Times are changing so fast.

These days, young people hug each other in public and say it's not love.

They were incredibly innocent back then; they dared to hold hands even with a third person present, which meant they were deeply in love.

Thinking of this, Zhou Hongyu twitched her nose.

She often held Xingwang's hand, and every time she saw him off at the train station to return to his workplace, they would kiss before he boarded the train.

This is love? This is utter bullshit!

The social gathering came to a successful close in a joyful and lively atmosphere.

Even after the social gathering ended, it remained a hot topic of conversation in the factory for a long time. The onlookers talked about it extensively afterward, helping the machinery factory to spread the word about the social gathering.

Some people support Zhou Hongyu: "The factory union members are all just sitting around doing nothing, taking wages without doing any work. Deputy Director Zhou is an exception. Her proposal for safe production has saved us from a terrible working environment. This time, she has made the social gathering, which was once disliked by many, look beautiful. She is definitely the outstanding model worker this year. I will definitely vote for her!"

“I voted for her too. She’s the one who actually does the work. I went to the social gathering too. She knows exactly how much money the finance department approves and where it’s used. I ate a lot of food with her!”

...

To some, Zhou Hongyu's success was bad news.

Director He approached Chen Zhaodi and said sarcastically, "Oh, your sister-in-law is quite the show-off. There's no one else in their office, and they're working themselves to the bone for a salary of just over thirty yuan. Do they really think they can get promoted like this?"

Chen Zhaodi looked at her as if she were an idiot: "Don't you know that Zhou Hongyu was promoted to deputy director of the office and her salary increased to level six, 76 yuan, because of her meritorious service last time!"

Zhou Hongyu, as the office director, enjoyed cadre-level benefits, far exceeding those of Director He, who was merely a workshop director.

Director He barely managed to get a fourth-level salary of 51 yuan by using connections.

Upon hearing this, Director He suddenly turned around, kicked the trash can, and left.