The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 286 - 275: Return to West City

Chapter 286: Chapter 275: Return to West City

When the two of them arrived in West City, it was past five. They went straight home, had a simple meal, and took a shower.

They didn’t even have the energy to pick up Huaniu and Hua Guoguo.

Since there was work in Nanzhou, Jingqiu headed to her team to report early the next morning while Lu Jingqiu slept until past ten before getting up.

After eating a boiled egg, she went over to Luo Xinyue’s place.

"Thank goodness you’re home, I was afraid I’d make a wasted trip."

Luo Xinyue was doing the laundry when Jingqiu came over and hurriedly invited her in, "When did you get back?"

"Last night, I’m here to pick up the two little ones. How’s married life treating you?"

Luo Xinyue blushed shyly, "It’s good, just a bit boring. Thankfully, I have these two little ones for company. Jingqiu, I’m keeping Hua Guoguo, and I’m not giving her back to you."

"Wow, so authoritarian."

"Hmph, yes, I’m authoritarian."

Seeing the plump bellies of the two little creatures, Jingqiu knew they had been well-fed these days. Knowing that Hua Guoguo would not be mistreated here, she agreed to let Luo Xinyue keep Hua Guoguo.

Luo Xinyue was so delighted she almost hugged Jingqiu and kissed her, "Jingqiu, you’re so kind."

"Stop it, it’s just a cat. I feel like Hua Guoguo is now number one here, and Shang Ze is second place in your house."

Luo Xinyue just smiled and didn’t answer. Jingqiu took out the gifts she bought in Shanghai for her, a lipstick and a box of Fragrant Cream.

"The fragrant cream over there is quite cheap."

"Yeah, I like this scent. By the way, when is Niannian coming back?"

"She’ll probably be back when school starts. You haven’t been going to the office lately, have you?"

"I was just about to talk to you about that, Deputy Editor Yang asked me to wait a bit longer before going over."

"Isn’t the office busy?"

Luo Xinyue shook her head, "It’s busy, but I’m having some trouble."

"What happened, is there some kind of problem?"

"You know about the illustration job Editor Ban gave me for Mr. Yang’s autobiography, right? It was supposed to be your gig. You and Editor Ban both said my style suited him better, but then...">

"But then what? He wasn’t satisfied? Wasn’t it all discussed and approved by the old gentleman?"

"Yes, but he wasn’t home at the time, and his family made the decision for him. Now that the book is published, the old man has changed his mind."

"The book is already published, and now he’s changed his mind? How is this your fault?"

"The old man says that it was the publishing house that led them on, getting them such an incompetent illustrator, and that’s why his book has no sales at all."

"...So the book didn’t sell, and he’s blaming the illustrations?"

"Exactly, I’m really feeling down about this. It’s been a big blow to me. I have lost all confidence in my art now. Jingqiu, do you think I’m unsuitable for this job?"

"Not at all, this matter... it’s partly my fault. Initially, Editor Ban approached me for the job."

"It’s not your fault, why blame yourself? The office doesn’t blame me, either. Editor Yang said not to go in because they were worried the old gentleman might come to the office and start a conflict with me."

"Nobody is to blame for this. Editor Ban said that he informed the old man beforehand, and it was the old man himself who said to let his family help with the reference. His son thought it was okay, so I started drawing it,"

"Right, yeah, we can’t blame ourselves for this... but how do we resolve it now?"

"There’s not much to resolve. The publisher says the old man is making unreasonable trouble. He just feels resentful because his book didn’t sell well after publication,"

"I think his book is quite interesting. It’s about some fun stories from his childhood and is very suitable for middle-to-upper-grade students,"

"As for why it didn’t sell well, we really have no idea. So, I’ll just wait a bit longer before going back."

"Editor Yang asked me to let you know, when you have time, to hurry back to work."

"Okay, I don’t have much going on recently, um... how about next Monday?"

"Okay, just directly go there."

Jingqiu stayed at Luo Xinyue’s home until almost noon before she left, carrying Huaniu in her arms.

Hua Guoguo would be someone else’s child from now on.

She tidied up the house in the afternoon.

With nothing else to do in the evening, Jingqiu took the gifts for her uncle and aunt and went to the big courtyard.

It was only when she arrived at her aunt’s place that she found out her uncle was also there. He was delighted to see her, "Your aunt called a few days ago."

"How is my aunt doing over there, and is my little nephew cute?"

"They’re doing well. I want to go, but unfortunately, I can’t find the time. Oh, by the way, do you know Wei Jincheng from the logistics department? I saw Mingchao and Gao Da messing around with him before."

"Yes, Uncle, what happened?"

"His relatives from his hometown came looking for him, complaining to the leaders that he’s been unfilial. They said he’s been orphaned since he was young, and it was his grandparents who struggled to raise him. They went to great lengths to get him into the military and sent him here. It hasn’t been two years, and he’s only visited home twice, and hasn’t been sending living expenses to his grandparents for the past year. His own family didn’t even know he was married. Now the Discipline Inspection Commission is investigating."

Jingqiu knew that the Wei Family wouldn’t just leave West City after coming all this way and not being able to find Wei Jincheng, "Uncle, has the troop been able to contact Wei Jincheng?"

"They sent a telegram to his wife’s family, but they said he just left to go back to his hometown, and this vacation was specifically to visit his relatives."

"Oh." No wonder Niannian and Wei Jincheng were not worried. It seemed they had a plan in place already, "And the Wei Family, are they still here? What does the Discipline Inspection Commission say?"

"Wei Jincheng has been a soldier for over two years. It’s pretty normal for him not to return home for most of the half-year due to his duties. In our team, there are a bunch of soldiers who haven’t been back for two years. The Discipline Inspection Commission won’t take just one side of the story. They are still staying at the guest house."

"Uncle, I know a little bit about his family situation. Wei Jincheng’s wife is a good friend of mine. The apartment outside my house is actually rented to her.

She said, Wei Jincheng is not actually a child of the Wei family, but was stolen from their county hospital. This was personally admitted by the two elderly members of the Wei family. Wei Jincheng has also returned once before to investigate this matter. Now they have severed ties."

"Did they find out anything? Is he really not their biological child?"

Jingqiu wanted to tell her uncle why the Wei family had stolen a child, but it involved Uncle Gao, so it was difficult to bring up, "Although he’s a soldier, he doesn’t have much of a network over there; he has no power or influence, so the hospital wouldn’t let him investigate. If they did, and it really turned out that a child had been lost from their hospital, the hospital itself would have to take responsibility. However, he did ask someone to check, and it’s unclear if there have been any results yet."

Her uncle nodded, "I understand now. Tomorrow, I’ll talk to his leaders about it. Wei Jincheng is well-regarded in the team, and his leaders value him. They’ve been speaking up for him."

"Uncle, he is our friend, and Wei Jincheng is not the Wei family’s child—this is definitely true. Please put in a good word for him as well."

Yang Pinggui nodded, knowing what to do, and said he would make a trip there tomorrow.

The Discipline Inspection Commission couldn’t get in touch with Wei Jincheng, so there wouldn’t be a result for a while.

Jingqiu was still worried. She thought about contacting Grandpa Xue tomorrow to find out where Niannian and the others had gone.