Liu Mingxuan resolutely refused to agree to Meng Zihan's request.

If he really hands over his salary to her, how will he be able to live a carefree life outside?

How do I buy a gift for the girl I like?

"No! Absolutely not! How can I give you my salary? That's my hard-earned money, why should I give it to you?"

Meng Zihan knew he wouldn't agree. Hearing his words, she wasn't in a hurry, but her eyes immediately reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes.

She asked, her voice filled with grievance, "Didn't you say you loved me? Why won't you give me your salary? Do you want to keep the money to fool around outside? You're trying to lie to me in front of everyone! If you treat me like this, what's the point of living? I might as well be dead!"

When Meng Xueyun saw her niece start crying again, she immediately understood what was going on. Her face darkened, and she pointed at Liu Mingxuan and scolded him angrily.

"You, Liu Mingxuan, you really didn't intend to settle down with our Xiaohan; you just wanted to toy with her feelings!"

"Xiaohan, stop arguing with him, let's go to the police station right now and report him for rape!"

Liu Mingxuan's head started to ache whenever he heard the word "rape".

He quickly waved his hand and explained, "Aunt Meng, you can't say things like that! Dating is a matter of mutual consent, how can it be considered rape? Watch your words!"

"How old are you? How old is my Xiaohan? If you hadn't used sweet words to deceive her, would she have gone around with you like this? You dare to say you didn't force her? This is rape!"

Liu Mingxuan was speechless for a moment, his face turning extremely ugly.

He knew that the two women, aunt and niece, were serious, and if he really didn't agree, they would definitely keep their word.

Seeing this, Xu Yuru and Director Li quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Xu Yuru smiled and said to Liu Mingxuan, "Little Liu, Xiao Meng lives with you, so she must need to buy groceries and cook at home, which will cost money, right? It's only right that you give her some living expenses."

Director Li chimed in, "That's right. I give all my salary to my wife. I only keep a little pocket money, enough to buy a pack of cigarettes. Isn't that how couples live their lives?"

Liu Mingxuan rolled his eyes at Director Li, cursing inwardly.

You old geezer, how dare you compare yourself to me?

With your face full of wrinkles, what young girl would be interested in you?

Even if I wanted to spend money, nobody wanted it!

The colleagues who were watching the commotion also started offering their advice to Liu Mingxuan.

"Yes, it's normal for a couple to hand over their salary to each other, so don't be so coy."

"Men should be generous and earn money for their wives to spend; it's only right and proper!"

"You hand over your salary to your wife, how could she possibly mistreat you? She manages the household perfectly, so just wait and enjoy the good life!"

Liu Mingxuan was driven crazy by the noise, but he forced himself to stay focused and argued with the Meng family aunt and niece.

Finally, after intense bargaining, the two sides reached a compromise.

Liu Mingxuan gives half of his salary to Meng Zihan every month, and he can do whatever he wants with the rest.

This farce has given Meng Zihan a chance to shine.

A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

Not only could she move into Liu Mingxuan's single dormitory legitimately, but she could also receive half of his salary every month, which was much better than she had expected.

As for the messy bill that Liu Mingxuan gave, no one brought it up again, and everyone tacitly ignored it.

The matter was finally over, and Xu Yuru breathed a sigh of relief.

With Meng Zihan keeping an eye on Liu Mingxuan, this kind of farce should not happen again.

To be honest, she already had enough to do at the factory, and she was really fed up with all these trivial matters.

From this perspective, Meng Zihan really did a good deed for the people and helped her solve her problems.

Fearing that things might change again, Xu Yuru kindly reminded Meng Zihan.

"Xiaohan, now that things are resolved, you should go back and pack your things and move to Xiao Liu's house. Let bygones be bygones for those unpleasant things from the past. The two of you should discuss it and make a good life together."

Meng Zihan's mind worked quickly, and upon hearing Xu Yuru's words, she immediately understood what she meant.

She smiled sweetly, then reached out her hand to Liu Mingxuan, saying considerately, "Mingxuan, you have to go to work this afternoon, so don't bother seeing me off. Give me the key to my dorm room, I'll go back and move myself."

Looking at Meng Zihan's smug expression, Liu Mingxuan felt a surge of hatred and wanted to slap her again and kick her out.

But looking around at the enthusiastic office staff who felt they deserved credit for the satisfactory resolution, he ultimately swallowed his anger.

He forced a stiff smile and reluctantly took the key to the single dormitory from the keychain, handing it to Meng Zihan as if cutting off a piece of his own flesh.

Meng Zihan took the keys, her eyes narrowing into slits with a smile.

She twirled the keys in her hand and said sweetly, "Mingxuan! Don't worry, go to work. I'll take care of everything at home. I'll be waiting for you to come home for a delicious meal tonight."

Liu Mingxuan gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "No need to work so hard, I can do it myself."

"How can that be? You're already tired enough from work, leave these things to me."

"Let me do it. You'll be tired from moving too." Liu Mingxuan waved his hand weakly.

Although he was filled with disgust, he could only pretend to be understanding in order to repair his damaged image.

To everyone's surprise, Meng Zihan stopped insisting and readily agreed: "Then I'll trouble you to bring back some vegetables on your way, raw or cooked, so we can celebrate. I'll head back now."

Meng Zihan turned around, waved goodbye to her colleagues, and then affectionately took Meng Xueyun's arm and happily went back to the Ye family home to pack her luggage.

Liu Mingxuan stared in disbelief.

Did she really push the grocery shopping task onto me?

Shouldn't she insist on cooking delicious food for me?

That damned woman, she's so cunning!

Meng Zihan, however, was in an extremely cheerful mood.

This trip to the union can be described as a great success. Not only did they save face, but they also successfully got Liu Mingxuan under their control.

As for her previous disheveled state, it was just a minor friction between the young couple, nothing serious at all.

So when Ye Zhenghua got home from get off work, he saw several packages piled up in the living room as soon as he entered the door.

Meng Zihan and her niece Meng Xueyun were tidying up clothes in Meng Zihan's room.

The two chatted and laughed, creating a very cheerful atmosphere.

"What's going on? Are we moving?"

Ye Zhenghua stood at Meng Zihan's door, frowning as he asked.

Meng Xueyun was sharing her experience with Meng Zihan on how to handle Liu Mingxuan, unaware that Ye Zhenghua had already left work.

"Oh no, I haven't cooked yet."

However, she immediately became smug.

If Ye Zhenghua knew they had succeeded, he would surely be happy and wouldn't have bothered to blame her.