Jingze didn't seem frightened by the amount. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Chen Shaogang is Lingyue's senior. He works in a bank. He should know how much you borrowed from the bank, right?" Dad didn't know what to say after hearing this. He heard the hidden meaning in Jingze's words and was angry that Jingze refused to give him the money. Mom said, "Jingze, Lingyue's brother wants to get married, and it will cost a lot of money. Auntie knows that your family is well-off. Can you help?"
The meal ended on a sour note. Jingze refused and quickly said he was leaving. Dad and brother were angry and didn't even bother to see Jingze off. Mom said they were being really rude. My mom and I walked Jingze to the alley entrance, where his family's driver and car were waiting for him.
When I got home, my father and brother complained that I didn't win Jingze's heart. I also felt that I couldn't win his heart. Otherwise, why would he always have no time to accompany me? In his mind, his grandmother was important, his work was important, and I was a woman. I needed someone to coax me and someone to accompany me. My mother asked me to coax Jingze well. My mother said, "If you don't help your brother, who can help him? The Liu family is rich. It depends on whether Jingze is willing to spend money for you." In fact, Jingze gave me a lot of things. He is also willing to spend money on me. The bag in my hand, I can't afford it with a month's salary. It was given by Jingze. My cosmetics, clothes, and mobile phone all cost Jingze's money.
I told Chen Shaogang about this, and he gave a wry smile. "Lingyue, your offer is too high. The Liu family is rich, but they're not stupid. You work in the government, and I work at a bank. Our jobs are glamorous and enviable. How long would it take for you and me to save up one million yuan? Where we live, the average monthly salary is only about that much?" Yes, that's true. I want a boyfriend who owns a home in downtown Zongxiao City that's over 100 square meters, with no mortgage. That would cost at least 2.5 million yuan, but in our town, a house of the same size would only cost 800,000 yuan. If I ask for my boyfriend's own house, it's still his, and many people would agree. But if he offers one million yuan to my family, that's just my family. Such a high betrothal gift is rare. Chen Shaogang then said, "Lingyue, I like you, but I don't think I can meet your standards no matter how hard I work." The senior finally spoke up. He said he liked me. I knew it, but I didn't think I knew it before, and now I can't accept him. Besides working at the bank, his family is really not well off. He sometimes needs Jingze's help at the bank.
Later, I went to apologize to Liu Jingze, and he forgave me. He said he knew it wasn't my fault, and he was willing to help lend money to my brother to repay the bank loan, but my brother would borrow money from his father instead. Jingze said that although he called others Mr. Liu, he needed his father's consent to use the funds. He said that there was no interest on the loan, and although a repayment time was agreed upon, as long as he was willing, no one would urge him to repay. My brother, who was anxious to repay, still borrowed 400,000 yuan from Jingze's father. My family members advised me to hold on to Jingze's heart, and I wanted to, too. I felt that I was getting further and further away from him, and my beauty seemed to have no appeal in front of him.
My brother wanted to work at Siqi Farm. I asked Jingze about it, and he looked at me a little strangely: "Your brother doesn't look like someone who can handle hardship, does he? What kind of job would be suitable for him at Siqi Farm?" Yes, it's a food-themed farm. Waiter, chef, cashier, accountant—none of those things are within my brother's reach. But manager? Jingze refused to offer me that position, saying he wouldn't have any say in it and needed the approval of his father and partners. Then he said he wanted to start a business. I asked him what kind of business he wanted to start, and he asked me what Jingze's friends were doing. But how could my brother do that?
Looking at my WeChat Moments, Jingze's friends are always hanging out. Some of them own car dealerships, construction companies, electronics factories, glass factories, and jewelry stores. The one who owns the jewelry store is Xu Liangming. Xu Liangming is incredibly generous, gifting his girlfriend gold necklaces, bracelets, and jade bracelets in the blink of an eye. His girlfriend looks much worse than I do. I occasionally hang out with Jingze and his friends, and I realize his family is wealthier than I'd imagined. They own more than one fully paid-for house in the city. Those people are very polite to Jingze, and they're also polite to me.
That day, Jingze asked me to accompany his grandmother. He said he had to go to Kuozhou City for some work, otherwise he would have gone with me. I didn't want to go alone with his grandmother. I was dating Jingze, not his grandmother. I'd met his grandmother a few times, but we had nothing to talk about. She always talked about the neighborhood and loved the nanny and the caregiver chatting with her. The food at her house wasn't to my taste. Also, I wanted to attend the opening ceremony of Xu Liangming's jewelry store in downtown Zongxiao City with my friends. Xu Liangming said if I went, he'd give me a gold bracelet. A gold bracelet? I'd have to save up three or four months' salary to afford it. Ever since Xu Liangming added me on WeChat, he'd occasionally chatted with me. His words clearly showed his affection for me, but he already had a girlfriend. After my family borrowed money from Jingze's father, I didn't dare ask him to give me anything, lest he think I was greedy. It seemed like he cared less and less about me.
I couldn’t figure out why Liu Jingze, who was supposed to go to Kuozhou City, would appear in the urban area of Zongxiao City and in Xu Liangming’s newly opened jewelry store. When he saw me, Xu Liangming was putting a gold bracelet on me, and someone next to him joked, “Our Third Young Master Xu is generous to women.” Someone said, “This gold bracelet is worth a kiss.” I regret this scene now when I think of it. Jingze saw us, and saw Xu Liangming holding my hand, very close to me. He turned around and left. I didn’t bother to take off the gold bracelet, nor did I care about the friends who came with me. I chased him out, in the parking lot, in a car worth 1 million. I didn’t bother to ask Jingze why he changed the car. I explained to him that Xu Liangming invited me, but I didn’t want to go, I just wanted to accompany a friend, and the people next to me were joking. But he said he didn't want to listen, and my temper flared up. It's always been men who make me happy, so why do I always have to be humble in front of Jingze? Even Jingze's friends are usually very nice to me. It's obvious that he doesn't have time to accompany me, so why didn't he tell me when he had time to come to Zongxiao City? If he could accompany me, I wouldn't come here on my own. I got angry and said loudly: "Since you don't believe me, let's break up." Liu Jingze was not nervous at all and replied calmly: "Okay."
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