Chapter 100: Harmony is Paramount

Sister-in-law Xue didn't care about Zhou Xiangling's gratitude. She looked at Lin Yuanshu seriously and reminded him, "Second sister-in-law, you are a witness. If my younger sister doesn't return the job to me in the future, you have to help me. You can't just stand by and do nothing."

Lin Yuanshu nodded and promised with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll definitely speak up for you when the time comes."

Sister-in-law Xue was relieved after hearing this.

Zhou Xiangling wasn't angry at Xue Dasao's disregard. She looked at Lin Yuanshu with gratitude and said softly, "Second sister-in-law, thank you for thinking of me. I won't make things difficult for you."

Although she had only been home for a short time, she understood one thing: to live well in this family, she had to please her second sister-in-law.

Her eldest brother said he would help her, but he didn't actually help at all. He wouldn't even say a word in her defense. On the contrary, her second sister-in-law, who was indifferent to her, was willing to stand up for her. She didn't have any intention of marrying her off quickly; she was genuinely thinking about her well-being.

Lin Yuanshu waved his hand dismissively and said with a smile, "I didn't do anything for you, I just talked about it."

Zhou Xiangling remained grateful. Although it was just an idea, it was better than her eldest brother who was unwilling to help and her second brother who didn't know how to help.

Zhou Dafu frowned and looked at Zhou Xiangling, saying, "Do you have any other ideas? If not, then let's do as your second wife says for now. You're not a child anymore; you're a mother now. After experiencing so much, you should learn to grow up. No one can protect you forever."

Looking at the serious-looking Zhou Dafu, Zhou Xiangling quickly shook her head and obediently said, "I understand."

Then, Zhou Dafu turned to look at his mother and instructed her, "Don't just stay at home all day long. Although Xiang Ling won't get married immediately, you can start looking for a son-in-law now. Don't wait until the last minute to start looking for one."

Zhou Ma muttered under her breath, "It's better to let the second daughter-in-law do the finding than to let me do it. The people she's in contact with are all cultured."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dafu turned his gaze to Lin Yuanshu and said confidently, "My requirements are not high. There is no need to marry Xiang Ling to a cultured person, but she can marry the sons and grandsons of leaders, as long as they are cadres."

Lin Yuanshu gave him a complicated look and decisively declined, saying, "I'm not going to be a matchmaker. I haven't even married into a good family myself, so how can I be confident that my little sister can marry into a good family? Besides, I'm currently busy researching and improving medicines, and I really don't have time to worry about other things."

Zhou's mother was taken aback for a moment, then retorted, "What's wrong with my family? You can do whatever you want!"

Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "It's pretty good, so good that it sent me to the hospital."

Zhou Ma was speechless. Her damned seafood allergy made her forever inferior to Lin Yuanshu.

Zhou Dafu could tell that Lin Yuanshu didn't want to get involved, so he could only place his hopes on Sister-in-law Xue and Zhou's mother. "Since the second daughter-in-law is too busy with work to get away, then you two should take a closer look at this matter and see if there are any suitable candidates around!"

Sister-in-law Xue nodded reluctantly. On the bright side, at least her younger sister was getting married and the Zhou family would receive a dowry, so it wasn't a complete waste of money.

After the matter was settled, Zhou Xiangling went out with her mother to continue cooking, leaving the dog in Zhou Dafu's care.

After a nap, the dog was full of energy. He looked at Zhou Dafu and boldly asked, "Are you my grandpa?"

Zhou Dafu patted the dog's head, gave it a kind smile, and asked, "Yes, I am your maternal grandfather. How old are you this year? What is your name?"

The dog answered truthfully, "I am five years old. My name is Gouzi, and my full name is Cao Liang."

Zhou Dafu was delighted at the sight of the pastries and quickly went into his room to get a bag of pastries for Gouzi. Gouzi happily ate the pastries while chatting with Zhou Dafu.

Seeing this, Sister-in-law Xue rolled her eyes, held up the little Ruyi and said, "What's so great about having two extra ounces of meat? My little Ruyi is still the cutest."

Little Ruyi gave a sweet smile.

Lin Yuanshu nudged Sister-in-law Xue's arm with his elbow, signaling her not to say such things in front of Zhou Dafu. Then he joined Sister-in-law Xue in teasing Xiao Ruyi, who really loved children who would laugh as soon as they were teased.

