Upon hearing this, Lin Juan's expression changed immediately. If she didn't know that this workshop director was someone she couldn't afford to offend, she would have kicked him out on the spot.

Lin Juan suppressed her anger, her smile tinged with coldness. "We know why you came. Song Lin heard the news at the factory and came back to discuss it with us. Let me tell you the truth, we were the ones who asked Song Lin to talk to the factory. Our family doesn't agree to her going to Beijing to study."

This family has elderly parents and young children. She's been gone for half a year. Who will do the housework? Who will take care of the household chores? Who will look after the children?

If you insist on arranging it this way, we'll go to the factory and talk to the leaders.

"We refuse to believe it! This factory can't even find one person willing to go out for training. What are those young people doing, forcing her to leave her family and home for Beijing? If you're so heartless, why are you making this couple live apart?"

Lin Juan gave a forced smile, "Then we'll have to find someone to talk to about this."

Liu Mei sighed and looked at Xu Keke with a complicated expression. "There was a spot for training in the factory, and I thought you've always been an advanced worker in the workshop, and you graduated from high school. So I put your name on the list."

Today the factory told me that because I disagreed, they're canceling my workshop's training slot. I didn't know what was going on; I just thought I'd come over to ask you.

Liu Mei glanced at Lin Juan. "Now I understand."

Seeing that the workshop director wasn't taking her side at all, Lin Juan snorted coldly, picked up her child, and walked out. When she got to Xu Keke, she deliberately nudged her aside with her shoulder.

The little guy sipped the fruit in his hand and mumbled something at her.

"What are you yelling about? She doesn't even want you anymore, and you're still yelling. You ungrateful little thing, I don't know where you learned that from, you're just a heartless ingrate, eating and drinking for free without doing any work. Look at your pathetic state. If you're so capable, let's see how far you can go, or you'll fall and die..."

Liu Mei didn't let Xu Keke see her off. When she got to the door, she looked at Xu Keke and sighed again.

"I've asked the factory for two more days. Think about it again; it's a rare opportunity. You'd better discuss it with Xiao Song again and have him do some persuasion."

Liu Mei raised her chin in Lin Juan's direction.

Xu Keke nodded, feigning agreement. In truth, she knew that with the original owner's pathetic way of living, it would be impossible to reason with her.

After seeing the person off, Xu Keke returned to the house.

As if sensing something, she turned her head and saw a little girl of about six or seven sitting in the corner. In front of her was a stool with two stacks of cardboard on it, and next to her on a small chair were folded cardboard boxes.

She was still clutching the edge of the cardboard with her two little hands. Her two prickly little braids, one high and one low, hung down beside her ears like two little tufts.

His large, dark eyes were unreadable. He just stared at her blankly.