Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 339: The Posture of the Superior

Chapter 339: Chapter 339: The Posture of the Superior

"Don’t look back now, just have someone clean up. By tomorrow evening at the latest, everything should be packed."

Xia Zhen had no choice but to agree.

The second wife of the Xia Family was so upset that she felt like vomiting blood, but there was nothing she could do since she was the one who had caused the trouble in the first place.

The second branch of the Xia Family had no choice but to go back and pack their belongings.

Old Madam Xia patted Jiang Xiruo’s hand, "I’m sorry you had to go through this, Xiruo."

"It’s all in the past now," Jiang Xiruo, very open-minded and clear-headed, didn’t take it too much to heart.

Lady Xia then said, "I’ll ask for some help to come back and tidy up the rooms they vacate properly. After all, Xiruo and Enci would feel a sense of belonging living in their own courtyard."

"That way, Xiaozhe can come to live with me in the future," Xia Enci was very pleased.

Jiang Zhe smiled faintly, today’s events had resolved a major issue, which wasn’t too bad.

However, after such events, Lady Xia felt it wouldn’t be appropriate to continue entertaining guests in the evening, and said, "Shall we just dine amongst ourselves tonight?"

"That’s great, it’s both quiet and comfortable," Xia Enci said with a smile, looking up.

Xia Tang and Xia Xingzhi walked in, and Xia Xingzhi asked with a laugh, "What’s so amusing?"

"Just saying that we’ll all have dinner together tonight."

As soon as Xia Xingzhi heard this, he knew she didn’t include the second branch. He had had enough of their idle chatter recently and laughed, "That does sound like fun."

"You’ll have to help your third aunt and Enci move to their own place later," Lady Xia said to Xia Xingzhi.

"Where to?"

"The rooms vacated by your second uncle and aunt."

Xia Xingzhi was rather surprised, "They agreed to vacate?"

"I’ll tell you about it later," said Lady Xia. "Let’s have dinner now that everyone is here."

Xia Xingzhi looked deeply at Jiang Zhe, noticing her calm demeanor, as though she was above worldly concerns yet his attention was unwittingly captured by her poise.

After dinner, Xia Xingzhi finally found the chance to speak with Jiang Zhe alone.

"I haven’t had the chance to thank you for the matter with Elder Fu," he said.

"Elder Fu has his own standards for choosing people, that’s not something I can influence," she replied.

Hearing Jiang Zhe say this, Xia Xingzhi smiled. She was helping others without seeking credit, which was indeed rare.

Xia Xingzhi laughed, "I don’t know how else to thank you, but if there’s anything you need in the future, just let me know, and I’ll do my utmost to help."

Jiang Zhe popped two pieces of chewing gum into her mouth, "Sure, got it. I’m off then."

Watching her carefree departure, Xia Xingzhi stared at her retreating figure for a long time.

...

Jiang Xiruo was able to purchase snow fungus and generously shared it with Old Madam Xia, which made the second wife of the Xia Family both envious and jealous.

She truly couldn’t imagine how Jiang Xiruo managed to do it.

As far as she knew, the Jiang Family, quite a while ago, was merely a name that could be mentioned in Jincheng, but compared to the families in Beijing, they were far behind.

Seizing the opportunity of giving the house back to Jiang Xiruo, the second wife of the Xia Family said, "Xiruo, I’m really sorry about the last incident, as your second sister-in-law, I want to apologize to you. I hope you, as a magnanimous person, will forgive my previous folly."

"Let’s leave the past in the past. There’s no need to keep bringing it up," said Jiang Xiruo.

"Yes, that’s very generous of you. By the way, do you have a way to buy snow fungus?" the second wife asked.

The snow fungus that Xia Mingli bought before had already been given away by Xia Tang as gifts.

Xia Mingli and Xia Mingzhu also planned to buy some to give away as gifts.

Xia Mingli had already used up a lot of goodwill on his last purchase and didn’t have any left for this time.

Jiang Xiruo was, after all, one of their own, so the second wife of the Xia family counted on her for help.

"No," Jiang Xiruo flatly refused.

"Then where did you get yours?"

"A friend gave it to me."

Seeing how firmly Jiang Xiruo spoke, the second wife of the Xia Family realized there was no room for negotiation.

She thought for a moment, "Then, can you spare me some?"

"Second sister-in-law, mom’s health now relies on these snow fungus. If she has less, it would be worse for her health. I know you are very filial and always the most dutiful to mother. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to take from her share, right? Mom needs it to stay alive."

The second wife of the Xia Family was so cornered by Jiang Xiruo’s words that she couldn’t utter a single word.

The mother of the Xia family’s eldest daughter-in-law was not well. She had had surgery not long ago and planned to ask Jiang Xiruo for some snow fungus, but before she could approach, she overheard Jiang Xiruo’s words.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Xia family felt a bit embarrassed to come forward now.

The second wife of the Xia family left with an awkward expression.

"Eldest sister-in-law," Jiang Xiruo called out to the Xia family’s eldest daughter-in-law.

"Ah, so early in the morning, and you’re already busy helping mom stew snow fungus," the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xia family said with a smile.

Jiang Xiruo took out two packets of snow fungus and handed them to the Xia family’s eldest daughter-in-law, "Eldest sister-in-law, these two packets are for you. Whether you keep them for yourself or give them away, it’s up to you how to use them conveniently."

The two packets were filled with top-quality snow fungus, heavy in the hand.

The Xia family’s eldest daughter-in-law hurriedly said, "Thank you, I’ll just take one. It’s really embarrassing to take more. Save the rest for mom or Xiaozhe and Enci."

"Don’t worry, I’ve set some aside for them. And this is actually Xiaozhe’s idea; she said you must accept them."

The Xia family’s eldest daughter-in-law certainly knew the worth of such items.

She didn’t think she had helped Jiang Xiruo and Jiang Zhe much, yet they both took these gestures to heart, causing a lump in her throat.

...

Jiang Zhe went to meet Fu Qifang.

After finishing his work, Fu Qifang asked with a smile, "When will you return to Jincheng?"

"In a couple of days."

"Don’t go back yet. We have visitors from M Country coming for a study exchange. We need to perform some satellite launch simulation experiments for them. You should come and watch."

Jiang Zhe laughed, "Isn’t that just a basic operation, what’s there for me to watch?"

"It is a basic operation, but this time the person in charge is Xia Xingzhi. Your own recommended talent; shouldn’t you come to inspect the results?"

Jiang Zhe nodded, "Tell me a specific time, and I’ll come to see it."

"I will have my assistant send you the schedule. Although it’s a basic operation, it’s not without difficulties. We can’t show any weakness in front of the foreigners. You understand what I mean by asking you to come and see for yourself, right?"

Jiang Zhe understood.

These past few days, Xia Xingzhi had also been busy dealing with this matter, making final preparations.

Xia Mingzhu watched Xia Xingzhi bustling about, her fingers pinched together; this was the work that should have been hers.

Now she could only support Xia Xingzhi.

Xia Xingzhi approached her, asking, "Mingzhu, are the data preparations on your end complete?"

Xia Mingzhu was the data lead for the entire team; she was in charge of consolidating important data.

She collected her thoughts, "Everything is prepared, don’t worry."

"Good, I’ll rely on you for the data side of things tomorrow at the site. It’s hard work," Xia Xingzhi encouraged.

Though he spoke with an approachable tone, in Xia Mingzhu’s eyes, he always had the demeanor of someone superior.