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Cheng Zheng glanced at her casually: "Who told you that?"

Gao Tingting blinked, staring stubbornly at him: "Never mind who said it, just tell me if you have someone you like?"

Cheng Zheng picked up the form Gao Tingting had handed him from the table, glanced at it, and neither admitted nor denied it: "Why are you asking about this kind of thing?"

Unable to get an answer, Gao Tingting changed the subject: "So, what are your feelings for Qingqing? Do you have any feelings for her?"

Cheng Zheng paused in his work of looking at the form, then looked up: "Did she send you to inquire about this?"

"No, no, I'm just curious," Gao Tingting quickly waved her hand, her eyes darting around. "Brother, actually I think Qingqing is really great. Look, she's beautiful, capable, and a good cook. Where can you find such a wonderful woman? Don't you think so?"

"So what?" Cheng Zheng raised one corner of his lips in a cold, hard smirk.

Gao Tingting couldn't figure out what his expression meant. Anyway, she was never a match for her older brother in psychological warfare, so she decided to go all out and said directly, "So I think she'd be perfect as my sister-in-law. Why don't you consider it?"

Cheng Zheng's eyes darkened for a moment. He glanced at his sister, then lowered his gaze again, focusing on the form in his hand. He said in a calm tone, "I don't care if you get close to Shen Qing, but don't mention it in front of Mom."

Gao Tingting was completely exasperated. Getting a single sentence out of her brother was harder than climbing to heaven. He never answered her questions directly, and she couldn't get anything out of him no matter what she asked.

"But brother, how did this get involved with Mom again? Does Mom know Qingqing?"

"If you have a lot of free time, fill out these forms as well." Cheng Zheng picked up a document from the table and handed it to Gao Tingting.

"No, no, no, I'm quite busy, hehe..." Gao Tingting shook her head like a rattle drum, retreating towards the door as she spoke. When she opened the door, she added unwillingly, "Brother, if you keep going like this, your wife will be snatched away by someone else at the dance party this weekend. You're just being difficult."

After saying that, Gao Tingting quickly went out and closed the door behind her.

She just couldn't understand it. Shen Qing was so beautiful, with her face, her chest, her waist, and her skin so fair and delicate that you could smell her faint fragrance up close. Even she, a woman, couldn't resist her. She wanted to touch her, suck on her, and hug her tightly. How could her brother remain unmoved and indifferent when he was with such a celestial being every day?

They even forced the girl to give up; what a waste!

If she were a man, she would have taken the initiative herself.

Gao Tingting is a sucker for good looks. She has liked things that look good since she was a child. Even when she was a child, she would pick out the nicest-looking twigs to play with.

This can also be attributed to her biological mother, Gao Jie.

Gao Jie has loved beauty since she was a child. She would fuss in front of the mirror every day, looking at herself in the mirror more than a dozen times a day. She also carried a small mirror with her when she went out. Recently, she has been disturbed by the matter of her illegitimate daughter, so she has no mood to dress up. In the past, she would spend her days either buying clothes or applying makeup.

While other women are still using face cream, she's already using foreign skincare products, like whitening and anti-aging creams, all brought back from abroad by someone.

Under her mother's influence every day, Gao Tingting's aesthetic sense has also been skewed, and she pays attention to appearance first in everything she does.

I firmly believe that one's appearance reflects one's inner self, so how bad can a good-looking person be?

It's those ugly people who are actually the ones who are most likely to cause trouble and harm others behind the scenes.

Tonight after get off work, Cheng Zheng, for the first time ever, waited for Gao Tingting on his way home.

"What did you mean by the weekend dance party?" Cheng Zheng asked her as soon as they met.

"Hehe, you're getting anxious now?" Gao Tingting glanced at her brother sideways, then shut her mouth, mimicking his refusal to answer the question directly.

"Fine, don't tell me then." Cheng Zheng walked straight past her.

Gao Tingting waved her fist at his retreating figure, but her feet honestly followed: "Hey, I didn't say I wouldn't tell you."

Cheng Zheng stopped, turned to look at her, and raised an eyebrow.

Gao Tingting was at her wits' end, completely under her brother's thumb. She fawned over him, "It's Qingqing. She's going to the weekend dance. You know how popular she is at the factory. I'm not exaggerating. Just this noon, I went to the cafeteria with her, and several men fawned over her along the way. You should know Li Wei, he's from your department. When we couldn't find seats at the cafeteria, he immediately stood up and offered his seat, saying he was done eating and that Qingqing should sit in his place. Wow, he still had more than half a plate left. What do you mean he was done eating... he was just deliberately trying to curry favor."

