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

Bai Hongyan covered her head with the blanket: "Sister Wan, please don't ask anymore."

Out of concern, Su Wan gave Yu Li a wink, and the two of them left the dormitory tent and found a secluded corner.

"What's going on?" Su Wan asked.

"I don't know either, I didn't even go to dinner."

Su Wan then asked, "What did she do this afternoon?"

"I haven't seen her all afternoon. Mr. Su, could Sister Bai be possessed by a ghost?"

Su Wan glared at her, annoyed. "What nonsense are you talking about! Okay, let's go back. Be careful tomorrow."

Su Wan's mind raced; this situation seemed somewhat familiar.

Nothing happened that night. After a good night's rest, Bai Hongyan was full of energy and wanted to get up early, but her body wouldn't cooperate.

I can sit fine, but I can't walk, so I had to take sick leave.

At noon, Yu Li brought the food back for Su Wan. She looked healthy and ate quite a bit, not like she was sick.

Given Bai Hongyan's personality, she wasn't the type to feign illness, which only fueled Su Wan's suspicions.

After resting for a hundred days, Bai Hongyan couldn't stay in bed any longer that night. After the other two went to sleep, she got out of bed and tried to walk around in the tent.

Although there are still some minor issues, it's much better than when I first came back yesterday. I should be able to go to work normally tomorrow, Bai Hongyan thought to herself.

The next day, Bai Hongyan wanted to see Niu Dazhuang, but her body was afraid to see him. She couldn't be afraid; if she did it again, she'd need another day or two of rest. By then, they'd definitely notice something was amiss.

Su Wan didn't have this worry. After dinner, she packed her things early, this time carrying a military green backpack. The backpack was quite full. Before leaving, she repeated her previous statement: if anyone needed to contact her, she would ask Bai Hongyan to answer for them.

Bai Hongyan knew what she was going to do. Yu Li was puzzled, and seeing that she had left, she leaned closer to Bai Hongyan and whispered, "Sister Bai, what do you think Vice President Su went to do again?"

"How would I know?"

"They just went out a couple of nights ago, and they went out again tonight."

"Yu Li, I've discovered that your conscience is completely wicked. You're always trying to use me as a pawn. Last time we went together, you noticed something was wrong and turned back on your own. This time, if you're interested, go by yourself."

"Sister Bai, I wouldn't dare use you as a pawn. You're the one who'd use me. I'm just an ordinary kitchen worker. Watching the commotion is fine, but if anyone finds out, I'll make things difficult for you. You're different; who in our company would dare to trip you up?"

"I don't want to be used as a pawn."

Yu Li was still a little unwilling: "Don't you want to know who our Vice President Su went on a date with tonight?"

"I don't want to know. Even if she went on a date with some random guy, what's it to me!"

"Aren't you two best friends in private? Don't you care about Vice President Su's life at all?"

"We're still best friends, aren't we? Tell me, are you still a young woman?"

"Didn't I tell you already? Of course I did."

"Hmph! I don't believe it. Before you started working here, you spent a lot of time on the streets, didn't you? Didn't you ever meet anyone you liked?"

"I'm not a street thug, what am I doing here? Do you think my family is like yours, where it's hard to even get a decent meal? All I think about when I open my eyes is how to avoid going hungry..." Yu Li began her venting.

On the reclining ox stone

"Ah... why are you always like this, so impatient? I still have something to tell you."

"Hehe, time is precious, this won't stop you from talking!"

"What happened to Hongyan?"

"Ask her, how would I know?" Niu Dazhuang still didn't want to admit it.

"You didn't do it?"

"What did I do?"

"Stop playing dumb! Don't you have a brain? You've messed with her, you'll regret it!"

"You're just convinced I did it?"

"If it's not you, then who is it? She's the one who's in more contact with you."

"After all that talk, what's wrong with her?"

"Still pretending? You've already been slept with!" After saying that, Su Wan stared intently at Niu Dazhuang, observing his facial expression.

"Oh, then I must congratulate her when we meet tomorrow; she's finally found a man she likes."

"It really isn't you?"

Niu Dazhuang neither admitted nor denied it.

The large ladle started causing trouble in the small earthenware pot...

"I'm going to die... I'm going to die..."

It was past ten o'clock when Su Wan finally dragged her exhausted body back to the tent dormitory.

Most people can't withstand this endless commotion. I left home around eight o'clock.

Su Wan had just taken off her clothes and crawled into bed when Bai Hongyan got up and squeezed in as well: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I can't sleep."

Bai Hongyan couldn't possibly sleep. The thought of her beloved man making love with another woman filled her with mixed emotions—envy, jealousy, and even a pang of resentment…

Go back to your bed and get some sleep. You'll be busy tomorrow.

"Sister Wan, do you think a man who's particularly promiscuous is someone you can entrust your life to?"

Without a second thought, Su Wan replied, "It's definitely not worth it. This is a matter of conduct, and I'll get criticized!"

"So, are all the women who are with him doing it willingly?"

"Well... if the people don't complain, the authorities won't investigate. If they're happy with it, then that's another story. What exactly are you trying to say?"

"It's nothing, I'll just squeeze in with you tonight."

The next day, Su Wan handed over the day's tasks and returned to her office tent. She had been thoroughly exhausted by that idiot the night before, so she spent most of her time working in the tent.

It was almost time for lunch when a woman with a long braid and slightly dark skin, but who was quite pretty, walked in through the curtain.

"Are you Zhang Fucai's superior?"

The question startled Su Wan. After a moment, she replied, "Yes! Please sit down. What is it?"

"I won't sit down. My husband, Fu Cai, said that if he wants to marry me, you have to agree. What kind of rule is that?"

Su Wan was even more confused. Su Wan grasped a key word in her words: "My Fu Cai." This kid must have gotten on the bus first and didn't want to pay the fare.

He quickly went through Zhang Fucai's information in his mind, and then looked at this bold woman.

He began by asking, "Who else is in your family?"

"I have a lot of family members: Dad, Mom, an older brother, two younger brothers, and a younger sister. What's wrong?"

It's fine as long as she's not a married woman.

"As his superior, of course I should care about his life. Go and call Zhang Fucai over here, I want to ask him about it."

Su Wan did not answer her question, but instead called the person over.

"You can call him over, but you're not allowed to make things difficult for my Fu Cai."

Su Wan nodded and smiled: "Go and call someone! I'll ask about the situation."

Less than ten minutes later, the worker named Zhang Fucai, with his head down, was pulled in by the girl from before.

"Miss, it's lunchtime. Why don't you go eat first? I'll give you an explanation this afternoon."

"Alright, I'm from the Dongyu Brigade. Our brigade's red flag is over there on the earthwork side!" He then turned and walked away.