The voluptuous and beautiful nanny, Technician Shen fell for her.

the next morning.

As dawn broke, there were hardly any people around in the courtyard.

Su Nianhe got up quietly, washed up, and pushed open the kitchen door.

There was already someone standing in front of the stove.

Shen Huai, dressed in a simple white shirt and gray pants, was putting noodles into a pot.

Hearing the noise, he turned his head.

Su Nianhe walked over and picked up the green onions from the sink.

"Why are you up so early?" she asked softly.

"I'm used to it." Shen Huai stirred the noodles in the pot with his chopsticks. "I told you I'd make breakfast, but you insisted on getting up."

As the two were talking, Liu Huizhen's footsteps came from the stairs.

Liu Huizhen walked into the kitchen and saw this scene, her jaw almost dropping in shock.

"Xiao Huai, what are you doing so early in the morning?" Liu Huizhen walked over. "Why are you cooking for yourself again? Isn't Nian He here?"

Shen Huai didn't even raise his head.

"I got up early, so I just grabbed something." He said casually, offering a flawless excuse, "I have something to do at the factory today, so I have to leave early."

Liu Huizhen was speechless and could only turn around and berate Su Nianhe.

"Nianhe, be quicker in the future, don't make Xiao Huai do it himself."

Su Nianhe lowered her head and obediently replied, "I understand, Aunt Liu."

Shen Huai filled a large bowl with noodles and took it to the living room.

After breakfast, Shen Huai pushed his old bicycle out of the courtyard gate.

The morning air was a little chilly.

There weren't many people on the red brick path in the courtyard, except for a few early-rising sparrows chirping on the branches.

Shen Huai pushed his bicycle, walking at a leisurely pace.

He paused for a moment as he passed the corner of the alleyway leading to the row of buildings.

Not far ahead, Li Tiejun was standing under a large locust tree.

Standing in front of him was Li Lianhua, whose hair was braided.

Li Tiejun held an oil paper package in his hand and forced it into Li Lianhua's hand.

"Here, freshly steamed meat buns." Li Tiejun's voice was loud and clear, with a hint of domineering arrogance. "Your deputy mayor's family feeds you porridge every day. How can your body handle that?"

Li Lianhua refused, her cheeks flushing.

"I don't want it. I'm eating quite well at the Li family's house. You can keep this bun for yourself."

"I've already eaten." Li Tiejun shoved the oil paper package into her arms. "Just take it. Stop talking nonsense. You need to eat to have the energy to work."

Li Lianhua held the steaming hot buns, unable to suppress the smile on her face.

The two stood under the tree, chatting and laughing, their familiarity making it impossible for a third person to get in.

Shen Huai stood at the corner, watching this scene without disturbing it.

He stepped on the pedal with one foot, and the bicycle chain made a crisp sound.

Hearing the noise, Li Tiejun turned around and looked over.

Upon seeing that it was Shen Huai, Li Tiejun grinned.

When Li Lianhua saw Shen Huai, she immediately thought of Su Nianhe's matter. Feeling a little guilty, she hugged the steamed bun, hurriedly greeted him, and then turned and ran back to the back door of the deputy mayor's house.

Shen Huai rode his bicycle over and stopped in front of Li Tiejun, supporting himself on one foot.

"You seem pretty free, head of the security department," Shen Huai teased.

Li Tiejun dusted off his uniform, seemingly unconcerned.

"What's there to be idle about? I'm just showing concern for the people." Li Tiejun hopped on his bicycle and rode alongside Shen Huai. "Old Shen, I've found Li Lianhua to be a really nice girl. She's genuine and unpretentious. I'm thinking of getting to know her better and spending some time with her."

Shen Huai looked at the wide road ahead and said, "Didn't your mother look down on her because she was a country nanny?"

"It's her business if my mom dislikes me," Li Tiejun said firmly as he pedaled. "I'm the one who has to live my life. If we get along well, and she's hardworking and reliable, I'm happy to protect her. Once I get the factory housing allocation, we'll get the marriage certificate right away, and nobody can stop me."

