The morning sunlight streamed through the windows of the technical department office, illuminating the fine dust particles floating in the air. Liu Li sat at her desk, her mood as calm and bright as the clear autumn light. The simple "good" she had received in the cafeteria the previous night felt like a firmly settling cornerstone, finally settling something that had been hanging in the balance, filling her with an unprecedented sense of peace and certainty.

She opened the drawer, took out a stack of letterheads bearing the letterhead of the Red Star Machinery Factory, unscrewed the fountain pen, thought for a moment, and then bent down to write. The pen tip grazed the paper, making a soft, scratching sound.

"Love Report"

To the Party Branch of the Machining Workshop and the Youth League Committee of the Factory:

I, Liu Li, am currently a technician in the factory's technical department and the actual person in charge of the preparatory group for the technical center. Today, I formally report my personal relationship status to the organization.

After a long period of working together and getting to know each other well, I established a romantic relationship with Comrade Jingchen, an engineer in the factory's technical department. Based on our shared career aspirations and ideological resonance, we decided to formally begin dating, with the aim of mutual progress and support, in accordance with the national marriage law and factory rules and regulations.

Comrade Fu Jingchen has a firm political stance, is conscientious and responsible in his work, and possesses solid professional skills. In our future work and life, we will learn from and encourage each other, working together to contribute to the development of Hongxing Machinery Factory. We earnestly request the organization to review and supervise this matter.

Sincerely yours

salute!

Presenter: Liu Li

"Year x month x day"

She wrote quickly, her handwriting neat and strong, the content concise and clear, without any unnecessary embellishment, just like her style of doing things. After finishing her own, she looked up and happened to see Fu Jingchen walking in from the doorway. Today he was wearing a clean dark blue work uniform, his hair was neatly combed, and his eyes behind his glasses carried a hint of seriousness that was barely perceptible.

Their eyes met, and without a word, they understood each other's thoughts. Fu Jingchen walked to her desk and gently placed the report he had just finished writing in front of her. His report was almost identical in format to hers, with equally rigorous and pragmatic wording, except that he used the phrase "shared interests and mutual appreciation" when describing their relationship.

"Let's go." Liu Li folded her report, stood up, and spoke with a calm tone that carried a hint of unwavering determination.

"Okay." Fu Jingchen nodded.

The two went one after the other to the office of the Party branch where the technical department was located. The Party branch secretary was a middle-aged female cadre surnamed Li, wearing glasses, who was writing something at her desk. When she saw the two of them come in together, holding papers in their hands, she seemed to understand something and a gentle smile appeared on her face.

“Secretary Li,” Liu Li stepped forward and handed over her report with both hands, “I would like to report my personal situation to the organization.”

Almost simultaneously, Fu Jingchen also handed over his report: "Secretary Li, this is my love report."

Secretary Li took the two reports, quickly glanced through them, and her smile became more genuine. She looked at Liu Li, then at Fu Jingchen, her eyes filled with the satisfaction of an elder: "Excellent, Comrade Liu Li, Comrade Fu Jingchen, you are both outstanding young backbone members of the factory, politically progressive and diligently studying your profession. The organization supports and encourages your collaboration, mutual assistance, and common progress." She spoke in her usual, contemporary style, but her tone was sincere. "I hope that in your future work and life, you will continue to be strict with yourselves, properly handle the relationship between personal matters and revolutionary work, and strive for even greater achievements."

"Thank you, Secretary Li. We will definitely keep the organization's teachings in mind," Liu Li and Fu Jingchen replied almost in unison.

After leaving the technical department's Party branch, the two went to the machining workshop's Party branch, where Liu Li reported to her original branch. Workshop Secretary Wang, who had watched Liu Li grow up, reacted more directly. He patted Fu Jingchen's shoulder forcefully, his voice booming, "Good lad! You have good taste! Liu Li is our workshop's treasure! You'll have to take good care of her in the future, and support each other at work!"

Fu Jingchen swayed slightly from the pat, but a serious smile remained on his face: "Secretary Wang, don't worry."

After completing the formalities, the two stood in the open space outside the office building, the warm autumn sun shining on them. The public and procedural report, like a solemn ceremony, stamped their new relationship with approval and dispelled any remaining potential rumors.

"Now, the whole factory knows, right?" Liu Li said, looking at the towering chimneys in the distance, her tone light and teasing.

"Hmm." Fu Jingchen pushed up his glasses, a slight smile playing on his lips. "This is fine."

It's really good. There's no concealment, no speculation, just openness and transparency. This feeling, based on shared ideals, has been rooted in solid soil and bathed in sunlight from the very beginning.