"Hmm? Why?"
Ru Mei held the fish tank in her hands, staring at Huo Zhenduo with wide, puzzled eyes.
Huo Zhenduo met those eyes, and after two seconds, he lowered his gaze without making a sound, but then looked at the goldfish in the tank.
Just like its owner, the goldfish stared at him with its two big eyes.
Annoyed by the stupid look in those eyes, Huo Zhenduo suddenly said fiercely, "I'm an educated youth who ran away from the place where I was sent to work in the countryside. You're sending a banner to the steel mill, isn't that just openly exposing me?"
Ru Mei was shocked and quickly shook her head, "I didn't mean that!"
Thinking that the banner of praise she had kindly given had brought trouble to Huo Zhenduo, Ru Mei felt so annoyed that she wanted to cry.
"I don't know! You only told me you worked at the steel mill, you didn't say you were a sent-down youth who ran away to the countryside..."
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
Ru Mei had a long face and kept bowing to Huo Zhenduo. Her expression, as if she wanted to cut out her heart to prove that she had no bad intentions, left Huo Zhenduo stunned.
Actually, he was just joking on purpose.
Who would have thought this woman was so easily amused?
"Cough..." Despite the December weather, he felt a bit sweaty. "Um..."
Just as Huo Zhenduo was wondering what to say, Qin Hanshu and Liu Ercui arrived.
Seeing Ru Mei bowing and scraping to a fierce-looking man, looking utterly "fearful," Liu Ercui assumed Ru Mei was being bullied and immediately shouted in her loud voice:
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Bullying a woman in broad daylight?"
Qin Hanshu knew Huo Zhenduo and felt that things were not as they seemed on the surface, so she pulled Liu Ercui, who was about to roll up her sleeves.
"Rumei, what happened?" Qin Hanshu asked.
Ru Mei turned her head and pointed at Huo Zhenduo, saying, "I was almost robbed just now, but he helped me, and I'm thanking him."
Liu Ercui: "...Thank him? I'd think you were visiting a grave."
While Ru Mei was talking to Qin Hanshu, Huo Zhenduo left quietly.
By the time Ru Mei turned around to say something to Huo Zhenduo, he was already gone.
Ru Mei: "...Appearing and disappearing like a ghost."
Qin Hanshu glanced in the direction where Huo Zhenduo had disappeared, a strange premonition rising in her heart.
She looked at Ru Mei's profile and said, "Xiao Mei, you and Huo Zhenduo are quite destined for each other, aren't you?"
With Liu Ercui present, Qin Hanshu couldn't be too explicit, but Ru Mei understood what she meant.
Ru Mei smiled broadly and said, "Yes! Huo Zhenduo is a really good person. He has a kind heart and does good deeds. Some people may have a kind heart like him, but they may not have the courage to stand up and do good deeds when it matters!"
Qin Hanshu: "......"
How could Huo Zhenduo be associated with "goodness"?
Of course, Ru Mei's only contact with Huo Zhenduo was when he was helping her, so it's normal for her to have this perception.
People are multifaceted and complex. Qin Hanshu would not deny Huo Zhenduo's entirety just because she knew what dark things he had done or what dark things he might do in the future.
Qin Hanshu was more concerned about the strange premonition in her heart.
Huo Zhenduo was never married in his previous life. On the surface, many people speculate that he was deeply in love with Hu Wenwen, but the real reason is unknown.
He probably doesn't know Ru Mei either.
The two of them have crossed paths by chance in this life, and more than once. Maybe this is the beginning of the turning of the gears of fate!
However... Qin Hanshu carefully examined Ru Mei. This girl looked like a pure white rabbit raised in a good family, unlike Huo Zhenduo.
Ru Mei noticed that Qin Hanshu was nodding and shaking his head as he looked at her, so she couldn't help but reach out and touch her face.
"What's wrong, Xiao Shu? Is there something on my face?"
Qin Hanshu came to her senses and shook her head, saying, "I just think you're good-looking. I wonder who has the ability to win you over."
Liu Ercui was very interested in this topic and immediately said, "Rumei, you don't have a boyfriend yet? Shall I introduce you to one?"
Qin Hanshu discovered that the women around her, once they reached a certain age, became particularly enthusiastic about matchmaking.
Fan Hongxia downstairs is one, and Liu Ercui upstairs is another.
Wu Yingxia and Sister Zheng in the office often discussed who was single and whether they should try to set them up. This made Qin Hanshu feel fortunate that she had gotten married before joining the company.
Ru Mei shook her head immediately upon hearing Liu Ercui's suggestion.
The main reason is that I had a bad experience with a previous relationship, and I'm still traumatized by it.
Liu Ercui thought Ru Mei was embarrassed and wanted to continue, but Qin Hanshu interrupted her, "Hey, we've arrived at the flower and plant stall. Sister Ercui, hurry up and pick some."
Winters in the south aren't too cold, so there are quite a few flowers that can be grown. The stall had several kinds of plum blossoms, and the daffodils and camellias were blooming beautifully.
Greenhouses weren't common back then; these animals were likely raised in a natural environment.
Because her name contains the character "plum," Ru Mei has always had a special fondness for plum blossoms. She lives on the first floor and has planted a green calyx plum tree in her yard, which hasn't bloomed yet.
Her eyes were immediately drawn to the many plum blossoms on the stall.
Qin Hanshu wasn't interested in the flowers on the stall, and asked the stall owner if they sold flower seeds.
The stall owner was the same one Qin Hanshu had bought flowers from last time. He recognized Qin Hanshu immediately, and seeing that she had brought him a new customer, he served her even more attentively.
He took several paper packets out of his backpack.
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