Just as Jiang Ruyu was about to ask the girl if something had happened, she remembered what had happened in the alley and asked Zheng Yang, "Yesterday, a colleague of mine had a fight with her boyfriend and came over to ask us who was at fault. I've never encountered anything like what she described, so I just listened without giving my opinion. I'll tell you what happened, and you can see who's right and who's wrong."

Zheng Yang raised an eyebrow and smiled helplessly. Look, here we go again: "You silly girl, there are a lot of these kinds of things in your workplace. Every time we go out during our break, you ask me these kinds of questions."

Jiang Ruyu glared at him: "Are you going to listen or not?"

Zheng Yang raised his hands in surrender: "You tell me, you tell me, I'm listening."

Jiang Ruyu laughed: "That colleague said that the reason was that they had been married for half a year, and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. Her mother-in-law suspected that she might be infertile. But, her family was well-off, and she had a job, so her mother-in-law didn't dare to say anything to her. Instead, she talked to her sister-in-law behind her back. Her sister-in-law not only didn't advise her mother, but also encouraged her mother to tell my colleague's boyfriend to take her to the hospital for a checkup. Her boyfriend actually did it, and then the two of them started arguing. My colleague has a pretty strong temper. She scratched her boyfriend's face, scolded her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and then went straight home."

After Jiang Ruyu finished speaking, she stared at Zheng Yang and asked, "Whose fault do you think this is?"

Zheng Yang watched as this girl kept digging a hole for herself, as if she wanted to push him into it and bury him. He was really helpless: "Well, how should I put it? The fault definitely lies with your colleague's mother-in-law and sister-in-law. They're the ones who started this. And your colleague's boyfriend, he's a bit of a simpleton. If he had just spoken more tactfully, or directly shifted the blame onto himself, they could have avoided a conflict."

Jiang Ruyu clicked her tongue and asked again, "What about my colleague? Did she do anything wrong?"

Zheng Yang shook his head, wanting to bite the girl. She was determined to get back at him. "How should I put it about your colleague? If you say she's wrong, it's unfair to her. After all, anyone would be angry if their partner and in-laws suspected they couldn't have children. Her problem is that she was too impulsive. She could have resolved the matter in other ways. By doing this, she vented her anger, but if she didn't, it would make her seem too powerful, which wouldn't sound good on her reputation. Besides, when it comes to pregnancy, people naturally think it's a woman's problem, so she'd be at a disadvantage."

Jiang Ruyu still seemed unsatisfied and wanted to ask something, but Zheng Yang immediately covered her mouth with his hand, then leaned close to her, lowered his head, and looked directly into her eyes: "Ruyu, you're testing me like this. You know my family situation. I don't have a mother, Xiaoyue isn't strong-willed or unreasonable, and my father is a man of few words. If you're worried about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law or sisters-in-law after marriage, you don't need to worry. Really, I'm smart and I won't say anything thoughtless that would make you angry. You can rest assured."

Jiang Ruyu was somewhat seduced by Zheng Yang's deep voice. She tried hard to control her gaze from looking at his deep, slightly gray pupils, but her eyes couldn't help but wander down from his high nose to his slightly thin lips. Even at such close range, she didn't smell any unpleasant odor from his breath, only a faint tobacco scent, which wasn't unpleasant at all, but rather had a special attraction that drew her closer.

Zheng Yang noticed the little girl staring at his mouth and his breathing became a little erratic. Jiang Ruyu immediately sensed the change in his breathing, her face flushed, and she pushed him away: "Just talk, why are you so close? I'm telling you, show me some respect and don't have any improper thoughts."

Zheng Yang tried to suppress his laughter, but the corners of his lips only grew higher and higher. He stroked her long hair and chuckled softly, "Silly girl, if I didn't have any improper thoughts about you, you would doubt whether I really like you. Silly girl, we are both adults with normal physiological needs. Let me tell you the truth, when a normal man likes a woman, he will definitely have an uncontrollable physiological liking for her, do you understand?"

Jiang Ruyu was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to refute her, and she didn't want to talk about this kind of topic with him: "Stop talking, you're just being sophistical, your thinking is unhealthy, let's not talk about it anymore, I'm hungry, let's go eat."

Ultimately, Jiang Ruyu was just a young girl who was not yet twenty years old. No matter how smart she was, she couldn't possibly argue with Zheng Yang about such private topics without blushing or skipping a beat. On the contrary, it seemed that men were naturally better able to say these things than women.

Seeing that the girl seemed reluctant to discuss the topic, Zheng Yang composed himself and changed the subject: "Do you remember when you told me about your cousin from your uncle's family wanting to find a job?"

"Oh, yes, is that so? What happened? I've been asking around, but now that the rural recruitment drive has caused such a commotion, the factory is basically doing all the hiring internally. By the time outsiders find out, they've already finished recruiting." Jiang Ruyu also remembered that her second cousin, Hu Bei, had asked her to inquire about recruitment.

"I have some here. Our transport team has brought in two more trucks and we're looking for drivers, preferably experienced ones. I've heard you mention him; does your cousin know how to fix cars?"

"Well, my eldest cousin is a tractor driver in the brigade, but he's not as good at repairing vehicles as my second cousin. My second cousin is also interested in this field and is learning very hard, so he wants to find a machine factory or a factory where he can learn something."

Zheng Yang laughed: "That would be even better. He has experience repairing cars, so he must be able to drive a tractor too, right?"

"He can drive, he's learned how, and he drives quite well." Jiang Ruyu looked at him and asked, "Can he get into your transport team?"

“I can’t guarantee anything, but he’s experienced, can drive, and can fix cars, so it’ll be easier for him to learn and he can get started quickly. Plus, with my recommendation, he has a great chance. You can call him over, and I’ll take him to the team to see how he performs.”

Jiang Ruyu was a little happy, but also felt that she was troubling him too much. After all, they hadn't officially started dating yet, and he was already introducing her cousin to a job. Zheng Yang could tell what she was struggling with just by looking at her like that.

"Don't act like you owe me a huge favor. If you really feel bad about it, how about we talk about it? Can my probation period end and I be officially hired?" He was just joking and teasing her.

Jiang Ruyu thought for a moment and then nodded seriously: "I think it's okay."

Zheng Yang was stunned for a moment, then looked at her with surprise and delight: "Really? You agreed? You really agreed?"

Jiang Ruyu felt happy to see his surprised expression. It was the joy of being valued. Zheng Yang was also very happy. Ruyu was not easy to please. For more than a month, he dared not travel long distances and only traveled to a few nearby places, just in case the little girl was targeted by others again. He went to great lengths to please her, taking her out to play, to see movies, and to eat delicious food, just to make her confirm that he was a trustworthy person. After so long, he was finally accepted.