The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 287 - 277: Report to the Unit

Chapter 287: Chapter 277: Report to the Unit

As she left her uncle’s house and walked toward the apartment building, Xia Lin happened to bump into Gao Qing. Lu Jingqiu’s face lit up with joy, and just as she was about to greet her, she noticed a tall and handsome man standing beside her.

Their gestures toward each other were somewhat intimate.

While she stood there in a daze, Gao Qing saw her and ran over, happily embracing her, "Qiuqiu, you’re finally back."

After regaining her composure, Lu Jingqiu smiled and asked, "Did you come back for the holidays?"

"Yes, I did."

Lu Jingqiu clearly noticed her momentary hesitation but didn’t think much of it, and said, "I visited Shanghai this time, and I specifically brought you a lipstick and Fragrant Cream." She hurriedly took them out of her pocket and handed them to her.

Gao Qing took them, sniffed them, and said, "I heard that the Fragrant Cream over there is even better than in Capital City. I regret that I couldn’t make it back for your wedding, oh right, let me introduce you, this is my schoolmate, Ma Song, and he’s also my boyfriend. Songzi, this is my good sister Lu Jingqiu I always talk to you about."

"Hello, Comrade Lu, I’ve often heard Qingqing talk about you. She says you’re an impressive character and an excellent painter, I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time."

"Oh no, not at all, Gao Qing is exaggerating."

Ma Song seemed to be around one meter eighty, tall and thin, with a medium-length hairstyle parted in the middle, resembling a star from the Hong Kong Area, cultured and refined.

Lu Jingqiu felt a bit puzzled and smiled at Ma Song before pulling Gao Qing aside and asking, "What’s going on, what’s going on? It’s only been a few months, and all of a sudden there’s a Ma Song. What about Wu Zhengran?"

Gao Qing replied, "What does Wu Zhengran have to do with me? Just because he likes me doesn’t mean I have to date him."

Lu Jingqiu felt a pang in her heart but said nothing. After all, it was her own business, and she couldn’t intervene too much, "Is this Comrade Ma good to you?"

A blush crept over Gao Qing’s face as she happily said, "He’s very good to me. His family is from Capital City, and they are in the military too. We met at an ice rink where a few thugs were causing trouble, and he helped me. It was later that I discovered he was also from our school."

"You two are moving fast, already coming to meet the parents?"

At this mention, a hint of resentment appeared on Gao Qing’s face, "It’s not really like that, sigh... when you have time, I’ll tell you all about it."

"I’m free right now."

Gao Qing glared at her irritably, "I’m not free right now, okay? Fine, I’ll come to your place tomorrow."

"I no longer live in this small building," Lu Jingqiu pointed to the small building that had been part of her growing up.

"I heard from my mom. I know about the house Jiang Nanzhou assigned to you, see you tomorrow."

"...Alright."

Lu Jingqiu was full of questions waiting for her.

Seeing that the two seemed to be heading out, Lu Jingqiu didn’t say much more and turned to go back to the apartment building.

She had bought some groceries on her way there, planning to make pork strip noodles for dinner tonight.

She had a pot of soup ready, just right for putting in the noodles when Nanzhou came home.

When Jiang Nanzhou came home, he also brought a dish from the cafeteria, "Knowing you’d be coming over today, I got you the braised eggplant you’ve been craving."

"Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve had Uncle Cafeteria’s braised eggplant. His is the tastiest."

"We’re living here this month, and in summer there are plenty of eggplants, so the cafeteria often makes this dish."

Lu Jingqiu hummed, "I have to go to the agency for work on Monday. It’s not too far from here, but I need to pick up Huaniu."

"Alright."

"By the way, my uncle told me this afternoon that the Wei Family came to denounce Wei Jincheng. Since you’re in the unit, could you help ask around when you have time?"

"Jincheng already talked to me about this. I’ll communicate further with my uncle about it."

"What did Wei Jincheng tell you?"

