Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

The more Director Bai looked at Niu Dazhuang, the more comfortable he felt. This young man was ambitious, quite good-looking, and spoke in a pleasant manner.

"Want to know?" Bai Hongyan asked with a smile.

Niu Dazhuang glanced around the bicycle shed and saw no outsiders. He smirked and leaned closer, "Sister Bai, if you can introduce me to a Russian-speaking tutor, I'll treat you to a movie."

Bai Hongyan was secretly pleased, but she had to pretend not to care: "Who wants to go to the movies with you? If you want someone who speaks good Russian, it has to be Vice President Su. She studied in the Soviet Union."

Speaking of this Vice President Su, Niu Dazhuang couldn't help but tense up. This woman, on the surface, seemed like an intellectual older sister, but her methods of punishing people were truly speechless.

"Ah! Vice President Su doesn't have time to teach me Russian! Find someone else."

"Do you think people who go to study in the Soviet Union are as common as cabbages? But, if your requirements aren't too high..." Director Bai confidently raised his chin.

"It's not a high score. I'm not going to university. As long as I can speak and understand, that's fine!"

Bai Hongyan reached out and patted Niu Dazhuang on the shoulder: "Considering your humility in seeking knowledge, I'll accept you as my apprentice."

"Oh, you speak Russian too?"

"What's wrong? It doesn't look like it!"

"You studied in the Soviet Union too? You don't look like it!"

"I told you I'm an international student! Which ear did you hear that?" At this moment, Bai Hongyan was like a young woman deeply in love.

As they talked, the two left the bicycle shed, and Niu Dazhuang naturally followed Bai Hongyan into her office.

He fetched hot water for Bai Hongyan, poured her a cup, and then poured one for himself.

"Director Bai, you have so many visitors, why don't you prepare some tea?"

"Prepare tea? You'll have to pay for it. It's good enough if there's hot water to drink." Now Bai Hongyan deliberately stopped mentioning learning Russian.

"I heard you helped out in the kitchen and even found a wife there, wow... Little Niu, you're really something!"

"Don't listen to those old women's nonsense. I'm a married man."

"You're two-faced! Would you dare call them 'old women' to their faces? So what if you have a wife at home? Didn't you hear me just say she's your young wife?!"

"No, Yu Li and I arrived on the same day, so we were definitely in the same training session, which naturally makes us more familiar with each other..."

"Alright, stop explaining. Save those words for your wife at home! Why aren't you helping out in the kitchen?"

"Director Bai, you still haven't explained how you understand Russian?"

"I already agreed to take you as my apprentice, so why do you care how I speak Russian..." As she spoke, she showed off her Russian retroflex consonants to Niu Dazhuang.

"Wow...you really know how! Teach me this—" Niu Dazhuang said, opening his mouth and moving his tongue around inside, making a gurgling sound.

"Hehehe...Alright, stop fooling around and hurry up and go help in the kitchen. I'll teach you slowly later."

Niu Dazhuang had no choice but to go to the kitchen to help again. When he got there, it was all set: five large bowls of noodles were waiting for him to knead.

Yu Li has already brought the water back:

"Where have you been? Why are you only coming now?" Yu Li said with dissatisfaction.

"Director Bai wants to see me about something!" Niu Dazhuang started rolling up his sleeves and washing his hands.

"Director Bai? Why does she keep calling you in for talks? Do you know what the other workers are saying about her? Instead of avoiding her, you keep getting close!"

"What did I do wrong? She's my supervisor. She called me, how could I not go? Ugh, what are my coworkers saying about Bai Hongyan?"

Niu Dazhuang washed his hands, put on his sanitary cap, and started kneading the dough.

Women love gossip, regardless of age.

Yu Li used a ladle to scoop water into a large basin. She whispered, "You know the nickname 'White Bone Demon,' right?"

"I know, that nickname isn't good. Director Bai is much more voluptuous than that, how did she become a 'white bone demon'?"

"I don't know either. Ugh, why are you comparing yourself to me? So what if I'm thin! Don't interrupt. Haven't you seen how the White Bone Demon sways her waist when she walks? Isn't that how she seduces men? You men are all the same, you fall for that."

"I know all of that, but I don't know this."

"I only heard it, I just heard that our Director Bai and that boss are having an affair! Not just one, but also someone from the dispatch department, the technical department, let's just say she has connections in several departments!"

Niu Dazhuang didn't believe a word of these words: "Isn't there one in the kitchen?"

"No! Who is Director Bai? Why would he take a liking to someone from our kitchen? But if you come to the kitchen later, maybe you'll get one."

"Go to hell, I'm just being punished. At most, I'll be promoted. Roll up my sleeves for me." Niu Dazhuang rolled up his sleeves and then ran down again.

"Hey, do you think Director Bai's husband knows about these things she's doing at work?"

"How would I know? Do you even know if she's married or not?"

"No way, Bai Gu Jing must be at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight, how could she not be married at that age? No way, I'll go ask her." Yu Li was also impatient.

"Hey! What's the rush?" Niu Dazhuang was actually even more curious than Yu Li. Despite being so familiar with Bai Hongyan, they had never talked about her family.

Well, now the kitchen staff have something in common to talk about...

After lunch, Niu Dazhuang returned to the team leader's office; he hadn't finished writing the rules and regulations for his punishment.

Before leaving get off work, he still had to spend half an hour teaching them basic literacy. After a busy day at get off work, Niu Dazhuang went to the bike shed to get his bicycle.

"Hey! How can you go back on your word!" Bai Hongyan was clearly waiting for him.

"How did I go back on my word?"

"Your apprentice is no good; he just feinted!"

Niu Dazhuang understood: "I'm so busy all day, I don't have time to find you to learn Russian!"

"You're really busy, even busier than me, but since you want to learn, you should work overtime right now. Otherwise, you'll never have time."

Also, it's normal for you to be busy at work; you can't use your work time to study Russian.

Since Bai Hongyan had already put it this way, Niu Dazhuang naturally went along with it.

"Would it be appropriate for me to come to your house?"

"If you're not afraid your wife will make a scene if she finds out, then it's a good match."

"Did your brother-in-law agree?"

"What are you thinking? How dare you have designs on your master? You unfilial disciple! How dare you make a move on your master!" Bai Hongyan said, reaching out and punching him.

After giving her a punch, Bai Hongyan, for some unknown reason, pushed her bicycle and left!

"Damn! What's going on here?" Niu Dazhuang quickly rode his bicycle to chase after them.

Once outside the company compound, Niu Dazhuang quickly pedaled away and caught up: "Beautiful lady, what do you mean?" Once outside the company compound, Niu Dazhuang's words were as sweet as honey.

"Stop talking to me! You're just like them, trying to take advantage of me! I must have been blind!"

"You're wronging me. Did I take advantage of you?"