"Lin Wen, what are you writing?" Her colleague Zhao Xiujuan leaned over to look at her desk.

Da Niu, also known as Lin Wen, said with a smile, "Write a letter."

Zhao Xiujuan shook her head and smiled, "You have such a good relationship with your family. You've only just returned and you're already corresponding with them again."

Zhao Xiujuan had never seen anyone so attached to their family. Since Lin Wen started working, he had been frequently writing letters and making phone calls to his family.

Whenever she has a holiday, she immediately buys a train ticket to go home.

Generally speaking, people from rural areas find it difficult to talk about their origins.

But Lin Wen wouldn't do that, which is what Zhao Xiujuan admires most about her.

She never shies away from the fact that she comes from a rural background, and she will talk to others about rural life.

She truly lives up to her reputation as a writer; everything she talks about becomes interesting and vivid.

After hearing what she had to say, even Zhao Xiujuan became interested in their brigade.

Knowing that she had written a letter, Zhao Xiujuan asked, "What's new in your brigade?"

Lin Wen smiled and said, "Yes, our food factory makes mooncakes."

She covered her mouth and whispered, "I'll get it for you when we get back to the dorm."

Zhao Xiujuan was her roommate in that double dormitory, but she only went to rest at noon and went home to stay at night.

Therefore, Lin Wen's room was essentially a semi-single room.

Zhao Xiujuan and she had a good relationship, which is why Lin Wen wanted to share mooncakes with her.

Although it was made in the village's own factory, it wasn't something you could just take anywhere.

The two pieces in Lin Wen's hand were the payment she received for helping out in the cafeteria these past two days.

There aren't many left, after all, production is limited, and we need to save some for sale.

Upon hearing that there would be mooncakes, Zhao Xiujuan nodded happily and said, "Okay, let's hurry back to the dormitory after lunch."

"Hey, what are you two whispering about? Why don't you tell us?"

This is one of the older women in the office, named Hu Lanxin.

This Sister Hu was the one who wanted to find someone to replace Lin Wen at the time, but she later found out that Lin Wen had the factory director backing her up, so she didn't dare to target her.

But she has a sharp tongue and is unforgiving; anything she says can sound very unpleasant.

For example, right now, she said, "What's there to whisper about in broad daylight? Could it be that you're dating someone? Girls should be more reserved, blah blah blah."

Even someone as good-tempered as Lin Wen was furious upon hearing this.

She lowered her head, rolled her eyes, and then smiled and said, "Nothing like that, but since you asked, Sister Hu, I'll tell you."

Hu Lanxin's eyes lit up. Here it comes! She's got some gossip to hear.

She promised to spread the word after hearing that.

Zhao Xiujuan wanted to stand up and yell at people, but Lin Wen grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"Hmph, I'd like to see what you have to say."

Lin Wen just smiled, showing no sign of nervousness.

"Sister Hu, we were talking about going to high school. My sister will be taking the high school entrance exam next year."

“It’s not that we don’t want to tell you, it’s just…”

Everyone in the office understood what was said next.

Perhaps they were afraid that Hu Lanxin would feel inferior.

Everyone in the office has at least a junior high school education, while Lin Wen and Xiujuan are both high school graduates.

Their director had the highest level of education; he was a college student before the movement.

The woman in front of me, Ms. Hu, only has a primary school education, and it is said that she only went to the third grade.

He didn't even graduate from elementary school.

This is why she hasn't had a chance to be promoted all these years.

Even if she has powerful connections and influence, no organization would be willing to appoint someone who didn't even finish elementary school as a leader.

The key issue is that she's incompetent and genuinely uneducated.

Her daily routine in the publicity department consisted of sitting and drinking tea, knitting, and occasionally gossiping and teasing the newcomers.

When you ask her to write a draft, eight out of ten words are typos.

Even the director assumed that she wouldn't be approached if there was work to be done.

There are many people like her in the factory who have connections, and none of them can do the work.

That's why they hired someone like Lin Wen, who had no connections and only passed the exam.

Sister Hu knows she has a low level of education, but she's always defiant and unwilling to listen to anyone.

She is also very sensitive; if others talk about academic qualifications or studying, she feels that they are mocking her.

Therefore, Lin Wencai said that she and her girlfriends were whispering about taking the high school entrance exam, and they were afraid that Sister Hu would feel embarrassed if she heard them.

And that was accompanied by her timid tone.

Anyone could tell from that, the child was afraid of this woman.

Hu Lan was so angry she almost had a heart attack: "Are you saying I'm uncultured?"

Tears welled up in Lin Wen's eyes: "I didn't, I didn't, Sister Hu, please don't do this."

The older staff in the office were getting angry: "Hu Lanxin, that's enough! What can a little girl like her do to you?"

"They already said they were whispering, but you insisted on asking what they were saying."

"That's right, not only did Comrade Xiaowen not say anything, but you also spread rumors that he's dating someone."

Someone else complained quietly, "All he does every day is spew nonsense."

Hu Lanxin stood up: "Who? Who said I was spewing filth? Step forward!"

The office was completely silent...

Hu Lanxin grew angrier the more she thought about it. She stood up and spun around in a rage, but dared not lay a hand on anyone.

“You just look down on me because I don’t have a degree. What’s the use of your education if you still have to work with me, a primary school student, here?”

"You're all just jealous that I'm doing better than you, you bunch of good-for-nothings!"

At this moment, the director came out, frowned, and looked at her: "Comrade Hu Lanxin, what are you doing?"

The director still held considerable sway over her; his backing was not to be underestimated.

Hu Lanxin quickly said, "Director, it's not my fault, they're all bullying me."

The director sneered inwardly. Did he think he couldn't tell who was bullying whom?

The new comrades were all bullied terribly by this woman.

"Comrade Hu, that's enough. If you keep making a scene like this, go home and don't come back."

One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

This woman is completely useless in the propaganda department; in fact, she's always dragging things down.

She occupied a position but didn't do any real work. It was so difficult to find a capable young colleague like Lin Wen, but she still tried to ostracize him.

Fortunately, the people in the office still had a conscience and did not join her in bullying Comrade Lin.

Ignoring Hu Lanxin's explanation, the director asked, "Comrade Lin, are you alright?"

Lin Wen stubbornly shook his head: "It's alright, Director, don't worry about Sister Hu, it's my fault."

Looking at the unreasonable Hu Lanxin, the director felt even more that she was mean-spirited.

"Comrade Hu, look how magnanimous that young lady is. You scared her. You should apologize to her."

How could Hu Lanxin possibly apologize? "Why should I? I have to apologize to a little girl? She doesn't deserve it!"

The director's eyes grew even colder. Over the years, he had seen so many arrogant people like this, and his heart was filled with disgust.

Hu Lanxin's expression at this moment reminded him of how his teacher was persecuted.