A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1610: Past and Present Lives 46
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Chapter 1610: Chapter 1608: Past and Present Lives 46
Chapter 1608
Suspicion is just suspicion.
During the New Year, she couldn’t go to someone else’s house to cause trouble.
Not because she was afraid, but because security is tight near New Year.
If the other party calls the police, saying she trespassed, and gets her detained, it wouldn’t be worth it.
After careful consideration, Shih Wanxin decided to wait and see.
…
On Zhao Junyao’s side.
Without Shih Wanxin bothering him, he indeed felt quite free.
Every day, besides visiting his father, he stayed in the study reading books and went nowhere else.
However, he still had something on his mind.
On this day, he mysteriously called his newly hired assistant to his side and gave him an assignment.
“Did you handle the matter I asked you to do before?”
The assistant nodded firmly.
“It’s handled. I found a suitable apartment and selected a few jobs. I’ll bring them to you to review!”
Zhao Junyao nodded with satisfaction.
This assistant, despite his young age, handled tasks quite efficiently.
Soon, a set of documents was handed over.
Zhao Junyao began to examine them carefully.
“Are these apartment locations far from the company?”
The assistant shook his head.
“Not far, all within five kilometers of our company. If you want to eat or rest, it’ll only take ten minutes to get there!”
Zhao Junyao nodded, very satisfied.
“Great!”
“I’ll check them out later, and if they’re suitable, we’ll sign the lease!”
The assistant nodded in agreement and made a note.
Zhao Junyao continued to look at the various job options.
One was an office clerk, another a supermarket warehouser, and another a dessert shop salesperson.
All were in malls, ensuring warmth in winter and coolness in summer without exposure to the elements.
In truth, with Xia Ruqing’s high school diploma, finding such jobs was already not easy.
After understanding the situation, Zhao Junyao felt reasonably satisfied.
“Let’s go with the office clerk!”
“If I can recruit her as my assistant, even better!”
The assistant felt a pang of crisis.
“You… you want to hire another assistant?”
Zhao Junyao chuckled.
“Don’t worry, you’re my work assistant!”
“I want to hire a personal assistant!”
The assistant pursed his lips.
Not being a frail chairman himself, why hire a personal assistant when there are so many cleaners at home?
In truth, he only dared to complain inwardly, not daring to show it on the surface.
…
New Year’s Eve arrived quickly.
This day felt extremely unfamiliar to Zhao Junyao.
Not only were there many strangers visiting, but also his stepmother and stepbrother came.
What puzzled him was.
His stepmother had the exact same face as the Empress Dowager from his past life.
Then why was she his biological mother in the past, but a stepmother now?
And his cousin Zhao Junqi from the past life, why is he now… a stepbrother?
This issue had been perplexing him from the start.
Now seeing the extremely unkind attitude from these two towards him, he was even more baffled.
Two unrelated people, how did they end up together as biological mother and son?
Looking at him with such venomous eyes, their tone was sarcastic, and their words full of provocation.
The arrogance and nastiness of their behavior were indescribable.
Zhao Junyao turned his head away, too lazy to watch anymore.
His heart felt a slight tinge of sarcasm.
‘Is it the issue of the inheritance of shares causing such tension?’
‘If so, sorry, he won’t back down!’
Their arrogance was like defecating on his head. If he didn’t fight back, he really would have been an emperor for nothing in his past life.
He coldly smiled, no longer watching them or saying more.
…
In wealthy families, kinship is the coldest.
If you have money, distant relatives will all come; if you’re broke, even your parents might disdainingly ignore you.
In Zhao Junyao’s view, the Zhao Family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was completely tedious.
Looking around, all those seated around the large round table wore faces of flattery and sycophancy.
After a few rounds of drinks, they tried to get closer.
Faces he had seen more than enough in his past life, really didn’t want to see them again in this life.
After a few drinks, he claimed physical discomfort and got up to leave.
Many distant relatives were somewhat at a loss.
It was Zhao Zongqing who stepped forward to resolve.
“Yaoyao’s health hasn’t recovered, he’s on medication, often feels unwell, it’s better to let him rest!”
Relatives breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and resumed their lively discussions.
“Oh, he should rest well!”
“Indeed, such injuries are no joke!”
“He ought to feel unwell; I know an old doctor who I’ll introduce to Ah Yao later for treating with traditional medicine!”
“I know a department chief at a hospital, in rehabilitation, simply a master in medicine…”
Zhao Zongqing, besieged by a group of relatives, felt annoyed by their chatter.
Whereas Shih Yueshu and Zhao Junqi felt isolated on their side.
Those relatives seemed to form an island of exclusion, isolating the mother and son completely.
Forget respectful gestures; even eye contact seemed impossible.
Shih Yueshu: “…”
She tightly gripped the red wine glass beside her, eyes burning with jealousy.
“Why?”
“Why does it have to be this way!”
Zhao Junqi, however, appeared lazily indifferent.
“Mom, after all these years, haven’t you gotten used to it yet?”
Shih Yueshu grew more animated.
“Used to it? How could I get used to it? This is simply bullying!”
“Initially, their non-acceptance, I could endure. But after all these years of managing this household, still getting such treatment! How could I get used to it!”
And with that, her eyes grew redder.
Zhao Junqi sighed as well, his gaze carrying some resentment.
“It’s okay!”
“Mom! Someday, this family will be ours!”
“All these people will come to flatter you!”
As they spoke with such arrogance, others were so distant that no one could hear them.
Shih Yueshu clenched her teeth, nodding, gripping her son’s arm.
“Mom believes in you!”
“Rest assured, Mom will help you!”
“If once doesn’t work, we’ll try again!”
Zhao Junqi nodded.
“Well said!”
“It is said that those who achieve greatness do not dwell on trifles; a true man knows when to endure and when to rise. The more I endure now, the higher I will soar in the future!”
“Mom, just wait, I will give you a good life!”
Shih Yueshu was so moved, she almost began to cry.
“Let’s go!”
“Let’s head back!”
Here, no one cared about them, so why stay any longer?!
Zhao Junqi nodded, and the mother-son duo quietly withdrew.
…
After New Year’s Eve dinner, the next day was New Year’s Day.
According to the local custom, everyone visits each other to exchange New Year’s greetings on this day.
Zhao Junyao didn’t know anyone, so he excused himself, citing his poor health, and stayed in.
Zhao Zongqing didn’t force him to meet guests, so he spent the entire day at home.
By the afternoon, feeling suffocated, he drove over to Lantian Community again.
She had no relatives; she must be feeling lonely right now.