jdhmnovel Chapter 280 What are you afraid of, you barefoot guy? The ones who should be afraid are him and his
Chapter 280 What are you afraid of, you barefoot guy? The ones who should be afraid are him and his
In the family compound, the sister-in-law who had blocked the door yesterday gathered at Qiao Manman's door as soon as her husband went to work.
"Sister-in-law Lu, come out and talk to everyone! Didn't you spend the whole afternoon talking with Shen Fu yesterday?"
The room was quiet, and the women weren't in a hurry. They sat down on the floor and started chatting.
By noon, there was still no sound from inside the house.
The old lady who said Shen Fu deserved to be beaten yesterday curled her lip in disdain: "If this lazy woman were my daughter-in-law, I would definitely beat her until she knelt down and begged for forgiveness."
"A woman who can't live without a man is probably too tired to get out of bed after having her fill of womanizing."
Women's Director Ma Qinqin had just come upstairs when she heard these words, and her face immediately darkened.
"Aunt Hua, you can't slander people like that. If you have nothing to do, you can go home and rest. Don't embarrass Battalion Commander Li!"
"How am I being shameful? It was clearly that little bitch surnamed Qiao who was being coy and refused to give us the rebirth pills. If she had cooperated, would I be here making fun of her?"
Ma Qinqin glared at Hua Dazui resentfully, thinking, "If you guys weren't so stupid, would I have gotten scolded by the boss? Honestly, you're more trouble than you're worth."
"Aunt Hua, there is no such thing as a reversal pill in this world. You've been fooled!"
"No? How could that be! It's clearly Chen Fu's wife..."
Shen Fu came up from downstairs, her face full of guilt: "That cornbread was given to me by Sister-in-law Lu!"
Why did she give it to you and not someone else?
"She saw I was pitiful, but couldn't help me, so..."
"Then I'm quite pitiful too!" Hua Dazui stepped forward and pounded on the door: "Little Lu's wife, how many cornbreads do you have left? I'll take them all!"
Ma Qinqin frowned and stopped her: "Stop knocking. You scared Xiao Lu's wife so much that she went back to her parents' home overnight."
"What, going back to her parents' home? That can't be right, we didn't do anything to her!"
"Nothing's happened yet, traffic jams yesterday and today. Do you think people owe you anything? We've already said there are no 'reversal pills,' why don't you all believe us?"
I don't know who gave you all that sweet talk, making you conjure up something out of thin air!
Alright, alright, everyone go back now. After dinner, gather at the activity center for training. Anyone who doesn't come will have their husband's salary docked!
"We didn't do anything, so why are we getting our wages docked? We're already struggling to make ends meet with just a pittance, how are we going to survive if they dock our pay again!"
"Yeah, why bother with all this training? Shouldn't it be my man who needs training?"
"If you don't make mistakes, you won't be punished. The leader told me to correct your son preference problem. Anyone who can't correct it can go home and farm!"
And you, Shen Fu, don't be so soft-hearted in the future. If Battalion Commander Chen hits you, fight him back. If you can't win, run away and complain to the higher-ups.
"At worst, we'll get a divorce. Before that, we'll bring Chen Fu down. What are you afraid of, you who have nothing to lose? The ones who should be afraid are him and his mother!"
Shen Fu: "......"
It seems the women's director is even more formidable than Sister Lu; a few words from her were enough to make her heart flutter.
"Director Ma, is it really possible?"
"Why not? Look at Sister Li, Aunt Qiao, and Aunt Hua, aren't they all unruly and difficult to manage?"
Sister-in-law Hanyu was even brave enough to draw her knife against a man, scaring Deputy Regiment Commander Zhang so much that he dared not call her a feudal remnant's widow again. "You're the most honest one, being bullied like this and still acting like a coward."
"Hey, Director Ma, how dare you talk like that? How did I throw a tantrum?"
Ma Qinqin didn't answer, but instead gestured to Shen Fu with her eyes: "See? You have to be a little splashy to live well!"
Shen Fu nodded, feeling as if the past two days had been a dream. Her previous forbearance and obedience seemed like a joke.
"Go back, all of you. Lu's wife's hometown is far from here. She won't be back anytime soon. Even if you wait for three days and three nights, you still won't be able to catch her!"
Everyone looked at each other, but no one moved.
Some believed it, and seeing that the others weren't leaving, she didn't move either. But most of them were unwilling to accept it, believing that Director Ma was trying to help Qiao Manman out of a predicament and was just fooling them.
Ma Qinqin didn't mind, and stepped downstairs: "Whatever, just don't miss the training this afternoon. Otherwise..."
Before she even spoke, everyone shuddered. It didn't matter if the team criticized them; their real fear was that their husbands would be implicated, which would make their lives miserable too.
Once the first person got up, a second one followed. In just over ten seconds, the hallway was empty.
The neighbor peeked through the crack in the door and thought to himself, "Ever since Deputy Regiment Commander Lu moved in, this little drama has been quite a spectacle."
***
At the research institute, Qiao Manman worked on the abacus for half an hour, her hands aching, she was sleepy, and her eyes were blurry.
Researcher Guo Chenxuan reminded her, "Lady, you can get up and move around a bit. Team Leader Ding has given you plenty of time; you don't need to work continuously!"
Qiao Manman stood up and stretched: "Thank you for reminding me, comrade. What's your name?"
"My surname is Guo, my name is Guo Chenxuan, and I am a researcher in the project team. This is my partner, Bao Weicheng."
"My surname is Qiao, and my name is Qiao Manman." After thinking for a moment, she added, "I'm married!"
Guo Chenxuan was surprised for a moment, then nodded: "I thought you had just graduated from university!"
Qiao Manman smiled awkwardly: "To be honest, I didn't go to university."
"Oh, how did you get in?" The others put down their work and looked at her curiously, afraid that she would say something about getting in through connections.
"I used to work in a machine factory. I taught myself the relevant knowledge and even tinkered with some small gadgets. I guess you could say my ideas are a bit unusual!"
In front of a true master, she wouldn't dare say she had talent.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief: "Not bad, he's not completely clueless. My surname is Wang, my name is Wang Yuze, and I'm usually responsible for..."
"My name is Dong Zhiyuan..."
Qiao Manman got to know everyone and found that the group was mostly young people, their energetic faces full of expectations for a bright future.
Working in such an environment should be very motivating.
Qiao Manman wanted to stretch her arms and legs, so she pointed to the window and asked, "Can I go over there and take a look?"
"Sure, you can walk around the office as you like, but you can't touch anything on anyone's desk."
Qiao Manman nodded, stretched, and went to the window to look at the white clouds in the sky and the tender buds on the trees.
After a while, she returned to her seat, used her mind to open the computer, entered the data on the paper, and the answer appeared instantly.
Then record it, and then calculate the next one.
At noon, Ding Jingwen called her to lunch, and the two went to the cafeteria together. Qiao Manman saw many scientists who even took books and pens with them to eat, writing or drawing, and felt admiration for them.
"Food is free here, but we can't waste food. Help yourself to whatever you want to eat, and eat your fill!"
Qiao Manman nodded, went to the window to look, and found that the food here was better than outside.
The rice was white rice, and the steamed buns were a mixture of white flour and cornmeal. Three or four kinds of dishes were also prepared, including both meat and vegetables.