Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

Li Hanliang immediately stopped in his tracks, a look of fear appearing on his face.

It's true, even when he was besieged by more than a dozen shareholders at a board meeting in his previous life, he was still able to escape unscathed without changing his expression.

But now, he only felt a chill down his spine.

However, Li Hanliang's reaction speed was still top-notch. He immediately adjusted his mindset, generously pulled Liu Lanfang up, and walked to the two beauties.

"Shuxin, Yuting, let me introduce you. This is Liu Lanfang, the general manager I just hired," Li Hanliang said, emphasizing, "Sister Lanfang is a top chef that Old Zhou specially found for me, after searching all over Anfeng County."

"The filling she makes for steamed buns is absolutely delicious!"

Li Hanliang made no attempt to hide his pride.

Such a fine general is a rare find, why wouldn't he be happy!

Liu Lanfang was embarrassed by his praise, and a blush spread across her healthy, rosy face.

"It's all thanks to Boss Li and Uncle Zhou for their kind words. Don't worry, I will definitely do my best!" Liu Lanfang said hurriedly.

Although she didn't know the background of these two girls, she had clearly seen Li Hanliang's reaction just now.

These two young women must be very important figures to make Li Hanliang change color so much upon seeing them.

Pei Shuxin initially had some misunderstandings, but after hearing what Li Hanliang and Liu Lanfang said, she felt relieved.

She jumped off the back of the Flying Pigeon bicycle and walked up to the two of them.

Li Hanliang quickly stood next to Pei Shuxin and further introduced the two, "Lanfang, this is my good friend, Pei Shuxin. As I just told you, we need to set aside a few portions of steamed buns and porridge every day, one of which is for her."

"Then who are the others for?" Li Yuting parked the car and walked over, looking very dissatisfied.

"Shuxin, do you really believe that nothing's wrong between them? I think Li Hanliang looks like a pretty boy, you'd better be careful he doesn't lie to you!"

Her words made Pei Shuxin and Li Hanliang very embarrassed.

Pei Shuxin immediately covered her mouth, "Okay, stop talking, Hanliang and I are just friends!"

Li Hanliang scratched his head sheepishly, realizing it wasn't convenient for him to offer any opinions at that moment.

Liu Lanfang looked at Li Hanliang with some nervousness, unsure if she had caused him any trouble.

"Shuxin, let's go back to the shop first. I'll bring you breakfast tomorrow morning." Li Hanliang took the initiative to leave, wanting to end this chaotic situation quickly and decisively.

"No... Hanliang, there's no need to trouble yourself!"

Pei Shuxin snapped out of her daze and quickly called out to Li Hanliang.

Li Hanliang was amused by her. "Shuxin, why are you being so polite with me? Aren't we already good friends?"

Pei Shuxin blushed deeply. Li Hanliang defined their relationship as good friends, and of course she couldn't refute it.

Otherwise, wouldn't it make her seem guilty first?

"Oh my, you're really something! You're clearly using the guise of friendship to harass our Shuxin!" Li Yuting teased from the side.

Li Hanliang shook his head, ignored her, and left with Liu Lanfang.

Every time he saw Li Yuting, she was sarcastic and strange, as if he owed her a hundred yuan.

However, as long as this noisy woman doesn't excessively affect his relationship with Shuxin, everything will be fine.

Li Hanliang is someone who doesn't like to argue with women, so he doesn't take these so-called "female lead's best friend" roles to heart.

Back at the steamed bun shop, Li Hanliang quickly drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, on the other side of Anfeng County, in a grand mansion, the atmosphere was not so peaceful.

Jing Wenqiang paced anxiously on the floor of the main room, pleading, "Third Uncle, please think of something!"

“They’re all locked up in the detention center. They might all confess before tomorrow! If they confess about me, I’ll have a criminal record!”

The reason he agreed to his father's and third uncle's suggestion to go to the countryside was that the two elders also promised to protect him and ensure his smooth career path.

Now look what's happened! The training period isn't even over yet, and people are already going to have their reputations tarnished?

Jing Wenqiang stomped his feet in anger, "I don't care! Third Uncle, you're the one who asked me to do this, and now that something's gone wrong, you should be responsible!"

"You have to resolve this within an hour, or I'm calling my dad!"

Jing Kaiyuan was getting a headache from all the nagging. He rubbed his temples hard. "You, calm down. No matter what method we come up with to solve this, we need to sit down first, don't you think?"

He's really at his wit's end.

After all, this matter involves not only Jing Wenqiang, but also himself.

He had just been targeted by Fang Qingquan, and if he acted rashly now, he might get himself into trouble as well.

“Wenqiang, you need to think long-term,” Jing Kaiyuan sighed, earnestly advising, “I understand all that you’re saying, but what’s the use of not wanting to plead guilty now that things have come to this?”

Jing Kaiyuan had already decided that the best way to handle this matter was to sacrifice Jing Wenqiang in order to save himself.

As long as he can pin all the blame on Jing Wenqiang, and at the same time use the connections he has built up over the years to protect himself, then getting out unscathed will not be a problem.

"Third Uncle, what do you mean by admitting your mistake? What do you mean by this?" Jing Wenqiang sensed that something was wrong.

Jing Kaiyuan asked him to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and began to laugh it off, "Wenqiang, have some tea first, calm down, and I'll tell you about this slowly."

Jing Wenqiang had no interest in drinking tea, but he still sat down and gulped it down in one go.

Immediately, he looked at Jing Kaiyuan with barely concealed anger, "Third Uncle, I've already accepted your trap. Now, just say what you have to say!"

"Sigh!" Jing Kaiyuan sighed, frowning as he said, "Wenqiang, let me ask you, what is it that allows our family to maintain its prosperity for generations to come?"

Jing Wenqiang took a deep breath but did not answer.

His father and third uncle often brought up this issue.

However, what they kept saying was nothing more than the same old story—family.

My third uncle has no sons, and my second uncle passed away early, so the only ones left to teach the family lessons are the three brothers.

To put it bluntly, the old man's constant talk of "family members obeying" was just another way of telling his three brothers to behave themselves.

"Third Uncle, are you trying to absolve yourself of all responsibility and make me take the blame?" Jing Wenqiang looked at Jing Kaiyuan knowingly.

Jing Kaiyuan sighed, "Wenqiang, don't put it so harshly. You need to think about it, wasn't this something your third uncle did to stand up for you?"

"You've gotten yourself into a lot of trouble with your lovers outside, and your third uncle has had to go through a lot of trouble for you!"

When Jing Wenqiang heard these words, he was almost driven mad by Jing Kaiyuan's words.

He jumped up, grabbed Jing Kaiyuan by the collar, and was about to hit him, yelling, "Jing Kaiyuan, you bastard!"