"What is there to hide that cannot be said face to face?" Tian Mengyao asked indignantly.
Su Yurou glanced at her and retorted, "What, only you can whisper to him? You two are not a couple, what right do you have to control this?"
"You!" Tian Mengyao trembled with anger and turned away, not wanting to look at the other person any longer.
At Su Yurou's signal, Lin Fan walked out of the medical clinic.
At this moment, Lin Fan felt physically and mentally exhausted. Were the two of them naturally at odds? Why did they start quarreling as soon as they met?
Su Yurou stopped about ten meters away from the clinic, turned around, and asked, "Xiao Fan, do you know what her family does?"
Lin Fan was stunned. His heart skipped a beat. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "They're also civil servants or something, right?"
"Civil servants? It's not that simple." Su Yurou chuckled. "I bet her father is at least a leader, and not in some quiet department, but someone with power."
"It seems so."
"You truly are..." Su Yurou patted Lin Fan's stomach. "Xiao Fan, remember this: some things can make you feel like you're floating on clouds, and some things can lead you to eternal damnation."
"Oh?" Lin Fan nodded, clearly understanding what Su Yurou meant.
"When you're about to make a mistake, think of your family, especially your sister-in-law. If you really can't control yourself, you can come to me." Su Yurou glanced back and added, "Xiao Fan, don't ruin yourself. Some people are not to be trifled with by ordinary folks like us."
"That's all I have to say. You know what to do." With that, Su Yurou picked up her small medicine pot and walked gracefully towards where she had parked her car.
Lin Fan returned to the medical clinic.
"What did she say to you just now?" Tian Mengyao asked immediately when Lin Fan returned.
"What else could she say? She was asking about you."
"Then what did you say?" Tian Mengyao looked at Lin Fan with a scrutinizing gaze.
Lin Fan scratched his head, unsure how to answer. Seeing Lin Fan hesitate, Tian Mengyao's expression grew even gloomier. She had even given him her first kiss, and he, of all people, didn't seem to know what he was thinking, not even sending a single text message all day. Now that she had come to him shamelessly, he didn't even dare to acknowledge their relationship to outsiders. She felt angry just thinking about it!
"I said we're dating," Lin Fan said hastily after seeing Tian Mengyao's gloomy face.
"Hmph!" Tian Mengyao felt slightly satisfied but still a little displeased.
"By the way, what did you come to see me for?" Lin Fan quickly changed the subject.
"You still remember I have something to see you about?" Tian Mengyao gave him a sidelong glance. "It's like this, after the New Year, the cooperative will start construction. I've contacted people from the television station. You'll come with me to the groundbreaking ceremony."
"Ah?" Lin Fan was quite surprised, his mouth wide open. In his entire life, he had never imagined he would be on television.
"Why do you need the television station? And why do you need to drag me along?" Lin Fan instinctively refused.
"Why do you lack this much awareness?" Tian Mengyao punched Lin Fan's arm. "I'm seeking support and policies, how can I not achieve something?" Moreover, I'm not finding the television people for myself. The leaders have given favors, can't you let them show their faces?"
Hearing Tian Mengyao say this, Lin Fan began to understand some of the intricacies.
Tian Mengyao stared at him and continued, "You are the director of the cooperative, as a representative of the investors, of course, you have to come with me."
"Hiss~" Lin Fan took a deep breath. He had no choice but to go? He didn't think he was cut out for television.
"What are you thinking about?" Tian Mengyao smiled faintly, seeing his troubled look. "Prepare yourself for tomorrow or the day after. By the way, do you have a formal suit?"
"Yes, my sister-in-law bought it for me."
"Is it suitable? Or... should I prepare one for you?" Tian Mengyao walked with her hands behind her back, twisted her body, and shyly lowered her head.
"No need to trouble you. I might not even be filmed," Lin Fan said with a wry smile.
"I think you need it." Tian Mengyao was truly exasperated by Lin Fan's lack of romantic understanding. I'm offering to buy you clothes, and you're still hesitating. What kind of person is he!
"Then I need it." Lin Fan chuckled. "I'll give you the money later."
"Keep it for yourself!" Tian Mengyao stomped her foot and walked straight outside.
"Hey, you..." Lin Fan called out, but Tian Mengyao was determined to leave and didn't look back.
"Really, what's wrong with her?" Lin Fan grumbled and sat down in the grand chair.
...
Evening.
Exhausted Xia Xue returned from her construction site. The groundbreaking ceremony was imminent, and she was handling all the myriad tasks by herself, which was not only physically tiring but also mentally draining.
"Xiao Fan, let's go."
"Okay, sister-in-law, we'll go now." Lin Fan picked up his keys. Seeing his sister-in-law so listless, he immediately felt concerned. "What did you do today? Why are you so tired?"
"There's so much to do," Xia Xue panted. "Our drainage pipe, I don't know which mischievous child stuffed several woven bags into it. I spent a long time prying them out. And the septic tank dug outside the building plot, it's so full of weeds and garbage~"
"You don't have to finish it all in one day. Take your time." Lin Fan held his sister-in-law's arm and slowly walked towards Wangjia Village.
As Xia Xue walked, she suddenly asked, "Xiao Fan, how was business at the medical clinic today?"
"It's so-so. It's just after the New Year, not many people." Lin Fan thought for a moment and decided not to mention the hemostatic powder. He felt his sister-in-law didn't need to know how to make money, just how to spend it. Right now, he was a hundred percent confident that he could provide a good life for his sister-in-law.
"In the next day or two, people from the television station will come to our village to interview the cooperative's groundbreaking ceremony. Secretary Tian told me to dress formally and attend with her."
"What did you say?" Xia Xue didn't react immediately.
"I said, the television people are coming. Of course, they're mainly interviewing the leaders. I'm just going to fill the scene."
"You're going on TV?" Xia Xue realized and immediately grasped the key point.
"Sort of. Maybe I'll be seen."
"Oh my goodness!" Xia Xue exclaimed with surprise. "Xiao Fan, you're going on television!"
"Uh-huh, sister-in-law, don't get too excited. I'm just a minor character. It's normal if I'm not filmed," Lin Fan preemptively warned his sister-in-law. If his sister-in-law told everyone, and then the television station edited the footage and he wasn't in it, he would be ridiculed by the villagers.
"You definitely will be!" Xia Xue said firmly, her spirits instantly lifted.
"I need to prepare quickly."
"Prepare for what? As long as I'm there, that's enough. There's nothing to prepare."
"You!" Xia Xue glared at him. "You might only go on television once in your life, how can you not prepare properly? Look at you, you didn't wash your face this morning, did you? How can you always be so sloppy?"
"Sister-in-law, why are you bringing this up?" Lin Fan felt a little embarrassed. He indeed hadn't washed his face that morning, but he had brushed his teeth.
"You still complain about me talking about you? Who would fancy you looking like this?" Xia Xue said reproachfully.
"As long as you fancy me, that's enough. I don't need anyone else." Lin Fan said with a smile.
Xia Xue was taken aback. She quickly looked around, and seeing no one, she felt relieved. "I don't fancy you at all!" Her pretty face blushed, and she hurried away.
"Sister-in-law, wait for me." Lin Fan followed closely behind.