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

Chapter 309 Corporate Conflict
Before the call could be connected, another tall and beautiful woman walked over.

The two receptionists bowed in unison and greeted her, "Hello, Miss Gao!"

Gao Meier smiled at the two of them, her beautiful phoenix eyes sweeping over Lin Qin and Lin Ying before quickly looking away. She asked sweetly, "Is President Xu here?"

The receptionist nodded quickly and replied respectfully, "Mr. Xu has a routine meeting this afternoon. Would you like to wait in the lounge, Miss Gao?"

Gao Meier pouted, not quite satisfied with the answer, and casually asked, "What do they do?"

The receptionist was still unsure of Lin Ying's identity and could only give a vague answer: "They are also here to see General Manager Xu."

Gao Meier raised an eyebrow and finally looked Lin Qin and Lin Ying seriously.

Seeing that the two weren't dressed in designer brands, and that Lin Ying was particularly plain with no nice jewelry, he immediately showed some disdain, "What do you want with President Xu?"

Lin Ying disliked Gao Meier's condescending and scrutinizing manner, and gave a cold snort without replying.

Lin Qin didn't explicitly express her disgust; she just deliberately kept quiet.

"How rude!" Gao Meier glanced arrogantly at her slender hands, her eyes half-closed, and scoffed. Her sharp gaze fell on the two receptionists. "It seems that President Xu has hired two pretty faces, letting in even shady characters!"

The two receptionists' expressions changed drastically. They looked at Lin Qin and Lin Ying, then at Gao Meier. On one side was the boss's biological mother, whose identity was uncertain, and on the other side was the future boss's wife, whose identity was uncertain. What should they do?
The two were at a loss.

The one on the left quickly apologized to Gao Meier and went to make a phone call.

Fortunately, Xu Jian's secretary answered the phone this time.

The receptionist explained the situation in the lobby, and soon the secretary came down.

Secretary Du Feng had never met Xu Jian's family, and naturally didn't know Lin Qin and Lin Ying, but he knew Gao Meier. She came from a well-off family, was a new employee recently signed by the company, and her family had business dealings with President Xu, so he couldn't afford to offend her.

He quickly went over to greet Gao Meier.

Gao Meier was much friendlier to Du Feng, and smiled sweetly as soon as she saw him, "Secretary Du, has President Xu finished his meeting? I've been waiting for him for quite a while!"

Gao Meier spoke while acting coquettishly.

Du Feng nodded politely and asked in a friendly tone, "You have an appointment with President Xu?"

Gao Meier shook her head haughtily, "It wasn't me, it was my dad. My dad has a dinner party with President Xu tonight, and I came to pick him up!"

Du Feng suddenly realized, "Miss Gao, you're too kind. The meeting will probably last another half hour. Would you like to wait a little longer?"

"Alright then!" Gao Meier was a little unhappy, and glared fiercely at Lin Ying sitting opposite her. "Secretary Du, President Xu clearly made an appointment with my dad. Who are these people? What do they want with President Xu? Are they some poor relatives from the countryside coming to beg for food?"

Poor relatives?
Du Feng quickly looked at Lin Qin and Lin Ying, and jogged over to the front desk to ask, "What's going on?"

Fearing a scolding, the receptionist quickly explained, "We didn't know either. That person said she was Mr. Xu's mother. We called to verify, but we couldn't get through, so Ms. Gao came instead. We even had a few words exchanged and things didn't go well."

Du Feng's expression changed drastically, and he felt cold sweat break out on his brow. He quickly walked up to Lin Ying and Lin Qin and asked, "May I ask who you two are?"

Lin Ying waved her hand, "I'm waiting for Xu Jian. When will he be able to see me?"

Du Feng didn't get a direct answer, and seeing Lin Ying's attitude, he felt even more uncertain, so he quickly replied, "President Xu will probably be down in about half an hour."

"Then wait another half hour!" Lin Ying said calmly, as if she wanted to challenge Gao Meier.

