Chapter 404: Blocking Her

When Fu Mingxue came out of the shower, she saw her two children sitting and playing by themselves.

After lunch, Mrs. Fu saw that the children’s fevers hadn’t returned. "Everything’s fine here," she told Fu Mingxue. "You should go to work."

Fu Mingxue thought for a moment. "Alright, I’ll head to work then. If their fevers come back this afternoon, give me a call."

She recited the factory’s phone number.

She had given her the number before, but she was worried her mom might have forgotten it.

Mrs. Fu said, "Alright, I got it. Now, hurry up and go."

"I won’t work overtime tonight, so I’ll be back early." Fu Mingxue then said goodbye to the twins. "You two stay home with Grandma, okay? If you get bored, you can look at your picture books—"

Mrs. Fu: ...?

’She was really worried her daughter was about to tell the children to start studying their characters.’

Fu Mingxue rode her bicycle to the factory.

Just as she was about to park her bicycle, she noticed someone near the bike shed looking left and right.

Fu Mingxue not only had good eyesight but also a sharp memory, so she immediately recognized the person as Gu Qingyun from yesterday.

’So, was this woman waiting to corner me?’

Just then, Gu Qingyun, who was waiting, saw her as well.

She immediately started walking over.

Because of her limp, she walked rather slowly. "Comrade Fu—"

Fu Mingxue finished parking her bicycle and looked at her. "Did you need something from me?"

Gu Qingyun nodded. "Yes. I called Qin Wenying yesterday. Her sister-in-law said she fought with her mother-in-law and left home."

Fu Mingxue was quite surprised to hear that. ’My sister-in-law fought with her mother-in-law?’

’And she even ran away from home?’

Gu Qingyun glanced at Fu Mingxue and continued, "The sister-in-law said they had a really nasty fight."

Fu Mingxue’s expression didn’t change, but inwardly she was at a loss for words.

’Does that sister-in-law have such a big mouth?’

’Some random person calls, and without even knowing who they are, she just spills the family secrets?’

’To put it nicely, you could call her sincere.’

’To be blunt, she’s just dim-witted.’

"What are you trying to say?"

"What’s your relationship with Qin Wenying?" Gu Qingyun asked.

"That’s a rather forward question. Would my relationship with Qin Wenying affect what you’re about to say? Or let me put it this way: if I asked about *your* relationship with her, would you tell me?"

Gu Qingyun was silent for a few seconds. "My apologies."

Fu Mingxue looked at her. "It’s fine. Why don’t you start by telling me what you wanted to see me about?"

Gu Qingyun fell silent again.

The seconds ticked by.

After a long moment, she finally spoke. "Sorry to have bothered you."

After speaking, she gave Fu Mingxue a slight nod and turned to leave.

Fu Mingxue: ...?

She was speechless with exasperation.

She hated dealing with people who were so cagey and indirect, who hemmed and hawed without ever getting to the point.

She certainly had no interest in playing guessing games.

After locking her bicycle, she headed for her office—

Just as she was almost there, Director Geng appeared.

"Fu Mingxue, you’re finally here."

Fu Mingxue looked at Director Geng. "I’m sorry. My two children got sick last night and had to be taken to the hospital, so I couldn’t come in this morning."

Director Geng had been about to discuss business, but upon hearing this, he asked anxiously, "Are the children alright now?"

"They’re fine now."

"Good, as long as they’re fine. Listen, here’s the situation. Master Yang injured his hand this morning, and there’s a part that needs to be made. He said you’re capable of doing it, so I need you to go help out and make it."

Hearing that Old Yang was injured, Fu Mingxue grew worried and asked urgently, "Is his hand okay?"

’Wait, how did he injure it?’

’Master Yang is a Level 8 Machinist, one of the best there is. How could he have possibly injured his hand?’

As the thought crossed her mind, she voiced it aloud.