Tang Momo’s return attracted a lot of attention, and everyone pulled her aside to ask about the food factory. 

At that moment, they felt it was a bit unreal. Just a few days ago, she was working with them, and now she had quickly become a worker in the food factory. 

“Momo, why are you back suddenly?” Zhang Xiaoli asked, her eyes was filled with concern. 

“Mother, don’t worry. The factory will take a day off tomorrow, so I came back early today.” Tang Momo made an excuse to assure her. 

“Sister came back on a bicycle,” the two little ones chimed in. To them, Tang Momo was the most powerful person, and their tone was full of admiration. 

“When did you learn to ride a bicycle?” Zhang Xiaoli asked, a little surprised. 

“I just learned yesterday,” Tang Momo replied, her tone was slightly guilty. 

“You just learned yesterday, and you dare to ride it home today?” Zhang Xiaoli glared at her. This girl was really getting bolder. 

“I rode very slowly. I’ll put the water here for you, and then I’ll take them back first.” Fearing that Zhang Xiaoli would continue to scold her, Tang Momo quickly ran away. 

“Xiao Li, look at how Momo brings you water as soon as she comes back. She is so filial. Good days are coming for you,” the people around them said, filled with envy. 

“That’s right. When someone in the family earns a salary, life will be much better.” Everyone knew how Zhang Xiaoli had struggled with her four children over the past two years. 

In fact, they were quite happy for Tang Momo’s success.  

“Momo has been filial since she was young. It doesn’t matter if I work a little harder, as long as the children are well,” Zhang Xiaoli truly believed. For her, her children were the most important. 

“You can just wait to enjoy a good life in the future,” everyone said cheerfully when they talked about the future. 

“Once a daughter is married off, she’s like a spilled water. Who can predict the future?” Someone said with a hint of jealousy in their voice. 

Zhang Xiaoli didn’t care. She knew her children well; their character didn’t need outsiders to define them. 

Seeing that Zhang Xiaoli didn’t seem upset, the person who spoke suddenly felt powerless, as if they had punched cotton. 

After getting the news she wanted, Tang Momo felt very happy. They wouldn’t meet until tomorrow, which left her plenty of time today to remind Gu Chengze. This reminder could also be seen as a way to repay his life-saving grace. Thinking of this made Tang Momo feel much more relaxed. After all, she owed Gu Chengze too many favors. 

When Tang Momo returned, Xu Xiaoyun was choosing clothes to wear tomorrow. She had originally planned to go to Gu’s house, but didn’t expect Zhao Xiuli to visit Aunt Xi’s house today. 

She deliberately checked the calendar. Tomorrow was not only an even day in the solar calendar but also an even day in the lunar calendar. People often check the date in advance when meeting their potential match. Xu Xiaoyun felt uncertain at first, but after looking at the calendar, she became more convinced that Aunt Xi and Gu Chengze would come to visit tomorrow. 

Not only Xu Xiaoyun thought so, but the entire Xu family felt the same way. 

Fortunately, they had just held Xu Zhengfu’s wedding, so the house was still tidy and clean. 

Mother Xu began to remind Xu Xiaoyun, “When they come tomorrow, you have to be diligent.” 

“You should be quick in serving tea and water, and try to settle this match as soon as possible.” 

Mother Xu planned to marry Xu Xiaoyun off before the end of this year, and when the new son-in-law came back for the new year, she would give him a big gift. 

This year, the family almost emptied out all their savings to arrange the wedding for Xu Zhengfu, and now they are counting on Xu Xiaoyun to make up for it with the betrothal money. 

“Little sister, let me do your makeup tomorrow. You have to dress up before you meet your match, right?” For Xu Xiaoyun’s betrothal money, Bai Lu generously contributed her powder and lipstick, which she usually didn’t want to use. 

How could Xu Xiaoyun not know what they were planning? But since they voluntarily gave her these things, she certainly wouldn’t refuse. 

For a moment, the Xu family’s yard was filled with a joyous atmosphere. As for Tang Momo’s return, except for the initial surprise, it was now forgotten by them. 

*** 

Tang Xiaoxue originally thought that Tang Momo and Zhang Xiaoli came to the union to make a scene, but she didn’t expect that the union members would investigate her again. 

Tang Xiaoxue still insisted that the job was bought, and she gave money to Zhang Xiaoli. 

Yang Wenyun had already heard about the whole situation from her nephew, so she naturally had a poor impression of Tang Xiaoxue. 

Hearing her still making excuses, her expression grew worse. “Comrade Tang Xiaoxue, we have already investigated at Qingshui Brigade, and the people there don’t say the same.” 

