Gao Baoliang, a little embarrassed, helped her set out the rice bowl and chopsticks, and moved aside.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Yang Lu gracefully took her seat.
Today she was wearing a loose light green cotton dress and jeans, which looked very casual, but it made her beautiful figure stand out even more.
After she sat down, looking at the bowl full of rice, she said to Gao Baoliang:
"There's a bit too much rice, let me share some with you."
Gao Baoliang naturally placed the bowl over and obediently waited for her to scoop some rice for him.
After she finished eating, he picked up some food for her.
Upon seeing this, Jiaojiao exclaimed to Gao Baoliang in surprise:
"Uncle Baoliang, you didn't use serving chopsticks."
He then suddenly realized that he had been using his own chopsticks, and in his panic, he had forgotten to use serving chopsticks.
"I'm sorry," he quickly apologized.
Yang Lu picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in his bowl.
"Eat up, there's no need to be so fussy."
Soon, Yang Lu chatted and became friends with everyone.
When she encounters a topic that interests her, she becomes quite talkative. Being a native, she and Jiang Ning always find common ground in conversation.
Gao Baoliang was inexplicably happy to see that everyone liked Yang Lu so much, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
Wang Xiufen also noticed the subtle relationship between the two and, as an elder, inquired about Yang Lu's situation.
“My dad works in the government and is quite busy. I’ve never met my mom since I was little. I also have an older brother who went abroad to study.”
I currently work at the Urban Construction Bureau and live in a dormitory, so I rarely go home.
She didn't hide anything.
Of course, she felt it was unnecessary to mention her father's position, so she didn't.
Wang Xiufen smiled and continued to ask:
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend right now?
Yang Lu smiled slightly and said:
"My family has introduced me to a few people, but none of them have worked out. Aunt Wang, if you know anyone suitable, could you introduce me?"
This was the first time Wang Xiufen had met such a generous girl, and she nodded eagerly.
"Okay, a child as outstanding as you is really hard to introduce."
Seeing that Wang Xiufen intended to matchmake him and Yang Lu, Gao Baoliang quickly interrupted her:
"Aunt Wang, this dish is especially soft and tender, perfect for you."
He used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of fried tofu for her.
It's so embarrassing for a girl to be eating with such a large group of people and being asked so many questions.
After finishing the meal, he said he would take Yang Lu home and quickly pulled her away.
"Don't take all those questions Aunt Wang asked you to heart. Older people like to care about other people's life-long affairs."
The two walked side by side under the dim streetlights, and Gao Baoliang said apologetically.
Yang Lu chuckled:
"It's great, it gives me another person to introduce potential partners. My aunt is also quite concerned about my marriage, as if they've accomplished their mission once I get married."
"They're just concerned. My parents keep urging me to get married because they want to have a grandchild. Luckily, I have my older brother to take care of it for me."
"Then you're better than me. My brother is even more open-minded than me; he doesn't want to get married at all."
The two chatted back and forth, and before they knew it, they had arrived at Yang Lu's dormitory building.
"Go on upstairs, I'll stay until the lights in your house are on."
Gao Baoliang watched Yang Lu go upstairs.
Just as he was standing under a tree, looking up at Yang Lu's dormitory, Meng Jiao suddenly walked towards him in a hurry.
"So, you rejected me because you have someone new?"
She launched into a tirade against him.
Just as they were leaving, Meng Jiao came to the restaurant looking for him.
Wang Xiufen couldn't stand seeing a married woman like her frequently visiting Gao Baoliang, so she told her that she was taking her boyfriend home and even gave her his address, hoping to make her give up on him.
To everyone's surprise, she actually came looking for us.
Gao Baoliang didn't want Yang Lu to see him arguing with the Meng family, so he whispered to her:
"Let's talk about it outside the residential area."
Meng Jiao's face, which had been restraining her emotions, was now contorted with rage.
"Why did you leave the community? Are you afraid someone will see you? Have you told her about what happened between us?"
No, right?
Even if you have a new partner, you still have feelings for me. You simply don't dare to tell anyone about us.
Meng Jiao didn't know why she had become so unreasonable, and her voice had become shrill.
She knew in her heart that Gao Baoliang had changed. Before, whenever she cried, he would patiently coax her, but now, he was worried, worried that his girlfriend would misunderstand.
Gao Baoliang rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. Where had the proud and aloof Meng Jiao gone? Now that she was like this, it made him feel like the heartless one.
"Meng Jiao, I can tell you clearly that I don't have a boyfriend right now. Even if I pursue someone, they might not agree to be with me."
Besides, I told you, we're over.
An ending is an ending. I won't accept you back just because you cry and beg me to come back.
Feelings are like porcelain; they're fragile. Even the slightest touch can shatter them. I don't want to try and piece together a broken piece of porcelain.
With that, he ignored how loudly Meng Jiao cried and walked away without looking back.
Six months is enough time for him to realize one thing: perhaps being together was a mistake from the very beginning.
Yang Lu stood at the window, watching Gao Baoliang leave resolutely, and then heard Meng Jiao wailing loudly. Her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Gao Baoliang is truly someone who cannot tolerate any injustice.
She couldn't help but recall the times he had caught her on blind dates; he probably scoffed at her behavior.
For some reason, she quite agreed with him. No matter how deep the feelings are, they can't withstand any turmoil, especially since she was getting married. What a huge betrayal that was!
Yang Lu thought a lot about marriage that night, even though she was in a daze.
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