Du Feng felt the situation was a bit tricky; he couldn't afford to offend anyone, so he could only ask the receptionist to bring them tea. The half hour felt like an eternity to everyone. Finally, the elevator started moving, and everyone looked over.

The moment Xu Jian appeared, Du Feng and Gao Meier ran forward together.

Gao Meier pushed Du Feng aside and stared at Xu Jian with shining eyes, "President Xu! You've finally come down! We've been waiting for you for ages, let's go now!"

Xu Jian avoided Gao Meier's approach.

Du Feng hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu, those two are looking for you."

Gao Meier glared at Du Feng. The reason she spoke up was because she didn't want Xu Jian to be snatched away, but this guy just brought up the very thing she didn't want to talk about.

Xu Jian looked in the direction Du Feng was pointing and was immediately so shocked that his heart skipped a beat.

"my God!"

As he spoke, he rushed to Lin Ying and Lin Qin, "Mom, Aunt, why didn't you tell me you were coming to the company beforehand?"

Lin Ying was furious. She glared at Xu Jian and snapped, "Get out of here! I'm not your mother!"

Xu Jian's face turned pale, and he grabbed Lin Ying's arm, almost crying, "Mom! What did I do wrong that you're scolding me?"

"What did you do wrong?" Lin Ying pointed angrily at Gao Meier. "Who is she?"

Gao Meier snapped out of her shock and immediately put on a wronged expression, "Auntie, I didn't know you were Mr. Xu's mother. I didn't mean to."

Xu Jian was a little confused. "She's a newly signed artist with the company, so she's considered an employee. What's wrong?"

"Employee? You're kidding me! What employee would act so high and mighty at their boss's company? Let me tell you, Xu Jian, if you dare to flirt with those shady women outside, I... I'll disown you as my son!"

Lin Ying became furious, and her roar echoed throughout the first and second floors.

Xu Jian was speechless. "Mom! I haven't been involved with any other women! If you don't believe me, ask Du Feng. He's my secretary, he can testify for me."

Du Feng nodded vigorously, "Madam, the boss is indeed a man of integrity. He hasn't had a girlfriend all these years and has devoted himself entirely to business. I guarantee that."

Lin Ying snorted coldly and rolled her eyes at Du Feng, "You're his employee, what use are your words!"

Du Feng was caught in the crossfire. He glanced at Gao Meier beside him and understood the crux of the matter. He then solemnly raised his hand and swore, "Madam, everything I said is true. This Miss Gao has no relation to our General Manager Xu. It's just that General Manager Xu has business dealings with Miss Gao's father. There's a dinner party tonight, and Miss Gao came here specifically to pick up General Manager Xu. We didn't know that Boss Gao was so enthusiastic that he actually sent Miss Gao here in person."

Hearing Du Feng's words, Gao Meier felt even more aggrieved, and looked at Xu Jian with teary eyes.

Xu Jian didn't even glance at her.

Lin Qin roughly understood what was going on. Seeing that Lin Ying was still angry, she patted the back of her hand and said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Ah Jian, your mother and I are here to discuss your marriage with the Tang family. You should know your place, you're about to get married. Hurry up and go with Jingjing to buy a pair of rings, wear them on your hands every day, and have the driver take you wherever you go. Don't let people misunderstand."

The color drained from Gao Meier's face, and she swayed precariously in her high heels.

The receptionist was quite sensible this time, and immediately stepped forward to support Gao Meier, preventing her from falling onto Xu Jianshen.

Because Lin Qin and Lin Ying were coming, Xu Jian immediately called Boss Gao to change the time, and Gao Meier was politely seen off by the receptionist.

Lin Ying finally felt a little better, her sharp eyes landing on Xu Jian. "If you cause me any more trouble like this, I'll break your legs!"

"Yes, yes, yes," Xu Jian apologized profusely, finally managing to get the matter off the hook.