Chapter 728 - 758: Jiang Ling Is Sick

Qin Jiqun worried that he had said the wrong thing yesterday, making her overthink things or get upset.

As a result, he couldn’t focus on work all day and almost put salt into a pot instead of sugar.

It had been a long time since Qin Zhonghui had seen his third brother acting so unreliably.

He said, "Third Brother, didn’t you sleep well last night? Why don’t you go get some rest?"

Qin Jiqun thought for a moment, then pulled his second brother aside and said, "Second Brother, be honest with me. The person you mentioned setting me up with a while ago... was it Sister Jiang Lingling?"

Qin Zhonghui had thought there was no hope for those two. He was taken aback. "Who told you?"

"Never mind who I heard it from. Second Brother, just tell me—was it Sister Ling?"

Qin Zhonghui nodded. He had nothing to hide from his own brother.

He said, "Third Brother, why are you suddenly asking about Jiang Ling? What’s going on?"

"Did she... call in sick today?"

"She did. Why? Does it have something to do with you?"

Qin Jiqun said apologetically, "I don’t know if it has anything to do with me or not. It’s just that yesterday afternoon, during my break, she chatted with me for a bit. From what she was implying, it seemed like she was interested in me, but I feel like I’m not good enough for her. Besides, you know my situation, Second Brother. I don’t even dare to think about getting married again, so... I gently turned her down."

"Ah."

Qin Zhonghui was also a bit stunned, not expecting things to have turned out this way.

But he couldn’t really blame his brother. His brother hadn’t done anything wrong.

Of course, he wasn’t going to be the one to handle it, either.

In the end, Qin Zhonghui said, "It just so happens Xiao Jiao is at the restaurant. Let’s go talk to her about this. Hopefully, Xiao Jiang being sick has nothing to do with you."

They had all known each other for several years. Jiang Ling had worked at Youjia Noodle House for a long time before, and both Qin Zhonghui and Su Yun saw her as a little sister.

It really wasn’t easy for a woman like her, raising a child all on her own.

Not to mention, there was the relationship between Xiao Jiao and Jiang Xiaoyue to consider. No matter what, even if they couldn’t get married in the end, they couldn’t become enemies.

Qin Jiqun felt a little embarrassed about going to his niece to handle this.

But Qin Zhonghui said, "Xiao Jiao is the most capable person in our family. She can handle anything. If even she can’t deal with it, then you can just leave it to fate."

Qin Jiqun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He was about to retort, but after thinking carefully about everything that had happened over the years, he fell silent.

Because he realized his second brother was right.

Qin Zhonghui left the kitchen in someone else’s care and took Qin Jiqun to Qin Jiao’s office.

Qin Jiao was with Sun Lili, reviewing the restaurant’s year-end data report. This year’s performance had doubled compared to last year’s.

She sighed to herself. ’No wonder people say capital is hard to accumulate at first. Once you’ve built up your initial funds, money starts making money very quickly.

To put it simply: the richer you are, the richer you get.’

The two of them were looking at the financial report when Qin Jiao looked up and saw her dad and her uncle standing there with complicated expressions.

Sun Lili was very sharp. Seeing that Qin Jiao and her family had private matters to discuss, she immediately spoke up. "I just remembered there’s an account I need to settle somewhere else. Xiao Jiao, you all go ahead and talk. I’ll bring everything over together once I’m done."

"Okay."

Having known each other and worked together for so long, their rapport was top-notch.

Qin Jiao nodded. After Sun Lili left, she poured a cup of tea for both her father and her uncle and asked curiously, "Dad, Uncle, is something wrong?"