After Lin Ying finished speaking, the room fell silent for a few seconds.
Although Shuanzi had become much bolder under Lin Ying's tutelage, he was still very sensitive and sensed that the atmosphere in the room was somewhat oppressive. He subconsciously leaned against Lin Ying's back.
Lin Ying patted Shuanzi's head to comfort him.
Seeing this, Wu Bo, who was standing nearby, decided to sneak away first.
But the people around him wouldn't let him have his way.
"We just thought Comrade Lin Ying's office was warm and wanted to come in to warm up. How did we become thieves in Comrade Lin Ying's eyes?"
"Exactly, we've known each other for quite a while now, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"Don't worry, we won't touch your things. We'll just have lunch and rest for a while. We'll all be leaving soon after we go back to work."
"Director, don't go! Please tell Comrade Lin Ying that we'll just stay here to warm up for a while. We won't touch her things."
Wu Bo glanced at Lin Ying, about to say something, but Lin Ying interrupted him.
"I didn't say what you would do, but protecting these things is also my responsibility. Of course I trust you, but one thing at a time. When you keep your money in a drawer, would you want someone to come to your house when no one is home?"
"How can that be the same? This is the commune, not your home. You may be using the office, but it still belongs to the commune. It belongs to the collective."
Lin Ying nodded: "Yes, Director Wu's group is also a collective, why don't you go there?"
They almost blurted out, "How can that be the same? That's the director's office."
"It's not as warm over there as it is here."
Lin Ying took a deep breath: "Sisters, there's no way I'm letting you stay in this office. So, do you really want to cause trouble here?"
After Lin Ying said this, the others understood her attitude, so they just pursed their lips and said, "Forget it, what can we do if they don't let us?"
"They really treat this place like their own home."
"If they don't want to come, they don't want to come. What's the big deal?"
The group made some sarcastic remarks, then took their things and left.
Lin Ying remained calm. In fact, she had placed the important documents directly inside her spatial storage, not outside. However, this didn't mean she allowed anyone to enter freely.
Lin Ying wasn't a stingy person and didn't care about the little bit of coal in the office.
She knew that if she let people in, firstly, they would see her as someone easily manipulated. Secondly, once they got used to coming here, they might come frequently in the future.
Lin Ying sometimes keeps money from the commune here, and they can come over anytime. She probably has no privacy at all. If something really goes wrong, Lin Ying believes that no one will take the initiative to assume responsibility.
They only know how to shirk responsibility.
Another thing is, if she lets them in and they forget to turn off the water from the heating system when they leave in a hurry, and the heating system freezes and bursts, no one will compensate them.
If she explained it to them like that, they would probably just say, "If they don't want us to stay, they don't want us to stay. Why say so much?"
Therefore, it's better to offend people now than to cause trouble for yourself later.
After those people left sheepishly, Wu Bo gave Lin Ying a thumbs up.
To be honest, if they really made a fuss and asked him to judge the matter, he would side with Lin Ying.
Not to mention he was counting on their help, Lin Ying wasn't wrong in this matter. He knew these women well; they were all difficult to deal with. If something really happened, they'd cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide to avoid taking responsibility.
If something bad happens, who will Lin Ying turn to?
Lin Ying wasn't a permanent employee, so she couldn't eat the commune's meals. Other people could eat, but Lin Ying couldn't.
So Lin Ying took her two children to a state-run restaurant.
Fortunately, Lin Ying would put the money in her spatial storage when she came out, and in case Er Ya got hungry on the way, Lin Ying also prepared milk powder and a baby bottle.
After leaving the state-run restaurant, Lin Ying took her child to the supply and marketing cooperative.
I bought a kettle.
It will be more convenient to use a kettle to fill the heating system in the future.
There's a kettle at home, and Lin Ying planned to put this kettle here specifically.
Back in the office, Lin Ying first added more hot coal from the stove to the car, then poured water from the heater into the car's heater.
Also fill the steam liner with water.
After the car warmed up, Lin Ying filled a half-bucket with water and put it in the car.
After locking the office door, Lin Ying took the formula she had prepared for the two children and got them into the car.
The panel that serves as a partition on the vehicle can be easily removed.
After Lin Ying got into the car with the child, she removed the panel and wedged it in the doorway.
While we're at it, let's spread out the whole car.
The temperature inside the stroller had risen, and it wasn't cold at all. Lin Ying watched as the two children drank their milk and fell asleep covered with a blanket on her left.
With more than twenty minutes to go before her appointment with Wu Bo, Lin Ying went to the front to wash the baby's used bottles. Too lazy to get dressed and go outside, she simply poured the dirty water into her spatial storage.
She's quite familiar with this move.
With only twenty minutes to spare and no need to sleep, Lin Ying simply sat there, took out the book Master Amu had given her from her spatial storage, and began to read.
Compared to medical books, this book was something Lin Ying read for leisure.
She knew she always found it hard to concentrate when reading medical books, and since she had to drive later, she decided not to take the risk.
After reading for a while, Lin Ying saw Wu Bo knocking on the glass outside. Lin Ying put her book away, put on her clothes and shoes, got up and put the board back, then closed the curtain. Only then did she open the door and go out.
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