[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Path to Success",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2145458,3567,"Chapter 28","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>This scene was just seen by Xue Qin as she came downstairs. Seeing the innocent and beautiful Lu Xiaoya, and her hand held in Su Xinghui’s, her face couldn't help but turn pale again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands with Lu Xiaoya, Su Xinghui pointed to Song Qiao and said to Chen Hongfu: \"Secretary Chen, this is the manager of the Jiangcheng Jiangnan District Arts and Crafts Store, Comrade Song Qiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongfu was greatly surprised. Just now, when the family of three from the Lu family entered looking for Su Xinghui, he had assumed Lu Zheng was the manager. He hadn't expected the manager to be this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongfu quickly said to Song Qiao: \"So you are Manager Song. I have been neglectful; please don't take offense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiao smiled: \"It’s no problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Dong Jianshu and Li Mao also came out, and they were busy exchanging pleasantries with Song Qiao and Lu Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qin walked to Su Xinghui’s side and asked with a smile: \"Xinghui, who is this pretty young girl? Aren't you going to introduce her to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Xiaoya heard Xue Qin’s intimate tone, she immediately widened her eyes and sized Xue Qin up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui sighed internally, what is all this? Why have so many things beyond his control happened today? First Xue Qin came uninvited, and then Lu Xiaoya followed her mother here. He really had no experience with this kind of situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really wanted to say to Xue Qin, could you please not be so intimate? It will make everyone misunderstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, this was not the right time to say it. He could only force a smile and say to Xue Qin: \"Xue Qin, this is my junior from Jiangcheng University, Lu Xiaoya.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then said to Lu Xiaoya: \"Xiaoya, this is my high school classmate Xue Qin. She came here today to play with those classmates of mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui pointed to Zhang Cheng and the others who were walking over, introducing Xue Qin’s identity this way. It wasn't that he was deliberately trying to distance himself from Xue Qin; the problem was that he really didn't have any special relationship with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoya took the initiative to extend her right hand to Xue Qin: \"Hello, Xue Qin, I am Lu Xiaoya, Su Xinghui’s junior. Very happy to meet you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qin had been working for a few years after all, and she wouldn't be intimidated by such a scene. She put away her probing gaze, smiled, and extended her right hand to shake Lu Xiaoya’s: \"Hello, Lu Xiaoya, I am also very happy to meet you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two women shook hands, they walked to the side to chat. Before long, they were chatting very warmly; it seemed many girls had this ability to become familiar instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women were of similar height. Xue Qin was wearing black trousers and a white shirt, her long hair hanging down her back in a simple, straight style. Lu Xiaoya was wearing white cropped trousers and a red T-shirt, her long hair tied into a long ponytail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were very pretty. Xue Qin’s face was slightly round, close to an oval shape, while Lu Xiaoya’s face was a standard heart shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, both could be called beauties; the difference was that Xue Qin appeared more mature, while Lu Xiaoya was more youthful and vibrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also normal, as Xue Qin had been working for a few years after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two women whispering to each other as if they were long-time friends, their eyes occasionally drifting toward him, Su Xinghui always felt a bit uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was helpless, because after Chen Hongfu and the others exchanged pleasantries with Song Qiao, they invited her into the office and called Su Xinghui in as well. Before entering, Su Xinghui wanted to invite Lu Zheng into the office too, but Lu Zheng smiled and shook his hand, then walked around the township government courtyard with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the office, Su Xinghui poured cold boiled water for everyone and sat down. Dong Jianshu, who was such a heavy smoker, didn't even smoke when he saw that Song Qiao was a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongfu smiled: \"Manager Song is an honored guest. Thank you for the long journey today. Shall we host a welcome meal for you at noon and go to Wild Boar Gully in the afternoon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Song Qiao was a woman, her work style was swift and decisive. She looked at her watch and said: \"It’s only past nine o'clock, still very early. Let’s go to Wild Boar Gully now to avoid wasting time; we still have to return to Jiangcheng in the evening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongfu checked his watch; sure enough, it was just past nine-thirty. He looked up and said: \"Alright, then we will accompany Manager Song to Wild Boar Gully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiao said: \"How about we don't trouble Secretary Chen, Township Head Dong, and Township Head Li? Just let Little Su accompany us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongfu said: \"How can that be? You are an honored guest, we cannot be neglectful. We should accompany you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his insistence, Song Qiao nodded: \"Alright, we drove here ourselves, and the car is quite spacious. You all can just ride with us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hongfu knew that the township government’s beat-up jeep was truly not presentable, so he nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the office, Su Xinghui called Zhang Cheng and the others, preparing to go to Wild Boar Gully together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle Song Qiao and her group drove was a large van, which belonged to their arts and crafts store and could seat over ten people. Thus, Chen Hongfu and the others boarded this van, and Xue Qin followed Lu Xiaoya onto it as well. Su Xinghui simply got into the car driven by Xu Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two cars drove toward Wild Boar Gully, one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the car started moving, Zhang Cheng said with a mischievous smile: \"Xinghui, you are quite lucky with the ladies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Wu Jun, usually the most honest, laughed and nodded: \"That’s right, that’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the smiles on the faces of these close friends, Su Xinghui couldn't help but feel frustrated: \"You guys, just enjoy your schadenfreude!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group burst into laughter together; they found it very interesting to see Su Xinghui in this state.\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-06-16T16:59:29.695Z","2026-06-16T17:54:29.625Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","49eb2714da448e380e684e7b8a92a680d678c280719aa63b7cbc886747da80df","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-29","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-27",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]