chairman Zhang has already appeased the Xue family and even held a press conference. The Xue family are respectable people, would they do that?"
This is clearly a business tactic; no one in the Xue family is in business! It must have been Lin Qin and her husband who hired someone to do this!

Zhao Xue was very certain.

Director Zhang waved his hand impatiently, "Alright, this is just your conjecture. Let's not talk about things that have no basis yet. Let's wait and see. If the Zhang Group can't even find out who the other party is, do you think you, as the deputy director of a TV station, can afford to offend them?"
"You're rushing headlong into something that's barely even started; what if you end up as cannon fodder?"

Seeing Zhao Xue's eyes flicker, Director Zhang continued to earnestly persuade her: "If what you said is true, Chairman Zhang will divorce his first wife and will most likely marry you. If he has no intention of divorcing her, no matter how you try, you won't be able to win him over."

Why offend Lin Qin for the sake of the Zhang Group? Putting aside everything else, Lin Qin also has E-Company behind her. If you push her too far and she finds out about your situation and exposes it, do you think you and your son will still have a chance of winning?

Furthermore, can you guarantee that Chairman Zhang only has this one illegitimate child? What if there are others, one, two, three, four, five, or even six?

It has to be said that Director Zhang knows how to manipulate people's hearts. After a lot of persuasion, Zhao Xue hesitated. Not only did she not turn against Director Zhang, but she also smiled and asked him to accept the Moutai before leaving in a hurry.

The tense argument was thus resolved.

Although Director Zhang lost a box of tea, he gained two bottles of Moutai, so he still made a profit.

He hummed a tune in a cheerful mood as he continued to keep an eye on the Zhang Group's movements.

The next day, the headline in the newspaper read that the chairman of the Zhang Group had turned himself in to the police station with his son, Zhang Jingxuan. Zhang Jingxuan admitted that he had threatened Chen Xinyue in England and attempted to pressure Xue Lingxue, causing Xue Lingxue to suffer a mental breakdown.

The entire report focused on why Zhang Jingxuan wanted to harm Xue Lingxue and threaten Chen Xinyue.

The content was shocking, and even Director Zhang, who had seen many storms, was terrified after reading it.

However, his shock did not stem from the content of the report, but from the Zhang Group's capitulation.

Zhang Long only has one son, Zhang Jingxuan. What kind of background and pressure could have driven Zhang Long to this point? Could it be a local force in Anshi? Besides, when did the Chen family acquire such a background? He's worked with Lin Qin for so long and knew absolutely nothing about it!
Zhao Xue was just as taken aback as Director Zhang.

She hoped Zhang Long would put aside his own family for the greater good, but this couldn't be because of the Chen family. After all, she had already deeply offended Lin Qin. What should she do now? What was the best course of action?