241: There's Something I Need to Ask You

The reason she still knew about these things was because Lin Zhiqiu had worked in the factory for a while, and at that time, the original text had described many things about the factory.

When the factory began to decline, Lin Zhiqiu and Zhou Ningkai went out to start their own business.

The story entered a new chapter.

Now, because of her time-traveling, Lin Zhiqiu had already left early. Therefore, these events should have occurred during her working hours.

To be safe, she spoke in a more covert manner.

Director Zhang understood. This little girl was reminding him.

"Okay, I understand." After pondering for a moment, Director Zhang said, "Don't mention today's matter to anyone else, understood?"

"I understand."

"Good." After discussing the main topic, Director Zhang casually chatted about some other topics. "Recently, Tian's English has improved quite a bit. Thanks for your guidance! By the way, this time, the factory has allocated a house to you. You'll be able to get the keys in a few days. While you have the house now, some people have objections, so you need to work even harder to prove yourself!"

"Okay, I will. Thank you, Director!" Su Hanyan happily agreed.

In the future, she would also be a property owner and could live however she wanted in her own house!

Director Zhang's execution was still quite good.

In the afternoon, people were sent to implement the work. The personnel from the Security Department were unsure about some aspects of their work, so they came directly to ask Su Hanyan.

She remembered when she was in college, she had worked as a translator for some large state-owned enterprises. Those enterprises' production lines all had huge propaganda banners, with some safety operation procedures and emergency self-rescue methods once accidents occurred.

She explained all of this without reservation to the Security Department personnel.

Now the work became much simpler.

...

Su Hanyan and Zhu Lin's near-accident incident made Shao Yu very nervous. She was worried that Su Hanyan might get into trouble again, so she told her brother, Shao Feng.

After work, Shao Feng waited downstairs in the office building for Su Hanyan.

"I heard you almost got into trouble. Starting today, I'll pick you up and drop you off from work!" Shao Feng patted the back seat of his bicycle. "Come on, get on!"

"Thank you, Shao Feng." Su Hanyan was grateful but didn't want to delay his work. "Shao Yu said you have a part-time job after work. I can manage to get home by myself, especially now that it's getting darker earlier. Once I'm home, I won't open the door for anyone knocking. I'll be fine."

"How can that work?" Shao Feng disagreed. "As a young girl, what if something happens to you? How will you live your life after this? Listen to me!"

"No, really. How about this? If I need help, I'll come find you." Su Hanyan suggested.

Shao Feng stared at her for a while, then nodded. "Alright, call me if you need anything. I'm Shao Yu's brother and older than you. If you're willing, you can call me 'brother' too!"

Su Hanyan understood his meaning and smiled. "Thank you, Brother Shao Feng! If you're willing to help, there's something I'd like to ask you!"

"What is it?"

"Please keep an eye on that young man named Liu Kang in your workshop, especially during night shifts!"

Although Shao Feng didn't understand why Su Hanyan asked him to do this, since she had a reason, he agreed: "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him!"

"Well then, goodbye, Brother Shao Feng!"

242: Can't Let Love-life Be Affected

Su Hanyan left the factory and took the bus.

Shao Yu went out of the factory gate to buy food. Seeing that her own brother hadn't gone to escort Su Hanyan, she leaned against the car and pouted.

"Brother, why didn't you go to see her off?"

"She doesn't need me." Shao Feng glanced at the sky and said, "It's okay. Even if those people are audacious, they wouldn't dare to do anything during this after-work time. You can rest assured, she's quite safe."

"Alright." Shao Yu nodded.

However, she also felt regretful in her heart. "Brother, actually Yanyan is a good person, very righteous! You've been single all this time, haven't you? Mom and Dad have been urging me, and I really want her to be my sister-in-law."

Shao Feng chuckled, "You're really thinking too much! Do you even know what my status is? Who she is? We're not people from the same world. She doesn't see me as a brother!"

"Then have you confessed to her?" Shao Yu asked anxiously.

"No. Even without confessing, we can still be friends. Friendship lasts forever!" Shao Feng was a smart person. He admired Su Hanyan, but he knew they were destined to walk different paths.

"Alright, then, older brother, good luck! Try to find me a good sister-in-law!" Shao Yu patted his shoulder, "I'm off! You go home early!"

...

The training class ended at nine o'clock, and the students gradually left.

Su Hanyan stood at the gate, reminding each child to be careful on the way home and not to linger outside.

