The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 414 - 403

While Lu Jingqiu was waiting for Wei Jincheng’s call, Zhuang Chen also hurried over.

Having not seen each other for several years, Zhuang Chen had become more sedate. With a child aged seven or eight, he was also in his thirties.

Upon seeing Lu Jingqiu, he repeatedly expressed his gratitude, "Comrade Lu, I owe you a lot this time. My younger brother is such a worry."

"Don’t mention it, I used to live in Ten-miles Village too. We’re from the same village. It’s just that since I last called you, Zhuang Yan still hasn’t been to the factory."

"No problem, the factory isn’t going anywhere. I’ll personally stake it out."

Zhuang Chen worked in public security and was very quick to act. He did not like to dawdle at all.

Seeing that he had just gotten off the train, Lu Jingqiu told him to rest a bit first.

She had to talk for a while before she persuaded him to go home.

Meeting the grandfather and learning he had been a soldier, the originally resting man ended up having tea with the old gentleman.

They shared many common topics, and Zhuang Chen also regretted not having met his father.

On her end, Lu Jingqiu cleared a room for him to rest, preparing to take him to Wei Jincheng’s factory the next day.

In the afternoon, Lu Jingqiu went to work at her unit.

A little after two, she received a phone call from Wei Jincheng, "Jingqiu, that Zhuang Yan you’re looking for has come to the factory. Are you coming over now, or what’s the plan?"

"I’m heading over now. Wei Jincheng, can you find a way to stall her? I can probably get there in about an hour."

"An hour? I’ll try, but that’s a long time. I’m not sure I can hold her for that long."

"Fine."

Lu Jingqiu hung up the phone, informed her colleague, and immediately rode back home on her bike.

She hurriedly woke Zhuang Chen, who had just fallen asleep not long ago.

"Big Brother Zhuang Chen, can you ride a motorcycle?"

Zhuang Chen laughed, "Of course I can."

"Good, ride this. It’ll be faster."

"Okay."

They were supposed to take an hour, but they arrived in just forty minutes. Zhuang Chen drove fiercely, and Lu Jingqiu, sitting on the bike, was so frightened she dared not open her eyes.

When the two arrived, Zhuang Yan was following the warehouse staff searching for goods.

The day before yesterday, Xia Lin had told him to wait under the Sanhuan Bridge in West City the next evening, where she would bring him money.

Hmph, as if he didn’t know what Xia Lin was up to. Going to Sanhuan at night, with no cars, no people around, she could do whatever she wanted to him without anyone noticing.

He wasn’t about to be that foolish, directly setting the meeting near his newly rented place.

In the tube building not far from the little park.

During the day, around noon.

Let’s see what tricks she could pull. He had decided that once he got the money, he would leave.

So before leaving, he planned to order a batch of goods, to take back and sell in the county.

But he didn’t expect the goods to be so hard to find. Tents stacked over piles, he was following the warehouse supervisor searching for components.

Then, when he turned his head, he saw his cousin.

In this life, he feared neither his dad nor his mom, just his cousin.

The moment Zhuang Yan saw Lu Jingqiu beside him, he knew who had informed on him.

"Zhuang Yan."

What does he need the goods for? He dropped them and tried to run out, but unfortunately, he couldn’t outrun his brother.

Like an eagle catching a chick, his brother picked him up.

"Ouch, brother, let me down, didn’t you see I was stocking up?"

"Why are you here? Come home with me."

"I don’t have a proper job at home. I’m out here trying to earn a living, don’t worry, I’ll go back tomorrow."

"I don’t believe you, let’s go home with me."

"Stop it, I haven’t taken my merchandise yet."

"What goods do you need? The family has found you a job, go back to work."

"Rope factory, I won’t go."

"Let’s go home."

After a bit of a tussle, Wei Jincheng joined them as well.

Speaking of which, Wei Jincheng had been seen around the team before, but they weren’t familiar with each other.

