Chapter 144 I am now Lu Jiaze’s girlfriend
Jiang Lili's worries were quickly resolved. Since she had to give graduation gifts, she couldn't just give them to Lu Hongzhe. She also had to give Jiang Liangbo and Lu Ziming. So, she quickly came up with an idea: custom dolls for all three of them. Always one for action, she finished drawing chibi dolls of the three in less than an hour. The chibi dolls, dressed in graduation gowns, looked incredibly adorable. She took advantage of a break from class to visit the factory. Zhao Dong, gazing at her drawings, smiled and said, "Lili, your drawings are quite lifelike. I can tell who they are right away."
"I'm glad you can see that, Brother Zhao. This is my graduation gift for them, so can you help me expedite it?" Jiang Lili said and looked at him.
"Of course there's no problem, but can we also make a three-small version of this? There are graduates every year, maybe everyone will like it." Zhao Dong stared at the bachelor's gown on the drawing and felt that he saw a business opportunity.
"You make sense. I'll talk to Sister Cheng." There's still time to prepare now.
"Okay, you discuss it with Director Cheng first, and I'll help you make these three first, and make some key chains and small pendants by the way?" Zhao Dong also knew that they were from the neighboring company, so he didn't mind doing them a favor.
"Will it be too troublesome?" Jiang Lili was a little tempted, but also afraid that it would be too troublesome.
"No, don't worry, your drawing is extremely good." Zhao Dong stared at the three drawings in his hand and sighed.
"Then I'll trouble Brother Zhao. I'll go check on Sister Cheng." Jiang Lili thought that it would be a good idea to launch a graduation theme during the graduation season. The clothes for the three of them could be considered customized. Well, they were able to use the customized clothes in advance.
Cheng Yuntian naturally agreed with Jiang Lili's proposal. She regretted that she didn't have time to mass produce it now: "I didn't think of this before."
"Thanks to Brother Zhao's reminder, I originally thought that these three people have helped me a lot, so I gave them a special gift. Brother Zhao reminded me that the three little ones can also form a theme for graduation season." Jiang Lili said gently.
"Fortunately, there is still time." Cheng Yuntian nodded.
"Then let Wen Yu try drawing? It can also be used to test whether she has made any progress recently." Jiang Lili glanced at Cheng Yuntian after saying this.
"Well, let her try. The snowman theme was pretty good last time, so there should be no problem this time, right?" Cheng Yuntian was also a little unsure.
"It's okay, we have to trust her." Jiang Lili said in a serious tone, and the matter was settled.
She waited for Jiang Yulan to get off work and go home together. In the car, the mother and daughter discussed this issue. Jiang Yulan agreed very much: "These things really should be handed over to them. You can't always be responsible for all the drawings."
"I think so too. Once the Baby Paradise in the new district is renovated, I will be busier and busier."
"How's the renovation going?" Jiang Yulan asked casually while waiting for the red light.
"The progress has reached 70 percent. At present, in addition to purchasing equipment, we are recruiting new employees and letting Zhang Yue and others lead them." Jiang Lili said.
"That's a good idea. Then they can get started right away." Jiang Yulan agreed.
"I plan to let one of them go to Xindian at that time, so that we don't have to worry about chaos in Xindian." Jiang Lili expressed her plan.
"Will they be willing?" Jiang Yulan looked at her hesitantly. No one would like to go to an unfamiliar environment.
"If I go to the new store, I will be the manager and get a salary increase. I think you will agree, right?" Jiang Lili thought, if it were her, she would agree.
"Then you should ask for their opinions." Jiang Yulan remembered that when the factory first came to Beijing, she thought that no one would be willing to come, but unexpectedly, many people were willing to come.
"Well, I'll talk to them about this in a couple of days."
Zhao Dong's actions were indeed very quick. In just three days, the doll, the same key chain and pendant were all made. The actual product was even more beautiful than she had expected. She hurriedly thanked Zhao Dong.
"It's okay, as long as you are satisfied." Zhao Dong felt relieved when he saw that she was satisfied.