"And the union one..."

Gao Tingting chattered away, counting Lin Shuyao's suitors.

Cheng Zheng didn't say a word, his face was expressionless, only his lips were tightly pursed, and his profile was cold and hard, making people feel intimidated.

Gao Tingting secretly curled her lips. Her older brother was really a repressed pervert. When he heard that other men were nice to Qingqing, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He just wouldn't admit that he was interested in Qingqing.

Hard mouth!

That's absolutely just stubbornness!

Gao Tingting decided to add fuel to the fire one last time: "When Qingqing goes to the dance, many men will definitely ask her to dance. When they put their hands on Qingqing's shoulders, put their arms around her waist, and say some sweet words face to face, and they look into each other's eyes, who knows, a little spark of love might ignite. Anyway, that's how it's written in Soviet romance novels..."

Gao Tingting shook her head and clicked her tongue. The door was already in front of her. As she took out her key to open the door, she glanced back at her brother. His aura was so cold, and his face was so tense, it was terrifying.

When Cheng Zheng saw her looking over, he gave her a cold glance. She quickly turned back and pushed open the door.

"Ah Zheng, Tingting, you're back!"

As soon as the brother and sister entered the door, Zhang Mei's voice came from the living room.

"Auntie," Gao Tingting greeted, and Cheng Zheng also called out indifferently.

After the two changed their shoes and entered the living room, they discovered that Zhang Mei was sitting next to another woman. Upon seeing the woman's face, Cheng Zheng's aura suddenly plummeted, and his expression turned icy.

Gao Tingting looked at the other person with confusion; she didn't recognize them and had never seen them before.

Upon seeing the two, Zhang Mei stood up and introduced them with a smile, "Tingting, this is Comrade Zhou Liya, my colleague's daughter. She had dinner and went shopping with your brother last time, but you were sick then and didn't get to see Liya."

Zhou Liya smiled and said, "Hello Tingting, I've heard Aunt Zhang mention you before. Seeing you today, you're indeed very beautiful and graceful."

"Hello." Gao Tingting had heard so many flattering words since she was a child that she was immune to them. She nodded politely and reservedly, without saying much. Her gaze swept around the living room. "Auntie, where's my mom?"

Zhang Mei said, "He's in the kitchen. Wash your hands and we'll get ready to eat soon."

Gao Tingting nodded, then turned her gaze back to Zhou Liya.

As if remembering something, Zhou Liya turned around, picked up a brown paper bag from the coffee table, and handed it to Cheng Zheng. "Comrade Cheng, don't you like candied hawthorns? I happened to run into the old man who sold candied hawthorns last time when I came here today, so I brought you two skewers."

Cheng Zheng didn't even answer the call. He just glanced at her coldly and turned to walk towards the restroom.

Zhou Liya looked embarrassed.

Gao Tingting touched her nose and followed behind her brother, saying, "I'm going to wash my hands too."

The two turned out of the living room, and Gao Tingting coughed twice: "Brother, when did you start liking candied hawthorns? Before, whenever I went out with you, you would never eat candied hawthorns."

"Aren't you going to wash your hands?" Cheng Zheng walked to the sink and turned to look at her.

"Ugh, you're not answering my question again." Gao Tingting muttered as she walked over, turned on the tap, and started washing her hands. As she washed, she became increasingly uneasy, and suddenly turned to stare at her brother. "You wouldn't happen to have a crush on that Zhou Liya, would you?"

"Which eye of yours saw that I was interested in her?" Cheng Zheng retorted immediately.

Gao Tingting shook her hands dry and giggled twice: "Then you'll eat candied hawthorns with them."

"She didn't eat it, I ate it. Are you done washing up? Hurry up and leave." Cheng Zheng glanced at her sideways and slowly began to roll up his sleeves.

"It's good that it's not interesting." Gao Tingting breathed a sigh of relief. "I knew it. You're not that blind. You don't even like Qingqing, so why would you like Zhou Liya?"

"Tingting, what are you talking to your brother about? Come and help me serve the dishes." The sink was right next to the kitchen, and Gao Jie called out.

"Coming, coming!" Gao Tingting lowered her sleeves, ready to go over, when Cheng Zheng suddenly said, "Watch your mouth, don't talk nonsense in front of Mom."

"Okay." Gao Tingting made a gesture to seal her mouth, then turned and went into the kitchen.

……

"Liya, make yourself at home and order whatever you like," Gao Jie said with a smile at the dining table.

