"Third sister-in-law, here you go."
Li Shuyang returned quickly and handed Xu Ruantang a glass bottle of soda.
Xu Ruantang accepted it, saying, "Thank you."
Seeing that she was looking into the distance, Li Shuyang followed her gaze.
He quickly turned around, sat down opposite Xu Ruantang, and said with a smile, "That's Teacher Yang's cousin. She often comes to the school to see him."
Xu Ruantang also looked away, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, "Oh, I see. So they have a pretty good relationship."
Her intuition told her that things weren't that simple.
The way they looked at each other was strange, and their behavior was somewhat intimacy beyond what was expected of their courtesy names.
Xu Ruantang assumed she was overthinking things and quickly changed the subject with Li Shuyang.
Li Shuyang may seem carefree, but he is quite meticulous when it comes to matters related to his profession.
During the meal, he shared many practical design cases with Xu Ruantang.
Xu Ruantang had a preconceived notion that since he stayed at the university after graduation, he must not have any practical work experience.
I only found out after hearing Li Shuyang's explanation that he often followed his teacher to take on jobs for outside companies.
Many factories advertise by offering invitations and high salaries to persuade their director to take charge.
In situations like these, the dean would usually ask him for help.
Xu Ruantang was still listening attentively to Li Shuyang when a plate appeared on the table next to her.
She turned her head and met Shen Youyou's ambiguous smile.
"Commander Chen's wife, we really are destined to meet, we've seen each other several times in one day."
Shen Youyou smoothed her skirt with her hand and plopped down next to Xu Ruantang.
"Since we've run into each other, would you mind eating together?"
When I met Shen Youyou at the watch repair shop, she was still wearing pants, but she changed into a different outfit in no time.
It wasn't close to the compound, but she ran very fast.
Xu Ruantang smiled indifferently, "Comrade Shen, please do as you please."
Shen Youyou smiled sweetly and turned to look at Li Shuyang, "Teacher Li, so you know Commander Chen's wife?"
Li Shuyang's expression changed slightly.
All he knew was that Shen Youyou was Yang Weidong's cousin, and since he had been at school recently, he hadn't run into her in the compound.
He was still wondering how Shen Youyou knew Xu Ruantang's identity.
Then Xu Ruantang said, "Comrade Shen is a newly recruited cultural soldier in the cultural troupe this year."
Li Shuyang nodded, immediately realizing what he meant.
He didn't pay much attention and said to Xu Ruantang, "Third Sister-in-law, let's eat. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Teacher Li, your friend is actually the regimental commander's wife? Why didn't you say so sooner? I thought you two..."
Yang Weidong arrived late, holding a bowl in one hand and with the other on Li Shuyang's shoulder, raising an eyebrow and speaking nonchalantly.
Li Shuyang brushed his hand away, his expression unchanged. "Teacher Yang, you need to change your habit of overthinking, or you'll easily get beaten up."
Yang Weidong wasn't annoyed when his hand was shaken off. He sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and took a piece of meat from the heavy plate. "Hey, it was just a joke. Why did you have to make such a big deal out of it, Teacher Li?"
"Cousin, eat quickly. When the rain stops, come home with me."
Shen Youyou interrupted Yang Weidong at the right moment, turned to Li Shuyang and smiled apologetically.
Putting aside his work style, Chen Youyou's appearance is impeccable.
No matter what clothes she wears, she always exudes a sense of purity.
In addition, she works in the arts and has a great figure.
The moment she opened her mouth, one couldn't help but feel pity for her.
This kind of temperament is something that no one can imitate, no matter how hard they try.
Xu Ruantang felt that even though she wasn't a man, she was falling in love with this body.
Yang Weidong nodded as he ate, "Okay, the rain should stop soon."
The four of them sat together for a meal, and Yang Weidong was the one who talked the most.
Shen Youyou would occasionally respond.
Having learned Xu Ruantang's identity, Yang Weidong began to speculate about Li Shuyang's.
He asked directly, and Li Shuyang only said that he came from an ordinary family.
Yang Weidong could have waited until they left before asking Shen Youyou, but it seems he did it on purpose.
Xu Ruantang was constantly observing the weather. As soon as the rain stopped, she immediately stood up and asked, "Shuyang, have you finished eating?"
Li Shuyang also stood up. "Alright, let's go."
After a brief nod of farewell, the two left the cafeteria.
Li Shuyang escorted Xu Ruantang to the school gate. He originally wanted to take her home, but Xu Ruantang refused.
She went to the watch repair shop to pick up her watch before going home, but when she got there she found the shop was closed.
The boss clearly told her that she could come and pick it up later.
Xu Ruantang wasn't afraid of her boss running away, but she felt it would be a bit of a hassle to come back again.
As she was wondering what to do, the shop door opened.
The boss first stuck his head out and looked around.
Xu Ruantang quickly stepped forward, "Boss, I've come to get my watch."
The shop owner looked her up and down before opening the door and smiling, "Young lady, please come in and wait a bit, it'll be a while."
She hadn't expected repairing a watch to be so troublesome.
But not wanting to make another trip, I had no choice but to go inside and wait.
When I went inside, I found that her watch was still on the counter, exactly as it was when it was delivered.
"Boss, you haven't started fixing it yet?"
Xu Ruantang frowned slightly.
The shop owner picked up her watch, smiled ingratiatingly, and said, "I'm sorry, young lady, I had some things to take care of at home and was held up. I'll fix it right now, it'll be done quickly. You want to change the watch face, right?"
Xu Ruantang nodded.
While the shop owner was repairing watches, she sat next to him looking at the information Li Shuyang had given her.
During this time, the boss was probably bored and tried to strike up a conversation with Xu Ruantang, but she was engrossed in her book and gave very perfunctory answers.
The boss noticed and stopped bothering her.
The watch was repaired quickly, and to be fair, the shop owner's skills were quite good; it looked brand new when she received it.
Xu Ruantang paid the shop owner and glanced at the counter.
When she came in, her watch was lying casually on the cabinet.
But Chen Youyou is not there.
"Boss, is the watch of the woman who had the same watch repaired as mine fixed?"
Xu Ruantang asked casually.
The shopkeeper took the money Xu Ruantang gave him, took out some change from the drawer and gave it to her. "No, yours is just for replacing the dial. Hers has a bigger problem. I'm short of parts here, so it'll have to wait a couple of days."
With the materials borrowed from Li Shuyang as a reference, Xu Ruantang quickly re-hand-painted the draft.
Several days later, everyone was surprised when she went to the store.
Huan Yuanliang has other businesses and only comes here occasionally.
After Xu Ruantang arrived, she called him. When Huan Yuanliang heard that the painting was finished so quickly, he hurriedly said that he would come to the store in a while.
When he arrived, he was accompanied by his newly hired male assistant.
He's a law student.
Xu Ruantang was originally in the kitchen. When she was called over, the two of them were looking at a map.
"Mr. Huan, I still think it's safer to take over an existing store."
Huan Yuanliang's assistant adjusted his glasses and patiently explained, "The price of this land is a bit too high, and the location is so remote. It's too risky for us to buy it."
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