Xiao Lin was wearing a brand-new Zhongshan suit, with two pens clipped to his pockets. His leather shoes and hair were so shiny that they almost reflected his image.
To be fair, she can't be called ugly, but... as Qin Hanshu said, she has a rather unique temperament.
As soon as Ru Mei arrived, Xiao Lin stood up, vigorously rubbed his palms on his clothes, and extended his hand to Ru Mei.
"Comrade Ru, Comrade Rumei, hello..."
Ru Mei glanced at the obvious sweat stains on his clothes where he had touched her, suppressed her discomfort, gently touched his hand, and then quickly withdrew it.
"Please sit down, Comrade Lin."
Xiao Lin responded verbally, but his eyes remained fixed on Ru Mei, not even blinking.
Ru Mei felt even more uncomfortable and tried to start a conversation, saying, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Xiao Lin said, "It's alright, it wasn't a wasted wait. I saw you last time you came to the department store to see Officer Qin from the personnel department, but it was just a fleeting glance..."
Xiao Lin looked Ru Mei up and down. "I only caught a glimpse of you. I didn't know you were so beautiful."
Ru Mei frowned but didn't say anything.
"Director Yang should have told you about my conditions, right? Let me emphasize again that my family is almost a high-ranking official's family. I myself graduated from a vocational school and am currently a level 7 clerk in the finance department of a department store, earning 37.5 yuan a month."
"At my age, to have achieved this level is rare, if not extremely rare, so my future is definitely bright."
So close to being from a high-ranking official's family? That's probably quite a stretch...
Xiao Lin's words made Ru Mei want to get up and leave, but thinking of Director Yang, she held back.
Since they work in the same unit and the other party is a leader, they always have to consider face and relationships.
“Comrade Rumei, you are a dancer. Actually, my parents can’t quite accept that. After all, jumping around on stage for people to see isn’t very honorable.”
"But don't worry, as long as I like you, they definitely won't say anything."
"There's only one thing: after we get married, you can't dance anymore. It would be best if you quit your job and become a housewife, hurry up and give us a son, and then take good care of the family."
“My parents are reasonable people. If you take good care of them, they will definitely accept you as their daughter-in-law.”
Xiao Lin kept talking, and Ru Mei was stunned by what she heard. She finally managed to find an opening to interrupt him.
"Comrade Lin, we've only just met today, is it really appropriate to be saying these things?"
Xiao Lin said, "What's inappropriate about it? You're not young anymore, don't you want to settle down as soon as possible?"
Ru Mei: "...Is it possible that the prerequisite for us to get together is that we both like each other?"
Xiao Lin adjusted his thick glasses and said with a satisfied look, "Comrade Ru Mei, don't worry, I'm very satisfied with you."
Ru Mei: "......"
After a pause, Kobayashi continued:
"However, Director Yang did not give me a detailed account of your family situation, only saying that your family was well-off and that your father was a cadre."
"If that's the case, then we're a good match."
"By the way, what kind of cadre is your father? Does he have connections with the Bureau of Commerce? If possible, I hope he can lend me a hand in my career."
After saying that, Xiaolin looked at Rumei eagerly.
Ru Mei: "...I'm afraid my father doesn't have that ability."
Xiaolin was a little disappointed, and said, "It's okay, anyway, your personal qualities are good enough to make up for the shortcomings in your family background."
Ru Mei was about to say something when she heard a burst of laughter from next door.
The two adjacent tables are separated by a screen, so you can't see the people inside, but you can hear them talking if you raise your voice a little.
Ru Mei wasn't sure what the people at the next table were laughing about, but then she heard a familiar voice.
"Shut up, all of you! What are you laughing at!"
It was Huo Zhenduo.
"Yeah, what are you laughing at? Haven't you ever seen a man with such a thick skin?" The voice was also familiar; it belonged to A-Jie, who had been following Huo Zhenduo around for years.
There's a group of people eating here; Huo Zhenduo certainly didn't come with Ru Mei.
In the past, Ru Mei would have definitely been marveling at fate or something.
But today she only felt ashamed.
She went on a blind date with this guy, and of course, she bumped into Huo Zhenduo.
Xiaolin was completely unaware that the people at the next table were laughing at him. He even got up to go over and ask them to be quieter, but seeing that the people at the next table didn't seem like nice people, he returned without saying a word.
"Comrade Rumei, have you eaten? How about we go see a movie now?"
Ru Mei didn't want to watch the movie, but she wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Xiao Lin nodded happily and said, "Today's meal will cost five yuan and eight mao, four liang of grain coupons, and five liang of meat coupons. Just give me half, and I'll go pay."
Ru Mei paused, took out her money and put it on the table.
Xiao Lin took the money and went downstairs.
Ru Mei felt she should go down with them, but before she could get up, Huo Zhenduo sat down next to her.
Huo Zhenduo glanced at her indifferently and said, "Where did you find that thing? It's unreliable."
Ru Mei felt a surge of anger and said curtly, "It's none of your business."
Huo Zhenduo paused, twirling the lighter, and then said, "I'm serious, you should think this over carefully. Don't take such an important life event lightly."
After saying that, Huo Zhenduo got up and returned to his table.
Ru Mei suddenly felt extremely wronged, and tears streamed down her face.
She wiped away her tears, jumped up, walked to Huo Zhenduo's side, and punched him hard.
Before Huo Zhenduo could react, he was punched again.
The others stared blankly as the beautiful woman, her expression fierce, rained down punches on their leader as if she harbored some deep-seated grudge against him.
Their eldest brother, on the other hand, sat there like a wooden stake, not even flinching, let alone fighting back, letting them punch and kick him.
Holy crap...
Ru Mei finally got tired and stopped hitting.
With tears welling in her eyes, she glared at Huo Zhenduo and gritted her teeth, saying, "I'll pretend I've never known you!"
Ru Mei returned to her seat, grabbed her bag, and strode away.
Midway through, she ran into Xiaolin, who had just paid and was back looking for someone. She even took the time to tell her, "I'm not interested in you, so there's no need to contact me again."
After the sound of footsteps descending the stairs, there was silence.
Xiaolin looked around blankly for a while, packed up the remaining food, and left.
Ah Jie cautiously approached Huo Zhenduo, who was still in a daze, and asked, "Brother Huo, are you alright?"
Huo Zhenduo came to his senses and also felt a stinging pain in his neck.
This was probably caused by Ru Mei's fingernails.
Huo Zhenduo touched the scratch; it felt prickly, just like the feeling in his heart.
It reminded him that his life was about to undergo a major change.
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