Chapter 312 Evened Out
Fan Ximei took out a clean handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of Lu Changqing's mouth.
"I'm so sorry for making you suffer."
Lu Changqing chuckled: "It can only be said that my acting is too good. Remember to give me a bonus this month."
Fan Ximei patted him lightly: "You are almost disfigured, and you are still in the mood to joke."
"Really? Then you have to pay more!"
Lu Changqing immediately got up and took a look in the mirror.
Seeing the bruises on his eyes: "This kid is really cruel. Now he has known my identity. What should we do next?"
Fan Ximei put the handkerchief in the basin and washed it: "What else can I do? Continue to open my dumpling restaurant. Making money is the top priority."
...
Lu Bailing came back and told Shen Jiale about Jiang Tao.
"Second sister-in-law, you really got it right. Fan Ximei is indeed giving Jiang Tao a chance."
Shen Jiale said, "Jiang Tao is quite fast. Is he pursuing her now?"
Lu Bailing said mysteriously, "Second sister-in-law, you will never guess how Fan Ximei retaliated against Jiang Tao."
Shen Jiale came over and said, "Tell me about it."
It turned out that after Fan Ximei learned that Jiang Tao proposed to cancel the engagement because of his injury, she wanted to forgive him, but she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.
The relationship between the two of them for many years cannot be let go just like that.
Choosing to forgive is too easy for Jiang Tao. In order to prevent him from repeating the same trick in the future, Fan Ximei decided to fight back once to make Jiang Tao remember it.
It can also be regarded as the last test of their relationship.
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After returning to her hometown, Fan Ximei did not tell her parents the truth of the matter because she was worried that her parents would be soft-hearted and simply forgive Jiang Tao.
Knowing that Jiang Tao would come back sooner or later, her parents would also know the truth and ask her to marry Jiang Tao.
It happened that someone in her hometown was matchmaking for Fan Ximei, and Fan Ximei thought of her classmate Lu Changqin.
Lu Changqin had a twin brother named Lu Changqing.
The two looked very similar, and Lu Changqin had been a tomboy since she was a child, with short hair, and was often mistaken for her.
Lu Changqin had always wanted to go out to work, but her family wanted her to get married.
Fan Ximei suggested that she could provide Lu Changqin with a job, provided that Lu Changqin helped her put on a show in front of her parents.
In this way, Lu Changqin pretended to be a brother to meet the parents of the Fan family. After being recognized, he followed Fan Ximei to Jingshi and worked in Fan Ximei's dumpling restaurant.
The money for opening the dumpling restaurant was Jiang Tao's compensation to Fan Ximei.
This was what Jiang Tao owed her. After thinking it through, Fan Ximei had no burden when using this money.
Fan Ximei knew that Jiang Tao was Zhou Jianghai's subordinate, so she deliberately asked Shen Jiale to come to her dumpling restaurant to let Shen Jiale see that she was not married to anyone, nor did she live together.
Shen Jiale knew it, and Lu Bailing also knew it, and it was only a matter of time for Jiang Tao to know it.
Sure enough, not long after, Jiang Tao came to the door and began to interfere in her life, and disliked Lu Changqin in various ways.
Fan Ximei's purpose was either to push Jiang Tao away or to play the role of a loving couple in front of him to piss him off.
She also wanted to let him know how it felt to be kept in the dark.
Jiang Tao was expecting to be upset, but unexpectedly, Lu Changqin was discovered when she went to the bathroom to take a shower, exposing her identity.
Jiang Tao also guessed Fan Ximei's intention, but he was wrong first.
The two of them were even.
It was just that it was a bit difficult to pursue Fan Ximei again.
So, he asked Lu Bailing to help him out.
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Lu Bailing asked Shen Jiale: "Second sister-in-law, don't you think Fan Ximei is afraid that Jiang Tao really thinks she has found a partner and will not disturb her life?"
Shen Jiale smiled and said: "Fan Ximei is a smart girl. From the fact that she found Jiang Tao and did not quarrel with him, it shows that she is an emotionally stable person.
Such people have plans for doing things and will not go down the same path to the end.
