Wen Jiajia’s mind went blank, and she just nodded in agreement.

It wasn’t until she returned to her office, opened the window, and was hit by a sudden gust of cold wind that she fully reacted.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will get a promotion!

She is going to be promoted!

She just didn’t know how much of a salary increase she would get this time.

Wen Jiajia was very happy and had a smile on her face the entire day.

When Dong Qi brought her frozen pears, he guessed the reason for her happiness as soon as he saw her and said with a smile, “Congratulations on your promotion, team leader.”

Wen Jiajia couldn’t help but smile wider, “You know about it too?”

“Well, it’s posted on the bulletin board. I just don’t know who will be the leader of our group when the time comes.” Dong Qi didn’t think it would be her, as her abilities weren’t that strong.

Wen Jiajia took the frozen pears and asked, “Where did they come from?”

He stood up, opened the window, and placed a few frozen pears on the windowsill, then said, “They probably came from outside.”

“What do you mean?”

Wen Jiajia said, “The factory will likely bring in someone from outside instead of promoting from within our group. Of course, this is just my guess; the details will depend on the factory’s decision.”

She wasn’t making a baseless guess. Most employees in the group were young, either recent graduates or those who had graduated less than two years ago.

Even employees who joined when the new factory was first built hadn’t yet gained enough experience. With the increasing workload, it would be difficult for them to take on the responsibility of team leaders.

Dong Qi shrugged, “It doesn’t matter to me… My parents told me not to work too hard and to read more books when I have the time.”

Wen Jiajia paused while pouring water, “Reading?”

Dong Qi nodded, “They say reading more will definitely be useful in the future. But they say this every day, so I’m used to it.”

Wen Jiajia thought to herself that this time she really had to listen.

She suspected that Dong Qi’s parents might have noticed something. The word “education” has appeared more frequently in newspapers recently. It seemed the top leaders were considering resuming the college entrance examination.

Intellectuals like Dong Qi’s parents could perceive social changes through the newspapers.

Wen Jiajia pushed the cup of hot water next to her and said, “You should listen to your parents. I also believe that studying more is useful. Anyway, you’ve only been graduated for three years, and your parents can teach you. It will be easier for you to catch up.”

Dong Qi was surprised. “Hey! My parents also asked me to read textbooks on math and Chinese.”

Wen Jiajia smiled and said, “What do you want to read? A novel? You might as well go back and ask your parents what they suggest.”

“Okay! But what’s the use of that?” The college entrance examination had been suspended for so many years that many people, including Dong Qi, didn’t dare to hope it would be resumed in the near future.

After returning home, Wen Jiajia informed Wei Dai that she was likely to be promoted.

Wei Dai was quite surprised. “I thought you would have to wait a lot longer for a promotion.”

Wen Jiajia nodded. She thought so too, and sometimes she felt she could only be promoted if Director Gao was promoted first.

However, the number of deputy directors wouldn’t increase unless the factory expanded to a certain scale, so it was difficult for Director Gao to get promoted.

She didn’t expect that a new deputy director position would suddenly open up. If Wen Jiajia really became the deputy director, she would feel embarrassed to resign in the future. After all, this would truly be considered a management level.

If she told others about it, they would definitely say, “The doctor treats you well!”

Indeed, it was quite generous.

When the company was first established, Wen Jiajia was appointed as team leader due to a severe shortage of people. Now, with more employees and a shortage of middle-level managers, she seized the opportunity and became the deputy director.

Wen Jiajia felt her career path to promotion had been very smooth since she joined the medical institute, but Li Haijun, who came with her, was still stuck in the same position. The last time she saw him, he had lost the high spirits he had when he first arrived.

Wei Dai asked, “So what level are you at now?”

Wen Jiajia smiled brightly. “Level 18, with a salary of 89.5 yuan, which is higher than yours.”

In fact, her salary was indeed higher than Wei Dai’s.

Wei Dai’s position changed last November, and he became a major and battalion commander, receiving a salary of over 80 yuan. However, it was still less than Wen Jiajia’s.

Nonetheless, he had many more tickets and certificates than Wen Jiajia, which made her very envious. She wondered how many more tickets she might get this time.