Jiang Nanzhou smiled, "Nothing much, just about his issues with the Wei Family. Knowing that the Wei Family would come to the unit to complain, he wanted me to just tell the truth."

"That makes sense. A visit to Wei Family Village by the Disciplinary Committee would clarify things."

"It’s not easy to say. After all, they raised him for so many years. If the villagers side with the Wei Family, Jincheng probably won’t be able to remain a soldier, but he says he doesn’t care."

Xia Lin thought back to Wei Jincheng’s previous life, where he had also been discharged from the military. Whether it was a regular discharge or not, she wasn’t sure.

Jingqiu then asked Jiang Nanzhou if Wei Jincheng had told him why the Wei Family had stolen from him.

Jiang Nanzhou said he knew.

"Well, what does he mean by that?"

"He said he could talk about it, and that it would be best to let Uncle Gao know about the schemes the Wei Family plotted against him over the years."

"Then you should talk to the leaders of the logistics department tomorrow, or discuss it with your uncle-in-law, about how to approach the subject, whether to tell Uncle Gao first, considering that only Gao Shu’s father knew about this. Unfortunately, Gao Shu’s father is no longer with us."

"Mm."

The next day, bright and early, Jingqiu rode her bike over with Huaniu and bought some vegetables on the way back.

Just as she arrived at the front door, she saw Gao Qing standing there holding two drinks.

"How long have you been here?" Jingqiu asked as she opened the door.

Gao Qing smiled, "I’ve just arrived. Did you go shopping for groceries this early in the morning?"

"Mm."

"Getting married really changes things, you’ve become so domestic."

"Isn’t it the same as before? If you don’t go shopping for groceries early, there won’t be any fresh ones left."

Jingqiu said this as she led her inside. It was Gao Qing’s first time at Jiang Nanzhou’s place. The furniture still looked like the old furniture from Jingqiu’s previous home. Seeing how neatly everything was arranged, Gao Qing remarked, "It’s just not the same. So, how’s married life?"

Jingqiu laughed, "Not bad, and you, with Ma Song?"

Without any formality, Gao Qing sat down at the dining table by the door, handed Jingqiu a drink and said, "Qiuqiu, my situation is a bit complicated. To be honest, I’m quite confused, and I’ve been wanting to talk to you about it, but unfortunately, you weren’t around."

"What’s wrong, how complicated can it be? Who pursued whom?"

"He pursued me, but I never agreed. Now that we’re on vacation and he said he was coming here to travel, it so happens he has a relative here."

"Ah, so he sought you out after getting here? It’s only been... a month, and you’ve been conquered."

Gao Qing shook her head, "Did you know that Xia Lin is pregnant?"

Jingqiu, not understanding why she brought up Xia Lin, nodded and said, "I know. She should be about four or five months along, right?"

"My dad was really happy about it, saying that my uncle finally has a legacy now. My mom was also delighted. During the summer break, when both my brother and I were home, we felt the whole family was together, so we decided to have a big family dinner to gather and celebrate.

I didn’t think much of it at first, but guess what stunt Xia Lin pulled on the day of the dinner?"

Jingqiu shook her head.

"She actually invited Wu Zhengran over."

"Wu Zhengran? How does she know him?"

"I asked that day, and Wu Zhengran said I was the one who invited him. As soon as I heard that, I knew Xia Lin was up to no good, and I had no idea what she was plotting.

Although I didn’t particularly dislike Old Wu, his presence at such a family gathering could easily lead to misunderstandings with my family.

It just so happened that Ma Song, following someone, entered our compound and came looking for me.

I took the opportunity to invite him over to our house as a guest, too. I told my family they were just classmates who had dropped by coincidentally."

Jingqiu frowned, "Wu Zhengran didn’t know that Xia Lin has issues with your family, so he just came over when she asked?"

"Hmph, even if he knew, how would that matter? That guy would love to be associated with me."

That made sense, "What happened after that?"

At this point, Gao Qing’s expression became a bit unnatural, and after a moment she said, "After that... after that, both men had a few drinks with my dad and my brother."