Chapter 21

Lu Zhengguo took the wine he handed over and took a sip, “Long time no see.”

Since Shen Man drugged herself and climbed into his bed that night, Gu Yang came to his door that night and fought with him, they hadn’t spoken since.

Gu Yang snorted, he didn’t say anything.

Everyone present knew about the conflict between them.

If it hadn’t been for that incident, Shen Man would have been Gu Yang’s wife now.

They came over to smooth things over, “Come on, come on, let’s drink first, today we’ll only talk about happy things.”

Zhang Dong also quickly stood between the two of them, he pulled Gu Yang away first, then he pulled Lu Zhengguo to sit at the dinner table.

“Brother Lu, eat and drink, it’s your birthday today, let’s eat and drink well, let’s put other things aside for now.”

“Xiangcao, go get your sister-in-law to come over and sit down for dinner.”

Before Shen Man could say anything, Liu Xiangcao immediately went over and pulled her to sit beside Lu Zhengguo, “Sister-in-law, sit next to Brother Lu.”

Since they said so, she couldn’t refuse, so she sat beside Lu Zhengguo.

However, when she looked up, Shen Man just happened to see Gu Yang sitting opposite her.

He smiled warmly at her, her body instantly froze.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Lu Zhengguo’s hand under the table, turned around and grabbed her hand, the force gradually increased.

Especially when Gu Yang smiled at her, she even suspected that this man was about to crush her hand.

Liu Xiangcao, who was sitting next to her, noticed that Shen Man hadn’t moved her chopsticks, she directly picked up a piece of meat and put it in Shen Man’s bowl.

“Sister-in-law, why aren’t you eating, come on, try this stir-fried pork, I made it myself at home, Dongzi said it’s delicious, I think it’s okay too.”

“And this, garlic stir-fried green vegetables, it’s also good, you try it, sister-in-law.”

Shen Man smiled awkwardly but politely, she used her chopsticks to pick up the meat in her bowl and put it in her mouth, “It’s really delicious.”

And her other hand was still tightly held by the man, even though she struggled desperately, she couldn’t break free.

Shen Man looked at the man beside her, he seemed like nothing had happened, he was still eating and talking with his brothers.

Heh, he’s really good at pretending.

She took a deep breath, she raised her foot and stepped hard on Lu Zhengguo’s instep.

Serves him right for going crazy!

Click, a piece of green vegetable fell on the table.

Instantly, everyone stopped eating, their eyes fell on Lu Zhengguo’s chopsticks.

Zhang Dong quickly smoothed things over, “Hahaha, it seems that the chopsticks at my house aren’t good quality, they need to be changed.”

He took the opportunity to remove the piece of green vegetable that had fallen in front of Lu Zhengguo.

Only Gu Yang, who was sitting opposite them, threw the handkerchief in his hand on the ground, he bent down to pick it up.

When he saw the two hands tightly clasped together under the table, his face instantly turned cold.

So that’s how it is.

When Gu Yang picked up the handkerchief and got up, Shen Man noticed that Lu Zhengguo’s hand gradually loosened.

She pulled her hand out of his palm.

Damn Lu Zhengguo, he’s like a sick man.

He had squeezed her hand red.

She had to take the mechanical factory recruitment exam tomorrow afternoon, if this affected her exam, she would definitely not let this guy off easy.

At this moment, Shen Man’s dislike for Lu Zhengguo deepened.

Suddenly, someone looked at Shen Man and joked, “Sister-in-law, it’s Brother Lu’s birthday today, did you prepare any gifts for him?”

Shen Man smiled, “Of course I did, you can ask him if you don’t believe me.”

She stepped hard on Lu Zhengguo’s foot again, her voice was gentle, “Right, Zhengguo.”

As soon as these words came out, all the expectant eyes turned to Lu Zhengguo, “Brother Lu, come on, tell us, what did your sister-in-law prepare for you?”

Feeling the clear pain on his instep, Lu Zhengguo frowned, “Want to know?”

The people who were making a fuss laughed, “Of course we want to know.”

Lu Zhengguo turned his head and looked at Shen Man, his voice paused, “It’s a secret.”

Laughter and teasing rang out, everyone looked at Shen Man, “So it’s a secret, it seems we can’t hear it.”

Shen Man’s face flushed red, she was angry.

She subconsciously glared at the man, no wonder Lu Zhengguo was quite easy to talk to on the way here, he was waiting for her here.

Gu Yang, who was sitting opposite them, got up and left without anyone noticing.

He came here today for his sweetheart, he wanted to explain to her that he had nothing to do with Shen Ping, but he didn’t expect to see them being so intimate.

He was so upset that he could only leave first.

As soon as Gu Yang got home, he opened the door and saw Shen Ping sitting in his house, talking to his parents.

His face instantly turned cold, he turned and went back to his room.

It’s her again, why won’t she leave him alone.

Shen Ping looked at Gu Yang’s back, her heart was heavy, the hand on her thigh unconsciously clenched tightly.

Gu Mu, who was sitting beside her, saw her thoughts, she sighed, “Xiaoping, Gu Yang is just like that, don’t mind him, how about you accompany Auntie to go shopping at the department store tomorrow?”

She knew better than anyone who her son liked.

But that person is already married, and she married an officer, they are destined to be together but not meant to be.

Besides, Shen Ping was not as beautiful as Shen Man, but in other aspects, she thought she was much better than Shen Man.

Shen Ping hesitated, “Auntie, I have to take the mechanical factory recruitment exam tomorrow, I might not be able to accompany you, how about I accompany you in a few days.”

Hearing this, Gu Mu’s eyes instantly lit up, “Xiaoping, the exam is more important, study hard, if you pass, Auntie will give you a gift.”

There aren’t many job openings now, most people get the news about recruitment through connections.

Among them, those who can pass through their own ability are even fewer, if Shen Ping can pass, she would be a good match for her son.

Shen Ping smiled, “Thank you, Auntie.”

With her memories of her previous life, she had already mastered most of the exam questions, she was sure to get this position.

Yang Fang used her father’s money to buy a job for Shen Man, so what.

It’s just a small textile factory workshop female worker, it’s tiring and the salary is low, she only earns over twenty yuan a month.

She’s different, she’s a propaganda department clerk at the mechanical factory, she earns over thirty yuan a month, and she has all kinds of subsidies and tickets, and she sits in the office and works, it’s not tiring at all.

As night deepened.

Lu Zhengguo said goodbye to Zhang Dong and took Shen Man away from Zhang’s house.

The two of them rode their bicycles through the streets at night.

Shen Man rolled her eyes, “Comrade Lu Zhengguo, explain yourself, what did you mean at dinner tonight?”

Her hand was still red.

If it affected her exam tomorrow, she would really be tempted to hit someone.