Lin Changhai was somewhat unhappy about spending so much money, so he didn't stop Li Pengfei from speaking up.
She thought that if Li Pengfei spoke up, at least Ruan Miaomiao would realize that she had done something wrong.
To his surprise, he didn't see any remorse on Ruan Miaomiao's face; instead, he saw a mocking smile.
In particular, Ruan Miaomiao's question was especially outrageous: What does it mean to not be able to afford it?
If he can't afford to hire someone, can he afford to pay for it?
More importantly, Ruan Miaomiao didn't lower her voice when she said this, and everyone around who was eating heard it and looked over, making Lin Changhai feel that he had completely lost face.
Although he was unhappy, in order to win her over, Lin Changhai could only suppress his anger and coax Ruan Miaomiao:
"Comrade Ruan, what are you saying?"
What do you mean you can't afford to hire them?
How could I not afford to treat a woman to a meal?
While coaxing Ruan Miaomiao, Lin Changhai inwardly scolded Li Pengfei: Didn't he know that this young lady had a terrible temper?
I just apologized to the young lady this morning, and now I'm offering it to her again.
Upon hearing Lin Changhai's words, Ruan Miaomiao's slightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and she teased him:
"After hearing what Comrade Li said, I thought Comrade Lin couldn't afford to invite him."
I said, "Logically, this shouldn't be the case. When I was working in the countryside in Qian Province, my girlfriend there would treat me to meals every few days. It doesn't make sense that Comrade Lin, a native of Haicheng and a teacher, couldn't afford to take a girl like me out to eat, does it?"
Ruan Miaomiao's words seemed to be praising Lin Changhai, but they made it impossible for him to refuse.
All he could do was smile awkwardly, suppressing all his dissatisfaction.
"How about we go to the department store? When I was in Qianjiang, I would always go to the department store after eating out. Yesterday, my mom told me that the department store had some new dresses, and the patterns were ones I didn't have. Why don't we go shopping together today?"
Just as Lin Changhai had calmed down, he heard Ruan Miaomiao say these words.
Looking at the faint smile on the other person's porcelain-white oval face, Lin Changhai felt not only no attraction, but also hatred:
How can this woman be so greedy?
They just ripped me off with a meal, and now they want to take me to a department store to be ripped off again?
She kept mentioning her boyfriend from the countryside, wasn't she just pointing at herself and making herself compare to her boyfriend from the countryside?
He didn't believe that some country bumpkin could afford to take Ruan Miaomiao out to restaurants and shopping malls. Nine times out of ten, it was all made up by Ruan Miaomiao to get money out of him.
Before Lin Changhai could even respond, Li Pengfei, who was standing nearby, became impatient and said to Ruan Miaomiao, "Changhai has a meeting to attend this afternoon."
Seeing Li Pengfei's anxious look, Ruan Miaomiao thought to herself: Oh dear, he's already in a hurry?
It's only a small amount of money, why are you so reluctant to spend it?
Upon hearing Li Pengfei's words, Lin Changhai quickly replied, "Yes, as you all know, school is about to start, and the school has notified the teachers to go back for a meeting to prepare for the start of the semester!"
He paused halfway through his sentence, gazing at Ruan Miaomiao with a regretful expression, his tone full of remorse: "Comrade Ruan, I'm so sorry, I can't accompany you to the department store whenever I have work to do."
"Sigh, you know how tough work is these days, I can't just take time off whenever I want, can I?"
Ruan Miaomiao sneered inwardly upon hearing this: This bastard was pointing out that she had mentioned Zhou Jingyun's matter in every sentence she had just spoken.
He was showing off: "Men in the countryside can spend every day with you because they don't have jobs, unlike me. I'm a teacher in Haicheng, I have a job."
Ruan Miaomiao pretended not to understand, a fake smile on her face, and said generously to the two of them, "It's okay, we can find a day when Comrade Lin is free and go shopping at the department store together..."
"..."
Lin Changhai was surprised that even after saying all that, Ruan Miaomiao was still thinking about the department store. It seemed that this woman really cared about the few cents in his pocket.
With an awkward laugh, Lin Changhai said they would meet another day, then pulled Li Pengfei away.
His hurried departure made it seem as if he was afraid that if he was even a little slow, Ruan Miaomiao would drag him to the department store.
"Stingy guy!"
As the two figures disappeared, Ruan Miaomiao whispered something.
"Miaomiao, I feel like you have a problem with those two?"
After the two left, Ruan Wenbin, who had barely spoken the whole way, finally opened his mouth.
The moment Ruan Miaomiao heard Ruan Wenbin speak, a bad premonition arose in her heart: No way? No way? Could Ruan's third brother be a brain-dead idiot with an overactive maternal instinct?
Unsure of Ruan Wenbin's attitude, Ruan Miaomiao didn't directly voice her guess. Instead, she asked him in return:
Why do you think I have a problem with them?
After hearing his sister's question, Ruan Wenbin thought for a moment and then voiced his doubts:
“My Miaomiao is the most polite person and would never target anyone for no reason. But today, you were clearly targeting the two of them.”
Also, you're not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others, but today you forced, in a way, to make Lin Changhai and the other person treat us to dinner.
Most importantly, I feel that while you seem to be praising Lin Changhai, you actually look down on him at all.
You're not the kind of person who would look down on someone just because their family background isn't as good as ours. You must have your reasons for doing this, so I've been cooperating with you the whole way!
After hearing Ruan Wenbin's words, Ruan Miaomiao thought to herself: He's a doting brother.
Even though she knew her sister's actions were inappropriate and didn't understand why, she blindly supported her simply because the person was her sister.
After learning of Ruan Wenbin's attitude, Ruan Miaomiao's attitude softened as well. A meaningful smile appeared on her lips, and she said quietly, "That's because they deserve it."
After hearing Ruan Miaomiao's words, Ruan Wenbin felt even more confused.
He held Ruan Miaomiao's hand, acting nothing like an older brother, and asked curiously, "Miaomiao, why don't you tell your third brother why..."
Looking at Ruan Wenbin's appearance, Ruan Miaomiao sighed inwardly: No wonder this guy, who is clearly not in the same unit as Lin Changhai and Li Pengfei, is still being targeted. It's all because Ruan Wenbin looks too easy to fool and too naive.
Fortunately, fortunately, Ruan Wenbin was just an arts and culture soldier and didn't have to go to the front lines. Otherwise, Ruan Miaomiao would have worried that he might have been tricked and lost his life on the battlefield.
It's a small matter if he loses his life, but it would be a big deal if his naivety caused the country to lose a war!
"Want to know?"
Ruan Miaomiao looked up and asked, and seeing Ruan Wenbin nodding vigorously, she smiled slyly: "Take me to Lin Changhai's house, and you'll know the answer!"
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