Chapter 1280 - 1280 She Is My Niece
1280 She Is My Niece
At this moment, Director Qiao was playing with his parrot in his office! He did not have any other hobbies except drinking tea, admiring flowers and playing with birds.
During this era, the slaughterhouse business was booming as the supply simply could not meet the demand. As farmers were not allowed to raise pigs in bulk on their own, they needed to specially set up an area to raise pigs and then bring them to the slaughterhouses to be killed. Everything was very scarce.
People begged him to share some meat with them every day. He did not need to show respect to anyone at all. Instead, others had to be very respectful to him! He did not need to entertain anyone either. He just needed to do his job every day and then take a bigger portion of the profit. That would be enough for him to live out the rest of his life.
Along the way, Qiao Mei and Xia Zhe were not by themselves. There were also two security officers escorting them to Director Qiao’s office. They were still suspicious of the couple’s identities. If Qiao Mei was not Director Qiao’s relative, they could immediately atone for their mistake and chase Qiao Mei and Xia Zhe out.
“When we go in later, just keep nodding your head vigorously, do you understand?” Qiao Mei stood at the door of Director Qiao’s office and whispered to Xia Zhe.
Xia Zhe nodded obediently with the two gift boxes in his hand. This had a direct impact on Qiao Mei’s future business so he had to be fully focused. He must complete it as if it was a mission!
They had chosen the gifts based on Director Qiao’s preferences. One of the gift boxes contained a superior 12-item tea set in the style used by the noble class during the Song dynasty. This was a rare treasure and also an antique. It was something that ordinary people would not be able to get their hands on!
Qiao Mei had obtained this tea set by chance. Initially, she wanted to give it to Qiao Qiang, but Qiao Qiang already had a black-glazed teacup that he cherished very much. Besides, Qiao Qiang did not care for such things, so she decided to give it to Director Qiao instead.
The other gift was superior Pu’er tea. These were rare treasures that many people could not get their hands on!
Qiao Mei took a deep breath and put on a bright smile on her face. She knocked politely on the door and pushed it open.
“Uncle Qiao, long time no see! Do you still remember me? I miss you so much!” Qiao Mei said warmly as she walked to Director Qiao’s side.
Director Qiao looked at Qiao Mei in puzzlement. Why did he not remember having such a niece? During festive seasons, even the most distant relatives would send gifts to his family. No matter what festival it was, they would come to gather around whenever they had the chance.
However, Director Qiao really had no impression of Qiao Mei at all. It was not all that surprising to him. He did not know all his relatives, and he could not even remember what his own sister’s son looked like.
“You…” Director Qiao said hesitantly.
“It’s me! Uncle Qiao! Don’t you remember me? I’m Qiao Mei!” Qiao Mei said excitedly.
Director Qiao was originally from the countryside and there were many people in the village whose names were Mei, Juan, Yan and Jun. It would not be surprising if this person really turned out to be his relative. Furthermore, he was too embarrassed to reject Qiao Mei in front of everyone.
If Qiao Mei was really his relative, he would be so embarrassed if people heard that he could not even recognize his own niece. If word got out, they would say that he was too arrogant! He was going to retire in a few years and he could not afford to make any mistakes at this juncture!
“Ah… I remember, I remember! You’re from that family! How can I not remember! This must be your husband,” Director Qiao asked as he looked at Xia Zhe.
“Yes! I just know that Uncle Qiao will definitely remember me! You remember everything the moment I mention it. They even said that I was lying just now! If I hadn’t insisted that you are my uncle, they would have left me outside the main door!” Qiao Mei said aggrievedly.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ll reprimand them later! What are you waiting for! Get out! Don’t hold me back from catching up with my niece and niece-in-law!” Director Qiao said as he pretended to be angry.
The two security officers were so frightened that they quickly closed the door and left the office. If Director Qiao flew into a rage, the two of them might not even be able to keep their jobs! Director Qiao had the most terrifying temper!
After the outsiders left, Director Qiao sized Qiao Mei up carefully. She was quite beautiful and did not look like a woman who had grown up in the countryside. Moreover, this man had a dignified and imposing bearing. At one glance, he looked like a soldier. The two of them definitely had some sort of backing and were not just commoners.