Aunt Zhang trusted Gu An'an completely, especially after Gu An'an repeated the boy's words verbatim. Aunt Zhang knew exactly what Fang Wei was thinking.

"Sister-in-law, don't be too anxious. Xiaoman will definitely bring this up with you. The key is to talk to the regimental commander and find someone to investigate the boy's background so that we can address the problem effectively."

"Okay, okay, I'll talk to Lao Zhao about it later."

When she left, Gu An'an carried more than a dozen steamed buns and a bag of pastries. She didn't want to take them, but Aunt Zhang was too enthusiastic and pushed her out of the house, so she had no choice but to take the things home.

"Is everything settled?"

Gu An'an nodded, "Aunt Zhang and the others will definitely take it seriously, so we won't interfere anymore."

After all, it's their family matter, and it's a young girl's first love. If we meddle, we might incur their dislike.

When Commander Zhao returned home, Aunt Zhang immediately told him about it.

"Don't worry, I'll handle this. If he's really a good person, there's nothing wrong with them being together. If his family isn't well-off, he'll be more considerate of our daughter. But if he's really as troublesome as Xiao Gu says, then don't blame me for breaking them up."

"You'd better investigate thoroughly, or I'm afraid that girl will be like a stubborn ox, once she's made up her mind, she won't turn back."

"You can rest assured that I can handle things."

Commander Zhao acted swiftly, finding out everything about Fang Wei's family in just one day. But the more he learned, the angrier he became.

"You know, she usually seems so clever, how did she end up being controlled by that kind of man?"

Commander Zhao was furious. Logically speaking, her family hadn't been poor, so how could she have been tricked away by such a small favor? This was what Commander Zhao couldn't understand the most.

"When she comes back, don't rush to scold her. See if she brings up this matter first."

Commander Zhao nodded, but his expression was as if a storm was brewing. In any case, Zhao Man sensed something was off as soon as she got home.

"Mom, what's wrong with Dad today? Is work not going well?"

Aunt Zhang glanced at her daughter and replied, "No, my job is great."

"What's wrong with Dad?"

Aunt Zhang quickly changed the subject, "Let's not talk about your dad anymore. You seemed distracted while we were eating, is something wrong?"

When her mother mentioned this, Zhao Man recalled her boyfriend's worried expression, and her expression became conflicted.

Her father is a man who values ​​rules the most. If she were to ask her parents to provide money and effort for someone who is not yet her son-in-law, would he have a bad impression of Fang Wei?

But if Fang Wei can't find a job, he'll have to go to the countryside as an educated youth, and then their relationship might be over. This is the first time she's fallen for someone, and she can't bear to part with him.

"Mom, I have a classmate whose family isn't well-off. We're graduating soon, and if he can't find a job, he'll have to go to the countryside as a sent-down youth. So, I was thinking, could Dad try to find him a job in the city..."

As she spoke, Zhao Man's voice grew softer, because she knew that this request was somewhat excessive.

"Oh? Classmate? Boy or girl?"

"Male, boy."

Aunt Zhang remained calm and composed. "A boy? What's your relationship with him? You want us to arrange a job for him? Do you know how rare job opportunities are these days? Even if there's an opportunity, you have to pay for it. If there's a job opening, you have to take the exam yourself. It's not something your dad can easily arrange."

"You just said his family isn't well-off. If your dad really finds out about a job for him, can he afford to buy it? Or can he excel in the exam and get the job?"

Zhao Man didn't expect her mother to not be angry, but instead to reason with her directly. She felt less guilty. "Mom, his family can't afford to buy a job."

"Then what do you mean by having your dad arrange a job for him? You want to use connections to find out information, and then spend money to get the job and hand it over to him?"

"Mom, once he gets a job, he'll have a salary, and he can slowly pay us back..."

Aunt Zhang really wanted to scold her foolish daughter to wake her up, but she couldn't rush it. "You still haven't told me what your relationship with him is?"

"He, he's my classmate, he cares about me a lot, so, so now he's my boyfriend."

In an effort to improve her parents' impression of Fang Wei, Zhao Man spoke only of his good qualities. However, the more she did this, the angrier the Commander Zhao and his wife became.

"Do you really know him that well? Why is the Fang Wei I heard about completely different from the Fang Wei you're talking about?"

Zhao Man was dumbfounded. What was going on? Her parents already knew she was dating someone, and they even investigated him secretly? Why?

"Dad, what did you mean by that? Did you investigate Fang Wei?"

Commander Zhao had no intention of hiding it at all. "Yes, I did ask around about Fang Wei. After all, you've been keeping it a secret from us about dating someone. What's wrong with parents asking around?"

Faced with her father's lack of guilt, Zhao Man thought that there was nothing wrong with it. There were also girls getting married in the family compound. Before the marriage, the girl's family would inquire about the other party and make sure that the other party was a suitable family to marry into before they would agree.

"Dad, I didn't say it was wrong, but why is it that what you asked about is different from what I told you?"

Zhao Man was still afraid of Zhao Dalong; in fact, both she and her brother were afraid. So even though she had many questions in her mind, she maintained a very proper demeanor on the surface.

Zhao Dalong didn't hide anything and told him everything he had found out: "You treat a boy who can only stay in the middle of the class by cheating on exams like a treasure and make so many excuses for him."

Zhao Man found it hard to accept, "Impossible."

"Is it possible or not? It's not easy to know. The final exams are next week. I'll have a good talk with your class teacher and strengthen discipline. Then you'll see how many points Fang Wei can get."

Aunt Zhang still felt sorry for her daughter. "He's not the kind of man you should marry. He was only trying to win your favor because he found out about your father's identity. He's not a good match for you."

Zhao Man's heart shattered instantly. "Mom, is there a misunderstanding? He's not that kind of person..."

"Not that kind of person? Everyone in his neighborhood knows he's dating a powerful and influential woman. His mother even publicized your promise to arrange a job for her son, and you're still making excuses for him? I really..."

If it were his son or one of his underlings, Commander Zhao would have taken action, but this was his daughter, and he couldn't bear to do it.

"If you don't believe me, I'll take you to their neighborhood tomorrow to ask them. Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. But if you know the truth and still want to be with people like that, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhao Man barely slept that night.

The next morning, the family of three dressed up, put on their worn-out clothes, and went to the location of the Fang family's house...