Shen Xuefeng's face turned pale and then red. Finally, he looked at Jiang Ruyu, who was still smiling and weighing the candy, and angrily turned away.
After clearing out the group of people, Jiang Ruyu and Zhang Guisheng sat down to drink water. Only then did Zhang Guisheng speak: "So, you can't judge a person by their appearance alone, can you? This Comrade Shen is quite influential, isn't he? Don't you regret it?"
Jiang Ruyu really didn't know anything about him, only that he was a minor official in the municipal government: "Uncle Zhang, tell me, is his family someone you can't afford to offend?"
Zhang Guisheng shook his head and said, "It's not that you can't mess with him. His mother is the one who came to see you this morning. She is the director of the Women's Federation in our district. Comrade Shen's father is a sixth-level technical backbone in the shipyard, and he himself is a municipal cadre. Moreover, he only has two older sisters, both of whom are already married. It is said that they married well. If you agree, as long as you keep your mother-in-law happy, your life will be like living in a sugar pot."
After hearing this, Jiang Ruyu shook her head: "Uncle Zhang, I still stand by what I said, we are not suitable. When I want to get married, the man must at least be able to support his family and take responsibility, instead of having his parents make decisions for him before anything even starts and having no backbone of his own. I don't like men like that. Besides, my family is just an ordinary family. We have always believed in matching social status when it comes to marriage. We are not from the same social class, so we are not suitable."
“I knew you were like that too. If you don’t like him, there are plenty of other women in our unit who do. All the eligible women in our unit are eyeing him.” Zhang Guisheng liked Jiang Ruyu’s straightforward personality.
"Let whoever likes you go after him. I can't afford to be with him. You didn't see the look in his mother's eyes this morning, as if I were a product on our shelf. Humph, my family may not be as good as his, but we're not people who can just pick and choose." Jiang Ruyu said, puffing out her cheeks.
"Haha, young people are so ambitious. But it's good that way. Comrade Shen's mother doesn't seem easy to get along with. If she were to live with someone like you, it would be like dry wood meeting a raging fire."
It was time to leave work. Jiang Ruyu, carrying the groceries she had bought for her family, rode her bicycle from under the bike shed in the yard, ready to leave. Just as she stepped out the door, she saw Shen Xuefeng waiting to the side. Jiang Ruyu really wanted to slap herself for having such wild thoughts recently. She had to open her eyes wider next time she saw people. What kind of person was this?
Jiang Ruyu rode her bicycle past him, ignoring him, but Shen Xuefeng grabbed her arm: "Jiang Ruyu, how can you be so rude? Didn't you see I was waiting for you? You're just going to leave like that, aren't you?"
Jiang Ruyu got out of the car in annoyance and rolled her eyes: "Hey Comrade Chen, are you alright? Please let go of my car, I'm off work and need to go home for dinner."
Shen Xuefeng looked at her as if she were an ignorant child: "Stop fooling around, Comrade Xiao Jiang, we're a perfect match, just agree to be my girlfriend."
Jiang Ruyu instantly became angry: "Can't you understand human language? I said I don't want to."
Shen Xuefeng's face turned pale again: "Why not?"
"You're so annoying! I don't like you, so please stay away from me. Is that clear enough?" Jiang Ruyu found this person to be extremely self-centered; no matter how clearly you explained it, it was useless.
Shen Xuefeng frowned, unable to understand why Jiang Ruyu wouldn't be his girlfriend when he was so eligible. Jiang Ruyu, however, didn't want to get entangled with him, so she pulled out her bicycle and rode away.
She rode her bike back to the alley in a huff, only to see an even more infuriating scene as soon as she turned the corner. Zheng Yang and a woman were arguing and pulling at each other in the alley. This woman was not the same Jiang Xiaoyu from before; she didn't recognize her. For some reason, Jiang Ruyu felt a surge of anger welling up inside her.
She rode her bike past Zheng Yang and the woman without even glancing at Zheng Yang, and was about to leave. When Zheng Yang saw Jiang Ruyu's expressionless face, his heart sank, and he quickly grabbed the back seat of Jiang Ruyu's bike.
“Ruyu, listen to me, this person has nothing to do with me, we’re not even friends.”
Jiang Ruyu looked at him expressionlessly: "Let go. I'm not interested in your relationship."
Li Ya rolled her eyes and said sweetly, "Brother Zheng, we see each other every day, how can you say we have no relationship? I'm so heartbroken."
"Comrade Li, that's work. Please leave and don't cause trouble. Let me tell you, this is the kind of girl I like. No matter how beautiful you are, I don't like you. I only like her like this."
No sooner had Zheng Yang finished speaking than Jiang Ruyu slapped him across the face: "What do you take me for? A shield to keep your rotten love interests away? Get out of my way!"
Jiang Ruyu was already angry with Shen Xuefeng, and then she ran into Zheng Yang's ridiculous act when she got back. She was so angry she had nowhere to vent her frustration. Hearing what Zheng Yang said didn't make her happy at all; instead, it made her even angrier. She slapped him, and all three of them were stunned. Luckily, there weren't many people in the alley at that time, and they had missed the rush hour. Otherwise, they would have become the laughing stock for everyone.
Jiang Ruyu looked at the stunned Zheng Yang and opened her mouth, saying, "I'm sorry."
She rode her bike home. Zheng Yang touched his numb cheek, raised the corner of his mouth, and gave a meaningful smile. Then he looked at Li Ya and said, "I'll talk to the leader tomorrow. You'd better stay away from me from now on. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Do you think you can control me?"
Li Ya's eyes darted around: "Hmph, you think you're some kind of hot commodity, with tons of guys wanting to marry me? What a jerk!"
Li Ya left in a hurry. She wasn't interested in Zheng Yang as a person at all; she was mainly attracted to his lucrative job. As a truck driver who travels all over the country, he had a significant amount of extra income besides his regular salary. Plus, Zheng Yang didn't have a mother, only a younger sister, and his father was still young and had a job. There were no family burdens, and she wouldn't have to put up with her mother-in-law after marriage. Her sister-in-law could also take care of her during her postpartum period and with the baby. It was the perfect family for marriage. Unfortunately, Zheng Yang was too reckless and she couldn't outmaneuver him. So, she decided to give up and find someone else.
When Jiang Ruyu got home, she couldn't help but tear up. She went straight to her bed in her room, wrapped herself in the blanket, and cried.
Grandma Jiang was cooking when she heard a noise and, not seeing her granddaughter enter the kitchen, knew something must have happened. She quickly went into the room and heard her granddaughter sobbing. The old lady sighed, walked to the bedside, and stroked her granddaughter's hair: "Good child, have you been upset? Do you want to tell Grandma?"
Hearing her grandmother's voice, Jiang Ruyu felt even more aggrieved. She burst into tears and buried her face in her grandmother's arms, sobbing, "Waaah, Grandma, they're all bullying me, waaah!"
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