Liu Lu held Liu Bei's little hand and arrived at the factory before dawn.

The factory was empty, with only the low hum of machines coming from afar.

Wearing a floral dress that Liu Lu had specially made for her, Liu Bei twirled around the empty factory like a butterfly, curiously looking at everything around her.

Before long, the workers arrived one after another.

As soon as Engineer Li entered the room and saw Liu Lu and her daughter, his face immediately darkened.

He walked straight up to Liu Lu and slammed a thick stack of blueprints onto the table: "No one from the security department has come yet. Do something else first."

Pointing to the mountain of parts piled up in the corner, she said sternly, "All these parts must be counted, registered, and put into storage today. Women should do this kind of meticulous work."

The male workers around them cast gloating glances and whispered among themselves.

Someone whistled and said sarcastically, "Engineer Li is really chivalrous, arranging such an easy job for this young wife."

Some people looked Liu Lu up and down with lewd eyes: "A woman insists on going into a factory full of men, isn't she afraid of getting into trouble?"

Someone nearby whispered, "It's the security department. A bunch of old men need a little girl like you to protect them. Are we still men?"

"Haha, you're right."

"I'm afraid he got in because he has connections with some leader."

"Hey, you'd better keep your voice down, or you'll make things difficult for me."

...

Liu Bei's face turned bright red because she had always lived in an environment of malice, making her more sensitive to the malice of others.

She clenched her slender little hands into fists and glared angrily at the gossiping workers around her.

Liu Lu just smiled faintly, patted Liu Bei's head, and said softly, "Bei Bei, go play over there, Mom will be done in a little while."

She rolled up her sleeves and began to count the parts.

The parts were dirty and heavy, and some were covered in oil.

Liu Lu picked up each different part and carefully inspected them, then registered them into the warehouse.

"My God, is this even a woman?"

Sparse chatter arose behind me.

"Look, look! She lifted the biggest part with one hand, and it looked effortless."

"No wonder she got into the security department. With that kind of stubbornness, if anyone tried to cause trouble, she'd just drag them out with one hand."

In no time, Liu Lu's clothes were soaked with sweat, but she never complained.

Li Gong stood to the side with his arms crossed, coldly watching Liu Lu's busy figure, a sneer appearing on his lips.

He thought to himself, "No wonder he came from the village, he's really tough. If he can't even handle this little bit of hardship, how can he expect to make a living in the factory?"

Time passed second by second, and the sun was about to set, but Liu Lu was still recording something.

The surrounding workers started gossiping, some saying she was just pretending, others saying she couldn't do the job at all.

"No matter how strong she is, she's still just a woman. How can she compare to us real men?"

"Go home and breastfeed your child. The factory isn't a good fit for you."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire factory erupted in laughter.

Li Gong, even more smug, walked up to Liu Lu and said sarcastically, "How about it? Can't handle it anymore? Women are just..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Lu interrupted him.

Liu Lu raised her head, her face showing a hint of fatigue, but her eyes were unusually firm: "Engineer Li, I have finished the inventory. I have registered all the models, quantities, and problems of all the parts."

She handed the thick stack of registration forms to Engineer Li, who was stunned. He hadn't expected Liu Lu to actually complete the task.

"Don't even think about getting away with this. I'm a very strict person."

Li took the registration form, flipped through a few pages casually, and his expression gradually became serious.

"This...how is this possible?" he muttered to himself, one of his hands even trembling uncontrollably.

Liu Lu smiled slightly, raised her left hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and remained silent, observing Li Gong's reaction.

Just then, Factory Director Wang, who was inspecting the factory, walked over and saw Li holding the registration form with a stunned expression. He asked, "What's wrong, Lao Li?"

Coming to his senses, Engineer Li quickly handed the registration form to Factory Director Wang, his tone tinged with disbelief: "Director, please take a look at this first."

Factory Director Wang took the registration form and carefully looked through it.

His brows gradually relaxed, and finally, he raised his head, looked at Engineer Li, and his eyes were full of admiration.

"Xiao Li, you did a great job."

Mr. Li lowered his head, somewhat embarrassed.

After all, Liu Lu completed the work in front of everyone, and now that the factory director is praising her, she can't take the credit for something she didn't do well.

After hesitating for a long time, Engineer Li finally spoke with difficulty: "Factory Manager, I didn't organize this."

Factory Director Wang looked up at Engineer Li with some surprise.

Engineer Li took the parts registration form, which not only recorded the model and quantity of each part in detail, but also marked potential problems and improvement suggestions for some parts.

He originally thought Liu Lu was just an ordinary rural woman who was good at doing manual labor, but he never expected her to have such abilities.

"It was this woman named Li Lu who organized it."

Li Gong scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and pointed to Liu Lu.

"My name is Liu Lu."

Liu Lu looked at Li Gong and corrected him.

Then she turned to Director Wang and said, "Director Wang, I'm here with a heart full of hope. I'm here today to complete the formalities."

Factory Director Wang glanced at the parts registration form in Engineer Li's hand, then at Liu Lu.

"Liu Lu, hello. Would you like to consider going to the technical department? The security department is a bit of a waste of your talents."

Factory Director Wang looked at Liu Lu with a smile, his tone questioning yet leaving no room for argument.

"This...this won't do?" Engineer Li muttered to himself, his face turning pale and then flushed.

To my utter surprise, the woman I looked down on just a second ago had now joined the technical department.

His previous contemptuous attitude now seemed particularly ridiculous.