Rong Zhaonan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the slow-witted girl in front of him: "When will this be over?"
Ning Yuan was completely unaware of the undercurrents between the two men.
She simply said crisply, "Go home first at nine o'clock tonight. Don't wait for me to eat. Grandma and the others all know that!"
Rong Zhaonan smiled and said, "I think you should stay and sell for a while before you leave. I'll save some for you to eat tonight."
After saying that, he turned to the side, letting the people behind him continue buying sparkling water, without giving Ou Minglang even a second glance.
Ou Minglang knew what he meant by this behavior—it was simply that my wife and I were close, and that it was a relationship that an outsider like him could not possibly have.
He found it both laughable and a little angry.
He would never be so immoral as to become a mistress!
During the time he studied and worked with Ning Yuan, he came to regard her as a partner with whom he had a misunderstanding!
This girl is a good student, hardworking, and has a tenacious spirit of upward growth. He really likes this wild and vibrant energy about her.
Unlike other girls, she didn't have any other thoughts about him. She just treated him as a competitor and made the most of him!
He also learned a lot from her!
Regardless of what she thinks, he has decided to treat her as a lifelong friend!
If she doesn't like the marriage, he will help her get out of it!
"Ning Yuan, what would you like to eat for dinner?" Ou Minglang asked casually as he skillfully poured sweet water into a bamboo cup.
Ning Yuan deftly took out some money from her bag and gave it to her: "Just a steamed bun will do."
"I'll go buy you some noodles. I just saw Grandma Zhang's braised pork intestine noodles stall. Isn't that your favorite?" Ou Minglang smiled and handed the prepared sweet soup to the customer.
Ning Yuan's big eyes lit up, and she patted his waist: "Really? Great job, you have a sharp eye!"
Ou Minglang grunted, "I told you, you can't just pat a man's waist!"
Rong Zhaonan coldly watched the two's familiar and tacit understanding, their banter not hindering their sales at all.
He knew that Ou Minglang did it on purpose, as a retaliation against him earlier.
Rong Zhaonan stubbed out his cigarette and said coldly, "I'm leaving now. I have something to ask you tonight."
Ning Yuan was busy selling sweet drinks, frantically collecting money while nodding perfunctorily, "Okay, you can go now."
Rong Zhaonan turned and left with a cold face and no expression.
Ou Minglang looked at his tall, straight back with a complicated expression.
To be honest, he didn't expect that her man was actually someone he knew. This world is quite small.
When he first heard Ning Yuan's grandparents mention the name Rong Zhaonan, he thought it was just someone with the same name.
Unexpectedly, it really is the same person.
Young Master Nan, who caused trouble in the capital from his early teens, was invincible and a powerful figure.
His father forced him to join the army at gunpoint, and he ended up becoming Captain Rong, who was known for his fearlessness and disdain for the likes of Yama.
The name Rong Zhaonan, both good and bad, was once the most famous legend among the children of high-ranking officials.
Later, in those years when everyone was in danger, that dazzling young man also disappeared silently in the torrent of the times.
He once admired that kind of older brother, but...
Ou Minglang frowned, his slender phoenix eyes flickering slightly. This marriage was no longer a matter of whether Xiao Ning liked it or not.
Given Rong Zhaonan's personality and his complicated family situation, he is simply not a good match for a girl as free-spirited, warm, and unrestrained as she is!
They're from completely different worlds!
Even if she does marry into that family, she won't be happy.
He didn't want to see his best friend being bullied!
"What are you daydreaming about? Didn't you see the girl in front of you ask you to get her two glasses of sweet water?" Ning Yuan glared at him.
Ou Minglang was taken aback, then smiled at the blushing girl in front of him: "Excuse me, please wait a moment!"
"Um...it's alright." The girl in front of her blushed and said softly, looking down.
Ou Minglang despised himself. After a month of selling himself, he had "fallen" to the point where he could sell his smiles at will. Sigh!
...
As night deepened, the sparkling sweet water quickly sold out by 7 p.m.
Ning Yuan, unusually generous, bought two cream popsicles and treated Ou Minglang to braised pork intestine noodles.
The two finished their meal chatting and laughing, and Ou Minglang continued to pedal his tricycle to take Ning Yuan home.
This entire scene was captured in a pair of cold, narrow eyes.
Ning Yuan and Ou Minglang were completely unaware of this.
Ning Yuan, in particular, casually remarked that if the border between Guangdong and Hong Kong had been fully opened earlier, the economy would have developed much faster!
Ou Minglang said noncommittally, "It should be soon, after all, many people over there have relatives in the mainland."
Ning Yuan was taken aback, then suddenly remembered Ou Minglang's family background. She asked curiously, "Have you ever been to the Hong Kong government?"
Ou Minglang coughed lightly: "Yes, my family and they have some work-related connections."
Ning Yuan's heart stirred. She remembered that in her previous life, when she went on a blind date with him, it was after the "one port, one policy" policy was implemented at the Guangdong-Hong Kong border.
At that time, economic exchanges and family visits between the two places increased dramatically.
She asked casually, "Do you know the Ning family in Hong Kong?"
Ou Minglang was taken aback, as if he remembered something: "Hey, you mean the Ning family, the head of the four major wealthy families in Hong Kong?"
Ning Yuan was also taken aback, somewhat surprised: "Huh? What four great families?"
Ou Minglang coughed lightly: "Ahem, keep your voice down. You, a successor of the Red Flag who grew up in the spring breeze, should not pry into the intricacies of capitalism!"
Ning Yuan: "..."
Well, this kid's even stealing her lines now!
"Stop being so cheeky. I'm just a little curious because my adoptive parents used to be their family's servants on the mainland." Ning Yuan glared at him with her big, dark eyes.
Ou Minglang did not expect Ning Yuan to speak so frankly about her orphan background.
He stammered, "Oh, I see. Then your grandparents..."
Ning Yuan said calmly, "I recognized him when we were cutting in line."
“You picked up your partner while cutting in line, and you cut in line pretty casually and quite eclectically.” Ou Minglang couldn’t help but shake his head.
I found a grandparent in the field, and then I found a partner.
Ning Yuan was somewhat stunned: "How do you know how my boyfriend and I met? I never said that!"
Ou Minglang froze for a moment, pedaling the tricycle without daring to turn around, and said, "Last weekend, after I took you home, I was about to go back to my own home when you got an upset stomach, right?"
Ning Yuan nodded: "Yeah, you came back to borrow the restroom again."
Ou Minglang said awkwardly, "I was in the toilet, and your grandparents were helping you scrub the earthenware jar next to the toilet. When they were chatting, they mentioned the time when you were sent to the countryside."
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