Chapter 884

Li Ye saw that Zhao Meiwen wanted to leave, but even if they left, they had to do it with some dignity.

So Li Ye asked, "Meiwen, are you not feeling well?"

Zhao Meiwen nodded with red eyes.

She really regretted it to death today.

Before, when she was with Ruan Jiawei at school, all she got from him was "consideration," but today, facing Ruan Jiawei's parents, all she felt was humiliation.

Humiliating her was one thing, but they even humiliated her cousin Li Ye along with her.

Was her cousin someone who took insults?

Even her sister-in-law's powerful family didn't dare to humiliate her cousin, so who did they think they were?

"Since you're not feeling well, let's go!"

Li Ye turned to Ruan's father and said, "Sorry! We'll be going first."

Ruan's father's eyes were strange, because he felt that Li Ye's words just now had a "double meaning."

Not feeling well? Where is she not feeling well? Is Zhao Meiwen physically unwell? Or is she mentally unwell?

But Ruan's father didn't speak. He didn't feel it was a pity. Although Li Ye seemed to have some prospects, he was too arrogant. A young person being too arrogant was not a good thing.

Seeing Li Ye and Zhao Meiwen stand up to leave, Ruan Jiawei, who had been silent, seemed a bit anxious.

"Meiwen, are you not feeling well? Then I'll take you to the hospital! I'll ride my dad's motorcycle, it's very fast."

"No need, I came by car."

Zhao Meiwen refused stiffly.

Just now, when Li Ye was talking to Ruan's father and mother, Zhao Meiwen had been watching Ruan Jiawei. He had hesitated and struggled, but in the end, he didn't interject a single word.

Was this the upbringing of "adults talking, children don't interrupt"?

Then why are you interrupting now?

In fact, Zhao Meiwen wasn't a fool. She already understood now that Ruan Jiawei wanted her to bow her head and show one hundred percent obedience to Ruan's father and mother.

Only an obedient daughter-in-law could win the favor of Ruan's father and mother and exchange for that little bit of opportunity.

But Zhao Meiwen had been the apple of her family's eye since she was a child, so why should she bow her head? Why should she be obedient?

Ruan's mother saw Zhao Meiwen rebuff her son and immediately said with a fake smile, "Meiwen, you are indeed a likable child, but you still need to be ambitious. If you don't get the study-abroad qualification this year, keep working hard to strive for it. There's still a chance next year..."

Zhao Meiwen had been walking out with Li Ye with her head down, but after hearing Ruan's mother's words, the resentment in her heart suddenly erupted.

"Auntie, I don't plan to study abroad anymore. Although our family comes from a small county town, we've had over a dozen university students over the years—some from Jingda, some from Jinghang, and some from Beijing Institute of Technology.

But not one of them went abroad to study. Everyone rushed to work positions in the mainland and is contributing their strength to the development of the mainland. If I went overseas... I might have missed this great change of the century!"

The "great change of the century" was a topic Li Ye had been explaining to his sisters, so Zhao Meiwen didn't yearn for studying abroad from the bottom of her heart.

After all, Li Ye and Wen Leyu didn't go abroad, and her father, mother, brother, and sister were all in the country, so why go to an unfamiliar overseas place?

But Ruan's mother smiled and said, "Your county town has over a dozen university students, but not one went abroad to study. Doesn't that prove the preciousness of the study-abroad spot even more? If everyone could go abroad, what would be the point of going abroad?"

【Heh~, Teacher, you're right!】

Zhao Meiwen laughed—a mocking laugh.

She didn't know about other families, but the relatives of the Li family could go abroad whenever they wanted.

Ruan's mother heard Zhao Meiwen call her "Teacher" instead of "Aunt," and there was no longer a trace of a smile on her face. She coldly picked up the four gifts Li Ye had brought and shoved them into Zhao Meiwen's hands.

"There are few people in the family, and we can't finish the fruit and such. You take them back! Otherwise, it'll be a waste."

Zhao Meiwen almost lost control and burst into tears. Was she not even pretending anymore?

But Li Ye took the things over smoothly.

Damn it, it cost dozens of yuan! I'd rather feed it to Pavlov than give it to you.

