I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 520: Moved by Mortal Desires

Chapter 520: Chapter 520: Moved by Mortal Desires

Qiao Qingyu, when at home, was restlessly accompanied by He Xuerong running around the house. After just over a month, her walking had become stable and steady.

Qiao Qingyu was heading home from work one evening when she was unexpectedly stopped by Liu Ying, who also served as the director of the Cultural Palace.

People from the cultural troupe had arrived in Tenghai, a total of thirty-eight individuals, now stationed at both the Cultural Palace and the TV Station.

After a meeting, twelve individuals from the base and cultural troupe were selected and sent to Beijing for training. These twelve were mainly responsible for the technical and managerial aspects of the TV station and cultural troupe.

The director of the TV station wasn’t chosen yet, so Liu Ying was in charge of both the Cultural Palace and the TV station.

There were no complaints about this arrangement, as her experience was quite adequate.

However, Qiao Qingyu didn’t understand why Liu Ying was stopping her, especially since it was time to cook dinner. She was a bit late today, and Rongrong and Xiao Hu had already finished school.

Liu Ying smiled and said, "Qingyu, I need to talk to you for a moment."

"Is there an issue, sister-in-law? Why don’t you come over to my place?"

It was oddly cold outside, and Qiao Qingyu stomped her feet, not very keen on talking with Liu Ying outside.

Liu Ying didn’t want to go to He Xiuyu’s house, but she also didn’t want Qiao Qingyu to visit hers, which is why she had stopped Qiao Qingyu on the road.

Her tone remained gentle, seemingly oblivious to Qiao Qingyu’s reluctance, "It’s nothing major, just a few words. Qingyu, although we belong to different departments, we’re both part of the research base. We must be united and set an example not only for ourselves but for our next generation as well..."

Qiao Qingyu was quite perplexed as she looked at Liu Ying, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that? I don’t quite understand."

"Qingyu, let me be straightforward with you," Liu Ying said, "Ruoruo, Rongrong, and Xiao Hu are classmates, and our families are neighbors. However, Xiao Hu is somewhat thoughtless. Take carrying backpacks, for example, he either carries both Rongrong’s and Ruoruo’s backpacks or the two girls carry them themselves... Consequently, Ruoruo has been upset lately, and it has even affected her academic performance."

Qiao Qingyu looked sternly at Liu Ying, who was still smiling, genuinely unsure of her intentions in saying this. She wanted to say—what connection do Xiao Hu and Rongrong have with your Ruoruo, don’t you know what kind of child yours is? They walk home from school together because Rongrong and Xiao Hu are well-behaved and even carry her backpack. You wish! But she couldn’t voice this thought.

Qiao Qingyu smiled as well and said, "Sister-in-law, the child is still a child no matter how clever. As long as they know to study hard, strive for progress, and respect the elderly and young, we as adults really shouldn’t interfere too much."

Liu Ying looked at Qiao Qingyu in surprise, seemingly not expecting her not to agree readily but to argue instead. Her expression lost its previous gentleness.

She had interacted with Qiao Qingyu quite a bit, especially since the He Family had invited them over for a meal when they first moved in.

The meal was lavish and delicious.

They would greet each other with smiles on regular days.

Qiao Qingyu pretended not to notice Liu Ying’s expression and continued, "Sister-in-law, I thought it was something serious. Let me put it this way, let us not meddle unnecessarily in children’s affairs..."

Liu Ying disagreed, saying, "How is it meddling? I only want what’s best for Xiao Hu."

Qiao Qingyu grew impatient with talking to her but still smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, it’s getting late. Go home and cook; I need to head back too..."

Liu Ying’s complexion wasn’t great, but she took a deep breath, managed a smile, and thought to herself that this matter really wasn’t something she could discuss with Qiao Qingyu. She needed to go find Zhou Xiaoqin.

But she was still quite angry. She felt that Qiao Qingyu had not given her face, something she hadn’t anticipated.

Perhaps it was because things had been going too smoothly for her in recent years, so being treated this way by Qiao Qingyu suddenly was something she couldn’t accept.

But she was a smart woman; she didn’t bring up the children’s matter. She said, "Old Zhou, I heard that the Seed Laboratory has a lot of issues that Old Xie doesn’t manage anymore, and everything is handed over to Qiao Qingyu. Nowadays, almost everyone in the Agricultural Group is Qiao Qingyu’s person, especially in finance. That’s not great. No matter what, the Logistics Department should play a supervisory role, especially since He Xiuyu is Qiao Qingyu’s husband. It’s not like the cultural troupe and the TV Station; the earnings of the Agricultural Group are not small figures every year. I get along well with Qiao Qingyu, she is a person with high aspirations and has a background, she usually doesn’t care about this money, but others don’t know that. There are not a few who have objections behind the scenes, so, you should discuss with Old Wei and properly supervise and review the Agricultural Group."

Zhou Hai glanced at Liu Ying, his eyebrows furrowed, "Qiao Qingyu’s situation is a bit special. She is Professor Feng’s student and one of the founders of the Seed Laboratory. Moreover, she also has Mr. Wu’s support. But what you said about the finances indeed needs to be cautious. I need to bring this up in the meeting tomorrow."

Liu Ying smiled, "I am also concerned about Qiao Qingyu, just not sure if she would appreciate it. That comrade of hers still needs some toughening up."

"Alright, there’s no need to tell her your good intentions to avoid making Qiao Qingyu unhappy that you are meddling in her affairs. You can mention this to me and that’s enough, don’t talk about it with others," Zhou Hai sternly advised.

"I know, I’m not foolish. Alright, I’m off to cook now; you go ahead with your work."

Liu Ying’s objective was achieved. Although she couldn’t do much to Qiao Qingyu, she could still sprinkle some sand in her sweet days oiled with honey.

Also, the base’s eighth anniversary is coming up soon. A grand celebration was to be organized. It was said that He Xiuyu could play the piano; she intended to suggest that Ruoruo from the group perform a solo, with He Xiuyu accompanying her on the piano.

Jiang Xin, Deputy Head of the cultural troupe, hadn’t reported to the base yet, but it would happen in a few days.

She was beautiful and very feminine.

She was multi-talented, a mainstay of the cultural troupe, a famous golden voice. More refined than in her younger days, truly like a leaf that doesn’t touch water amongst thousands of flowers; no man could resist her charm.

Every smile and glance of hers was like a beautiful painting.

Listening to her sing was utterly intoxicating.

She was many men’s goddess.

Thus, no man was good enough for her, and although men adored her, they could only hopelessly watch from the sidelines.

The Jiang Family had some background in Beijing.

She was eager to see if Jiang Xin, upon seeing He Xiuyu, would descend from her altar of divinity.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying looked forward with great expectation to the arrival of Jiang Xin, the flower on the high cliffs.

And all this, Qiao Qingyu knew nothing about.