When Chen Yushu came home from school, she saw her brother standing at the door smiling at her. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she rushed over to him.
"Be careful, you're so old, can't you be a little more mature?"
Sixteen-year-old Chen Yushu is tall and has jet-black hair. She looks so much better than when they first arrived in the countryside, when she was thin and emaciated from hunger and had dry hair. Chen Yuqi always feels very proud of her.
Where are Mom and Dad?
"Great, everyone is doing well, we'll be heading back soon."
Chen Yushu bit his lip, feeling very aggrieved. He had been worried about his brother for the past few days since he went back, fearing that something might go wrong.
Now that things have settled down, I'm not as happy as I imagined.
"Xiao Shu, the past is the past."
Chen Yushu himself understood that there was no use in feeling wronged, and at this point he should even be glad that he was exonerated so quickly.
She wiped away her tears and asked about her parents' situation.
They lived in a large single room in a house belonging to the factory. Chen Yuqi partitioned it into two rooms, with himself living in the outer room, which also served as a living room with a table.
They haven't bought much in the past few years; they plan to leave what they can use to their friends here.
"We'll buy tickets to go back in a few days, and we'll treat our master to a meal tomorrow." Chen Yuqi's parents had already given the master the gifts they brought, but she still wanted to treat him to a meal.
"Um"
Chen Yushu knew that it was thanks to Master Yang that he and his sister were able to have jobs, houses, and education here.
"I've been eating at Master Yang's house these past few days."
Her brother left in a hurry, only having time to give her a few instructions and leave her money and tickets. She could cook for herself, and there was also a canteen at the factory.
However, Mr. Yang directly asked his child to come over and invite her to his home for dinner.
The brother and sister were debating whether to cook at home or host a dinner at a state-run canteen. If they were to cook at home, they would have to order meat as soon as possible.
Before they could make a decision, Yang Hua's youngest son arrived.
"Brother Chen, my mom wants you to come over for dinner."
Yang Hua's youngest son, Zhou Kai, was in the same class as Chen Yushu. It was Yang Hua who found a way to get her into Zhou Kai's school.
The brother and sister were a little embarrassed, as they hadn't even had a chance to invite their master to dinner yet, but he had already done so.
Zhou Kai was a very handsome, tall, and thin young man. He looked at Chen Yuqi with a strange sense of awe and scratched his head.
"Brother Chen, my mom told me I absolutely have to call you over."
Master Yang's house was already crowded with people. All the apprentices came to their master's house for a meal. However, apart from a few older female apprentices, the others were very reserved and not as relaxed as Chen Yushu.
Yang Hua's husband was the complete opposite of her; he was very talkative and kind. Perhaps because his personality was somewhat similar to Chen Fangyang's, Chen Yushu felt a strange closeness to him.
"Uncle Zhou."
"Little Shu is here, come sit down and eat."
Most of them guessed that this meal was a farewell dinner for the Chen siblings. Yang Hua had previously forbidden those people from discussing Chen Yuqi's family situation, so they didn't know that either.
Now, fueled by alcohol, they all started asking him questions, curious about how he got into the factory in the first place.
"cough"
Yang Hua's female apprentices had followed her for many years and were more than ten years older than Chen Yuqi's group. When they saw their master's expression turn serious, they immediately reminded the younger ones.
He got completely disoriented after having a few drinks; he's definitely going to get a scolding from his master tomorrow.
Everyone then fell silent.
Zhou Kai sat next to Chen Yushu. He hadn't asked her about it for the past few days, but now he finally couldn't help himself.
Are you going back?
"Um"
He wanted to ask again if he would come back, but his brother Zhou Fang, seeing the hesitation on his younger brother's face, quickly gave him a light kick under the table.
"Why are you still asking questions? How about we have some drinks?"
This silly boy always thought that no one could see through his wicked thoughts, little did he know that Chen Yuqi's gaze towards him was always strange.
Besides, they're leaving soon, so even if there's something between us, it has to be cut off.
The more questions you ask, the more heartbroken you become.
Chen Yushu noticed Zhou Fang's actions, but she pretended not to notice anything.
Apart from the two students, the rest of the people at the table were mostly factory workers. As the conversation progressed, they couldn't stop talking about work. With Yang Hua around, the male apprentices dared not drink too much.
"Master, why did the task of leading the training fall to Director He this time?"
Director He and their master were rivals for decades, and they had been secretly competing with each other for a long time. When Yang Hua became the deputy factory director, the two of them completely broke off relations.
Director He is quite capable; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the workshop director.
However, he did not plan ahead as early as Yang Hua. Over the years, Yang Hua's apprentices have occupied a significant share of the middle and lower-level leadership positions.
By the time Director He finally came over to train his apprentices, it was already too late; he was like a commander without troops.
Even if he could win over those middle-level leaders with benefits, they weren't his apprentices after all, so frankly, he couldn't trust them.
So he has trained a lot of people over the years, but no outstanding individuals have emerged.
Yang Hua's apprentices were a little confused, as it was currently the peak season for their factory, with orders pouring in like water.
The factory's boilers have never stopped running, and everyone works in three shifts. Jobs like this, which include training, are extremely sought after.
This job is so easy! No night shifts, no sweating.
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