Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 238

Half a month had passed.

During this time, neither Zheng Gang nor Xu Meili had been able to contact Lin Mengting.

Who could have thought that Lin Mengting would block all the phone numbers from Wanda Company and even the public phone booths nearby?

As for the other employees’ mobile phones?

Ha! In this era, mobile phones were very expensive personal items. In all of Wanda Company, only the boss and managers had mobile phones. Apart from the business department, no regular employees had one.

So, even if they could come up with a perfect excuse, borrowing a phone to call Lin Mengting from the dormitory was nearly impossible.

Especially since Li Linlin came to Wanda Company almost every day, they didn’t dare to make a move.

…

Zheng Gang looked worried. “What do we do now?”

“Nothing!” Xu Meili casually said, looking at her recently manicured nails. “You know what we should do.”

Zheng Gang fell silent, his expression dark.

After a long pause, he said, “I heard that Lin Mengting’s department is having a trip at the end of May.”

Xu Meili became interested. “So, you plan to ‘accidentally’ meet her?”

“I thought you would just go to Hongxing Company to find her like before. But now, after a few setbacks, you finally understand that ‘haste makes waste.'”

Zheng Gang ignored Xu Meili’s teasing and asked, “Do you want to come?”

“Yes!” Xu Meili answered without hesitation. Who wouldn’t want to watch such a drama for free?

Especially if she could stir things up a bit during the event.

“I need your help.” Zheng Gang said seriously, bursting Xu Meili’s bubble of sitting back and watching. “I’ve made a plan. I need you to check it and see if it’s perfect. I don’t want any mistakes.”

…

The weather was getting hotter, especially in the subtropical city of S City, where the temperature had already reached 77 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit by late April.

Many young women had swapped their spring clothes for summer outfits.

On May 1st, all the big stores that had advertised discounts and offers like “clearance sales,” “crazy discounts,” and “buy $300, get $100 free” welcomed waves of enthusiastic customers.

Lin Mengting was among them.

Originally, she didn’t want to go shopping!

At this time, May Day was still a seven-day holiday!

Back then, the idea of e-commerce hadn’t even appeared, and those famous e-commerce giants hadn’t been established yet. So, people’s first choice for shopping was big stores and supermarkets.

The sight of endless crowds was enough to make Lin Mengting, who hadn’t been shopping for years and hadn’t gone out during long holidays since her previous life, feel reluctant to move forward.

“Auntie Wang, Sister Ying, don’t you think there are too many people? How about we come back another day?”

Wang Qin and Lin Chunying, who usually argued with each other, spoke in unison, “No way!”

“Young girls shouldn’t stay cooped up at home all the time, just working and studying. How can that be good?” Initially, Wang Qin thought it was a blessing to have such a well-behaved and sensible girl like Lin Mengting living with them. But as she got to know her better, she couldn’t stand how much of a homebody Lin Mengting was.

Young girls should be full of energy.

But now, thanks to some reminders, Wang Qin noticed that Lin Mengting lacked the unique vitality of young people.

Though she was still energetic and lively, there was a calmness and serenity in her that felt more suited to an elderly person.

This wasn’t necessarily bad, but it wasn’t good either.

Especially now that Lin Mengting had confirmed her relationship with Sun Weiqi, a “second generation” boyfriend. A change was necessary.

There’s an old saying, “The crying baby gets the candy.”

People are biased, and the older the person, the more they are like this.

So, without a strong family background, if Lin Mengting wanted to win the favor of the elders in such a “red” family and establish herself quickly, she needed to quietly win their favor.

And what kind of girl do elders like?

One who is “active like a rabbit and quiet like a dove.”

This time, Lin Chunying nodded in agreement, “Usually, I ignore my mom’s nagging, but today, I have to admit she’s right.”

“Ouch!”

Lin Chunying covered her forehead, looking at Wang Qin with grievance, “Mom, we are in public. You should act with more dignity and not hit people!”

“You call me mom, so I can hit you, right?” Wang Qin said angrily. Who likes being called nagging? Especially in public! It was embarrassing.

Didn’t she nag before because her daughter never came home, always acting like a workaholic saying, “No marriage until I succeed in my career?”

“Okay! Okay! Okay!” Lin Chunying immediately surrendered, pleading, “You’re my mom. You can scold me however you want.”

Then she added slowly, “I wouldn’t dare to challenge you! Otherwise, Dad will whip me when I get home!”

Before Wang Qin could respond, Lin Chunying slipped into the crowd like a slippery eel.

“This girl only knows how to upset me! Tingting, don’t be like her!” Despite her words, Wang Qin’s smiling eyes showed she was quite pleased with her daughter.

“Okay, Sister Ying is really nice…” Lin Mengting said with a smile, grateful for their efforts. She then linked arms with Wang Qin and walked into the crowd.