While they were talking about Yang Yajing, Zhou Pengfei was suddenly called out by name, which was a bit puzzling.
He glanced at Yang Yajing, then at Jiang Xuanxuan, and smiled it off.
Undeterred, Jiang Xuanxuan continued, "Brother Pengfei, although Yangyang only earns a few thousand yuan a month, Madam Xia likes him and might introduce him to wealthy men from prominent families. If Yangyang falls for someone and changes his mind, don't say I didn't warn you, Brother Pengfei!"
Zhou Pengfei, still smiling, asked Yang Yajing with a grin, "You've got your eye on my money?"
"Are you very rich?" Yang Yajing also laughed.
"Not as many as you." Zhou Pengfei shook his head, looking smug.
"Oh! Not as much as me?" Yang Yajing pretended to suddenly realize something. "If not as much as me, why would I want your money?"
Zhou Pengfei nodded to Yang Yajing, then looked at Jiang Xuanxuan and said, "Yajing isn't after the money, it's alright!"
"That's because Yangyang hasn't met someone rich enough to buy her a house, a car, and take her to five-star hotels yet, right?" Jiang Xuanxuan persisted.
"Ya Jing, what do you need a house for? What do you need a car for? What do you need the advantage of staying in a five-star hotel for?" Zhou Pengfei winked at Yang Ya Jing.
"Houses are for living in, cars are for personal use, and as for five-star hotels... well, that depends on the menu; some are just for show."
"Oh! So you have them all?" Zhou Pengfei continued to sing along.
"We've already bought the house, right? I have a car, and you have one too. As for restaurants... we're still young, it'll be more fun to try them all out."
Zhou Pengfei tilted his head and looked at Jiang Xuanxuan: "We already have all of these, we don't need them. Is there anything else that can attract Ya Jing to change her mind?"
"What about family background and social status? What about support in their careers?" Jiang Xuanxuan thought for a moment.
"Jiang Xuanxuan, so you're talking about these conditions when you're in a relationship, not about people?" Zhou Pengfei suddenly seemed to understand. "Is this a business deal or a contract of servitude? Your views on love are so strange!"
After being rebuked by Zhou Pengfei, Jiang Xuanxuan was speechless. She had prepared a whole host of words to say after Zhou Pengfei wavered, but now they were all stuck in her throat, making her feel terrible!
Hearing this, Yu Yue became excited again: "Career? We can manage our own careers. Besides, isn't their CEO Tao enough? Why insist on giving yourself to someone you don't like? That's demeaning yourself."
Chen Jiaoyun continued to add fuel to the fire, but not to Jiang Xuanxuan, but to the couples of her elementary school classmates: "Hey? I'm saying, are you all attracted to each other because their families are rich and can protect their desires? Are our views on love wrong?"
No one, regardless of whether they're after the money or not, would admit it in this situation. They're not stupid; admitting it would be tantamount to signing a breakup agreement.
“No way! My Ah Feng is so handsome, of course I’m attracted to his looks!” one woman said first.
"My Qiangqiang may not be the best-looking guy, but he's so good to me! Money can't buy that!" another person immediately declared, and the others nodded in agreement.
"See that?" Yu Yue pointed a chicken leg at Jiang Xuanxuan. "Your view on love is the most twisted!"
"No way! I was just saying! People are different. My older brothers and sisters have been rich since they were young, so they don't care much about money, which is why they don't care, right?" Jiang Xuanxuan meant that Yang Yajing had been poor since she was young, so she must love money.
"It's easy to go from poverty to wealth, but difficult to go from wealth to poverty." Chen Jiaoyun didn't even look at Jiang Xuanxuan, and went straight to the bone to talk about it. "The poor have plenty and regard extravagance as an auxiliary thing, while the rich lose their wealth and feel regretful but unwilling to give it up."
Jiang Xuanxuan was stunned. She hadn't studied Chinese properly and couldn't understand anything now.
Yu Yue knew Jiang Xuanxuan hadn't understood, so he explained in plain language, "Didn't understand? She's saying that people are indeed different. You, Jiang Xuanxuan, value money because you're nothing without it. But our Yajing lives well even without money. Having money is just icing on the cake, not that important!"
"Yu Yue! Who are you calling a nobody?" Li Yan said anxiously.
Yu Yue smiled at Li Yan: "Oh! Did I say anything to you? Why are you so eager to take it personally? Well, that's right, chasing after a fart is indeed worthless!"
"Yu Yue! I'm not done with you yet!" Li Yan stood up and shouted, no longer caring about her image.
Pang Yan quickly pulled her to a seat and said softly, "This meal isn't cheap, is it? You all say Yang Yajing doesn't care about money, so it's not unreasonable for Yang Yajing to treat us to this meal, is it?"
"You invited the guests, so why should Ya Jing pay?" Yu Yue retorted.
"Looks like they really don't have any money. They really know how to say one thing and do another," Li Yan muttered.
"Even if I had money, I wouldn't give it to you!" Yu Yue just didn't like Li Yan. Why did she always pick on her at school?
She took the postgraduate entrance exam last year and thought that no one would bother her after Li Yan graduated, but she still pulled this stunt after graduation!
"Yu Yue." Yang Yajing tugged at Yu Yue, telling her to calm down. "Treating a meal is no problem, but I have one request."
"What are the requirements?" Li Yan asked.
“We’re not close, so we should keep to ourselves. This meal is on me, and after that, I hope we’ll be strangers when we meet again.” Yang Yajing said seriously.
"A stranger? Are you afraid you'll have to treat them to a meal later, and you're chickening out?"
"Afraid? I am afraid?" Yang Yajing smiled. "But I'm not afraid of hosting a party. I'm just afraid of inviting strangers who like to sow discord, or those annoying people who are against my friends. A party is supposed to be fun, and I don't need to stick around people who are making things difficult for us and cause myself trouble."
"Is Ya Jing troubled?" Zhou Pengfei asked.
"No worries, it's just a farewell dinner, and I'm happy to pay to avoid trouble!" Yang Yajing said proudly.
"Hmm! I'm not bothered at all. This meal was worthwhile! They're all Jiang Xuanxuan's followers, they're all in cahoots. It's best to treat them like strangers!" Zhou Pengfei categorized everyone else directly.
That was the original situation, but those people actually switched sides after learning about Yang Yajing's relationship with the Xia family.
When Yang Yajing mentioned becoming strangers, she even secretly resented Jiang Xuanxuan for meddling and ruining one of her opportunities.
Someone said, "We don't need Yang Yajing to treat us. We're all old classmates, and we're still friends when we meet. How about I treat you this time?"
So everyone else chimed in, and they all started vying to treat each other to a meal.
Yang Yajing didn't say anything, just watched the performance.
Actually, no one wanted to treat everyone, but no one wanted Yang Yajing to pay, turning the dinner into a farewell meal.
"What's there to argue about! If you're so eager to contribute, just contribute your own share! Stop making a fuss!" Yu Yue said while continuing to devour a chicken foot.
"Yes, yes, yes! We'll pay for it ourselves!" After saying that, the man called the waiter to settle the bill.
Everyone rushed to pay before Yang Yajing. When it was Yang Yajing's turn, she glanced at Jiang Xuanxuan, smiled mysteriously, and swiped the remaining balance.
Actually, a minute earlier, Yang Yajing had sent a message to Xia Changlong, asking him to find an excuse to help her get away.
Just after paying the bill, Yang Yajing's phone rang: "Boss Xia, it's you again?"
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