My Dongguan Love Story

When my cousin-in-law jokingly asked me this, I scratched my head and awkwardly laughed, saying, "I don't know either!"

Seeing my sincere answer, my cousin-in-law stopped worrying about it, but she reminded me not to let Tang Yan down, and then proceeded to interrogate me:

"You've only been working at Dingsheng for a few days, how come you know two big shots like Zhao Fengyue and General Manager Li from the Agricultural Bank? And I noticed they're taking extra care of you; your relationship is definitely not ordinary!"

I realized it wasn't realistic to keep it from my cousin-in-law, so I told her everything that had happened at Dingsheng in the past few days.

Of course, I deliberately hid my special relationship with Sister Zhao.

When my cousin-in-law heard that Tang Yan's ex-boyfriend, Xiao Ze, was bringing his Hunan gang to beat me up, she was furious.

"This Xiao Ze, he clearly cheated on his wife, and he still has the nerve to seek revenge?"

At that moment, she understood why the Hunan gang had kidnapped them to threaten Dazhuang. The root of the problem lay with Xiao Ze!

When she heard that I was now the head of the marketing department at Dingsheng, my cousin-in-law smiled and patted me on the shoulder: "That's great, our Dazhuang is already a manager."

"Sister-in-law, stop teasing me. I'm just a junior manager, how can I compare to you?"

Hearing what I said, my cousin-in-law smiled and waved her hand, "Alright, let's stop with this mutual flattery."

"However, I can understand why you didn't abscond with Mr. Zhao's million, but how could you resist the temptation of kickbacks? Most purchasing agents take kickbacks these days," my cousin-in-law asked me curiously.

I said, "A gentleman has principles of what to do and what not to do. Sooner or later, those who seek ill-gotten gains will be locked up."

After listening, her cousin-in-law couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Dazhuang, I understand you less and less! I never expected you to have such profound insights at such a young age!"

After I answered all my cousin's questions, she saw that it was still early before Tang Yan got off work and happily said, "Let's go shopping next!"

We walked towards the first-floor shopping area. As we walked, my cousin-in-law felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the shoes. She looked down, frowned helplessly, and sighed softly, "These shoes are of such poor quality. They've come unglued after only two months."

I followed her gaze downwards and noticed that the toes of her shoes were indeed coming unglued. I suggested, "Let's go buy a new pair of shoes! Otherwise, we don't know when these shoes will break. It's best to get them replaced while we're at the mall."

My cousin's wife looked up and saw a shoe store ahead. Pointing ahead, she said to me, "Where are we going?"

We walked into the shoe store side by side. The ceiling fans twirled slowly, a faint scent of jasmine filled the air, and soft old songs played from the stereo. The shelves were laden with a dazzling array of shoes. I couldn't help but exclaim:

"Wow, this shoe store has such a great ambiance!"

My cousin smiled and pointed to a pair of black high heels on her right: "How about these?"

I looked at her intently. She was wearing a well-fitting shirt and a knee-length pencil skirt, with this year's trendy soft curls. She had a gentle demeanor, and these shoes would definitely look good on her. So I smiled and nodded, "They look great. Try them on."

She didn't expect me to respond seriously. She recalled shopping with her cousin in the past, and when her cousin encountered similar questions, he would either lower his head and give a perfunctory answer: "It looks nice!" or he would advise her that it was too expensive and not to buy it or she would get scolded by her mother when she got home.

Sigh! She shook her head, trying to shake off the unhappy things from the past. Then she bent down to pick up her shoes, leaning slightly forward, and pulled her upper garment up a little.

I stood to the side and slightly behind, and my gaze inadvertently caught sight of her delicate collarbone, and further down, a patch of snow-white skin that I shouldn't have seen.

A sudden, sharp pain shot through my chest, like being struck by lightning, and my heartbeat instantly became erratic. I froze on the spot, hastily averting my gaze, my ears turning bright red. I could clearly feel the heat spreading from my cheeks to my neck, my palms were slightly damp, and my breathing became involuntarily rapid.

My cousin's wife finished putting on her shoes and looked up, just in time to meet my flustered gaze. She instantly understood, raised her hand to her chest, and blushed slightly, but she didn't point it out. She just asked softly, "How do I look?"

I didn't dare look at her, my throat tightened, and my voice was slightly hoarse: "Beautiful, it suits you perfectly!"

Upon hearing this, his cheeks burned even hotter. He tidied his messy hair and was about to take a step to test the feel of his foot when his foot suddenly slipped, and his body lurched to the side.

Instinctively, I reached out and wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her into my embrace. My palm rested against her soft waist; she lost her balance and leaned against my chest. We were pressed very close, our breaths mingling, and we could clearly hear each other's rapid heartbeats.

My whole body stiffened, and I wanted to loosen my grip, but I was afraid that my cousin-in-law would lose her balance and fall to the ground.

My cousin's wife leaned against me, her hands gently resting on my body. She tried to push me away but somehow couldn't muster the strength.

A blush rose to her cheeks, she glanced up at me, then hurriedly looked away. She took my arm and slowly stood up.

After she stood up, she nervously moved away from me, went to the counter, pointed to her shoes, and said to the cashier:

"Beautiful lady, check please."

The cashier glanced at the shoes her sister-in-law was wearing and said with a smile, "Okay, Cheng Hui, 39 yuan."

"Hmm." My cousin's wife took fifty yuan, accepted the eleven yuan change, and walked towards me.

"Let's go after we've finished shopping."

After my cousin-in-law finished speaking, she walked out of the shoe store before me.

Looking at my cousin's wife walking ahead of me, I suddenly felt that our relationship had undergone a subtle change.

Just as I was wondering where things had gone wrong, my cousin-in-law suddenly turned around, glanced at me, and said:

"Dazhuang, go buy some clothes for yourself. You should get a new outfit."

Listening to my cousin's wife's words, I looked down at my clothes: a black T-shirt, faded a bit from washing. My pants were also fading. I really should change them.

My cousin and I walked a short distance and saw a men's clothing store having a sale. My cousin went inside, her eyes scanning the clothes on display, and finally settled on a blue T-shirt with English lettering.

My cousin-in-law reached out and picked it up, holding it up against me. She seemed quite satisfied with the result and tossed the clothes to me: "Try this on and see if it fits."

I took off my shirt and put on this outfit.

My cousin's wife looked me up and down, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "This suits you well. Is it comfortable to wear?"

I touched my T-shirt and said, "It feels quite cool to wear!"

The proprietress next to me smiled and said, "Your partner has good taste; this suits you very well, and it makes you look much more energetic."

My cousin's wife blushed slightly upon hearing this, glanced at me briefly, and replied, "We're not boyfriend and girlfriend."

I was going to explain, but after hearing what my cousin-in-law said, I swallowed my words!

My cousin-in-law picked out a pair of black trousers and handed them to me. She pointed to the fitting room door and reminded me to try them on.

My cousin's wife picked out some really good quality trousers. They fit her well without being too tight, and they felt very comfortable against her legs.

Then I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to zip up the zipper, so I quickly turned around to zip it up.

Because of nervousness, his hands trembled, and it took him several tries to pull it up. He turned to his sister-in-law embarrassedly, his voice muffled like a mosquito's buzz: "It's done."

When my sister-in-law heard what I said, she finally dared to turn her head and glance at me. Seeing my embarrassed and helpless expression, she felt a little like laughing.