Chapter 408: Does Being More Capable Make Others Look Up to You?

Fu Mingxue went to the cafeteria for lunch, but since she was late, there wasn’t much food left.

After all, the cafeteria portioned out the meals carefully to avoid having a large amount of leftovers.

Wasting food was absolutely out of the question.

So, Fu Mingxue didn’t manage to get any meat dishes, only picking up some cabbage and braised potatoes.

Her mind was still on her work, so she ate quickly.

Just as she was leaving the cafeteria to head back to the workshop, someone called out to her.

"Group Leader Fu, wait a moment."

Fu Mingxue turned her head and saw Li Zhao, the leader of Group 10 she had met yesterday.

"What is it?"

By this point, Li Zhao had walked up to Fu Mingxue.

"It’s about the material data for the engine you provided. There seems to be some kind of deviation. We’ve run several tests, and none of them are working."

Hearing this, Fu Mingxue frowned. "A large deviation?"

Li Zhao nodded. "Yes. Pretty big. It’s not working."

"Then show me the results from your tests."

"They’re in the office. I’ll bring them to you in a little while. By the way, where will you be?"

"I’ll be with Master Yang in the lathe workshop. You can bring them to me there—or you could look for Group Leader Chang."

Li Zhao said immediately, "I’ll bring them to you."

"Alright, then." After saying that, Fu Mingxue left.

When she got back to the entrance of the small workshop, she saw one of Master Yang’s family members was there.

A young woman who didn’t look to be twenty yet.

She seemed a bit flustered upon seeing Fu Mingxue.

Master Yang immediately made the introduction. "Little Fu, this is my youngest daughter, Yang Xiulan."

Fu Mingxue gave the young woman a slight nod.

"Hello, I’m Fu Mingxue."

"Hello, I’m Yang Xiulan. I’ve heard my dad talk about you. He says you’re amazing." Yang Xiulan thought the woman in front of her had a beautiful smile.

Upon hearing this, Fu Mingxue’s smile grew brighter. "I do alright, but I’m still very happy to earn Master Yang’s praise."

Yang Xiulan was dazzled by her smile.

’Good heavens, how can someone be so beautiful?’

Just then, Master Yang said to her, "Alright, you should head back now. This isn’t a place where you can linger."

Yang Xiulan nodded immediately. "Okay, Dad, I’ll get going. What time will you be home tonight? I can have my eldest brother come pick you up."

Fu Mingxue answered before Master Yang could speak. "Eight o’clock. Just have your brother come get him at eight."

She turned her head. "Master Yang, you have to trust my skills."

"...Alright then, eight it is." To be honest, Master Yang was feeling a bit tired.

His wound seemed to be throbbing with pain.

Yang Xiulan was a little stunned. ’Is this really the same dad whose word is law at home?’

Her dad’s salary was the highest in the family.

He earned as much as three people combined.

That made him the absolute authority at home.

Not only would her mother never question any of his demands...

...but even her older brothers and sisters—none of them dared to speak to their father in a loud voice.

In her memory, her father was a very rigid man.

He had never been this soft-spoken and gentle.

And getting him to change his mind was unheard of.

It was simply—unsettling.

’So, who exactly was this Fu Mingxue? Her dad was being so polite to this Miss Fu.’

She left in a daze, carrying her basket.

She still couldn’t quite wrap her head around it, even after she got home.

But the experience was a real eye-opener for her. ’So if you’re more capable than Dad, he’ll actually look up to you?’