Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

Ding Yang paused for a moment.

"No, that's not true. You might not believe it, but I'm not afraid of being bullied. I'm just afraid of being taken advantage of. Favors are the hardest debts to repay."

"I'm willing to go to great lengths for my friends, and I should repay kindness. The Li family has been very kind to me. They've helped me so much in opening this shop, so I can't bully Xiulian."

"As a man, I can't easily take off a woman's pants. I can't take that responsibility right now, so I can't touch her."

"If I really wanted to be a scumbag, I'd just sleep with them and then not take responsibility. What could they do to me then?"

"At worst, I can just quit this shop and move somewhere else. I'm just doing manual labor, it's not high-tech stuff, I can do it anywhere."

"Xiaoyang, do you know that Xiulian really likes you now? If you keep dragging her along like this, she's unlikely to go looking for someone else, is she?"

"I can't do anything about it. I've already told her before. All I can do now is try to keep my distance from her and not hurt her anymore."

"Why can't you marry her?"

"Marriage is a sacred thing and cannot be taken lightly. I was raised by my grandparents, so when it comes to discussing marriage, I have to ask my grandparents for permission."

"My grandparents are very conservative. Even if I were to get married, I would never settle down here. There's no room for discussion. My grandfather would never agree to it."

"Besides, I'm only 24. I don't want to get married so early. I'm so poor right now that I can't even feed myself. What the hell am I talking about, finding a wife? That's bullshit!"

"Then you can date first, you don't have to get married right away. It's not too late to get married after dating for two years, right?"

"Sister, I don't want to talk about love right now, and I don't want to hear any bullshit love stories. All I want to do right now is make money. What's the use of just envying other people? I have to be richer than others. If you don't have money, you don't deserve to be in a relationship. Everything else is bullshit."

"These days, when you're poor, chasing after women is called being a simp; when you're rich, chasing after women is called love."

"The thickness of your wallet determines the weight of your words, and the balance in your bank account is the true value of your emotions. Do you understand, girl? What right does a man have to date if he has no money? It's like a dog lifting a curtain—all it takes is its mouth!"

"I fucking hate sleeping with girls in cheap motels that cost 30 yuan a night. I feel like a thief, so anxious and nervous. This is not the life I want. Even if she is the most beautiful woman in the world, I have no desire for her when I'm lying on a cheap metal bed."

"Ugh, why are you so materialistic? You reek of money."

"You're absolutely right. I'm covered in the smell of copper right now. I wish I could be surrounded by copper. If you really want to be nice to me, introduce me to more business. I'd rather make more money than anything else."

"Hate!"

"So you don't like Xiulian, but you like me?"

"Go away, you? Look at how pathetic you look."

Chen Jingyi glanced at her chest and suddenly realized what was happening.

"Snapped!"

"You bastard, you son of a bitch, I'll strangle you."

"Ah...stop fooling around..."

Suddenly Ding Yang sat up, and the two bumped into each other.

The scene was extremely awkward, and the atmosphere was very ambiguous.

"Jingyi, I'm so sorry."

"snort!"

"Can't you tell I like you?"

"Jingyi, I'm not stupid. I can understand everything with just a glance. There's no need to say it out loud. When a woman approaches a man for no reason, some things don't need to be said."

"But I really don't want to talk about this right now. I want to be good friends with you, the kind of close friends. Let's not cross that line. Once things between men and women go to bed, it's hard to be friends afterwards. Please don't ruin this atmosphere, okay?"

"I'm not as good as you think. Xiulian's situation is already giving me a headache, so please don't make things worse."

"Then promise me you won't refuse me anymore, and we'll be best buddies, right?"

"OK!"

"Oh, do you have any spare rooms?"

"You're looking to rent a place?"

"Pretty much. A friend of mine has a girlfriend who is pregnant. They both work in a factory in Houjie, and they want to have the baby."

"But the environment in the factory is not suitable for pregnancy, so he wanted to come and do this with me so that his girlfriend could come here to have her pregnancy."

"I plan to let them live in this shop. While I'm working, his girlfriend can help me watch the shop."

"Oh! Then I'll make room for you, you can stay with me."

"Here we go again, huh?"

"I'm talking to you about renting a place, not about living with you. You're a girl; if I sleep with you, how will you ever get married?"

"Hehe, I'll marry you!"

"Are you crazy? There are plenty of good men out there. Why would you choose someone like me who does manual labor? Are you out of your mind?"

"But your job as a laborer is different from others, isn't it? It's only temporary."

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. I still want to do business here, and I don't want your parents chasing me with sticks."

"Ugh, my parents would never do that."

"Jingyi, don't tell Xiulian about me renting a place, otherwise she'll definitely drag me to live with her."

"knew!"

"Alright, you can go back now. It's so hot, there's no point in staying here. I'll take a nap first, and then I'll come to your house to deliver the sand when I wake up."

"Okay, I'm leaving then."

"Um!"

Chen Jingyi walked out of the tin shack, only to bump into Xiulian's mother who happened to be coming out at that moment.

Chen Jingyi suddenly blushed.

"Aunt Tian!"

"Jingyi, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, my house is almost finished being renovated, but I'm still short of cement and sand. I've come to find Ding Yang to ask him to send another truckload of sand over."

"oh!"

"Aunt Tian, ​​I'm leaving now."

Take care!

Chen Jingyi rode off on her women's motorcycle in a flash.

Aunt Tian found it a bit strange. If she wanted to buy sand, she could have just made a phone call. Why did she have to come in person?

Xiulian's mother walked into the store and saw Ding Yang lying on the bed sleeping with his arms outstretched.

Ding Yang pretended to be asleep, but he actually knew that Xiulian's mother had come in.

Seeing that Ding Yang seemed to be asleep, Xiulian's mother didn't say anything more and slowly left the room.

He immediately called Xiulian.

"Hey, Xiulian!"

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"Xiulian, Jingyi just came out of Dingyang's room and Mom saw her. She looked a little embarrassed and guilty when she saw me. Is she having an affair with Dingyang?"

"Mom, don't talk nonsense. How could that be? Jingyi's house is being renovated, and Dingyang delivered sand and cement to her. They're probably quite familiar with each other now. It's nothing. Don't overthink it."

"Girl, it's not that I'm overthinking, it's just that I think Jingyi might have fallen for Dingyang too. Young girls are easily swayed by first love, and Jingyi is getting on in years. How do you know she doesn't like Dingyang?"

"Mom, Ding Yang isn't that kind of person."

"Hmph, if you're going to believe a man's words, you might as well believe that pigs can fly."

"You silly girl, don't let someone else steal your boyfriend, that would be so embarrassing."

"Mom, no, don't worry about it, I understand."

"Okay, Mom's hanging up."