Chapter 254 - 181: Lu Fan Offers an Irresistible High-Paying Job

Chapter 254: Chapter 181: Lu Fan Offers an Irresistible High-Paying Job

Jiang Ming quickly said, "Mom, don’t go looking for Third Aunt. She was just trying to be nice by introducing me to someone. It’s just that the girl obviously wasn’t honest with her family, which is what caused this whole misunderstanding."

He didn’t actually blame his Third Aunt; after all, she meant well.

If anyone was to blame, it was that Ma Xiaofei. Not a single word out of her mouth was true.

Pan Lanfang then asked, "It’s normal for colleagues to gossip a little. Why not just let them talk? It’s not like their words can actually hurt you."

Jiang Ming knew his mother would say something like that. ’But how could she understand how awful it felt to be the target of all that gossip?’

Jiang Guoqiang, however, said nothing, just chain-smoked his cigarettes.

Only Pan Lanfang kept nagging endlessly.

Jiang Ming could only endure it in silence.

Just then, Jiang Guoqiang asked, "So what are you going to do now? What kind of work will you look for?"

"I don’t know. If worse comes to worst, I’ll go help out at my sister’s flower shop," Jiang Ming replied.

Pan Lanfang quickly shook her head. "Don’t go causing trouble for Yixia. Her little flower shop can’t afford to pay you a salary. Your sister has had it hard enough all these years. Don’t make her worry about you and our family’s problems on top of everything else."

"Okay, I know," Jiang Ming nodded.

Pan Lanfang continued, "All these years, your sister has raised two kids all by herself. She’s been through so much hardship. I was against her having those two children back then, but she was so insistent that we finally gave in. Even though we’ve helped look after the kids over the years, she’s still the one who’s had it the hardest."

She looked at Jiang Ming and said, "The reason I want you to get married soon is so that the Jiang family can have at least one complete household. I’ve tried to get Yixia to go on blind dates these past few years, but she refuses. I don’t know what kind of spell that man cast on her. It’s been eighteen years, and she’s still hung up on him. And who knows where he is now? Probably dead, for all we know."

Jiang Ming felt a little awkward hearing this.

That man was Lu Fan, and he was currently opening a pastry shop right across from his sister’s flower shop.

Jiang Guoqiang knew that Jiang Ming must have thought through his decision to quit, so he waved his hand dismissively. "Well, since it’s done, just take a few days to rest at home. Then you can think about what to do for work next."

With that, he left.

Before he went, he let out a few harsh coughs.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming immediately asked his mother, Pan Lanfang, "Mom, what’s wrong with Dad?"

"It’s probably because winter is starting. His cough has been getting more and more frequent," Pan Lanfang explained.

"Then why hasn’t he seen a doctor?"

"He did. He went to a clinic and just got some random medicine. I told him to go to a proper hospital, but he said it was a waste of money. Forget it. He thinks it’ll get better after the winter passes," Pan Lanfang replied.

Hearing this, Jiang Ming felt a wave of guilt.

That night, as he was wondering what his next move should be, he received a message from Lu Fan.

Lu Fan: [I heard you quit your job at the school?]

Lu Fan: [Like I said before, my gym needs a manager. Twenty thousand a month, full benefits.]

Lu Fan: [I’ll be honest, I’m offering you this job because you used to take care of Silu and Sifan. You know as well as I do that with your qualifications and work experience, it’s extremely difficult to find a job that pays twenty thousand a month. I’ll give you three days to think about it.]

Twenty thousand a month!!

Jiang Ming was stunned.

Staring at the messages from Lu Fan, he was torn.

He desperately wanted to refuse, but then he thought of his parents’ struggles, especially his father Jiang Guoqiang’s health.

In the end, he messaged Jiang Yixia: [Sis, are you asleep?]