Twists and turns
Wang Shuitao listened to the Zhang family neighbors' conversation with a complicated expression, unsure whether to marvel at their powerful ability to gather information or to lament the existence of such complex marital, romantic, and family entanglements in this day and age.
Indeed, travel is slow, and so is the spread of gossip.
She was somewhat worried about Zhu Qiuguo coming over because Zhang Pingkang had nail marks on his face, which looked like they were from a woman.
He doesn't have any principle about not hitting women.
The simplest way to tell is that the couple were fighting each other.
News from afar may only provide a sense of righteous indignation, but when it happens to people close to her, people she knows, she can't just sit idly by.
Zhu Qiuguo was, after all, someone with whom he had a mutually beneficial relationship.
When I arrived, I heard a whole host of truly explosive news.
Outsiders could not possibly know such details, but at first the Zhang family treated Zhu Qiuguo quite well. Later, the whole family bullied her, and then Zhu Qiuguo found a brother whose features did not resemble her at all to fight back.
Even with such a rough timeline, the neighbors on the street would still be able to know it.
Many of the people here work at the sugar factory, and she only received such detailed information because she had just been promoted.
Wang Shuitao left. She couldn't even resolve the domestic issue of being bullied on one side, let alone such a complicated situation.
In short, Zhu Qiuguo is much more capable than Qian Lijuan.
Upon hearing this news, Wang Shuitao felt happy for some reason. It was clear that the Zhang family had nothing to do with her anymore, and she had vented her anger after that day.
Unexpectedly, upon turning around, he bumped into Zhu Qiuguo, who would be the center of attention on Xiangyang Street for the foreseeable future and for many years to come.
Her body was tense. She had heard her uncle mention the news that the woman she had briefly worked with had been promoted to a leadership position.
Zhang Ping'an often muttered curses under his breath at home, hating that the factory director Sun Ming had taken a fancy to a woman, resenting that Engineer Meng and Wang Shuitao had something going on, and despising Wu Dong as a useless director who couldn't stand the workers who could still get ahead of him.
Zhu Qiuguo broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that it was because she had been too conspicuous lately that the leader would stand up for the people in her own factory.
After all, it is always a praiseworthy story that those in high positions forgive those who have offended them in the past.
As she tried to organize her thoughts to recount Zhang Ping'an's complaints at home, she saw the young woman in front of her simply glance at her with indifferent eyes before brushing past her.
Without fear or disgust, without disdain or contempt, and without asking any questions, I simply walked past.
Like a weed passing by the roadside.
For some reason, a hint of tears welled up in Zhu Qiuguo's eyes, but they quickly disappeared as she walked into the Zhang family's gate, just like every other day.
Back in college, if we didn't have to go to class, the four of us in the dorm probably wouldn't have taken more than a hundred steps in total.
The most physical activity I do is get out of bed to go to the bathroom.
Everyone was wearing pajamas, unless they were going out for a meal together.
Unlike now, not to mention the days when she was going back to Wangjiazhuang, or today when she came to Xiangyang Street, even on her once-a-week day off, Wang Shuitao would always go to the canteen for a meal.
Three times a day, six round trips, that's three kilometers a day.
Lost in thought, Xiangyang Street receded into the distance, and pedestrians walked past her with their chests out and heads held high.
Before she even got close to the sugar factory gate, Wang Shuitao saw Meng Songying coming towards her from afar. They had clearly just seen each other two hours ago, but for some reason, Meng Songying started running.
I hope to get to him soon.
She tilted her head back, pursed her lips, and forced a restrained smile, calling softly, "Ah Ying."
Then he raised his hand and greeted Qian Guang, who was waving excitedly from the gatehouse.
Meng Songying's furrowed brows relaxed, her expression softened, and she replied, "I'm here."
Then, quite naturally, he took a step forward, blocking Peach's path and completely enveloping her in his shadow.
The moment the two shadows overlapped, the restless unease in my heart finally subsided.
Meng Songying was worried that Taozi would go to Xiangyang Street alone to gather information, but Taozi wouldn't allow him to go with her.
Meng Songying originally thought that Sister Li and Jiang Manyun would accompany Taozi, but she just saw Sister Li at the factory and heard that Jiang Manyun was currently at the state-run restaurant learning cooking skills from Chef Zheng.
He paced back and forth at the factory gate, wearing down a layer of cement.
Meng Song's gaze swept over Wang Shuitao, and only after confirming that there were no wounds or bruises on her exposed skin and that her movements were still smooth and fluid did he finally relax.
In broad daylight, he shouldn't have had such pointless worries, but when facing his beloved, who could resist being a worrier?
However, lovers can't read each other's minds. Wang Shuitao didn't understand Aying's complicated feelings. As soon as she saw Li Yuanhong in the distance, she immediately jumped up and ran over to her.
"Sister Li—wait for me!"
Li Yuanhong stood still, waiting for the lively Taozi to run over and snuggle up to her.
As soon as Meng Songying saw Sister Li, she thought of the day when Sister Li told her not to tarnish Taozi's reputation.
She immediately realized that it was because of her relationship with Taozi that Sister Li had such worries, and her earlobes turned red, causing her to stop in her tracks.
He just watched helplessly as Taozi and Sister Li walked further and further away, without even turning back to look at him, as if his eagerness to see him earlier was just a figment of his imagination.
Feeling energized after cuddling with her lover, Wang Shuitao asked, "Sister Li, what are your thoughts on the brick thing?"
She has already conveyed all the issues regarding the single dormitory building; the presence of several people with a penchant for theft inside is a major problem.
Li Yuanhong, with more experience, said, "The thief must definitely be caught and threatened until he dares not continue. Otherwise, don't be fooled by those who have been robbed now pleading with you not to go too far with the thief. The thief will never know when to stop; he will only go further and further. The victims will get used to it and will keep enduring until they can't take it anymore, and then they will take earth-shattering revenge."
Trusting Li Jie's maturity, Wang Shuitao nodded to indicate she understood and asked, "So, are we building a new dormitory building? Can we get enough bricks?"
Li Yuanhong shook his head and said, "We're building a new workshop. Our factory won a contract from Heilongjiang Province. The higher-ups wanted to take it from us before, so they have to compensate us. Let Lao Sun talk to them. I'll use the bricks I got to build the perimeter wall. We'll tear down the old wall and use the rest. That'll be enough to cover both dormitory areas."
Wang Shuitao didn't refute, but just said with a smile, "That's right, not only should we get compensation, but we should also get a reward, right? Don't the factories below benefit at all from their achievements? At least they should get some."
Li Yuanhong strongly agreed.
Once the plan was finalized, the sugar factory quickly convened a general meeting that required the attendance of all workers.
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