Tang Xiaoxue, who had been so complacent, suddenly fell silent. She didn’t expect that the union members would go to the Qingshui Brigade to investigate. 

Seeing that she still wanted to make an excuse, Yang Wenyun tapped the table lightly. “We have asked a lot of people, and the truth is that you, together with your parents, seized Tang Dajun’s job. You are also a mother; how could you bear to watch your widowed sister-in-law living a hard life with her four children?” 

“You even used your nephews and nieces to threaten your widowed sister-in-law for this job. Comrade Tang Xiaoxue, your ideological awareness is too low.” Yang Wenyun felt that she had given her a lot of face by just saying this. 

Tang Xiaoxue’s behavior back then was absolutely disgraceful; she was even worse than an animal. 

Tang Xiaoxue was stunned. She didn’t expect that they even knew about this. If this matter spread, how would everyone in the factory look at her? 

Of course, what she was also worried about was how her parents-in-law and sister-in-law would look at her if this matter got to her husband’s house. 

Back then, she claimed to have paid three hundred yuan to buy this job from Zhang Xiaoli, but because they were relatives, they only asked for three hundred for a job that was originally worth five hundred, and the money was given by her parents-in-law and sister-in-law.  

“Now that this incident has been sorted out, the job should be returned to its rightful owner.” Yang Wenyun’s final statement wrapped up the issue. 

The reason this went so smoothly was that it was Tang Xiaoxue’s own fault for not being diligent. In the past two years, she had been late for work and left early many times, and she often asked for leave. So, when Yang Wenyun mentioned this incident, the workshop director immediately let her go. 

Hearing Yang Wenyun’s words, Tang Xiaoxue was dumbfounded. “So you mean you’re firing me?” 

“Of course not. We’re just returning the job to its rightful owner. This position belongs to Tang Dajun and his family. If you want to continue, you can discuss it with them,” Yang Wenyun said tactfully, but Tang Xiaoxue understands what she means. 

If you really want it, then go find the money to buy it back.  

Tang Xiaoxue naturally didn’t want to spend this money, but the key was that she simply couldn’t come up with it.  

However, she also didn’t want to leave so dejected; she wanted to say something more.  

Yang Wenyun looked at her with a smile on her face. “If you think it’s unfair, you can ask Section Chief Qiu to come and ask what they would do if this happened in their factory.” 

Tang Xiaoxue couldn’t help but pause. The Section Chief Qiu mentioned by Yang Wenyun was Qiu Ming’s eldest brother, Qiu Hao. She shook her head without thinking. If Qiu Hao came, her situation would spread at home, and they would only blame her for bringing shame to the Qiu family. No, they couldn’t let them know about this. 

“I’ll give you two days to complete all the procedures. Is that a problem for you?” Yang Wenyun looked like she would go to Qiu Hao if she had any problems, which made Tang Xiaoxue fuming with frustration. 

She stared at Yang Wenyun for a long time and couldn’t help wondering in her heart. Does Tang Momo have connections with Yang Wenyun? 

But that’s not right; how could she know Yang Wenyun? Yang Wenyun’s family is not an ordinary family. 

Tang Xiaoxue was full of doubts, but unfortunately, no one could answer her. After solving Tang Xiaoxue’s incident, Yang Wenyun curled the corners of her lips, then went back to the office and called Yang Jianlin to tell him that the matter was settled. 

“Thank you, aunt; I’ll treat you and uncle to dinner another day.” Yang Jianlin was also a little surprised at his aunt’s speed of doing things. 

“Forget about the dinner; I’m more curious about why you want to intervene in this matter. I heard that Tang Dajun has a daughter. Are you trying to please the beauty?” Yang Wenyun teased, though inside she was serious. 

After all, this was the first time Yang Jianlin asked her for help, and she just heard that Tang Dajun’s daughter was even prettier than Tang Xiaoxue. 

Jianlin was at the age of full of blood and vigor, and it was normal to like a beautiful girl. 

Yang Jianlin was somewhat helpless and rubbed his temple. “Aunt, what are you thinking about? Tang Momo is a new recruit favored by Director Wu; I’m just doing her a favor.” 

“You really don’t have any other thoughts? Aunt is an experienced person; you don’t have to be embarrassed.” Yang Wenyun’s tone was full of seriousness. 

The response on the other end was a dial tone, and Yang Jianlin hung up the phone. 

Yang Wenyun couldn’t help but chuckle; it seemed she was overthinking things. 

After taking the two little ones back, Tang Momo went to the captain’s house again. Fortunately, Jia Daguo was at home at this time. 

