Chapter 42 Really Likes It

Chapter 42: Especially Like

Not getting married? How can he not marry me?

Bastard, what a bastard!

It's gotta be because he saw Lu Yun that he doesn't want to marry me anymore. He just hasn't figured out how to break it to me yet. Maybe he's still mulling it over, and he might even dump me!

Chen Shu: "Didn't we agree we were getting married tomorrow? Why'd you call it off? Is it because of what Sun Zhi said? He's doing this on purpose. We can't call off the wedding just because of what he said."

Jiang Xiangqian: "I'm sorry, I just think we're rushing into this. Let's wait a bit. Once the Lu family thing is settled, we still need to buy a place and plan the wedding."

Chen Shu: "We can just get the marriage license first."

Jiang Xiangqian: "Chen Shu, listen. Let's hold off on the wedding for now."

Bastard, he's just a damn bastard. All this talk about other stuff—it's all because he saw Lu Yun. He's gotta be regretting it now!

Fine. She, Chen Shu, knows she can't depend on a man. She also knows other ways to make money, but she needs startup cash.

Why's this bastard different from before? Why isn't he a rich jerk now!

Chen Shu: "Xiangqian, I'll listen to you. I'll do anything you say. You know how much I love you! Just as long as you marry me."

Jiang Xiangqian and Chen Shu had dinner. After dinner, Jiang Xiangqian showered and lay in bed, thinking only about Lu Yun. He couldn't fall asleep at all.

That morning, Lu Yun got to the office and tidied her desk. When she was done, she pulled out a roujiamo to eat. She'd grabbed it from a street cart that morning—it was filled with lean pork and a bit of green pepper.

It tasted okay, not something she'd go out of her way to buy.

At noon, Lu Yun headed to the courtyard house, did a quick clean-up, and lay down to rest for a bit. After resting, she went out, grabbed some fruit, and brought some to Aunt Feng next door.

Aunt Feng: "Oh, you're way too sweet!"

Lu Yun: "I still owe you thanks for your help last time."

Aunt Feng asked, "When are you planning to move in?"

Lu Yun: "We'll see."

Living at home was still pretty comfortable. As for the courtyard house, her parents didn't want to move in either, so it'd just sit empty for now. As for renting it out, she'd never even thought about it.

Lu Yun spotted Chen Shu wandering around in the distance.

Chen Shu didn't seem interested in the courtyard house—she seemed more into the nearby dump. She'd glanced at it several times.

What's this woman up to now?

Lu Yun took the afternoon off and came over to watch Chen Shu. Chen Shu was still wandering around, glancing at the dump often, but she didn't do anything else.

Since she was watching Chen Shu, Lu Yun skipped lunch. When she got home, she hunted for food and grabbed a steamed bun, eating it plain. Even her dad noticed and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Lu Yun: "I didn't eat lunch."

Lu Father: "Hold on, I'll whip up some quick mapo tofu. Eat something first."

The spicy, numbing mapo tofu was something Lu Yun loved. She ended up eating it with the bun, and after two buns, she finally felt full.

Chen Shu was just acting weird.

As the weekend neared, Chen Qiao wanted to hang out with Lu Yun again. With New Year's coming, it was time to stock up on supplies. Chen Qiao, having made money, was extra motivated to buy New Year's stuff. She'd written a list of everything she wanted and planned to buy it all, since she'd been working hard lately.

Lu Yun: "I'm afraid I'm gonna be a friend who puts romance first this time."

Chen Qiao: "You won't even think it over?"

Lu Yun: "We already agreed to go to the concert together. I really can't find a reason not to put romance first."

Chen Qiao: "That's not really putting romance first. Didn't we plan ahead last time? We planned it in advance, and you didn't bail on me for him. We can't go shopping for New Year's stuff this weekend, so let's go next weekend instead."

Lu Yun: "I might not be able to meet you next weekend either."

Chen Qiao: "No way, he's got you booked for three weekends in a row? He's scheduled you for three straight weekends?"

Lu Yun: "No, I just think that after this meeting, he'll ask me out again."

It was busy at the end of the year. This week, Lu Yun had picked up another batch of goods from Sister He. She was busy making money, so she could only meet him on weekends. That's why she'd definitely have to meet him again the weekend after next—after all, next week was still busy for Lu Yun at year-end!

Making money and having a handsome man—Lu Yun liked both.

Chen Qiao: "Anyway, I'm definitely going to meet up with you. If we can't meet on the weekend, I'll meet you at noon or after work!"

The next day, Lu Yun went to a concert with Zhou Yanze. It was actually Lu Yun's first time at a concert! She felt it was better than watching a movie. She really liked the feeling, and with Zhou Yanze sitting beside her, it felt even more romantic.

Lu Yun: "Is this your first time here?"

She was sincere—she really was attending a concert for the first time.

Zhou Yanze: "It's my first time coming with a blind date. Next time we come together, it won't be the first time."

Lu Yun smiled. Zhou Yanze handed her a gift and said, "Open it when you get home."

After returning home, Lu Yun eagerly opened the gift. What Zhou Yanze gave her was a pager!