The older brother pulled Zhou Xiangyang to the toilet, and whispered, "Your wife is really something. She's made us practically invisible in the house. Dad didn't even ask for our opinions on such a big thing."

Zhou Xiangyang asked in confusion, "Do you have any objections?"

"How could I dare to have any objections?" the older brother said dejectedly.

Zhou Xiangyang said seriously, "Then that settles it!"

Big Brother: "..."

Although he couldn't come up with a better idea than Lin Yuanshu, he was somewhat frustrated that Lin Yuanshu didn't even ask him. After all, Lin Yuanshu was a member of the family and had the right to decide whether or not to let his younger sister move in.

Seeing his older brother's sad expression, Zhou Xiangyang kindly suggested, "Brother, next time you can take the initiative to express your opinion, so you won't be invisible."

The older brother said, feeling aggrieved, "I'm afraid that if I express my opinion, your wife will scold me, and that would be even more embarrassing."

When his grandmother came before, he had expressed his opinion, but he was scolded not only by Lin Yuanshu but also by his grandmother. No one sided with him at the time, and it was the first time he had ever lost face like that.

Zhou Xiangyang kindly comforted him, "Brother, you're too shy. You should learn from Mom so she won't be embarrassed."

He was very proud because his wife had never scolded him. The secret was that he would never argue with her.

Big Brother: "..."

On the other side, Zhou Xiangling had already cut the potatoes and started stir-frying the potato shreds. She put a little bit of lard into the wok, just in time to add the potatoes.

Zhou Ma helped remind her, "You didn't put in enough lard. Xiao Er's wife likes her shredded potatoes with more oil."

Zhou Xiangling exclaimed in surprise, "I thought this lard was enough, but it's not enough. If it were before, you would have scolded me for being wasteful. I didn't expect Mom to be less stingy."

Zhou Ma was stunned for a moment. She had always thought that she had not been changed by Lin Yuanshu, but she did not expect that the change was so subtle that she had not noticed these details at all.

No, she couldn't let Lin Yuanshu lead her by the nose; she had to change him quietly.

“You’re right, don’t add any more lard. This is enough. Now that there’s another person in the family, we can’t be as wasteful as before. We need to be more frugal,” Zhou Ma said seriously.

Zhou Xiangling nodded thoughtfully.

Although Zhou's mother said that, she still took out a piece of salted meat from the room and asked Zhou Xiangling to make a dish of salted meat stewed with tofu. After all, her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, was coming home, and her first meal shouldn't be too simple.

As night fell and the food was ready, Lin Yuanshu went to help carry the dishes to the table.

Once everyone had arrived, Zhou Dafu said, "Let's eat!"

Without any hesitation, the dog reached for the braised pork and tofu with its chopsticks, picked up a small half bowlful, and put it in its own bowl.

Instead of being angry, Zhou's mother praised, "Dog has such a good appetite. Eat more if you like it. You can have all the meat in Grandma's bowl too."

The dog smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandma. You're so good to me, even better than my grandma."

It turns out his mother really wasn't lying to him. He really was able to live a good life after moving to the city. The pastries were delicious, the salted meat was delicious, and his grandparents were so kind.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ma instantly felt much better. She excitedly said, "You're Grandma's good grandson. If Grandma doesn't treat you well, who else would she treat well!"

Sister-in-law Xue was speechless when she saw this. What was so special about an outsider? Eating so much meat, wasn't he afraid of getting diarrhea?

Looking at the dishes on the table, Lin Yuanshu noticed that apart from the slightly stronger flavor of the braised salted pork and tofu, the other dishes were all very bland and watery. For a moment, she couldn't tell which dish was her younger sister's specialty.

There was no oil on the vegetarian dishes, and even though she didn't eat them, she knew that the main thing about this dish was the flavor of the ingredients themselves.

It would be better to let the eldest brother cook; at least he's willing to use oil when he cooks.

Zhou Dafu took a bite of the shredded potatoes and couldn't help but frown. He reminded Xiang Ling, "Next time you cook, you can use a little more oil. Although we can't eat meat every meal, we can still use a little more lard when cooking."

Zhou Xiangling glanced at her mother and whispered, "Mom said we can't be extravagant these days, we have to be frugal."

