At the East Gate of the Village snack stand, Liang Jiayi tossed her phone on the table, feeling her cheeks burning up.

"This jerk, he could infuriate someone just by opening his mouth, so annoying!"

Liang Jiayi was dressed in a dark black suit dress.

The suit dress perfectly emphasized the smart and efficient elegance of a bureau officer.

Yet her ponytail revealed a sweet and innocent charm of a little woman.

Mi Xuan also exuded that same sweet and innocent charm of a little woman.

However, compared to Liang Jiayi, she seemed a bit more delicate and thus appeared more pitiful.

Sitting across from Liang Jiayi was a man in a suit, impeccably dressed, with a cultured and scholarly appearance.

He smiled at Liang Jiayi, "Who has made our Jiayi so angry?"

"It seems you care a lot about this person."

Liang Jiayi did not respond to him and turned to give an order to the snack chef.

"Cook a bowl of noodles, extra spicy, less salt, and add an extra-large portion of lamb."

The snack chef promptly agreed and turned to get busy.

A flash of something strange passed through the scholarly man's eyes.

The high-ranking City Committee Secretary Liang Jiayi being so considerate toward a man was indeed rare.

Liang Jiayi turned her head and saw the suit-wearing man's peculiar expression, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"This guy, Secretary Luo specifically asked me to take care of him. I, a lowly clerk, can't afford to offend him."

"Is that so?"

The man in the suit's smile deepened, looking rather meaningful.

"So, do you know what I like to eat, what habits I have?"

"Cousin—"

Liang Jiayi's cheeks instantly turned red.

She playfully said, "Don't dig too deep, cousin. If you keep this up, I'll get angry."

The man in the suit chuckled softly.

"No way, I am your cousin."

"I can't ignore your life-long matters. Don't let just any small-time hoodlum take our little princess away."

Liang Jiayi blurted out.

"Yang Fei is not some small-time hoodlum, he was my brother's comrade-in-arms."

The man in the suit was taken aback for a moment, then tentatively asked, "So, do you really like him?"

Liang Jiayi hesitated for a moment, her voice much softer.

"I don't know, I have a very strange feeling towards him."

"Being with him, I feel very safe and warm, kind of like with a brother."

The man in the suit's expression turned serious.

"Then, do your uncle and aunt know about this?"

Liang Jiayi stuck out her tongue.

"I dare not tell them, and besides, I don't know how he feels about me yet."

The man in the suit sighed deeply, his tone becoming more serious.

"Jiayi, marriage is not a joking matter."

"Moreover, you know, our marriage matters are not up to us to decide…"

"Alright, alright, enough already. You sound like an old granny, always nagging."

Liang Jiayi, pleading, covered her ears.

She mischievously looked at the man in the suit.

"Cousin, you go ahead. I'm handling official business here, I'll contact you later."

The suited man heh'ed, standing up helplessly.

"The little girl has grown up, having her own secrets now."

"Go on, go on, why all the fuss?"

Liang Jiayi playfully pushed the man in the suit away.

The suited man could only sigh deeply and patted Liang Jiayi's shoulder before leaving.

Just as the man in the suit left, Yang Fei arrived.

Dressed casually in a Camouflage Suit, he sauntered over from a distance.

Liang Jiayi was already used to Yang Fei's untidiness and didn't find it improper.

Upon seeing the noodles on the table, Yang Fei was instantly delighted and sat down, rolling up his sleeves.

"Excellent, I'm starving."

Liang Jiayi picked up the chopsticks and hit his hand with them.

"Hey, what are you doing? This noodle is mine, and it's cold now."

As she spoke, Yang Fei had already taken a bite.

He looked up in surprise, "It's not prepared for me?"

Liang Jiayi watched him eat her leftover noodles, both amused and embarrassed.

"Did your noodles just go into the pot, or did you reincarnate as a starving ghost?"

"I already ate them, aren't you put off?"

Yang Fei looked at Liang Jiayi's lips, plump and rosy, and chuckled.

"I've already kissed you, why would I mind?"

"You jerk!"

Liang Jiayi immediately blushed deeply, a burning sensation spreading from her cheeks to her ears.

Just then, the noodle cook ladled out a big bowl steaming with noodles and added lots of mutton, shouting for him to bring it to the table.

Yang Fei slurped up the noodles while disclosing the loan issue to Liang Jiayi.

Liang Jiayi smiled faintly, calm and composed.

"Secretary Luo has always placed great importance on the development of Dianjiang Pier, enabling all sorts of procedures through a green channel."

"For the bank loan, he specifically held a coordination meeting and had already made a decision."

After Liang Jiayi finished speaking, she took out a file folder and handed it to Yang Fei.

"Secretary Luo was tied up with some work, but he had already prepared the relevant documents and asked me to pass them to you."

"You hand these documents to President Su, she knows what to do."

Yang Fei received the thick stack of documents, somewhat stunned.

"Is this all settled then? Should I invite Secretary Luo to a meal?"

Liang Jiayi gave him a look.

"Don't you know Uncle Luo's character by now?"

"If you invite him for a little drink, he'd gladly accept."

"But if it's a formal banquet, he wouldn't care to join."

Yang Fei silently nodded, somewhat moved.

"This is truly the backbone of our nation."

Liang Jiayi lifted her head proudly.

"Don't think it's only you soldiers who sweat and bleed for this country."

"People like Uncle Luo are also spilling their hearts for the nation's economic development."

The two conversed, and not far from the noodle stall at the street corner, the man in a suit who had left earlier was peeking around.

He looked around while making a phone call.

"Liangzi, I have some unfortunate news for you."

"Your goddess Liang Jiayi has already fallen into someone else's arms."

On the other end of the phone, a man's voice was very urgent.

"Cousin, what are you saying? Does Jiayi have someone she likes?"

The man chuckled: "Why would I lie to you?"

"Just don't call me that in front of Jiayi."

"What cousin, cousin, if things between you and Jiayi don't work out, I dare not hear you call her that."

The person on the other end of the phone sounded rather somber.

"Cousin, who does Jiayi fancy? Whose son is he?"

The man looked at Yang Fei and shook his head.

"Doesn't seem like someone from nobility circles, his clothes look more like a security guard."

The person on the other end laughed at the cousin's joke.

"Cousin, you're joking. How could Jiayi fall for a security guard?"

"Besides, how could the Liang family parents allow their daughter to marry a security guard?"

The cousin sighed.

"You don't know. My cousin has always been a bit wild and mischievous since she was little."

"As she grew up, she hardly listened to her parents or the family."

"Just to give you an example so you understand."

"She, being a high-ranking city committee secretary, insisted on working at the grassroots level as a village official. Can you understand that?"

His face showed a helpless expression.

"Don't blame your cousin for not warning you, but I can see that Jiayi truly likes that security guard."

"If you really like Jiayi, you better think of something fast."

The man on the phone said repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, I'll immediately get someone influential to propose to her family; we'll take the high-level approach."

The cousin spat.

"Foolish, your parents should be the ones suggesting marriage."

"Hurry and come with me to Yannan, that's where the real battlefield is."

On the phone, the person agreed nervously.

"Alright, I'll head over from Capital City right away, thanks for the heads-up, cousin."

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