1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 703: Whoever takes the exam gets the job; no substitutions allowed.
Zhao Lulu tried to pull Zhao Dujuan away, but Chu Xue blocked her way: "She found the job through her own abilities. You have no right to force her to transfer it to you. Have some shame."

These words infuriated Zhao Lulu: "Mom, are you going to do anything about this or not?"

Before Jiang Suqing could say anything, Chu Xue pulled Zhao Dujuan behind her and said, "You know my identity. If you didn't know, fine, but now that you do, I promise I won't let you bully my cousin anymore. Put away your shameless thoughts."

Jiang Suqing felt a little panicked. If this girl really applied to the military, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause?

She didn't know at first, but when she returned to northern Jiangsu and saw Du Juan, she became suspicious. However, she was afraid of being laughed at and disrupting her peaceful life, so she chose to ignore it.

If the military really comes down to investigate, even if they don't admit it, they'll probably find the truth by piecing together clues from the smallest details.

Chu Xue took Zhao Dujuan's hand: "Do you believe me?"

Zhao Dujuan nodded emphatically: "I believe you."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she immediately asked, "Are you really my cousin?"

Chu Xue nodded: "Yes, you look about seven or eight points like my mother, and I've also had someone verify that you are indeed my cousin."

Upon hearing the definite answer, Zhao Dujuan threw herself into Chu Xue's arms and burst into tears: "I finally have family."

Thinking about all the hardships and beatings I've endured since childhood, tears streamed down my face.

Chu Xue patted her back: "We'll protect you from now on."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dujuan found an outlet for her pent-up grievances and burst into tears while hugging Chuxue, a sight that deeply moved everyone who heard it.

Perhaps sensing the inappropriateness of the occasion, she tried to suppress her sobs and choked out, "Cousin, was what you said before true?"

Chu Xue was a little confused by her seemingly random words: "Which sentence?" Zhao Dujuan straightened up: "Seeking justice from the military?"

Chu Xue nodded: "Yes, my uncle, your father was a martyr. His glory should be bestowed upon you, his own daughter, not the descendants of those who harmed her."

These words made Jiang Suqing turn pale with fright.

Chu Xue didn't care what she thought, and grabbed Zhao Dujuan's hand: "Where is the job you applied for? Why are you fooling around?"

Zhao Dujuan said, "I took the exam for the quality inspector position in the new workshop. Zhao Lulu wanted me to transfer my job to her, but I was unwilling. However, she locked me in the house, which made me miss the morning's reporting time. I finally managed to escape from the house, but they chased after me, and that's how the trouble started."

Factory Director Yang and Deputy Factory Director Gu, who came downstairs, naturally overheard their conversation. They looked down on people who couldn't get good grades but wanted to steal other people's jobs. Deputy Factory Director Gu said, "The purpose of the exam is to select outstanding talents for the factory. If we can just let someone else take our place, then what's the point of the exam?"

At this point, Director Yang also spoke up: "From now on, if there are any more exams in the factory, whoever takes the exam will get the job. No substitutions will be allowed."

Just then, I saw some people from the personnel department making a fuss here: "Especially the comrades in the personnel department, we must be stricter in the future."

They were in a hurry to get to their meeting, so they left quickly after finishing their conversation.

Now that things have come to this point, it's impossible for Zhao Lulu to get the job again, no matter what.

Seeing everyone looking at her with mockery, she turned around in anger and ran away crying.

Jiang Suqing looked at Zhao Dujuan as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing and left with a pale face.

(End of this chapter)