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Everyone at the table looked at Lin Zhiqing and Li Yurui.

At first glance, the two young people are indeed a good match.

Li Yurui didn't expect her mother to speak so directly.

She lowered her head in shame and looked at her toes.

Lin Zhiqing was also confused.

He did have a good impression of Comrade Li, but the other party's parents said in public that the two of them should be paired up. This was too...direct.

If they agreed, it would be very sudden for both of them, and they didn't know what Comrade Li was thinking.

If he doesn't agree, the Li family and Comrade Li will be greatly embarrassed, and he will no longer be able to be friends with Comrade Li.

For a moment, Lin Zhiqing was in a dilemma.

Li Qi looked at Lin Zhiqing with a smile.

She felt that since Lin Zhiqing was interested in her daughter, she would break the window paper to help them confirm their relationship as quickly as possible.

Moreover, she said such words in front of so many people, which also showed her affirmation of Lin Zhiqing and approval of this marriage.

She believed that the other party should be able to see her feelings.

Lin Qingqing glanced at Lin Zhiqing and Li Yurui. One lowered his head shyly, and the other was daydreaming.

She also noticed today that something was amiss between the two of them.

Otherwise, Li Yurui would not have seen her brother being taken into custody and bravely stood up to defend him.

But in the current situation, it is not appropriate to agree or not.

She put down her chopsticks and said with a smile, "Minister Li, my family has been farmers for generations and is very poor. I have five sisters-in-law, so we have a large family. Except for my brother and me, the others don't even have elementary school education. Comrade Li is so outstanding and his family is so good. My brother doesn't deserve him."

"Comrade Li is more suitable for a better comrade."

This may sound like a comment about how bad the family is, but any smart person knows that it is a polite refusal.

When Lin Zhiqing heard Lin Qingqing say this, he thought about comparing his family's conditions with Comrade Li's family's situation. They were really worlds apart.

If Comrade Li was really an ordinary person, he felt that the two of them would be a good match.

But now Comrade Li is the daughter of a high-ranking official in Kyoto, the eldest daughter of a department, and the only child. She should be a good match for many families of the same status.

He now has nothing except a college diploma.

The savings he had were from his previous job at the steel mill, and he wanted to use the money to pay for his schooling in the next few years.

I'm afraid my partner can't even afford the wedding gift.

Lin Zhiqing half lowered his head and said in a voice without a trace of emotion, "Yes, my family is not well off, and I am really not worthy of Comrade Li."

Li Yurui suddenly looked up at Lin Zhiqing, his eyes full of astonishment.

Every detail of their acquaintance flashed through her mind like a flash of lightning.

They had been exchanging letters for such a long time and attended the same school, so she thought... she thought Comrade Lin also liked her very much.

However, he directly refused.

Or did Comrade Lin just treat her as an ordinary pen pal from the beginning to the end?

Li Qi didn't expect that both Lin Qingqing and Lin Zhiqing declined her.

Her family is so well off, and she took the initiative to talk about this, but the other party actually refused.

Why should they!

She had always been praised by others since she was a child. When had she ever bowed her head like this?

Minister Li saw his wife's face was not in good spirits, so he smiled and tried to smooth things over. "My wife just praised Comrade Lin Zhiqing several times in the car. She also heard from Yu Rui that they had been exchanging letters for over a year and were friends before. She was worried that Yu Rui had little social experience and might be taken advantage of at school. Since she saw someone suitable, she spoke her mind. I think it's a little premature to talk about this when they're just starting school. What happens in the future depends on the two children's feelings."

Minister Li's words were flawless. He not only smoothed over the matter but also revealed that the two had a history of dealing with each other, and that it was not something Li Li had fabricated.

It also made other people think that it was Lin Zhiqing who had a connection with my daughter, and it was not just my daughter who was just being overly enthusiastic.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the man, Lin Zhiqing, seems a bit irresponsible.