Jin Chen stood by the wall outside the gate, watching the students leave in groups and listening to Su Hanyan's persistent reminders to each child.

Finally, after seeing off all the students, she was about to close the door.

Suddenly, Jin Chen appeared. His slender, dark figure stood against the backlight, making it difficult to discern his features. Su Hanyan was startled, and quickly tried to close the door.

Bang—his hand firmly grasped the door panel, preventing her from closing it.

"What? Not welcoming me?" Jin Chen's familiar voice came.

Su Hanyan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's you! I didn't recognize you!"

"Girlfriend, it seems we haven't spent enough time together for you to understand me!" Jin Chen frowned, hands in the pockets of his trench coat, striding into the gate with his long legs. He heard the door click behind him and couldn't help but be surprised, "Why so eager to close the door? Don't want me to leave?"

If it were any other time, Su Hanyan would definitely joke with him.

But today, she really wasn't in the mood.

"No, something happened yesterday. So, I dare not leave the door unlocked!"

"What happened?" he asked.

Su Hanyan didn't treat Jin Chen as an outsider, so she briefly recounted yesterday's events. After listening, Jin Chen immediately responded, "From tomorrow, I'll escort you to and from work!"

"No need, right?" Su Hanyan waved her hands repeatedly, "You focus on your work. After all, your surgery schedule isn't fixed."

"I'll arrange that." Jin Chen thought in his heart.

He was already of age; work was undoubtedly important, but it couldn't affect his love life.

"Let's forget it...."

"Why should we forget? That's settled." Jin Chen insisted on his idea, "If my girlfriend is in danger, I can't sit idly by."

Su Hanyan: "......"

Unbelievable, unbelievable... she so haphazardly became someone else's girlfriend!

As she thought, Su Hanyan looked up and glanced at Jin Chen.

His face was especially handsome under the light... Well, not bad!

Let her in the door of a talented surgeon! After randomly thinking, Su Hanyan remembered to ask Jin Chen what his purpose was in coming so late: "It's so late; did you come to find me for something?"

243: What a Small World

"There is. Teacher Fu asked how my translation was going. I'm here to pick up the second draft!" Jin Chen said.

"It's all ready. Come in and have a seat; I'll go get it for you."

A moment later.

Su Hanyan emerged from her bedroom with the translated manuscript. She saw Jin Chen standing in the center of the room, his eyes taking in the furnishings.

"These are things left by the previous landlord, so I'm just making do with them," Su Hanyan explained briefly, handing the manuscript to Jin Chen. "Could you take this for me?"

"No need to be so polite with me." Jin Chen took the manuscript, folded it quickly, and placed it in the pocket of his trench coat. He asked Su Hanyan, "Have you had dinner? That coffee shop from before is open again; I've reserved a table. Shall we go out for a coffee together?"

"Sure." Su Hanyan agreed, "Then I'll treat you."

Jin Chen smiled, "No need for you to treat. Someone wants to meet you tonight! She insists on treating!"

"Who wants to meet me?" Su Hanyan wondered.

"My cousin."

Su Hanyan thought to herself: Are we starting to meet each other's families already?

She always felt something was a little awkward, not quite as she had imagined.

"Do you mind?" Seeing her hesitation, Jin Chen asked.

"I don't mind. Just wait a moment for me; I'll be right there!" Su Hanyan said, rushing into the bedroom. After a quick freshening up and choosing an outfit for herself.

Luckily, last week, when she bought clothes, she bought a thin knit dress, which happened to be useful now.

Then, with a simple application in front of the mirror, she lightly put on lipstick. She looked much more lively and didn't have the serious look of too much makeup.

When she came out, Jin Chen's eyes lit up, and his gaze was unreservedly appreciative.

Su Hanyan understood the meaning of his eyes, smiled at him with pride and a hint of shyness, "Let's go! It shouldn't be too embarrassing!"

"Very beautiful," Jin Chen praised.

"Thank you."

...

Jin Ling sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, enjoying the bustling city. When she saw Jin Chen's car stop and the tall, outstanding, and unique-looking woman get out of the car, a faint smile spread across her lips.

Soon.

The two of them appeared in front of her. Jin Chen made brief introductions, ordered two cups of coffee, and sat down.

"Yanyan is very beautiful," Jin Ling smiled, her eyes showing admiration. "Indeed, she's quite different from others. She even surpasses that one."

