Chapter 596 - 626: Those Whose Ways Are Different Cannot Make Plans Together
Chapter 596: Chapter 626: Those Whose Ways Are Different Cannot Make Plans Together
Meng Lanlan couldn’t believe her husband, Lu Jiuan, would do something like that.
But Jiang Xiaoyue trusted Qin Jiao.
If Qin Jiao said that Lu Jiuan had gone to the quality inspection department to report Youjia Noodle House, then he must have done it.
The mood for conversation was instantly gone. Meng Lanlan was devastated, and her spirits drooped.
She still refused to believe her husband would do such a thing.
Just as they were about to part ways, Meng Lanlan said, "Xiao Yue, could Qin Jiao have gotten something wrong? Maybe it was a misunderstanding. My Jiuan really isn’t that kind of person."
"Setting aside everything else, did he ever mention to you that he didn’t want to pay the franchise fee?"
Meng Lanlan hesitated, then said, lacking some confidence, "The franchise fee is so expensive. Why can’t Qin Jiao charge a little less? Starting a business is hard for everyone, you know."
Jiang Xiaoyue was speechless. "So just because your Lu Jiuan is having a hard time in business, the whole world has to accommodate him? Do you have any idea how much trouble Qin Jiao and the others faced when they first started out with what is now the Jiuyi Clothing Company? They just gritted their teeth and solved every single problem themselves, one after another."
"If your Lu Jiuan had good intentions, I’m sure someone with Xiao Jiao’s personality would have done her best to help him. But what did he do? Did he think reporting the restaurant would cause trouble for Qin Jiao, and then he could just swoop in and steal the secret recipe while they were in chaos?"
Jiang Xiaoyue placed money for the meal on the table and sighed. "I always thought you were so level-headed. How did you become like this after getting married? Whatever. I’m full. You can finish on your own."
She was a high school classmate, after all, not like the friends Jiang Xiaoyue had made since coming to North City.
Jiang Xiaoyue cherished their friendship.
But she never expected Meng Lanlan to become so fixated on her husband that she’d lost all basic judgment.
’What was that old saying again?’
’People with different principles can’t work together.’
Meng Lanlan could see that Jiang Xiaoyue was angry. She quickly said, "Xiao Yue, I’m not saying anything bad about Qin Jiao, I’m just worried there’s been some kind of misunderstanding. And don’t go! I wanted to ask you when you’re free so we can invite Qin Jiao to go visit Lin Nian with us."
Jiang Xiaoyue stopped at the door, exasperated. "Visit her for what? Are we supposed to bring a gift for Lin Nian’s baby, too? You might have been on good terms with her, but we weren’t. Don’t forget, she was in league with those human traffickers. She nearly got Qin Jiao’s little sister kidnapped! Why else do you think she went to prison? Under the circumstances, the fact that Xiao Jiao doesn’t curse her out on sight already shows incredible self-restraint."
"But we were all classmates. And Lin Nian is all alone and so pitiful. Her family isn’t around, and you saw how the Shen Family treated her at the hospital the other day."
"The Shen Family treating her badly is her own problem for choosing the wrong husband. What does that have to do with us?" Jiang Xiaoyue looked at Meng Lanlan with a hint of pity. "You take people at face value too much. You need to look at what they do to figure out if they’re a good person or a bad one. Ugh, I just hope you don’t come crying to me when you get your heart broken."
Having said her piece, Jiang Xiaoyue had no desire to say more. She grabbed her things and walked out the door.
But Meng Lanlan’s face was filled with indignation. ’How could this be?’ she thought. ’It’s been four years since college, but both Jiang Xiaoyue and Qin Jiao have changed so much.’