Chapter 417: Of Course, We Can’t Waste Great Talent

"Sis, you can look around this area, but don’t go over there."

Fu Mingxue pointed out a few off-limits areas.

Qin Wenying nodded.

"Alright, I won’t stick with you then. I’m going to find Gu Qingyun."

Fu Mingxue wasn’t surprised to hear that at all.

She’d suspected as much from the moment Qin Wenying said she wanted to come to the factory with her.

So when Qin Wenying brought it up, she didn’t ask any questions and just nodded. "Okay! By the way, do you know which workshop she’s in? If not, I can ask for you. I’m heading to Director Geng’s office anyway."

Qin Wenying waved her hand. "No need, I know where she is."

With that, she left.

Fu Mingxue was left puzzled.

Her first stop was Director Geng’s office.

As it happened, Director Geng was in his office.

He was quite surprised when Fu Mingxue knocked and entered.

"You weren’t here this morning. I was just about to send someone to your home to check on you. By the way, are you feeling all right?"

Director Geng had been worried when he hadn’t seen her that morning.

After all, Fu Mingxue had pulled an all-nighter the day before yesterday.

If she were feeling fine, she logically would have come to the factory today after a day of rest.

Not to mention, she hadn’t even called.

He figured that either she was sick herself, or her two children at home hadn’t fully recovered.

Fu Mingxue shook her head. "I’m fine. Last night, I was helping the military repair an airplane engine—"

"What? Repairing an airplane engine?" Director Geng was stunned.

He hadn’t heard a peep about it!

Fu Mingxue gave him a brief summary.

She didn’t mention how the plane ended up there.

Nor did she go into the specific details, of course.

Fortunately, Director Geng knew not to pry and naturally didn’t ask for details.

However, when he heard Fu Mingxue had pulled another all-nighter, he couldn’t help but feel concerned for her.

"Why don’t you organize your work for the day and then go home early to rest? The job is important, but your health is important too!"

The well-being of the factory’s top talent was always on his mind.

After all, these people were crucial assets to the nation’s heavy industry.

For even one of them to collapse from poor health would be a major loss.

"I’m fine. By the way, how did that project of yours go? It was approved, wasn’t it?"

At Fu Mingxue’s question, Director Geng immediately grew animated.

"Of course it was! After they ran their tests, everyone was full of praise. They all said your tolerance control was incredibly precise—far more so than they’d even anticipated."

If he hadn’t stopped them, they would have tried to have Fu Mingxue transferred.

Fortunately, he’d told them Fu Mingxue’s specialty was engine research.

A master machinist might be one in ten thousand, but you could still find one if you looked hard enough. The country is vast, after all.

But someone like Fu Mingxue, who developed new, cutting-edge engines? She was probably one of a kind.

Wouldn’t that be a waste of her talent?

"That’s good!" Although Fu Mingxue had been confident, she still breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the definitive answer.

"I’ll head back, then."

As she was walking out, Director Geng called after her, "Don’t work too late tonight! Go home early."

"Got it."

Fu Mingxue replied without turning back.

When she arrived at Group Six, someone came up to her and asked with concern, "Group Leader Fu, are you all right?"

"Perfectly fine!" Fu Mingxue replied casually with those two words.

’I can’t just tell everyone I meet that I spent last night repairing an airplane engine, can I?’

Just then, Chang Qingze came over.

"Mr. Li has been by a few times. I think he’s looking for you."

Fu Mingxue was puzzled. "What would he want with me? Is there a problem with the material ratio we’re working on?"