Lu Yun looked at the pager over and over, loving it. This was the second gift Zhou Yanze had given her. She wondered if she should give him something in return, and if so, what would be appropriate?

Zhou Yanze sent her a pager message.

"I'm Zhou Yanze. This is my pager number. It'll be easier to stay in touch."

So he gave her the pager to make communication easier. Lu Yun thought that was a good idea too.

At home, Lu Father was busy looking through a cookbook, asking Lu Mother what she wanted from it, then bringing it to Lu Yun to ask what she liked. Lu Yun was in a good mood and felt like eating quite a few things, so she picked several dishes.

Lu Father: "Looks like you're really satisfied."

Lu Yun: "Satisfied, of course I'm satisfied!"

After Sister He gave Lu Yun the sweaters, scarves, and hats she had ordered, she felt quite anxious. Lu Yun hadn't said whether she wanted to order more or continue their partnership.

Not only was Sister He anxious, but the whole He family was too.

At year-end, Lu Yun was definitely going to finish selling this batch of clothes and wouldn't order more. Spring was coming, and people would buy fewer of these items.

Sister He: "I can also make some thinner styles for spring. I've worn them before, and you've seen them."

Lu Yun could fully understand Sister He's feelings. Lu Yun was also thinking about what business to do after the New Year. She smiled and said, "Make a few samples first, and I'll take a look before we decide."

Sister He immediately replied, "Don't worry, I'll make sure to make some nice ones!"

Lu Yun: "There's no rush. You've been busy for a long time lately, so take a break."

After Sister He returned home and told her family about Lu Yun's request, the family, who had been feeling down, suddenly perked up with energy, and they talked about what samples to make for Lu Yun!

Thanks to the pager, it was much easier for Lu Yun and Zhou Yanze to meet up. One day at noon, Zhou Yanze invited Lu Yun out. Lu Yun figured he was inviting her out to eat, but when they met, Zhou Yanze handed her a bouquet of roses.

Lu Yun was pleasantly surprised and said, "Thank you."

Zhou Yanze: "Do you like them?"

Lu Yun: "I love them, absolutely love them!"

She loved the roses—and she loved that they came from Zhou Yanze.

Lu Yun took the roses home and placed them in her room, feeling like the whole room seemed brighter.

The Sun family was dead set against Sun Zhi and Zhao Lan divorcing, especially Sun Zhi, who didn't want to end the marriage. No matter what he said, Zhao Lan was determined to divorce him, even saying she didn't want the kid. The Sun family had no choice but to make Sun's father swallow his pride and go stay at the Zhao house.

Aunt Jiang felt bad for Sun's father—how could they send him over there? Why not send Aunt Han over instead?

Aunt Jiang: "A grandson? Just let Sun Zhi divorce her. After that, he can marry someone better, and she'll give you another grandson!"

Was Sun's father's grandson important? Of course he was—otherwise Aunt Jiang wouldn't have been keeping such a close eye on the Zhao family. But compared to Sun's father himself, what was a grandson worth!

Aunt Jiang: "It's because you all act like this that they keep trying to walk all over you! Either this Zhao Lan found another man, or they're trying to get something over you—I can't think of any other reason!"

Sun's father, who was about to head to the Zhao house, heard what Aunt Jiang said and turned right back around!

Sun Zhi was very confident. "Ever since her family moved to the city, they've been staying at our place and rarely go out. If she'd really found another man, she would've divorced me before getting pregnant—why wait until after? And after she got pregnant, she went back to Red Star Commune. Is there anyone in Red Star Commune better than me?"

Sun's father: "How do you know there's no one in Red Star Commune better than you? You think this is still the old days? You need to keep an eye on them, got it?"

When Sun Zhi heard this, he didn't even want to go to work. If that were true, he'd be livid!

Sun Zhi: "I'll ask for leave tomorrow. I'll take the day off and keep an eye on her!"

Lu Yun asked for leave, and Chen Qiao wanted to take leave too. Their business was really doing well—Lu Yun was also in a hurry to clear out Sister He's sweaters, scarves, and hats before the new year, while Chen Qiao felt the year-end business was booming.

Lu Yun had been taking time off pretty often, and her close friend Chen Qiao was doing the same. The director gave the two of them a long lecture, but since they really didn't have much work lately, he approved their leave after a few words.

Just like last time, Lu Yun set up shop at a department store with great foot traffic, not sticking around outside one store. When sweater sales slowed down, she moved to the next department store. After a few busy days, she had only a few sweaters left, with more scarves and hats remaining.

There were also many towels that Sister He had thrown in as extras, which were hard to sell.

Seeing that it was still early, Lu Yun took her things and headed to Red Star Commune. She went there because she had relatives there and was familiar with the area.

On the bus, Lu Yun noticed the man sitting nearby looked familiar, and soon she remembered who he was—the man who had been shopping with Zhao Lan at the department store that day.

The man flashed a slick smile and sat down next to Lu Yun. "Where are you headed—Red Star Commune, or another commune?"

Lu Yun didn't respond. The man said, "No need to be shy. I saw you—you were staring at me just now."

Ever since he'd struck it rich, many women had thrown themselves at him, but none had been as beautiful as Lu Yun!

Author's note:

None.