Su Yu rolled her eyes at each of them, then continued reading. But she couldn't help but smile slightly; for a fleeting moment, she had actually felt a touch of family warmth in this place.

Home...she used to have one too...

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On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Su Yu brought a pound of meat and five pounds of flour to visit Teacher Xu at the vocational school to wish him a Happy New Year.

These days, it's not customary to give so many gifts when visiting someone for the New Year, so Su Yu bringing so many things to the door was simply dazzling to the Xu family.

Upon entering, they were warmly received by Xu Jiarao.

Teacher Xu said to her daughter-in-law, "We can't accept Su's things; she has a lot of family members."

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family stood there awkwardly. She wanted to back out, but she couldn't bear to.

Su Yu quickly said, "Teacher Xu, this is the only major festival I visit all year round to show my respect to you. If you don't accept it, I won't dare to come to your door again."

"What are you talking about? You're my student, why are you afraid to come to my door?"

“Yes, I am your student, so it is only right that I show you respect.” Su Yu smiled. “We have enough at home. Now that my younger brothers are all workers, we can still save up for these things. Even if I eat less, I still want to show respect to my teacher.”

Hearing Su Yu's request, Teacher Xu stopped refusing. After all, it was a student's kind gesture. She asked her daughter-in-law to take the things away and then brought some melon seeds for Su Yu. Only then did she show concern for Su Yu's studies.

"I haven't seen you since you graduated. How's your studying going?"

Su Yu smiled and said, "I have always kept the teacher's teachings in mind, and I must study for at least ten hours every day. I have memorized a lot of things that need to be memorized in the humanities. Now I am mainly focusing on mathematics."

Teacher Xu nodded with satisfaction, "If you don't understand math, I suggest you sign up for an auditing class."

"I plan to register after the new year. I'm going to give it my all to prepare for the college entrance exam. I'm just worried that I won't be able to take it."

"I'll try to get you this spot. You just need to prepare well. You graduated last year, so you're considered a recent graduate. It shouldn't be a problem."

Hearing Teacher Xu's words, Su Yu finally felt relieved.

She had been studying, but she was somewhat unsure of herself. She was worried about potential problems with registration.

She definitely has to go to university. If things don't work out with Professor Xu, she'll have to find another way.

Su Yu's holiday ended on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

As soon as I got back to the factory, the construction team arrived with their workers to get to work again.

Spring has arrived, which means things will get busy in the countryside, so the construction team plans to finish building the houses before the busy farming season.

The resumption of construction on the house filled the workers with hope for the new year.

Another group of workers who hadn't registered before also came to Su Yu one after another to inquire when the second batch of houses would be built.

After the New Year, everyone was itching to build a new house. They thought about how it would be frustrating if everyone else lived in new houses while they were still stuck in a single room. So they gritted their teeth and decided to build one themselves.

Su Yu was unable to answer this question for everyone, but she quickly reported it to Chairman Sun.

"Chairman Sun, the fact that the workers have this need shows that we have taken the right step."

Chairman Sun felt quite relaxed; his biggest worry at the beginning of the year was the housing issue.

Although we accomplished a lot last year, this incident has had a significant impact. The municipal party committee is still keeping a close eye on it.

"Su, when are you getting your house? I see they're moving pretty fast. They've already built a whole row of houses in no time. The workers are all watching with eager eyes. I can't wait any longer."

"I suggest we all get allocated housing together." Su Yu couldn't wait to move into her new house either, but she couldn't do something so foolish. "It would be best to have a ceremony. After all, this is the first time our company has allocated housing on such a large scale. No other factory has ever had such a grand event. We can invite a leader to come and take a look."

Chairman Sun smiled broadly as he imagined that scene.

Dozens of households moving together—that's quite a large-scale operation.

Under his leadership, the textile factory workers' housing problem was solved.