Chapter 189

After meeting this blind date a few times, Luo Chunyan felt that he was not bad.

That's good, referring to all aspects.

He's not bad-looking, at least not bad-looking, and his family is also well-off. His family owns a 70-80 square meter apartment in the county town, which was allocated by his work unit. He also has a good job as the logistics supervisor of a state-owned shopping mall.

In addition, the other party was quite generous. Every time he invited Luo Chunyan out to dinner, it was at a state-run restaurant, where a meal would cost ten or twenty yuan.

After considering various factors, Luo Chunyan felt that, at least based on her current interactions, there was nothing about Liu Yang that she could refuse.

So she agreed to spend time with him.

If you get along well, you can get married; if you really can't get along, then forget it.

Liu Yang pursued Luo Chunyan quite aggressively, asking her out to dinner every few days and even taking her to dance halls.

Now, Luo Chunyan goes home less and less often after get off work. She usually eats out with Liu Yang and doesn't come back until after 8 p.m.

She's unwilling to do any housework now.

Luo Chunyan's mother was doing all the housework, going to work, washing clothes, and cooking all by herself. She was so tired that she kept complaining. After a long period of calm, she started cursing again.

If Luo Chunyan's mother scolds her, Luo Chunyan will scold her back without any hesitation.

They even went so far as to say hurtful things like, "Who told you to be sexist and have so many children? Didn't you say yourself that these children are here to pay off your debts?"

"Since it's a debt you owed in your past life, you should just pay it back!"

He even declared, "I'll move out after I get married, then let's see who you can boss around then!"

Luo Chunyan's mother cursed and complained, saying that she had raised a thankless girl: "You brat, do you think you've climbed the social ladder by finding a boyfriend? After you get married, you'll still have to do the housework!"

“Liu Yang promised me that if we were both busy with work, he would hire a nanny for me. The nanny would do the housework, and I could just relax at home.”

Luo Chunyan's mother cried and scolded, "Fine, you've grown up and become independent. I can't control you anymore. If you want to get married, hurry up and get married so I won't have to worry about you every day!"

The house was always in chaos and noise, which annoyed Luo Chunyan so much that she disliked going home even more.

She told Liu Yang, whom she met through a blind date, "If you can provide us with a new house for our wedding, I will agree to marry you."

Liu Yang smiled meaningfully: "Isn't that easy? As long as you cooperate with me, we can buy any kind of wedding house."

Luo Chunyan didn't understand what he meant: "What do you mean?"

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Liu Yang said to Luo Chunyan, "Don't you have a shop? I work in a state-owned department store, and I can get a lot of fancy and good stuff in the logistics purchasing department. I'll take the stuff out and put it in your shop to sell. All the money from the sales will be ours."

Luo Chunyan's first reaction was to object: "How can that be? The shop belongs to my friend, not me. I was just hired by her to be the shop manager."

Liu Yang sighed deeply and glanced at her sideways: "Chunyan, you really are a silly girl."

"Think about it, Ji Xingguo, a factory director, it wouldn't be difficult for him to help his daughter with a couple thousand yuan in capital, would it? Those people who ask him for favors can just give him a red envelope and the money will be there."

"They didn't get this money legitimately to begin with. Besides, this shop is nominally Ji Wanmei's, but in reality, you're the one who works the hardest, whether it's sunny or rainy, and you're the one who manages it with great effort. Every day, you talk yourself hoarse trying to help her sell a few more items."

"But what's the result? Thousands of yuan in profits every month all end up in her pocket. How much does she give you? Two hundred yuan, and you're grateful. Is that fair?"

Luo Chunyan was not happy: "Don't talk about my friend like that."

Liu Yang sighed again, "Yan'er, Yan'er, I'm telling you all this for your own good. Think about it, if we were together, it would be just the two of us living together. I'll get some goods from the state-run department store, and you can take them to Ji Wanmei's shop to sell. When the regular customers ask, just say they're the same leftover stock from the department store and sell them to them at a cheap price. I guarantee they'll be happy to buy them."

"Besides, Ji Wanmei usually studies in East China and doesn't come back, so Ji Xingguo can't possibly come and keep an eye on you every day."

“Once the items are sold out, as long as you don’t say anything and I don’t say anything, no one will know at all,” Liu Yang coaxed. “I’m not asking you to withhold money from your friend. You’re just using her shop’s space to sell your own things. Anyway, you can still sell your things in the other shops as usual, so it won’t affect either of them.”

Luo Chunyan frowned, pondering without speaking.

“I can get a batch of clearance goods every month from the mall. Some of them are defective products from brands that can’t be put on the counter, but they can always be brought to a small shop like Ji Wanmei’s.”

Liu Yang noticed that Luo Chunyan hesitated a little, so he continued to persuade her: "I can guarantee that we can buy a house in no more than three months. And I won't take a single penny of the money from the sale. You can keep it and buy our new house after we get married."

“I know you’ve long since stopped wanting to live with your parents.”

“You’re the one running the store, so you know best how much revenue your store generates each month.”

"If you really feel that doing this would be unfair to your friend, then we can simply not sell it after we buy the house."

Luo Chunyan remained silent, so Liu Yang smiled and said, "I just had this idea. You know, my salary is only two or three hundred a month, not much higher than yours. With our combined income, even if we're very frugal, it would take us at least three to five years to save enough to buy one."

"Think about it," Liu Yang said, then added, "Let's go, I'll take you home."

Luo Chunyan pursed her lips, seemingly lost in thought.

Ji Wanmei just returned for the National Day holiday. She arrived in Pingquan County yesterday evening and is staying at home with her father. She will probably come to the store today.

Luo Chunyan returned to the shop with a heavy heart. Liu Yang stood at the intersection, glanced at her back, smiled meaningfully, and turned to leave.

When Luo Chunyan returned to the shop, she saw that Ji Wanmei had already arrived.

She herself, of course, also has a key to the shop.

Luo Chunyan went to have lunch with Liu Yang and locked up the shop.

She didn't get back until 1:30 a.m., after we had been eating.

Luo Chunyan smiled and said, "Meimei, you're here."

Ji Wanmei had actually seen Luo Chunyan walking with a man in the store earlier.

Ji Wanmei still remembered that man; he was Luo Chunyan's husband in her past life, except that man...

"Chunyan, are you in a relationship? Was that guy you just met your new boyfriend?" Ji Wanmei asked with a smile.

Luo Chunyan dared not look Ji Wanmei in the eye and stammered, "Uh, him? He was introduced to me by my mother's friend. We're still getting to know each other, he's not my boyfriend yet."