With team building and worker training underway, Yu Yao has been extremely busy lately, only getting a few hours of sleep for several days.
Fortunately, once she got busy, she didn't have time to overthink things.
Since Lu Ze was called away last time, there has been no news of him for days. Commander Lei sent a message saying that he was on a mission, but what kind of mission it was and when he would return were also military secrets.
Yu Yao had no way of knowing.
"Sixteen, when do you think Lu Ze will be back?" Yu Yao stroked Sixteen's head and murmured to herself, "He has my lucky charm with him, so he should be fine, right!"
Sixteen nuzzled her hand and acted coquettishly at her feet, as if responding to her.
Yu Yao scratched Sixteen's chin and said with a smile, "You also think he'll be alright, right? I hope he can make it to the Lantern Festival."
With the new production line framework in place and worker training completed a month ahead of schedule, Xu Xiaohui and Zhu Xinmin were about to return home.
These days, the three of them have become like-minded friends.
On the day they left, it was Yu Yao who saw them off.
"Xiaohui, thank you all so much for all this time," Yu Yao said sincerely.
During their support mission, Xu Xiaohui and Zhu Xinmin shared their knowledge with the Coconut Grove team members almost without reservation, helping them establish a complete production line.
Yu Yao could sense it and was very grateful.
“Yu Yao, our superiors assigned us to come and provide support. This is our job, and it is our duty.”
Providing support is one thing, but being completely open and honest with someone is another. They didn't mention it, but Yu Yao kept it all in mind.
Yu Yao asked Master Liu to open the back of the Jeep and take out a box. "Xiao Hui, these two jars from Xinmin are wild lychee honey, these few jars are partridge tea that I dried myself, and the rest are some snacks that I made myself. Take them back and try them."
"I can't accept this. Sister Yuyao, you should take it back."
Yu Yao raised an eyebrow: "You're still being so polite with me. These are just some worthless things. It would be too much of a formality to refuse them now. The ship is here; you should board it."
"Alright, we'll accept it. I'll treat you to a meal when you come to Guangdong."
Yu Yao nodded and helped them carry their luggage onto the ship.
Zhu Xinmin pulled Yu Yao aside and took out a notebook from his pocket. "Sister Yu, this is a notebook I wrote down about some common machine problems and solutions when I maintain the machines. I hope it will be helpful to you."
Yu Yao knew how much Zhu Xinmin treasured this notebook, and she never expected him to be willing to give it to her. "This is so helpful to us, so I won't stand on ceremony. Thank you, Comrade Xinmin."
Zhu Xinmin suddenly felt a little embarrassed and blushed slightly. "I have plenty of these notebooks, so don't worry about it. I'm glad I could help."
Without saying much to Yu Yao, he urged her to hurry up or she would be late.
After Yu Yao disembarked, he couldn't help but steal glances at her again.
Duo Hong leaned closer, glanced at Zhu Xinmin, and suddenly said, "Zhu Xinmin, you don't like her, do you?"
Zhu Xinmin's face flushed red, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't like her at all. I... I'm just thanking her for helping me complete my plan."
"That would be best," Duo Hong said, somewhat skeptical. "She's a married woman, do you really want to ruin a military marriage?"
Zhu Xinmin's face turned pale. "Do you think everyone is as despicable as you, knowing someone is married and still rushing to throw themselves at them?"
Duo Hong's face stiffened. "What do you know?"
Zhu Xinmin snorted, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. You know in your heart what you've done."
"I don't know what you're talking about, I'm not going to talk to you anymore." Duo Hong went into the cabin, but her eyes kept glancing at Zhu Xinmin out of the corner of her eye.
How much does he actually know?
She touched her belly, which wasn't showing.
It's not that I don't want you, it's just that you came at the wrong time.
A mournful whistle sounded, and the ship sailed out of the harbor.
Xu Xiaohui and Zhu Xinmin waved to her from the deck, "Goodbye, Yu Yao! See you at the Spring Trade Fair!"
Yu Yao waved: "See you at the Spring Trade Fair!"
Duo Hong heard Yu Yao's voice in the cabin, and a sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
The Spring Trade Fair is a good opportunity, and it can also kill two birds with one stone.
Xu Xiaohui and Zhu Xinmin carried the things Yu Yao had given them in nylon net bags and walked towards the cabin.
Duo Hong's gaze fell on the two jars of wild lychee honey.
This is good stuff.
"Xiaohui, the temperature has been fluctuating a lot lately, and I happen to have a bit of a cough. Could you give me these two jars of lychee honey?"
Zhu Xinmin rolled his eyes. "You really have no manners. There are only two jars of lychee honey, and you want them all."
Duo Hong smiled awkwardly, "I'm pregnant, and the doctor said pregnant women can't take medicine, so he told me to drink more honey water."
"No way!" Zhu Xinmin refused without giving any face: "Besides, how can you be sure that you have a share of this stuff? Didn't you see that there are only two portions of everything?"
Duo Hong bit her lip and looked at Xu Xiaohui: "Sister Xiaohui, take a look at Xinmin."
“I think Xinmin is right. You dislike Comrade Yu Yao so much, you should also dislike her things. Rather than letting you throw them away, it’s better not to give them to you at all.”
During her support mission, Duo Hong constantly found fault with Comrade Yu, not only looking for ways to find fault with him, but also taking her anger out on Comrade Yu's team members during training.
Since that's the case, Yu Yao's things cannot be given to her.
Duo Hong was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected Xu Xiaohui to refuse her and cut off any possibility of her getting anything else.
"Xiaohui, you know I cherish these things the most, I won't lose them, so please let me have them."
Zhu Xinmin pulled the net bag close to his side, as if guarding against a thief, "Don't even think about it. Sister Yu's things are not for someone as ungrateful as you."
"You!" She was furious. Xu Xiaohui didn't even try to defend her. "Fine, I don't want it anymore."
It's just a little thing, look how smug they are.
Duo Hong rolled her eyes, a hint of malice flashing across them.
Just wait, when she gets back to the factory, she will definitely tell the director what those two did at the Starfish Food Factory.
The director already said that as long as things look good on the surface, that's enough. But they insist on helping others wholeheartedly, and they'll be criticized for it.
Zhu Xinmin saw her eyes darting around and knew that this shrew was up to no good again.
That's all she's capable of. Does she think they'd be afraid of her?
With the help of Xu Xiaohui and her team, the framework of the new production line was quickly set up, and mass production of Coconut Grove brand canned goods had already begun before Xu Xiaohui and her team left.
With the Lantern Festival just two days away, Yu Yao couldn't sleep and decided to read a book, only to find that the power was out.
I lay down again but still couldn't fall asleep.
"Let's make a nutritious breakfast."
Yu Yao got up in the dark, intending to go to the hand pump well to draw some cold water to wash her face.
Just as they were about to open the main room, they heard a noise in the courtyard outside. Through the dim candlelight in the main room, they saw a dark figure appear in the courtyard.
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