Alternative Title: 五十年代军工大院
Author: 鹿子草
Status: Completed
Added: 2025-09-11
Updated: 2025-09-11
Ye Manzhi’s self-perception: The flower of the military-industrial compound, the glue holding her family’s harmony together.
That is, until she saw a line of text on her third sister-in-law’s forehead—【When is this homewrecker finally marrying into Director Zhou’s family? My fists are itching!】Ye Manzhi rubbed her eyes: ???Upon realizing she was living inside a novel—and not as the heroine, but as the lazy, greedy, troublemaking sister-in-law—Ye Manzhi, who had always considered herself sensible and well-behaved, was utterly horrified.After calming herself with two pieces of Changbai cake, she took action. Following her third sister-in-law’s spoilers, she dumped her s*umbag boyfriend—along with the job that was supposed to come with him.Now, she was officially unemployed.To prevent herself from accidentally “stirring up trouble” again, Ye Manzhi decided to find a job as soon as possible.Meanwhile, Ye’s father caught wind of an exciting rumor at the factory—the organization was setting up Wu Zhengrong with a match!As the military representative stationed at Factory 656, Wu Zhengrong was promising, dignified, and a perfect match for his beautiful daughter! Now, the only thing standing between them and marriage was an introduction.Relying on his daughter’s beauty and his own shamelessness, Foreman Ye secured her a blind date. To increase his chances of bringing home a son-in-law, he even splurged on two tickets to a performance by the Soviet Youth Art Troupe.However, after the date, Ye Manzhi came home with two pieces of news.The bad news? The potential son-in-law was gone.The good news? At the theater, she happened to resolve a dispute, and thanks to her helpful (nosy) nature and talent for public relations, she convinced Commander Wu to give her a recommendation for a job at the neighborhood committee!Her family: “……”—Mini Theater—Inside the military-industrial compound, Ye Manzhi was enthusiastically delivering a mobilization speech:“Revolutionary residents! The central government has called for a grand campaign to eradicate the Four Pests! In the spirit of serving the people, our neighborhood committee will be providing rat poison in bulk—safe, effective, and fast-acting! For just a small fee, you can eliminate an entire nest!”Wu Zhengrong, just getting off work: “……”This was the so-called young, beautiful, quiet, and demure daughter that Foreman Ye had described?