Zhou Ma nodded and said seriously, "If we save a little money today and a little money tomorrow, it will amount to a lot of money by the end of the year. We have been living too extravagantly before, so from today onwards, our family will officially enter a period of careful budgeting."

After saying this, Zhou Ma glanced at Lin Yuanshu.

Lin Yuanshu nodded in agreement, saying, "Mom is right. You won't go poor from eating or dressing. You'll only go poor if you don't plan ahead. I won't go to the slaughterhouse to buy meat anymore. Others might not eat meat even once a year, but we eat meat every week. It's too extravagant."

Anyway, she can eat meat in the cafeteria at noon, so whether the family is frugal or not doesn't affect her much. She doesn't need to go against Zhou Ma over such a small matter. They can be frugal, and she can enjoy hers. There's no conflict between them.

Zhou Ma's mood did not improve after hearing Lin Yuanshu's words. Although she wanted to be frugal, it did not mean that she did not want to eat meat every week.

But she couldn't refute Lin Yuanshu's words; if she did, it would be tantamount to overturning what she had said before. So she could only nod with an unpleasant expression.

Zhou Dafu did not object because he was not very familiar with the family's food reserves. He thought that it might be because there were two more mouths to feed that the family's food was not enough, which was why Zhou's mother suggested that they should live frugally.

After the meal, the eldest brother took the initiative to clear the dishes, and Zhou Xiangling quickly said, "Big brother, don't bother, go and rest! I can do this little thing."

The older brother's eyes lit up instantly, and he said excitedly, "You really are my good sister. You always know how to care for your older brother. You're the best to me in this family."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Lin Yuanshu and explained in a serious tone, "It's not that I don't want to wash the dishes, it's that my sister feels sorry for me."

Lin Yuanshu: "..."

She felt that her older brother was sometimes quite inexplicable.

Lin Yuanshu ignored his elder brother's words and instead took Zhou Xiangyang's hand and went for a walk. This season is perfect for a walk; the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, and there's a gentle breeze at night, which is very comfortable.

Because there weren't many nightlights in those days, they couldn't go very far; they could only walk around the perimeter of the tenement buildings.

After walking around for a while, Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang returned to the downstairs of the tenement building and sat down to rest under a big tree.

At this moment, besides the two of them, the only other creatures downstairs were the buzzing mosquitoes.

Lin Yuanshu looked up at the starry sky, a sight she couldn't see in modern times. She loved the sky of this era; every scene was like a painting, clean and bright, making her feel especially comfortable.

Zhou Xiangyang said softly, "Thank you for speaking up for my little sister. If it weren't for you, she would have been married off by Mom and Dad very soon. You gave her another option."

Lin Yuanshu turned to look at Zhou Xiangyang and chuckled, "You think too highly of me. I'm not a good person. I'm willing to speak up for my little sister because this matter doesn't harm me. If it did, I would definitely choose to stand by and do nothing. So don't have too high expectations of me."

She felt that in Zhou Xiangyang's eyes, she was like the Virgin Mary, and she didn't want to leave Zhou Xiangyang with that impression.

Zhou Xiangyang said with unwavering determination, "Even if you are a bad person, it doesn't matter. You can act a little willful in front of me. One of my few virtues is tolerance. I can tolerate all your bad temper and all your bad thoughts."

Lin Yuanshu looked at Zhou Xiangyang with suspicion and tentatively asked, "What if I want our future children to take my surname?"

Zhou Xiangyang said from the bottom of his heart, "Then I would be very happy, very happy that you are willing to have our child."

Lin Yuanshu was taken aback for a moment, then exclaimed, "I don't know whether to say you're unconventional or I'm unconventional!"

Zhou Xiangyang said earnestly, "I'm not being unconventional, I just care about you! As long as I can be with you, there's nothing I can't accept."

The thing he couldn't accept the most was Lin Yuanshu leaving him. He couldn't imagine life without Lin Yuanshu's company. He loved going to and from get off work with Lin Yuanshu, eating delicious food together, watching movies together, going back to his room to read together, and complaining about what was happening around him...

Lin Yuanshu didn't continue discussing the matter of children. After all, she and Zhou Xiangyang hadn't yet achieved sexual harmony, so it was too early to talk about children. However, since Zhou Xiangyang had agreed, she wouldn't hold back in the future.

Because there were so many mosquitoes around, the two didn't stay long before holding hands and going upstairs.

