“No, I met Jiang Chun just now and specifically asked. She said that there’s an assignment and it needs a car to be done. Miss Yu still has to go to the DMV after delivering the goods.”
“Miss Yu is really capable! You can’t judge a book by its cover. You can’t tell how capable she is from her gentle and meek appearance.”
“She’s not like us, who only have the strength to boast. Miss Yu is smart!”
“That’s why I think studying is useful! Unfortunately, we only attended literacy classes. We’re not as lucky as children these days, who are able to attend elementary school, middle school, and high school.”
Everyone discussed it, and it wasn’t difficult to tell that the villagers admired Yu Bing.
When Duan Mei heard everyone’s evaluation of Yu Bing, she was secretly shocked. If she hadn’t heard wrongly, everyone seemed to be calling Yu Bing the factory director!
She smiled and asked, “Yu Bing is the factory manager?”
“That’s right. You still don’t know? Fair enough. Miss Yu is a low-key person. The factory officially opened this month. She probably hasn’t had the time to tell you,” a young wife from the village replied enthusiastically.
Shi Lian’s heart skipped a beat. She was worried that Duan Mei would think that she had deliberately hidden the fact that Yu Bing was the factory director.
However, Duan Mei was still in shock about Yu Bing being the factory director. How could she have thought of this?
At this moment, Yao Nian, who had come to work, also saw his mother and Duan Mei at the entrance of the village. He immediately smiled and ran forward. “Mom, Auntie Duan, why are you here? You should have sent a letter in advance so that I could pick you up.”
Shi Lian looked at Yao Nian, who had become thinner, and her heart ached so much that she cried. “Son, why have you become so thin?”
Yao Nian felt a little sad when he heard this. Ever since he started work, his handsome face had become quite rugged-looking.
Yao Nian looked at his mother and suddenly felt aggrieved. His sister was originally the one who would come to the countryside. He had sacrificed so much for her to marry someone wealthy, but she actually broke up with such a wealthy boyfriend at the drop of a hat. He had lost a powerful brother-in-law and the chance to return to the city. Now, he could only stay in the village!
However, they were in public after all. Yao Nian held back the tears in his eyes. Now that he had found a way out through Yu Bing, he definitely wouldn’t end up that miserable. Hence, he smiled and said, “That’s how farm work is. Mom, Auntie Duan, I’ll bring you to our dormitory building first. I’ll find the team leader to arrange a place for you two to stay tonight!”
The two of them followed Yao Nian towards the dormitory building.
Yu Yan stared at Duan Mei’s back with yearning. Thinking about how Duan Mei hadn’t noticed her just now, she felt a little disappointed. However, on second thought, her mother looked exhausted just now, so it was normal for her not to notice her. Hence, she followed the group into the field with a heavy heart.
After the new year, an intellectual got married and moved out of the dormitory, so the house happened to be empty. Yao Nian found a team leader and arranged for his mother and Duan Mei to enter the dormitory.
Duan Mei was still thinking about Yu Bing becoming the factory director. She didn’t know how much Yu Bing had hidden from her, so she was anxious to see Yu Bing so that she could scold her. “Yao Nian, which room is Yu Bing staying in? I want to go to her room to wait for her.”
Yao Nian told Duan Mei about Yu Bing and Jiang Chun living alone. When Duan Mei heard that she had to walk to the end of the village, she immediately decided to sleep for a while first. In any case, Yu Bing couldn’t escape anyway.
After Yao Nian settled her down, he went to work. Shi Lian’s heart ached so much that she cried again.
Duan Mei wasn’t that sentimental about Yu Bing. She wanted to tear Yu Bing apart now, so she had to rest well and conserve her strength before settling the score with Yu Bing at night!
Yu Bing only returned home at seven in the evening.
Jiang Chun urged Yu Bing to wash her face first. Then, she entered the kitchen and hurriedly brought the food on the stove to the table. “What assignment were you on this time?”
Yu Bing was extremely hungry. When she saw the food, her eyes lit up. “I brought a batch of goods from the county’s sugar factory to the city’s supply and marketing club. I have to go tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, twice a day.”
Jiang Chun asked again, “Doesn’t that mean you have to come home this late every day? What time do you leave every day?”
Yu Bing took a few sips of the warm soup and felt much better. “We have to leave at seven in the morning.”