The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Just then, Wang Fang appeared behind the two of them and couldn't help but laugh when she saw the scene.

"Comrade Zhou, what kind of look is that? It's quite unique!"

Zhou Zhiming looked up and saw the person approaching. He quickly loosened his master's trouser leg and scrambled to his feet. "Comrade Wang, what brings you here?"

"I came to see you and ask where you live?" Wang Fang said playfully, looking at him with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiming quickly hid behind his master, saying, "Comrade Wang, perhaps we shouldn't?"

Li Kaixin didn't say anything, instead glancing back and forth between Zhou Zhiming and Wang Fang.

"What, Comrade Zhou, am I unworthy?"

"No, no!" Zhou Zhiming hurriedly waved his hands. "Comrade Wang, you're very kind, it's just that I'm still too young!"

"It's okay, we can date for a while first!" Wang Fang had already arrived, and was only two or three steps away from Zhou Zhiming.

Zhou Zhiming looked at Wang Fang, who was so close to him, and was completely at a loss. He looked to his master for help.

Li Kaixin was still remembering how he had schemed against her earlier, and didn't want to care at all. She even moved her body to the side.

Now, Zhou Zhiming and Wang Fang were face to face.

"Master!!" Zhou Zhiming panicked and tried to reach out to pull him, but Li Kaixin dodged him.

Immediately afterwards, Li Kaixin crossed his arms, looking like he was watching a good show: "Zhiming, you're an adult now. You caused this yourself, so you have to deal with it."

Zhou Zhiming was immediately dumbfounded.

Wang Fang, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, simply smiling at him.

After what seemed like an eternity, Zhou Zhiming finally stammered out:

"Comrade Wang, my master is a million times better than me, so why did you choose me?"

"Comrade Zhou, your master is too good for me. I'm definitely not good enough for him."

Wang Fang spoke very sincerely, then changed the subject: "But you are different. Although your work is better than mine, you are still just an ordinary worker."

At this point, her face flushed slightly: "There's another point, mainly because I think you're good-looking, which is what I like."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiming was stunned into place again, as if struck by lightning.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his mind was completely blank.

Seeing that she had already said all that, Wang Fang decided to steel herself and do something decisive:

"Comrade Zhou, just give me a straight answer: do you have feelings for me or not? If you say no, I'll never bother you again."

"I...I..." Zhou Zhiming hesitated.

Wang Fang's appearance was not bad; in fact, she could be said to be the most outstanding among the group of young female workers.

He wasn't actually that resistant, but he was intimidated by Wang Fang's proactive attitude.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin, who was standing nearby, knew exactly what his eldest apprentice was thinking, so he simply gave him a push.

"Zhiming, the girl has already taken the initiative, are you still going to be such a coward?"

"Master, who's chickening out!" Zhou Zhiming retorted, "Fine, let's date! What are you going to be afraid of?!"

Wang Fang was overjoyed and immediately grabbed his hand: "Comrade Zhou, are you really willing to date me?"

Zhou Zhiming gave a soft "hmm," but instead of pulling his hand back, he couldn't help but stroke it a little.

He immediately felt the soft touch of her hand, which made his heart pound wildly.

Wang Fang chuckled inwardly: Mother was right after all; as long as she took the initiative, there was no man she couldn't win over.

Just then, Meng Qingguo came over after helping to move the last bundle of cloth.

He saw this and exclaimed, "Wow, sir, why are you holding a woman's hand?"

This sound immediately attracted Chen Xiaoyan and some young female workers who were not far away.

"Hey Wang Fang, you're quick on your feet! You've already won over Comrade Zhou in the blink of an eye."

When Wu Chunlan got closer, her tone was full of teasing.

Wang Fang remained calm and readily released Zhou Zhiming's hand: "What, is it not allowed, Sister Wu? Comrade Zhou is so outstanding, can't I make my move sooner rather than later?"

"Alright, alright! Our factory's 'femme fatale' has finally found a home."

Wu Chunlan smiled and nodded, feigning disappointment: "It's just a pity that my niece missed out on such a good young man before even meeting him."

Several young female workers who were looking over chuckled upon hearing this, but a hint of envy flickered in their eyes.

They heard it clearly: Comrade Zhou, who is only eighteen, already earns more than sixty yuan a month. They can't even imagine how good his future prospects will be.

Zhou Zhiming had already lowered his head, not daring to look up at the people surrounding him.

Just then, Xu Huaiyuan walked up to Li Kaixin and said with a smile:

"Comrade Kaixin, the cloth is all packed, you can set off now."

Li Kaixin responded and turned to shout into the crowd, "Zhiming, we're about to leave, so hurry up and finish your business."

"Okay, Master!" Zhou Zhiming finally looked up, somewhat embarrassed, and said to Wang Fang, "Comrade Wang, we still have to deliver goods, so we have to go now."

"Okay, Comrade Zhou, please be careful on your way," Wang Fang said, adding, "Also, please don't call me 'Comrade Wang' anymore, just call me Xiao Fang."

"Xiaofang, from now on you can call me Zhiming."

The two then exchanged addresses.

Xu Huaiyuan, watching this scene from outside, asked in confusion, "Comrade Kaixin, what's going on in here?"

"It's nothing, Director Xu," Li Kaixin replied with a smile. "It's just that my eldest apprentice, Zhou Zhiming, is dating a female colleague from your factory."

Xu Huaiyuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"That's great! Young people should be like that. Our factory's female workers are just as good. If your eldest apprentice gets married, I'll be their witness at the wedding."

"Director Xu, they've only just started talking, it's not even close to being official yet."

"What's with all this talk about starting from the beginning? You'll get to know each other better as you go along."

Xu Huaiyuan replied, patting him on the shoulder, "Alright, I won't keep you on your way any longer. Be careful on the road."

Li Kaixin didn't waste any time. He called out to the other drivers and headed towards the lead car.

Before long, cars drove one after another toward the gate of the textile factory.

Zhou Zhiming's car was fourth in the convoy. When he passed the factory gate, he saw Wang Fang still standing by the roadside waving at him, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Meng Qingguo stole several glances at his driver and couldn't help but ask, "Driver, are you really dating that Comrade Wang?"

"Go away, kid, stop asking about these things."

Zhou Zhiming glared at him, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Seeing his master's reaction, Meng Qingguo understood and wisely refrained from asking any further questions.