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Soon, Zhan Meng saw Lu Bozhou standing by the car, speaking quietly to Song Xun.

“You didn’t even say that your old ox isn’t old at all.”

As Zhan Meng spoke, she gently nudged Jiang Mian with her elbow.

"Sister, you're eating so well...!" Zhan Meng exclaimed.

Jiang Mian said helplessly, "I never said he was old."

She never said that; she only said that she married a man who was thirty years old.

It was Zhan Meng who tacitly agreed that a thirty-year-old man was already considered an old maid.

At that moment, Zhan Meng looked at the two men standing by the car.

She realized this deeply.

"I was being narrow-minded. Thirty is a man's golden age, the age of mature charm."

The car door opens.

Zhan Meng could still joke with Jiang Mian before, but now, Lu Bozhou hadn't even gotten into the car yet.

But that oppressive aura seemed to press in.

Zhan Meng immediately became extremely obedient, keeping her eyes down and sitting very still.

This person is not in the same league as the previous Assistant Song.

This person has such an intimidating presence.

Zhan Meng used to think her sisters were eating really well, but now she just feels that her sisters have it tough too.

"What did you say to her? It scared her so much," Jiang Mian asked. "She gets even more excited whenever I say something to her before."

Lu Bozhou's words were more effective.

Lu Bozhou sat in the passenger seat, turned to look at her, and said in a nonchalant voice, "Oh, I said if she keeps acting like this, I'll chop off Jiang Feng's fingers."

"Hiccup—!" Zhan Meng was probably startled by Lu Bozhou's words and immediately started hiccuping.

It just wouldn't stop.

Song Xun drove off and looked at her in the rearview mirror. "Are you alright?"

"No, hiccup! It's nothing! It's just, hiccup! Maybe I'm hungry! Hiccup!" Zhan Meng's face turned red.

Why did this have to happen of all people?

Jiang Mian looked up at Lu Bozhou and said, "Let us down at that clay pot restaurant up ahead. We were planning to have lunch there anyway."

Lu Bozhou glanced at her briefly and said calmly, "How interesting. You don't actually think I came here specifically to help you out of this predicament, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian's heart skipped a beat!

Oh right, he couldn't have come specifically to help her out, so...

Jiang Mian blinked quickly. "Will you eat with me?"

"Clay pot?" The man raised an eyebrow slightly, but curled his lips into a sneer. "Forget it, your classmate took a slap for you. You should take him out for something nice."

Lu Bozhou glanced at Song Xun and said, "Let's go to the elegant banquet."

"Okay." Song Xun quickly turned the steering wheel and drove towards the Elegant Banquet.

Upon their arrival at the banquet hall, the manager personally greeted them at the entrance.

Their attitude was extremely polite and courteous.

Moreover, it might be because of the time Lu Bozhou was almost tricked at the elegant banquet last time.

The manager's attitude was quite humble, even bordering on apologetic.

Lu Bozhou walked ahead of them.

Zhan Meng quickly pulled Jiang Mian aside and whispered in her ear, "I forgot to ask, what's the background of your old ox?"

When Jiang Mian first told her, she only said that she had married a rich man.

While feeling sorry for his friend's difficult life, Zhan Mengguang forgot to ask who this wealthy old ox was.

But no matter how you look at it now, it seems like their background is quite extraordinary.

Jiang Mian bit her lip and whispered, "Do you know Dingsheng?"

“I know, he’s the leader of Los Angeles…” Zhan Meng paused here.

Jiang Mian didn't speak, but just pursed her lips, stared at Zhan Meng, and nodded.

Zhan Meng paused for a few seconds, then managed to say, "Sisters, you ate so well...!"

Jiang Mian thought to herself that if Zhan Meng knew about the entanglement between her and Lu Bozhou across lifetimes, she probably wouldn't think that way.

The dishes at the elegant banquet were delicious, and Zhan Meng enjoyed her meal very much.

Moreover, people tend to relax more at the dinner table, and Zhan Meng also relaxed quite a bit.

Jiang Mian and Lu Bozhou talked about Xiao Shitou going to kindergarten.

"He seems to be adapting quite well; Little Stone didn't cry." Jiang Mian sighed softly.

Lu Bozhou slightly raised his eyes to look at her. "You've been crying?"

Jiang Mian was taken aback, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. "No, no, the child isn't crying, why would I cry?"

Lu Bozhou raised an eyebrow slightly. "You usually dote on him the most, granting his every wish, and he's always clinging to you. If you're a bit sentimental, it's normal for you to cry a little."

Jiang Mian bit her lip. "I didn't cry. Don't make things up."

Zhan Meng ate her meal with great satisfaction, feeling very relaxed, to the point that she was no longer so hesitant to speak.

She looked at Lu Bozhou and asked, "Brother Lu, Mianmian is very good to children and patient. If it weren't for the circumstances, she would be more suitable than me to go and experience teaching in a rural area."

Jiang Mian was somewhat surprised; Zhan Meng's overly familiar nature meant she didn't seem to recognize anyone.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bozhou did not react with the usual indifference.

He raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

"Yes, the teachers all say she is patient and meticulous, and has the potential to be a good teacher."

Zhan Meng said, "In our major, it's not difficult to become a teacher. But becoming a good teacher is not something everyone can do."

Jiang Mian stood quietly to the side, feeling a little sad.

What Zhan Meng was praising was the original owner of the body who was patient and meticulous.

But her original friend is no longer here.

Jiang Mian's sighing hadn't even subsided yet.

Then Zhan Meng suddenly changed the subject.

The topic changed so suddenly that Jiang Mian didn't even have time to react.

Zhan Meng said, "Mianmian is so kind and patient with children, are you still going to have another one?"

"Pfft—! Cough cough cough!" Jiang Mian was suddenly choked.

Her eyes widened as she stared at Zhan Meng, her expression seemingly conveying the message: "What are you saying?"

But Zhan Meng winked at her.

A long, slender hand held a tissue and handed it to Jiang Mian.

The owner of that hand calmly replied to Zhan Meng's question, "Look at her."

Jiang Mian was shocked!

She stared at Lu Bozhou in shock.

How could that be? They just had a marriage of convenience.

She even set herself a deadline of only one year.

What's more, this man doesn't like children at all.

When she was pregnant, she was overjoyed to tell him the good news.

But his expression and attitude showed no sign of happiness.

Not at all.

Jiang Mian even sensed his dissatisfaction with the matter.

He had been taking precautions, but she still got pregnant.

Jiang Mian still remembers clearly the moment she told Lu Bozhou that she was pregnant.

Every word Lu Bozhou said at that time, and every detail of his expression.

He frowned and looked at her coldly, asking her, "Jiang Mian, did you scheme against me?"