"Don’t worry, everything with the factory building is going smoothly."

Wang Guofu handed all the recent work logs to Xie Changning.

Xie Changning set the work logs aside. She chatted with Wang Guofu for a little while longer before he got up to leave.

Once Wang Guofu had left, Xie Changning began to slowly read through the work logs.

She had to admit, the factory workers had been doing an excellent job recently. The new building was also constructed almost exactly as she had envisioned. The more she read, the more satisfied she became, and she started arranging for the scrap steel to be sent to her home.

’Time to start repairing the new parts.’

Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhao both knew that Xie Changning was outstanding at her job. The two of them just listened and never interfered with her work.

"Ningning, if you’re building a new factory, does that mean you’ll be moving to the new family housing? After all, once the new factory is built, won’t you have to change your workplace?"

Aunt Wang asked curiously.

Xie Changning shook her head. "Once the branch factory is built, I’ll arrange for other people to go. I won’t be heading over for the time being."

’Her current situation wasn’t suitable for moving.’

Besides, she was very comfortable living here. She had already moved several times in the past year and didn’t want to move again. It was just too exhausting!

The two aunts didn’t know what Xie Changning was thinking, so they just nodded.

The day the new factory building was completed was also two months after Xie Changning had given birth.

She finally left the house, bundled up in her thick, padded coat. Braving the wind and snow, Xie Changning sat on a tricycle while Wang Guofu and a young worker took turns pedaling.

Xie Changning looked at the vast, white surroundings and suddenly spoke.

"Our factory should buy a car." ’Otherwise, what was the point of hiring that skilled person before?’

Hearing Xie Changning’s words, the two men who were pedaling turned their heads in shock to look at her.

"The branch factory isn’t close to the old one. Plus, we’ll have to travel a lot in the future. If I’m outsourcing orders, I at least have to go and check the quality, right?"

Wang Guofu nodded. "You’re right."

’The factory was doing well now, and things would only get better in the future. Buying a car was indeed a good idea.’

’In the future, they wouldn’t have to rent a car anymore for trips to Chuncheng and other places.’

And so, the matter of the Anong County Machinery Factory buying a car was decided just like that, quite casually.

Putting words into action, the very next day, Xie Changning took the skilled driver she had hired before to Chuncheng to pick out a car.

While picking out a car, Xie Changning ran into an acquaintance: Yu Huo, the very same person she had sent to the police station last time. She was watching Xie Changning from a distance with malicious intent.

Although she sensed the other woman’s ill will, Xie Changning didn’t pay her attention any mind.

However, her appearance put Xie Changning on guard.

’Before, when she was on her own, she wouldn’t have been afraid. But now, with two elders and two children at home, she had to be cautious...’

Yu Huo stared at Xie Changning from afar, her gaze as if laced with poison.

’She can actually afford to buy a car?’

’It seems Xie Changning is more capable than I imagined.’

’I must make a trip to Anong County soon. I need to properly investigate what makes this Xie Changning so different.’

Yu Huo had been doing a lot of digging on Xie Changning recently, but the information she found was scarce. It was as if Xie Changning had anticipated being investigated; her records were completely clean.

The only point of interest was that in less than a year since coming to Chuncheng, she had served as the director of two different factories.

Thinking about it, Yu Huo suddenly had a flash of inspiration!

’She remembered that the Chuncheng Screw Factory had recently produced some high-quality screws, as well as some that weren’t for public sale. They looked like they had been newly developed this year...’

’Xie Changning is an R&D talent!’

Having figured it out, Yu Huo reached a conclusion.

At this thought, Yu Huo’s expression turned dangerous.

She suddenly recalled that the Anong County Machinery Factory had generated a hundred million in foreign exchange this year... Yu Huo’s eyes flew wide open, her gaze locking onto Xie Changning. ’It was her!?’

’It must be Xie Changning!’

Yu Huo recalled that if her memory served her right, Xie Changning was the director of the Anong County Machinery Factory.

Xie Changning felt Yu Huo’s stare and narrowed her eyes slightly. ’I hope the higher-ups finish their investigation soon. I really don’t like this feeling of being watched.’

"Director, what’s wrong?"

The driver turned to look around, his gaze finally landing on Yu Huo in the distance.

The driver frowned slightly, a flicker of vigilance in his eyes.

’His dad had mentioned that some woman was investigating their director, and her description was very similar to this woman’s!’

The moment he thought about how this woman had used his father, the driver’s expression turned to one of extreme disgust.

’If it weren’t for her, his dad could have secured a new job opportunity during the construction of this factory. It was all her fault!’

’Damned traitor!’

"I’m going to report her!"

"Wait!"

Seeing the driver’s impulsiveness, Xie Changning stopped him. "Don’t make a scene about this for now. Let’s just pretend we don’t know."

"But—"

"Listen to me!"

Sensing Xie Changning’s impatience, the driver nodded and agreed.

’Since the director told him to listen to her, she must have her own plans. He quieted down, abandoning the idea of reporting her.’

"Sister-in-law, what a coincidence. We meet again." Seeing that Xie Changning hadn’t finished picking a car, Yu Huo walked over to greet her.

At the sight of Yu Huo, the driver’s body went rigid. If Xie Changning hadn’t stopped him when he was about to report her, he would have spoken up right then.

Sensing the driver’s dislike for her, Yu Huo frowned.

’She felt that even if she wasn’t as beautiful as Xie Changning, she was still quite a looker.’

’Why were the men around Xie Changning always so wary, so unwilling to let her get close?’

’What’s so great about her!’

’No, this isn’t the time to be thinking about that!’

"Yes, what a coincidence. I didn’t expect you to run into me here again," Xie Changning said with a smile, her words full of profound meaning.

’Whether it was a coincidence or intentional, only Yu Huo herself knew.’

’She still remembered how Xie Changning had sent her to the police station last time!’

"Sister-in-law, I know you don’t like me, but... there’s really nothing going on between Brother Yi Han and me," Yu Huo said, looking aggrieved as she tried to explain herself to Xie Changning.

The driver spoke up at that moment.

"Yue... Yue Yihan of course has nothing to do with you. He’s famous in our housing compound for being protective and loving of his wife. There’s no way he’d get involved with you."

The driver’s words made Yu Huo’s face twist for a moment. She glared daggers at him.

’You mutt!’

’She was talking to Xie Changning. Since when was it his place to interrupt?’

"Why are you so protective of my sister-in-law? Could it be that you..." Yu Huo covered her mouth with one hand, looking at him in feigned shock as if she had discovered something scandalous.

She hadn’t said anything explicit, yet it seemed she had said everything.

Yu Huo assumed that after her insinuation, many eyes would fall on Xie Changning, looking at her as if she were a woman of loose morals.

But they didn’t.

Everyone’s attitude toward Xie Changning remained gentle. Some people even thought Yu Huo was crazy.

"Miss, please leave."

A female staff member stepped forward and spoke to Yu Huo.

"What?"

Yu Huo looked in shock at the woman who was shooing her away. "You’re telling me to leave?"