“Once it’s confirmed, let’s celebrate,” Wei Dai said.

“Celebrate——” Xiaomei, who was almost one year old and now loved to talk, echoed.

Actually, Xiaomei’s vocabulary had exploded thanks to those crabs. It was as if a switch was turned on, and words started coming out one by one. First, she said “Mom” and “Dad,” then “Sister,” and later “Mother-in-law.”

Finally, she started naming things like chickens, fish, flowers, and grass. Now she could even form complete phrases.

Wen Jiajia was so happy that she held her daughter in her arms and rubbed the flesh on her thighs. “Do you want to celebrate for Mom too?”

Xiaomei smiled with her eyes curved and repeated, “Celebrate.”

“Well, how would you know what that means?” Wen Jiajia shook her head, put Xiaomei on the bed, and prepared to read a book.

Wei Dai was extremely puzzled. He thought his wife just watched it to kill time, but now she had to read whenever she had free moments. Even when she didn’t have time, she would squeeze in moments to read. She seemed more like a middle school student than an actual middle school student.

He remembered that there was a battalion commander whose son was in middle school. The battalion commander often complained that his son had nothing to do at home and would rather help in the vegetable garden than pick up a book.

Wen Jiajia glanced at him and said, “You…”

She looked outside and whispered, “Read the newspaper more when you have time. Haven’t you seen that education is being discussed recently?”

Wei Dai asked, “Really?”

Wen Jiajia replied, “How could I lie to you?”

Wei Dai didn’t react immediately. “This is a good thing, but what does it have to do with us? Chun’er and Xuanxuan are only in the second grade. No matter how the education system changes, it won’t affect them.”

Wen Jiajia said, “You’re such a fool. I’m talking about the college entrance examination. Have you thought about when it might resume?”

Wei Dai was completely stunned. “This… I almost forgot about the college entrance examination.”

He sat next to Wen Jiajia and whispered, “Do you think the college entrance examination will be resumed?”

“Yes! I think the requirements for the newly resumed college entrance examination will definitely be relaxed. For example, graduates from previous years like me might also be allowed to take the exam.”

Wei Dai thought for a moment and said, “That’s right. If not, it would be too unfair to students from previous years. Besides, there is a real shortage of educated people nowadays. Even our army is calling for improved cultural literacy among soldiers.”

Wen Jiajia patted him on the shoulder and said, “So you need to take on more responsibility for the family this year. I think the college entrance examination will only be resumed in one or two years.”

Wei Dai agreed immediately.

Of course, if his wife passed the exam, their family would have a college student!

A few days later, Wen Jiajia was officially appointed as deputy director.

Although Liang Mu had known about it for a while, he still felt a bit disappointed at the moment.

Even though he knew he was more mediocre and less popular than Wen Jiajia, he still thought, “What if?”

He smiled sadly and said, “Congratulations.”

Wen Jiajia replied, “Thank you. I should congratulate you too. Your wife’s belly is quite big. She will give birth in two or three months.”

She changed the subject.

Liang Mu was very happy when this was mentioned. “Yes! I also wanted to ask you for advice on raising a child. My wife heard from Sha Yue that your child was raised very well and didn’t get sick very often.”

Wen Jiajia said, “Well, I’ll write you a list when I have time. I usually add complementary food to my child’s diet, and she eats better than children who only have formula.”

Liang Mu was indeed satisfied.

After he left, several employees who were on good terms with Wen Jiajia came to talk to her.

Wen Jiajia was so elated that she almost felt proud. There was nothing she could do about it—getting a promotion was such a satisfying experience.

But when the waves of people left and the office returned to calm, Wen Jiajia felt a cold sweat on her back.

Her path to promotion had been so smooth that many people must have their eyes on her. If she got too cocky now, others wouldn’t know how to view her.

Additionally, with one more deputy director in the department, employees might easily split into factions. Wen Jiajia had a good relationship with Director Gao, and he didn’t want that relationship to deteriorate.

After all, she wasn’t planning to stay in the hospital forever and would be leaving in less than a year. Director Gao had a valuable connection she didn’t want to lose.