Chapter 979: Why are you here?

Shen Ci's secret purchase of the storefront for He Bin to reopen his shop was done very low-key throughout, so much so that even Shen Yingying didn't know.

Coming back from night school this day, as soon as Shen Yingying opened the door, the familiar aroma of food made her unable to help but curve her lips.

"No night shift today?"

While changing her shoes, she couldn't help but say: "Your night shift should be over by now. Logically speaking, since your two security departments merged, the manpower should be more sufficient. Why are they still making you work the night shift alone?"

Walking to the dining room and seeing the table full of sumptuous dishes, Shen Yingying blinked in surprise. Looking up, she saw He Bin walking out of the kitchen carrying the last bowl of soup.

"It's so late, why make so many dishes?" Shen Yingying couldn't help but ask.

He Bin was smiling happily, in a great mood. He first put the soup on the table, then walked to Shen Yingying's side, pulled her to sit down, and then said: "These recent night shifts have made me dizzy, and you've been too busy to cook for yourself. I've wronged you by letting you eat so much takeout these days."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yingying couldn't help but smile, but her brows and eyes were full of happiness: "Wronged? I didn't feel wronged, but that takeout really isn't as delicious as what you make."

Having been married for so many years, He Bin still understood her taste best.

He Bin also smiled, pursed his lips, and after sitting down beside Shen Yingying, looked at her earnestly and said: "From now on, we can be just like before; I'll cook for you every day."

"What does that mean?" Shen Yingying didn't understand for a moment.

He Bin didn't keep her in suspense and said directly: "A-Ci bought me a storefront downstairs, letting me reopen a roast goose shop. She only allows me to roast ten geese a day, plus maybe some braised goose liver, and I close the shop once they are sold out that day."

Shen Yingying widened her eyes upon hearing this, and after reacting, she couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Really?"

He Bin nodded.

Shen Yingying smiled excitedly: "A-Ci still understands you. Actually, I had thought about it too—we still have our previous savings left unused, so should we help you reopen a shop in Longcheng? We all know you love doing this. I didn't expect A-Ci to have done this quietly."

At this very moment, He Bin was still quite moved: "It really wasn't in vain that we doted on her. A-Ci is really... to our family..."

"That was also exchanged for your sincere heart." Shen Yingying held He Bin's hand with red eyes. Regarding He Bin, she was actually very grateful in her heart.

Having been married for so many years, He Bin had never lost his temper with her. For the decades he ran the "roast meat shop," He Bin never let her do the tiring work, just letting her be responsible for selling and accounting.

The three meals a day at home were also cooked by He Bin. He treated his sister and her three children as his own, never complaining half a word about having to take care of them.

"A-Ci remembers your kindness to her; she is also a child who knows how to be grateful and values relationships." Shen Yingying was halfway through being sentimental when she suddenly changed the subject and asked clearly: "Then... you aren't doing the security manager job anymore?"

He Bin sighed and shook his head: "Not doing it anymore. You don't know, today..."

Since he had already resigned anyway, He Bin simply told Shen Yingying about the things that had happened in the Security Department these days as if telling a story.

Once he said it, Shen Yingying was furious: "This is too much! You are also a manager; is it just because you were transferred that they bully people like this?"

Seeing this, He Bin hurriedly reassured her: "The person has already been fired. You don't know, when I went back to handle the resignation procedures this afternoon, those colleagues in the Security Department were like different people. At first, they didn't believe what I said, but as soon as they saw Xiao Qishan was really fired, good heavens, the speed at which those people's faces changed."

Shen Yingying: "Being fired is what he deserves! But your personality of being able to endure really isn't suitable for working in that kind of environment. A-Ci is right not to let you continue. From now on, just listen to her and do what you love."

The preliminary meeting for the "Winter Olympics" project bidding was held today in the main conference room of the "National Sports Bureau." All representatives of the registered groups would attend today.

The main themes of today's meeting were "Project Overview and Bidding Scope," "Bidding Rules and Qualification Requirements," "Time Nodes and Work Arrangements," and "Q&A and Communication Mechanisms."

This was the most formal occasion Shen Ci had attended in over two years. Although she was an outsider, she still held a respectful heart, changing into a decent and rigorous ladies' suit, and tying her hair into a clean and neat ponytail.

When she arrived at the "National Sports Bureau," Manager Wang Can and other members of the team had not yet arrived, so Shen Ci stood in the lobby on the first floor to wait.

The main door was wide open, and the flow of people was endless. There were hundreds of group representatives attending the meeting today. Shen Ci didn't know the specific data, but looking at this scale, there were at least dozens of groups eager to bid.

It was still early before the meeting started, so many people stopped in the spacious lobby to talk, and those who knew each other gathered to reminisce.

Shen Ci was undoubtedly the youngest among these people, but standing alone in a corner, no one paid much attention to her.

It wasn't until Li Wanchang appeared in her field of vision with the Li family team that Shen Ci's eyes subconsciously locked onto the other party, a knowing smile spreading in her eyes.

Sure enough, as she expected, the Li family, just like in her previous life, would not let this opportunity go.

In her previous life, the Li family got their wish, but this time, she would definitely make Li Wanchang's wishful thinking fall through.

Many people saw Li Wanchang and inevitably went up to exchange pleasantries. Although the Li Group's volume wasn't top-tier, its own advantages were also very obvious—the Li family had won the bid for the "World Championships" project many years ago, and that project had also allowed the Li family to achieve a leap, earning a fortune.

This was also the source of Li Wanchang's confidence this time. This kind of national-level project valued experience in constructing large-scale projects, so he was determined to win.

Li Wanchang was socializing with everyone and didn't notice Shen Ci in the corner at first.

Shen Ci quietly walked behind Li Wanchang and, while his face was piled with social smiles, called out lightly: "Uncle Li."

Hearing the sound, Li Wanchang turned his head subconsciously. The fake smile on his face hadn't had time to fade, and the moment he saw Shen Ci, it froze on his face.

The next second, the smile vanished without a trace, replaced by a cold expression.

Since the last time the surface peace was completely torn away, Li Wanchang didn't intend to continue pretending, not to mention that he had been angered to the point of fainting by Shen Ci and was only just recovering from a serious illness.

He looked solemn and subconsciously took a step back, looking at Shen Ci and asking: "Why are you here?"

Somehow, now whenever Li Wanchang saw Shen Ci, a sense of foreboding would subconsciously arise in his heart, always feeling that something bad was about to happen. ===== CHAPTER 980 =====