"I'm very satisfied, thank you Brother Zhao." Jiang Lili stared at the three Q-version dolls handed to her. She didn't know if it was because of her own filter, but she always felt that Lu Hongzhe looked the best.
Jiang Lili took the dolls and went straight home. She planned to deliver them to them on the weekend. As graduation was approaching, they spent very little time in school. At least she hadn't seen the three of them in school this week.
"Don't worry about anything at the factory or in the store these days. The exam is important." Jiang Yulan knocked on the door to remind him.
"I understand." Jiang Lili nodded to show that she knew her limits.
Zhou Qingfen, who was sitting on the sofa, also smiled and said, "Sister, I told you that Lili knows her limits. You don't have to worry about her."
"Aren't I just afraid that she will worry about the new store every day and forget about the exam? By the way, what did you say just now?" Jiang Yulan just remembered what she had not finished saying just now.
"I'm planning to buy a house, and I'd like to ask if you have any spare money to lend me?" Although the training class has never been short of students in the past few months, the initial investment is too large and it has not yet made a real profit.
"I have to ask Lili about this first. She is the one who manages the family's money." Jiang Yulan explained.
"No rush, let's wait until Lili finishes the exam." Zhou Qingfen was not in a hurry for the past half month. During these few months, she was more determined to stay in Beijing, so buying a house was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Tongtong and the old man would come over during the summer vacation, and they couldn't always live in their house. She had already inquired about the mortgage policy at the bank in advance. She could afford the monthly repayment amount, so she wanted to pay a larger down payment. In addition to the house, there was also a cram school store. She signed a five-year lease, and she had the idea of buying it. She planned to sell the house in Jincheng, but she still needed to discuss this decision with Jiang Aiguo. She wanted to ask Jiang Lili's opinion on more things. For her, Lili was probably the most forward-looking person in the family.
"I just want to ask her a few questions. She's busy right now. I'll ask you tomorrow what you think of our community. I'll go and see if there are any houses available. I know Lili on the developer's side, so the cheaper the better." Zhou Qingfen had the idea of buying a house, and Jiang Yulan was very happy.
"I've inquired before, and this place has been sold out. It will probably take some time for the second phase." Zhou Qingfen also wanted to be closer to them. It would be much more convenient, just like the cotton mill.
"Let's ask Lili tomorrow." Jiang Yulan said and glanced at Jiang Lili's room.
The people in the room didn't know that they were discussing such an important matter outside. She was sending a message to Lu Hongzhe, asking if they would be here this weekend.
Lu Hongzhe [We? Is there something wrong?]
Jiang Lili: [I guess so, so you guys will be here this weekend?]
Lu Hongzhe [present]
After sending these two words, he frowned. What was going on? Was it that Tongqu Player was preparing to shoot another commercial?
Jiang Lili【See You That Weekend】
"Old Lu, why are you in a daze?" Jiang Liangbo next to him couldn't help but ask.
"Lili said she wanted to talk to us about something this weekend." Lu Hongzhe said as he put away his phone.
"Didn't you say what it was?" Jiang Liangbo was a little curious.
"Why are you in such a hurry? You'll know when the time comes." Lu Hongzhe glanced at him after saying that.
"You're talking as if you don't want to know." Jiang Liangbo muttered softly.
Lu Hongzhe ignored him and just quickened the speed of typing on the keyboard, but kept wondering in his mind what she wanted to talk to them about?
"By the way, the Baby Park in the new district will probably open during the summer vacation. Should we send a flower basket this time?" Lu Ziming suddenly asked.
"A flower basket must be sent. It will make the opening day look more impressive." Jiang Liangbo felt that a flower basket must be sent.
"There doesn't seem to be any other suitable gift besides a flower basket?" Unless it's for her personally, not the store.
"That seems to be the case. Then let's send a few more flower baskets." Lu Ziming thought about it and felt that there was nothing better or more suitable than flower baskets.
While discussing, they didn't forget the work at hand. After finishing the work, Jiang Liangbo stood up and stretched his limbs. Then he asked, "Are you going back to school tomorrow?"
