Chapter Ninety-Nine: My Fiancé Is More Important to Me
The following days were mostly spent in the innermost room of the library, which is connected to the government building. It's a combined dormitory and dining area, so you don't have to worry about anything. The staff will go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and at ease so you can work with peace of mind.
Two weeks later, Shen Yuzhu and Ren Baobei emerged from the library looking extremely haggard. As they looked up at the sun, they found it exceptionally bright and, for a moment, felt as if they had just stepped out of a jail cell.
It's been so long since I've felt the warmth of sunshine and freedom.
The two remained silent, their only thought at that moment being to go out and have a big meal, and then wander around the supply and marketing cooperative.
Although Shen Yuzhu could go into her personal space to rest when she was alone, the heavy translation tasks she had to do every day left her feeling completely drained.
"Auntie, Auntie, what brings you here?"
Tan Ying stood beside a car with a faint smile on her face and waved to the two of them.
"Hello, Teacher Tan."
"Hmm, baby, you should also look at Yuzhu and learn to be more steady."
Ren Baobei stuck out her tongue at Tan Ying, then said with a grin, "Auntie, what brings you here? Are you looking for Yuzhu or here to pick me up? We're so tired, we just want to eat something delicious and then play around."
"Look who picked you up. Let's go eat first. I have something I want to talk to you about."
The two exchanged a glance and then got into the car with Tan Ying.
Of course, the main reason is that no one dares to resist. Tan Ying's aura is too strong, and generally no one dares to contradict her.
The car pulled up to the entrance of an alley. She got out and told the driver to go eat and come back to pick them up in an hour.
She walked along the alley and came to a courtyard house. The aroma of food wafted out. She knocked on the door and a voice came from inside, "Oh, coming."
Then a slightly plump woman opened the door, and seeing them coming in, she quickly smiled and invited them in.
"The food is ready. As you requested, there are six dishes and a soup, two cold dishes and four hot dishes. Oh, and Lao Yang made you a special candied sweet potato dish. It's not included in the meal and doesn't cost extra."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy!"
After the woman left, Tan Ying led Shen Yuzhu and Ren Baobei to sit down at the dining table. The square table was set with freshly cooked dishes, which smelled delicious and were very tempting.
"Eat up, aren't you hungry?"
Shen Yuzhu and Ren Baobei exchanged a glance. They had genuinely wanted to eat before, but now, well... nobody likes eating with their boss.
Seeing that they didn't touch their chopsticks, Tan Ying didn't urge them and started eating on her own. The candied sweet potato was Old Yang's specialty, and she would eat it every time she came. She hadn't mentioned it this time because she was considering the two girls' tastes.
According to Lao Shao, Shen Yuzhu prefers spicy food, and now my darling girl is also addicted to spicy food, just not as much as Shen Yuzhu.
The food on this table wasn't particularly spicy, but it tasted pretty good.
Shen Yuzhu didn't care anymore. She was very hungry and just wanted to eat some food prepared for her new address. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating. The first bite was amazing. Seeing her eating so happily, Ren Baobei also stopped being reserved and grabbed a steamed bun and ate it in big bites.
Halfway through the meal, Tan Ying put down her chopsticks, took out two certificates from her bag, and placed them on the table, along with two envelopes.
The two people opposite, their mouths stuffed full, took the certificates and envelopes from the table.
"This is your advanced certificate. The organization is lenient towards talented people. Shen Yuzhu, I already know a lot about your family situation. I have also sent someone to Haicheng to check on it, and the information has been updated and submitted. I must say, before you went to the countryside, you donated a lot of your family property, which was a very wise choice."
Shen Yuzhu finally managed to swallow the food in her mouth before seriously re-examining Tan Ying.
"Teacher Tan, what do you mean by this?"
"Shen Yuzhu, the organization highly values your abilities. From today onwards, you are an official national translator, and I will personally mentor you." After she finished speaking, she looked at Ren Baobei, "You too."
Ren Baobei: "......"
Why are you doing this so casually? You seem so unwilling!
Shen Yuzhu looked at the certificate again and again. She had told Zhou Congsheng that she would work hard and get the certificate by the end of the year, but she didn't expect to get it so soon.
And this envelope—when we left the library, Director Shao said that their royalties would be delivered to them by a special person during this period. I didn't expect that person to be Tan Ying.
She opened the envelope and looked inside; it contained two thousand yuan.
Honestly, the two thousand yuan was well worth all the hard work during this period.
Tan Ying was a person who valued talent. She could see that Tan Ying originally wanted the translation certificate in order to be able to marry Zhou Congsheng smoothly and to avoid the Zhou family being targeted in the future.
She never intended to work in this industry, and Shen Yuzhu pondered how to bring it up.
Tan Ying frowned. "Is there a problem?"
“Teacher Tan, you have investigated my family situation and should know that I have a fiancé. I came all the way to the provincial capital to take this certificate exam so that I could marry him. Now that my file has been recognized by the organization, no one will use my identity to make trouble for him after we get married. Teacher Tan, I'm sorry, translation work is very noble, but my fiancé is more important to me.”
Tan Ying's expression was very unpleasant. Ren Baobei, who was counting money next to her, secretly took the envelope and reached under the table to count it.
“Shen Yuzhu, you are a talented person. The organization values you and trusts you, which is why they wanted to entrust you with such an important task. Now you want to refuse because of personal feelings. That’s too hasty, really too hasty.”
Ren Baobei strongly disagreed. She said quietly, "Auntie, you can't say that. Everyone has their own choices. If it were me, I would definitely choose love too. I think..."
"Shut up. How many times have I told you? In formal settings, address me as Ms. Tan."
"Okay, Ms. Tan."
Tan Ying looked at her carefree niece and wanted nothing more than to slap her unconscious, but... what could she do? She was quite a character, and she was really annoying!
Shen Yuzhu pushed the money and certificates over to Tan Ying, then stood up and bowed to her.
“I’m sorry, Teacher Tan. Zhou Congsheng is really important to me. We agreed to get married this year. I can’t let him down. He joined the army for me. He’s risked his life to carry out missions all these years. I can’t say it was all for me, but it was largely for me. If I agree to be your student, it means I have to go with you. I don’t know how many more years that will be wasted. There’s no way to have the best of both worlds. I really can’t do it.”
"......"
Tan Ying squinted at Shen Yuzhu. This person probably already knew that the army also had such talents. She was probably trying to get him to help her get into the army's translation department.
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