Gao Baoliang kissed her for a few minutes, then felt his body burning, and reluctantly let go of her.
Seeing her flushed cheeks, he smiled and pinched them, then pulled her up from the sofa.
Yang Lu was still dizzy and unsteady on her feet, clinging to him tightly, her breath still on her lips.
Gao Baoliang then held her in his arms, gently stroking her hair and coaxing her:
"Although I really want to pamper you now, I still want to save my first time for our wedding day."
Yang Lu knew what he meant by "pampering," so she playfully punched his chest with her little fists and said, "What kind of wild and lewd words are you saying!"
After hugging for a while, their breathing gradually calmed down, and then they continued to measure the house.
While working, the two would occasionally glance at each other, their eyes filled with affection.
When Robert returned, their work was finished, and they left hand in hand.
The two ate lunch outside and then went to the library.
Robert's request was rather specific; he needed to find inspiration from foreign pictorial materials.
The two moved a pile of books onto the table and began to read them side by side.
They watched and whispered among themselves, while Gao Baoliang took notes.
Time flies when two people are together.
At this moment, Jiang Ning and Xu Yan arrived at a furniture store in the suburbs and were selecting furniture.
This is a furniture market where you can find furniture of various materials and grades.
“This table is nice, all solid wood.” Xu Yan saw a mahogany executive desk and ran her hand over it. “It feels better than the one Jack uses.”
When Jiang Ning saw the price tag, it was 280 yuan, which was indeed not cheap.
But she still bought it.
This kind of solid wood furniture holds its value very well; it can be worth tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of yuan after many years. You won't lose money buying it.
Speaking of Jack, she asked:
"I heard that Starlight Trading has started clearing its orders. Do you think we are worth acquiring?"
Xu Yan continued picking out furniture.
"This is how they cut their losses to survive. After Jack's wife, Helen, took over the company, she cut off all the unprofitable old businesses and only kept the profitable ones."
Those orders were a bit of a waste of time.
She did not approve of taking on those orders.
Jiang Ning, however, felt this was a good opportunity to grab business. She figured she could treat it as making friends; if she didn't make money on the first order, she could start making a profit from the second.
Hearing her say that, Xu Yan said:
“Okay, then I’ll get in touch with those clients.”
She had dealt with those clients before and knew their temperaments, so she was the most suitable person to handle their business.
Jiang Ning smiled approvingly:
"Our company's first order depends on you. Oh, by the way, Robert has invited me to a cocktail party in a few days, why don't you come with me?"
Xu Yan was both surprised and delighted, glancing at her clothes.
"Should I go too? Most of the people going are foreigners, right? My English is really not good, and I don't have any suitable clothes to wear."
Jiang Ning chuckled: "Just go and broaden your horizons. As for clothes, I'll have Yu Xiao go with you to buy a few next time. It doesn't have to be complicated. In this season, a sweater and a trench coat are fine, or a cheongsam would be nice too."
When Yu Xiao was mentioned, Xu Yan's expression changed slightly.
The two have discussed marriage, and she and Yu Pangpang are now able to get along peacefully, but Yu Xiao's parents have not yet given their consent.
Can you imagine that his former father-in-law didn't object to his remarriage, but his own parents were obstructing it at every turn?
They feared that after Yu Xiao remarried, his former father-in-law would not allow him to continue holding an important position, nor would he hand over the garment factory to him in the future.
They're eyeing that garment factory!
To the elderly couple, Xu Yan's family background and job were average, and she was simply not good enough for their son.
Xu Yan had no choice but to continue the relationship for the time being.
Now, she focuses most of her energy on the action and doesn't think about those troubling things.
Just as the two finished ordering the furniture, paid the bill, and were about to leave, Jiang Ning saw a familiar figure.
Aren't Ji Yang and his wife going through a divorce recently?
Why would she buy furniture?
Just as she was pondering this, a middle-aged stranger handed her a bottle of soda from behind, looking at her with a smile, and started picking it out with her.
Jiang Ning blinked twice, her mind racing.
This must be a scene of catching someone in the act of adultery.
Liu Juan had been making a scene about getting a divorce, but it turns out she'd already found someone else!
Jiang Ning told Xu Yan to go first, while she herself took the opportunity to enter the space.
Ji Yang takes good care of her, so it's necessary to find out about his situation.
Soon, she learned that the man next to Liu Juan was named Yao Zheng, whose wife had died two years ago and who had recently been promoted to an important position.
Are these the three great joys for middle-aged men?
He'll get promoted, make a fortune, and his wife will die.
After returning from the furniture store, Jiang Ning was preoccupied, unsure whether she should tell Ji Yang about Liu Juan's affair.
It just so happens that Ji Yang is away on a business trip in the capital these past few days, so she has been worried.
That day, Ji Yang had just returned from a business trip when Liu Juan started nagging him to sell the courtyard house as soon as possible.
After selling the property and dividing the money, they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce.
As for the children, one for each of them: Ji Tingting will stay with Ji Yang, and Zhuangzhuang will stay with her.
Ji Yang quickly contacted Gao Baoliang to ask when the transaction could take place.
Because he still needed to go to the neighborhood office to complete some paperwork, Gao Baoliang deliberately put aside his work and chose to complete the transaction as soon as possible.
That day, he went to the Urban Construction Bureau to pick up Yang Lu and invited Lin Chen as a witness. They all came to the courtyard house at No. 89.
Liu Juan and Ji Tingting came to Ji Yang's house, but Zhuangzhuang was at school and didn't come.
According to Liu Juan, Zhuangzhuang is too young to stay with his mother.
In the courtyard, Ji Yang took out the handwritten contract and showed it to everyone.
The entire courtyard, except for the room where the antiques are kept, is for sale, including the furniture inside. The price is 12,000 yuan. After the sale, one room will be reserved for Grandpa Ji to live in and store the antiques, and another storage room will be reserved for him to cook. He will pay 10 yuan a month in rent.
Everyone else had no objections, but Liu Juan suddenly said:
“I’ve inquired, and a three-courtyard siheyuan like ours can sell for at least 20,000 yuan. This 12,000 yuan is too low. I don’t agree.”
Ji Yang was somewhat displeased when he heard her raise the price on the spot.
"It's something we agreed on a long time ago. Isn't it a bit unfair to change your mind now?"
Liu Juan scoffed: "The house is in our hands, what do we need a proper place for? If they want to come up with 20,000 yuan, I'll sign immediately."
Gao Baoliang held the paper bag containing the money, a little hesitant. He had only brought twelve thousand yuan with him; the rest of the money had been invested in the construction company's public account, and he couldn't raise enough money in a short time.
Yang Lu simply told him to give up, saying that getting married didn't necessarily require buying such a big house; they could buy a smaller one outside for two thousand yuan.
Just as the two sides were at an impasse, Jiang Ning walked in from outside and said to Liu Juan with a smile:
"You took half the money to raise your son, right? It's a pity that Zhuangzhuang isn't a member of the Ji family."
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