The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 267 - 257: Backed by Powerful Supporters

Chapter 267: Chapter 257: Backed by Powerful Supporters

Lu Jingqiu thought for a moment and said, "It seems like Zhao Shun doesn’t really agree with demanding the house, it should be his wife who wants it."

Grandpa Xue said, "Zhao Shun’s wife must be newly married, and she’s an old educated youth too. Last year Zhao Shun sold the house to marry her, must have been the Liu Family stirring things up behind the scenes.

Zhao Shun must also know that what they are doing is not right, so he didn’t say anything throughout the whole process and kept his head down."

Xue Jianian said, "Should we talk to Zhao Shun?"

"Let’s go ask them tomorrow."

Grandpa Xue waved his hand and said, "You don’t even know where their house is, you would turn up empty-handed if you went. The Liu Family is the main instigator here."

Xue Jianian said, "Then we should talk to the Liu Family."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Don’t go, if we start talks, it just lets them know that there’s room for negotiation, and then they’ll be even more arrogant."

Xue Jianian said, "So what do we do?"

For a moment, neither of them knew what to do.

Grandpa Xue was calm and composed as he said, "Why worry about what the Liu Family is doing? Right now, the factory and those major merchants recognize us, and the property deed is in our hands.

I’ll go to the project director who is responsible for relocation tomorrow, have him contact the leadership above, and you can meet them to discuss the division of the houses.

Once it’s settled and the contract is signed, not the Zhao Family, the Liu Family, or even the factory will have a say."

Hearing Grandpa Xue’s words, Xue Jianian slapped his thigh and laughed, "When it comes to dealing with problems, we still need you, Grandpa."

Lu Jingqiu wasn’t as cheerful as Xue Jianian, but she still smiled and gave Grandpa Xue a thumbs-up.

With both youngsters praising him, Grandpa Xue laughed heartily.

It was then that Grandma Xue got the water ready and called the two girls to take a bath.

After the two emerged refreshed, Grandma Xue fed them a lot of delicious foods.

Finally, without thinking about anything, they went straight to bed for a nap.

In the afternoon, Grandpa Xue went straight out to find the project team’s director.

Lu Jingqiu was worried that the Liu Family would be watching this side attentively and didn’t know if they saw Grandpa Xue go out.

Xue Jianian sat at the entrance of her house in the afternoon, watching the main gate of the Liu Family across the street.

Lu Jingqiu was in a hidden spot, also observing their house.

Grandma Xue said, "You don’t need to watch; they are definitely at the factory working now and don’t have time to watch our house."

Xue Jianian said, "The students are on vacation now, there must be quite a few kids at home."

Grandma Xue had forgotten about that.

Seeing Grandma Xue at a loss, Lu Jingqiu realized this might be the case; they thought that the Liu Family would surely come over at night.

The two guessed correctly, the Liu Family’s children were indeed watching, and the adults told them after getting off work.

However, after observing for a long time, they didn’t see anyone from the Liu Family come over.

Xue Jianian thought they hadn’t been seen, but upon returning, Grandpa Xue said, "Their silence means they are up to no good.

They must know about tomorrow’s meeting with the developer and are at home scheming now."

Neither Lu Jingqiu nor Xue Jianian slept well that night.

Although Xue Jianian had a magical storage space, she was a genuine local who had been to college but had never experienced such matters before; Grandpa had always made the decisions.

Lu Jingqiu was reincarnated, but in her previous life, she had been a psychiatric patient, locked up for ten years. After being released, she didn’t have to worry about anything and hadn’t experienced any significant events.

Her mind was uncertain, and she was supposed to meet with Nanzhou tomorrow, but now she had to wait because of the meeting with the developer.

She thought about many things that might be discussed at the meeting with the developer.

As well as the actions of the Liu Family and what kind of calculations they had made.

Thus, they made it to dawn and finally fell asleep.

But altogether, they hardly slept two hours before Grandma Xue woke them up.

After having breakfast, at eight-thirty, they followed Grandpa Xue to the factory.

The meeting today took place in the factory’s office.

The most critical location for the foundation is right at the pond, and since they have not reached an agreement, they can’t start building the garrison.

Therefore, the developers are also very anxious.

Moreover, this is a cooperation with the government; both sides are eager to facilitate the deal, and the construction timeline is tight.

