Luo Ailan didn't expect Dong Hongying to ask her if she liked Tang Hao as soon as they met.

Of course she likes it.

But reality does not allow it.

She moved her throat, looked at some kids playing football in the park, and said softly, "I can't say I like it."

Dong Hongying was stunned, sighed, took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and put it directly on Luo Ailan's wrist.

Luo Ailan was startled and looked at Dong Hongying in surprise. She then wanted to take it off, but Dong Hongying held her hand.

Dong Hongying looked at Luo Ailan and said with a smile, "Silly child, I have worked in the trade union for my whole life and have seen all kinds of people. I know that you like Tang Hao and he likes you too, so why don't you admit it?"

Luo Ailan's face turned red, she lowered her head and said nothing.

Dong Hongying continued, "Auntie knows that you are a good child with a kind heart. She doesn't want to embarrass Tang Hao, so she said this."

Click, click.

Luo Ailan's tears rolled down, and some drops fell on Dong Hongying's hand. She hurriedly wiped them away, turned her head to wipe her tears, took a few deep breaths, and controlled her emotions.

"Good boy, what I'm going to say next may be a little cruel, but it's not only for me and Old Tang, but also for your future."

"Tang Hao loves to design clothes. This is his dream. Old Tang also had this dream when he was young. It is precisely because he did not realize it that he has high hopes for Tang Hao."

"We have worked in the factory for most of our lives and will retire in a few years. Old Tang regards Guanghua Garment Factory as his second home, and so does Tang Hao."

"In order to design good clothes and find inspiration, he often went to the black market for a while, and then he met Qinghe there. The two of them later designed many beautiful clothes, which brought a lot of benefits to the factory."

"Qing He resigned to prepare for the college entrance examination. Although Old Tang and I are a little reluctant, we respect her choice. It is not a good time for Tang Hao to resign and prepare for the college entrance examination."

"If he leaves, the design drawings won't keep up, and the factory will face a crisis. I've discussed this with Old Tang, and we want Tang Hao to take the college entrance exam a year later. Can you wait for him in college?"

Luo Ailan looked at Dong Hongying with complicated eyes.

She came to her, not to scold her or condemn her, but to ask her to wait for Tang Hao.

"Ailan, good girl." Dong Hongying held Luo Ailan's hand and said, "Old Tang and I are very satisfied with you as our daughter-in-law. Our choice is not to blackmail you morally. If you don't want to, you can refuse."

"I don't want Tang Hao to regret it in the future. He loves design and has devoted his efforts to Guanghua Garment Factory. If his departure causes irreparable losses to the factory, he will never feel at peace in his life."

Luo Ailan's body froze, and she said stiffly, "This is what you think. What if Tang Hao doesn't regret it in the future?"

"That's possible." Dong Hongying said distressedly, "If he hadn't been so entangled, he wouldn't have been in so much pain these past few days."

Thinking of the scene of Tang Hao sitting alone in the state-owned restaurant drinking, Luo Ailan felt a pain in her heart.

"President Dong, I know what you mean, and I know what to do." Luo Ailan took off the bracelet and returned it to Dong Hongying, "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."

After saying that, Luo Ailan got up and left.

Dong Hongying stroked the jade bracelet with her fingers, looked at Luo Ailan's back as she left, and murmured to herself, "She's a good child. It depends on whether Tang Hao is lucky or not."

After registering at the security guard office, Luo Ailan went to Tang Hao's office to look for him. When she didn't see him, she went to the family quarters.

This was her first time to visit the factory staff quarters.

I asked along the way and arrived at Tang's house, but no one answered the door when I knocked. No one was home.

After thinking about it, Luo Ailan went to the state-owned restaurant again, and sure enough, she saw Tang Hao's face was red from drinking, and he was stuffing the bottle into his mouth.

Tang Hao felt like he was living a year in a day these days. He could only get drunk to numb himself to avoid the pain.

Just as he was pouring wine into his mouth, the bottle was snatched away. He was so annoyed that he wanted to curse.

When he looked up and saw that it was Luo Ailan, he was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes with his hands, and when he saw that it was really Luo Ailan, he sobered up a lot.

"Ailan, why are you here?"

"Are you going to drink yourself to death?" Luo Ailan put the bottle on the table and sat down with a frown.

Tang Hao was too ashamed to see Luo Ailan. He couldn't resist his parents, nor could he face Luo Ailan.

"Tang Hao, do you still like me?" Luo Ailan asked Tang Hao.

Tang Hao thought he had heard wrongly, and looked up at Luo Ailan in astonishment, "What did you say?"

"You heard it clearly." Luo Ailan said, "If you still like me, cheer up and do what you should do!"

Tang Hao smiled bitterly, "I want to go to college with you, I want to marry you, I want you to be the mother of my baby, but..."

But his father wouldn't let him resign, and his mother also didn't agree with him resigning to go to college.

From childhood to adulthood, his parents have always supported him in everything he wanted to do.

He didn't understand why they had to oppose him now that he wanted to go to college and be with the girl he loved.

"My child also hopes that his father is a responsible person." Luo Ailan said slowly.

Tang Hao's eyes widened, and he said with a hurt look on his face, "You went on a blind date? Have you found a father for the baby?"

Luo Ailan, "..."

What does this have to do with anything?

She looked at Tang Hao speechlessly, "Come back to me when you sober up."

After saying this, Luo Ailan got up and left.

Tang Hao was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses. He went home, took a cold shower, and went to Shen Qinghe's house to find Luo Ailan.

Luo Ailan sat with him in the yard, "Are you sober?"

"I'm awake." Tang Hao pulled his still wet hair with his hands. "I just took a cold shower, so I'm particularly awake now."

Luo Ailan suppressed her laughter and said, "You can work at Guanghua Garment Factory first, and then resign when a suitable designer is found. I will wait for you at the university next year."

Luo Ailan didn't have the courage to say these words, but Dong Hongying gave her the courage.

Dong Hongying said that she and Deputy Director Tang were very satisfied with her as their daughter-in-law. They did not look down on her, nor did they think that she was not worthy of Tang Hao.

She even heard from Dong Hongying's tone that they felt Tang Hao was not worthy of her.

She understands Dong Hongying and Deputy Director Tang.

If she had to choose between future and love, she would choose future.

This is also why she was attracted to Tang Hao but had not yet accepted his confession.

Since she has both a future and love now, why not seize them?

"Ailan, you, you accept me." Tang Hao's face flushed with excitement and he looked at Luo Ailan in disbelief.

Luo Ailan shook her head proudly, "That depends on whether you can get into the university I attend, or the city school I attend next year."

"Yes, I definitely can." Tang Hao was so excited that he was incoherent. "I had very good grades when I was in school, but the country later stopped allowing college entrance exams. Otherwise, I would definitely be able to get into a key university..."

Having said this, he stopped abruptly.

If that were the case, he probably wouldn't have known Luo Ailan.

Tang Hao stretched out his hand and scratched his head, grinning, "Great, all the problems are solved!"

Luo Ailan also smiled.