After tonight's conversation, Lin Yuanshu was more deeply impressed by Zhou Xiangyang's words about liking her, and the two became even closer.

After hesitating for two days, Zhou's mother finally told Sister Chun that she wanted to go back to work, urged by Zhou Xiangling.

Although Sister Chun was very important to her, her own daughter was equally important. Sister Chun could still stay in Beijing even without a job, but her own daughter couldn't stay at home for long without a job, so she had no choice but to give up Sister Chun.

Aunt Li didn't have many thoughts about it and readily agreed, saying that she could go and complete the procedures whenever she wanted.

After all, if she really wanted to work, she could have asked her daughter-in-law's family to help her find a job. She had worked in the production team for so many years and really didn't want to continue toiling away.

Zhou's mother was reluctant to take Zhou Xiangling to complete the procedures because the position kept changing, and the person in charge of the canteen was already very dissatisfied with her. Last time when Sister Ahua was replaced, the person in charge of the canteen scolded her and told her not to appear in front of him for six months.

Therefore, she entrusted this arduous task to Lin Yuanshu, because no one but Lin Yuanshu could complete it.

Lin Yuanshu didn't want to make the trip, but Zhou Xiangling offered to do her housework for a month, so she readily agreed and took Zhou Xiangling to the pharmaceutical factory.

She had only been gone a short time, but the pharmaceutical factory had already changed drastically. Now, walking around the factory, she could hardly tell where she was anymore.

When the workers met Lin Yuanshu, they greeted him warmly, smiling and saying, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, it's been a long time! How's work lately?"

Lin Yuanshu replied with a smile, "It's fine."

"You intellectuals are so lucky; you can contribute to the country," the worker said enviously.

Lin Yuanshu gave a disapproving look and said softly, "You're wrong about that. Without everyone's efforts, I couldn't produce any products just by talking. You are all contributing to the country as well..."

Zhou Xiangling looked at Lin Yuanshu with admiration. Her second sister-in-law was really amazing; so many workers knew her. She followed her second sister-in-law somewhat nervously. To be honest, it was her first time entering a factory.

Lin Yuanshu walked and stopped, after all, everyone had greeted her, and she couldn't just pretend she didn't see them and ignore them.

After Lin Yuanshu arrived at the canteen, he took Zhou Xiangling up to the second floor. The second floor not only had the person in charge's office, but also a "small canteen" and a reception room, which were generally not open to the public.

When the canteen manager learned of Lin Yuanshu's purpose, he quickly completed the formalities for Lin Yuanshu and inquired about Zhou Xiangyang's recent situation.

Lin Yuanshu told him the truth.

To be honest, the canteen manager was a little reluctant to see Zhou Xiangyang leave. After all, Zhou Xiangyang was an excellent cook, a man of few words but reliable, who only worked hard and never complained. Such employees were really rare.

Afterwards, Lin Yuanshu took Zhou Xiangling to the logistics department to complete all the formalities. She told Zhou Xiangling to go home first, as she still needed to see Director Qian and others. After all, since they had come all this way, how could they not visit their former leaders?

Zhou Xiangling gained a new understanding of Lin Yuanshu's connections. No wonder her father wanted her second sister-in-law to introduce her to potential partners! Her second sister-in-law simply knew too many powerful people.

She now hopes her second sister-in-law will be as capable as possible, so that she can benefit from her success.

The better her relationship with her second sister-in-law, the more benefits she can gain.

Factory Director Qian and the others were quite happy to see Lin Yuanshu. They inquired about Lin Yuanshu's recent work situation and were all happy for him when they learned that Lin Yuanshu had not been sidelined and was now in charge of a project.

After all, Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory is thriving now, with the machines in the workshop making noise day and night, a scene of bustling activity. As the proposer of this plan, they naturally hope that Lin Yuanshu's life will get better and better.

Before they knew it, a month had passed. Lin Yuanshu's plan had completed the basic research phase, and had made preliminary explorations into the stability and reaction mechanism of sodium phenolate. The overall progress had advanced by 10%.

Lin Yuanshu's experiment was not progressing quickly, but Feng Aiguo's was not much faster either. Although their plan was simple, Feng Aiguo, as the leader of the plan group, was unable to unite the group members. Various arguments would frequently break out in the plan group, which significantly slowed down their experimental progress.

