I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 558: We are helping her to progress

Chapter 558: Chapter 558: We are helping her to progress

Yu Jingting’s position was already very clear. He didn’t want to be involved in the affairs of the previous generation and didn’t want to step into the mess of Grandpa Yu’s family.

Suizi was thinking about the expression on her father-in-law’s face during dinner.

Although she had been living under the same roof with Yu Shuisheng for quite some time, she still dared not presumptuously speculate about her father-in-law’s thoughts. Yu Shuisheng and Yu Jingting were the same kind of people. They always seemed cheery on the surface, but their real thoughts were often unfathomable.

"Stop thinking too much. Our old man knows what he’s doing," said Yu Jingting, seeing right through Suizi’s thoughts and playfully ruffling her hair.

Suizi pouted.

"I finally set my hair right, and you messed it up!"

Today she had a high ponytail and wore an accessory that matched her pants, making her look youthful and vibrant.

Chen Lijun introduced Fourth Aunt to Suizi. Suizi indeed learned many useful fashion tips.

Back in her previous life when she was a boss, she had professional designers to arrange her outfits. She rarely invested her energy into it.

Fourth Aunt explained many accessory combinations to Suizi, making her really ambitious about dressing up and she began to fiddle with her looks in the mirror every day.

"Such a delicate lady. Come here, I’ll tie up your hair for you." Yu Jingting beckoned, and Suizi complied.

Yu Jingting was quite deft, which made Suizi let her guard down.

Initially, it was just a bit messy. But when he tied it again, it looked like a bird’s nest.

"Great, now go to work. You’ll drive them wild!" Yu Jingting lied blatantly.

Although Suizi didn’t have a mirror, she sensed something was wrong from his expression. Seeing him trying to slip away, Suizi grabbed him, taking a step forward, almost against him, and pinched his chin.

"Look into my eyes——Yu Jingting, damn you!"

From his pupils, Suizi saw her bird’s nest hairstyle and flew into a rage, swinging her small fists at him.

Their interaction was seen by Shen Liangyin.

It wasn’t that Shen Liangyin deliberately stalked Yu Jingting. She had to pass by here to go to work and, unfortunately, saw the couple’s sweet interaction.

Although Suizi was seriously scolding Yu Jingting, from Shen Liangyin’s distant perspective, it seemed as if Yu Jingting was affectionately combing Suizi’s hair, followed by Suizi throwing herself into his arms.

Shen Liangyin gritted her teeth, not wanting to see their affectionate behavior.

Just as she turned around, she overheard a pair of female workers discussing quietly:

"Director Xiaochen’s coat today is so pretty. I should ask her where she bought it."

"I also like the hairband she’s wearing. I specifically went to the mall to inquire, but it’s not for sale."

It would be strange if they could buy it. These were specially supplied by Fourth Aunt, handcrafted according to Chen Lijun’s specifications, aiming for an ordinary yet high-end look.

Now that the weather was getting warmer, Suizi began to subtly dress up more.

To the brewery, she would occasionally stroll when Shen Liangyin was not around. The female workers at the factory had a great interest in Director Chen’s clothing.

These two female colleagues were enthusiastically discussing Suizi’s attire. Shen Liangyin heard them and found this unforgivable.

She had just changed into a new coat today, so why wasn’t anyone noticing her?

In Shen Liangyin’s mind, Suizi was always depicted as the red peony bear from the New Year’s party. Biased by this prejudice, Shen Liangyin was unwilling to admit that Suizi dressed better than she did.

Hearing others talk about Suizi, Shen Liangyin felt the flames of jealousy flaring inside her.

"The unfaithful couple," Shen Liangyin scolded, storming off towards the factory.

The two female colleagues were wondering where her anger came from. When Shen Liangyin finally stormed off, they began to discuss quietly.

"The Deputy Factory Director is really hot-headed. The pig intestine treatment didn’t work. Is she jealous of a couple in love?"

"Exactly, her jealous anger even twisted her expressions. Tsk Tsk."

Although Deputy Factory Director Shen was also well-dressed, all the rumors surrounding Shen Liangyin left everyone no time to notice what she was actually wearing.

These two female workers spread the rumor that "Deputy Factory Director Shen is eating pig intestines and seems to have caught a cold."

The rumor had made a full round, and by lunchtime, it had morphed into:

"The deputy factory director ate pig intestines and it backfired. The pig spirit possessed him, and his face contorted in a particularly sinister manner."

By the time Suizi finished work, the rumor had evolved yet again.

Wang Cuihua, seeing Suizi return, stealthily approached her.

"Have you heard? That woman of dubious morals is said to be possessed by a deity."

"Who? Shen Liangyin?"

"Yes, her! I heard it from Old Wu, our neighbor, that she is possessed by a deity and soon she’ll be telling fortunes at home."

"What now?" Suizi struggled to decipher truth from fiction. She wondered, "Has Shen Liangyin been so frazzled that she developed hysteria?"

"Somebody saw her being possessed by the deity and her face turning twisted!"

After rounds of gossips, the final version evolved into Shen Liangyin being chosen by a deity to become a fortune-teller at her home.

Wang Cuihua, a former deity herself, was most interested in this matter.

"Uh, so can I ask which deity is interested in her?" Suizi asked.

"It’s the pig deity. You know how she always eats pig intestines—it’s as if she had accumulated so much resentment from the pigs, and the deity had chosen her."

"Pfft, hahahaha!"

Suizi couldn’t suppress her laughter and burst into a gale of laughter.

Yu Jingting arrived and saw these two women chatting at the doorway. Unable to resist, he eavesdropped for a while. Upon hearing the gossip, he couldn’t accept it.

"With Shen Liangyin’s disgraceful behavior, she is even worthy of being possessed by the pig deity?!"

To Yu Jingting, the word pig held a sacred significance!

It was unimpeachable!

Suizi held her head in her hands.

"The issue is not just about this, okay? In the pantheon of Dongbei’s deities, where is there a pig deity?"

Fox, hedgehog, rat, weasel, snake—these are the five major deities in Dongbei, respectively corresponding to: fox, hedgehog, mouse, weasel, snake.

Where’s the pig deity coming from?!

"Domestic pigs are raised for one year before slaughter. How could they have the time to become deities in that period?"

"Then it must be a wild boar," said Wang Cuihua.

"No way, a wild boar is even more unacceptable!!!" Yu Jingting was frantic.

Even domestic pigs were sacrosanct, let alone wild boars! Wild boar was his wife’s personal nickname!!! How could Shen Liangyin be worth it?!

"Tomorrow, I’ll dispel these rumors!" Yu Jingting gnashed his teeth, swearing to defend the status of the wild boar in his heart!

Suizi nodded, thinking that it was good that the factory director was not partaking in such superstitions.

"I’ll tell everyone, she actually ate chicken intestines. The spirit that possessed her is not the pig spirit but the chicken spirit!"

Suizi was overwhelmed. Aren’t these rumors you are spreading ridiculous? This isn’t pouring fuel on the fire?!

Chicken spirit... even MSG!

"You should focus less on these gossips amongst women, and more on your work and studies."

"If you don’t want me to spread rumors, can I at least talk to Shen Liangyin about work...." Yu Jingting muttered under his breath.

"What kind of mischief are you up to now?"

"Mischief? Isn’t this just me helping a backward comrade to progress?" Yu Jingting, the Factory Director, raised his two thick eyebrows mischievously. One look at him and you could tell that he was bursting with mischief.