Back to the prime of life

Chapter 41 List
Caiyun Village 3 is indeed not a good community. From the third floor, you can hear the "beeping" sound of electric bikes coming from below from time to time. There is also a family downstairs who is always quarreling. Because they are from other places, Lu Changge can't understand most of it. He can only hear a man scolding a woman.

Zuo Shuya said that they were a couple from another place who rented the garage downstairs, and this kind of thing was common.

Lu Changge pricked up his ears and listened for a moment before saying, "I'll beat you to death. I understand what he's saying. He's hitting someone fiercely."

These voices made Zuo Shuya's face tense. "Actually, I'm a divorced woman."

"Ah?" Lu Changge was stunned. "No, a man and a woman are alone in a room together. What do you mean by that? And you're still drinking."

Zuo Shuya hadn't realized it at first, but after being reminded, she realized something was wrong. So she explained in a slightly flustered manner, "You, don't misunderstand me. I was just talking about my own business. I didn't mean anything like that."

Finally, he added, "I really don't have any."

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if it happens." Lu Changge showed his flaws that he is not a good person.

Now it was Zuo Shuya's turn to be stunned.

"You...I...this..."

"Just a joke, just a joke." He stopped it in time.

Zuo Shuya sighed and let out a deflated breath, "You really scared me to death. I was feeling really sad, but you scared me to death."

"Actually, if we're going to get a divorce, then we're going to get a divorce. There's no need to be sad and sentimental. I see you're not that old, and you look young and pretty. There will be plenty of people who will be attracted to you in the future."

Zuo Shuya was a little surprised by all the fancy words. She said, "I can see that."

"what?"

"You're not as naive as an average college student. Just now, I didn't even think about it being a single man and a single woman, but you jumped to the idea."

Lu Changge didn't feel embarrassed, but said stubbornly, "College students are more innocent, that's just your stereotype. Those boys and girls don't have anyone watching them, so they do whatever they want driven by instinct."

"What about you? You have a girlfriend too, right?"

"not yet."

"Why, I feel you are quite outstanding and have a lot of substance."

"Generally speaking, to compliment someone is to say that there's nothing to compliment about his appearance."

"Really? Why do you always have strange ways of talking?" Zuo Shuya laughed, then said helplessly, "I really wanted to talk because I had a few drinks, but now you've led me astray."

"Mine. Tell me, what do you want to talk about?"

OK.

She readjusted her emotions and started to build up her mood again from the beginning.

"I'm not just a divorced woman..."

Lu Changge: “…”

He refrained from complaining any further.

Unfortunately, he couldn't tell whether Zuo Shuya's face turned red from drinking or she was just a little embarrassed.

"Before the divorce, I was a housewife. Giving up my career was my own choice. At the time, I wondered if I'd be betrayed one day, but as I was supported for so long, those thoughts gradually faded... In the end, we got divorced, and after the divorce, I was left with nothing.

During the National Day holiday, you'll see I was the only one in the entire law firm. I wasn't in the mood for a vacation, I didn't have much money, and I'd forgotten a lot of my professional skills, so I worked really hard every day to catch up."

Lu Changge recalled that she was a little insecure at the time. "I've only seen these things on TV before, and I didn't expect you to encounter them. It's indeed... quite tragic. But being a lawyer is still a good profession after all. I can start over slowly and get through it."

Zuo Shuya pursed her lips and smiled. "Actually, I really have to thank you. If I hadn't taken your private job, I would have run out of money. I used the first 400 yuan you paid me to buy a pair of shoes for my daughter. She loves it."

When talking about his daughter, Lu Changge felt a bit of empathy, as he was also a parent.

"That's the photo that's your QQ profile picture, right? She looks very cute. What's her name?"

"My nickname is An An."

"Think about An An. You shouldn't be depressed. Children always take their parents as role models." Zuo Shuya felt a little sad when she heard this. Of course, it was not because Lu Changge was so good at talking, but because she thought about her current miserable situation and felt that she was not worthy of being a role model for her daughter.

"You're right." She sniffed. "I'm going to quit."

"No, I'm asking you to not be depressed, not to quit." Lu Changge was speechless. "You saved enough money to quit after working for two months?"

"If I had money, I wouldn't even drink this. But after tonight, I realized that I can't get any serious cases here."

Lu Changge thought of the scene where she was dragged by that man to the private room to continue drinking.

"It's not easy. That's why this society is so strange. Money tends to flow to those who have enough, and love tends to flow to those who have enough. But suffering, in the end, comes to those who can endure it."

"Who said that? It makes sense."

"Zhang Ailing." Lu Changge was just talking nonsense. What he said was not convincing at all and could not comfort anyone.

Zuo Shuya already believed it. She was still wondering whether it was Maugham last time and Eileen Chang this time. This Mr. Lu was really different from others.

Lu Changge was thinking about something else. He looked at Zuo Shuya again and an idea came to his mind.

"If you want to resign, have you found a new job?"

"Not yet, but I can't let what happened tonight happen again. I don't want An'an to... have a mother like that as a role model. So I have to go anyway."

"I didn't find it well."

"what?"

Lu Changge said, "Actually, I've been running a Taobao store lately. I made a little money in the first half month, and I think I can make even more in the future. But right now, I need someone."

"You mean..." She pointed at herself, "me?"

"I've just thought about it, and it should be possible. After all, you're a lawyer, so your eloquence shouldn't be too bad. Your image is also decent."

He looked even bolder as he said this, but he left some room at the end, "Forget it, let's talk about this after you wake up tomorrow. Don't talk about serious matters when you're drunk. Otherwise, you'll agree in a daze and think I'm fooling you."

"No, I'm a little more sober now. Mr. Lu, what kind of Taobao store do you run? I've only read a few law books. Is this really suitable for me?"

Lu Changge became more serious. "Whether it's suitable or not is not up to me to decide. It's up to you. Let's stop here. We'll talk about it in detail tomorrow."

Since he had even considered Qin Jun, he could certainly consider Zuo Shuya as well. At least she didn't look like a college student, so she could definitely be on his shortlist.

"I'll go back first."

After saying that, he really left.

the next day,
Zuo Shuya was woken up by a phone call, and the caller ID showed Director Chen.

"Hello, Rongrong."

A voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hey, Shuya, are you asleep? There's something I find a little strange. Who was that client you took on last time for a private job?"

"What's wrong?"

"The factory he bought is on the demolition list."

Zuo Shuya, who hadn't fully woken up yet, sat up suddenly when she heard this. "Are you talking about that shabby knitting factory?!"

"Yes, I saw the list. It's a bit of a coincidence, but I wonder if it's too coincidental."

"Then, how much compensation can I get for the demolition?"

"I guess around 800,000, um... a little over 780,000."

Zuo Shuya was stunned for a moment. No, if she had received this call earlier, she would have simply said that she was talking about a divorced woman, and that was what she meant!
"I feel like he has some important background. He's definitely not an ordinary person."

Zuo Shuya said, "It doesn't matter. Even if he was ordinary before, now that he has nearly 800,000, he's no longer ordinary."

(End of this chapter)