Chapter 351 - If You’re Just Rubbernecking, You Wouldn’t Care If the Matter Became More Serious (1/2)
Chapter 351: If You’re Just Rubbernecking, You Wouldn’t Care If the Matter Became More Serious
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Miss Yao is still here too,” said Ruan Danchen coolly.
Yao Jingfei snorted in disdain. “My dad is a board member of this company. It’s normal for me to talk with him for a while before I leave. Let’s talk about you. Why are you still around after the interview has ended? You even brought your son here.”
Ruan Danchen did not want to lower herself to her level, so she said, “Yeah, I heard someone say that the staff’s cafeteria of Qilin is quite decent, so I thought that I should take this opportunity to try its food no matter the result of the interview. That’s why I brought my son here, too. You should know that he’s from a single-parent family. The food at the staff’s cafeteria is nicer than the food that he usually gets to eat.”
Ruan Danchen did not hesitate in calling Qi Youxuan her son. Qi Youxuan was overjoyed when he heard that, so he did not mind Ruan Danchen lying about his background. He stood happily beside Ruan Danchen with a reddened face.
Besides, he was used to his uncle and father making up stories.
He did, however, think that she had been influenced by his father because Ruan Danchen was such an honest person, but she had learned how to lie to others now.
Yao Jingfei was not suspicious of her words at all. Her eyes were filled with contempt, and she said mockingly, “You all surely had a lot of food during lunch?”
“Yeah, we are so full now.” Ruan Danchen nodded, straightaway seeing her as a gullible young girl and did not want to lower herself to that level.
“Why don’t you order some takeout food so that he can bring the food back? Chances like this are hard to come by; you probably won’t come here in the future anymore.” Yao Jingfei replied frankly, not caring to speak discreetly. She sneered at Ruan Danchen scornfully and did not conceal her disdain.
“Oh, can I order takeout food at the staff’s cafeteria? I assumed that takeout was not available, so I was embarrassed to ask,” said Ruan Danchen regretfully.
She began to understand why Great Grandmother Qi loved to act now.
“It’s OK. We could come here and eat every day,” piped up Qi Youxuan from beside her. The little boy was in wonderful spirits now.
He raised his head to stare at Yao Jingfei. “Aunt, are you coming for the interview as well?”
Yao Jingfei reluctantly nodded.
“Oh, what a pity. You will surely fail the interview, I wonder whether the staff’s cafeteria is still open or not; why don’t you go try their food? You won’t have a chance to do it in the future!” said Qi Youxuan in his soft and crisp voice. Suddenly, his nose felt blocked, so he inserted a finger into one of his nostrils.
After picking his nose for a while, he managed to dig out a lump of snot. He rolled it into a ball and flicked it off his finger.
Yao Jingfei stared at the little boy. What horrid behavior! “You’re just a little boy– what do you know? Why would I fail my interview?!”
“There’s only one vacancy, right? My mum will surely pass the interview. If she fails the interview, I’ll change my family name into yours 1.” Qi Youxuan raised his head and stood straight. Yao Jingfei felt that his extremely confident disposition was very annoying. She fumed.
“Since she has passed the interview, surely you will not get the job. How could you ask me such a simple question?”
Yao Jingfei saw Qi Youxuan staring at her disdainfully, and she trembled in anger.
The little boy was looking at her like she was an idiot.
“Aunt, won’t it be too difficult for you to get a job at such a big company with your IQ?” asked Qi Youxuan.
When he asked her that, Yao Jingfei felt like it was the same as him asking her whether she knew how to write or not. She was furious!
“You—” Yao Jingfei clenched her teeth and she suddenly turned her head to face Ruan Danchen. “How do you raise your child? Why is he so rude and bad-mannered?”
Ruan Danchen was still astonished; she had not gathered her thoughts after Youxuan had called her mom. She had never imagined anyone would call her mom for the rest of her life, and she had never thought that Qi Youxuan would be the one calling her mom.
She lowered her head involuntarily and looked at Qi Youxuan. She did not understand the reason the little boy suddenly called her mom. Previously, she felt sad when he called her “Aunt Ruan”, but she bore with it and was used to it now.
Sheheld Qi Youxuan’s hands tightly. Qi Youxuan raised his head and looked at her.
Qi Youxuan grinned when he saw Ruan Danchen’s expression. She was touched. His tiny white teeth were revealed when he grinned warmly.
After seeing his grin, Ruan Danchen did not have the heart to reproach him, even if he had said something rude. Besides, she thought that Qi Youxuan did not say anything wrong.
“Children and fools tell the truth. Miss Yao, please don’t bother about his words. Besides, what you just said to me was not very polite, and I see no difference in manners between you and him.” Ruan Danchen finally turned her head to stare at Yao Jingfei. She smiled at her indifferently and spoke in a gentle voice.
Yao Jingfei clenched her fist, wondering how she had missed Ruan Danchen’s sharp tongue previously.