"Sister." Jin Chen raised an eyebrow.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I should be punished!" Jin Ling apologized to Su Hanyan.

"It's okay. You're talking about Yanyi, right?" Su Hanyan smiled, with a teasing glance at Jin Chen, "It seems Dr. Jin's childhood sweetheart still holds a strong presence."

Jin Chen lifted his cup and took a sip of coffee. "Just friends. If there's a chance, you two will meet."

Jin Ling, fearing her inadvertent slip might cause discord between the two, quickly changed the subject, "Where do you work, Yanyan? Jin Chen hasn't mentioned it to me."

"I work at a tractor parts factory."

"The tractor parts factory?" Jin Ling chuckled, "It's such a small world. Yanyan, we seem to be destined to meet."

"Jin Ling, you're not working at the factory, are you?" If such an elegant and gentle woman appeared at the tractor parts factory, she would surely be a highly discussed talent, but she hadn't heard of her.

Stirring her coffee, Jin Ling shook her head, "It's not me. It's my husband—Miao Renda! He's the deputy factory director at your factory!"

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244: Despicable Men

"Deputy Director Miao!!" Su Hanyan's eyes widened slightly. No wonder Jin Ling said the world was so small—it really was.

"Why? Are you so surprised?" Jin Ling chuckled.

"Surprised," Su Hanyan wanted to say more than just surprised. She was utterly shocked!!

Miao Renda was already in his forties. Although he wasn't exactly unattractive, there was something about him that wasn't quite right, especially with a certain air about him—Su Hanyan thought it could be described as the smugness of a petty person.

She had heard before that Deputy Director Miao was not from the local area but from a remote rural background.

It was no wonder he spoke with an unchangeable accent.

As for the woman in front of her, Jin Ling, she looked quite young, gentle, and intellectual. On the way here, Jin Chen briefly mentioned Jin Ling's profession—she was a journalist at the newspaper.

No matter how hard Su Hanyan tried to figure it out, she couldn't understand how Jin Ling ended up marrying someone like Miao Renda.

"How is he doing at the factory? His work?" Jin Ling asked casually.

Su Hanyan wasn't clear about their relationship, so after a moment's thought, she said, "I'm just a junior staff member in the publicity department, so I hardly ever interact with Deputy Director Miao. Therefore, I can't casually comment."

"Sister, let's not talk about him today," Jin Chen pursed his lips. He raised his hand to call the waiter and ordered two steaks. "The steaks here are good; you two should try them."

"I've already had dinner," Jin Ling declined, "Let Yanyan try it."

"I haven't eaten yet, so I'll gladly accept!" Su Hanyan smiled and accepted the steak.

Jin Ling watched as Su Hanyan cut into the steak, her movements skilled and without the awkwardness of a first-timer. Moreover, this girl was straightforward and gave a favorable impression.

"Chenchen has a good eye," she couldn't help but sigh.

A faint smile appeared on Jin Chen's lips. Perhaps this was a gift from heaven to him.

"Oh, right." Jin Ling remembered the gift she brought and took out a beautifully wrapped box from her bag, placing it on the table. "Since it's our first meeting, this is a gift for Yanyan."

Su Hanyan handed her plate to the waiter and opened the box in front of her. Inside was a beautiful silk scarf. She exclaimed in admiration and immediately said, "I really like it, thank you, Sister Jin Ling! But I came in a hurry and didn't bring a gift for you. Next time we meet, I'll definitely remember."

"In the future, we're family; no need to be so polite," Jin Ling smiled as she stood up. "I'll go to the restroom."

Because of these words, Su Hanyan's cheeks blushed slightly, and she lowered her head to fiddle with the scarf, feeling too embarrassed to lift her head.

"Do you like it?" Jin Chen asked.

"I really like it." Su Hanyan nodded. She carefully put away the scarf and placed it in her shoulder bag. "Jin Chen, I'm curious about something... Jin Ling is so beautiful, why..."

She stopped halfway through her sentence, feeling that asking such a question might be inappropriate, so she stopped herself from continuing.

Jin Chen understood and smiled, "Are you asking me why my sister married such a despicable man, right?"

"Despicable? I didn't say he was despicable."

Jin Chen raised his lips slightly, "He really is quite despicable."

"Well then, can you tell me more about what kind of person your brother-in-law is? Can you tell me more?" Su Hanyan pursued.

"Why are you so interested in him?" Jin Chen raised an eyebrow.