Zhao Meiwen opened the door and pulled Li Ye out, but a woman was coming up the stairs in the hallway, so she had to stop at the Ruan family's door to let the other person come up first.

But the woman stopped and looked at Li Ye in surprise, asking, "Are you here to... give gifts?"

Give gifts your sister!

Li Ye exhaled and said irritably, "Senior Sister Cai, what are you doing here?"

The other person was Cai Minying. According to the order of apprenticeship, Li Ye had to call her Senior Sister for the rest of his life.

The other person pointed her finger at the door of the east unit on the second floor: "I live here."

Well!

It turns out Cai Minying lived across from Ruan Jiawei. No wonder Ruan's father asked Li Ye if he knew Cai Minying!

What's the matter? You don't like my cousin, but you like Cai Minying?

Cai Minying doesn't have a partner, should I introduce you?

With Cai Minying's temper, it would be a miracle if she didn't choke your family of three to death.

Li Ye waved his hand, signaling Cai Minying to come up quickly and not block the way.

But Cai Minying, while taking out her key, said, "Li Ye, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I have a few questions to ask you."

Li Ye laughed and said, "Section Chief Cai, you're an elite who returned from studying abroad, so why ask a bumpkin like me?"

"Be serious!"

Cai Minying shouted coldly, opened the door, and dragged Li Ye's arm into the room: "Teacher has called you several times and you didn't go. What's the matter? You're only busy making money every day and look down on us senior brothers and sisters, right?"

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Li Ye was speechless, but he was still dragged into her house by Cai Minying.

Zhao Meiwen followed, and then Cai Minying "bang" closed the door, leaving only Ruan Jiawei and his mother standing there in a daze.

"Didn't he say he didn't know Cai Minying?"

"He didn't seem to say he didn't know..."

After Li Ye entered Cai Minying's house, he discovered that some people were truly shiny on the outside but sloppy on the inside.

The furnishings in Cai Minying's house were very simple, but it was a mess.

Clothes, books, and slippers were everywhere. Li Ye even saw a few small undergarments thrown casually on the sofa.

So Li Ye teased with a smile: "Section Chief Cai, you're something! You were assigned a three-bedroom apartment after working for two years, but the price is a bit high! You're so busy with work all day that you don't even have time to tidy up your house..."

Cai Minying didn't blush or skip a beat as she put away her clothes and invited Li Ye and Zhao Meiwen to sit down.

"I live alone, so whether I tidy up or not doesn't affect my life. If I have extra time, I'd rather read..."

"Uh-huh, we don't understand the world of geniuses!"

Li Ye gave Cai Minying a thumbs-up, but in his heart, he was despising and complaining about this senior sister.

If a woman doesn't like doing housework, it's a disaster for a man.

Cai Minying brought two cans of Coke for the two of them and asked, "What's the situation with Section Chief Ruan across the street?"

"There's no situation,"

Li Ye said, changing the subject: "By the way, I should be asking you! As soon as I entered his house, Section Chief Ruan asked me if I knew you. Why is that?"

Cai Minying raised her eyebrows and said, "He only asked if you knew me? Didn't ask about anyone else?"

Li Ye said in surprise, "No, who else could he ask about?"

Cai Minying said, "There are many. In this Economic Committee, you can't count the number of Teacher's students on two hands. When you meet them, you have to call them Senior Brother or Senior Sister."

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Li Ye suddenly realized.

Zhang Qiyan was a big shot in mainland economics, so it was certain that his students were all over the world.

In this way, Cai Minying wasn't just "young and promising" in her unit, but a little junior sister from the same faction!

This was worth making connections with.

But Cai Minying said something else that made Li Ye suddenly enlightened.

"You haven't been to see Teacher recently, have you?"

"How would I have the time!"

Li Ye complained, "You're not unaware that our factory introduced two new projects. I've been working around the clock every day and haven't been home for over half a month."

"Busy, busy, busy, you're the busiest..."

Cai Minying rolled her eyes at Li Ye and said, "Teacher has transferred jobs, and you didn't even ask."

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Li Ye said in shock, "Teacher transferred jobs? He's not teaching at Jingda anymore?"

Cai Minying nodded and said, "Teacher transferred to our unit. It can be considered a promotion!"

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