Chapter 359 - As Expected, He Helped
Translator: lav
Editor: llikia
Shi Zhongping needed to take a nap in the afternoon. Shi Lei's mother said that since Shi Lei was back, she would return to work because it was bad to stay at home.
Hence, Shi Lei sat in the living room by himself and boringly scrolled through his WeChat Moments.
He saw that Wei Qing had a new post. He had just bought a new cruise ship and was showing it off.
Shi Lei wanted to ask him something and called him.
"Aiyo, Young Master Shi, what do you want from me?" Wei Qing smiled brightly, seeming to be having a good time on the cruise.
"Xiao Qingzi, I heard that you bought a new ship. Why didn't you tell me so I could have a look?"
"F*ck, you are calling me that like Shui Ye. Didn't you see my Moments? I ordered it last year and it didn't arrive until a few days ago. Today is its maiden voyage and I'm not familiar with it yet. When I'm more familiar with it and you come to Modu, we'll go out to sea. I'll introduce a few young models to you. They are all from the CJ convention last year—"
"My appetite isn't as good as yours to change girls constantly. I need to ask you something serious. You haven't helped me in secret recently, have you?"
Wei Qing drew a blank. "No. What am I helping you with? You are living the life, so why would you need my help?"
"Is it really not you?"
"What do you mean? Tell me clearly."
"Helping someone find a job—"
Wei Qing replied in disdain, "Shi Lei, although I, Wei Qing, can't compare to Miss Wei or Shui Ye, I really don't have the time to organize a job for someone. The project with the Wei family was left entirely in my hands and I came out to play because I had some free time. Why? Do you have a relative who needs a job? If there's a need, tell me and I'll tell my secretary to do it."
"If it's not you then forget it. I'm just asking. It's alright. Go have fun. I'll hang up."
"Okay. I'm going to Wudong in a few days. We can hang out then."
"I'm back in Runzhou for the winter holiday."
Wei Qing's voice suddenly raised. "I totally forgot that you are a student. Alright, we'll contact each other then."
After he hung up, Shi Lei called Jiang Yuanchao. Since it wasn't Wei Qing, there was a ninety percent chance that he was the one.
"Shi Lei, you're back in Runzhou?" Jiang Yuanchao sounded polite.
Shi Lei smiled. "Yes, Brother Yuanchao. I'm back."
"Alright, I'll tell Xiaohua later and we'll welcome you."
"I need to spend time with my friends today. Tomorrow, let's arrange a time and meet up."
"Instead of tomorrow, let's do tonight. You probably won't have anything after dinner, so we must throw you a welcome party."
Shi Lei pondered about that for a while and agreed. He decided to ask when he met them instead of over the phone.
When he was eating dinner with his parents, Jiang Yuanchao called asking if he needed to pick Shi Lei up.
Shi Lei said that he would drive there and Jiang Yuanchao sent the address over. He informed his parents about the meeting. "Dad, Mom, my two friends who helped us last time are holding a welcome party for me and want me to have a drink with them."
Shi Zhongping nodded and Shi Lei's mother said, "Thank them properly. You bought things for all our relatives; why didn't you buy anything for them?"
"Mom, look how rich they are. I can just treat them tonight because I won't be able to give them anything at their level."
"Oh, that's true. Remember to pay for it tonight. Do you have enough money? Do you want to take some more?" She felt like it was strange and added, "Oh, you definitely have money. Alright, just don't drink that much."
Shi Lei agreed and walked downstairs.
He drove to the lounge that Jiang Yuanchao had mentioned. As soon as he parked his car, two girls in cheongsams with side slits almost up to their armpits walked over. One of them opened the door for Shi Lei and asked politely, "Are you Young Master Shi?"
Shi Lei nodded. "That's me."
"Hello, Young Master Shi. Young Master Hu and Young Master Jiang told us to wait for you here."
Shi Lei thought that this was rather extravagant. He didn't say anything else and followed the two girls upstairs.
When he pushed the door open, Hu Xiaohua and Jiang Yuanchao immediately stood up. There were a few fuerdais in the room whom Shi Lei had met before but who had never introduced themselves in detail. They all stood up and greeted him with smiles, which he felt unaccustomed to. It was obvious that after Jiang Yuanchao had accidentally offended him last time, he and Hu Xiaohua were even more polite to him than before. Shi Lei assumed that they had perhaps been scolded by Hu Xiaohua's father after they went back.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't familiar with the road and am a bit late." Shi Lei could only reply politely facing such a situation.
"It's alright, we just arrived as well. Come come come. Sit here, Shi Lei," Hu Xiaohua greeted passionately and Jiang Yuanchao walked up next to him.
After Shi Lei sat down and everyone drank the first glass of wine together, Hu Xiaohua spoke a few words of welcome. Shi Lei then said, "Brother Yuanchao, I have something I want to ask you."
"What is it?"
"Did you arrange a job for my girlfriend's mother?"
Jiang Yuanchao became anxious as he was questioned. He had good intentions when he arranged the job for her, but it also showed that he had investigated Shi Lei again. Otherwise, how could he possibly know that it was hard for Sun Yiyi's mother to find a job?
Jiang Yuanchao couldn't tell what Shi Lei meant as he was expressionless, and it became awkward.
Hu Xiaohua observed and quickly said, "I did this with Yuanchao. We initially thought that we didn't have to tell you something this small because we just have to say a word or two. Oh, that's him. He's called Song Wei, the biggest client of that company in Wudong. We just happened to know that they were hiring, so we did it."
Jiang Yuanchao also explained, "We were not investigating you. Well, weren't we chatting about how Yiyi's mother was sick a while ago? I thought that she wasn't local there and she was a treasurer, so it was definitely difficult for her to find a job in her profession easily, so I mentioned it to Xiaohua. Then Xiaohua helped me to look for a job for Yiyi's mother. We thought that we didn't have to tell you something this small, but I didn't expect you to notice it."
Shi Lei finally smiled. "Brother Yuanchao, then I have to thank you because I was worried about it a while ago. To you." Shi Lei stood up and raised his glass. Jiang Yuanchao finally felt relieved knowing that Shi Lei wasn't angry at him.
However, the others found it strange to see Hu Xiaohua and Jiang Yuanchao's attitude toward Shi Lei.
Although they knew that Shi Lei was close with the legendary Shui Ye, those two didn't have to be this polite. However, Shi Lei knew that. The deterrent power of the Eye of the Dark Night was really horrifying to make someone like Hu Jianjun cautious. He understood that Hu Jianjun was the one who had ordered Hu Xiaohua and Jiang Yuanchao to have this kind of attitude toward him. Of course, Song Miaomiao and Wei Qing had also played a part.
After they sat down again, Jiang Yuanchao pulled another person over and stopped in front of Shi Lei. "Come, let me introduce you. This is my cousin. He has the same surname as you. He's called Shi Qiang (Featuring the reader Titan. Shi Qiang is apparently his real name). One stroke cannot write out two different 'Shi.' You two may be from the same family five hundred years ago. You should drink to this."