That's quite a blunt statement.

Looking at Shen Fenghua's calm expression, Qi Ye felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He gritted his teeth and pulled a red velvet box out of his pocket.

"Shen Fenghua, I'd like to start dating you with marriage in mind. What do you think?"

Looking at the ladies' watch in the red velvet box, Shen Fenghua slowly shifted her gaze to Qi Ye's face, pondering for a long while, "If I take it, doesn't that mean..."

“It doesn’t mean anything!” Qi Ye said firmly. “It’s just giving me a legitimate opportunity to approach you and get closer to you. Your acceptance of this only means that you are not opposed to me. Nothing else.”

To gamble, or not to gamble?

Shen Fenghua's mind was in such a mess that it was about to explode. She closed her eyes, steeled her heart, and decided to take the gamble!

We're almost there, and we were just about to take a look. If we keep holding back now, it'll drag on forever!

"I'll take it!" Shen Fenghua didn't even need Qi Ye to say anything more. She took the watch out of the red velvet box, casually ripped off the old one from her wrist, and tossed it to Qi Ye. "One for one!"

"Then I'll put it on you."

Watches are easy to take off but hard to put on.

I have to say, a brand new watch looks really good on your wrist!

Suddenly I felt that the old thing I had before was no longer good enough for me.

"Is it beautiful?" Shen Fenghua admired it for a while, then asked Qi Ye with a grin.

Qi Ye stared at the dazzling white in front of him, silently swallowed, and then sincerely praised, "It's beautiful, the diamonds on it are especially white... no, they're especially sparkly, they suit you very well!"

Oh no, he almost blurted out what was on his mind. Luckily, he reacted quickly, otherwise, what would he look like?

Shen Fenghua: "..."

Don't think that just because you cut the conversation off quickly, she didn't notice.

Hmph~ Whether it's the diamond white on the watch face or the fair and delicate skin of my own wrist, I can only ask Qi Ye what he thinks.

"Hmph!" Shen Fenghua didn't bother arguing with him. She rolled down her sleeve to cover her new watch. "Then I'm going to work."

"Okay, I'll pick you up for lunch tomorrow at noon."

Have a meal?

Shen Fenghua's mischievous side suddenly surfaced, and she stopped in her tracks. "Then, you'll wait for me at the factory gate tomorrow, under this tree?"

“No,” Qi Ye refused immediately, “I’ll come pick you up downstairs at your office building.”

"Don't you feel that this is having a negative impact on me?"

Qi Ye said confidently, "We are dating with marriage in mind, so our contact is reasonable and justified. Besides, it's natural for men to marry when they're of age, and women to marry when they're of age. How could it have a negative impact?"

Shen Fenghua chuckled, "Look at you, you say you're not good with words, but you're absolutely amazing. Nobody can talk as fast as you."

“Then, I’ll wait for you downstairs at your office building tomorrow,” Qi Ye said, perfectly embodying the phrase “taking advantage of the situation.” “We just want to eat as soon as possible, right? Riding a bicycle is faster, and if we get there early, there will be more dishes to choose from.”

"real?"

"real!"

"That's right," Shen Fenghua nodded. Going to a state-run restaurant for a day wasn't cheap, and she wanted to see how many days Qi Ye could last.

"Okay, then I'll head back first." Shen Fenghua took several steps forward, and just as she reached the door, she turned her head and saw Qi Ye still standing there, looking on expectantly.

Shen Fenghua was delighted.

She walked quickly over. "Aren't you going to see me off?"

Is that alright?

"Of course."

Qi Ye, when he should be shameless, why is he being shy?

The two walked into the steel plant side by side, and their handsome man and beautiful woman instantly attracted a lot of attention. By noon, news of Shen Fenghua returning side by side with a male colleague, chatting and laughing, had spread far and wide.

Even though Shen Fenghua was mentally prepared for this, she was still taken aback by her gossip-loving colleague.

"Hey, Fenghua, you little rascal, you've managed to snag a high-quality source of goods without a word. How's that? I heard this guy's over 1.8 meters tall, and looks really sharp. He's wearing a military uniform, so how come he's a soldier?"

Shen Fenghua: "!"

She silently gave the logistics department lady a thumbs up, "Sister Niu, you're really something. In such a short time, you've found out that there's basically no discrepancy."

"Hahahaha, who do you think I am, Sister Niu? I'm an informant!" Oh my, no wonder Feng Hua is so popular. She's good-looking, speaks frankly, and has a sweet tongue. She even managed to find out about the original owner of this body.

They can remain calm and composed, unfazed even when faced with a collapsing mountain.

That's great, really great, it's just a pity I can't have children.

otherwise……

Bringing home a daughter-in-law like that would truly be a stroke of good luck.

What a pity!

"Yes, we're in contact right now!" Shen Fenghua said frankly. "I'm not young anymore, and the organization is so concerned about my marriage. Even the leaders are getting anxious and stressed. If I don't take the initiative, wouldn't I be letting down their efforts?"

"Hahahaha!" Sister Niu laughed so hard she almost fell over. "You, you, your mouth is just like someone in the propaganda business. Hearing those words, not only the leaders, but even I felt happy inside."

"Hahaha," Shen Fenghua laughed, blinking her eyes, "So, Sister Niu, did you see what that young man looks like?"

"No!" Sister Niu asked curiously. "I only heard it from someone else."

"Then I'll let you see me tomorrow at noon!"

Sister Niu chuckled, "What, are you coming to see me again tomorrow at noon?"

"Of course, you need to get to know someone. How can you get to know someone if you don't get to know them?"

"That makes sense. Then I'll wait and see what happens to your sister Niu..."

After chatting casually for a bit, Shen Fenghua started to get down to business.

Meanwhile, Shen Huixiu returned home and, thinking of the scene she had witnessed at noon, gritted her teeth. "Shen Fenghua, oh Shen Fenghua, this world is truly unfair."

They were both born of the same parents, so why is it that Shen Fenghua gets whatever she wants?

It's clearly a product raised in the countryside, yet it's quite good-looking.

Especially that job...

She obtained what so many people longed for with ease. And some of the factory leaders who were kind to her—were they blind? They didn't even realize that Shen Fenghua was, at her core, an extremely selfish and despicable person!

Why should such a despicable person live a life of glory while I, on the other hand, have to live like a stinking rat in a sewer, unable to see the light of day?

Going to the countryside is up to whoever wants to go. Shen Huixiu is born noble and would never do such a despicable thing!

Shen Huixiu gritted her teeth. If she didn't ruin this matter, she would change her name.

Shen Fenghua, aren't you so smug? I was originally thinking of going easy on you, but now... since you don't care about sisterly feelings, then don't blame me for being ruthless.