Compared with the past, it can be seen that Wen Ling's attitude towards Qin Lang has become slightly better. Women naturally admire men who are stronger than themselves. She has always felt that Qin Lang is not as good as herself, especially after entering the government. Wen Ling is far better than Qin Lang in terms of personnel relations and work status. Therefore, Wen Ling has been questioning her marriage and whether she has found the right man.
Things are different now. Qin Lang has successfully become a section-level cadre. He is only 27 or 28 years old. He will be eclipsed by Fang Zhicheng, who is promoted as fast as a rocket. He is also an outstanding person among his peers. Wen Ling is still stuck in the position of deputy section-level cadre, but her husband has taken a step forward ahead of her, so her mentality has improved a lot.
So Wen Ling is no longer so strong. When she is with Qin Lang, she is very careful with her words and habitually helps her husband save face.
From the conversation, we can see that the couple's situation has changed. Fang Zhicheng felt relieved when he thought of Wen Ling's many expressions of love to him. First, he was right not to take that step; second, he greeted Wan Heng and let Qin Lang take a further step, which also made sense for protecting this small family.
As for Qin Lang, he must have known it well. If Fang Zhicheng hadn't helped him, how could he have become a section-level cadre just three years after entering the officialdom? The top party and government officials in townships were only at the section-level, and most officials would only be able to stay in the township officialdom after a lifetime.
This is the truth that if one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. Fang Zhicheng thrived in the officialdom, and many people benefited from it. For example, Zhang Xiaoliang and Shang Yan both relied on Fang Zhicheng's reputation, and so did Qin Lang and Wen Ling. They had already taken root in Fang Zhicheng's network of relationships, and as long as Fang Zhicheng did not stop, they would be able to move up.
Wen Ling is a realistic woman. She had pursued Fang Zhicheng frequently before. On the one hand, she was attracted by Fang Zhicheng's talent and ability, and on the other hand, she knew that as long as she held on to this big tree, her future would be limitless. But Fang Zhicheng did not take the bait and even rejected her very harshly.
But this did not completely extinguish the fire in Wen Ling's heart. She knew that as long as her husband still called Fang Zhicheng brother-in-law, she would always have a chance.
Wen Ling is a very confident woman. She has aspirations and ambitions. She does not want to live a boring life. She wants to make progress, desires power, and hopes to get the man she likes.
However, Fang Zhicheng was too cold, like a hard block of ice. Wen Ling put aside her dignity and offered herself to him countless times, but was rejected by Fang Zhicheng.
When Fang Zhicheng could keep a distance from her, Wen Ling found a flaw, because only when the other party realized the danger would he carefully protect himself. Wen Ling thought that she was only a layer of window paper away from Fang Zhicheng, although the window paper was difficult to pierce, but once it was pierced, it would be like a flood, out of control.
Qin Yuming prepared dinner, knocked on the door and called Park Hyun-ya, and the five of them ate in the restaurant. Qin Yuming took the initiative to pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for Wen Ling and smiled, "You look a lot thinner recently, are you losing weight?"
Wen Ling nodded, picked at the ribs on the plate with chopsticks, and sighed, "Sister, I can't compare with you. You are naturally beautiful, but I gain weight as soon as I eat."
Qin Lang smiled and said, "You'd better be fatter. You won't look good if you're too thin."
Wen Ling glared at Qin Lang and said helplessly, "This is how men are. On the surface, they tell their wives that you look better when you are fatter, but outside they are always distracted by those slim beauties. If I really become as fat as a pig, you will definitely despise me. I don't want to let a mistress take my place." After she finished speaking, Wen Ling saw that Qin Lang's face looked a little bad, and she immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing. She secretly glanced at Qin Yuming and saw that although her expression was normal, she was still a little annoyed.
The reason why Qin Yuming had a failed marriage was because she was taken advantage of by a mistress. This could be said to be a pain hidden deep in Qin Yuming's heart. When Wen Ling mentioned this, it was naturally very harsh.
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "Wen Ling, what you said is biased. This is actually related to the nature of men. Qin Lang is so honest, there will definitely be no problem, so you can rest assured."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zhicheng felt a tingling sensation on the back of his foot. His mind raced as he realized what had happened. Although his heart was beating violently, he tried his best to control his speech and behavior as usual. Wen Ling looked at him with a half-smile, and he felt like he had succeeded in a prank.
Seeing Fang Zhicheng helping her out, Qin Yuming secretly squeezed his palm under the table. Fang Zhicheng smiled and held her soft fingers, knowing that Qin Yuming was not that strong inside.
Wen Ling is also a smart person, so she quickly changed the subject and took the initiative to talk to Park Hyun-a. The two of them studied cosmetics together and had a great time chatting.
Wen Ling expressed her inner thoughts: "Sister, the domestic cosmetics market has been slowly rising in the past two years. One obvious feature is that women who wore makeup on the streets were considered outcasts before, but now society has begun to promote wearing makeup. There are even teachers in universities who specialize in teaching female students how to put on makeup. Based on this factor, I think the cosmetics market will be easy to do and there are huge business opportunities."
