The clerk who spoke first made a funny gesture: "We can barely manage Gao's abilities, but looks are determined by fate, and we can't control them."
The person next to him laughed and said, "You're just being sarcastic. If you could even learn a little bit more of the skills of a high-ranking official, you'd have enough to brag about."
Although they spoke softly, Yu Rujia, with her profound inner strength, heard them clearly.
She knew about Gao Shujing's skills; he was quite literate.
But what's going on with Neng Wu? If he resorted to violence, it must be because the textile factory issue wasn't resolved, and someone came knocking on Gao Shujing's doorstep.
Gao Shujing came out quickly. Although his face and hands were clean, his clothes were so dirty that their original color was almost unrecognizable. Even when he was repairing junk at home, he had never been this dirty before.
Gao Shujing walked in with a slight smile and raised eyebrows: "Rujia, what brings you here?"
He thought he wouldn't see his wife for a few days, but to his surprise, she came to see him. Gao Shujing was so happy that he wanted to pick her up and spin her around a few times.
After glancing at the security guards who were seemingly looking at the couple, Gao Shujing had no choice but to abandon the idea.
Gao Shujing casually picked up a newspaper from the table and placed it on the stool, then sat down closer to his wife.
We can't sit too close, because he's too dirty and sweaty, and he smells terrible; we can't let the smell bother our wives.
Yu Rujia: "You've been gone for more than ten days, so I came to see how you are doing."
Gao Shujing: "Things here will be finished in a few days. How is everything at home?"
Yu Rujia: "They're doing great. Duofu can bathe the younger brothers and does laundry quite well. Even if Guojing goes back, my only job is cooking. Duofu and the others can share the rest of the work."
"So you don't need to rush to work, take your time and take care of your health."
After working here for about ten days, his once radiant white complexion has now become somewhat dull. To be able to achieve this even with internal energy, one can only imagine how hard he works.
Noticing the gaze sweeping across his face, Gao Shujing didn't know whether to be happy or worried. He was happy that Yu Rujia did care about him, but the point of her care was different from the point of his care about her.
Despite these thoughts, Gao Shujing was determined to take good care of his face so that Yu Rujia wouldn't have the chance to dislike him.
Gao Shujing: "It's only a few days left. It can't be much slower than it seems. The factory is in a hurry to resume production. I won't be able to get back in time for Guojing, so could you please see him off?"
"I'll have someone bring his train ticket back from the city later. He can come to the textile factory to find me the day he leaves."
Yu Rujia: "Yes, I will pass on the message to him."
After thinking for a moment, Gao Shujing decided to tell the story of catching the spy yesterday.
Gao Shujing: "There are spies in the textile factory. I arrested two last night, but they haven't been interrogated yet. I'm worried that there are still accomplices who haven't been caught. Be careful at home and keep an eye on Duofu and the others for the next few days."
"Or let Jingxing work a little harder these nights, go out more at night, and things will be better when I get back."
Xia Jingxing's fighting ability is higher than Gao Shujing's. In the Shangfen Brigade, the only people they can completely trust are the Xia family.
Yu Rujia thought to herself, "Just as I thought: I'll go back and clean up the room next to ours so that Duofu and the others can stay there. You know my strength. With me watching over them, those people who dare to come won't be able to leave."
Yu Rujia's place was originally an old ancestral hall, with four rooms in the back in addition to the area used for sacrificial rites in the front.
The area where the sacrifices were held is now used as a medical clinic.
Because of the large number of children in the family, Xia Jingrong divided one of the four rooms into a kitchen and a dining room.
The remaining three rooms could all be used as rooms. One room was used as Yu Rujia's room, and Xia Jingrong used the other room temporarily for a few days. After he left, Yu Rujia took a bed and put it in another room.
That means all three rooms have beds, but now, apart from the room where Yu Rujia is sleeping, the other two rooms are empty.
One of the rooms was cluttered with miscellaneous items, while the room next door was completely empty. She could clean it up and put a mat on it when she got back.
Although Yu Rujia's courtyard and Gao Shujing's courtyard were connected, they were still not as close as the rooms next door.
Once Gao Guojing goes back, we can't let the four children live in Gao Shujing's yard. We'll take this opportunity to move next door to her.
At the same time, a well-dressed stranger arrived at the Shangfen Brigade.
The adults in the team have gone to work, and now only the children are running around and playing outside in the village.
Upon seeing a stranger, the children craned their necks to curiously observe the newcomer.
The stranger, Jia Shengyuan, casually beckoned to a child of a few years old, took out a few candies, and handed them to him: "Little boy, do you know where Officer Gao lives?"
The child, innocent and with eyes full of candy, reached out his little hand and took it, then pointed happily to the blue-brick and tile house behind him and said, "That's where Cadre Gao lives."
Jia Shengyuan glanced back at the house; there were two courtyards, and he wasn't sure which courtyard Gao Shujing lived in.
Jia Shengyuan: "There are two courtyards here. Which one belongs to Cadre Gao?"
The child said, "Both courtyards belong to Officer Gao. Look, Duofu and the others are back. You should go over there quickly."
It turned out that while the two were talking, Duofu and the others who had gone out to play happened to return and were seen by the children.
According to their investigation, Jia Shengyuan knew that Gao Shujing was married, but he didn't expect that the child was already so grown up.
Seeing Duofu and the others enter the courtyard, Jia Shengyuan, for the sake of caution, did not go up to talk to them.
He asked the child a few more questions, then took out some candy to send him away. Not long after the child left, he left the Shangfen Brigade.
The child was simple-minded and didn't take him seriously. Hua Zi, who had just parted ways with Duo Fu and the others, had been abducted by human traffickers before and was more wary of strangers.
After everyone left, he went up to the children who had spoken and asked them about their conversation.
Upon learning that the man had come in to find Uncle Gao, but hadn't gone in after finding the place, Hua Zi, though not understanding what Jia Shengyuan was trying to do, still felt that he should tell Duofu and the others about it.
The kids had just finished washing their hands and faces at the hand pump when Hua Zi came in.
Duofu was wiping Duoxi's hands with a towel when he saw them and asked, "Brother Huazi, aren't you going home?"
In August, the sun was blazing, and they played until after 10 o'clock, when it got too hot to play outside anymore.
Before returning, Duofu suggested that his friends come over to his house to play, but Erdan and the others were worried that they would be unable to resist the temptation of the delicious food at Yu's house, so they refused Duofu's suggestion.
I didn't expect that my friend who said she was going home would come in right after we parted ways.
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