Chapter 25: Exam "What should I do? You are too good. Will you...

Seeing Director Zhao's enthusiasm stirred by her, Wang Ying lowered her voice and spoke more slowly, "Of course, this is just the immature idea of an ordinary young woman, fresh out of school, ignorant of the big ideas, an ordinary but ambitious young person. How to implement it specifically, who will approve it, who will be in charge, who will supervise it, who will set the questions and invigilate, how to organize the exam, what positions to admit, how many people to admit, how to ensure it's implemented without any problems, etc., all of that is up to you and the other leaders."

After Wang Ying finished speaking, she saw Zhao Yunsheng clapping silently for her...

Director Zhao looked at Wang Ying for a long moment before saying, "How did you come up with this?"

Wang Ying said a little sheepishly, "It's mainly because the higher-ups have already decided to hold the exam, and Dad has already offended someone... I was thinking, if we're going to take the exam, why not do it openly? It's got to be this rigged system. If the public gets to know, there might be trouble. It's better to look at the actual situation and see what kind of talent each unit really needs. I don't understand it either, I'm just making up my own mind. Don't laugh at me, Dad."

Chen Xiuqin said, "I think Yingzi said it very well, and she is very conscious!"

Director Zhao nodded. "Yes, Yingzi's idea is indeed a good one. Actually, this exam, on the surface, looks pretty much as Yingzi described. After all, even if it's a scam, there has to be a legitimate explanation, and all the necessary formalities must be in place. It's just that it hasn't been made public, so the questions and the exam are definitely lax and just a formality. I didn't understand it at the time, and I was only thinking about stopping it, but I didn't think about this."

"You're just too straightforward and can't turn!" Chen Xiuqin said, "But I'm afraid this won't be easy to accomplish."

"I'll get Lao Gao to go see Deputy Mayor Sun!" Director Zhao stood up and started to leave. Lao Gao was Gao Weifeng's father, currently the deputy director of the paper mill. Deputy Mayor Sun, who was in charge of industry and commerce, had previously disapproved of the exam.

"Wait a moment." Chen Xiuqin stopped Director Zhao. "Let me tell you this upfront. If this really happens, and Yingzi takes the exam, you must not reject her!"

Wang Ying said quickly, "We can take the exam anonymously. This way, whether you pass or not depends entirely on your ability, which is fair. After the exam, we can also publish the test paper."

Director Zhao looked at Wang Ying and thought this daughter-in-law was good and had ideas, so he said, "As long as she passes the exam on her own, why should I train her?"

"That's fine, go ahead. Since you've already offended him, you might as well do something practical," said Chen Xiuqin.

Director Zhao nodded, went back to his room to get a flashlight, and rode out on his bike.

After Director Zhao left, Chen Xiuqin and Zhao Yunsheng applauded Wang Ying, making Wang Ying feel a little embarrassed.

"Yingzi, you are so amazing!" Chen Xiuqin praised.

"It won't cause trouble for Dad, right?" Wang Ying said.

"What is there to be afraid of? He has been working for many years. This is nothing. He is just stubborn and has not come to his senses. If he had thought of it earlier, he would have jumped up and made a scene." Chen Xiuqin said.

Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying with eyes full of admiration and pride.

"I just don't know if it can be done." Chen Xiuqin sighed.

"Of course." Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng said in unison.

Chen Xiuqin looked at them and asked, "Do you really trust Director Zhao so much?"

Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying and motioned for her to speak first. Wang Ying then said, "It's very simple. If the higher-ups don't agree, find someone to expose the Luoboteng incident..."

Zhao Yunsheng nodded and continued, "By then, someone will definitely make a scene. So, as long as Director Zhao makes a scene, this matter will either not be tested, or it will be tested openly and honestly."

Chen Xiuqin looked at the young couple and felt that she was too honest and could not compare to these two cunning ones.

"But, didn't your father ever think of making this known to others?" Chen Xiuqin muttered.

Zhao Yunsheng chuckled, "Before, he exposed it and caused a commotion among the people. After the commotion, he had no solution. Now things are different. It's all thanks to Yingzi. She opened his mind."

"You young people are really quick-witted. I didn't expect that either." Chen Xiuqin said, "Well, we don't know when he will be back. Go back to your rooms and get some rest. You still have to go to Yingzi's house tomorrow to give her a festival gift."

