Zhou Jinshan struggled to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, slowly released her wrist, and said with a bitter voice, "It's my fault. Just pretend this marriage application never happened, and let's talk again, okay?"

With her wrists freed, Feng Mingshu immediately stepped back, only to see the man who had just been so intimidating suddenly bow his head and apologize, his voice hoarse and pleading. She was stunned.

Bang!

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Yu Jingqiu rushed in from outside, standing in front of Feng Mingshu. She said to Zhou Jinshan with a cold expression, "My daughter doesn't need a partner who doesn't respect her. You can leave now."

"Auntie, I..."

Zhou Jinshan opened his mouth to explain, but his gaze was suddenly stung by something—Feng Mingshu's wrist. Yu Jingqiu had rolled up her sleeve, revealing a red and swollen ring, the mark he had just left. It felt like a slap across his face.

"Auntie, I'm sorry," he apologized, his voice trembling.

“You have not wronged me; we are the ones who have wronged you and wasted your precious time. Please choose another suitable partner, and the Feng family will certainly offer a generous gift to congratulate you.”

"aunt……"

"Wang Ma, see the guests out!"

Yu Jingqiu escorted her daughter away, and Wang Ma rushed over to see the guests off.

Zhou Jinshan watched the slender figure disappear at the end of the corridor. He lowered his eyes, placed the marriage application in his hand on the table, and said to Wang Ma, who was standing awkwardly to the side, "Please tell Comrade Feng that she can do whatever she wants with this document."

Wang Ma couldn't read, but she overheard the conversation upstairs and knew what kind of document it was. She quickly picked it up and handed it back, saying, "Comrade Zhou, please take it. Don't make things difficult for Miss."

"It's not that I'm making things difficult for her. She can tear it up and burn it if she wants. I'll handle the rest of the trouble myself."

After saying this, Zhou Jinshan turned and strode away as fast as the wind.

Unable to catch up, Wang Ma had no choice but to take the hot potato of the marriage application and knock on the door at the end of the corridor.

When she heard the door open, Feng Mingshu was staring in astonishment at the People's Daily that her mother handed her.

This newspaper represents authority and the attitude of the higher authorities. Every article or report published here must undergo layers of screening and review.

The article about the Feng family's donation was published in this newspaper, taking up a considerable amount of space.

The article mentions the Feng family's entrepreneurial endeavors, Mr. Feng's support for the revolution, and the Feng family's cooperation in industrial restructuring to achieve joint public-private ownership. At this point, the article vividly describes how the eldest daughter of the Feng family recently donated all of the family's assets to support national construction. The article highly praises her actions and commends her ideological awareness.

When Feng Mingshu saw this, she was only slightly moved, feeling that the donation had its due significance. But when she saw the words of praise written by the elderly man who was respected and loved by the people of the whole country, she stood up abruptly and looked at her mother in disbelief.

Yu Jingqiu met her daughter's gaze, smiled and nodded: "You didn't see wrong, it was him praising you. From now on, you don't have to be afraid of anyone bringing up your background."

What Yu Jingqiu didn't tell her daughter was that in the past two years, there had been controversy over the country's direction and economic development path. At this delicate moment, the Feng family's donation happened to cater to one side's thinking, which is why it attracted the old man's favor.

Upon hearing her mother's confirmation, Feng Mingshu was still in a daze, mainly because the surprise was too great and left her feeling dizzy.

When the door was knocked on, her mother opened it, and Wang Ma handed her the marriage application, relaying Zhou Jinshan's words before he left.

Feng Mingshu suddenly landed on solid ground, which was very hard, after floating in the clouds.