Qin Yuming nodded and said, "There are indeed a lot of people who wear makeup nowadays. Even though some girls are not used to wearing makeup when going out, they are not averse to some skin care products, such as primer, concealer, sunscreen, etc."
Seeing that Qin Yuming agreed with her point of view, Wen Ling winked at Qin Lang. Qin Lang coughed and smiled awkwardly, "Sister, this is what I mean. Wen Ling wants to open a cosmetics store. As you know, we are both civil servants and we get a fixed salary. Although we can make a stable income, it is difficult to improve our living standards. Wen Ling has a cousin who used to work at a cosmetics counter, so she has sales experience. So we want to start a business and partner with her to be the agent of a Korean cosmetics store."
Qin Yuming finally understood what the two meant. She smiled helplessly and said, "You need start-up capital, right?"
Wen Ling said, "That's right, sister. We want to borrow some money from you as start-up capital. Only 500,000 yuan is enough. We plan to be a regional agent at first, and then expand the scope of the agency after everything goes well."
Qin Yuming raised her eyebrows and glanced at Fang Zhicheng. Fang Zhicheng was not easy to talk to. After all, this was Qin Yuming's business, so he shouldn't interfere too much.
Qin Yuming pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll have someone transfer the money to you tomorrow. However, according to what you said, it's a loan to you, so I will charge you interest according to the bank's interest rate."
Although Wen Ling was a little unhappy in her heart, she pretended to be very happy on the surface and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister."
After dinner, Wen Ling and Qin Lang sat for a while and then left. After leaving the community, Wen Ling pinched Qin Lang hard and said angrily: "Your sister is too stingy. She is now worth over 100 million yuan, and she still cares about 500,000 yuan with us."
Qin Lang didn't know whether it was because of pain or embarrassment. He rubbed his shoulders and grinned, "No one's money comes from the wind. Although my sister has a lot of money in name, she also has a lot of debts. Five hundred thousand is already a lot, and didn't you say you wanted to borrow it?"
Wen Ling stamped her feet and whispered, "Of course I have to say it's a loan. Otherwise, your sister will probably look down on me for the rest of her life. When I make money, I will definitely pay her back as soon as possible."
Seeing his wife leaving him and walking forward alone, Qin Lang sighed depressedly and could only quicken his pace to keep up. Qin Lang knew what kind of personality his wife had. She was a woman with a strong self-esteem, but in front of her sister, she always felt suppressed because Qin Yuming was better than her in appearance, career, and even men. It was difficult for Wen Ling to relieve the anger in her heart.
Qin Lang always acted harmless in front of others, but he was actually a smart man. He knew that Wen Ling was a woman with a strong possessiveness, so he had been working hard and invested a lot of energy in his work, but her desire was like a leaky barrel, which would always leak a lot when it was just filled and could never be filled.
Qin Lang stood behind Wen Ling and suddenly felt a little desolate. Wen Ling always compared himself to his brother-in-law Fang Zhicheng. People are divided into nine classes, and some people are destined to do great things.
Seeing that Qin Lang had not caught up for a long time, Wen Ling stopped, turned around and glared at him. Qin Lang smiled self-deprecatingly and quickened his pace to catch up.
After his brother and sister-in-law left, Qin Yuming suddenly stared at Fang Zhicheng with a sharp look.
Fang Zhicheng shrugged and smiled helplessly: "What's going on?"
Qin Yuming said expressionlessly: "Do you have anything going on with Wen Ling?"
Fang Zhicheng showed a surprised look and said with a wry smile: "You are overthinking it, right?"
Qin Yuming whispered, "Women's sixth sense is always very sharp. I saw your little movements under the table."
During the meal, Wen Ling took off her shoes and stepped on Fang Zhicheng's instep. Although it was only once, Qin Yuming was sensitive enough to notice it. Fang Zhicheng wanted to cry but had no tears. This was Wen Ling's initiative to tease him. He suddenly felt like jumping into the Yellow River and couldn't get rid of the feeling.
Fang Zhicheng was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Yuming, let me be honest with you. Wen Ling is not such a simple woman. She has approached me privately many times... but I have severely rejected them all." Fang Zhicheng decided to be frank and straightforward. There was no need to go into details. Qin Yuming should be able to understand what he meant.
Qin Yuming sighed and smiled bitterly, "It turns out that my feeling was right all along. Wen Ling's eyes are very different every time she looks at you. That's the expression she would have when she's in love. People's movements and expressions can be faked, but eyes are hard to fake."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "What do you want to do?"
Qin Yuming said helplessly: "What can I do? Men have to save face. I can't tell Qin Langming that his wife wants to hook up with my boyfriend, right? I can only remind him tactfully. If he can't understand, then I can't do anything. However, flies don't bite seamless eggs. You are not a good person either."