"Go back. If you don't go back now, you will never have another chance in the future." Lu Ziming said as he stood up.
"Let's go back together after breakfast tomorrow." Lu Hongzhe said and went back to his room. It was too late, so they would stay here today.
The next day, Jiang Yulan mentioned Zhou Qingfen's plan to buy a house. Jiang Lili naturally supported it. She thought Zhou Qingfen was indeed courageous. As for borrowing money, she calculated her remaining funds and, after deducting the cost of the new district Baby Park, she thought she could lend Zhou Qingfen about 100,000 yuan. She told Jiang Yulan the figure, "Mom, this is all we can take out right now. Ask your aunt how much she needs. If it's not enough, we can find other ways."
When Jiang Yulan got divorced, they fully supported her and her daughter. Now it is finally time for them to give back.
"Well, are you going back to school directly later?" Jiang Yulan asked casually.
"Yes, tomorrow is Friday." She only needs to stay at school for one night and then she can come back.
Jiang Lili didn't expect to run into them at school today. It looked like they had just arrived. Jiang Liangbo stepped forward and asked, "Lili, I heard you had something to talk to us about this weekend?"
"Yes, you just came from home?" After she said that, she caught a glimpse of the dark color in Jiang Liangbo's eyes. Did he stay up late again last night?
"No, I was working overtime on a program last night." Jiang Liangbo said and yawned.
"It's so hard, but fortunately you will graduate soon and you will have more freedom." When she said this, Jiang Lili's tone was already tinged with envy. She still had to stay in school for three more years. People seemed to be like this. When they were in school, they always wanted to grow up and enter society, but once they entered the society to work, what they missed most were the days in school.
"So what did you come to us for this weekend? Can you tell us?" Jiang Liangbo was really curious, and the other two people also leaned over to listen when they heard this.
"This is a secret. You will know it the day after tomorrow." Jiang Lili said and smiled cunningly at them.
"Okay, then let's wait until the day after tomorrow." Jiang Liangbo knew how tight-lipped she was. If she didn't want to say anything, no one could get anything out of her.
"See you the day after tomorrow!" Jiang Lili said, waving at them, then turned and walked towards the dormitory.
Staring at her back as she walked further and further away, Jiang Liangbo couldn't help but say, "Looking at her like this, this must be a good thing."
Lu Hongzhe's eyes followed her back until she was completely out of sight. He then turned to the two people beside him and said, "Let's go."
Probably because of the approaching exams, the tense atmosphere was palpable the moment they arrived at the dormitory. The others heard the commotion at the door, glanced over, then quickly lowered their heads and went about their business. Jiang Lili was a little surprised: "How come you've all become so listless after not seeing each other all night?"
"It's so uncomfortable to cram at the last minute." Dong Qiuyun said as she closed the book in front of her.
"I'm going to the library later. Do you want to come with me?" Li Qian felt that it would be more efficient to review in the library.
"Go. It's easy to slack off in the dormitory." Dong Qiuyun nodded quickly, and the others nodded too. Then everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Lili.
"I'll go too." The minority obeyed the majority. She went to her desk, packed up a few books, and planned to go to the library with them. Fortunately, they went early and there were still empty seats in the library.
The past two days back at school had Jiang Lili feeling like she was back in the tense atmosphere of her senior year of high school. Luckily, the weekend had allowed her to relax. After saying goodbye to her roommates, she grabbed her bag and prepared to go home. Before she even left the dorm, she received a message from Lu Hongzhe: "Are you still at school? I'm at the intersection in front of the school."
Jiang Lili naturally wouldn't refuse a ride. She had originally thought that the three of them would be there, but unexpectedly, only Lu Hongzhe was there. She was a little surprised: "Did Brother Jiang and the others go back first?"
"Well, after lunch they went back to Huajianlouji. Where are you going back to?" Lu Hongzhe asked.
"Which way is more convenient for you?" Jiang Lili asked.
"I can go back anywhere." Lu Hongzhe said and looked at her.
