Director Wu and the labor union have already agreed on the contents of the promotional brochure, and during the event, they will have Tang Momo explain it. However, since there are many things that need to be discussed, they will need find someone to help share the burden with Tang Momo. 

Lu Ruijun has not found a suitable candidate, but when he sees Yang Jianlin next to Tang Momo, he immediately thought he’s suitable for the task. 

No matter what era they are in, people are visual creatures and prefer those who are good-looking. These two standing together are quite pleasing to the eye. 

Noticing Lu Ruijun’s gaze, Tang Momo felt uneasy, and sure enough, he quickly spoke up. “Secretary Yang, did Director Wu assign you any tasks for the event?” 

Yang Jianlin raised the camera in his hand, “I’m responsible for taking photos, and I need to send a few to the newspaper.” 

“I can handle that. I still haven’t found anyone suitable candidate to join Xiao Tang for the discussion on stage. How about you help out?” With other factories attending, you two will basically the face of the food factory.” 

Yang Jianlin didn’t expect Lu Ruijun to make such a request and was a little hesitant for a moment; after all, Director Wu also had other arrangements. 

Seeing his hesitation, Lu Ruijun immediately said, “As long as you are willing, I will go and talk to Director Wu later and borrow you for an hour in the event.” 

“As long as Director Wu doesn’t mind, I have no problem with it.” Yang Jianlin was willing to help with this small favor. 

“Okay, I’ll go find Director Wu right away.” Lu Ruijun quickly disappeared after he finished speaking. 

“I didn’t expect they would sign you up for this. Here, take this new brochure; it has many new additions. You can look at it when you have some free time.” Tang Momo smiled; compared to others, she preferred partnering with Yang Jianlin since they were familiar with each other. 

Seeing Lu Ruijun’s expression, it was clear that the arrangement was already settled. Yang Jianlin took the brochure from her and said helplessly, “I’ll take a good look at it when I get back.” 

Because she needed to prepare for the event, Tang Momo hadn’t been staying in the dormitory these past few days. She needed to practice her lines, so she was going to bed later than usual. To avoid disturbing the others in the dorm, she chose to go home instead. 

When she went back, Zhang Xiaoli was eating with her three children. She was a little surprised to see her, “Why are you back at this hour?” 

“I need to prepare for the event, so I came back to prepare,” Tang Momo shook the brochure in her hand after saying that. 

“Wow, Sister, did you draw this? You’re getting better and better!” Tang Jianan was surprised. The last time she saw her drawing was when she was still in school. 

“I rely on this to make a living; how can it be bad?” Tang Momo knocked on Tang Jianan’s head, pretending to be unhappy. 

She glanced at Zhang Xiaoli next to her and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her expression had not changed. 

“Big sister is really amazing.” The twins started a new round of flattery. 

At the end, the twins looked at Tang Momo expectantly: “Sister, can we go with you to the event?” 

“It depends on how you behave recently.” After Tang Momo finished speaking, her eyes swept over the two little ones. At first, she was worried that they would not get used to the city, but now it seems that she was worrying too much. 

They have adapted better than anyone else. 

“After you finish school, you can come with me,” Tang Momo said, since the twins class finished early. She then glanced at Zhang Xiaoli and Tang Jianan next to her. “You can also come if you’re free that day. I’ll go on stage to explain the contents of the brochure.” 

In her previous life, no matter how good she was in every exam or how well she performed in school, her parents were always absent from parent-teacher meetings. 

Her classmates, however, whenever there was a parent-teacher meeting, their parents would fight to come if they performed well. Even if they didn’t do well, their parents would push each other to attend, and someone would always show up in the end. 

For her, no matter what, the parent-teacher meeting was always a meeting she held for herself. Since then, she didn’t want to be excel or perform good in school anymore. 

Now that she was here, she surprisingly felt a desire for her family to come, as if she wanted to show them what she had achieved since coming here. 

Thinking of this, Tang Momo couldn’t help but curl the corners of her lips. 

“Good, good! our Momo is really amazing; I will definitely come to support you.” Zhang Xiaoli’s face was full of smiles. 

“I’ll come too.” Tang Jianan always felt that Tang Momo had changed a lot during this period. The positive changes in the family were thanks to her, so he wanted to learn from her. 

“I’ll reserve seats for you in advance.” Thinking about how they would watch her performance from below the stage, Tang Momo suddenly began to look forward to that day. 

“That reminds me, I heard someone at the factory today say that your aunt and Qiu Ming are having a divorce.” Remembering the rumors she had heard today; Zhang Xiao Li quickly shared it with Tang Momo. 

“If the Qiu family wants to divorce smoothly, they will probably have to work hard.” Tang Momo remembered the scene she saw on the street the other day. Tang Xiaoxue is not easy to deal with. 

“If you ask me, this is what she deserves. It’s a common sense that people don’t marry for nothing. Back when she hadn’t married into the family, the Qiu family already expressed that they didn’t like her. Your father even advised her to reconsider. No matter how rich the Qiu family is, having a malicious mother-in-law means you can’t live comfortably every day.” Tang Dajun tried to persuade her with good intentions, but Tang Xiaoxue said that they just couldn’t bear to see her do well.  