He was initially quite happy to be in charge of a research project, but unexpectedly, he became the laughing stock of the First Laboratory in the blink of an eye. He felt like everyone was watching him make a fool of himself, and he fell from heaven to hell in an instant.

He had considered getting everyone to get along, but they would make up today and then argue about something else tomorrow, leaving him exhausted.

Feng Aiguo reflected on himself and finally came to the conclusion that he was not the problem; the problem was with Lin Yuanshu. Lin Yuanshu must have been the one interfering, otherwise why would the members of his project team be arguing all the time?

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, so he walked up to Lin Yuanshu and slammed his hand on the table at Lin Yuanshu's workstation.

Lin Yuanshu was recording experimental data when she was startled by the sudden noise. She looked up at Feng Aiguo and questioned, "What's wrong with you? Did you forget to take your medicine today?"

Feng Aiguo gritted his teeth and said, "If I'm going crazy, it's because you drove me crazy. You hold a grudge against me because I stopped you from taking charge of the project plan. You bribed the team members I was in charge of to make them argue with their colleagues from time to time. You want to drag me down in this way. Let me tell you, it won't work."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding interns stared at Lin Yuanshu in shock. They hadn't expected Lin Yuanshu to be so capable, easily turning Feng Aiguo into a laughingstock in the laboratory.

Hong Shuang'er looked at him with admiration. As expected of Comrade Lin Yuanshu, he was truly meticulous. No wonder he could work overtime without feeling guilty. It turned out that he had already arranged a backup plan so that even if the project team led by Comrade Feng Aiguo worked overtime, they would not be able to surpass their progress.

Seeing that everyone around her believed Feng Aiguo's words without a doubt, Lin Yuanshu was speechless and said, "No way, are you sick? If you're sick, go to the hospital and get checked out. Don't act crazy in front of me. What does it have to do with me if the members of your project team are arguing? It's not like I told you to argue. I don't even know all the members of your project team. How could I possibly have the ability to bribe them? To put it bluntly, the proposed plan isn't even worth my time. It poses no threat to me whatsoever."

She was more wronged than Dou E. If she had done something, that would be one thing, but the key point is that she didn't! She didn't even do anything underhanded, yet Feng Aiguo almost ruined himself and then pinned the blame on her.

Seeing that Feng Aiguo was emotionally unstable and fearing that the two would quarrel, Intern Li quickly came over and spoke up for Lin Yuanshu, saying, "Comrade Feng Aiguo, you have misunderstood Comrade Lin Yuanshu. We have no private contact with Comrade Lin Yuanshu. Everyone has their own thoughts, so it is normal for arguments to occur during experiments. It is a clash of ideas."

Feng Aiguo didn't think that the intern was giving him a way out. Instead, he felt that the intern was protecting Lin Yuanshu without distinguishing right from wrong. In addition, since the intern had wanted to join Lin Yuanshu's project team from the beginning, he now disliked the intern very much and thought that the intern was the troublemaker in the project team he was in charge of.

He said righteously and sternly, "Since Intern Li is so protective of Comrade Lin Yuanshu, why don't you go to Comrade Lin Yuanshu's project team? My project team doesn't need a member who is in Cao Ying but whose heart is with Liu Bei. Without you, the members of my project team can get along even better."

Intern Li was stunned. He didn't expect Feng Aiguo to say such a thing. He quickly explained, "I admit that I initially wanted to join Comrade Lin Yuanshu's project team, but since I was assigned to the project team you are in charge of, I am taking your project seriously and I am not in a situation where I am in one camp but not in another. You can slander anyone, but you can slander me."

Feng Aiguo sneered, "You really are all talk and no action."

The argument attracted the attention of Team Leader Zhuang. With a sigh, Team Leader Zhuang walked up to the group and asked sternly, "What are you arguing about now?"

Since Feng Aiguo was put in charge of a research project, the First Laboratory has become much more lively. If things continue like this, she will want to personally manage the project team led by Feng Aiguo.

When Feng Aiguo turned to look at Team Leader Zhuang, he first felt guilty, then took the initiative and said, "Team Leader Zhuang, I don't think I can work with Intern Li. We have different ideas. He happens to be very interested in the plan that Comrade Lin Yuanshu is in charge of. I suggest that we arrange them into the plan group that Comrade Lin Yuanshu is in charge of. This way, there will be less arguing in the plan group that I am in charge of."

