My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 153: There must be something abnormal when things are out of the ordinary.
Chapter 153: There must be something abnormal when things are out of the ordinary.
Lin Tang certainly hadn’t meant to belittle the steel factory.
The larger the factory, the more types of people one would encounter—it was the norm.
However.
Looking at the jealousy-contorted face of Liu Guohui, she found it rather pleasing to the eye!
She just couldn’t resist the urge to irritate him further.
Her mother had been angry for an entire week because of the broken engagement.
She had shortchanged herself just by angering Liu Guohui for such a brief moment.
As Liu Guohui listened to Lin Tang praise the textile factory, his eyes were filled with greed.
Once his plan succeeded, he would have Lin Tang hand her position over to him.
His greed was almost spilling over.
When he looked up again, Liu Guohui’s expression was as somber as if his father had died.
"That’s great!"
"Tang..."
Before he could finish saying ’Tangtang,’ Lin Tang stared him down with an icy gaze.
He paused for a few seconds, his face feigning a pitiful loss.
"Comrade Lin, you have a brilliant mind and are a high school graduate; all of this is for the best arrangement."
Lin Tang was not moved, but rather felt that there was something abnormal about this politeness—there had to be a catch.
It felt downright eerie!
"Ha, even if you put me on a pedestal, I won’t help you."
If there was a chance, wouldn’t it be better to give the job to her third brother?
Did he think she was some naive little girl to be placated with sweet words? He must be dreaming.
Liu Guohui suddenly realized that after all his talking, Lin Tang hadn’t given a single definite response.
Liu Guohui: "..."
"No, you don’t understand what I mean..."
He still wanted to continue showing off his intelligence.
Then suddenly, a short, dark-skinned figure burst out from the underbrush.
And stood in his way.
Like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
"Lin Tang, Liu Guohui has already broken off the engagement with you, why are you still pestering him!"
Lin Tang, suddenly saddled with an unwarranted accusation: "..."
She gave Wang Zhaodi a dismissive glance, her expression unchanged.
So, you’ve finally run out of patience?
Wang Zhaodi thought she had hidden herself well, not realizing Lin Tang had seen her telltale black cloth shoes peeking out long ago.
If not for Wang Zhaodi being a peeping Tom, Lin Tang wouldn’t have spoken alone with Liu Guohui.
So how should she deal with someone tenaciously clinging to her?
Lin Tang hadn’t expected Wang Zhaodi to be so deeply in love with Liu Guohui.
At this time of the day, and still sneakily following Liu Guohui—true love indeed!
"Lin Tang, stop playing dumb. I warn you, stop pestering Liu Guohui.
Otherwise... otherwise I’ll report you to the commune, accuse you of improper relations between men and women," Wang Zhaodi glared with eyes as wide as cowbells, fuming as she spoke.
Lin Tang looked at her as if she were an idiot.
"...Do as you please."
After all, who was hounding whom? Blatantly lying with eyes wide open.
Having said that, she brushed past the odd pair.
While Liu Guohui was entangled by Wang Zhaodi, Lin Tang sprinted home like the wind.
Liu Guohui wanted to step forward to stop her.
But he was blocked by Wang Zhaodi.
"Guohui, let Lin Tang go. You two are just not from the same world..."
Wang Zhaodi wanted to persuade Liu Guohui to ignore Lin Tang, but her words were the spark to the powder keg.
Not from the same world?
Liu Guohui’s gaze turned dark, his expression hardening.
Pushing Wang Zhaodi away, he said coldly, "Get lost! My business has nothing to do with you, stop sticking to me."
What did it matter if they weren’t from the same world? Didn’t every path get walked by people?
Liu Guohui gave her a warning glare, muttered ’bad luck,’ and left without looking back.
Wang Zhaodi, confused why she was cursed with bad luck, stomped her foot in anger.
And then she added this to Lin Tang’s account.
Lin Tang: The more lice you have, the less they itch, do whatever you want, I just love to see you so angry that you could die, yet are unable to do anything about me!
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Lin Tang treated the little incidents she encountered on the road as jokes, her footsteps light as she walked back.
