But since Ji Jianhua didn’t call her, Ji Ling had no choice but to call him.

When Ji Jianhua heard Ji Ling asking about Luo Li, he was stunned for a moment and replied, "Luo Li said that she and Wei Kun were just friends."

"Did you ask her?"

"I didn't ask her. She told me after she came back," Ji Jianhua replied.

Ji Ling: "It's the end of the year and new products are coming to the market. The factory is very busy. I'll talk to you when I'm done."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Ling felt a little upset, but since it was Ji Jianhua's own business and an emotional matter, it was useless for her to intervene.

A week after she returned home, Zhu Weidong also called her and said that they were very busy there as the New Year was approaching, and in order to give many people a day off, they had been scrambling to make progress in the past few days.

Everything was fine at home. Ji Ling also asked about Lian Shizhen. Zhu Weidong did not ask her how she knew it. He only said that Lian Shizhen treated his work as a joke and had been punished by the higher-ups.

He also talked about how he moved to the place where Ji Ling used to live.

Ji Ling didn't respond to this. Instead, she mentioned that the Lian family called and said that they would come over as guests tomorrow, and then she repeated what Zhu Yaowu said.

"Did I do what Yaowu said?"

"You are in your own home, you can talk if you want to, and you can not talk if you don't want to. You can do whatever you want without considering the feelings of others." Zhu Weidong replied.

Ji Ling was very satisfied with his answer, so she smiled and said, "That's easy, I know what to do."

The next day, the Lian family came to visit. Lian's parents were also people of status, but they had sent a letter yesterday saying they would come, but Mr. Zhu had gone out.

After the two of them came over and saw that Mr. Zhu was not at home, they immediately understood what was going on. They felt a little embarrassed and sat for a while. They talked to Mrs. Zhu for a while, praised Niuniu, and then got up to say goodbye without even eating.

Zhu Yaowu and the others were not at home either. Ji Ling sent them to the door. Lian Mu was plump and white. She stopped and took Ji Ling's hand.

"Shizhen is a little willful. She has been living abroad. She thinks she is open-minded and we are conservative. That is a bad habit. After this incident, she knows that it is wrong. It is also your uncle and I who failed to discipline her. Auntie apologizes to you here."

"Aunt Lian is overthinking. It's nothing serious. Engineer Lian is a good person."

"You are a good child. Weidong is very lucky to find a wife like you." Lian's mother praised him a few more times before leaving.

Ji Ling returned to the sofa and sat down. Mrs. Zhu then asked, "What did she say to you?"

Hearing what Ji Ling said, Old Lady Zhu nodded and said, "Your grandfather is not at home, which is also a lack of respect for the Lian family. They should apologize to you instead of coming to your house as an elder."

Ji Ling: She really didn’t expect that her grandfather would help her vent her anger through this.

"I haven't seen Lian Shizhen for many years, and I don't know what the child has become now." Old Mrs. Zhu coaxed her great-granddaughter, "Weidong did something wrong. Your grandfather didn't know about it until you came back from your visit. He called to criticize him, and your father-in-law also scolded him. Your mother-in-law calls him every day and even called Lian Shizhen. This kind of thing shouldn't happen. Someone needs to keep an eye on him. Yaowu should go to school now, or he can be sent over."

Ji Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma. Weidong knows what he is doing and won't make any mistakes."

Since the whole family was helping her, Ji Ling naturally couldn't keep making a big deal out of it.

Mrs. Zhu said, "Even if he knows what's going on, he can't do such a thing. He's stupid."

When Mr. Zhu came back in the evening, he didn't even ask whether his family had come over. It was Mrs. Zhu who brought it up.

After hearing the apology from the Lian family and Ji Ling, Mr. Zhu said, “Not all the family is confused.”

Ji Ling smiled.

Mr. Zhu has a principle that he does not accept expensive things, so these things can only be considered as tokens of his appreciation.

On the other hand, after Wang Sanmei heard that Luo Li had returned, she no longer took the initiative to answer the store's calls. It has been almost a month since she contacted Ji Jianhua.

She thought that was it, but that night Lou Xuemei called her to answer the phone, "It's Brother Ji, maybe she wants to ask you something about the store."

Wang Sanmei went to answer the phone, but she didn't know what to say after she picked up the phone. She opened her mouth several times, but everything ended in silence.

"Sanmei, didn't you come back for the New Year?" Ji Jianhua's voice came from the other side.

"Ermei came to the store to look for me once and asked me to go back home for the New Year, but I didn't go back."

"I heard from Xuemei that Ermei always brings people to the store to look for you?" Ji Jianhua asked.

"Yes, he is her husband's cousin."

"Does the other person want to pursue you?"

"Brother Ji, I heard about you and Luo Li. I'm glad you can reconcile. I wish you all the best. As for what happened between us before, just pretend it never happened." Wang Sanmei took a deep breath, "There are people pursuing me in school now, so you don't have to worry about me."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time before a voice came through, "Sanmei, will you marry me?"

Wang Sanmei was stunned, and it took her a while to find her voice, "Brother Ji, are you kidding?"

"I'm serious. Will you marry me? I'm proposing to you. If you're willing, when you come back after the Chinese New Year, we can get the marriage certificate and hold the wedding before school starts."

Wang Sanmei was silent for a long time before she said, "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, she would still stand there in a daze.

Is it true that he suddenly proposed to her? But Luo Li had already gone back.

Could it be that Luo Li had reconciled with Wei Kun? Or was it to piss off Wei Kun? The more she thought about it, the more confused her mind became. Wang Sanmei couldn't sleep that night.

Far away in his hometown, the factory was finally busy and Ji Jianhua had some free time.

Luo Li comes here quite frequently now, so he finally has time to sit down and talk with Ji Jianhua.

She smiled and said, "This year has been busy, and you are one year older. Your family is not urging you to get married, right?"

Ji Jianhua smiled and said, "Why not urge them? I told them that we will prepare for the wedding after the Chinese New Year."

Luo Li's eyes lit up, "Oh, who is the bride?"

Ji Jianhua looked at her with a smile, "You know him, and you are very familiar with him. You will know after the New Year."

This statement was very misleading, and Luo Li indeed misunderstood it.

With a smile in her eyes, she said, "Okay, I'll wait for you to introduce me to them during the Chinese New Year."

Back home, Luo Li couldn't hide the smile in his eyes. Luo's mother smiled and asked, "Why are you so happy today? Jianhua has time?"

(End of this chapter)