The meeting location was in a small conference room inside the factory.

Once they arrived, they were received by Director Wang and the factory director.

The factory director was also pleased that the government requisitioned their land. Although they sold a portion of it, some of the staff residences were still occupied by the factory.

This occupation not only helped improve their housing conditions but also compensated them with a substantial sum.

With this compensation, upon moving to the new factory area, not only could they upgrade the factory’s equipment, but they could also build an additional dormitory building, solving the factory’s accommodation issues.

Of course, he wasn’t short of grievances when it came to the pond matter.

It was all about interests. Previously, when he sold the pond, some of the factory cadres unanimously agreed; they felt that since the factory was moving, selling it for a few thousand yuan to provide everyone with a benefit was quite satisfactory.

But now their sentiment was different, feeling that if they hadn’t sold the pond, the current situation wouldn’t just be about eight thousand yuan.

Because of this, a few small-minded cadres, agitating the staff behind the scenes, had sought him out quite frequently.

He wasn’t one to indulge them and had directly rejected their complaints.

Old Zhang from the marketing department, with his advanced age, was resting on his seniority and leadership role, always carrying an air of superiority and doing no real work.

Stuck in his ways, he failed to absorb new experiences and lessons amidst the significant changes of recent years and did not seriously consider new proposals from younger staff.

All he knew was to rely on past methods, treating the current new situation with outdated approaches; his subordinates had long been dissatisfied with him.

He had been approached many times about this, and recently, he discovered that Old Zhang had been profiting from his position.

Perhaps realizing that he was under scrutiny, he wanted to use the pond issue to downplay this matter.

Ha, he thought he wasn’t aware that it was Old Zhang who was instigating the staff against him.

Now that the agreement between the Xue and Lu families had been settled, he would see how to find time to deal with him.

While chatting with the factory director, Jingqiu realized he was a military veteran.

She immediately felt a sense of kinship and said eagerly, "Factory Director Lin, I also come from a military family."

Factory Director Lin’s interest was instantly piqued, and he said with a smile, "I heard from Old Man Xue that you are from West City, and the husband of the Xue girl is also a soldier. I agreed to sell you the pond initially because I was told you were from a military family and it was for the sake of the two elders. I have actually been to West City a few times; I have a few comrades-in-arms there."

Jingqiu quickly asked, "Factory Director Lin, are your comrades-in-arms still in service? I might know them."

Factory Director Lin laughed and replied, "One of them is the chief of your West City District police station, surname Liang. I heard he just got transferred to the Capital City Public Security Bureau as a deputy chief this year. Another one is in the military district, shares a surname with you."

After hearing the surnames mentioned by Factory Director Lin, Jingqiu was almost certain who they were – wasn’t this an unexpected turn of good fortune?

"Factory Director Lin, the two people you mentioned, wouldn’t happen to be Uncle Liang and my father, would they?"

"Oh?"

"Liang Shushan, Uncle Liang."

"My, it really is. So, what is your relationship with Lu Xianrun?"

"Lu Xianrun is my father."

Upon hearing this from Jingqiu, Factory Director Lin stood up excitedly and scrutinized Jingqiu before saying, "You do resemble him, you really do look like your father. My goodness, what a coincidence, niece! I only ever heard your father mention he had a daughter, but I never paid it much attention.

"It’s been over a decade since they have all parted ways, keeping in touch occasionally with a phone call.

"It was just recently that your Uncle Liang came for a visit, and I saw him then. I also got news of your father through him; I heard he’s been transferred to Capital City."

"Yes, Uncle Lin, he just left recently," Jingqiu replied.

Grandpa Xue and Xue Jianian were also quite surprised to find out that Factory Director Lin and Jingqiu’s father were comrades-in-arms. What good fortune this was! Having connections makes everything easier.

Director Wang, who was standing by, was even more surprised to learn that Factory Director Lin knew Comrade Lu.

Originally, his family members and relatives had also been thinking of reclaiming their property; he had disagreed and been holding off, waiting to see if the Liu and Zhao families could succeed, remaining in a state of observation.

Now it seemed there was no need to wait any longer, with connections to both a police chief and military personnel. It appeared that Factory Director Lin would probably back her, given her powerful connections.