Just as she turned the corner, she ran into Lin Fu holding a broken loudspeaker.
"Uncle, what are you doing with the loudspeaker?"
Lin Fu was overjoyed to see his niece and eagerly shared the good news with her.
"Tangtang, your article made it into the newspaper!"
Having said that, his voice took a turn, his face brimming with joy.
"There’s another piece of good news you definitely won’t guess," Lin Fu said with a mysterious smile.
Lin Tang’s heartbeat quickened a bit.
She had some suspicions in her mind but did not show any signs of it on her face.
"What is it? Uncle, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me quickly," she asked, following Lin Fu’s lead.
Listening to the young girl’s soft and tender voice, the smile on Lin Fu’s face deepened.
In a lowered voice, he said, "The Sauce Factory you mentioned, I’ve already reported it to the Commune Leader. The news should come out in a few days."
A spark of excitement flashed in Lin Tang’s eyes.
"Did the Commune Leader give approval?" she asked.
Lin Fu nodded, "More or less."
He made a gesture resembling the number eight, "I think the chances of success are at least eighty percent."
If the Sauce Factory is established, the brigade members will have another source of income.
Life is getting more and more hopeful.
Lin Tang smiled and said, "Uncle, rest assured, setting up the Sauce Factory is a good thing. The Commune Leader won’t disagree with it. By then, you and Uncle Jiancai will be quite busy."
Managing a factory is no simple task; there are many complexities involved.
It seems Uncle and the others have a lot to learn.
Lin Fu laughed heartily, "The last thing I want is to be idle! Being busy is good, being busy is very good."
Having work means having food to eat and money to earn.
Who wouldn’t want that?
The food grown with hard labor and the money earned tastes and feels so much better when used.
Lin Tang smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Uncle. You won’t have such leisure time anymore.
The glass jars for the sauce are already taken care of, and I can secure the necessary machinery. We’re just waiting for the Sauce Factory to start construction."
Lin Fu was momentarily stunned by the good news his niece suddenly brought him, before patting Lin Tang on the shoulder.
"You, my girl, you really know how to work wonders quietly. It seems our Sauce Factory has a great future ahead!"
"Tangtang, don’t worry, the commune and brigade won’t take advantage of you for nothing.
I’ll let you in on something. Once it’s built, they’ll give you at least... this quota."
Lin Fu gestured the number two with his hand to Lin Tang.
Two quotas were already the result of hard bargaining by the brigade’s leaders.
Hearing this, Lin Tang nodded in understanding.
It was quite different from what she had expected.
"Thank you, Uncle. I think Brother Aiguo is eloquent and likes running around outside. He would be quite suitable for handling exports. Maybe you can ask him to start preparing," Lin Tang suggested.
This idea had occurred to her since Brother Aiguo nearly got caught at the black market.
Brother Aiguo, with his bold and resourceful nature and knack for speaking, was perfect for sales.
Lin Fu looked surprised, as if he hadn’t expected his niece to think of Aiguo, whose reputation was not so good.
But then he thought about it: Tangtang was always the kind to consider the family in everything she did, so he didn’t dwell on it.
He sighed and said, "...I’ll listen to you."
His niece always had the family’s best interests at heart, and he couldn’t help but be moved by that.
A daughter’s thoughtfulness.
Tangtang was especially thoughtful.
"I’ll thank you on behalf of your Brother Aiguo, that foolish boy is lucky to have a sister like you thinking of him," Lin Fu remarked emotionally.
He would give those two rascals a talking-to once he got back.
With such a good sister like Tangtang, they’d be fools not to cherish her.
Lin Tang shook her head, her smile warm.
"Not really."
Lin Fu was puzzled, "What do you mean not really?"
"It’s not that my brothers are lucky, but I am the lucky one," she replied.
Sensing the conversation was getting a bit heavy, Lin Tang changed the subject.
"Uncle, are you heading to the grain-drying ground now?"
Lin Fu, thinking of Tangtang’s accomplishment in getting into the paper, looked proudly spirited.