Based on what Ruan Danchen had just said, wasn’t she implying that Yao Jingfei was behaving improperly like a child?
“Ruan Danchen, I see that your attitude had changed a lot after the interview! Don’t think that Young Master Lin has taken a fancy to you just because he treated you differently during the interview. You should stop daydreaming. Look at yourself: you’re a single mother with a son, and you’re still fantasizing? He just talked to you for a little longer than others, and you’re behaving like you’re Mrs. Qi? Come on!” Yao Jingfei sized her up contemptuously and snorted. “Please know your place. They would keep the job for me anyway. You could see this interview as a fine memory and remember it. I suppose this would be your only chance to be here.”
Suddenly, they heard a man talking with a cold and deep voice. “Why is it so noisy? Please take note of your volume; this is a public place, not a place for you all to quarrel.”
Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan turned their heads toward the direction in which they heard footsteps and saw Cheng Dongge walking towards them.
Qi Cheng was beside him, while Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu walked behind him. Song Yu was walking slowly with Qi Chengzhi by her side, so they were two to three meters behind Cheng Dongge and Qi Chengyue.
Ruan Danchen stared at them in surprise. She saw Song Yu blink her eyes at her furtively.
Ruan Danchen smiled at her and winked at them, but she did not greet them because she did not want to reveal her status.
The little boy was about to greet his uncles and aunts when Qi Chengzhi stopped him with an intense gaze.
Qi Youxuan felt very uncomfortable because he had to hold his tongue. However, when he saw his uncle’s mischievous expression, he blinked his large eyes and stared back at him naughtily.
All the staff at Qilin knew about Cheng Dongge and Qi Chengyue’s relationship, so naturally, Yao Jingfei knew about it as well. She dared not behave arrogantly in front of Cheng Dongge even if she was the daughter of a board member. Her proud expression immediately vanished, and she said politely, “Mr. Cheng, Miss Qi.”
Qi Chengyue nodded at her coldly. Cheng Dongge said, “Miss Yao, I remember that you’re the daughter of Board Member Yao.”
“I’m surprised that Mr. Cheng still remembers me,” said Yao Jingfei. She felt ecstatic.
Cheng Dongge did not explain further, saying indifferently, “Qilin is our official workplace, and the lobby is the first place that everyone would pass by if a person comes to our company. No matter what upsets Miss Yao, it’s inappropriate to quarrel with others here.”
Yao Jingfei blushed after being criticized by him, but she dared not retort. She could only say embarrassedly, “I’m sorry, I’ll take note of that in the future.”
“Aunt, will you be coming here in the future? I told you that you’d fail your interview, right?” said Qi Youxuan rudely.
“You shouldn’t talk like that. She is the daughter of a board member of this company, so it’s no big deal if she comes to visit her father,” said Ruan Danchen gently.
Yao Jingfei was blushing furiously as Qi Youxuan asked curiously, “What is a board member?”
“A person who owns shares of a company,” explained Ruan Danchen.
“Oh.” Qi Youxuan nodded. “No wonder she is so confident to say that they will keep the job for her and you won’t get the job.”
By now, Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu had reached them. Qi Chengzhi asked in a deep and cold voice, “Really? Did Miss Yao say that?”
Yao Jingfei dared not admit it when she was facing Qi Chengzhi. She heard Qi Chengzhi say frigidly, “I suppose that Miss Yao mistook our intentions. Qilin does not consider your background during the interview. We only look at your abilities.”
After Qi Chengzhi said that, he left with Song Yu.
Yao Jingfei lowered her head. She was extremely embarrassed. She did not see Cheng Dongge smile and nod to Ruan Danchen. Qi Chengyue winked at her and Qi Youxuan too.
Qi Youxuan waved his little hand and he mouthed a farewell to Cheng Dongge and Qi Chengyue.
After that, Ruan Danchen ignored Yao Jingfei and left with Qi Youxuan.
When they were in the elevator, Qi Chengyue could not help but ask, “Board Member Yao and his daughter haven’t found out about it?”
Cheng Dongge paused for a while, then he said, “Board Member Yao had indeed given prior notice about his daughter to the managers of each department before the interview. He even talked to the manager of the human resources department to pull the strings. If Yao Jingfei fails to get into Qilin, Board Member Yao will never let this incident pass.”
Qi Chengzhi held Song Yu’s hand and smiled at her mischievously. “Let’s go to Chenglin’s office first. That Miss Yao was so rude to Xiao Ruan, let’s see what Chenglin would think of her.”
Suddenly, she felt that Yao Jingfei was quite pitiful.
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Xiao Yang stopped his car in front of the entrance of Jiaxia Elementary School. Qi Youxuan was still blushing before he exited the car. “Goodbye,” said Qi Youxuan bashfully as he got out of the car immediately.
“Youxuan,” shouted Ruan Danchen as she chased after the little boy.