0082 Sour and Astringent
On the last day of work before the New Year holiday, perhaps because the day of returning home was just around the corner, everyone seemed to be in high spirits, and even during lunchtime they were enthusiastically discussing going home.
"Sister Jiang, are you going home for Chinese New Year this year?"
Jiang Jifan goes home every year for the Spring Festival, so he didn't know why they would ask that question. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course I go home, why wouldn't I?"
The girl who asked the question smiled and explained, "I thought you would be spending Chinese New Year at your boyfriend's house this year."
She shook her head and said bluntly, "I have no such plans."
"Sister Jiang, I remember you and your boyfriend have been dating for quite a while now, aren't you planning to meet his parents?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than the girl who had asked the question was slapped with her chopsticks.
“You forgot, she’s a staunch non-marriage advocate, her heart isn’t in marriage.” Chen Xun joined the company at the same time as Jiang Jifan, and she spoke much more casually than the other two.
Jiang Jifan smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Xu Zhengyan, who was pretending to eat but actually eavesdropping on their conversation, put down his chopsticks and looked up in her direction.
So she's a staunch non-marriage advocate...
While he was surprised, he also felt that it seemed quite reasonable for her to be the one he was against getting married.
"Does your boyfriend know about this, Sister Jiang?" Tang Yujin asked curiously.
Jiang Jifan and Tantai Qing rarely discussed marriage, so she never expressed her views on marriage in front of him.
"I don't know, do I?" she said casually, seemingly unconcerned.
Does that mean her relationship with her boyfriend isn't good enough for them to be able to talk about anything? Xu Zhengyan thought to himself silently.
"Zhengyan, Yujin, are you going home for the Chinese New Year?" someone asked again.
Tang Yujin excitedly said he would definitely go back, while Xu Zhengyan replied, "My home is in City B."
"Oh right, I forgot you're from City B..."
Upon hearing that he was from City B, Jiang Jifan thought of Tantai Qing and asked, "How do you people in City B celebrate the New Year?"
Upon hearing her question out of the blue, Xu Zhengyan immediately put down his chopsticks and answered her question seriously.
In fact, the way people in City B celebrate the New Year is similar to that in other cities. Because many migrant workers in the city return home for the New Year, the New Year period is relatively quiet, but the New Year atmosphere in their own homes is still very lively.
When someone asked her why she suddenly asked this question, Jiang Jifan smiled and said frankly, "My boyfriend is also from B City, so I was a little curious."
Xu Zheng paused for a moment, not expecting that her boyfriend was also from City B.
He suddenly felt uneasy, and an inexplicable emotion grew wildly in his heart.
If only I were the man beside her...
Xu Zhengyan was startled by his own thoughts and immediately lowered his head to eat a couple of bites of rice as a cover-up.
After dinner, Chen Xun complimented Jiang Jifan on the beautiful anklet and asked her where she bought it.
Xu Zhengyan's gaze fell on her slender, fair ankles, where a thin gold chain was worn at the protruding joints, which was hard to notice if one did not look closely.
Perhaps because his gaze was too obvious, Jiang Jifan glanced at him sideways.
He suddenly realized that staring at a woman's feet was impolite, so he immediately looked away, his face slightly flushed.
Jiang Jifan didn't think much of it, turned his gaze away, and said to Chen Xun, "I didn't buy it. If you like it, I'll ask around for you later."
Chen Xun immediately understood and gave an ambiguous laugh: "Your boyfriend has good taste. This chain suits your style very well."
She was indeed beautiful; the anklet complemented her skin tone perfectly and easily evoked images of erotic scenes.
Xu Zheng put down his chopsticks and felt that the food in his mouth was inexplicably sour and bitter.
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