A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Ye Wenxi was surprised to hear that the two were a married couple.

Seeing her expression, Liu Degui quickly added, "Comrade Ye, then the two of us..."

Ye Wenxi smiled and said, "It's alright. We don't have a rule against hiring married couples here. Actually, you two could have told me earlier, which would have saved some time during the interview."

Liu Degui scratched his head sheepishly: "Well... our dormitory..."

Ye Wenxi crossed his arms, looked up at the ceiling, and pondered for a moment: "Well... I'm afraid the two of you can't live together for the time being."

Liu Degui and Feng Guizhi exchanged a glance.

They had originally hoped that the military dormitory would be like the military dependents' home, where they could have their own little home.

But Ye Wenxi explained that the temporary workers lived in the outer area, separated by gender, and the conditions were definitely not as good as family-style accommodation.

However, Liu Degui quickly composed himself, and Feng Guizhi also waved her hands, saying, "It's alright, it's alright! As long as we have accommodation, we don't care about those things. As long as food and lodging are provided, that's fine."

She paused, then looked earnestly at Ye Wenxi: "Boss Ye, we are both very grateful for this opportunity. Now that you've hired both of you, we'll definitely work hard. Don't worry, although this is a... privately owned business, we'll certainly treat it with the same work ethic as someone in a large factory."

Ye Wenxi smiled; this couple was just too "down-to-earth".

She casually asked, "Do either of you have children?"

"Yes, both of my sons are married," Feng Guizhi said.

"So early?"

"It's not early. My sons are 25 and 27, older than you." Liu Degui waved his hand. "We have no other worries. Our parents passed away early. It's just the two of us now. We'll stay wherever the work is. Comrade Ye, don't feel pressured. We're not picky."

Ye Wenxi hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'll go ask about it later. But I can't guarantee anything."

"I'll see if there are any dorm rooms available for the two of you to share. If that's not possible, you'll have to stay in a shared dorm for now. However, we are currently building a separate dormitory for the garment company, where the conditions will be better. We expect that by the end of this year, you two may be able to move to a better accommodation."

Upon hearing this, Liu Degui and Feng Guizhi nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, alright, we won't complain! Does that mean we're all settled then?"

"Okay, we'll wait for your notification later." Ye Wenxi stood up. "The military region needs some time for background checks and qualification certifications. If everything goes well, I'll let you know your start date. You two will then have a physical exam, and if everything is fine, pack your things and come to start work."

"Okay, okay!"

Ye Wenxi got up and led the two out of the small conference room, calling out, "Sister Huang, please see them out of the military region for me. I need to go to the logistics department."

She said goodbye to the two of them, glanced at her watch, and realized she still had an hour before she had to leave work.

She called Section Chief Chen of the Logistics Department: "Section Chief Chen, do you have time now? I'd like to talk to you about the renovation of the garment factory dormitory."

"Okay, come over here. I'll wait for you in my office."

Ye Wenxi picked up the renovation proposal she had written that morning from the table, grabbed her bag, and put her share of watermelon in the bicycle basket as she left. Ye Wenxi pedaled all the way to the division headquarters building.

She walked upstairs, but stopped when she reached the sixth-floor steps.

Ye Wenxi took two steps forward, craned her neck, and squinted at the things on the ground.

Outside Su Feng's office, there was a net bag containing a large watermelon weighing about ten kilograms.

"So this is for this person." Ye Wenxi smiled as she looked at the large watermelon on the ground. She didn't linger and quickly walked to Section Chief Chen's office.

On Section Chief Chen's desk, Ye Wenxi spread out several drawings and explained in detail the renovation plan and preliminary budget assessment.

Section Chief Chen listened and observed, primarily assessing the feasibility.

"Regarding the budget, the military region really doesn't have much surplus." Section Chief Chen put down the blueprints. "At most, we can sponsor a little bit for small items and public infrastructure. Anything more would be a bit difficult."

"It's alright." Ye Wenxi folded the blueprints neatly. "I'll mainly use my own budget, and I'll allocate a portion from the 150,000 yuan loan."

"The timeframe is quite tight, and we hope the process can be expedited," Ye Wenxi said. "We also need to post job openings in the mutual aid society, and it will take some time to recruit all the workers."

"Regarding recruitment, I suggest you get started," Section Chief Chen said, picking up his teacup. "You mentioned this to the Commander at the training meeting last time, and he already gave his approval. The reforms are something that will have to be done sooner or later."

"Let's recruit them first, one at a time. It's impossible for all of them to be here at once."

Ye Wenxi agreed.

She then checked the dormitory for the couple, and the logistics department said that there were indeed no resources to provide them with a separate dormitory room, so they would have to make do for a while.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the division headquarters building, Su Feng, dressed in his training uniform, had just returned from the training field.

His combat boots were covered in mud, dried and cracked, clearly indicating that he had been on field training exercises.

A bicycle in front of the division headquarters caught his attention; he recognized it as Ye Wenxi's bicycle.

There was also a large watermelon stuffed in the bicycle basket.

"Heh... I'll use a whole watermelon to get things done." He muttered to himself and hurried upstairs.

Su Feng went up to the sixth floor and happened to run into Ye Wenxi coming out of the logistics department. Ye Wenxi closed the door, looked up and saw Su Feng walking up. The two saw each other across the corridor.

When Ye Wenxi saw Su Feng, she paused, took two steps forward, and the two met face to face in the corridor.

"Section Chief Su!" Ye Wenxi greeted him with a smile.

Su Feng stopped in his tracks, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Here to take care of some business?"

"Yes, we talked to the logistics department about the dormitory renovation."

Su Feng hummed in agreement, took two steps forward, and then suddenly stopped.

He looked at the doorway to his office... There was a large watermelon on the ground, with a note stuffed in the net bag.

He bent down, pulled out the note, glanced at it, and the moment he saw it, Su Feng cleared up the misunderstanding that had just flashed through his mind.

He smiled. Judging from the tone of the note, the watermelon's surname was either Chen or Zhang.

"It must have been Sister Yunxia who put it there," Ye Wenxi guessed.

"Yes, my sister-in-law left me a note saying I have to eat." Su Feng put the note in his pocket. "My sister-in-law is very hospitable, and so are my division commanders; they often invite me over for meals."

"I heard that you accompanied Xiaojun and Weihua last time they went." Ye Wenxi moved closer. "How is it? Has Xiaojun been bothering you lately?"

"I took him to training this afternoon," Su Feng said. "It's not over yet; he's probably still at the training field. He's progressing a bit slowly, so he might be home for dinner a little later."

"Training? In the military region?" Ye Wenxi raised an eyebrow. "What kind of training?"

Ye Wenxi was a little scared, afraid that Su Feng would be dragged to the wilderness by Lu Xiaojun, leaving him alone to fight the wolves.

At this moment, inside office 606...

A tall figure was pressed against the door, listening to the conversation outside.