Chapter 65: Mrs. Secretary-General

"This Chen Jing is so ridiculous!" Lu Lin couldn't help but exclaim.

In fact, Sino Commercial House belonged to Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi. Chen Xiao Cai was of course an owner as well. In this way, Chen Jing came to the store to steal things should be considered as domestic matters to some extent.

However, Chen Xiao Cai himself did not know that he was actually a co-owner of the shop, let alone Chen Jing.

If your family member worked in any store at home, and you just automatically thought you could get free stuff, you were in the wrong then. Lu Lin felt Chen Jing went to school for nothing, he didn't even know how to be a decent human being.

Chen Jing was beaten up by Chen Xiao Mi and he returned home crestfallen, hiding for several days without seeing anyone.

Chen Xiao Mi snorted. Chen Jing studied for years before he finally became a Tongsheng. In Chen Xiao Mi's opinion, Chen Jing was a 'good-for-nothing'. However, Grandma Chen loved him and decided that this idiot was a good talent.

"However, it seems like Lu Cheng Yu is behind this Chen Jing farce." Xiao Mi added.

Lu Lin thought to himself: Compared to Chen Jing, Lu Cheng Yu is more scheming, but neither of them is good.

Lu Cheng Yu found out by chance that Lu Lin was working in Sino Commercial House in town. And Lu Lin had even introduced Granny Shen and Shen Chi to the 'boss'.

Sino Commercial House had a very high reputation in their school. Lu Cheng Yu was so sour when he found out that Lu Lin was a steward in the store he once visited.

Knowing that Chen Jing was going to look for trouble for Chen Xiao Cai, Lu Cheng Yu fanned the flame.

Grandma Chen was filled with righteous indignation when she heard Chen Jing had been beaten up. However, Grandma Chen dared not mess with the big shots who had commercial properties in town.

Since ancient times, the regular people did not fight with officials, and the poor did not fight the wealth.

In the view of the village people, people who could live in the town were not the ones to be trifled with. Perhaps they even knew the officials. She decided to not act rashly. Grandma Lu was still quite rational after all. She knew that her grandson was in the wrong.

On top of that, Chen Shou Ren said that the government's had sent officers to the shop, but they didn't blame anyone in the commercial house. On the contrary, they had scolded Chen Jing. Grandma Chen was more determined to stay away from that commercial house after hearing that.

After a few days, Lu Lin had forgotten about this farce.

After all, Lu Lin had to work on a lot of things every day.

......

Tang was in a good mood after she knew that Chen Jing was beaten up by Chen Xiao Mi. Tang felt so sorry for herself recently. However, she took pleasure in other people's misfortune.

"Son, Chen Xiao Cai is working in Sino Commercial House!"

Lu Cheng Yu nodded, "Yeah, I know that!"

Tang frowned and said, "I didn't expect Chen Xiao Cai could be this lucky."

In Tang's opinion, Chen Xiao Cai was just a brat. It blew her mind that such a brat actually held an important position in the store.

Lu Cheng Yu was also dissatisfied. He found that Lu Lin was the one in charge of commercial house. All the female workers in the store listened to Lu Lin. Lu Lin's words carried considerable weight with the administration,

However, the glorious days of the Sino Commercial House were about to come to an end. As far as he knew, there was a manager in town who had recently planned to open a shop featured bags as well. A few female workers in the Sino Commercial House might have already switched sides.

"Did Lu Lin really make a lot of money? Can you let him spit out a little! This guy should have earned a lot recently," Tang said.

Lu Cheng Yu frowned, asking for money from Lu Lin and his dead father was something that Grandma Lu and Grandpa Lu did, he didn't want to do it.

Lu Cheng Yu professed to be a future scholar. He liked money, but he was too hypocritical to admit it. He was afraid that talking about money would make him less lofty.

Seeing that Lu Cheng Yu was unhappy, Tang didn't mention this anymore, but she had a plan in her heart.

......

Chen Xiao Mi looked at the account book and glanced at Lu Lin. He pouted and said, "Recently, the business in the store has declined."

"There's a similar store on the market now," it was some store which made some inferior products of similar styles. The new stores basically imitated their bags with more advanced and high-end fabric, the price was even more competitive.

Lu Lin originally didn't want Chen Xiao Mi to know his, but Chen Xiao Mi checked accounts every day and naturally he had found it out.

Chen Xiao Mi sighed, "It's happening so fast."

Lu Lin shook his head and said, "There is nothing we can do at this point."

Although he had tried his best to prevent his designs from being leaked, there were many skilled craftsmen here. They could deconstruct one of his bags, studied carefully, and copied all his designs like that. Besides, two of the female workers he hired were poached by the rival shop.

Even though he had separated all the female workers, they were still interacting with each other. It was impossible for him to completely hide the craftsmanship.

Although there were copyright protection laws in the modern society, counterfeit flooded all over the world. In this time and space, imitation was not even considered illegal.

Chen Xiao Mi sighed and said sadly, "It's not easy to make some money!"

Lu Lin smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't starve you and our baby... We can sell many other things besides bags, ups and downs are normal in doing business."

Chen Xiao Mi snorted and blushed.

Chen Xiao Mi felt that he thirsted for more successes now. In the past, he thought that as long as he and his brothers could live an ordinary life, he would be grateful forever, but now he wanted more.