Zhang Mei served Zhou Liya some food: "Come and try your Aunt Gao's cooking. Your Aunt Gao is the best at making sweet and sour pork ribs, it's so delicious."

"Aunt Gao's cooking is really good, much better than my mom's." Zhou Liya took a bite and praised her.

Gao Jie smiled broadly, "If you like it, eat more. Come to our house for meals often in the future."

She had originally planned to find other potential partners for her son, but Zhou Liya took the initiative to express her feelings for Cheng Zheng and wanted to get to know him better. As the saying goes, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man. Her son is the passive type, and most women would be scared away if they saw him. Maybe if Zhou Liya takes the initiative, her son will fall for her?

Anyway, it's better than getting entangled with an illegitimate daughter.

So when Zhang Mei relayed Zhou Liya's message to her, Gao Jie immediately called her home to give her and her son more opportunities to spend time together.

"Ah Zheng, why don't you get some food for Liya?" Gao Jie said, pulling herself out of her thoughts and gesturing to her son.

Cheng Zheng didn't react at all, clearly not intending to pick up any food. Gao Jie gave him a warning look, and Gao Tingting immediately reached out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of rib for Zhou Liya, saying, "Comrade Zhou, let me pick it up for you."

Cheng Zheng glanced at his sister, his lips twitching almost imperceptibly. Gao Tingting secretly gave him a clever look in return.

The interaction between the brother and sister naturally did not escape Gao Jie's notice.

Seeing that she couldn't get her son to eat, she could only turn to Zhou Liya: "When Azheng was little, he loved this stir-fried pork with green peppers. Every time I made this dish, he could eat two big bowls of rice."

Zhou Liya immediately understood and diligently placed a piece of shredded meat on Cheng Zheng's plate. The chopsticks were frozen in mid-air, and Cheng Zheng's mouth was almost split open, but he hesitated to reach out and take it.

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment, and Gao Tingting quickly held out her bowl, "My brother's tastes changed after he grew up. Now I like to eat shredded pork with green peppers. Thank you, Comrade Zhou."

Zhou Liya finally found a way out, stiffly tugged at the corners of her lips, and put the shredded meat into Gao Tingting's bowl.

Gao Jie nudged her daughter under the table and gave her a meaningful look.

Gao Tingting pretended not to see it and continued, "Comrade Zhou, you usually like to go shopping? I love shopping too, how about we go shopping together after dinner?"

Zhang Mei interjected, "It's not safe for two women to go out together. Let A-Zheng accompany you."

Gao Tingting pouted in disgust: "My brother doesn't like shopping. He just keeps urging me to hurry up and finish shopping so we can go home. Comrade Zhou, let's not take him. I'll call my childhood friend Hua Zi later, and the three of us can go shopping. He can even take you home after we're done, so you don't have to worry about safety."

Gao Jie nudged her son again: "Azheng, you go with Liya and your sister."

Cheng Zheng put down his chopsticks and stood up: "I don't have time. I have some things to do at work. I need to go there now."

Zhou Liya didn't want to go shopping with Gao Tingting. She still wanted to get some money out of Cheng Zheng. If she went shopping with Gao Tingting, she might have to pay for Gao Tingting's things. She quickly said, "Aunt Gao, work is important. We can go shopping next time. Comrade Cheng goes to his workplace in the same direction as my house. Why don't I go out with Comrade Cheng?"

Gao Jie: "Oh, that's fine. A-Zheng, you take Liya back."

Cheng Zheng said coldly, "It's not convenient for me, and being alone outside with a woman so late at night could easily cause misunderstandings. Aunt, could you please take Comrade Zhou home?"

His words were tantamount to making his stance clear.

The two parties came here for a blind date, and if one party doesn't want to cause a misunderstanding, it means they're not interested.

Zhou Liya could no longer pretend to be confused, and her face turned red and then pale with embarrassment: "Then I won't bother you any longer, Auntie."

She stood up and nodded to Gao Jie. Gao Jie was also embarrassed, as the blind date dinner had turned out like this. "I'm sorry, Liya, it's my fault for not asking clearly today. You can come to my house to play another day when Azheng is free."

"Okay, Aunt Gao." Zhou Liya maintained her understanding smile.

Zhang Mei offered, "Liya, I'll take you there."

The meal ended just like that.

After Zhang Mei and Zhou Liya left, only Gao Jie and her brother and sister remained at the table.

Hearing the door close, Gao Jie threw her chopsticks on the table, crossed her arms, and said angrily, "Cheng Zheng, you've gone too far!"