Liang Dan thought to herself, "This guy is hilarious. He even mentioned his meal allowance."

"Well, Comrade Liu Jingzhang, let me first tell you about my situation. Listen carefully. I'm in my late twenties or early seventies. Am I getting a bit old? Also, I'm an orphan. I was trained by Chief Zhang, so I will never leave Madam."

"Comrade Liang Dan, I don't care about your age. I'm thirty-one, older than you. Also, I don't care about the fact that you're an orphan. You have my parents. As for your job, I respect your choice."

The happiest person now was Liu Jingzhang's mother. "Hehehe, I have a daughter-in-law now! Liang Dan, why don't you two take advantage of Liu Jingzhang being at home and get the wedding done?"

Liang Dan was stunned. How did things get to the point of getting married and having a happy occasion?

"Auntie, isn't this too fast?"

"No need to rush. You and Liu Jingzhang are both not young anymore. Now that you understand each other, there's no need to date like young people. Just settle down and get married."

Liang Dan glanced helplessly at Zhang Hongmei. She really didn't know what to say.

Zhang Hongmei coughed. "Auntie, let the two of them talk privately. You can chat with me for a while; I really like your personality."

Liu Jingzhang's eyes lit up; this was a good idea.

"Comrade Liang Dan, I'll accompany you to see my studio. It's full of photos I've taken."

Liang Dan stood up, and the old man let go of her hand. "You two have a good talk and set a date as soon as possible. I still have to take care of the wedding banquet."

Zhang Hongmei couldn't help but think, "Isn't the old lady being too impatient?"

Liang Dan followed Liu Jingzhang out. "Hongmei, wait here. Auntie was so excited just now that she forgot to prepare tea for you."

"Auntie, you don't need to be so polite, I'm not thirsty."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." The old man was a man of action; after saying that, he went out.

"Lu Jing, do you think it's alright?"

“Madam, I think it’s fine. There shouldn’t be any mother-in-law/daughter-in-law problems in the future. Besides, they are all upright people.”

"Hehe, you can also read faces?"

"This is something we must learn. It's not about fortune telling or face reading, but about analyzing a person's character through their facial features."

"Hehe. That sounds quite profound. Will Zhenye and the others learn it too?"

"Of course, they studied it even more deeply than we did."

Just as they finished speaking, the old woman came in carrying a tea tray. She poured water for them and said, "Hongmei, I'll get you some peanuts and melon seeds. I roasted them myself; they smell wonderful."

Zhang Hongmei didn't refuse; the old woman's enthusiasm simply wouldn't let you refuse.

"Hongmei, you should quickly try Auntie's cooking."

Zhang Hongmei didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed some melon seeds. "Auntie, are you frying them with five-spice seasoning? They're delicious and fragrant."

"Eat as much as you like." He then grabbed a handful and placed it in Lu Jing's hand.

"Big sister, I won't eat these, I'll just drink water."

"You called me 'older sister'?"

"Of course! I'm forty-three already, what else should I call you but 'older sister'?"

"You're forty-three? No, I think you're in your early thirties."

"Hehe, I'm way past that age."

Now the two had something in common, and Lu Jing managed to get quite a lot of information out of the other person without him realizing it.

Zhang Hongmei listened to their conversation while cracking sunflower seeds.

They didn't stop for an hour, and Zhang Hongmei truly admired the old woman.

Liu Jingzhang and Liang Dan entered, and Liang Dan's face remained expressionless. However, Liu Jingzhang's mouth was stretched from ear to ear.

"Mom, Liang Dan has agreed to marry me. You should hurry up and get ready to find someone to pick a date."

"Okay, I'm going right now. You wait at home for a bit. I'll be back in half an hour." The old man finished speaking and ran out, his movements incredibly nimble.

"Liu Jingzhang, since Liang Dan has agreed, I have to say this: if you ever betray Liang Dan, we can't be friends anymore."

"Hehe, don't worry, if I had those kinds of ulterior motives, I would have been married long ago, and we wouldn't be friends."

"I believe in your character now, but I don't know about the future. Just remember what I said."

"Okay, I'll definitely remember that. Zhang Hongmei, you've hurt me so much, how could you not believe me like this?"

"Give me a break. Be normal. Liu Jingzhang, you're married now. Why don't you take some time to talk to my brother Jingze?"

"There's nothing I can do about this. They're all your people, so I'll just say it directly. Liu Jingze will never get married for your sake. You don't know, after he found out you were married, all I saw was a skinny, walking corpse."

It took him a whole year, roughly until you put him in charge of the foreign company, for him to recover.

We've been together for two years, and I know him very well. No one can convince him, not even you, unless you're with him.

Zhang Hongmei fell silent. She genuinely felt that Liu Jingze was carrying a burden in his heart. But no matter what she said, it was no use. Even his family had agreed to let him live a lonely life.

“Hongmei, don’t overthink it. You can’t control other people’s thoughts, let alone interfere with their lives. So just treat him the way you should treat him.”

Zhang Hongmei sighed and decided to stop thinking about it.

"Liu Jingzhang, you won't be able to be transferred back for three to five years, will you?"

"It would be good if they could come back after ten or eight years."

“Then let Liang Dan go with you. Wherever you are, let Liang Dan build a factory for me. That would be great.”

"Hehe, thank you so much. You're a true friend, the kind of friend I want to make."

Zhang Hongmei found his words amusing; it was a phrase many people used to say in her past life.

It really didn't take half an hour for the old man to return. "Hongmei, Liang Dan, I've had someone choose a date, the sixteenth of the first lunar month. That's the date I wanted too."

"My dear daughter, what do you think? The fortune teller said the sixteenth day of the first lunar month is the best day of the year."

As a member of her own family, Zhang Hongmei naturally had to speak up. "Auntie, isn't this date too rushed? Today is already the tenth of the month."

"It's okay, I've already prepared it. It's just not complete, but not many parts are missing."

Hongmei, let's not get engaged, but the engagement fee will be doubled. Do you think two thousand is too little if I get married twice?

That's a lot. These days, being able to come up with two thousand is no small feat.

"Auntie, I have no objection. It doesn't matter how much or how little you give. All we want is for the two of us to live happily together."

“Yes, Hongmei, you’re right. As for the house, which is the two-courtyard house we’re living in now, I’ve already prepared all the gold jewelry.”