He Lanshan held Huang Wanzhen's hand on the table and said, "You're not too young. Many people my age have already had children." After a pause, He Lanshan suppressed her smile and said, "You and Wen Yin shouldn't expand your shop too much. The next two years might not be peaceful. You don't have to worry about the heavy taxes, but you also have to worry about the storm coming to your door."

He Lanshan leaned forward slightly and whispered to Huang Wanzhen, "The revolution in the south is really going on right now. My grandfather has started stockpiling supplies."

Huang Wanzhen was calculating the time in her mind. It didn't matter what she calculated. Her heart beat violently a few times in her chest. The revolutionary army would launch the Northern Expedition next year.

Huang Wanzhen never thought that the war would have anything to do with her. She took a few deep breaths, slowly calmed her heart in her chest, and told herself that there was still time.

I don't know what happened today. He Lanshan finally came to school, but Song Wenyin didn't come. Huang Wanzhen, who was worried all day, finally finished her work and returned to the backyard of Pigeon Hutong exhausted. She was startled by Chu Yanzhi who was sitting on a stone bench in the yard.

"Why are you here again? Did John's Hospital close down?"

Chu Yanzhi was obviously dressed up today. His hair was combed back with hairspray, making it shiny and slicked back. When he saw Huang Wanzhen, he stood up with a smile. Not to mention, his teeth were quite white. "Even if your shop goes bankrupt, our hospital won't go bankrupt! Let's go eat steak. I've reserved a table."

Huang Wanzhen didn't know what he was up to, but she still trusted his character. Even though she thought so, she subconsciously touched the gun inside the schoolbag through her backpack.

"This way." Chu Yanzhi took Huang Wanzhen through the shop in front and came to a black Ford car. He opened the passenger door and made a gesture of invitation.

Huang Wanzhen got on the bus fearlessly and kept touching the gun in her bag. "Where are we going?"

"You'll know when you get there."

The two of them arrived at a Western restaurant on West Street. With its arched windows, long wooden tables, European-style carved sofa chairs, and the unknown tune playing from the gramophone, everything seemed incredibly romantic, except for…

"This place doesn't look cheap. Do you want to treat me or should I?" Huang Wanzhen stood in front of the sofa with her schoolbag, not sitting down.

"Of course it's my treat. Come and sit down." Chu Yanzhi gave a clear answer, and Huang Wanzhen finally sat down. "My Yuya cooks delicious food. We have a simple meal in the morning and lunch at school. Only in the evening can we enjoy her cooking properly. If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to eat steak."

Huang Wanzhen considers herself a money-loving person, but not a greedy one. Seeing the apology published in the Hua Ming Daily this morning, her anger subsided a lot. Then she thought about how Chu Yanzhi and the Liu family owed her a favor because of this incident, so it wasn't a loss. "Don't worry! I'll call Lawyer Cao when I get home tonight and have him withdraw the lawsuit."

Huang Wanzhen has a good appearance and is a celebrity in Beiman Girls' School. Although she has been divorced for such a long time and has many outstanding men around her, she is still single. One reason is that she has never felt that she is the same as the men in the Republic of China. It is said that the gap between men and women increases every three years. If you calculate it, the gap between her and the men in the Republic of China is so deep that it is almost unfathomable.

Secondly, Huang Wanzhen was too cautious and suspicious. Whenever a man showed his attention to her, she thought he was after her money. It was no wonder she thought so. Since she was a child, everyone around her was calculating for money. She was used to the saying "the world is bustling with people, all for profit. The world is bustling with people, all for profit."

"Whether you want to withdraw or not is a matter between you and the Liu family. Don't tell me!" Chu Yanzhi was a little annoyed and felt that Huang Wanzhen was just a fool.

"Oh!" Huang Wanzhen agreed, but kept thinking in her heart what else she had not done related to Chu Yanzhi.

"Oh right!" Huang Wanzhen patted her head. "I brought the pistol. Would you like to see it?"

Chu Yanzhi lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, "Do you think it's convenient to show me the pistol here?"

Huang Wanzhen looked around at the people in fancy clothes eating Western food and shook her head. "It's not very convenient."

Chu Yanzhi immediately put on his signature sneer on his face. He didn't understand why Huang Wanzhen was so decisive and resolute in business, but so slow in matters of men and women. Could she be pretending? Thinking of this, Chu Yanzhi slowed down the action of cutting the steak and began to observe Huang Wanzhen opposite him secretly.

Although Chu Yanzhi was careful, Huang Wanzhen was also concerned about him and naturally noticed his little movements. "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Huang Wanzhen felt like the dust had settled, so she simply put down her knife and fork, looked at Chu Yanzhi and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. What's our relationship? There's no need to beat around the bush. If I can help, I will definitely help."

Chu Yanzhi thought about it and felt that both of them were very busy. If he didn't make it clear, they wouldn't be able to see each other often on weekdays, and the window paper couldn't be broken.

"What do you think of me?"

Huang Wanzhen looked at Chu Yanzhi with a puzzled look on her face. She didn't know what his intention was in asking this question, but she thought that everyone loved to hear good words, so she just praised him. It was right. "He is well-educated, has noble character, is successful in his career, values ​​friendship and loyalty, and has a distinguished family background..."

"Stop, stop!" Chu Yanzhi's forehead was bulging with veins. "This is too fake, can you be more sincere?"

"What's fake about it? I'm telling the truth, okay?"

"Do you really think so?" Chu Yanzhi stared at Huang Wanzhen with a serious face, carefully capturing every subtle change in Huang Wanzhen's expression as if he were performing surgery.

Huang Wanzhen said stubbornly, "Well, I say what I think."

"Okay, since you think I'm so good, I think you're good too. We should be together."

"What?" Huang Wanzhen was dumbfounded. "Say it again."

Chu Yanzhi said slowly, "We should be together as a couple. Nowadays, people value free love. I'm not young anymore, and my family keeps urging me to get married. I think you have a lot of advantages. You're positive and optimistic, efficient and decisive, and you even got into Beiman Girls' High School. Do you plan to go to college in the future?"

Huang Wanzhen really wanted to spit out the steak in her mouth. She thought this guy was after her money, but she didn't expect that he was after her body. Her body was very precious, and she wanted to rely on it until she died. How could she sell it for a steak? "Doctor Chu, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I'm not worthy of you."

Huang Wanzhen really didn't want to belittle herself against her will to achieve the purpose of rejection. She quickly thought about how to make Chu Yanzhi give up without hurting their feelings. You know, he still owed her a favor, and they couldn't break up.