Qian Xiao carefully recalled their interactions and realized that there was really no difference from before.

Su Lan smiled and explained, "Before, you two seemed to know each other very well, like the kids next door. The difference was that Comrade Sun's eyes would light up every time he saw you."

"Now look at Comrade Sun, his eyes are starting to light up too. The way you two move together is so well coordinated, it's like no one else can get in."

Qian Xiao touched her eyes: "Is that so?"

"That's right. By the way, how old are you? Do you think your family will approve of you dating?" Of the three, only Guan Yu knew Qian Xiao's real age.

Liang Yue immediately sensed something was wrong: "Isn't Xiaoxiao already seventeen? That's not young anymore, she can get her marriage certificate next year."

Guan Yu glanced at Qian Xiao and said, "Is your real age okay?"

Qian shook her head, indicating that it didn't matter. In this era, there was no such thing as employing child laborers. Many families had children who took over the factory at the age of fifteen or sixteen. She had changed her age so that she would be older and not be looked down upon when she entered the factory.

Guan Yu lowered her voice: "Xiaoxiao changed her age because she went to university, making herself two years older. She's not even sixteen yet."

"Ah! Xiaoxiao, you're so young? Does that mean you got into university at eleven? My goodness, that's amazing!" Su Lan thought back to when she was eleven and was even fighting with her younger brother for food.

"Hehe, I was a little anxious when I was in school," Qian Xiao explained modestly.

"My goodness, you two are way too young. Will your families agree?" Although many people here get married young, the earliest they get married is seventeen or eighteen.

"Neither of our parents are here, but the elders in our families agree. We're still young, so even if we were to get married, it would have to be a few years later."

"By the way, if you two didn't know your real ages, you both look quite mature and a good match."

"Hehehe, that's good. I always felt he was much better looking than me."

Guan Yu patted Qian and laughed: "Haven't you looked in the mirror properly? You're good-looking too. If it weren't for the fact that people couldn't reach you, and Comrade Sun was always by your side, I don't know how many people would be pursuing you."

She wasn't lying. The four of them were close, and many people had asked them about Qian Xiao. Qian Xiao was beautiful, had a good job, and earned a lot of money. What family wouldn't want a daughter-in-law like that?

Qian Xiao suddenly perked up: "What? Someone's got their eye on me? How come I didn't know?"

In her past life, she was also pursued, but back then she was a good girl who always remembered her parents' words: don't date before graduating from college. She rejected all suitors outright and never experienced what it felt like to be pursued.

Guan Yu rolled her eyes: "You never come to the front all day. No one in the factory dares to go to your office. You always have Comrade Sun with you when you come out. How can someone be so blind as to go up and confront you?"

Sun Kaicheng seems to be very polite to everyone, but he also seems to have a natural distance from them. Most people rarely take the initiative to talk to him. Even the aunties in the factory are not very bold. Otherwise, would such a good son-in-law candidate as Sun Kaicheng have been kept until now?

Many people were waiting for Sun Kaicheng to turn eighteen so they could introduce him to their relatives. Who would have thought that before he even grew up, Qian Xiao, an equally outstanding girl, would suddenly appear out of nowhere? Everyone was taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping that if the two of them didn't work out, they could still pick up a bargain.

Guan Yu could already picture the disappointed expressions on those people's faces.

Qian Xiao clicked her tongue: "What a pity, I wanted to see who they were."

"Why are you all so free today, and have time to talk to me?"

"Hey, it's getting cooler and I'm not feeling that sleepy anymore. Everyone's chatting and it's so noisy. That's why I was thinking of asking you to come out and talk. I even managed to get movie tickets. Let's go see a movie as soon as the recruitment is over."

"Okay, I'll definitely go."

"It's almost time, everyone go back," the girls said, trying to catch up during their lunch break, as being late wouldn't be good.

...

Stretching, Qian Xiao put down the book in her hand.

"Xiao Qian, why aren't you leaving yet? Hurry up and go home."

"Master Li, you can go first. I'll wait a little while."

"Okay, don't forget to lock the door."

"Okay, goodbye, Master Li."

Qian Xiao watched Master Li walk away, took out her watch from her spatial storage, and glanced at it. It was already this late, why hadn't Sun Kaicheng come out yet? Should she go in and check?

Sun Kaicheng frowned and glanced at his watch. He was extremely annoyed by the two people opposite him and wondered if Erdan was getting impatient.

Jiang Siyu saw the impatient expression on Sun Kaicheng's face, lowered her head to hide the dissatisfaction in her eyes, and spoke softly with a sob in her voice.

"Comrade Sun, I'm sorry, I had something I wanted to talk to you about, that's why I asked Brother Chen Wang to call you over, it's just that..."

Sun Kaicheng impatiently interrupted Jiang Siyu: "Say what you have to say quickly, I have other things to do."

Hearing Sun Kaicheng's impatient tone, Chen Wang glared at him fiercely, as if he were seeing his father's killer.

Sun Kaicheng cursed inwardly, "Idiot."

"It's...it's...I...I like you, can you...can you..."

Before Jiang Siyu could finish her rambling, Shang Sun Kaicheng interrupted her: "I don't like you. I don't even know who you are. Is there anything else? If not, I'll be leaving."

"Sun Kaicheng, don't go too far. It's your honor that Siyu likes you. How can you reject her?" Chen Wang couldn't bear to see Jiang Siyu's sad expression and spoke up angrily.

Sun Kaicheng almost rolled his eyes: "I don't want this honor. Besides, who is she? Just because she likes me doesn't mean I have to agree."

He felt like he was crazy. He knew these two people had bad intentions, so why did he follow them? He just started walking away.

"How could you say that about Siyu? Apologize to Siyu!" Chen Wang immediately blocked Sun Kaicheng's path, his overly delicate features scrunched up, looking rather frightening.

Sun Kaicheng was absolutely annoyed by the two of them: "Who are you to her that you're so considerate of her? Don't I have reason to suspect that you two are conspiring to force me to date this woman?"

Jiang Siyu was extremely anxious. The medicine had been administered for so long, why hadn't it taken effect yet?

She quickly and hesitantly said, "No, no, Brother Chen Wang meant well. He couldn't bear to see me suffer. There's really no other connection."

Sun Kaicheng looked at the visible disappointment on Chen Wang's face with amusement, and sneered inwardly, "You sycophant."