Upon hearing Zhou Shuixian's words, Lin Xiangdong and Wu Xuejun both stiffened, revealing a hint of embarrassment.
Zhou Yuzhu also found it strange. Although her husband didn't talk much to people in the village, he wasn't so rude as to not talk back when someone insulted him to his face.
How did things turn out like this once we got to the provincial capital?
Zhou Guihua asked the question directly.
Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of the three Zhou sisters, Lin Xiangdong had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak: "Before I came to the provincial capital, my mother told me that it's not easy for a woman like you to work in the city, and it's even harder for us country folk to gain a foothold in the city. She told me to get along well with people, take care of things at home for you, and let you focus on your work. She also told me not to cause you any trouble."
I was thinking that if I got into an argument with the neighbors, it would definitely affect you…
When Wu Xuejun heard his second brother-in-law speak up, he chimed in, "They're all city folks, and they're bound to have relatives working at the provincial pharmaceutical factory. We're worried they might target you..."
Hearing what the two men said, the three Zhou sisters fell silent: these two men were helping the three of them in their own way.
Miao Xiaohua sighed: "Second brother-in-law, third brother-in-law, are you confused? No matter how strong their connections are, can they compare to Deputy Factory Director Zhou?"
Upon hearing Miao Xiaohua mention Zhou Jingyun, her brother-in-law, Lin Xiangdong and his companion shook their heads and said, "Yunwazi has had a tough time too. It must have been a lot of hardship for a country boy to make a name for himself in the city. We relatives can't really help him much, so we'll just try to avoid causing him any trouble."
Undeniably, both of them meant well.
However, deep down, because he came from the countryside, he looked down on himself and always felt inferior when facing city people.
Zhou Shuixian felt much relieved after hearing what her two brothers-in-law said: thankfully, neither of them were men like Wang Daniu.
Having experienced more and matured, Zhou Shuixian said to her two brothers-in-law, "Xiangdong, Xuejun, don't underestimate yourselves. So what if we come from the countryside? We don't steal or rob, we live an upright life. If anyone dares to make things difficult for us, we'll go to the organization to demand an explanation."
From now on, if someone insults you, insult them back!
"Yes, we should curse back. Only I, Zhou Yuzhu, can curse my man. Why should anyone else have the right to do so?"
So what if they're from the city? If we had their background, we'd be much better off than them!
"Wu Xuejun, my man, Zhou Guihua's man, can't be a coward. If anyone insults you, you'd better beat them up."
Don't worry, I'll work hard and take good care of you and your son, so all those men will envy you for being able to stay at home and enjoy life!
"Um!"
Hearing the words of the Zhou sisters, Lin Xiangdong and Wu Xuejun felt much better: their family saw their efforts and their grievances, which made them feel that everything was worthwhile.
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"Brother Qiang? What, what did you say?"
Zhao Xiuyun had already gone to the construction site of the Chinese medicine factory twice with Zhong Qiang and learned a lot about the key aspects of the construction.
When they were about to steal the blueprints of the traditional Chinese medicine factory for the third time, they overheard Zhong Qiang mentioning the factory director.
Seeing the shocked expression on Zhao Xiuyun's face, Zhong Qiang smiled and asked:
"As I just said, the director of the Chinese medicine factory has been decided, and it will be Zhou Jingyun from our city of Bicheng."
Halfway through his sentence, Zhong Qiang noticed something was off about Zhao Xiuyun's expression and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Xiuyun, do you know Director Zhou?"
"No, I don't know him!"
Zhao Xiuyun was shocked by the name "Zhou Jingyun," but she dared not admit it when facing Zhong Qiang.
Suppressing the overwhelming shock within her, she tentatively asked Zhong Qiang, "I was just so shocked that the factory manager's position has already been decided before the factory is even built."
"What, does Zhou Jingyun have a powerful background?"
Zhao Xiuyun wanted to test whether this Zhou Jingyun was the same Zhou Jingyun she knew.
Upon hearing Zhao Xiuyun's words, Zhong Qiang quickly covered her mouth, glanced around warily, and then lowered his voice to say:
"Keep your voice down. This Comrade Zhou Jingyun is someone important. Why can't coastal provinces attract cooperation from large overseas companies, but our inland province of Qian can?"
"It's all thanks to this Comrade Zhou. I heard his girlfriend is a division commander from Haicheng. He's really something..."
"..."
Upon hearing Zhong Qiang's words, Zhao Xiuyun didn't even need to stake out Zhou Jingyun; she was already certain that this Zhou Jingyun was the same Zhou Jingyun she knew.
After all, who else could Haicheng, the division commander's father, be but Ruan Miaomiao?
Originally, she only did what Song Wei asked her to do because she had no other choice.
However, now that he has learned that Zhou Jingyun is actually the director of the Chinese medicine factory, his desire for revenge is burning, and he wishes he could destroy the factory immediately.
"Brother Qiang, this Factory Director Zhou is really something. You should try to get to know him better in the future. Our family's future is all in your hands."
Zhao Xiuyun leaned against Zhong Qiang, looking like a little bird clinging to him, and acted coquettishly.
Zhong Qiang was quite pleased with his sweetheart's coquettishness.
However, he felt a little uncomfortable: he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that the people around Secretary Chen were subtly ostracizing and isolating him.
His former colleagues, who used to get along well with him, would often speak to him in a sarcastic or mocking way, sometimes even in front of Secretary Chen.
But Secretary Chen, who once thought highly of him, turned a blind eye to all of this.
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