Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 999 A chance encounter!

Xiaolin actually came to work by bicycle, but in order to confirm her guess from yesterday and create this coincidence, she arrived at the company early in the morning, parked her bicycle in the company's parking shed, and then ran here to wait for Tang Yanling.

Faced with Tang Yanling's question, Xiaolin didn't even blink and replied with a smile, "Yanling! On my way to work this morning, I don't know why, my tire got punctured by a nail. It's currently at the repair shop up ahead, and I'll go get it during my lunch break."

After a brief pause in his introduction, Xiao Lin feigned curiosity and asked Tang Yanling, "Yanling! Where do you live? You've been working at our company for several months now, but I've never seen you ride your bike to work."

Tang Yanling, completely unsuspecting of Xiao Lin's question, replied with a smile, "Sister Lin! I live in Tongluoguxiang, which isn't far from my workplace. Plus, I'm pregnant now, and my mother-in-law and the others don't agree with me riding my bike to work, so I take the bus to work."

If Xiaolin hadn't personally witnessed Tang Yanling commuting to and from get off work in a Jeep, she would have absolutely believed Tang Yanling's explanation. However, she wasn't stupid; she knew that Tang Yanling wanted to keep a low profile, which was why she answered that way.

Thinking of her in-laws, Xiaolin said to Tang Yanling with envy, "Yanling! Your mother-in-law and the others really care about you. You're only just showing your pregnancy, and they don't even let you ride your bike to work. Unlike my mother-in-law, when I was pregnant, she never thought about whether riding my bike to get off work would affect the baby. There was always a ton of work waiting for me to do when I got home from get off work."

Hearing Xiao Lin's words, Tang Yanling sensed the envy in her tone. Thinking of the life she had lived after marrying into the Jia family, she replied with a happy expression, "Sister Lin! My mother-in-law and the others treat me like their own daughter. Since I married into the family, I not only don't have to hand over my salary, but they also rarely let me do any housework."

"What! Yanling, what did you say? Your in-laws don't ask you to pay for food? And they don't make you do much housework? Is that true?" Xiaolin's face showed disbelief when she heard the news from Tang Yanling. She looked at Tang Yanling in surprise to confirm the news.

Upon hearing Xiao Lin's question and seeing the surprised and envious look on her face, Tang Yanling nodded firmly and replied, "Sister Lin! In our family, my husband's uncle is in charge. Not only do my husband and I not have to pay for food, but my mother-in-law doesn't have to either. My mother-in-law and aunt are in charge of the housework, so I don't have to do anything."

Xiao Lin knew that Tang Yanling was transferred from the department store to the Commerce Bureau by Jiang Kun's personal instruction. It was because of the scene of Tang Yanling taking a car to and from get off work that Xiao Lin wanted to find out about Tang Yanling's background and see if he could take this opportunity to get in touch with her.

Hearing about Tang Yanling's life in her husband's family and thinking about her own, Xiaolin felt genuinely envious of Tang Yanling and couldn't help but exclaim, "Yanling! You've married into a lucky family. Why don't I have your kind of luck and be able to have a husband's family like yours?"

Hearing Xiao Lin's sigh and sensing the envy in her words, Tang Yanling couldn't help but comfort her, saying, "Sister Lin! My husband and I were in a free-love relationship. When I married into his family, I never imagined the elders would be so kind. I can only say I was lucky to meet the right person at the right time!" As they spoke, the two walked side by side into the Commercial Bureau compound. Just then, a Jeep stopped in front of the office building. Tang Yanling saw Jiang Kun carrying a briefcase and immediately remembered what Jia Dongming had told her. She quickly said to Xiao Lin, "Sister Lin! I need to go report to Director Jiang, so I'll head out first."

"Director Jiang! Director Jiang! Please wait a moment, I have something important to report to you." Jiang Kun got out of the jeep and was about to walk into the office building when Tang Yanling's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Jiang Kun frowned upon hearing the shout behind him, but when he turned around and saw Tang Yanling walking towards him, a warm smile immediately spread across his face. He asked Tang Yanling with a friendly expression, "It's Xiao Tang! You said you had something important to report to me so early in the morning. Is it that the goods we asked Mr. Wu to purchase are about to be shipped to our country?"

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's question, Tang Yanling immediately nodded and respectfully reported, "Director Jiang! You guessed right. The imported electrical appliances and goods that our bureau entrusted Uncle Wu to purchase will arrive at Jingu Port tomorrow. My uncle asked me to tell you to arrange ten trucks to pick up the goods at Jingu Port."

"Xiao Tang! Is what you're saying true? The imported goods we commissioned Mr. Wu to purchase will arrive in China tomorrow? Do you know the exact quantity of these goods?" Upon hearing Tang Yanling's answer and learning that the imported goods he commissioned Wu Tianlin to purchase would arrive at Jingu Port tomorrow, Jiang Kun's face immediately lit up with elation, and he hurriedly asked Tang Yanling.

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's question, Tang Yanling remembered the goods list Jia Dongming had given her. She quickly reached into her cloth bag, took out the list, and handed it to Jiang Kun, replying respectfully, "Director Jiang! The first batch of goods consists of fifty color televisions, twenty refrigerators, twenty washing machines, and other related items. This is the price list."

The reason Jiang Kun asked Jia Dongming for help in purchasing imported goods from Hong Kong was not only because he wanted to make achievements during his term, but more importantly, because he wanted to use these imported goods to build his own network of relationships and pave the way for his future career.

Upon hearing Tang Yanling's report, Jiang Kun immediately took the price list from her, quickly glanced at its contents, and asked Tang Yanling with a happy expression, "Little Tang! Did Captain Jia say what time this batch of goods will arrive at Jingu Port tomorrow?"

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's question, Tang Yanling recalled the specific time Jia Dongming had told her and hurriedly reported respectfully, "Director Jiang! My uncle said that this batch of goods will arrive at Jingu Port around nine o'clock tomorrow morning. However, the industrial department will unload the goods first, so our goods can only be unloaded around noon."

Upon hearing the specific time from Tang Yanling, Jiang Kun happily told her, "Little Tang! After you return to your office, have your Director Guo immediately notify the purchasing department, the security department, and several leaders in the bureau to have a meeting in conference room number one in half an hour."

(End of this chapter)