Neither of them wanted to be taken advantage of, so they exchanged meat coupons, cloth coupons, and oil coupons for grain. Mu Chen even managed to get a sewing ticket from somewhere.

Lin Chuchu wanted to refuse, but Mu Chen disagreed and insisted on giving her the things.

Mu Chen told her that her maternal grandparents had been exonerated and reinstated, and that those who framed their family had received their just deserts.

Mu Chen told her to study hard, because the college entrance examination would really be reinstated in the near future.

Lin Chuchu was very happy for his family; the darkness would eventually pass, and the light would soon arrive.

As the year drew to a close, Lin Chuchu became a full-fledged translator, and her salary increased to 40 yuan. It wasn't as much as she used to earn contributing articles to newspapers, but it was a secure job with the government.

That day, Lin Chuchu walked into the translation department. Old Song's temper had improved a lot. He used to scold people all the time and was always smiling. After all, he had a talented person like Lin Chuchu.

Upon seeing Lin Chuchu, Old Song immediately waved to her. Standing opposite him was a young girl who looked to be just eighteen or nineteen years old.

"Chuchu, this is Comrade Xiao Liu. She is eighteen years old, two years older than you, and she also knows some English. Please take good care of her."

Lin Chuchu glanced at Xiao Liu curiously. She was very pretty, with an oval face, and taller than Lin Chuchu. She was wearing a polyester dress and seemed a little cold, as her lips were a bit pale from the cold.

Lin Chuchu smiled slightly at her, "Hello, my name is Lin Chuchu, please take care of me in the future."

Xiao Liu, also known as Liu Zixuan, extended her hand and shook hands with Lin Chuchu.

"Hello Chuchu, please take care of me in the future."

Compared to others, Lin Chuchu was dressed in heavy clothes, casually wearing a military overcoat over her clothes, and her hair was braided.

Liu Zixuan is much prettier than her.

Thinking of this, Liu Zixuan puffed out her chest, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes.

Soon, Lin Chuchu finished her morning work, and Liu Zixuan's eyes lit up when she saw the two of them.

"Chuchu, shall we go out to eat together?"

Chu Chu nodded with a smile, and the four of them headed towards the cafeteria.

Today the cafeteria is serving stewed fish, and the aroma of fish filled the air as soon as I entered.

"I'm making fish today, Chuchu. You can eat a lot later, as you love fish the most."

Sister Wang said with a smile.

Lin Chuchu nodded and naturally took the two lunchboxes and walked towards the dining hall.

Upon seeing Lin Chuchu, the cafeteria lady's eyes lit up. She immediately gave Lin Chuchu the best part of the fish and even poured some soup into her lunchbox, something no one else received.

Lin Chuchu thanked him sweetly, picked up her lunchbox and walked back, followed by Liu Zixuan's bodyguard.

When Liu Zixuan saw the person return, she immediately put away her disdainful expression.

Why would a translator personally go to get his own food?

The four of them found a table and sat down. Besides stewed fish, there was also shredded potatoes.

Lin Chuchu and Sister Wang each took out a small bottle and produced something that looked like pickled vegetables.

"Chuchu, is this homemade pickled vegetable?"

Bringing over the pickled vegetables? Isn't that a bit too frugal? Liu Zixuan's bodyguard, Xiao Cheng, kept his head down and didn't say a word.

“This is a mushroom sauce I made myself, not pickled vegetables, and I am an orphan with no family.”

Lin Chuchu's words were direct and clear, saving her the trouble of asking around.

Lin Chuchu realized that this Comrade Liu liked to put others down, so she decided to stay away from him in the future.

Liu Zixuan just arrived and needs to participate in morning exercises. She also has to stand in line in the morning before she can go to the translation department in the afternoon.

I'm exhausted every day, but I still have to keep translating with a pen in hand.

She wanted to crush Lin Chuchu, so she worked especially hard during the initial period after she arrived.

She believes that if she can translate one document every two days, and spends the whole day in the translation department, she will definitely be able to translate one document per day.

She was very satisfied with this.

Sitting in the office, I drink a cup of tea and occasionally eat some snacks when no one comes in.

When the translation was submitted, Mr. Song simply said in a flat tone, "Well done."

Liu Zixuan was somewhat unconvinced, "Section Chief, how many documents can Lin Chuchu translate in a day?"

Mentioning Lin Chuchu, Old Song immediately smiled and said, "She's the fastest here, making at least five or six portions every day. You've only just arrived; once you get used to it, your speed will catch up."

Five or six servings a day? Really? Is he lying to her? Liu Zixuan looked at Old Song suspiciously.

Mr. Song added, "She once translated 60 Russian translations in seven days. Now that they're too busy over there, they still send over a few more."

"Luckily we were quick, otherwise Chu Chu would have been taken away."

Everyone in the translation department respected Lin Chuchu. When you have the ability, everything you get will come naturally.

Lin Chuchu earns two salaries almost every month. In addition to the English translation, she also receives a salary from the Russian translation team. No one says anything about it because it's what she's supposed to do.

The next day, Sunday, a day off, Lin Chuchu called Mu Chen and Sister Wang early in the morning, and they took a military vehicle to the city.

This was her first time here, and she wanted to use her sewing ticket. Someone spread the word that she had a ticket, and everyone wanted to sew and mend during the Lunar New Year.

Several groups of people have come in the past few days, all wanting to buy her tickets.

The more she made a big fuss about it, the less she wanted to sell. If someone reported her for being greedy for money, then she would be in the wrong.

I might as well use the ticket.

It's almost Chinese New Year, and the supply and marketing cooperative is packed. No wonder it's a big city; they have sewing machines in stock, and even several.

Soon, the sewing machine was delivered to the military vehicle. The items would first be delivered to the gatekeeper, and then someone would deliver them to the nearest convenience store to the translation department, where she could pick them up.

Lin Chuchu then led the two of them on another shopping trip, buying cloth, meat, eggs, malted milk powder, canned goods, and so on.

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