Shen Sisi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, truly living up to his reputation as the know-it-all of Jiangcheng.
"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll pay you your wages later!"
Jinshan knows how to get along with people, and so does Chen Sisi. They're both just trying to make a living, and she can't let them work for nothing.
Upon hearing that he would be paid, Jinshan's face immediately fell: "Sister Sisi, you're being too polite! If it weren't for Commander Gu taking care of me all these years, I would have starved to death on the streets long ago."
That statement is somewhat of an exaggeration.
With Jinshan's silver tongue, he'll never starve.
Shen Sisi knew that Jinshan was helping him out of respect for Gu Chengfeng, as he must have received help or favors from Gu Chengfeng before.
She could indeed accept Xiao Jin's help by taking advantage of Gu Chengfeng's influence, but she couldn't do it with a clear conscience.
Since she had decided to ignore it, she and Gu Chengfeng were husband and wife, and she couldn't just be a burden who only drained him!
"No, he is him, and I am me. This is settled!" Shen Sisi insisted on her bottom line without further discussion.
Jinshan couldn't refuse her, so he had no choice but to agree.
After a hearty meal, Old Zhang said to Shen Sisi earnestly, "Comrade Shen, I believe you can definitely make the oil mill a great success!"
"Don't worry, old man, I definitely will..."
Shen Sisi waved goodbye to Old Zhang, feeling an unprecedented pressure as she thought about how the heavy responsibility of running the oil mill would fall on her shoulders from now on.
However, pressure can also symbolize motivation.
After a busy day, Chen Sisi returned home, but Gu Chengfeng was not there. Instead, he sent someone with a message saying that he had received an urgent mission and would be back soon.
Chen Sisi's heart tightened instantly.
Recently, foreign forces have been stirring up trouble at the border. With the end of the year approaching, we must be careful not to let anything go wrong.
She stood anxiously at the door, like a statue waiting for her husband.
Xu Hongying came out carrying Niu Niu, sighing, "Back then, I was just as worried about Chengfeng's father. This is the hardship of being a military wife..."
Shen Sisi nodded, suddenly feeling a little sorry for Xu Hongying.
She was still remembered by Gu Chengfeng, and Xu Hongying was not favored by Gu Chengfeng's father, which made things even more difficult!
"Mom, you've worked so hard all these years." Shen Sisi opened her arms, put her arm around Xu Hongying's shoulder, and hugged her.
Xu Hongying was stunned. She had almost forgotten how many years it had been since she had been hugged.
"Hey, what's the big deal..."
As night fell, Chen Sisi lay on the cold bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She finally understood what it meant to be sleepless on a lonely pillow.
She had been sleeping alone like this for the past twenty-odd years, but after only a few days, she was already not used to it.
Her mind was filled with Gu Chengfeng, his tall figure, his handsome face with its cold and hard lines, and even the air seemed to still carry his scent.
As she thought about it, she pictured them kissing.
And the changes in Gu Chengfeng.
No matter what, she was determined to get to the bottom of things when he returned.
The prerequisite is that he must return safely and unharmed.
The next morning, while Chen Sisi was having breakfast, Jinshan knocked on the door again.
She quickly invited Jinshan to eat something together.
This time, Jinshan didn't refuse and sat down with her to eat cornbread.
"Sister Sisi, I've already contacted Old Li. We'll meet at the oil mill around 9 o'clock. They're overjoyed to hear that you're willing to preserve the traditional oil pressing method."
He nodded absentmindedly and whispered "okay".
The two devoured breakfast and set off side by side.
Along the way, we encountered many neighbors from the compound. Compared to the previous few days, no one dared to point at them today.
Chen Sisi was a little puzzled. Had the sun risen in the west?
With a heavy heart, she followed Jinshan to the oil mill, but Zhang's Oil Mill had already been shut down.
She plans to find a shop to make a big sign later.
Let's call it... Fulin Oil Mill!
It sounds very festive.
Outside the door stood several burly men, who looked like regular workers.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing gray overalls with a black mole the size of a fingernail on his chin; he must be Old Li.
"Uncle Li!" Jinshan greeted him familiarly.
When Li Zhong saw him, his face immediately lit up with a smile: "Little Jin..."
His gaze quickly fell upon the clean and elegant beautiful woman behind him.
"This must be the new boss!" Li Zhong said with great respect.
Chen Sisi smiled and nodded to everyone, saying, "What do you mean by 'boss'? We're all colleagues from now on. Just call me Chen Sisi."
Her smile was very approachable, without any airs of a boss, but Li Zhong and the other workers dared not underestimate her in the slightest. They were all decades old and had a good eye for people and things.
The young girl in front of me looked delicate and frail, but her eyes were calm and composed, revealing a sense of intelligence and resilience.
It's no exaggeration to say that it's the kind of look that only important people have.
“Shen…” Li Zhong changed his words, “Boss Shen, my name is Li Zhong, and these people and I were all workers at Zhang’s Oil Mill…”
Li Zhong patiently explained everything to Shen Sisi one by one.
A burly man with a buzz cut, around thirty-five or thirty-six years old, surnamed Hu, was known to everyone as Tiger.
The shorter, but muscular man next to him, with his hair parted in a 3/7 style, was the youngest among them, and his nickname was Stone.
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