As Shen Huai listened to Li Tiejun's words, he tapped his fingers twice on the handlebars.

Li Tiejun was able to make the decision so readily because his parents were just ordinary working parents; at worst, they would have a fight.

But Shen Wanshan and Liu Huizhen are different.

The road ahead for him is much longer and more difficult than that for Li Tiejun.

The two rode their bicycles towards the textile factory.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the streets of Jiang City.

A new day begins.

Shen Huai and Li Tiejun rode their bicycles into the gate of the textile factory.

Workers in blue-gray overalls came and went in the factory, greeting each other in turn.

Old Ma from the logistics department is a loose tongue. Shen Huai had just submitted his application for welfare housing two days ago, and the news had already spread throughout the factory this morning.

I don't know who heard it first, but they insisted that he might have a partner and be planning to get married.

"I don't think so. He was still single at the recent social gathering."

"I heard the matchmaking didn't work out. Several women from good families and who were good-looking didn't work out either. I wonder what kind of fairy Shen is looking for."

A female worker in the foundry workshop was eavesdropping on gossip next to the water room.

This female worker is named Zhu Yuanyuan. She is fair-skinned and plump, and has a very outgoing personality. She is a real character in the workshop.

After hearing this, she looked down at the aluminum lunchbox in her hand, which was full of three large meat buns that had just come out of the steamer.

Zhu Yuanyuan slapped her thigh, grabbed her breakfast lunchbox, and ran off.

Shen Huai had just parked his old bicycle downstairs in front of the technical department office building and strode to the door of the second-floor office when he saw a white, chubby figure, as tall as an iron tower, blocking the doorway.

Shen Huai stopped in his tracks, his expression still that aloof and deadpan look, without even twitching his eyebrows.

Li Tiejun followed behind, and when he saw who it was, he was so happy that he leaned against the wall to watch the show.

Zhu Yuanyuan puffed out her chest and began her self-introduction in a rather comical way: "Hello, Technician Shen! I'm Zhu Yuanyuan from the foundry workshop, I'm twenty-four years old! I'm healthy and hardworking, I can eat eight big meat buns in one meal!"

After saying that, she took two steps forward and suddenly stretched out her thick palm and slapped Shen Huai on the shoulder.

That was quite a force, creating a whistling wind.

Shen Huai reacted quickly, stepping aside to dodge the hand. "What is it?"

Zhu Yuanyuan missed her target but didn't feel embarrassed. She then casually shoved the aluminum lunchbox in her hand forward.

"Technician Shen, haven't had breakfast yet? Here, take this while it's hot!"

"No need." Shen Huai didn't even glance at the lunchbox. He strode past her and entered the office, slamming the door shut.

Only Zhu Yuanyuan, who was turned away, and Li Tiejun, who was trembling from trying not to laugh, remained in the corridor.

Zhu Yuanyuan was not discouraged. She picked up her lunchbox and turned to walk back.

Back at her workstation in the foundry, the female worker next to her leaned over and asked, "Yuanyuan, where did you go with your lunchbox?"

"I went to see Technician Shen." Zhu Yuanyuan pulled out a chair and sat down, picking up a large meat bun and taking a bite.

"Are you crazy?" the female worker exclaimed in surprise. "Her standards are so high; I've heard that even good-looking women from wealthy families haven't gotten together with her. Why would she even consider you?"

Zhu Yuanyuan swallowed the meat in her mouth and blurted out a joke: "What do you know! Technician Shen looks down on those from good families and who are good-looking because he thinks they're spoiled! What if he has discerning eyes and likes someone like me who's blessed with good fortune? That's called bringing good luck to one's husband!"

Her words caused all the other female workers in the factory to burst into laughter, and they all started teasing her.

The atmosphere in the workshop was so lively it almost lifted the roof off.