"Then go back to Huajianlouji directly? How about we meet at your house tomorrow?" Jiang Lili thought, it would be better to go to the factory area, where she would be more relaxed tomorrow.
"Okay, I'll tell them later." Lu Hongzhe thought, it seems that she is looking for them for a private matter.
"Okay, are they in a hurry to go back and play games?" Although there were not many online games at that time, everyone liked to play them.
"Well, it's okay to stay in school anyway. How about you? Are you busy recently?" Lu Hongzhe stared at the road ahead and occasionally turned his head to look at her.
"Fortunately, the new store is not difficult because of the experience here." It is much easier than when I was preparing for the first store.
"There should be a small peak in customer traffic during the summer vacation." Lu Hongzhe felt that the opening time she chose was good, with one winter vacation and one summer vacation.
"It should be better than during the winter vacation." Jiang Lili thought so too.
The two chatted all the way. When they got home, Jiang Lili found Zhou Qingfen at home. She was a little surprised: "Aunt, you don't have classes today?"
"My classes are over today, and the remaining classes will be taught by other teachers." Zhou Qingfen realized that her throat was a little hoarse after she said this. She picked up the throat lozenges next to her and took one.
Noticing her hoarse voice, Jiang Lili couldn't help but ask with concern: "Aunt, do you want to go to the hospital?"
"No need. We've talked too much today. We'll be fine tomorrow. Lili, there's something I want to hear your advice on." Zhou Qingfen said and looked at her.
"Aunt, are you planning to sell the house in Jincheng?" Jiang Lili could probably guess what she wanted to ask.
Zhou Qingfen didn't expect her to guess right, so she didn't keep the secret and said directly: "I plan to buy a house in Beijing and want to have a larger down payment, so I want to sell the house in Jincheng. I don't know if this is the right thing to do."
"Of course you are right. You bought the house in Jincheng before because you planned to develop in Jincheng in the future or leave it to Tongtong as her backup plan. But now your plans have changed. Selling it and choosing to develop in Beijing is the most correct decision." Jiang Lili agreed with her selling the house in Jincheng. According to the current development situation, they should not go to Jincheng to develop.
Zhou Qingfen, who had been a little hesitant at first, lost her worries after hearing this. She looked at Jiang Lili with a smile and said, "Lili, you always give insightful advice. I'll discuss this with your uncle later."
"I think my uncle will agree." Jiang Lili thought that it might be time to sell their house in Jincheng.
It was not until Jiang Yulan pushed the door open that the two realized they had been chatting for almost two hours. They smiled at each other, and then the topic returned to dinner. Jiang Yulan had already had dinner at the factory, so they only needed to deal with their own dinner.
After returning to the room, Jiang Lili discovered that there were many messages on the computer, all sent from the group. She took a quick look and found that almost all of them were game invitations from Jiang Liangbo. The latest one was sent a minute ago, and she clicked to agree.
After a game was over, she checked the time, quit the game directly, and told them in the group that she would see them tomorrow.
"Lili has such self-control that even games can't attract her." Jiang Liangbo's tone was full of praise.
"Do you think everyone is like you?" Lu Hongzhe also logged off after sending this message.
Seeing that Lu Ziming was about to log off, Jiang Liangbo cursed and went to invite other friends on the list to play games together. Fortunately, there were many night owls like him. It was not until midnight that he remembered that he had something to do on Saturday. After finishing the game in his hand, he quickly logged off and went to bed.
The next day, when Jiang Lili woke up, she was the only one left at home. She yawned and prepared to eat something to get by, when she saw a message from Lu Hongzhe on her phone: "Come downstairs for breakfast when you wake up."
Jiang Lili glanced at the time. It was sent almost an hour ago. She hesitated and sent a message [Is it still available now?]
She went to wash up while waiting for a reply from the person on the other end. Unexpectedly, he called her directly. As soon as the call was connected, she heard a gentle voice from the other end: "Just got up?"
"Yeah." Jiang Lili responded vaguely.
"There's only pumpkin porridge left, is that okay?" Lu Hongzhe's eyes swept across the kitchen over there.
