Those days are gone forever, never to return.
She grew up with Men Chao and could never leave him, as long as he needed her, she would work for him all her life.
Thus, any feelings that should not be thought of, that should not exist, were worthless to her.
As for Su Peng, that fool, having a girlfriend was actually quite good; at least he wouldn’t have to be lonely all his life like her.
Su Peng felt as though someone was watching him from behind and instinctively glanced back.
At the corner behind him, a dark figure stood still, like a motionless sculpture.
Su Peng’s vision was good, and he immediately recognized the figure.
He quickly turned his head back; even if he had liked her a bit, it was an impossibility, so he would no longer think about the person he shouldn’t.
The brief time in the past was nothing but a dream in his life.
Ever since the last time the villagers made a disturbance, the workers at Chengbei Factory had drastically changed their attitude towards the villagers, who, seeing the workers being more honest, gradually started interacting more with the factory.
Many had applied for jobs at the factory. It was close to their homes, it allowed them to earn money and take care of their families—how wonderful.
After Xiaofeng arrived there, Chen Lu and Zhou Ming came out of the factory: "You’re here."
"Has all the ordered equipment arrived?"
"Yes, it has all arrived and has been calibrated. Once the raw materials are in place, we can almost start working."
"Good, let’s go take a look."
The scale of this factory was much larger than that in Xijiang County, with each area having designated functions.
Soon, the Dragon King arrived.
The Dragon King, as usual, wore a black trench coat, and his tattooed centipede on the back of his head was truly frightening at a glance.
"Young Madam Gu, you look more spirited than ever these last few days," said the Dragon King, his smile hinting at his good mood as he looked at Xiaofeng.
"Thanks to everyone’s good fortune, my man has awakened. I am in a good mood, so naturally, I feel spirited."
"That’s really great news," responded the Dragon King, his expression the same as usual: "Who are these two?"
"This is my elder brother Su Peng, and this is my elder brother’s girlfriend, Wenli."
Listetning to Xiaofeng’s introduction, Wu Wenli’s face quickly reddened like a cooked shrimp, and Xiaofeng too, as she hadn’t even accepted yet, but Xiaofeng had introduced her that way, making it quite embarrassing.
Su Peng, upon hearing Xiaofeng’s introduction, smiled naively.
"Looks like a good match, nice." The man was tall and the woman was beautiful, indeed a pleasing sight.
"I was just about to go see the family that got hurt last time, would you like to go?" Last time, after that person was discharged from the hospital, she hadn’t shown up.
Since she had come today, it was naturally a visit she wanted to make.
"Let’s go, it will be a good walk together."
Xiaofeng had someone bring down the gifts from the car, and she, along with the Dragon King, went to the family that had been injured last time.
"Bro Peng, now that you are here, you must stay for a few more days," Chen Lu greeted enthusiasticially upon seeing Mr. Su leaving.
He and Zhou Ming had both been transferred from the factory in Xijiang County; the arrival of Su Peng naturally felt familiar to them.
"Come on, first show us around."
Xiaofeng and the Dragon King arrived at Yuan Xiangxiang’s house. Yuan Xiangxiang was tidying up the house. Upon seeing the guests at the door, she first paused, then smiled, "What brings you here?"
"We came to see if Uncle Yuan’s injuries have healed."
Xiaofeng handed the gifts she was carrying to Yuan Xiangxiang: "How is Uncle Yuan doing now?"
"Much better, he can even work in the fields now." Yuan Xiangxiang accepted the gifts and invited everyone inside.
Uncle Yuan had gone to the fields and wasn’t home. Yuan Xiangxiang let the two wait in the house while she went to call someone.
When Uncle Yuan heard that the person in charge of the factory had come to see him, he quickly returned.
"Uncle Yuan, I hope you are doing well now."
"I’m doing well indeed," responded Uncle Yuan, appreciative of Xiaofeng’s care: "The surgery in the big hospital was highly skilled."
At that time, the local hospital had said the surgery had a very low success rate.
"I’m glad you’re fine. Here’s two hundred yuan, use it to buy some nutritional supplements or whatever." Xiaofeng pulled out two hundred yuan and stuffed it into Uncle Yuan’s hand.
"Thank you," responded Uncle Yuan without much ceremony.
Interestingly enough, Uncle Yuan Er just happened to come by with his silly daughter.
Seeing the arrivals, Yuan Xiangxiang called out, "Uncle Er."
"Xiangxiang, I heard the head of the factory came to your house, is that right?"