Gu Zhinian's decisive refusal not only stunned Zhou Zhichuan, but also Brother Qiang and Sister Juan who were sitting and checking the bills. They looked at her with strange eyes, and kept guessing the relationship between the two in their hearts.
Gu Zhinian felt the gazes falling on her, frowned uncomfortably, turned around and said to Han Li:
"Han Li, I'll wait for you outside."
"Wait a minute!" Han Li stepped forward, grabbed her, and turned to Zhou Zhichuan and said:
"Director Zhou, I've finished all my work for today. I need to take a leave and leave an hour early. Is that okay?"
"Okay." Zhou Zhichuan regained his usual calmness and withdrew his gaze from Gu Zhinian.
"Let's go!" Han Li took the bag and walked out holding Gu Zhinian's hand. After leaving the factory, Gu Zhinian and Han Li both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zhi Nian, is Director Zhou pursuing you?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Gu Zhinian's face looked unhappy. She didn't like others talking nonsense about her and Zhou Zhichuan together. If Yun Muye heard about it, he would be unhappy.
Han Li smiled ingratiatingly and took her arm. "Okay, don't be angry. I won't say anything. Why did you have time to come to see me today?"
Gu Zhinian's expression relaxed and his tone was neither hurried nor slow.
"I'm looking for a job and came to see you."
"Looking for a job?" Han Li looked at her with a puzzled look. "Aren't you working as a nanny for Yun Muye? Why don't you want to do that?"
Gu Zhinian curved his eyebrows and smiled, "Do it, do it for the rest of your life."
"What do you mean?" Han Li looked at her happy face and jokingly said:
"No way? Yun Muye got you? As expected, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. What about Director Zhou?"
Gu Zhinian hesitated and said:
"Don't talk nonsense. Yun Muye is my husband. We have been registered for three years. Xiao Tangyuan is my biological son."
"Ah? What!" Han Li was so shocked that she couldn't speak. "You are Yun Muye's wife who ran away!"
Gu Zhinian always felt that this statement was awkward. What did it mean that the wife ran away?
"Can you speak? What does a runaway daughter-in-law mean?"
Han Li said in a teasing tone:
"You don't know, when Captain Yun returned from his injuries, he brought a child with him. Everyone in the compound was stunned and curiously asked about the child's mother.
Captain Yun and his aunt said nothing, but everyone speculated behind his back that Captain Yun's wife despised him and ran away, leaving him behind, pitiful for the orphan and his widow.
Gu Zhinian: “…”
Han Li dragged her towards the restaurant and said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat."
When they arrived at the restaurant, it was not big and there were not many people inside. The proprietress was dozing off on a recliner. Han Li walked over and woke her up.
"Boss lady, take your order."
The proprietress opened her eyes, stood up, pointed at the sign above, and asked, "What do you want to eat? We have everything here, take your pick."
Han Li said to Gu Zhinian:
"Don't be fooled by the small size of this restaurant. The food here is better than that of the big restaurant. You'll know when you try it later."
Gu Zhinian looked up and saw potato noodles. "I want a bowl of hot and sour potato noodles, plus a baked bun."
"Okay!" The proprietress turned around and shouted to the kitchen, "A bowl of hot and sour potato noodles and a baked bun."
Han Li ordered more. "I want a plate of pan-fried dumplings, two egg waffles, a bowl of spicy soup, and a roast duck."
Han Li moved closer to her.
"Their roast duck is especially delicious, rolled in pancakes and green onions, and dipped in sweet noodle sauce. It tastes amazing!"
Gu Zhinian raised his lips and said, "We ordered so much, is it enough for the two of us?"
"It's okay. If you can't finish it, I'll take it away."
The two found an empty seat and sat down. The waiter brought potato noodles and spicy soup to the table. Gu Zhinian and Han Li each took a bowl. They had just taken a few bites when pan-fried dumplings and roast duck with egg waffles were served one after another.
Han Li picked up a small pancake, put the roast duck on it, rolled it with green onions and spread the sauce on it, and handed it to Gu Zhinian.
"Come, try it."
Gu Zhinian took the cake and said, "Don't worry about me, I can do it myself."
Han Li rolled a roast duck for herself.
"I'm just offering this to the Buddha. Thank you for helping me find this job. This job allows me to live a very comfortable life. I can eat whatever I want and have fun without having to worry about other people's opinions."
Gu Zhinian smiled and said:
"That's the result of your own hard work. If you don't have this ability, it would be useless for me to introduce you."
Gu Zhinian hesitated for a moment and said, "I saw Zhao Xudong's mother bring a country girl for a blind date."
Han Li raised an eyebrow and looked at her disapprovingly, "How can a woman like Zhao Xudong's mother find a good man?"
"You... let it go." Gu Zhinian didn't know what she was thinking.
Han Li raised her head.
"Of course! There's nothing worth staying in that kind of family. You all say that Zhao Xudong treats me well, and I enjoy it. But I don't enjoy anything at all!
His mother and his nosy sister-in-law can make me angry to death. Over the years, I have been enduring it for Zhao Xudong. Don’t think I don’t know that they call me a chicken that doesn’t lay eggs behind my back.
The first year I got married, Zhao Xudong and I were living apart. How could I possibly get pregnant? If I did get pregnant, would her family dare to acknowledge me?
Gu Zhinian couldn't help laughing, "You are really good at talking."
"If I hadn't been more powerful, I would have been bullied to death by that old woman!"
When the meal was almost over, Han Li used the excuse of going to the bathroom to pay the bill, and Gu Zhinian accepted it calmly, saying that he would definitely invite her back next time.
Han Li had to go to work in the afternoon, so after dinner, the two parted ways.
Gu Zhinian rode his bicycle around looking for a job. Han Li returned to the factory and as soon as she entered the door, someone said that Director Zhou was looking for her.
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