"Mom, you should go to bed early too." Wang Ying said.

After the couple washed up and returned upstairs, Zhao Yunsheng grabbed Wang Ying by the waist and lifted her up into the air, which scared Wang Ying.

"What are you doing? Put me down!" Wang Ying hit Zhao Yunsheng's shoulder.

Zhao Yunsheng put Wang Ying down, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "I love you! How come you are so amazing?"

"What's the big deal? I just moved my mouth..." said Wang Ying.

"That's not the case. You dare to challenge authority and say no to unfairness. You are smart and full of confidence." Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying with burning eyes.

Wang Ying felt a little embarrassed by Zhao Yunsheng's praise, so she pushed him away and walked towards the bed. Zhao Yunsheng hurriedly caught up with her, hugged her, and they both fell on the bed.

"What should I do? You are so outstanding. Will you dislike me in the future?" Zhao Yunsheng pressed Wang Ying down and put his hands on Wang Ying's ears.

"You are exaggerating too much, both exaggerated and corny." Wang Ying looked into Zhao Yunsheng's eyes. Although Zhao Yunsheng was exaggerating and corny, she had to admit that no one doesn't like to hear good words. She originally thought it was just a trivial matter, but she felt a little flattered by his praise.

"No, I'm speaking from my heart," said Zhao Yunsheng.

"Have you read a lot of foreign romance novels?" Wang Ying asked.

Zhao Yunsheng felt a little embarrassed now. Should he tell Yingzi that he not only reads romance novels, he also writes them?

"Did I get it right?" Wang Ying laughed.

"So what if I was right? I just took a look." Zhao Yunsheng lay down beside Wang Ying and held her in his arms.

"Then tell me about it." Wang Ying said.

"I really need to listen." Zhao Yunsheng said.

"Well, go ahead."

"Ahem, then I'll tell you. Once upon a time, there was an old landlord who brought an orphan home from outside. He treated the orphan very well, almost like his own son..."

"Doesn't the old landlord have any children of his own?" Wang Ying asked.

"Yes! That's the problem! He has a son and a daughter." Zhao Yunsheng said.

"The old landlords had sons and daughters and they even picked up children to raise. Their conditions were really good. The foreign landlords were not persecuted and their land was not divided," said Wang Ying.

After hearing what Wang Ying said, Zhao Yunsheng found it inexplicably funny and laughed non-stop.

"What are you laughing at? Keep talking. I won't interrupt you." Wang Ying pinched Zhao Yunsheng.

Zhao Yunsheng finished laughing and continued, "He already had a son, but he brought an orphan back to raise as his own son. His own son would definitely not be happy... His son and the orphan didn't get along, but his daughter fell in love with the orphan..."

Zhao Yunsheng continued speaking, and he thought his speech was very interesting, but not long after, Wang Ying fell asleep.

Zhao Yunsheng looked at the knitted sweater on the desk and knew that Wang Ying was not idle at home either and must be very tired. He kissed her between the eyebrows and hugged her to sleep.

The next morning, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng woke up almost at the same time.

"Awake?" Zhao Yunsheng said.

"Well, I don't remember when I fell asleep last night. I was listening to you telling a story. Where were you at? Oh, the time when the old landlord's daughter didn't marry the orphan, but married someone else." Wang Ying muttered.

In fact, Zhao Yunsheng had already finished the story, but Wang Ying fell asleep.

"Continue to tell me tonight." Wang Ying sat up and said as he put on his clothes.

Zhao Yunsheng smiled and replied "OK".

The couple got up, and Wang Ying went downstairs with the sweater she had knitted for Dongbao.

It was quiet downstairs. Wang Ying put her sweater on the wooden sofa and whispered, "I don't know what time Dad came home last night. He hasn't gotten up yet."

Zhao Yunsheng said, "No matter how late you come back, I will hear it when you go out in the morning."

"Ah? It's a holiday, and you went out so early in the morning?" Wang Ying said.

"Director Zhao has an inexhaustible passion for struggle," Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile.

The two of them went to the kitchen together. There was a steel pot on the coal stove with porridge cooking in it.

"Mom got up this morning." Wang Ying said.