If Jiang Tao really can't find out, or if he finds out and has no intention of reconciling with her, she also has a way out and will not put herself in a dilemma. situation. "
Lu Bailing really admires Fan Ximei: "Such a girl is really rare. Jiang Hai also said that if she misses this marriage with Jiang Tao, she will not be able to find a better target than Jiang Tao in the future. I think Fan Ximei is much more powerful than Jiang Tao.
I will go back and ask Jiang Tao to work harder. If he misses such a smart girl, it will be his loss. "
Shen Jiale said: "Don't worry, as long as Fan Ximei still has him in her heart, he can't escape from Fan Ximei's palm."
Jiang Tao sought help everywhere and asked people to give him advice on how to pursue Fan Ximei again.
After returning, Lu Bailing told Zhou Jianghai to rest assured.
These two people will never break up.
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Since knowing that Fan Ximei has no target at all, Jiang Tao feels like a treasure that has been lost and found again.
I swear that I must hold on to her tightly this time and never let her go no matter what.
Every day after work, I go to Fan Ximei's dumpling restaurant to eat a bowl of dumplings.
Lu Changqing, no, now I should call him Lu Changqin.
Watching from the side, she said to Fan Ximei, "He has been eating dumplings for half a month in a row and he doesn't get tired of it. What's more, you added more salt to his dumplings, but he still ate them without blinking. I think you should just give in to him."
Fan Ximei didn't stop what she was doing and continued to wrap the dumplings, saying, "It's too early. If I don't teach him a lesson, he will disregard my feelings and make decisions for me in the future."
Jiang Tao finished eating the dumplings and was very thirsty. He said to Fan Ximei, "Ximei, give me another bowl of dumpling soup."
Fan Ximei didn't move and asked Lu Changqin to go.
Lu Changqin brought the dumpling soup to Jiang Tao and asked, "How do the dumplings taste today? Ximei made them especially for you."
Jiang Tao smiled and said, "As long as Ximei makes the food, I like it."
Knowing Lu Changqin's identity, Jiang Tao no longer had hostility towards her. He suddenly remembered and asked, "Are you the tomboy who took Ximei to climb trees when we were young?"
Lu Changqin laughed and said, "Brother Tao, you just remembered it?"
Jiang Tao said embarrassedly, "You were not tall at that time. Who knew that you would grow so tall after not seeing each other for a few years."
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In March, Shen Jiale invited Fan Ximei to set up a stall in the orchard.
Fan Ximei took out the invitation and handed it to Shen Jiale with both hands.
After Shen Jiale took it, he smiled and asked, "Did Jiang Tao pass your test?"
Fan Ximei nodded, "Everything should be done in moderation. Being too pretentious will easily allow others to take advantage of you."
Shen Jiale guessed that something must have happened during the period.
After going back to ask Lu Bailing, he found out that it was Zhou Jianghai who took action.
Zhou Jianghai couldn't bear to see Jiang Tao working so hard to find his wife, so he arranged a blind date for him.
This was to remind Fan Ximei to stop when she was done.
The wedding date was set for two weeks later. Fan Ximei said that Jiang Tao and he were both busy with work, so they asked to bring their parents over and invite some friends to witness their wedding.
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On the wedding day, Shen Jiale prepared the gift and was about to go out when he saw Lu Yongfu coming back from outside in a hurry.
"Dad, what happened?"
Lu Yongfu said, "My hometown called and said Xiaoting ran away from home and is looking for her everywhere. I came to you to think of a solution."
In the past few years, everyone was busy and didn't go back to their hometown. Shen Jiale remembered that Lu Xiaoting was 15 years old, and should be in high school.
Shen Jiale asked, "Why did you run away from home?"
Lu Yongfu said angrily, "Damn Mingxuan, he brought a woman from outside home to fool around, and Xiaoting saw him, so she ran away in anger.
We have been looking for her at home for two days, but we couldn't find her, so we called Mingqi."
Shen Jiale said, "An underage girl should not dare to go out alone, and we have to look for her nearby or at her classmates' homes."
"I looked everywhere, but couldn't find her. I went to the train station to wait for her. If she really comes to Beijing, we can't let a little girl wander the streets."