Chapter 882

Li Ye's expression changed, and Zhao Meiwen was immediately frightened.

"Brother, I didn't tell them about your situation. I just said I had a guarantor overseas. I wasn't showing off, I really didn't..."

Zhao Meiwen was truly crying now.

Ever since Li Ye and Watching Wen Leyu confirmed their relationship, Li Zhongfa and Wu Juying had given strict orders to their children that no one was allowed to show off Li Ye's relationship with Watching Wen Leyu outside.

Moreover, because of the nature of his work, Zhao Yuanchao also repeatedly emphasized to Zhao Meiwen the necessity of "keeping her mouth shut." Words like "My cousin married a wealthy heiress" were absolutely forbidden; if she said them, he would break her legs.

Come to think of it, if that Ruan Jiawei knew that Zhao Meiwen's cousin-in-law was from a family like Watching Wen Leyu's, would he still have said that "one-year deadline" stuff?

"What are you anxious about?"

Li Ye smiled and comforted Zhao Meiwen, "Your sister-in-law and I aren't monsters that can't be seen in public. So what if you showed off?"

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In fact, Li Ye completely understood his cousin Zhao Meiwen's behavior.

You can't expect a female student under twenty to have the composure and sophistication of a middle-aged person, right?

What young girl, after being despised and looked down upon, doesn't want to prove herself?

【You think I can't get a study-abroad spot? I'll show you in a minute!】

It's human nature, and there's nothing to blame.

So Li Ye took a handkerchief and gave it to Zhao Meiwen to wipe her tears, and said seriously, "If you two are truly a match and both families are suitable, then my and your sister-in-law's situation will be known sooner or later.

But you have to communicate this with your family and ask your mother for her opinion, okay?"

"Hmph~"

Grandma Wu Juying snorted again, pouting, "Your aunt said, let you find out what that family is like, and then let your eldest cousin make the decision."

【My goodness, a grown girl letting me make the decision? Her heart is really big!】

Li Ye was between laughter and tears, but he couldn't ignore it.

If it were up to Li Ye's temper, he wouldn't even bother asking about this family and would just call it quits and start over. But his aunt and uncle were exceptionally good to Li Ye. Just say that back when Li Ye was at the age where he liked to fight, it was his uncle who cleaned up his messes many times.

【Economic Committee, who should I ask?】

Just as Li Ye was pondering which acquaintance to ask, Grandma Wu Juying said, "If you don't have a suitable acquaintance, just go visit them directly and ask them straight out what their opinion is. We won't pester them, but don't be the only one putting in the effort."

"Grandma, how can you ask about this kind of thing? We're the girl's side..."

"What about the girl's side?"

Grandma Wu Juying widened her eyes and shouted sharply, "You have to ask about this kind of thing clearly. Who looks down on whom! If it weren't for the seniority, would I need you to go ask?"

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In a flash, Li Ye seemed to understand how his grandfather had married his grandmother.

Imagine, Grandfather Li Zhongfa was still injured! Grandmother served him food and medicine every day, and after he got a taste for it, she decisively asked him to make it clear.

Just tell me how Li Zhongfa would handle that!

"That works too,"

Li Ye nodded and said to Zhao Meiwen, "Tell that Ruan Jiawei that you have a brother who wants to visit, and ask if he's willing to host."

If they just said "it's inconvenient," then Li Ye would have saved himself the trouble!

Zhao Meiwen went to make a phone call to communicate with Ruan Jiawei, and Li Ye pulled Watching Wen Leyu aside to whisper, "There are some things I'm not comfortable asking. You ask Meiwen later if she and that Ruan Jiawei have had a substantial relationship and if she's been taken advantage of."

Watching Wen Leyu immediately rolled her eyes at Li Ye and said with some disdain, "Just because you have evil thoughts doesn't mean others are evil too."

What do you mean I have evil thoughts? Every man has them, okay?

Back when Li Ye was dating Watching Wen Leyu, he endured it very hard and only achieved the final result after they were married, so Li Ye believed that even if he wasn't better than Liu Xiahui, he wasn't much worse.

So Li Ye said aggrievedly, "Don't you know how much I respected you when I was dating you? Why are you randomly labeling me now?"

But Watching Wen Leyu said disdainfully, "Hmph, you think I can't read your eyes? Have you forgotten how many times I kicked you back then?"

Li Ye was speechless.

