"You never asked, so I thought you weren't interested in this."

Shen Jize suddenly stopped and looked at Lin Wei. "Weiwei, I was wrong about this. I must take responsibility for my mistake first."

"What do you mean?" Lin Wei was a little confused, but recalling the previous details, she realized what was going on. "Was it really done by your admirer? Who is it?"

"It's the Su family in Gangcheng. The Su family has five sons and one daughter. They dote on that daughter. There's nothing she can't get. She's always liked me, but I've clearly rejected her and said I would never be with her."

Shen Jize stated, "This point is agreed upon by both myself and the Shen family, because although the Su family has many juniors, none of them are very capable, so we want to form a marriage alliance with the Shen family."

A marriage arranged by wealthy families?

Lin Wei's eyes sparkled; she had finally seen the script.

"Then what?"

Shen Jize couldn't understand Lin Wei's expression. "Weiwei, what are you expecting?"

"A melodramatic plot."

Lin Wei was too excited and spoke without thinking.

She immediately realized that what she said was inappropriate.

Shen Jize didn't blame her. He naturally took her hand and continued, "The Shen family definitely looked down on them before, but they couldn't stand Shen Qingji's troublemaking. The old man of the Shen family gave up on Shen Qingji, and the two of them decided to join forces."

"Of course, Shen Qingji didn't intend to deal with me. He couldn't reach me. But he and Miss Su are not on good terms, so he said... well... let's just say it's between the two of us."

"She arranged all of these things. After all, even if the Su family is in decline, it is still easy for them to investigate some things."

"So, even before we're together, this Miss Su already hates me?" Lin Wei asked.

Shen Jize said, "Weiwei, don't worry, something like this won't happen again. Please believe me."

"I believe it, but I'm not afraid of these things. You know I've lived a second life. Rumors are nothing to me. Even if the whole school ostracizes me, I won't be affected by them at all."

Shen Jize breathed a sigh of relief. "Weiwei, do you know what attracts me most about you is your composure and fearless spirit? Being with you always makes me feel empowered."

Now that she's already with Shen Jize, she won't hide it anymore.

"Are you free on Sunday? I'd like to visit my aunt."

Shen Jize's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he asked expectantly, "Are you planning to go public?"

"Absolutely."

"I'm free, of course I'm free."

-

After school on Saturday, Shen Jize drove her home directly.

They were spotted by Gao Huifang and Aunt Liu Zhang Xiaoping when they returned from setting up their stalls at the alley entrance.

The two were behaving intimately, which surprised Zhang Xiaoping greatly.

"Hey, who's that person?"

Gao Huifang knew Shen Jize, so she explained, "That's Weiwei. She's had dinner at the Lin family's house before, but we don't see each other often."

"Is he Weiwei's boyfriend?" Zhang Xiaoping asked again.

"How would I know? I haven't asked either. Oh, Weiwei saw us. Let's go ask her."

After urging Shen Jize to leave, Lin Wei quickly waved to the two elders, "Aunt Gao, Aunt Liu, you're back?"

"Hmm." Gao Huifang asked, "Weiwei, did Chen bring you back again? I saw you two... are you together?"

"Yes, we just confirmed our relationship on Monday."

Shen Jize looked different from ordinary people, and Gao Huifang was very happy to hear that.

“Weiwei, you need to know how to protect yourself when you’re dating, because it’s always the girls who get hurt.” Gao Huifang said, then realized she was wrong to say that. “Your aunt should tell you that, it’s not appropriate for me to say it.”

"How could that be? I know Aunt Gao is concerned about me. I understand the implications. I never intended to have a child while I was still in school."

"You child, what are you saying on the main road?"

Aunt Liu asked with some concern, "Weiwei, is that your classmate? He seems to be someone special. Will his family approve of you two being together?"

"Don't worry, his family can't control him. Besides, we've only just started dating, and who knows what the future holds? Let's take it one step at a time and deal with any problems later."

It has to be said that Lin Wei has a really good attitude.

But it was different for Aunt Liu, who had watched Lin Wei grow up.

Her relationship with Lin Xiaomeng was in no way inferior; after all, she was a child she had watched grow up, and who had suffered greatly since childhood.

But Lin Wei didn't want to say more, nor did she ask any more questions. She only told her lover after she got back.

Uncle Liu Shengquan knew who it was as soon as he heard the name of the classmate surnamed Shen.

“Shen Jize, our project boss, I saw those two exchanging glances during the ribbon-cutting ceremony that day. Mr. Shen’s eyes were practically glued to Weiwei. After making inquiries, I found out that they were classmates and had been seeing each other for over a year. They weren’t together before, but it’s about time they got together.”

This is not the answer Zhang Xiaoping wants to know.

"Is that what I'm asking? Character, what's his character like? Weiwei is an orphan, and that classmate Shen looks like he's rich. Don't let Weiwei bully him anymore."

Liu Shengquan was also worried, so he inquired at the construction site.

Unfortunately—

"The people you can ask are all Shen's people; they won't say a single unnecessary word. The people you can't ask don't understand either, so asking them is useless."

However, because he was an acquaintance of Weiwei, he was highly respected by the workers on the construction site. In addition, he had been in this line of work for several years and was gradually becoming like a foreman to these workers.

Having received favors from others, how could I possibly speak ill of them?

However, there really wasn't anything bad to say about Shen Jize.

After all, Lin Wei frequently visits construction sites, so he sees everything, both what she should and shouldn't see.

At least for now, he could see that Shen Jize had feelings for Lin Wei.

-

"Auntie, you're back."

"Mmm." Lin Xiaomeng put her bag down and glanced at the kitchen several times, clearly sensing that Lin Wei was very excited.

"Weiwei, is there some good news?"

"Okay, you'll be home tomorrow, right? I'll introduce you to someone then."

Who is it?

Lin Yuan interjected, "My sister's boyfriend is Brother Shen, who came to eat last time."

Lin Xiaomeng was taken aback. "You two are together? When did you officially become a couple?"

"Monday, are you free tomorrow?"

"Of course, you're planning to invite him over for dinner tomorrow."

"Let me formally introduce you." After saying that, Lin Wei asked hesitantly, "Auntie, do you think I should invite Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu?"

“Back in Jiangcheng, my mother didn’t care about me and Yuanyuan. It was Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu who took care of me. I’m doing renovations to repay them and help them get rich. Although we haven’t seen how rich we are yet, I definitely want to help them.”

"Now that I'm dating someone and I've brought them home, shouldn't I invite them to dinner?"