Jiang Wanqing was registering normally when she heard that familiar and annoying voice, so she couldn't help but look up.
"Isn't this the registration area? I want to register for the competition!"
Strangely enough, Yuan Zhong, who used to avoid her like a mouse hiding from a cat, actually came to her today. Although he said it was to register, Jiang Wanqing didn't think that he had to participate in this competition.
"Okay, I'll register."
Jiang Wanqing, unsure of what he was up to, calmly wrote down his name.
She worked day and night, accumulating a stack of registration forms. When she was packing up in the evening, Yuan Zhong came over again.
He swaggered around as if deliberately trying to attract Jiang Wanqing's attention.
Is there anything else?
"Aren't you saying the opposite of what you mean? Every time, it's you who deliberately picks trouble with me. Why are you silent this time?"
Jiang Wanqing frowned. The smugness and confidence on his face puzzled her.
"That's strange. Are we that close?"
"How could we not be familiar? I owe my current situation to you!"
His eyes were contorted with rage, and a madness flashed within them, causing Jiang Wanqing's heart to skip a beat.
"you……"
“I am Yuan Zhong. You recognized me the first time we met, didn’t you?”
He pursed his lips, shrugged, and actually admitted that he had changed his identity!
"Do you know what you're saying? Escaping from prison and taking someone else's place in school is enough to get you executed!"
"Tsk tsk, Jiang Wanqing, when did you become so naive? Since I dare to tell you this today, I'm not afraid of what you can do to me. If you don't believe me, go and try."
"It's bizarre, so bizarre," Jiang Wanqing thought, looking at him and slowly taking a small step back.
Without fully understanding the situation, she didn't want to fall into his trap rashly, so she pretended not to know and walked away.
He took two large steps and blocked her way, revealing his arrogant and lewd nature.
"You'll soon have nothing left! You'd better beg me sooner rather than later..."
"Get out of my way!"
Jiang Wanqing kicked him in the calf, regardless of whether he was in pain or not, and quickly left.
She thought he had just changed his identity, after all, he had been sneaking around, but today he seemed to have no worries. How did he manage to cover up the fact that he was "Yuan Zhong in prison"?
That bastard has already declared war, and Jiang Wanqing can't just sit and wait to die. After returning, she immediately called the relevant departments...
The reply they gave was: "Yuan Zhong died in prison two months ago due to a sudden illness."
Who was behind this? Jiang Wanqing felt a chill run down her spine.
Back in the family compound, the house was cold and deserted. Cheng Ran hadn't returned for many days, and she hadn't received any news from him.
The next day was the weekend, and she had promised Zheng Yuan to go see the factory. She woke up early, tidied herself up quickly, and prepared to go out.
Sister-in-law Song called out to her, "Wanqing, have you had breakfast yet? Come and have some with us. Your husband, Comrade Cheng, will be in closed training for another week or so. You can't go without food and drink while he's away. I haven't seen you cook these past few days."
Jiang Wanqing stopped in her tracks and slowly walked towards Sister Song.
"Sister-in-law, what did you just say?"
"I told you to come in and have something to eat, come on in."
"No, you mean Cheng Ran, he..."
"What's wrong with him?" Sister Song didn't react.
Where did he go?
"Oh? You didn't know? He went to participate in closed training. My husband is too. It'll be a while."
"oh……"
Jiang Wanqing frowned slightly, looking somewhat disappointed.
He never spoke to her, and left without even leaving a word.
"There are still two meat buns in the pot..."
"Thank you, sister-in-law, but I'm not eating now. I'll bother you again next time."
She politely declined Sister Song's offer, sniffed, concealed her emotions, and walked out of the courtyard.
Zheng Yuan was supposed to pick her up and take her to the factory, but Jiang Wanqing felt it was inappropriate and decided to go by herself.
The factory is located in a relatively remote area, in the suburbs. Once outside the city, a half-broken road separates the two areas.
The factory had only recently opened and was still in a state of development. Jiang Wanqing stopped at the gate. A man in a dark blue work uniform next to the guardhouse looked up at his watch, saw her, and jogged over.
"Excuse me, are you Comrade Wanqing?"
"I am."
"We've finally waited for you. I'm a worker at the factory. Come with me."
Where is Comrade Zheng?
The worker who led the way explained things to her as they walked, and he was polite, considerate, and very patient.
"Director Zheng is in the factory area giving instructions. He asked me to wait for you here. We'll go find him now."
"good."
Jiang Wanqing responded and looked around the factory area as she entered. She wondered if Zheng Yuan planned to expand the factory or if other factories would move in. Large tracts of land around the factory had been leveled. She followed the workers at a leisurely pace.
The factory has workers coming and going, each doing their own work, and they will look up to check when a stranger enters the factory area.
A female worker looked up, and Jiang Wanqing happened to glance at her. The woman quickly lowered her head and walked away.
"Comrade, could you please ask that guy who just...?"
She hurriedly asked the worker who was leading the way, and he turned around and looked in the direction she was pointing.
"What's wrong?"
"That person... wait, where is he?"
Jiang Wanqing searched among the workers, but the female worker from before was nowhere to be found.
Which one are you referring to?
She frowned. That figure looked too much like Jiang Xiu... But even if she came to the Beijing area, how could she possibly get into Zheng Yuan's factory?
Or is it that she's been thinking about too many things lately, making her a bit paranoid?
"Never mind, it's nothing. Let's go find Comrade Zheng."
She shook her head, suppressing her doubts. The worker smiled, didn't ask any more questions, and continued to lead her forward.
Upon entering the factory, Jiang Wanqing was taken aback by the bustling work atmosphere.
In her past life, she was deeply bound to Yuan Zhong. Apart from her familiar academic field, she learned about the outside world mostly through the media. So, factories in this era were already this impressive?
"Director Zheng, Comrade Wanqing has arrived!"
The machines inside were roaring loudly, and the workers were waving at Zheng Yuan at the top of their lungs. When he saw this, he said something to the person next to him and quickly ran over.
He was also wearing work clothes, but they were gray, and he was wearing a safety helmet.
"You're here. Come on, let me show you around the factory."
"Your factory is quite large," Jiang Wanqing exclaimed sincerely.
"It's alright. Now that I've started, I don't plan to run a small workshop. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to be my consultant, because I believe that only you are capable of guiding my workers."
Jiang Wanqing waved her hand, looking embarrassed, and dared not respond to Zheng Yuan's words.
"You're exaggerating. Let's take a look at the factory environment and equipment first."
She said this aloud, but her eyes never stopped scanning the surroundings, hoping to see that figure again...
"These are some pieces of equipment we just imported from abroad. They are not yet in use. There will be a formal groundbreaking ceremony in a few days, and we will need your guidance then."
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