“Why did you come back suddenly? Could it be that the food factory knew that you were fooling around and asked you to come back?” Jia Daguo looked at Tang Momo with a suspicious face, and then the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. 

Tang Mo couldn’t help but mentally facepalm. “Uncle, can’t you wish for me to do better?” 

“Of course I want you to be better. But you came back suddenly, so it’s only normal that I would think that.” Jia Daguo glanced at Tang Momo unhappily. It’s only been a few days, and she’s back. Could it be that she can’t stand the hardship? 

To prevent him from thinking of other things, Tang Momo quickly explained why she came today. “Director Wu is in a meeting. If it goes well, this issue with the little fruits will be resolved.” 

“Really?” 

“Can those jam and dried fruits really be put on the production line?” Now it was Jia Daguo’s turn to be skeptical. 

Seeing the doubt on his face, Tang Momo couldn’t help but reflect on how simply she had thought about this matter at the time. 

“Actually, these will be used for making mooncake fillings later,” Tang Momo explained gently.  

“These can be used for mooncake fillings? I’ve never heard of that before,” Jia Daguo still found it hard to believe. 

“Well, there weren’t any mooncakes like this before. Everything is slowly innovated; just wait for the good news,” she reassured him. 

Tang Momo could see that Director Wu was determined to go all out this year, which meant that there would definitely be some changes in the mooncakes this year.  

She figured that once she returned, she would need to get busy with the packaging, since Director Wu’s intention was clear: if they were going to reform, everything would be renewed. 

“Anyway, just believe me, and don’t deal with the small fruits on the tree these days.” If she hadn’t been afraid that he would deal with these little fruits in advance, Tang Momo wouldn’t have made this trip today. 

Jia Daguo did plan to deal with the little fruits on the tree these two days. After hearing what Tang Momo said, he hesitated and finally made up his mind. “Okay, then I’ll trust you once. Two days, I’ll wait for two more days. If there’s no news from the food factory, I won’t wait any longer.” 

“Two days is enough. I guess they will notify you tomorrow.” Seeing that it is already August and the Mid-Autumn Festival is getting closer, so Director Wu would definitely speed things up. 

“Okay, if this works out, our entire Qingshui Brigade will remember you.” After Jia Daguo finished speaking, he took a deep puff of his pipe. 

“As a member of the Qingshui Brigade, this is what I should do.” Tang Momo felt a little guilty when she said this. She had other intentions from the beginning. She was not as noble as they said. 

*** 

Gu Chengze was on his way back to his house and hadn’t expected Tang Momo to come back today. Remembering what his grandmother said, he felt a bit of a headache—was this really a good idea? 

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang in his ears, For the sake of the life-saving grace, I should remind him! 

Remind, what did she want to remind him? Gu Chengze was stunned at first, and when he saw Tang Momo coming over, he had a rough guessed on what she wants to remind him about.  

Tang Momo did not expect it to be such a coincidence. She was just thinking about where to find Gu Chengze, but she did not expect to run into him so soon. 

It seems that this is Heaven’s will. Even fate can’t stand it and feels that she should remind him. 

“Aren’t you in the food factory? Why are you back?” Seeing Tang Momo standing there, Gu Chengze stepped forward and asked. 

Tang Momo raised a faint smile at him. “I have something to do today, so I came back.” 

If it wasn’t to remind you, why would I make this special trip? There’s no other way; you’re my savior. 

Tang Momo complained in her heart, but she had a smile on her face. 

Hearing that she came back specifically to remind him, Gu Chengze’s heart skip a beat. Aside from Zhao Xiuli, no one had cared about him like this before, and it felt strange. 

“We are friends, right?” Tang Momo asked suddenly without thinking. 

Gu Chengze thought about it, then nodded. “Of course.” 

Tang Momo coughed lightly. “Since we are friends, you don’t mind.” 

“Can I ask you some questions?” 

Gu Chengze was confused for a moment. Didn’t she say she was going to remind him? What was the point of all this talk? 

Meeting Tang Momo’s eyes, he nodded involuntarily. “Well, what do you want to ask?” 

“I heard you’re meeting a potential matched tomorrow?” Tang Momo asked softly. 

Gu Chengze thought about it, then nodded. “Yes, something like that.” 

“I think that marriage is a lifelong event and can’t be taken lightly. Um, maybe you should consider seeing a few more prospects before you make a decision?” After all, it’s someone you’ll be with for the rest of your life, so it should be approached with caution.” At the end, Tang Momo’s tone became more serious. This was her genuine opinion. 

Gu Chengze looked at her deeply, then smiled ambiguously. “Okay, I understand.” 

Tang Momo was confused. What did he understand?