Now that there was this connection, and his brother was taking stock from his factory, it was only right to have a drink and meet with the leaders when finally returning to the old unit.

Zhuang Chen couldn’t refuse the warm invitation, but he was also unable to relax with his troublesome younger brother around.

In the end, Lu Jingqiu suggested they eat at her place and invited Shang Ze as well.

Xue Jianian brought over a piece of meat, a fish, some vegetables, and so on from home.

Luo Xinyue also came over to freeload a meal and drinks.

Lu Jingqiu set up a table for the men, pity that the second cousin wasn’t in West City, he knew Zhuang Chen too.

The women sat in the pavilion outside, listening to the sounds of the men drinking and laughing inside. Luo Xinyue said, "Is that head-down guy the scoundrel?"

Shen Manman whispered, "Sister-in-law Xinyue, keep it down, those kinds of people hold grudges the most."

Lu Jingqiu added, "Right, no one in Ten-miles Village dares to mess with him, he’s carrying a grudge."

Luo Xinyue speculated, "I bet he went to find Xia Lin, tsk tsk, she’s lucky she happened to be in confinement and didn’t come out. What do you think Zhuang Yan intended to do with Xia Lin, beat her up?"

Xue Jianian burst into laughter upon hearing that, "If he wanted to beat her, he would have done it a long time ago. I reckon he’s after her money, look at how big Xia Lin’s factory is, Zhuang Yan must be tempted."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "Anyway, it’ll be good when he leaves tomorrow, let’s hope Zhuang Yan doesn’t do anything foolish. He’s no match for Xia Lin."

Luo Xinyue said, "If it’s extortion, that’s a crime worth incarceration."

Xue Jianian didn’t think Zhuang Yan would dare to show up without having something on Xia Lin.

But it was hard to say for sure.

Maybe Zhuang Yan hadn’t gone to Xia Lin’s at all.

After finishing the meal, everyone dispersed. Lu Jingqiu arranged for Zhuang Yan to stay in the same room as his brother.

Zhuang Chen planned to meet some old leaders tomorrow morning and then take the train back in the afternoon.

While Zhuang Chen was using the restroom, Zhuang Yan approached Lu Jingqiu and said, "Comrade Lu, it’s been years, your kid has grown so much."

"Yes, envy, isn’t it?"

"Bah, being single and answerable to nobody is better. I just didn’t expect your family to be so well-off."

Shen Manman didn’t have a high opinion of him and seeing him talk to her sister, she quickly came over with a menacing look, "What do you want?"

It was Zhuang Yan who crossed his arms and asked Lu Jingqiu nonchalantly, "Who’s this?"

"My sister."

"You have a sister? I thought you were an only child."

"It’s none of your business."

Zhuang Yan wasn’t too fond of Shen Manman’s attitude. He’d seen enough of it since getting out of jail, but he didn’t care, didn’t bother paying her any attention.

He turned back to Lu Jingqiu and said, "Comrade Lu, considering you’ve been hospitable to my brother and me, let me give you a piece of advice: stay away from that Xia person."

Lu Jingqiu was taken aback, mulling over his words.

Shen Manman thought something was up and hurriedly asked, "Xia Lin, what, did she want to do something again, do you know something?"

Zhuang Yan gave her a look that said ’I’m not telling you’ and walked away.

"Hey, that guy."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "That’s just how he is, but actually..."

"But what actually?"

"He’s just a simpleton, easily fooled."

"A simpleton?" Shen Manman thought about it, but couldn’t see it.

Still, the next day, Lu Jingqiu took the day off, after all, there were guests at home to attend to.

Yesterday, Wei Jincheng had promised Zhuang Yan a batch of goods, and Zhuang Yan actually went into the factory with Wei Jincheng early in the morning.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Chen had taken some gifts to the team.

The two brothers had agreed to meet here at noon, to take the three o’clock train.

And then...