Chapter 152: A Quarrel
Fu Mingxue didn’t get back until ten o’clock.
Xiao Li had driven her home, of course.
As soon as the car stopped, Fu Mingxue got out. "Thanks. Drive safe on your way back."
Xiao Li acknowledged her, then drove away.
Just as Fu Mingxue was about to push the gate open, it swung open from the inside. It was her mother.
"Mom, why are you still up?" Fu Mingxue was taken aback.
Mrs. Fu replied simply, "I’m a light sleeper."
Then, seeing her standing still, she prompted, "What are you just standing there for? Hurry up and get inside."
Fu Mingxue stepped into the courtyard, and Mrs. Fu closed the gate behind her.
"Why did you have to work so late?"
"A meeting, plus getting familiar with my team and the facility." A lot had happened in the workshop today; she had even toured the current engine manufacturing workshop.
She had also met some very impressive master craftsmen.
She thought it was fantastic! It made her feel so fulfilled.
’I need to understand every detail of the production process.’
’It’s a shame I don’t have more time; otherwise, I’d love to just stay buried in the workshop—’
Mrs. Fu had never expected her daughter to be going to meetings on her very first day of work.
’What kind of rank is that?’
’In my experience, the only meetings I could ever attend were the mid-year and year-end employee award ceremonies. Aren’t the people who go to daily meetings all leaders?’
’So—my daughter is a leader right from the get-go?’
"Are you hungry? I can make you some noodles?"
"Mom, I’m not hungry. Don’t worry about it. The cafeteria at work serves a late-night snack, and I already ate before coming home."
Mrs. Fu’s eyes widened. "Your company is that good? They even have late-night snacks?"
Fu Mingxue nodded. "Yeah, and the food is pretty good, too. There’s meat, vegetables... it’s a pretty good spread. Best of all, it’s really cheap because the company subsidizes our meals."
"Your company sounds great, then!"
’High pay and good benefits.’
’It almost makes me want to work there myself.’
"Well, since you’ve already eaten, you should get to bed early. Oh, right, if you’re going to take a shower, I’ve laid out some clean clothes for you. After you’re done, just leave your dirty clothes. Mom will wash them tomorrow."
Fu Mingxue nodded. "Okay. By the way, how are the two children?"
"The kids have been so good! Haven’t cried at all." Although Mrs. Fu hadn’t been looking after the two children for long, she had already grown attached to them.
She was truly treating them like her own grandchildren.
"You’ve worked hard, Mom. I’ll go take a shower now." Fu Mingxue had originally wanted to go into her mother’s room to check on the children.
But considering she had been in the workshop and smelled of machine oil, she gave up on the idea.
"Go on, go on! I’m going to bed, too." Mrs. Fu was starting to get sleepy.
In reality, with her daughter not home so late on her very first day of work, how could a mother like her rest easy enough to sleep?
Now that her daughter was finally home, she could finally relax and get a good night’s sleep.
Fu Mingxue returned to her room after her shower. The room was already warm.
However, she didn’t go to sleep right away.
’I have to read for an hour first.’
’After being in the workshop today, I finally understand that everything I’ve learned so far is just theoretical knowledge. So much of it has to be combined with hands-on practice.’
’That means I still have a lot of gaps in my knowledge.’
’I need to read more books about engines.’
’And I need to brush up on my math, too.’
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The next day, Fu Mingxue was woken up by the sound of arguing outside.
She thought her mother was arguing with someone, so she got out of bed in a hurry.
But when she got to the courtyard, she realized the shouting was coming from next door.
"Why are you up so early? Did the neighbors wake you?"