The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 400 - 389: Xia Lin’s Revenge

After separating, they soon saw Qi Anmin and Xia Lin, who had appeared by his side on the street.

At that moment, intuition told her that her job assignment had been manipulated by Xia Lin from behind the scenes.

That very night, Shen Mu, who came back very late, said slightly tipsy, "This afternoon, Shang Ze and I treated that Secretary Li to a meal.

Only after getting him drunk did we find out, it was his boss, Minister Qi, who had him do it."

Because of her business, her brother-in-law and friends all took extra care.

She was quite moved.

The next day, she made a call to Jiang Nanzhou about her job assignment and her suspicions.

"Yesterday, I saw Xia Lin laughing and chatting with Qi Anmin. I think it was her. Honey, I’ve had conflicts with Xia Lin before, but it was always open and fair competition. Now that she’s playing dirty, since sneaks are hard to guard against, I want to teach her a lesson and show her that being a sneak is not so easy." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"Wife, I’m sorry I wasn’t with you when you needed me most. Go ahead and do what you must. If you need connections, go to the team; seek help from your aunt’s husband and Company Commander Wang, whose parents work in the Education Bureau. As for where Xia Lin gets assigned, it’s up to you."

Lu Jingqiu did not say how she would retaliate, but in the past few days, Liang Zhuo gave her news that Yang Linghua’s father didn’t get along well with Qi Anmin, which is why he remained just a Director without progressing further.

Not long after Qi Anmin left, Father Yang got a promotion.

Qi Anmin still had some complaints about the current factory.

If it wasn’t Father Yang, then it had to be Xia Lin without a doubt.

That day, Lu Jingqiu deliberately waited for Xia Lin to finish school and blocked her way.

Standing in front of her with her bicycle, she went straight to the point and said, "You had someone change my job assignment, didn’t you?"

Xia Lin did not deny it; instead, she ridiculed Lu Jingqiu and admitted, "You discovered it so quickly. How do you like that? I’ve been planning this revenge for two years; are you satisfied?"

Lu Jingqiu looked at her arrogant demeanor and suddenly laughed in anger, "Your two-year preparation for revenge really caught me off guard. But I’m quite satisfied; at least I’m still engaged in painting and still in this industry."

Xia Lin’s expression faltered slightly, and Lu Jingqiu, noticing it, said with a laugh, "Since you’ve openly admitted it, I won’t beat around the bush. Just you wait."

Xia Lin was aware that her act would be discovered one day, and no matter what job she held, she didn’t care; she just wanted to establish that ground, knowing Lu Jingqiu’s retaliation would not hurt her.

However, the fact that Lu Jingqiu was still in the same industry mattered to her.

Without going home, she went straight to Director Qi; the two were now in a cooperative supply relationship.

Through her collaborations, Xia Lin had secured many projects; she was no longer just in the clothing business.

She had begun to invest in real estate; of course, her funds were not abundant, so she could only start on a small scale, cooperating with Minister Qi to obtain the largest land at the lowest price.

So now, when she met with Minister Qi, her demeanor was not as subservient as before. She went straight to the point and asked, "Didn’t I tell you to send Lu Jingqiu to the community office? Why was she assigned to the newspaper?"

"The newspaper? No, I had someone transfer her to a cinema. The community office is impossible; she has some reputation in the city. Once you mention Lu Jingqiu to the Education Bureau, everyone knows about her talent in painting. She has won awards in top-level competitions in the city. If you were to assign her to an unrelated community office, it would be too obvious that someone was interfering."

Xia Lin had thought it was the West City Daily News; the cinema, huh, not bad either.

No wonder Lu Jingqiu was so angry when she approached her today.

"The cinema, that’s good. Minister Qi, thank you for this time."

"What’s this? Comrade Lu knows about her assignment? Do you want to take precautions about your situation? As far as I know, you might get assigned to a local middle school."

Xia Lin shook her head, "No need, I don’t care. I’m certainly not going to report for duty. Speaking of which, has that industrial park deal gone through yet?"

"That place is difficult to handle; the capital required is huge. Do you have it?"

"How much is needed?"

"Two hundred thousand yuan."

Xia Lin frowned; she did not have that much money right now.

She had just relocated her factory, purchasing the land directly for a hundred thousand yuan.