Chen Xiao Mi had heard Lu Lin say that they could consider buying a government official title when they were richer. Chen Xiao Mi thought that Lu Lin was boasting, but now he felt that it might be possible. Chances were he and Lu Lin would own an official title before Lu Cheng Yu.

......

Lu Lin walked out and unexpectedly met Tang.

Ever since he got married, Lu Lin rarely met Tang. When he suddenly met her again, Lu Lin couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.

" Lin, you have made it!" Tang greeted Lu Lin with a benign countenance.

Lu Lin did not expect that Tang would come over to him after all the trouble she had stirred up. Seeing that she was wearing a smile, Lu Lin rolled his eyes. 'It looks like she had changed the strategy, now she is playing nice. It is really unexpected!'

"Auntie, stop flattering me, you're too nice. I'm just trying to make a living, I say my cousin Cheng Yu is the one who has made it, he is the one who has married a lady from an official's family. The first one who is betrothed with an official in our village!"

Tang smiled awkwardly. Tang rarely showed off Li Fang Yue ever since she found out the truth about her sister was just a concubine.

" Lin! I heard that you have two taels of silver per month now. So much money! Is it Chen Xiao Mi who is in charge of money in your house? You are a man after all, he is a Bio, you need to establish your authority in the house! Chen Xiao Mi looks like a freak, I don't think he is even able to carry children. Lin, you need to be smart about your money, don't make all that money for outsiders like his brothers."

Lu Lin glanced at Tang and said, "Outsiders, auntie, you are joking."

Lu Lin secretly rolled his eyes. Lu Lin didn't publicize the news about Chen Xiao Mi's pregnancy but he didn't hide it either. However, the news might not have reached the villagers' ears yet, or because Tang subconsciously felt that Chen Xiao Mi couldn't carry children. It looked like she was completely unaware that Mi was already pregnant.

Tang looked at Lu Lin and said, "Child, your heart is too sincere. This Cai might be a good boy now. When he gets married and had his own little family, he will naturally become an outsider. When that happens, what will become of you? At the end of the day, your family name is Lu, and their family name is Chen.

Lu Lin smiled coldly. He was shocked by Tang's shamelessness. He got married on two pieces of door planks thanks to Tang, but Tang still had the nerve to tell him that she was his family.

Tang looked at Lu Lin and smiled embarrassedly, "Lin! I know what you are thinking, but we had no other ways when we married you into Chen Xiao Mi's family. Chen Xiao Mi is not a good match. You must be having a hard time. When your cousin becomes an official, he will help you to get divorce and we will find you a good wife."

Lu Lin glanced at Tang and said, "This is my business. Don't you worry about a thing, Aunty."

Tang grabbed Lu Lin's arm and said, " Lin, don't leave like this! You and Cheng Yu are cousins, blood is thicker than water. If your big brother becomes an official in the future, you will benefit from that too."

"Auntie, what on earth do you want to say?"

Tang looked at Lu Lin and finally said her true purpose. "You have earned a lot now. Your cousin needs some money to associate with some big shots, he is only a few taels shy."

Lu Lin was rendered speechless, he permitted a dry smile. Tang faintly felt that Lu Lin's smile was a little sarcastic, so she continued, "If your cousin becomes an official, then you will be a relative of an official."

Lu Lin said helplessly, "Auntie, I don't have money. Xiao Mi has all my money. If Cousin Cheng Yu needs money, the family can sell more land! Grandma Lu and Grandpa Lu will do anything that my cousin says."

Tang turned livid, "You are a grown man, how can you let Chen Xiao Mi manage your money?"

"I'm married into his family, have you forgotten about that? He bought me from you!"

Tang knew Lu Lin didn't fall for her playing nice strategy. She stopped coaxing Lu Lin, "Lu Lin, your job isn't very stable after all, don't get too smug! I heard that someone from the Chen family has already made a scene here. Cheng Yu's brother-in-law is Secretary-General. Just a single word from him can ruin your business. Of course he can also help you keep your job."

Lu Lin looked at Tang and smiled with indifference.

Lu Lin didn't know how to deal with Tang when she played nice. Now that she showed her true colors, Lu Lin let out a sigh of relief.

"Secretary-General is a very capable official he is highly respected. However, there is something very strange. I wonder if Aunty can help me!"

Tang looked at Lu Lin and felt a little uncomfortable. "What do you mean?"

"I heard that the wife of Secretary-General is a beauty, but the strange thing is that this lady's surname is Ji. This is strange. Isn't the wife that big brother married surnamed Li? Why is that? Could it be that the Li family's young lady used her mother's surname?"

Tang glared at Lu Lin and said with bravado, "You must be mistaken."

Lu Lin smiled and said, "Maybe. After all, no one can tell whether the rumors are true or false."

Tang glared at Lu Lin fiercely and turned away swearing at Lu Lin.

Lu Lin looked at Tang's retiring figure and shook his head.

Fancy there were people in this world who can be shameless to this extent.

Chen Xiao Mi saw Lu Lin coming back and raised his head. "Where have you been? "

"I met Tang on the way, so I wasted some time," Lu Lin said casually.

"Why is she looking for you?" asked Chen Xiao Mi.

Lu Lin shrugged and said, "She heard that I've made some money, so she wanted to borrow some, I turned her down, so she swore at me Fortunately, Tang thinks I'm making 2 taels per month. If she knows we earn a few hundred taels a month, she would go crazy."

Chen Xiao Mi rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "Shameless."

Lu Lin thought to himself: I can't agree more!