He felt that as long as the troublemakers in the solution team left, the members of his solution team could get along harmoniously. He really couldn't resolve the conflicts in the solution team; he could just get rid of the person who caused the conflict.

Upon hearing this, Team Leader Zhuang looked at Intern Li with a complicated expression and asked, "What are your thoughts? Do you want to join the project team led by Comrade Lin Yuanshu?"

Intern Li glanced at Feng Aiguo and said with some disappointment, "I'm fine with anything, it mainly depends on what Comrade Lin Yuanshu thinks."

Although he initially didn't want to stay in Feng Aiguo's project team, he never disobeyed Feng Aiguo's orders during this time and did his best for the projects proposed by Feng Aiguo. Unexpectedly, in the end, he not only didn't receive a word of praise, but his character was also questioned.

If I had known it would turn out this way, I would have been better off not joining any project team at all, and just being responsible for cleaning glassware. That would have been much more comfortable.

Lin Yuanshu readily accepted the offer, saying, "I warmly welcome intern Li. My project team is short-staffed! We welcome anyone who comes."

Who would complain about having too many people doing the work!

She desperately wanted all the members of Feng Aiguo's project team to assist her; the more people there were, the faster the project would progress.

Upon hearing this, Feng Aiguo pressed his advantage, saying, "That's perfect. In my project team, there are two other team members who are also quite interested in your project. They can come with intern Li to your project team. I'm sure you're not too unfamiliar with them. They're all so talkative, you'll definitely have a lot in common."

He planned to solve the problem once and for all by pushing all the members of the project team who frequently argued with others onto Lin Yuanshu, since these people were Lin Yuanshu's dogs anyway, and would only cause trouble in the project team they were in charge of.

Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Of course, but I still have to clarify that I have no private contact with them. Also, I don't know if you've ever heard the saying, 'Oranges grown south of the Huai River are sweet oranges, but those grown north of the Huai River are bitter oranges.' Sometimes you should think more about whether it's your own fault and not blame others for everything."

Feng Aiguo let out a cold laugh, "You're really good at making excuses."

Lin Yuanshu mimicked Feng Aiguo, letting out a cold laugh and saying sarcastically, "You can't beat me, so you can't poop and blame the Earth for not having gravity. You went out without an umbrella and now you blame God for the sudden rain..."

"Alright, both of you, keep quiet." Team Leader Zhuang quickly stepped between the two to stop them. She didn't want to resolve the argument between Lin Yuanshu and Feng Aiguo after dealing with the argument in Feng Aiguo's project team.

She looked at Feng Aiguo and said, "Comrade Feng Aiguo, don't make things up without evidence. If you can produce evidence, I guarantee I won't protect anyone. Punish them as they should be!"

After saying that, she turned to Lin Yuanshu and reassured him, "We're all in the same group, there's no need to make things so tense. Your arguments will only give others something to watch. Let's keep things peaceful."

In front of Team Leader Zhuang, Lin Yuanshu naturally wouldn't argue back, but instead smiled and agreed: "Team Leader Zhuang's words were a bit harsh, Comrade Feng Aiguo, but please don't take it to heart. After all, good medicine tastes bitter, so let's keep the peace."

Let's keep the peace this time. We'll still have to argue next time. She needs to teach Feng Aiguo the lesson that "a moment of patience brings calm, and a step back opens up a vast sky."

Feng Aiguo put on a fake smile. This was not about valuing harmony at all; it was Team Leader Zhuang showing favoritism towards Lin Yuanshu. He gritted his teeth and said, "A good man doesn't fight with a woman. Of course, I won't hold a grudge against Comrade Lin Yuanshu."

Lin Yuanshu smiled but did not reply.

After the two shook hands and made peace, Team Leader Zhuang instructed, "Since neither of you has any objections, then intern Li and the others can go to work in the project team led by Comrade Lin Yuanshu! I hope you can keep a low profile from now on and not make the First Laboratory as noisy as a vegetable market. This is a workplace, not a place for you to throw tantrums."

Lin Yuanshu and the others said in unison, "We understand."

After Team Leader Zhuang left, Feng Aiguo smiled and said to Intern Li and the others, "You should really thank me for letting you get what you wanted. You've been making a fuss for so long just to get into the project team led by Comrade Lin Yuanshu!"