"Well, it doesn't matter. She will definitely get up to make food for Dad. Let's make it and eat." Zhao Yunsheng said.

The porridge was ready. Wang Ying fried three eggs and kneaded some pickles in the pan with the fried eggs. The two of them had breakfast at the small table in the kitchen.

After eating and cleaning up, the two returned to the main room. Chen Xiuqin had also gotten up and was looking at the sweater Wang Ying had knitted for Dongbao.

"Yingzi, the sweater you knitted can be sold in a department store," said Chen Xiuqin.

"Haha, as long as Dongbao likes it." Wang Ying said with a smile.

"Of course I like it." Chen Xiuqin said, motioning Wang Ying and his wife to come closer to talk. She whispered, "Deputy Mayor Sun is ready to take the lead in that matter."

"Really?" Wang Ying was a little excited.

"Well, your father went out to work early in the morning. He came back last night and praised you highly. Yunsheng and his two sisters have never been praised like this by him." Chen Xiuqin said.

"That's right, we can't compare to Xiao Yingzi!" Zhao Yunsheng said proudly.

"Okay, go and deliver the holiday gifts. You definitely won't be back at noon, so we'll have the reunion dinner in the evening," said Chen Xiuqin.

Wang Ying said, "We'll be back after lunch."

"It's up to you." Chen Xiuqin smiled. "Go ahead." After that, she started to think about the small sweater in her hand again.

Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng returned to the Wang family with the gifts. This time, they staggered with Wang Hui, and when they arrived, Wang Hui and her husband had not yet arrived.

The gate to the Wang family's courtyard was open. Wang Ying didn't say a word after entering the house. Zhao Yunsheng parked his bicycle and called out, "Dad, Mom, Yingzi and I are back."

Li Fengju was preparing lunch in the kitchen. When she heard her son-in-law's voice, she came out, wiping her hands on her apron.

"Yingzi and Yunsheng are here." Li Fengju said excitedly.

Wang Ying then called out, "Mom."

"Come and sit in the main room. Your father was just called over from the factory. I don't know what happened." Li Fengju said.

Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng entered the main hall carrying gifts.

Li Fengju smiled and said, "You guys sit down first, mom will pour tea."

"Mom, you're welcome." Zhao Yunsheng said.

"You guys sit down, you guys sit down." Li Fengju seemed so happy that she didn't know what to do, and turned to go to the kitchen.

Zhao Yunsheng had sensed it the last time he came back that Wang Ying's relationship with his family seemed average, but he didn't ask and sat at the square table with Wang Ying.

Li Fengju brought a teapot from the kitchen and took the gifts that Wang Ying and his friends brought into the room. She cleared the table, poured tea for Wang Ying and his wife, and placed moon cakes, pomegranates, and apples on the table.

"The mooncakes distributed by your father's factory this year taste pretty good. Have you tried them? They are produced by the non-staple food factory." Li Fengju said.

"Well, I've tried it, it's okay." Zhao Yunsheng said.

"You guys eat it. Peel the pomegranate and eat it. Yingzi likes to eat pomegranates." Li Fengju said.

"Do you like it?" Zhao Yunsheng asked Wang Ying.

"Yeah." Wang Ying responded.

"Then I'll peel it for you." Zhao Yunsheng smiled and took a pomegranate.

Li Fengju hurriedly said, "I'll go get the knife."

"No, no." Zhao Yunsheng said as he broke the pomegranate open with his bare hands and immediately peeled a piece to put into Wang Ying's mouth.

"You haven't even washed your hands." Wang Ying dodged in disgust.

Zhao Yunsheng threw the pomegranate into his mouth and ran to eat and wash his hands.

Li Fengju looked at Zhao Yunsheng and Wang Ying. She was happy to see that they had a good relationship, but she felt sad when she saw that Wang Ying was still cold and indifferent.

Zhao Yunsheng washed his hands and came back to continue peeling pomegranates for Wang Ying. Li Fengju watched for a while, thinking about the meat in the pot, said something and went back to the kitchen.

Just as Zhao Yunsheng was peeling a pomegranate and feeding it to Wang Ying, Wang Hui and Du Jianguo left the Du family's house. Wang Hui's tears had just dried, but her eyes were still red.