The boy immediately said he liked Xiao Li and even tried to win her over in front of Xiao's mother.

Ye Zhaozhao wanted her to agree to let him marry Xiao Li, and she thought the boy looked to be only eighteen or nineteen.

But he really thought this was a clever plan. With what he did today, everyone now knows about him and Xiao Li.

Whether she refuses or agrees, it will damage Xiao Li's reputation.

What's there for a guy to be afraid of? It's just getting rejected.

Only Xiao Li, that fool, couldn't see through this man's intentions, and she's still looking at him with those affectionate eyes.

"You're dreaming. My daughter will never marry you."

When Xiao's mother saw the boy, she realized he was wearing patched clothes and couldn't afford a bride price.

How could she let her daughter marry into such a family?

"Go home."

At his mother's command, Xiao Zhiming took Xiao Li inside, and Xiao Li looked resentful.

In her opinion, it was because of her brother and her mother that she couldn't be with boys.

Seeing that Xiao's mother and Xiao Zhiming wouldn't budge and that Xiao Li was about to be taken home by them, the boy, in desperation, came up with an idea.

"Auntie, I really like Xiao Li. Please agree to let us be together. I've already kissed her."

Everyone was shocked to hear what the boy said, because these days people value a girl's reputation very much.

Let alone kissing, even holding hands is considered a serious matter.

Xiao Li is so young, yet her reputation is already bad. Who would dare to marry her in the future?

The boy did it on purpose, telling Xiao's mother that Xiao Li's reputation was ruined and that she had no choice but to marry him.

Xiao's mother and Xiao Zhiming both had dark expressions the whole time. Xiao's mother even took a broom from the yard and started hitting the boy.

"You shameless bastard, take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror. You don't even know what kind of person you are. How dare you marry my daughter? You son of a bitch."

The boy was furious after being hit and was about to say something when Grandpa Xie stepped forward.

After all, the Xiao family are their neighbors, and they can't possibly side with outsiders now.

"Young man, if you don't leave, we'll report you to the police. Xiao Li is a girl, did you force her?"

Upon hearing that they were going to report to the police, the boy immediately cowered, seeing that they outnumbered him.

The boy left first, and after he left, Xiao's mother locked Xiao Li in the room.

Let her reflect on her actions. She can come out when she has fully reflected on them. Everyone, disperse. They can't interfere in the Xiao family's affairs.

For several days in a row, Fang Siwan kept thinking about getting a permanent position, and would wait until dinner was ready in the evening.

When Shen Bo got home, she told him about Ye Zhaozhao fixing the textile factory machines.

Shen Bo hadn't expected his sister to be so capable; his grandmother was right after all.

Ye Zhaozhao was the most capable person in their family, and Shen Bo was still happy for her when he heard Fang Siwan say something.

“Chen Bo, since my sister is so capable, why don’t we have her talk to the factory manager? Maybe that will solve my problem of getting a permanent position.”

“It’s true that my sister helped the factory manager, but if she told us, wouldn’t that be taking advantage of someone’s misfortune? My sister wouldn’t do such a thing.”

"How is this taking advantage of someone's misfortune? I heard that one of the textile factory's employees is on good terms with my sister."

"How did she get promoted so early? Maybe it's because of her sister."

The employee Fang Siwan was referring to was Han Cuifen, and Cuifen had performed well and had been praised many times.

Fang Siwan was extremely jealous, feeling that it was all because of Ye Zhaozhao.

"Don't talk nonsense. Getting a permanent position depends on your own abilities. If you work hard, you'll eventually get one on your own merits."

Shen Bo's idea is that one must be down-to-earth and just do one's job well.

He believed that he would reap the rewards eventually, and that Fang Siwan's opportunistic approach was wrong.

Fang Siwan thought Shen Bo was a blockhead, and now that a good opportunity was presented to her...

Why not take advantage of him? Seeing his stubbornness, Fang Siwan already had a plan in mind.

The next day she went to the factory and told everyone that she and Ye Zhaozhao had a good relationship.

Everyone knows that Ye Zhaozhao is the factory director's benefactor.

After learning that Fang Siwan was her sister-in-law, everyone became more ingratiating.

Fang Siwan wasn't scolded all day, and she was very pleased with herself, thinking that things would continue like this.

Needless to say, she'll be promoted to a permanent position; she might even be made a department head.

For a moment, Fang Siwan felt a little smug and actually stopped doing her work.

Ye Zhaozhao came to pick up the foreigner today. He was escorted to them by two bodyguards, with another person accompanying him. The two bodyguards then left.

"I want to eat candy."

When foreigners see Ye Zhaozhao, they ask for candy, much to the dismay of Wang Erni and the others.

I had no choice but to give him candy, but he was picky and only ate White Rabbit milk candy.

Another thing is that he talks a lot, and every now and then he says things that Wang Erni and Meng Shali can't understand.

However, Ye Zhaozhao understood; what it was saying was all about researching weapons.

Ye Zhaozhao silently wrote down what he said, and she always felt that this person was not simply mentally ill.

After lunch, when he was about to rest, the person accompanying him took out a bottle of medicine.

"Is this the medication to control his condition?"

Wang Erni asked, and the person accompanying him shook his head and said that he had migraines.

So this is for treating headaches, Ye Zhaozhao glanced at the medicine bottle.

She remembered this drug; she had seen it at a military hospital before, but she had rejected it at the time because of its serious side effects.

She remembered that this medicine was imported from abroad. Ye Zhaozhao looked at the man, thought of some possibilities, and asked.

How long has he been taking this medication?

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