Hearing him say that, Lin Wanwan didn't mince words and nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, but I'm really afraid it will implicate you and Aunt Xu."

"What harm could I possibly cause? I've done nothing wrong, what do I have to be afraid of?" Gu Changfeng said, sitting upright. "If you weren't capable, would Li Mei have come to me to ask for you?"

"As long as it doesn't affect you and Mrs. Xu, I would still like to go."

"Then let's go, who cares what they say?" Xu Zhang said, holding the child.

Lin Wanwan then said, "Okay, then I'll try going to the Women's Federation first."

"Go ahead and give it a try, but the Women's Federation will encounter all sorts of difficult situations, so be prepared," Xu Zhang advised her.

Lin Wanwan nodded, "I'm not afraid of myself, but is it okay for me to bring Tuanzi to work?"

“It’s fine to bring your child to work. You’re not the first to do this. Women’s Federation has had children bring to work before. But you’re new here and there’s a lot to get used to. I’ll take care of the child for you for the next couple of days. Once you’re more familiar with the job, you can bring your child to work,” Xu Zhang said, holding the child and soothing him while serving food to Lin Wanwan.

"Mom, stop putting food in my bowl, I don't want to eat anymore," Lin Wanwan said, waving her hand as she covered the bowl.

Xu Zhang was overjoyed to hear her call him "Mom".

"Wang Lin, help yourself. Eat more, young man, don't be shy," Xu Zhang put a piece of twice-cooked pork on Wang Lin's plate.

"Dean Xu, don't worry about me, I can eat by myself," Wang Lin quickly took the bowl and went to catch it.

Gu Changfeng looked at Lin Xiaohai, who was busy showing off his food, and asked, "Xiaohai, when are you going back?"

"Uncle Gu, my sister said I should leave on August 24th."

"That's perfect. You can go back to Beijing with your brother Gu Bei. Your sister will feel more at ease then."

Lin Wanwan looked up at him and asked, "Is Brother Gu Bei coming back?"

“Didn’t your mother Xu say last time that he should come back to see you and keep us company? We haven’t seen each other for two years,” Gu Changfeng sighed.

“Then let him spend more time with you this time. A capable person should naturally do more things. He didn’t intentionally not come back,” Lin Wanwan could only comfort him in this way.

"You're good at comforting people. You've never even met him, how do you know he's capable?" Gu Changfeng asked him with a smile.

Lin Wanwan said directly, "With you and Mom Xu being so capable, how could your son be any less capable?"

"Don't flatter me," Xu Zhang tapped her on the head.

"Am I that obvious?" Lin Wanwan asked with a smile, touching her head.

After dinner, Lin Wanwan and Lu Feng kept Xu Zhang company, Gu Changfeng chatted, Wang Lin and Lin Xiaohai washed dishes in the kitchen, and Tuanzi fell asleep right after eating, just like a little pig.

"I'll take care of Tuanzi for now. You go to the Women's Federation to familiarize yourself with the work," Xu Zhang said, patting her hand.

"Won't this interfere with your work? You and Uncle Gu are so busy, what if it interferes with your work?" Lin Wanwan hesitated.

"No, there are so many people in the hospital. You can hug this person for a while and that person for a while. It's fine. I don't have that many things to do. I haven't been that busy these past two years," Xu Zhang said, shaking his head.

"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony with you. If I cause you any trouble, just let me know right away," Lin Wanwan said with a smile, taking her hand.

Gu Changfeng seized the opportunity to interject, "We're all family, why be so polite?"

"Alright, then I'll leave Tuanzi in your care, Mom."

"Remember to come over for dinner tonight, you and Lu Feng. Don't forget, isn't Xiao Hai going to be studying at home this afternoon?" Xu Zhang asked.

"Yes, he has a lot of classes to catch up on this afternoon, so he can't just play all the time. I also need to study."

“Okay, studying is a good thing. The college entrance exam might be reinstated soon, so you might as well give it a try and get back to Beijing,” Xu Zhang said with a smile of satisfaction.

As the group was talking, they heard someone knock on the door and come in. "Hey girl, are you home?"

Upon hearing Li Mei's voice, Lin Wanwan immediately stood up and walked out, saying, "Sister, come in quickly, we were chatting."

When Li Mei entered the room and saw that Gu Changfeng and Xu Zhang were both there, she immediately became reserved. "I didn't know you were the leader and Dean Xu. I don't have anything urgent to do. I'll come back later. I won't disturb your family reunion."

Xu Zhang called out to her, "It's alright, come in and sit down. We were just chatting. Now that you're here, help Wanwan take a look at the cheongsam."

The three of them entered Lin Wanwan's bedroom. "Mom, isn't this too much? Aren't you afraid that I'm a big fat person and I won't be able to wear all of this?"

“But you’re not fat, you’re quite pretty. Try it on and if the size doesn’t fit, I’ll alter it for you,” Xu Zhang said, looking at her.

“These cheongsams are so beautiful,” Li Mei said, touching the cheongsams on the table.

"Hurry up and change, we'll wait for you outside," Xu Zhang said, pulling Li Mei into the living room.

Seeing that no one was in the living room, Li Mei asked curiously, "Why is everyone gone?"

“Gu Changfeng is a workaholic, he must have dragged Lu Feng to the training ground. Xiao Hai is reading in the room, please sit down,” Xu Zhang pulled Li Mei to sit next to him.

Li Mei was flattered and asked, "Dean Xu, is there something you want to tell me?"

Xu Zhang smiled and said, "I have something to tell you. Wanwan might go to work at the Women's Federation. She's young and has never worked in a workplace before, so you can teach her a bit."

"Dean Xu, please don't be so polite. Even without your relationship with Chief Gu, I would still have asked her to come to the Women's Federation. I really think she's suitable. Last time, Liang Yuting..." Li Mei told her about her previous discussion with Lin Wanwan about Liang Yuting.

"Is it pretty?" Lin Wanwan asked, pushing open the door. "What are you two talking about?"

“What can I say? I can say that you gave me advice before,” Li Mei said with a smile.

"It's beautiful, just as beautiful as I imagined," Xu Zhang said, his voice choked with emotion.

"Aunt Xu, Mom, why are you crying?" Lin Wanwan sat down next to her and hugged her. "Am I dressed badly? Why are you crying?"

“When you were little, you always clung to me. You couldn’t even speak properly. When I taught you to call me ‘Mama Xu,’ you would just keep calling me ‘Mama, Ma’. Who knew we’d be separated for so many years?”

"You've seen each other now, haven't you? Don't be sad."

Xu Zhang didn't stay long before returning to the hospital. Li Mei then pulled Lin Wanwan aside to talk about work.

"I just heard from Dean Xu that you don't want to go to work anymore?"

“It’s not that I don’t want to go to work, but what happened this morning has been all over the compound, right? Li Chunhua came to cause trouble, and I’m afraid that if I don’t do a good job, people will gossip about Uncle Gu.”

"Then why don't you give it a try? I won't force you if it doesn't work out. It's just that the Women's Federation does have a lot of troublesome things. If you're not happy doing it, then you can leave."

Lin Wanwan nodded, "Okay, I'll go then. When are you going?"

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, and we'll go together."

"So urgent? Aren't you going to go back to your workplace and tell them?"

"What did you say? My supervisor is busy with other things. I spoke to her, and she said she'd let you try it out first."

"Okay, what time?"

"It's 8:30. I'll pick you up tomorrow, don't forget," Li Mei said before rushing off to work.