"Of course, have you all eaten?" Jiang Lili's tone was a little guilty. She seemed to have forgotten to tell the specific time and asked the three of them to wait for her.
"I've eaten, and they should not have gotten up yet." When mentioning the other two, Lu Hongzhe's tone was a little nonchalant.
"That's good. I'll be down right away." Jiang Lili breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she was not the only one who slept in.
"Don't worry, they probably won't be here until after ten o'clock." Lu Hongzhe told her not to worry.
Although Jiang Lili said yes, her next actions were much faster. Of course, she did not forget to take the things in the room with her when she went downstairs.
As soon as the door opened, Lu Hongzhe's eyes fell on the bag in her hand and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He probably guessed her purpose today.
Glancing at where he was looking, Jiang Lili raised the bag in her hand and said, "Graduation gift, do you want to take a look in advance?"
"Can it be brought forward?" Lu Hongzhe remembered that she was still mysterious yesterday.
"Of course, just consider it as a punishment for their lateness." Jiang Lili winked at him and handed the bag to him directly.
Lu Hongzhe followed him to the dining table and sat down opposite her. He then slowly opened the bag. Coincidentally, the first Q-version doll he took out was himself. He looked at the doll in his hand and said hesitantly, "Is this me?"
Jiang Lili glanced at the doll in his hand. In response to his uncertain question, she swallowed the porridge in her mouth and said calmly, "Doesn't it look like it?"
"No, I just feel it's a little weird." It looked like something that had nothing to do with him, but its expression was exactly like his.
"This is called Q version. In addition to this, there are also key chains and pendants. Do you like them?" After asking this question, Jiang Lili was a little nervous. To be honest, she didn't know what to give him, especially with their current relationship. It would be inappropriate to give him any gift, so she thought of this. As for the other two, they were just casual gifts.
"I like it very much. It must be very tiring to make this?" Lu Hongzhe couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips when he thought that this was drawn by her own hands.
"Fortunately, it was Brother Zhao who put in the most effort." After Jiang Lili finished speaking, she quietly looked up at him. Well, she actually thought about doing it herself at first, but then she thought it would be too hard. A gift depends on the thought, so as long as the thought is there, why bother herself?
"Next time you see him, please say thank you for him." After saying this, Lu Hongzhe played with the keychain in his hand, preparing to replace the current one he was using.
Before Jiang Lili could answer, there was a chaotic knock at the door. Without thinking, she knew who was coming. Sure enough, as soon as the door opened, she heard Jiang Liangbo's voice: "I'm so hungry, Lao Lu, did you make enough for breakfast?"
"No more." Lu Hongzhe said in a light tone.
"I told him we should eat first, but he insisted that you must cook it." Lu Ziming's tone was somewhat helpless.
Jiang Lili looked down at the pumpkin porridge that she had eaten half of. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but the smile on her lips gradually widened. It was the first time she felt that the pumpkin porridge was so sweet.
"Damn, why does Lili have porridge to drink but we don't?" Jiang Liangbo accused him of putting women before friends with his eyes.
"You are late." Lu Hongzhe shut him up with just one sentence.
"Okay, by the way, Lili, what do you want to talk to us about?" Jiang Liangbo did not forget the purpose of his visit today.
"This is a graduation present for you." She pointed to the bag on the table.
After they opened the bag, they quickly found "themselves". Jiang Liangbo was even more exaggerated and danced in the living room with a Q-version doll, which made Jiang Lili laugh.
Seeing them happy, Jiang Lili thought that the matter was considered a success. Everyone talked about their plans for summer vacation with a smile. They originally planned to have lunch, but there was a sudden problem with the decoration in the new district, and Jiang Lili needed to rush over. She spent both days of the weekend on this matter.
After returning to school, time passed quickly. By the time summer vacation arrived as scheduled, all the amusement equipment in the Baby Park in the new district had been installed and was ready to open.
The opening day was still an auspicious time, but Jiang Lili didn't expect to receive a message from an unfamiliar number in the morning: "I am now Lu Jiaze's girlfriend, please keep your distance from him in the future."
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