In the afternoon, Lin Yanbai finished her work and glanced at the watch that was lying on her wrist. It was almost time, so she stood up, straightened her collar, and went out with her bag.
She stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative and specifically asked Wang Shuang to save two kilograms of peach cakes for her. No matter what, she still had to save face. Lin Yanbai knew too well the importance of having a good reputation.
Because she chatted with Wang Shuang for a while, when Lin Yanbai got home, everyone in the family was already sitting at the dining table ready to eat.
Seeing Lin Yanbai coming back, Lin Qingfeng was quite excited: "Oh, Yanbai is back. Why would he bring anything with him? We have everything we need at home!" Then he hurriedly asked Liu Mei to add another scrambled egg.
Hearing this, Lin Wan curled her lips. Isn't it just that he hasn't been back for a long time? Is it that serious?
Lin Chen, who was standing by, also looked very happy: "Yan Bai, you haven't been back for so long, Mom and Dad, oh and us, we all miss you so much!"
"I've been very busy these two days. I said I would come back a long time ago, but I couldn't get away. So, I came back as soon as I had time these two days!" She said as she sat down.
Glancing casually, she noticed something subtly different on the wall. The wall facing the dining table was once covered with awards from Lin Chen and Lin Wan's childhood, but now, a glass frame hung next to the awards.
Lin Yanbai looked closely and found the object in the glass frame very familiar. It was the "flyer" that Gu Xingfan had just distributed wholesale! It was neatly framed in a glass frame. Lin Yanbai suddenly didn't know what to say.
Following her gaze, Lin Qingfeng said sheepishly, "I heard someone at the factory was handing out newspapers this morning. Dad immediately guessed it must be your article that appeared, so he specially asked for two extra copies to be framed. This is such a great thing that will bring honor to our family!"
Lin Qingfeng's face flushed with excitement, and he wanted to announce to the whole world that the daughter of their old Lin family had reported it! Lin Chen, who was standing next to him, agreed, glanced at Lin Yanbai, and secretly puffed out his chest, looking both proud and honored.
Human joys and sorrows are not shared. Lin Wan only finds them annoying. Isn't it just reported? They just know how to show off their poverty. She read the article; it's all flattery. If she were to write it, she would definitely write better. Thinking of this, Lin Wan slowly tightened her grip on the chopsticks. Perhaps...
The people in the small room were all preoccupied with their own thoughts. At this moment, Liu Mei came out with scrambled eggs. "We're short on time today, so just make do with a couple of bites. Tomorrow, when Yan Bai comes back, Mom will go get a big piece of fat meat!"
The most important topic at the Lin family dinner table recently, besides the matter regarding Lin Yanbai, was Lin Chen and Lin Wan's jobs! That's right, they were about to graduate in a few months, and Lin Wan had told her that several of their classmates had already found jobs and were basically skipping classes.
Because they cannot take the college entrance examination, these high school students face two problems after graduation: go to the countryside or find a job.
Everyone knows how to choose, but it is so difficult to find a job. Not to mention a formal job, even a temporary job is out of the question. What's more, how could Lin Qingfeng and Liu Mei bear to let them work as temporary workers, which is tiring and low-paid?
So it can be seen how great a thing it was for Lin Yanbai to pass the exam at that time. Lin Qingfeng and others were so worried that their hair turned white these past two days.
At the dinner table, Liu Mei brought up the issue again and said to Lin Yanbai worriedly, "Yanbai, your Propaganda Department must have a lot of information. Please help your brother and the others keep an eye out for it!"
From everyone's reactions, Lin Yanbai was certain they had no idea she had been transferred to the secretariat; they even thought she was still in the Propaganda Department. Of course, she wouldn't say anything.
After dinner, Lin Yanbai decided to go back to the dormitory despite everyone's requests to stay. Because it was getting late, Lin Qingfeng was a little worried, but seeing that she was determined to go, he asked Lin Chen to see her off.
The two of them walked in silence, and an atmosphere of silence spread around them. When they saw the gate of the textile factory, Lin Yanbai couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Yan Bai!" Just when she was about to finally escape this awkward atmosphere, Lin Chen's voice came from behind her: "You...you've done very well...Mom and Dad are very proud of you...Me too...I know we've all let you down, and I have no right to say anything, but you must get better and better, then we'll be relieved..."
Lin Yanbai did not look back. Only her slightly low voice was heard in the air, "Of course I will!" Her tone was full of determination. Looking at Lin Yanbai's back, Lin Chen looked for a long time. Knowing that he could no longer see the familiar back, he turned and left.
After returning to the dormitory, Lin Yanbai sorted out her thoughts before getting up and going to the bathroom to wash up. When she took out her washbasin from under the bed, she sensitively noticed something was wrong.
She usually uses the lotion and emulsion produced by the system after washing her face. These skin care products are stored in the system space. She hides behind the curtain every night and dares to take them out secretly to use. After all, she has to be cautious!
Of course, in order to conceal her tracks, she would always put a bottle of vanishing cream in the washbasin, which she would use to touch her hands.
And now, she clearly felt that someone had touched her vanishing cream. Because Zheng Xinxin had touched her curtains last time, Lin Yanbai subconsciously made a simple memory of her things.
In addition, someone's method was not very skillful. He closed the lid in a hurry and the knob got stuck after only turning it halfway. The vanishing cream inside was also squeezed out by grabbing a piece of it.
Even if Lin Yanbai was blind, he could still see that a large piece of debris was missing from that area. Given the previous incident, Lin Yanbai naturally suspected Zheng Xinxin, who had a criminal record, was responsible.
She stood up calmly and looked around. Xu Jiaqi was not there. She must have gone to the bathroom to wash up. Only she, Liu Fang and Zheng Xinxin were in the dormitory.
She slowly walked to the middle of the dormitory, looked at the two of them, and asked expressionlessly, "Did anyone of you touch my things?"
Zheng Xinxin leaned on the bed and rolled her eyes when she heard the words: "Who knows how to touch your things? What good things do you have that are worth people touching?" Her tone was full of disdain. If Lin Yanbai had not been alert to catch the flash of guilt in her eyes, he would have really been fooled by her.
"That's right, Xinxin is right. Besides, there are not only two of us in the dormitory, there is also Xu Jiaqi! Maybe it's her!" Liu Fang next to her quickly agreed.
Lin Yanbai didn't find it strange at all that Liu Fang would speak out. They both belonged to the materials department. Yes, the materials department that Liu Mei worked in, and Liu Fang always followed Zheng Xinxin's lead.
Just when Lin Yanbai was about to say something, Xu Jiaqi came back with a washbasin. "Maybe it's me?" she asked. She had heard Liu Fang's chatter before she even entered the door.
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