darknovel Chapter 131 Ineffective Flattery
Chapter 131 Ineffective Flattery
"Xiaoxia, how have you been these past two years? You've gotten even more beautiful than before."
Wen Youli poured Wang Xiaoxia a cup of hot water and placed melon seeds and fruit on the table.
This is the standard for most rural families when entertaining guests.
"Thank you, Aunt Wen."
Wang Xiaoxia took the water glass, smiled and thanked them, appearing very well-behaved.
"Aunt Wen, after going out for a walk, I realized that home is still the best place. I don't plan to go out anymore. At most, I'll find a job in the county or city."
"By the way, I heard Uncle Lu is going to become the chairman of the board. I wonder if I'll have the good fortune to get a job in Uncle Lu's company?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ran thought to himself, "Just as I thought."
This is a situation we'll have to face sooner or later; many people in the village will definitely come to us asking for work.
Although every family receives ordinary investment dividends, every family has a child working away from home, and every family wants their child to have a decent job back in their hometown.
Even if he or his father were to place all these people into the company, there would still be many who would be dissatisfied.
Let alone ordinary employees, even those in charge will have complaints if they are of lower status than others.
Lu Ran had been troubled by this matter for a while, but now Chang You has taken the initiative to step forward and play the bad cop.
That makes things much easier.
Before his mother could answer, Lu Ran interjected, "You'll have to wait until the company is established and the HR department is in place before you can go to Uncle Chang. Uncle Chang is the highest-ranking person in charge of HR recruitment for the company."
Wang Xiaoxia was taken aback: "Looking for Uncle Chang?"
"Isn't it said that you founded the company, and Uncle Lu is in charge of managing it?"
Then she smiled and said, "What, afraid I'll borrow money from you? Are you just pretending?"
Lu Ran said seriously, "I'm not joking. Uncle Chang has invested a lot of money and is a major shareholder of the company. I'm just calling on everyone to invest and share the profits. I'm not some emperor who can do whatever he wants."
Seeing that Lu Ran was so serious, Wang Xiaoxia stopped joking.
After thinking for a moment, he winked at Lu Ran and said, "Okay, then I'll apply through the normal process. Whether I can get into the company, and how much compensation I can get, will all depend on my own abilities."
"I will set an example and be a role model for you. Even my dad, who is the village chief, can't get in through connections. I think once others know this, they won't bother Aunt Wen and Uncle Lu anymore."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Aunt Wen, is your back pain any better? I just brought back some medicine for back pain from outside. Come here, let me apply it and massage it for you."
As Wang Xiaoxia spoke, she took out several bottles of medicine from her bag and placed them on the table.
In the past, Wen Youli would have readily accepted, genuinely feeling that the girl was sensible and considerate.
Wen Youli still thinks Wang Xiaoxia is a very good person.
But she could no longer accept his kindness.
Having been through similar experiences, she could easily see through Wang Xiaoxia's thoughts.
So, Wen Youli smiled and declined the other party's offer: "Thank you, Xiaoxia. Your Uncle Lu has been applying medicine and massaging me for the past two years. My back is much better now, and I don't need so much medicine anymore."
"You should take it back to your in-laws. They're getting old, and their backs are bound to have some problems."
Wang Xiaoxia paused for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed and said, "Aunt Wen, I've been single for a long time. What in-laws would I have?"
"Huh? Aren't you... engaged?!"
Wen Youli had actually guessed that if the other person had a boyfriend, he probably wouldn't be so enthusiastic about coming to her house anymore.
"Sigh, we broke up. We weren't compatible, and we wouldn't have been happy together."
"I'd still rather choose the one I like!"
As she spoke, Wang Xiaoxia glanced at Lu Ran, who was eating sunflower seeds next to her.
Lu Ran pretended to be engrossed in watching TV, unaware of anything.
"I see!"
"It's okay, Xiaoxia, you're a good girl, you'll definitely meet a good family in the future."
"Like my Xiaoran, although she's sometimes disobedient, she still has some good points. Now she's found me a beautiful and gentle daughter-in-law, and I'm just waiting for them to finalize the wedding arrangements after the New Year!"
Wang Xiaoxia's expression changed slightly.
"Is that so?"
Wang Xiaoxia had already learned from Chang Zilong that Lu Ran had a girlfriend, but she never expected that Aunt Wen, who used to like her so much, would say such things to her face.
It was clearly a reminder to her.
Although Wen Youli couldn't read minds, she still managed to discern Wang Xiaoxia's thoughts from her expression.
She sighed inwardly, "I hinted to you before that I wanted you to be my daughter-in-law, but you didn't take it seriously. Now that you've realized the other women aren't good enough and want to turn back, it seems a bit too late."
Wen Youli gave such a direct reminder.
It's not about making the other person regret it or satisfying some psychological need of hers.
Rather, it was her values that told her that since her son had a girlfriend, she, as his mother, couldn't accept the advances of other girls indiscriminately.
Even though she hadn't met Cheng Ning in person, they had only communicated via phone.
She also had to consider the future daughter-in-law.
"Haha, congratulations Aunt Wen, and thank you for your blessings, Aunt Wen."
"fine."
"Xiaoxia, please sit down first. I'll go cook. We'll eat at our house later."
Although we can't be family, we should still be polite to each other.
Wen Youli patted her son beside her: "Xiao Ran, take good care of Xiaoxia. I'll go cook. We can't neglect our guests, you know!"
Lu Ran nodded: "Okay, Mom."
Lu Ran's mother's attitude towards Wang Xiaoxia was both expected and unexpected.
The former is because he trusts his mother, who will definitely act with discretion knowing that he has Cheng Ning.
To Lu Ran's surprise, his mother was surprisingly blunt.
You know, when he first entered society, his mother often said how wonderful the village chief's daughter was.
Although I never mentioned it again after I found out that she had a boyfriend.
But Lu Ran knew that his mother was definitely satisfied with Wang Xiaoxia.
Nowadays, not only are people single, but they also come knocking on your door to fawn over you. Lu Ran thought that his mother would at least consider his reputation and say it more subtly!
I never expected that this would just be wishing them to find someone better.
We must not neglect our guests.
That's a very good point!
Lu Ran refilled Wang Xiaoxia's water glass with hot water, smiled politely, and then turned back to watch TV.
Wang Xiaoxia stared at Lu Ran's profile for a few minutes before suddenly speaking, "Lu Ran."
Lu Ran turned her head and smiled: "What's wrong?"
Wang Xiaoxia laughed and said, "You're still so straightforward and cold, just like when you were a child."
"Well···"
Lu Ran didn't know how to respond to this inexplicable remark.
Wang Xiaoxia, resting her chin on her hand, continued, "I wrote you a love letter when I was in fourth grade, and you were in fifth grade then."
"I put the love letter in your drawer, and you didn't even look at it before using it to wipe your mouth and throwing it away."
Do you know how much I hated you back then?
"I was thinking that I must find a man who is better than you, richer than you, and more handsome than you."
Lu Ran twitched his lips. This guy's crazy.
When I was in elementary school, all I cared about were spicy snacks, basketball, and video games. Who would read love letters? That's crazy.