“Yes, I heard from Dawei that the day before yesterday, Xiao Tingshen treated Gao Dejian and his son to dinner at the guesthouse. Gao Yang has also been recommended to go to university, the same school as Xiao Tingshen.” Wang Yaqiang didn’t get along with Gao Yang and paid special attention to his affairs. “It’s just that the Gao family father and son are relatively low-key and haven’t publicized it.”

“Leaders have to be mindful of their image,” Xu Qingning said, expressing her understanding. She didn’t care about such things; she still wanted to try and get her mother-in-law a meter reader job. She then asked Wang Yaqiang, “Besides Director Gao, which other leader can arrange a meter reader job?”

She knew that Gao Dejian treated Zhao Jingyu very well.

But since Xiao Tingshen had already asked him for help, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to go to him again.

“The office leaders can all be arranged.” Wang Yaqiang immediately understood Xu Qingning’s meaning and hurriedly said, “By the way, Fang Meiyuan, the manager of the finance department, she lived in the Northwest when she was young and had a very good relationship with my brother. She loves to chat with my brother. Fang Meiyuan’s husband works at the winery, and she lives in the Langyatai Winery’s staff quarters, which is three streets away from our compound. It’s a bit far.”

"I understand." Xu Qingning had an idea. She glanced at her watch. "Yaqiang, pick me up after work tomorrow morning. Let's go to Fang Meiyuan's house together. Remember, don't tell anyone about this."

"Okay, I understand, sister-in-law." Wang Yaqiang understood, and then asked Xu Qingning, "What gifts do you need? I'll go buy them."

"No need, you go to work," Xu Qingning said with a smile. "I can prepare it myself."

After Wang Yaqiang left, Xu Qingning opened Zhao Jingyu's letter and lay on the bed to read it. He had sent her two postcards.

One photo shows grasslands, cattle, horses, and a birch forest; the other shows blue skies, white clouds, lavender fields, and windmills.

Very nice postcard.

There was also a two-page letter that began: "Mom and Dad have chosen the names for you. Take a look and see if you like any of them. Don't rush, take your time choosing. We'll decide when I get back."

Xu Qingning laughed when she saw it; Zhao Jingyu had given the boy nicknames like Dog Egg, Cat Egg, Century Egg, and Furry.

Some nice nicknames for girls include Honghong, Huahua, Meimei, Lili, etc.

For boys, names that sound nice include Zhiyuan, Kunpeng, and Hanlin; for girls, names include Fangfei, Hongyan, and Yingying, etc.

To be honest, none of the names he came up with really caught her eye.

The other page contained his daily life and future plans. He said that after returning home this time, he did not plan to go to sea again and wanted to find a job closer to home.

He also said he was worried about leaving her and the child at home, and he wanted to take care of and raise the child with her, because nothing is more important than the family being together.

Then he said he missed her, missed her so much, and wished he could fly back right now and hold her every night while he slept.

She knew that he was always talking about sleep, and that his thoughts were always laid bare and never hidden.

Seeing the last line, "Kiss you all night," Xu Qingning blushed slightly. She covered her face with the letter, as if she could still feel his warmth and breath.

He had been persistently and passionately expressing his love to her, teasing her constantly. She was a woman; she couldn't possibly ignore him, much less remain unmoved.

Is she going to fall in love with this character from the book, who is also the main villain?

She asked herself, "Do I like him?"

I answered myself, "I don't know," but at least I have a good impression of them.

Perhaps distance makes the heart grow fonder, and the feeling of being in a long-distance relationship created a filter of beauty between them. Since he had no other women around him to compare himself to, he felt that she was wonderful.

The comfortable life she lives now is all thanks to his high salary. Her impression of him is because he has the shadow of a powerful client.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Zhao Qiyuan asked, "Third Aunt, may we come in?"

“No way.” Xu Qingning refused outright. “Everyone should write ten pinyin characters. We’ll check them tomorrow.”

“Little brother, let’s go!” Zhao Chengjun sighed. “I told you I didn’t want to come, but you insisted. Now look what’s happened, we have to write pinyin.”

The two brothers then parted ways.

At night, Xu Qingning had a dream.

She dreamt that Zhao Jingyu came back. As soon as he returned, he kissed her and kept kissing her until she felt suffocated. She even heard him ask her in her ear, "Is it okay?"

She instinctively answered, "No..."

The scene shifts, and she sees Zhao Jingyu standing on the deck, walking further and further away. She calls out to him, "Zhao Jingyu, come back!"

He didn't turn around, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

"Zhao Jingyu, Zhao Jingyu..." she called as she ran across the deck. Wang Yaqiang and Liu Dawei came over and stopped her: "Sister-in-law, please accept our condolences!"

"Zhao Jingyu!" Xu Qingning woke up with a start, only to realize it was a dream. After calming down, she fell into a deep sleep.

I hope it's just a dream.

The next morning, Xu Qingning put the two postcards in letter paper and put them in her canvas bag. She told Yang Yuelan about her plan: "Mom, a lot of people are eyeing the meter reader position. I want to ask Manager Fang in the office for a favor. Let's try to get it."

She didn't mention that Tang Wenya also wanted to go.

If Yang Yuelan knew, she might have given up on her own initiative.

"Will it work?" Yang Yuelan wasn't sure either. She knew that she wasn't the only one who wanted to do this kind of job.

But if it's too troublesome, she won't go.

"Mom, let's try and see if it works." Xu Qingning wasn't sure either, "but if we don't try, it definitely won't work."

For them, being a meter reader is a lucrative job.

But for the leaders, it's just a matter of a word; this kind of job with no technical content is the same no matter who it's given to.

"It's so hot, and I still have to make you go all the way here." Yang Yuelan looked at the bright sun outside and felt sorry for you. "I'll go with you."

"Mom, you can stay home. I'll have Yaqiang come with me." Xu Qingning knew what Yang Yuelan was thinking and smiled. "Let's not stand on ceremony, mother and son. I'm waiting for you to get your salary so you can buy me something nice to eat!"

"I'll buy it for you, I definitely will!" Yang Yuelan couldn't wait to go and buy some delicious food for her daughter-in-law right now.

Wang Yaqiang came to pick up Xu Qingning as soon as he got off work. Yang Yuelan saw him pushing his bicycle and was worried. She repeatedly told him, "Be sure to ride slowly. You can't let your sister-in-law fall."

This made Wang Yaqiang quite nervous: "Auntie, don't worry, I'll be careful."

Not to mention Yang Yuelan, he was nervous too!

If anything happens to his sister-in-law, he'll go and bang his head against the wall.

"It's okay, let's go!" Xu Qingning was both amused and exasperated. She wasn't made of paper; she wasn't that fragile.

Halfway there, Xu Qingning bought some fruit, hung it on the handlebars of her bicycle, and followed Wang Yaqiang into the Langyatai Winery residential compound.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the residential compound, Wang Yaqiang jumped off his bicycle and carefully helped Xu Qingning down: "Sister-in-law, Manager Fang lives in the building in front, on the second floor, the one by the window."

As soon as the two reached the bottom of the stairs, Wu Huihui walked towards them. When she saw Xu Qingning, she was taken aback and asked, "Xu Qingning, what are you doing here?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Wang Yaqiang.

Zhao Jingyu had only been at sea for a few months when the two of them were openly together.

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