And because of the factory issue, she also lost a deposit of three thousand yuan.

Gao Shu was still angry with her over this matter.

She thought about asking about Gao Shu’s job situation, but Gao Shu firmly refused to let her get involved.

Feeling in a good mood, she decided not to dine out today; instead, she would go home and cook some of her specialty dishes for him.

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Over at Lu Jingqiu’s end, when her friends found out about Xia Lin’s trickery,

they were infuriated. Luo Xinyue slapped Shang Ze’s arm and said, "Tomorrow you need to see Uncle Wang from the Education Bureau and have him send Xia Lin to a suburban elementary school, no, the more remote, the better."

Wei Jincheng laughed, "Comrade Luo, you’re still too kind-hearted. Isn’t she from Ten-miles Village, and doesn’t Ten-miles Village have a school? It’s quite normal for students to return to their place of origin."

Shang Ze raised his eyebrows and gave Wei Jincheng a thumbs up with a smile.

Lu Jingqiu shook her head and laughed, "Xia Lin doesn’t care where she’s assigned. Just like Niannian, would you go to work at a unit?"

Xue Jianian quickly shook her head, "I’m going to make big money." Units were of no interest to her.

The others understood in seconds, "No wonder, Xia Lin so generously admitted it in front of you. It’s because of this, isn’t it?"

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "I have my own plans for this matter, and if needed, I’ll ask for your help."

The matter of Lu Jingqiu being assigned to the cinema was now known to her aunt as well.

In the end, her grandfather also accidentally heard about it.

They all asked her whether she should try to pull some strings.

Lu Jingqiu said the matter was already being vigorously contested at the society, but the key point was that the director of the cinema, Director Li, upon seeing Lu Jingqiu was assigned to his side, didn’t want to let her go.

Their cinema had just moved to a new location, and many films had been released in the past two years. The cinema was so popular that it was bursting at the seams, needing to change the large posters daily. What they were lacking the most now were skilled artists like Lu Jingqiu.

The society offered a salary of thirty yuan a month, while they were giving thirty-five directly.

A formal job, and moreover, the welfare benefits of the cinema were now better than those of the society.

West City Daily News was also competing for talent now.

Lu Jingqiu had felt somewhat regretful before, but now she no longer felt anxious. She believed that gold would shine no matter where it was.

Lately, she had been silent. During her leisure time, she even went to the school to visit Chen Qingru.

Chen Qingru was now assisting her former teacher.

She was essentially working at an assistant teacher level.

The teacher’s dormitory hadn’t been allocated yet; she was still living in their dormitory.

Now it was just her left there.

"Jingqiu, why did you come here today?"

"To see you, to bring you some fruit, and to take a look at our new teacher."

"Haha, stop teasing me. I’ve been swamped with work."

"What’s the matter, any trouble?"

"No, just transitioning from a student to a teacher requires some adaptation. I’m learning a lot more from the teacher."

"It’s always like this at the beginning. Look, I’ve come to you today because I have something to ask."

"What’s up?"

"Do you know Liang Zhuo, the policeman? You saw him at my son’s full-month celebration."

"Oh, him. I’ve met him once outside before, he even caught a thief for me. Speaking of which, I haven’t had the chance to thank him yet."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, linking arms with her and speaking softly, "Well, he asked me to ask if you’re seeing anyone, and then... what you think of him."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingru’s little face instantly turned pink, and being in her twenties, she naturally knew what it implied.

Seeing her reaction, Lu Jingqiu knew there was a chance.

This time she was truly playing matchmaker.

Luo Xinyue was also quite surprised when she heard the news, so it turned out Qingru’s fate was waiting right here for her.

But seeing Lu Jingqiu not in a rush about her own matters, instead busily arranging things for Chen Qingru, was something to behold.

Until Jiang Nanzhou returned on Sunday.

He was worried about his wife.

The second day after his return, he brought Shen Mu with him, and it so happened that the second cousin also came back from Yangcheng City. Hearing that Gao Shu’s wife had secretly changed her younger sister’s assigned unit.

He immediately went out with Jiang Nanzhou.

Lu Jingqiu was afraid that her second cousin would act impulsively and confront Gao Shu head-on.

She specifically reminded him several times, and only after the second cousin promised could she rest assured.