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Huang Xing and Zhao Jian were both speechless; their bureau chief clearly didn't want to get Lan Siqi involved.

Lu Yang had no intention of letting Lan Siqi go; Qu Hongyang was a complete idiot.

Lu Yangming clearly knew that Lan Siqi didn't like Xue Hongyang, yet he still schemed against the two of them, showing he didn't want Lan Siqi to have an easy time.

"Should we go back and tell the bureau chief about this?"

Huang Xing said with some difficulty.

Zhao Jian said speechlessly, "Why are you saying these things when you have nothing better to do? It has nothing to do with us."

Upon hearing Zhao Jian's words, Huang Xing immediately abandoned the idea.

Lu Yang took Qu Hongyang to a nearby restaurant. After they sat down, Lu Yang immediately ordered a large table of dishes and two bottles of beer.

The two ate and chatted. Qu Hongyang was already starving, so he wolfed down his food and didn't even bother to talk to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang silently picked up his chopsticks, took two bites of mutton hotpot, put them in his bowl, and watched Qu Hongyang eat without taking a single bite.

When Qu Hongyang had almost finished eating, he put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "If you've finished eating, let's talk."

Qu Hongyang thought for a moment and said, "I must have left a bad impression on Deputy Director Lan this time. He probably doesn't want me to be his nephew-in-law."

Lu Yang said with a straight face, "If you want to marry Lan Siqi, the most important thing is to win her over, not Deputy Director Lan. Deputy Director Lan is just her uncle."

Qu Hongyang was a little confused and said with difficulty, "The key is that Lan Siqi doesn't like me that much either. I've been pursuing her for so many years and I've almost always listened to her."

"But she still bosses me around all the time. Sometimes I wonder if I should keep going."

Lu Yang said with a straight face, "If you and Lan Siqi have a child, do you think she will sue you for indecent assault?"

Qu Hongyang was so startled that he almost dropped his chopsticks on the table. He stared at Lu Yang in astonishment, clearly not expecting Lu Yang to say such a thing.

Lu Yang smiled at him and said, "I'm just making a suggestion. Whether you do it or not is up to you. These days, most women still care about their reputation."

Qu Hongyang thought about it and felt that this was a good opportunity.

He didn't want to marry someone outside their circle because his childhood friends and peers all married people from within that circle, but those people in his circle looked down on him.

The only two people in their circle who were disliked were Lan Siqi, because she had too much of a spoiled princess attitude.

He figured if he couldn't win over anyone else, he could at least win over Lan Siqi, who had a similarly bad reputation.

Based on this logic, he kept pursuing Lan Siqi. The longer he pursued her, the more he paid the price, and the more unwilling he became to give up.

Now that Lu Yang has said this, he is naturally tempted. He is not young anymore and doesn't want to delay any longer.

He just didn't want Lu Yang to be involved in this plan.

Because he didn't want to give Lu Yang any leverage over him, he needed to find someone he trusted to help him.

With that thought in mind, he took out 100 yuan from his pocket and slapped it on the table: "It's on me, you can eat slowly, I'm going home now."

After saying that, he downed the wine on the table in one gulp, got up and left without looking back. Lu Yang almost burst out laughing.

Qu Hongyang was clearly pushed to the limit; he was getting on in years and his family was bound to pressure him to get married.

Unfortunately, he is nothing special and has to be backward compatible, which is something he doesn't approve of.

The fact that he helped Lan Siqi break into her house must have already spread.

Although Lu Yang has signed a letter of understanding, they will not bear criminal responsibility.

But everyone around them would definitely think that Qu Hongyang had sacrificed too much for Lan Siqi.

Even Qu Hongyang himself would think so; this time, he would never let Lan Siqi back out of their marriage.

Lu Yang paid the bill and then strolled home with his hands in his pockets.

When he got home, Yao Lili immediately asked, "How did things go?"

Lu Yang smiled and said, "It's been completely resolved."

“Let’s go to Shandong. We can’t let our business there fall behind. Once we’ve settled things in Shandong, it’ll be almost time for me to start school.”

That afternoon, Yao Lili and Lu Yang boarded a train bound for Kaifeng, Shandong.

When both of them were dozing off, the train finally arrived in Kaifeng, after a day and a night's journey.

Yao Lili stretched her slightly sore neck, picked up her luggage, and got off the bus with Lu Yang.

As soon as they stepped out of the train station, they saw Li Rongqing holding a sign that read Lu Yang's name.

“Brother Li, we know the way. You still made the trip in this freezing weather.”

Lu Yang hurried over. Li Rongqing was in poor health, and he really hadn't expected the other party to come and pick them up.

Li Rongqing waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, come with me. My parents have booked a table at a restaurant and want to invite you to have dinner together."

Lu Yang was a little embarrassed; he hadn't expected to meet Li Rongqing's parents so soon.

But then I thought, Li Rongqing is his age, and he has spent many years working in the countryside, so he probably doesn't have many connections here.

He wants to expand his market in Shandong, and he will definitely need the help of Li Rongqing's parents.

So he didn't refuse and got into the car with Yao Lili, following Li Rongqing, and headed straight for the restaurant.

Li Rongqing's parents were both intellectuals; his father was the dean of studies at a local middle school.

My mother runs her own educational institution, mainly teaching junior high and high school courses. The business is doing quite well, and she has a particularly outspoken personality.

As soon as Lu Yang stepped through the door, Li Rongqing's mother, Xu Shujuan, immediately came to greet him.

She looked Lu Yang up and down carefully, and said excitedly, "Little Lu, I'm so grateful to you. If it weren't for you, my Rongqing would have died in that little village."

Lu Yang quickly waved his hand: "Please don't say that. I only took action because I couldn't stand the way those people from Chenjia Village acted."

Director Li, Li Rongqing's father, carefully looked Lu Yang over and pointed to the seat next to him, saying, "Sit down and let's talk."

"We didn't know what you guys liked to eat, so we just ordered some local specialties."

Lu Yang smiled and said, "That's fine, we'll do as the locals do."

After the group started chatting, Lu Yang told them about how his cousin had taken his place in university and he had to take the exam again, which is why he insisted on helping Li Rongqing.

He hadn't told Li Rongqing and his wife about this before, so they were stunned when they heard about it.

Li Rongqing felt the same way and said in a trembling voice, "Boss Lu, no matter what, you are a great person."

Xu Shujuan also sighed, "These days, it's not just you and Rongqing who have had their places taken by others. You're kind-hearted, no wonder your business is so big."

Perhaps due to their similar experiences, Lu Yang and Li Rongqing's relationship grew closer, and the group chatted happily.

After the meal, Director Li invited Lu Yang and Yao Lili to stay at their home.