After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Qingqing cleverly stood up and stopped the "appraisal accomplice" who wanted to sneak away, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the house.

"Why should I run?" The other person was clearly flustered, but was still pretending to be calm.

"I've been sitting here with you for an hour or so. Do I have to report to you if I get up to use the restroom?"

The mediator, who was initially skeptical, now began to have his mind turned.

He put down his pen and gently tapped the table as a reminder:

"Going to the restroom is perfectly fine."

"However, I must remind you again: helping others commit perjury, forge false evidence, or provide false certificates is illegal."

"Once you break the law, you must bear legal responsibility!"

The witness's eyes darted around, and he didn't dare to meet the mediator's gaze.

He cleared his throat, gave the supervisor a look, and said, "Hey, wanna go to the restroom together?"

The foreman frowned, then instantly understood, and slowly stood up, saying:

"Alright, let's go together!"

"Since we still have to wait for someone, we might as well just sit around doing nothing..."

The two people walked slowly out from opposite directions of the long table.

As the foreman passed by the mediator, the appraiser's partner suddenly cried out "Ouch!" and bent over to squat down.

"What's wrong?" The mediator inside the room quickly got up to check on them. "Are you alright?"

The eyes of everyone else in the room were also unconsciously drawn to the man's exaggerated voice.

"No, it's nothing!" The appraiser waved his hand, hopping on one foot while touching his toes, grinning as he said.

"I accidentally kicked the table leg while walking."

At the critical moment, the foreman standing behind everyone quietly reached for the damaged watch and the certificate of authenticity, trying to slip them into his pocket and take them away when no one was looking.

Little did he expect that someone else would get there first!

Just as the supervisor reached out to grab something from the table, Lan Yujuan pressed it down on the table first.

"What exactly are you two trying to achieve by working together like this?"

"Do I have to bring evidence with me just to go to the restroom?"

The foreman's hand hung awkwardly in mid-air, caught red-handed by everyone.

Lan Yujuan further probed his mind:

"Could it be that I was right, and this watch and the certificate of authenticity are both fake?"

Upon hearing this, the foreman immediately withdrew his hand and hurriedly argued:

"impossible!"

"I'm worried that if we go to the restroom together, you might tamper with things behind our backs and secretly switch them out."

"I only feel at ease carrying my own things in my own pocket!"

After saying that, he reached out to take it back.

But Lan Yujuan was prepared. Just as he was about to reach for it, she handed the item to the mediator first.

"These two items are evidence; you can't just take them away as you please!"

Upon seeing this, the mediator took the items and locked the "evidence" directly into the cabinet next to him.

"Don't worry, no one will touch this watch before it's re-authenticated."

"Moreover, there are intact surveillance cameras in every corner of the control room."

"If you two still have concerns about this, you can go to the restroom separately!"

Left with no other option, the two had to slink away from the mediation room.

They sat in the mediation room waiting, and could hear the police officer's voice reminding them from the corridor outside:

"Hey, you've gone the wrong way! The restroom is on the other side!"

Lan Qingqing was deeply impressed by Lan Yujuan's quick reaction and leaned closer with eyes full of admiration, saying:

"Sis, how did you figure out that bastard was doing something behind your back?"

Lan Yujuan sighed softly and pointed to the mirror on the wall next to her.

"It was just a coincidence."

While waiting for someone, Lan Yujuan took the initiative to say:

"Qingqing, have you ever considered changing jobs?"

"Your current job has irregular hours and you come into contact with all sorts of people. Even if you stay here long enough, you won't learn any new skills."

When the topic of job hunting came up, Lan Qingqing seemed a little discouraged. She appeared indifferent, but in reality, she had secretly put up a hedgehog-like armor.

"People like us, with no education and no connections, how could we possibly be the ones choosing jobs?"

"I got this job because I paid an agency 200 yuan to help me get it!"

"Sis, I actually think my current job is pretty good!"

"Although it's a bit tough and tiring, it includes room and board, and in addition to the base salary of 2500, there's also commission."

"If you work hard, don't be late or leave early, and don't get fined, you can earn one or two thousand more per month than a waiter in a regular restaurant!"

Lan Yujuan immediately said:

"What if there's another job where you work a regular daytime job, with room and board included, a base salary of 3000, plus commission, and you get mentorship from experienced colleagues?"

"If you had two jobs, which would you choose?"

Lan Qingqing blinked, took a slight step back, and whispered:

"Any normal person would know what to choose for a job like this! They'd definitely choose..."

Before Lan Qingqing could finish speaking, she suddenly reached out and covered her waist, retreating even further away.

"What kind of good thing is that?"

"If something seems too good to be true, it's either a trap or a disaster!"

"Sis, you wouldn't... be thinking of stealing my kidneys, would you?"

Lan Yujuan was speechless and then laughed in exasperation.

"So young, yet so wary!"

As she spoke, she took out her ID card from her bag and placed it directly on the table.

"Even if I were a con artist, I wouldn't have the guts to come to a place like this to scam you, would I?"

"My ID card is right here. Look carefully, I really am your cousin!"

Lan Yujuan thought for a moment, then couldn't help but add quietly:

"It's that cousin you mentioned a few days ago, the one who married far away to a mountain village in the north."

"I opened a coffee shop, and business is pretty good. We're short-staffed right now."

"The reason I called you today was to discuss this matter with you."

"Of course, whether you want to go or not is ultimately your choice."

Lan Qingqing was completely stunned and still in shock.

However, the mediator standing nearby took the opportunity to advise:

"Young lady, listen to your cousin and find a different job!"

"Putting aside salary and benefits, the customers and colleagues you encounter at the coffee shop are definitely much friendlier than those you meet at this street food stall!"

"Your current job is so unpredictable that you'll have your pay docked, lose money, and potentially get into all sorts of trouble."

"If it weren't for your cousin standing up for you today, no matter how much salary you earn, it wouldn't be enough to settle this matter."

As we were chatting, footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside.

The group turned around and looked towards the door. It turned out that the two groups of people who had been invited by Lan Yujuan to conduct the appraisal had arrived at the same time.

One of them was her high school classmate: Zhong Ping.

"Old classmate, you've hired two groups of people to authenticate a watch?"

Zhong Ping and another person didn't get along from the moment they entered the door; they clearly knew each other.

"What, you don't trust my skills?"