Watching Wen Leyu had indeed kicked Li Ye's calf back then, but she had also said, "You can't tease me anymore, if you tease me again I won't be able to take it!" It was clearly mutual affection, so how did it all become Li Ye's fault?

Li Ye was very angry, so he said irritably, "Then if I had really been evil back then, you would have dumped me, right?"

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Watching Wen Leyu's face flushed red instantly, and then she said fiercely, "If you had dared to be evil with me back then, I guarantee I would have kicked you so hard you couldn't get out of bed. At worst, I'd serve you for the rest of my life!"

【My goodness, girl, that analogy is inappropriate. To avoid being evil, you'd have two people live in celibacy for a lifetime? What a loyal belief that must be!】

Zhao Meiwen returned from her phone call. The boy's side had agreed to Li Ye's request for a visit.

Watching Wen Leyu had also found out clearly that because Zhao Meiwen had listened to Li Ye's nagging too much, especially the painful lessons of Lu Gang, the playboy, her relationship with Ruan Jiawei was limited to holding hands, and there was still room for maneuver.

So the next day, Li Ye gave up his day off, bought gifts, and went to visit with Zhao Meiwen.

The gifts were neither too heavy nor too light: two bottles of Xifeng liquor, a bunch of large bananas, two cans of luncheon meat, and some pastries from Daoxiangcun, making up a lucky number of four gifts.

When they arrived at the Economic Committee's dormitory area, the guard called inside before letting Li Ye in.

By the time Li Ye reached the downstairs of the Ruan family's building, he was already feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Although boys in the eighties didn't accommodate girls like those in later generations, would it kill you to come out and meet us?

The dormitory building where the Ruan family lived was newly built and on the second floor. Based on Li Ye's understanding of the unspoken rules of housing allocation in the eighties, Ruan's father should be a section-level official with real power.

But for a section-level official in the capital, compared to someone like Zhao Yuanchao, a deputy bureau chief in a county town, logically speaking, his attitude should be more humble!

Forget it, since we're here, let's take a look!

Li Ye and Zhao Meiwen went upstairs and knocked on the door.

The door opened.

Li Ye finally understood why Zhao Meiwen was so persistent.

The boy in front of him was actually quite handsome!

Although he was two or three points behind Li Ye, his refined appearance was indeed easy for girls to like.

He was 1.75 meters tall, certainly not as popular as Li Ye's 1.80 meters, but he was definitely considered tall for these days.

【Sigh, girls are all superficial!】

Li Ye remembered the criteria for choosing a spouse of an older girl in his previous life—you don't have to have money, but you must be clean.

At the time, Li Ye thought this was simple, but a friend explained bitterly that the "clean" she meant was that fair, handsome, and clean look. If you looked like someone like Song Xiaobao, even if you scrubbed your skin off, you wouldn't be clean.

"It's Brother Li, right! Please come in, please come in... No need to change shoes, no need to change shoes, just be casual, it's fine."

Ruan Jiawei invited Li Ye in with a big smile. His good manners and affinity made Li Ye have to admit that this kid not only had a good appearance but also a good upbringing.

However, when Ruan Jiawei's mother brought out a plate of fruit from the kitchen, Li Ye changed his mind.

The other party's eyes swept over Li Ye's gifts, and the corners of her mouth curled into an imperceptible arc.

Mockery!

Li Ye's keen observation immediately judged that the other party was mocking him and Zhao Meiwen.

【This is really annoying.】

People in the capital like to drink Erguotou, so what if I brought Xifeng?

Who doesn't love eating meat these days? Is luncheon meat not presentable?

Ruan Jiawei smiled and led Li Ye and Zhao Meiwen to the sofa, then went to knock on a bedroom door.

"Dad, Xiao Wen and her cousin are here~"

"Oh, okay."

Ruan Jiawei's father came out of the bedroom and greeted Li Ye with a smile, looking like nothing was wrong.

However, Ruan's mother complained to her son with displeasure: "Your father is so tired from work, it's hard to get a day off, why are you calling him?"

Am I not tired? I haven't had a day off in over half a month.

This was only because it was his cousin's business. If it were his own, Li Ye would have flipped the table and left long ago.

However, Ruan's father's next sentence surprised Li Ye.

"I heard you graduated from the Economics Department of Jingda, so do you know Cai Minying?"

Li Ye's thoughts raced, and he said calmly, "I've heard her name, a genius of the class of '80. When I enrolled in '82, she had already gone abroad to study."

"Oh~"

Ruan's father responded, and the disappointment in his eyes flashed and disappeared.