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoli shook her head helplessly. Tang Xiaoxue was facing the consequences of her actions.  

“Evil people will be punished by evil people; this marriage likely won’t end anytime soon,” Tang Momo speculated. After all, there were many people watching the excitement in the family compound, and Tang Xiaoxue probably wouldn’t easily let go of the Qiu family’s big tree. 

“If they really get divorced, the Qiu family will ensure they don’t come out looking bad in this situation. They know what kind of person Tang Xiaoxue was from the very beginning. Even though Tang Xiaoxue has done many immoral things, they have been enjoying the benefits of her actions all along.” 

Zhang Xiaoli felt that the Qiu family was also an accomplice, so she hoped they wouldn’t divorce and would just continue torturing each other for the rest of their lives. 

“It’s Tang Xiaoxue’s own fault. She has been in the Qiu family for so many years. Doesn’t she know some of the family’s secrets? If she has something in her hands, how dare the Qiu family ask for a divorce?” In the end, Tang Xiaoxue is to blame for not standing her ground. 

“If she really gets divorced and returns to the Qingshui brigade, her future days will definitely be lively.” The second and third branch people were kind to her because there were benefits to be gained. 

But if she divorced and returned home, she would have nothing left. 

She didn’t believe the second and third branches were bodhisattvas who would continue to treat her well.  

“Isn’t it good? Don’t they just love the lively atmosphere?” Speaking of the excitement, Tang Momo’s smile deepened. 

Seeing that Tang Jianan and the twins were looking at her, Tang Momo quickly stopped talking and asked about their school life. 

“Sister, don’t worry, I will study hard and let you live a good life in the future.” Tang Jianan knew that all the expenses at home were taken care of by Tang Momo and Zhang Xiaoli. 

Not to mention Zhang Xiaoli, but Tang Momo wasn’t obligated to take responsibility for them. Moreover, they had made Tang Momo miss out on a good marriage. Thinking of this, Tang Jianan felt guilty.  

Tang Momo stretched out her hand and pinched his cheek, which had grown flesh. “Hmm, I believe in you 

*** 

Because of Zhao Xiuli’s broken leg, the Gu family has been very lively recently, and people come to visit her every day. 

Since that day, Xu Xiaoyun hadn’t come again, which relieved Zhao Xiuli. That way, she didn’t have to find excuses to distance herself from her. 

Zhao Xiuli finally understood why she didn’t like Xu Xiaoyun. 

Her ambition was too strong. When Zhao Xiuli had borrowed something from her family before to observe her, she wasn’t like this, and Zhao Xiuli couldn’t understand what had caused such a big change in her recently. 

Zhao Xiuli had to lie in bed these days because she broke her leg. This also gave her more time to think about Gu Chengze’s personal problems. 

This accident made her very fearful; she worried that next time she wouldn’t be able to avoid danger. If she didn’t see Chengze get married and have children, she would feel regretful even after she was gone.  

But thinking of what Gu Chengze said before he left this time, she couldn’t say any more words to urge him. Forget it, as long as he was willing to marry and didn’t reject it, she just hoped his fated person would come soon enough so that she could leave without regrets. 

On the Xu family side, since Xu Xiaoyun quarreled with her parents the other day, the atmosphere at home was very bad. 

Bai Lu still held a grudge against Xu Xiaoyun’s words that day. But her period had been delayed for several days this month, and she suspected she might be pregnant. She told Mother Xu her guess, and Mother Xu advised her to wait a few days and then go to the clinic to confirm. 

With this piece of meat in her belly, Bai Lu did not torment Xu Xiaoyun. 

Thinking of her plans, Xu Xiaoyun told herself each time to endure. The word “endure” was like a knife on her head. 

After Bai Lu confirmed the news of her pregnancy, she dared not to order Xu Xiaoyun anymore. Recently, Xu Xiaoyun’s eyes became more and more darker. Bai Lu feared that if she acted impulsively, Xu Xiaoyun might lash out on her. After all, she was a pregnant woman, and it was always wise to be cautious.  

Without Bai Lu’s torment, Xu Xiaoyun had a lot of free time every day, so she had more time to review. 

For a while, the atmosphere in the Xu household became quite harmonious. 

*** 

Just when Gu Chengze thought he would not receive a reply from Tang Momo again, her response finally arrived. He couldn’t wait to tear open the envelope. 

Although she didn’t mention anything from his last letter, Gu Chengze still felt happy that she hadn’t ignored him. 

In the letter, Tang Momo mentioned that she would be careful about Xu Xiaoyun, and she also told him about Zhao Xiuli’s recent fall. Finally, she reminded him in the letter to be careful of Xu Xiaoyun, saying that her current thinking was different from that of normal people, and who knew what strange things she would do. 

Gu Chengze stared at the warnings on the letter, and the corners of his lips rose unconsciously, so this could be considered her caring for him. In that case, Yang Dajun, the half-baked military advisor, was still useful. 

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