Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

Damn, that's a sharp tongue.

Wen Tang wanted to slap his own mouth: "Shut up, speak up!"

Criticize him until he becomes withdrawn!

Before she could speak, Gu Shuhe spoke up, her face full of sincerity: "The new China never had slaves!"

Who is this slave you're talking about?

Shen Tingci was speechless for a moment.

Does he dare to admit that he was subtly criticizing Wen Tang?

Seeing his discomfiture, Wen Tang felt a surge of satisfaction.

Indeed, everything in this world has its counter.

Wen Tang immediately smiled and asked, "You're not referring to me as a slave, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shuhe's scrutinizing gaze immediately swept towards Shen Tingci.

He even spoke up to defend Wen Tang, saying, "My sister-in-law is a model of economic development; she's very capable."

"And her ideas are particularly progressive..."

Shen Tingci quickly shook his head. "No, I just wanted to correct your sister-in-law's mispronunciation, but my words were not appropriate. I'm sorry."

Gu Shuhe was quite protective of her family, and she was still a little unhappy when she heard this. However, she was an introverted girl, so she didn't show it. She just said, "My sister-in-law is a very cheerful and straightforward person. Sometimes she may like to joke. She doesn't mean it. It's just that you can't stand it."

“You must be a meticulous person working at the county committee. If my address as ‘sister-in-law’ has made you unhappy, I apologize. I’m sorry!”

Shen Tingci "..."

Wen Tang silently gave her sister-in-law a thumbs up.

Then she walked over to Gu Shuhe, rested her head on Gu Shuhe's shoulder, and said sadly, "Shuhe, your sister-in-law has embarrassed you."

Gu Shuhe immediately shook her head, "That's not true. We talk like this at home. It's not your fault if Comrade Shen doesn't like it."

"If Comrade Shen isn't buying cigarettes today, what is he going to buy?" Gu Shuhe's expression was already quite distant.

She was never a quick person to get to know people, and now she's fallen into a state of complete isolation.

Shen Tingci glanced at Wen Tang, who was leaning on Gu Shuhe's shoulder, and said, "Buy five yuan's worth of soy sauce!"

Gu Shuhe “…”

Do you have a bottle?

"Take it from this way!"

Gu Shuhe turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go get him some soy sauce!"

Wen Tang looked up and said, "Okay, go ahead!"

The soy sauce was placed in the far corner of the supply and marketing cooperative.

As soon as Gu Shuhe left, Shen Tingci lowered his voice and asked, "May I ask you a question?"

Only Wen Tang was standing nearby; needless to say, he was talking to Wen Tang.

Wen Tang looked at him.

He asked, "It might just be my own guess, but I feel like you have a problem with me."

Wen Tangyi: Don't you understand?

"After Shuhe rejected you on a blind date, you transferred her to the county town. Shouldn't I, as her sister-in-law, have objections?"

Before she could finish speaking, Wen Tang cut off Shen Tingci's words again, "Don't try to deny that you did it. It's so obvious, anyone with eyes can see it."

“Our Shuhe is naive, but you can’t treat everyone else like fools, don’t you think?”

Shen Tingci did not shy away from this, but rather frankly admitted, "To be honest, I did do it."

"Perhaps you've already guessed what I'm thinking. To be honest, I've taken a liking to Shuhe, and I want to marry her and have her as my partner. Of course, she rejected me."

"So transferring her to the county town was a means I actively sought to achieve this."

"But apart from that, I won't do anything else disreputable." Shen Tingci said this to reassure Wen Tang, otherwise, if Gu Shuhe were taken home, he couldn't possibly do anything to bully men and women.

As he himself said, the new China was established, so there was no such thing.

Wen Tang shrugged. "Since you've admitted it, it's perfectly reasonable for me to target you."

Shen Tingci "..."

"Moreover, your methods are rather low-class."

As if knowing he didn't want to admit it, Wen Tang said, "If you think it's acceptable, then tell Shu He that you were the one who instigated the transfer."

Shen Tingci fell silent immediately.

Wen Tang felt relieved immediately.

Shen Tingci wasn't ashamed at all. "I admit that my actions were inappropriate, but I still hope that if Shuhe is willing, you can speak frankly about your dissatisfaction with me. If I am wrong, I will correct it; if not, I will strive to do better."

Wen Tang shook her head. "You misunderstood. We have no complaints about you. We just hope that Shuhe can marry the right person in the future and live a happy life without any grievances."

"I didn't marry a wife with the intention of letting her come back and suffer."

Shen Tingci's words made Wen Tang scrutinize him several times.

Since Shen Tingci had already come this far, he began to recommend himself: "I have no bad habits, my salary is higher than the average person, and I won't let Shuhe suffer financially."

“My company’s benefits are better than most people’s, so Shuhe won’t suffer from financial hardship after we get married.”

"As for family, the number of people in the family is relatively small."

“I only have one younger brother and one younger sister, and I don’t have any complicated interpersonal relationships.”

"Then why aren't you married yet at twenty-seven?" Wen Tang asked sincerely.

Gu Juyuan's words had enlightened Wen Tang.

This isn't the case in later generations; in this day and age, very few people get married at the age of twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

If there is, there must be a reason.

Being picky can be one reason, but there might be other reasons as well.

When asked why she doesn't get married, Shen Tingci thought for a moment and said, "If Shuhe asks me in the future, I will answer her."

The meaning is obvious: he will not answer Wen Tang.

Wen Tang nodded. "Hmm, it seems like this isn't a good thing."

Shen Tingci "..."

Just then, Shuhe came over with soy sauce. "Five yuan worth of soy sauce, here you go," Gu Shuhe said, struggling to carry a large jug to him.

It's his own fault for asking for five yuan!

Five yuan worth of soy sauce takes time to make, but five yuan worth of soy sauce is quite a lot.

Look at Gu Shuhe right in front of him, then look at Wen Tang's expression that says, "I knew you were up to no good."

Shen Tingci stepped forward and bent down to take the heavy soy sauce bottle from Gu Shuhe's hand.

Then he said, "There is a reason why I am not married at twenty-seven." He put the soy sauce bottle on the counter and looked at Gu Shuhe. "I originally had a marriage partner, but as the wedding approached, she responded to the national call and went to the countryside."

Wen Tang: Why do you all love going to the countryside so much?

"I'm a normal person. It does take some time to end a relationship. After that, I didn't meet anyone suitable, so it's been delayed until now."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wen Tang and said, "There's nothing that can't be said to others."

He nodded slightly, then prepared to leave.

Gu Shuhe looked at the large jug of soy sauce. "Soy sauce..."

"I'll have someone from the cafeteria come and get it later!"

Shen Tingci turned and left.

She still had that cold and aloof demeanor.

After Gu Shuhe and the others left, she became curious, "Why did he suddenly bring this up?"

"because……"

"Why?" Wen Tang thought for a moment and said, "He asked why my family didn't approve of your marriage, and I asked him why he wasn't married at this age, and then..."

Gu Shuhe nodded, "So he had a fiancée before!"