Over the years, Deng Mei had almost forgotten about Xiang Qianjin. Now her cousin caught up with her and asked her about it. Deng Mei was a little annoyed, "What do you mean? You come here to make fun of me so late at night."

She waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'm going back to sleep, you should go home as well."

Xiao Xu jumped in front of Deng Mei and said, "Cousin, you are wronging me. I am not idle. I come to your house late at night to make fun of you."

"You don't know, I see Xiang Qianjin is doing very well now."

Xiao Xu's eyes sparkled. "If he lives in the family quarters, he will at least be a battalion commander."

Deng Mei suddenly perked up, and her sleepiness was driven away, "Really!"

“He’s so awesome now.”

Deng Mei became interested, so she pulled Xiao Xu aside and asked him to explain in detail.

Xiao Xu explained the whole story in detail and reminded her, "Cousin, your ex-boyfriend is doing so well now. Why don't you go find him and use your connections?"

He said, "You have been at home for so long and still haven't found a job. Why don't you go find Xiang Qianjin and ask him to use his connections to help you? Who knows, you might find a job."

These words touched Deng Mei's heart; this was exactly what she was thinking.

Her family used to be well off and her parents were both officials, but later her father made some mistakes and the family fell into ruin.

Regarding her work, her elders in the family have also asked others for help, but as time goes by, those old friends either avoid them or are in the same situation as her family and cannot help.

When Deng Mei heard her cousin say this, she remembered that she and Xiang Qianjin did not break up in a quarrel. Thanks to her tactful approach, she had saved him some face at the beginning. Now she lowered her posture and shamelessly went to look for Xiang Qianjin. No matter whether it succeeded or not, there was always a way.

Deng Mei also thought in her heart that Xiang Qianjin was a poor boy from the countryside, and she was a girl from the city. Her family was so well-off at that time, but she still condescended to have a relationship with him. If Xiang Qianjin had any conscience, she would have asked him for help now, and he would have helped her no matter what.

Deng Mei just took the attitude of giving it a try and followed the address Xiao Xu gave her and went looking for the place.

……

When Xiang Qianjin saw Deng Mei, an old acquaintance from the past, near his home, he was surprised, astonished, and a little flustered.

Xiang Qianjin looked around frantically. He was afraid of being seen by others, and even more afraid of being seen by Hua Yulan.

Over the years, he kept the past events tightly hidden, but he never expected that an old friend would suddenly appear before him one day.

Xiang Qianjin asked uncertainly, "Deng Mei?"

He frowned, paused and asked, "Why are you here?"

Obviously, Xiang Qianjin was a little upset.

Deng Mei had been with Xiang Qianjin for some time and knew that he was a person who would only respond to soft words and not to hard ones. That was why she wanted to break up with Xiang Qianjin at first, but she did not say it directly. Instead, she cried and told Xiang Qianjin that her parents did not agree and there was nothing she could do. In her heart, she was willing to be with Xiang Qianjin, but she could not be an unfilial daughter.

In this way, she could break up with Xiang Qianjin smoothly without having to bear the stigma of dumping Xiang Qianjin.

The two met again after many years. Seeing that Qianjin didn't look kindly at her, Deng Mei secretly pinched herself. Her arm hurt, and she shed a line of tears as soon as she opened her mouth. She called softly, "Qianjin."

Xiang Qianjin frowned when he saw Deng Mei's appearance, looked in the direction of his home, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

He was in a hurry to take Deng Mei away first.

For fear of being met by some acquaintance, Xiang Qianjin specially took Deng Mei to a state-owned restaurant far away from the family quarters. The two sat in the state-owned restaurant for a while, and Xiang Qianjin ordered two dishes from the waiter.

Deng Mei saw Xiang Qianjin's military uniform and then looked at the style in which he was sitting. She thought that Xiang Qianjin was doing really well now and had become a cadre. She felt relieved. Based on their past friendship, she decided to ask Xiang Qianjin for help with her work.

Deng Mei then sat in front of the table, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief from time to time. It wasn't all acting, she really wanted to cry in her heart. If she had known that Xiang Qianjin would have such a good fortune today, it would have been great to marry him. She would have become Mrs. Shangguan long ago. Deng Mei regretted it so much now.

She cried and looked at Xiang Qianjin with a pair of affectionate eyes. Deng Mei asked again, "Qianjin, have you been well these years?"

Hearing Deng Mei ask this, Xiang Qianjin was a little upset. He sat at the table and poured himself a small cup of white wine, picked it up and drank it, and said vaguely: "It's good."

Seeing Qianjin's indifferent face, not even looking at her, Deng Mei immediately burst into tears, looking sad. She continued, "I know you blamed me when we broke up."

Deng Mei covered her face with a handkerchief and sobbed, "I had no choice at the beginning. My parents were old and I was their only daughter. They didn't want me to marry to your rural hometown so far away. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't convince them. What could I do? We argued and quarreled, and I even went on a hunger strike with my parents. But in the end, I couldn't prevail against them, so I had to compromise as a daughter."

Deng Mei cried so loudly that the guests and waiters nearby all looked towards their table, which made Xiang Qianjin feel a little embarrassed. He had no choice but to say, "Stop crying."

"I didn't. Blame it on you."

Deng Mei then raised her head and looked at Xiang Qianjin expectantly, "Really?"

Xiang Qianjin nodded, "Yeah."

Deng Mei was relieved then. She wanted to ask Xiang Qianjin for help. It would not be good for him to hold a grudge because of what happened in the past. She simply blamed her parents for their breakup. In this way, she would make a request and Xiang Qianjin would be likely to help her.

And there was nothing that Xiang Qianjin didn't know. He and Deng Mei were dating well at the beginning, but everything changed after he went to Deng Mei's house.

In her house, he was alone facing her relatives with a red face, and at that time he saw an extremely embarrassed and miserable self in Deng Mei's eyes. Xiang Qianjin knew that not only himself, but Deng Mei also realized the huge gap between them that day.

At that moment, Deng Mei's expression was full of contempt and disgust, and that expression hurt him deeply. Later, when the two of them were getting along, Deng Mei always treated him with indifference. Later, Deng Mei quickly proposed to break up. She made an excuse that her parents did not agree. However, seeing Deng Mei's impatient look, Xiang Qianjin knew in his heart that not only did Deng Mei's parents disagree, but Deng Mei herself was unwilling to continue dating him.

So many years have passed since the incident. Now, I don’t know why Deng Mei suddenly came to my house and burst into tears.

Deng Mei babbled on and on: "Qian Jin, I know that what happened back then was a big blow to you. Even though it wasn't my intention, I still feel sorry for you, so I asked people to inquire about you everywhere. I have always wanted to apologize to you on behalf of my parents."

Xiang Qianjin waved his hand. Sitting in the office for many years made him look very imposing. He said unhappily, "Those things in the past are in the past. Let's not mention them again."

Xiang Qianjin was getting impatient with Deng Mei's beating around the bush, so he got straight to the point and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Seeing Xiang Qianjin's strange and distant attitude, Deng Mei's crying throat choked. She knew that Xiang Qianjin was so cold to her and it was obvious that he had little affection for her. She couldn't keep crying like this and annoying others, so her crying gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

Deng Mei's eyes rolled around, and then she chose to speak truthfully: "Qian Qian, actually, I have something I want to ask you for help with."

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