Chapter 163: My Husband Is Here to Pick Me Up
Fu Mingxue rode her bicycle to the factory.
She parked her bicycle and was about to go.
Just then, a voice suddenly called out, "Comrade, wait a moment."
Fu Mingxue heard the voice and turned her head.
She saw a man in his twenties.
"Were you calling me?"
"Yes." The man had already walked up to Fu Mingxue. "Comrade, I’m the new technician. Can you tell me how to get to the main office?"
Fu Mingxue pointed.
"It’s that way."
"Thank you." The man thanked her, but he didn’t leave. Instead, he began to introduce himself, "Hello, I’m Xu Ming. What’s your name, comrade?"
Fu Mingxue felt he was being rather forward.
She ignored him and walked away.
Xu Ming was dumbfounded. "...?"
’Why didn’t she answer me?’
’Still, it’s probably not a good idea to approach her again right now.’
’I’ll just head to the main office for now.’
’Anyway, she seems to work at this factory too. Finding her later shouldn’t be hard, right?’
Fu Mingxue didn’t give the incident a second thought.
But unexpectedly, half an hour later, Director Geng led that very man to her.
"Group Leader Fu, I’d like to introduce you to someone. This is Xu Ming."
"It’s you?" Xu Ming was stunned when he saw Fu Mingxue.
Fu Mingxue, of course, recognized him as well.
She looked toward Director Geng, not understanding what this was all about.
"He’s an expert from the Computation Group—a genius at calculations. Don’t you need someone to run data computations? He’ll be here for a few months, so I’m assigning him to your group."
"Xu Ming, this is Group Leader Fu. She’s the person in charge of this project. From now on, you’ll be staying here in Group Six."
Director Geng’s words left Xu Ming stunned.
’He never expected that this young woman, who didn’t even look twenty, was actually the leader of such an important project group.’
’But he wasn’t one of those stubborn old fools who judged people by their looks.’
’For her to be a group leader, she must have some real skills.’
"Hello. Let me reintroduce myself. I’m Xu Ming. I look forward to working with you."
He extended his left hand.
Fu Mingxue did not extend her hand.
"Since we’re in the same group, there’s no need for formalities like handshakes. In the future, just call me Group Leader Fu. And since you’re skilled at computation, we happen to have a few data sets that need to be calculated."
She pointed toward the other team members.
"You can go over there."
Xu Ming nonchalantly retracted his hand. "Alright."
After nodding to Director Geng, he headed toward the team’s work area.
"Little Fu, he’s a bit arrogant, but he’s got real talent. Anyway, he’s only here for a few months, so don’t hesitate to put him to work on anything you need done."
After saying his piece, Director Geng left.
Fu Mingxue was speechless. ’...?’
’It’s obvious. He’s either here to lay low or just to pad his resume.’
’But that had little to do with her.’
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Work ended at ten o’clock that night.
This time, Fu Mingxue didn’t go for a late-night snack, deciding to head straight home after her shift.
Just as she was wheeling her bicycle out, Xu Ming suddenly ran over.
"Group Leader Fu, are you heading home? Are you going alone? How about I see you home!"
"That won’t be necessary," Fu Mingxue refused, her face darkening.
’If she let him escort her, what would that look like?’
"Where do you live? If it’s far, it isn’t safe for a young woman to be out alone," Xu Ming said, still worried.
Fu Mingxue was getting annoyed. "I’m perfectly safe. My husband is coming to pick me up."
"Oh, you’re married?" Xu Ming froze, dumbfounded.
’He really hadn’t expected her to be married.’
’She looks so young!’