Qin Yu glanced at Lao Bai and gave a very insightful summary.

"You wouldn't happen to like someone like Zhang Li, would you?" Old Bai looked at Qin Yu, who rolled his eyes at him.

"My wife is prettier than her."

Old Bai remembered Xia Lan and patted his forehead. "Look at me, I actually forgot about your wife."

Meanwhile, Ma Tao and Li Ming were still arguing fiercely.

Zhang Li couldn't stop the two men at all.

"Stop arguing!"

"Ma Tao, we have such a good relationship, how could you do such a thing and steal the woman I love! You're not human!"

"Li Ming, are you out of your mind? What are your conditions compared to mine? Do you think Zhang Li will have a good life with you? Besides buying her a few hair clips, what else can you buy her?"

"Is that why you can take her away? You think you're so great just because you have a few stinking bucks!"

"You're crazy to expect a woman to marry a penniless man like you! What are Zhang Li's circumstances? Do you think her family would agree to her marrying a poor guy like you? Does she expect to serve your whole family after she marries you?"

"I……"

"What do you mean, 'you'? What else do you have to say? Say you love her? What's love worth? And how long will it last!"

Ma Tao incisively pointed out all of Li Ming's sore spots.

"Then what can you give her? Do you know what books she likes? Do you know what her dreams are? Do you know what her favorite flower is?"

"Heh, how long can you satisfy her with these things? Once she marries you, she'll be facing your entire extended family of ancestors. Do you expect her to just sit in your house and not have to do anything? Even if you were willing, your parents wouldn't!"

Li Ming was speechless and lowered his head in dismay.

Because he knew that what Ma Tao said was true.

Zhang Li was also unable to speak up for Li Ming, because these issues were also troubling her.

If Li Ming can't get a better job, then no matter how much she likes him, he won't be able to get past her family's objections.

She had thought about eloping with him, but Li Ming very rationally said that he would never elope with her because he was the eldest son in the family and the hope of everyone.

It's like walking into a dead end.

Qin Yu watched the love triangle unfold with indifference, but Zhang Li had no intention of letting him watch the drama unfold and walked up to Qin Yu.

"Why did you take Li Ming's position? If it weren't for you, Li Ming wouldn't have lost this job!" Zhang Li's sudden accusation stunned everyone. Ma Tao and Li Ming looked at Qin Yu.

Qin Yu glanced at Zhang Li in front of him.

"Clear your head and think things through before you speak."

Qin Yu's words made Lao Bai, who was standing to the side, laugh.

Zhang Li got angry. "You're swearing at me!"

"Everything is going so well. As long as Li Ming gets the job, we won't be separated!"

"Did you break up with him because of Ma Tao? Even without Ma Tao, there would have been Li Tao, or Wang Tao. You looked down on his family but still wanted to be with him. You were eating what you had while eyeing what you didn't! You enjoyed Li Ming's care for you while also accepting Ma Tao's flattery. You got all the good things!"

Just as Qin Yu was about to speak, Xia Lan, who happened to be looking for him, overheard Zhang Li's accusations clearly.

I could no longer contain her violent temper.

Xia Lan's voice suddenly rang out. Qin Yu was startled and saw Xia Lan walk over angrily, stand in front of him, and push Zhang Li away.

"It's my man's ability to get a job here, why should it be dragged into your messy relationship? Who do you think you are! Does the world revolve around you? How can you be so shameless! Blaming him?" Xia Lan said angrily.

"If you don't eat, are you going to tell everyone else not to eat either?!"

"It's like chasing a wolf naked—bold and unafraid of losing face."

“You…” Zhang Li blushed as Xia Lan suddenly appeared and confronted her, looking at Ma Tao and Li Ming with a wronged expression.

However, after hearing Xia Lan's words, the two men kept muttering to themselves, "Isn't Xia Lan's analysis exactly what Zhang Li is like now?"

While enjoying the various gifts Ma Tao bought for her, she would always mention Li Ming, as if reminding Ma Tao that he was on the wrong side and had broken her up with Li Ming.

Ma Tao snorted coldly.

When she received the gifts, she didn't mention Li Ming at all.

Li Ming looked at Zhang Li and also felt that her words were very ambiguous. Having known her for so long, she always talked about how dissatisfied her family was with him and how much better it would be if his family were rich.

"Zhang Li, tell me! Who do you want to choose?" Li Ming looked at Xia Lan, who was protecting Qin Yu, and he also wanted to protect his wife like that.

Looking expectantly at Zhang Li, Ma Tao, upon hearing Li Ming's words, also turned his gaze to Zhang Li, awaiting her choice.

Zhang Li fell silent. She glanced at Li Ming and Ma Tao, but finally fixed her gaze on Ma Tao.

However, Ma Tao did not feel proud this time. Seeing Xia Lan standing up for Qin Yu without hesitation and protecting him, and then comparing her to Zhang Li, he suddenly felt it was meaningless.

Zhang Li felt like she was being coerced by him every time.

Li Ming clearly knew Zhang Li's choice. He gave her a deep look, left a sentence, and turned to leave.

"Alright, I, Li Ming, am not the kind of person who pesters others relentlessly. I wish you happiness."

Zhang Li looked at Li Ming's retreating figure with an expression that made everyone present feel disgusted.

“If you really like him that much, it’s not like I can’t live without you. Go after him! I’ll go back and talk to your parents about breaking off the engagement.”

Ma Tao looked at Zhang Li, who was wiping away her tears with a wronged expression, and said calmly.

Zhang Li was stunned. Shouldn't Ma Tao have come to comfort her? How could he just leave her like that?

She's already chosen him!

"Ma Tao, you..."

“Zhang Li, if you really don’t want to marry me, just say so. Don’t spend my money while telling Li Ming that I’m forcing you,” Ma Tao said coldly.

Before leaving, he glanced at Xia Lan and Qin Yu, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

"I, Ma Tao, am not so low as to steal someone else's wife!"

Zhang Li stared in astonishment as both men walked away from her, frozen in place.

Xia Lan snorted softly. "She acts like a whore and then tries to maintain a facade of chastity."

Old Bai gave Xia Lan a thumbs up and smiled.

"Well said."

"Why are you here?" Qin Yu, holding Xia Lan, ignored Zhang Li and led Xia Lan to sit down to the side.

"Hehe, I said we were out of paint, and the minister told me to come out for a stroll and go out to buy some." Xia Lan grinned, proudly showing Qin Yu her large sums of money.

Because Xia Lan was in charge of the poster, she was supposed to start preparing the colors, but she found that the paint had dried out and the colors had mixed up. So Li Jianmin simply applied for ten yuan for Xia Lan and let her go out and buy the paint herself.