As Gao Baoliang said this, Jiang Ningjue felt that the two had some similarities in their eyes and brows.

However, she had heard Jiang Jianguo say that Jiang Rou's mother was seriously ill and about to die when she gave him the child.

Did Jiang Jianguo lie to her?

But what do these things have to do with her?

That's all Jiang Jianguo's bad karma. If Jiang Rou's mother were really alive, then there would be a good show to watch.

Li Damei, Feng Shuyao, and Hong Jie—this three-way battle is going to drive him crazy!

Soon, the hot pot we ordered was ready, and everyone sat together, chatting and laughing as they ate.

At this moment, after finishing her conversation with Jiang Rou, Sister Hong glanced at the dance hall and seemed to spot a familiar figure.

She hurriedly asked Jiang Rou:

"Was that person Lu Ming?"

Jiang Rou quickly laughed it off: "How could it be Lu Ming? He's still a student, I won't let him in. If you don't believe me, just call out."

As she spoke, she called out Lu Ming's name loudly towards the dance hall.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Ming, who had just been in the dance hall, quickly pulled Ji Tingting out through the side door.

When Sister Hong couldn't find the person, she thought she was seeing things.

After she got back, she was still thinking about it. Lu Ming said he was going to his grandmother's house, so he probably wouldn't be here.

She never expected that Lu Ming, who was usually quite well-behaved, would be walking by the lake with Ji Tingting in his hand.

"How was it? Was it fun?"

Ji Tingting was dressed in cool summer clothes, revealing a section of her waist. Her hair was loose, and she wore heavy makeup. When she spoke, she had an arrogant expression.

There's still a bruise under my eye from when I was beaten up by thugs last time.

Lu Ming smiled crookedly:

"Actually, I've wanted to go for a long time, but I just haven't had the chance. As a girl, you're really rebellious."

He took out cigarettes and a lighter from her bag, lit one, and smoked it.

Ji Tingting took it, pulled out a cigarette, took a few deep drags at his cigarette, and lit it.

"Likewise, I always thought you were a good kid."

Lu Ming smiled and asked her, "Tomorrow is the weekend, what are you planning to do?"

Ji Tingting raised an eyebrow and smiled:

"I want to be with you, I'll do anything with you."

The two men smoked, letting the smoke fill the air, and smiled at each other.

In a steamy private room at a hot pot restaurant, everyone shared their recent experiences.

Needless to say, Lin Chen has officially become a member of the power design institute, and he will be in charge of the localization of the central processing equipment of the hydropower station.

The department assigned him two subordinates to help him complete the task.

After obtaining the license for Fuqiang Construction Branch, Luo Guangming officially began the preparations for the construction of the office building. He needed to conduct preliminary investigations and deal with factories to purchase cement, red bricks, and other materials.

Aside from occasionally going to the wholesale market to check accounts, Gao Baoliang was in charge of setting up the construction company with Luo Guangming.

He preferred spending time with a group of men, building a company from scratch, rather than selling clothes.

Luo Guangming's position is General Manager, while his position is Deputy General Manager.

Lin Chen held a nominal position as an advisor because he worked for a public institution, and Jiang Ning was listed as his partner.

Based on their responsibilities and investment amounts, the profit-sharing ratio among the individuals was 4:4:2. Needless to say, Gao Baoliang, due to his smaller investment and slightly weaker professional skills, could only receive 20%.

Gao Baoliang was a little embarrassed. Before coming to the capital, he never imagined that he could earn more than 100,000 yuan by selling clothes!

He's happy as long as he can work with his buddies.

After the others finished speaking, Jiang Ning also talked about her company's situation. The company was currently under renovation, and she and Xu Yan were recruiting people during the renovation period.

With the economic recovery, there is now a shortage of highly educated talent, and those who want to recruit college graduates have missed the best time to graduate.

However, when it comes to import and export trade, work experience is even more important than academic qualifications.

They have already persuaded several long-time employees of Starlight Trading to come over, and they can start working right away.

If they find a few more people with trade backgrounds, the company should be up and running.

"Lin Qiao, how's your work going? Have you settled in?" Jiang Ning asked Lin Qiao after finishing her sentence.

Lin Qiao is an editor at Mengya Publishing House. She is still in the learning and doing odd jobs stage, but her goal is to become a responsible editor and editor-in-chief. She is adapting quite quickly.

However, she hesitated for a moment and said:

"I heard that Meng Jiao is going through a divorce. I accidentally saw the divorce agreement she wrote."

Her words caused everyone to look embarrassed.

Meng Jiao's divorce saga might be because of Gao Baoliang.

Gao Baoliang noticed everyone's eyes were glancing at him, put down his chopsticks, and said:

"What are you all looking at? I have nothing to do with her anymore."

Jiang Ning also spoke up for him:

“I’ve seen Meng Jiao and her husband argue; their relationship must have been strained to begin with.”

Gao Baoliang didn't want to continue the topic, so he got up to go outside for some fresh air. As soon as he arrived in the lobby, he saw Yang Lu chatting with the shop owner at the counter.

He walked over, asked the shop owner for a bottle of soda, and greeted her.

"What a coincidence, you're eating here too?"

Yang Lu smiled and pointed to the middle-aged woman behind the counter:

"This is my aunt."

Gao Baoliang nodded to his aunt as a greeting.

"I'm eating in that private room, I'm just coming over to get a bottle of soda." He went back to the private room with his ears red.

Aunt Yang Xiumei raised an eyebrow as she looked at Yang Lu's gaze towards Gao Baoliang.

"Is he your friend?"

"I guess so."

"You're both quite good-looking and have a great presence, haven't you considered developing a relationship with someone else?"

Yang Xiumei had a fairly good impression of Gao Baoliang.

Seeing Yang Lu smile faintly without speaking, he continued:

"Your father really hopes you can find a good man to marry soon, so he can feel at ease knowing you have someone to take care of you. Why don't you like any of the men he's introduced to you?"

"Don't even mention it. My dad has terrible taste, so I always have to figure out how to get rid of him."

Yang Lu's eyes darkened. If she didn't want to put his mind at ease, she wouldn't have bothered to deal with it.

However, what kind of people did he introduce her to? They were neither good-looking nor elegant, and they only earned a meager salary. He even expected her to stay at home and take care of her husband and children.

They're not looking for wives, they're clearly looking for free, obedient nannies.

And she's the kind of nanny who can sleep.

After venting her frustration, Yang Xiumei saw the waiter about to bring a fruit platter to Jiang Ning's private room, so she quickly stopped her and asked Yang Lu to do it instead.

Yang Lu had done this kind of work many times before, so she gladly accepted the fruit platter and pushed open the door to enter the private room.

"Hello everyone, this is a fruit platter from the landlady. Please enjoy your meal."

Jiang Ning recognized it at a glance:

"Xiao Lu, we really are destined to meet."

Yang Lu didn't hesitate either:

"I only came to deliver the fruit platter because I saw that you are all Gao Baoliang's friends. It's an honor to meet you all today, so please consider this meal on my behalf."

Next time you come, I'll have my aunt give you a 20% discount.

Jiang Ning smiled, stood up, moved a chair next to Gao Baoliang, and pressed her down to sit.

"Thank you for your hospitality. If you don't mind, let's eat together."