"That's easy. I'll go buy the tickets first. You wait here, and I'll take the car back to you. I'll also tell Jiang Hui and the others while I'm at it."
Jiang Ruyu then looked at him with some suspicion: "Why are you being so attentive?"
Zheng Yang tensed up, then quickly burst into laughter: "You silly girl, I'm trying to help you, and you still doubt me? Then go back."
Seeing his expression, Jiang Ruyu immediately felt relieved: "No, then you go ahead, I'll go buy the tickets, so you don't have to run back and forth."
"That won't do. I don't have the habit of letting women treat me."
"Tch, getting all high and mighty now. You used to steal my treats when we were kids." We all know each other perfectly well.
Zheng Yang was shocked: "Look at you, how can you remember things from eight hundred years ago so clearly?"
"Haha, look at your expression, it's like you just ate a really astringent persimmon, and your face scrunched up like a rag, haha, so funny."
Zheng Yang initially felt a little awkward, but he didn't expect the girl to laugh so happily. He crossed his arms and just looked at her. Jiang Ruyu stopped laughing after a while because she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
When did Zheng Yang become like this? In her memory, he was a carefree and irresponsible person who hated playing with girls when he was young. How come she now thinks he's actually quite good-looking?
Zheng Yang is tall, probably over 1.8 meters, with a buzz cut. His skin is neither fair nor dark, and he is slim and tall. He looks neat and tidy in a simple white cotton short-sleeved shirt and ordinary black pants.
She was looking at Zheng Yang, and Zheng Yang was looking at her too, both marveling at how, without realizing it, the little girl he used to think was naive had grown into a young woman. Jiang Ruyu had always been one of the best-looking kids in the alley since she was little. She was chubby and fair-skinned as a child, and very lovable. Now that she was grown up, she had become slim, but she was still just as beautiful.
With her jet-black hair, delicate features, and most notably a small, adorable canine tooth, her eyes crinkled into crescent moons when she smiled, making her incredibly captivating. Both were young people in the prime of their lives, and under this special atmosphere, they both felt a stirring in their hearts. However, Zheng Yang knew that the road ahead was long and arduous.
It was almost seven o'clock when the two of them got home after watching the movie. They were playing around and forgot to tell their family that they wouldn't be home for dinner. When Jiang Ruyu got home, Grandma Jiang was sitting at the dining table waiting for her.
"Where have you been? Why are you so late?"
"Grandma, I just didn't want to be bombarded with questions as soon as I got back, so I went to see a movie after get off work."
"Why didn't you tell me? Didn't you know your family would worry?"
"I'm sorry, I forgot. Oh dear, Grandma, could you please stop those matchmakers from coming? I'm so annoyed." Jiang Ruyu quickly changed the subject.
"I already told people today, and I didn't expect so many people to come. Sigh, some of the people who came to introduce me these past few days are reliable, but there are also those who just want to take advantage. Humph, there are all kinds of people in a big forest." Old Mrs. Jiang said, getting a little angry.
"Isn't that how everyone is? Grandma, don't be angry. I haven't eaten yet. Did you leave me any food?"
"Hmph, you deserve to go hungry for a while." Saying that, she still got up and brought out the porridge and vegetables that were warming in the pot.
In the following days, Zheng Yang would occasionally send her some unusual little gifts and say a few thoughtful words. Jiang Ruyu wasn't stupid, and she guessed that this person wanted to pursue her. Before she could figure out how to face him, a series of events disrupted the rhythm of her life.
Not long after starting work that day, a female cadre in her forties or fifties, with gray hair and short hair that reached her ears, came in. She walked straight to where Jiang Ruyu was, looked her up and down, and then nodded and said, "Comrade, weigh me some orange-flavored soft candy, two jin, and one jin of White Rabbit milk candy too."
Jiang Ruyu was initially stung by the way the woman looked at her as if she were inspecting goods, but since the woman didn't say anything, she could only pretend not to know and weighed the candy for her as requested: "Orange candy is 1.5 yuan per jin, 2 jin is 3 yuan, White Rabbit milk candy is 2.5 yuan per jin, a total of 5.5 yuan, and three candy coupons."
Jiang Xia took out the money and tickets, accepted the bag of candy, and gave Jiang Ruyu one last look before walking away in her high heels.
Jiang Ruyu frowned and glanced at the woman. What was wrong with this woman? She was really annoying. But less than half an hour later, Shen Xuefeng rushed over in a panic. He looked her up and down before letting out a sigh of relief.
Jiang Ruyu looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Comrade Shen, why are you so flustered?"
Shen Xuefeng looked at Jiang Ruyu apologetically and said hesitantly, "Did a middle-aged woman come to buy something from you just now?"
“I’ve had quite a few people this morning, you know,” Jiang Ruyu suddenly paused, thinking of the person who made her uncomfortable: “There’s one who keeps staring at me, do you know him?”
"Yes, that's my mom." Shen Xuefeng lowered his head. "She didn't say anything offensive, did she?"
Jiang Ruyu instantly became displeased: "She didn't say anything offensive, but her gaze was extremely offensive. Why did your mother come all the way over here to stare at me?"
Shen Xuefeng said apologetically and with a sense of shame, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. She asked me to go on a date, but I didn't want to. Comrade Jiang, I think you're a very good person, and I'd like to get to know you better. Do you agree?"
"So, your mother just came to see if I'm good enough?" Jiang Ruyu's initial attraction to Shen Xuefeng had completely vanished: "I'm sorry, Comrade Shen, we're not a good match. You should find someone else."
Shen Xuefeng frowned and looked at Jiang Ruyu: "Comrade Jiang, what's wrong with us? Tell me, and I'll change it."
"Comrade Shen, judging from your and your mother's clothes, your family is not an ordinary family, is it? I am different from you. My family is poor. I'm afraid I can't climb up to your high branch. You should look for someone else." Jiang Ruyu's face turned cold.
"Why would you think that way? I don't discriminate against your family because they're not as well-off as mine. I'm attracted to you as a person. My parents are both government officials, and they're reasonable people. What else could you possibly be dissatisfied with?" Shen Xuefeng looked at Jiang Ruyu with incomprehension. He hadn't realized that he always felt superior. Being rejected by Jiang Ruyu was unexpected, and he even felt that she was ungrateful.
Jiang Ruyu looked at him with a cold smile: "Hehe, Comrade Shen, we don't see eye to eye. Please leave and don't delay my work."
Jiang Ruyu then ignored Shen Xuefeng. Heh, what was he trying to show off? The candy counter was already quite busy, and soon the line was very long. Shen Xuefeng standing there was particularly annoying.
"Hey young man, are you going to buy anything? If not, don't just stand here taking up space." An elderly woman in her early fifties asked Shen Xuefeng, who was standing there like a pillar.
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