"So what exactly does your dad mean now? Does he completely disagree with your relationship?"

Ji Wanmei shook her head: "That's not necessarily true."

She said weakly, "Just last month, my dad suddenly came to see me in Huadong, and he found out that I was with Lei Tingjun. He was furious, probably because he was angry that I didn't tell him beforehand. In short, he's very dissatisfied with Lei Tingjun and can't stand him. Now he won't let us see each other at all."

Luo Chunyan chuckled: "Your dad won't let you two meet, so you really won't see each other anymore?"

“You and Lei Tingjun are in different places, one in East China and the other in Pingdong. Your father is in Pingquan County. Even if you two secretly meet, your father won't know.”

Luo Chunyan is not some obedient girl who blindly follows the rules.

She is shrewd, mercenary, and pragmatic.

As the eldest daughter who bore the responsibility of supporting the family, her parents were unlikely to offer her any help or support. From a young age, she knew that she had to fight for what she wanted herself.

Moreover, she has experienced so many people and things, and has been doing business on her own for more than a year. Her thinking is completely different from that of the rustic Luo Chun she once was.

The harsh realities of society taught her a lesson—

If a person really wants to achieve something, they have to rely on their own efforts; relying on parents or others is useless.

If her parents were to try to arrange anything for her now, Luo Chunyan wouldn't listen. She would make her own decisions.

Luo Chunyan said to Ji Wanmei, "Are you stupid? If you really like Lei Tingjun and think he's someone you can entrust your life to, then don't be discouraged. Your dad may object, but you two should still meet in private."

"When you two were keeping it a secret from your dad before, didn't you do a good job of keeping it a secret? Why can't you do it now?"

Luo Chunyan nudged her: "You're so smart, you're already twenty years old, can't you figure this out yourself?"