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

Su Nianhe was stunned for a moment.

She was still holding a handful of sequined red hair ties in her hand, and after hearing this, her mind raced.

"A female college student?" Su Nianhe put down her hair tie.

"That's right! It's Director Zhou's daughter from the Armed Forces Department, she came back from university in Beijing." Li Lianhua slapped her thigh anxiously. "Shen Wanshan and Liu Huizhen are both downstairs watching. It's obvious this is a blind date arranged for Technician Shen. And you're still here happily counting hair ties!"

Su Nianhe gathered the hair ties on the bed together and sorted them by color.

"Lotus, Shen Huai isn't that kind of person," Su Nianhe said steadily.

Li Lianhua was exasperated: "Why are you so stubborn! Some men with money and power have all sorts of ulterior motives."

"If he wanted to go through all this trouble to get me out of the Shen family, he wouldn't have said he wanted to marry me in front of the whole family." Su Nianhe raised her head. "He can handle things at the compound. Since he said so, I'll believe him."

Li Lianhua opened her mouth, but a bellyful of advice got stuck in her throat.

Looking at Su Nianhe's confident demeanor, and then recalling Shen Huai's usual aloof and menacing face in the compound, she realized that he was a real menace to people.

"Alright then." Li Lianhua sighed. "Anyway, it's just the two of you dating, so you should keep that in mind. But since I saw this, I have to give you a heads-up. I'll have to keep an eye on things happening in the compound more often in the future."

Su Nianhe nodded and brought the topic back: "Come and take a look at this batch of goods. The hair ties Brother He brought are of really good quality, the elastic bands are sturdy, and the sequins on them are sewn on tightly."

Li Lianhua leaned over and picked up a pink one, then pulled it.

"It's really good. It costs two cents to buy in the south, but we sell it for five cents at the factory gate. There's definitely a rush to buy it." Li Lianhua counted the quantity. "Is all my twenty yuan worth of goods here?"

"They're all here, a hundred of them. Including mine, that makes a total of two hundred."

The two sat on a mat and sorted the hair ties by color and style into two clean cloth bags.

After chatting for a while about the specific details of setting up a stall, Li Lianhua glanced at the sky outside the window.

"No, I have to go back. Vice Mayor Li is hosting guests at his house tonight, and I need to go back and prepare the food." Li Lianhua stood up and patted her trouser legs.

"Then take your time. Come over tomorrow afternoon when you're done with your work, and we'll meet at the factory gate." Su Nianhe saw her off to the gate.

Li Lianhua waved her hand and ran out of the alley.

Su Nianhe closed the courtyard gate, turned around and went back into the house to tie the cloth bag tightly and put it in the cupboard.

The goods have arrived, but we haven't scouted the site yet.

She took a key, put it in her pocket, pushed open the gate, and went out, intending to wander around the textile factory area to see where would be the most suitable place to set up a stall.

This alleyway in the residential area connects to several gates of the textile factory, and it is usually bustling with people.

Today is the weekend, and most of the workers in the factory are off work, except for those on shifts.

Su Nianhe walked out of the alley and just as she stepped out of the alley, she ran into a chubby girl holding half an ice pop.

The girl was fair-skinned and chubby, wearing a large blue-gray plaid shirt, and she walked with a brisk pace.

This is Zhu Yuanyuan, who doesn't have to work on weekends.

Zhu Yuanyuan had just taken a bite of her popsicle when she looked up and saw Su Nianhe walking out of the alley.

Zhu Yuanyuan forgot to swallow the popsicle in her mouth.

Her eyes were wide open like copper bells, her gaze shifting back and forth between Su Nianhe.

Su Nianhe wore a fitted floral short-sleeved top and faded straight-leg pants today.

This outfit would be just ordinary work clothes on anyone else, but on her, it accentuated her curvaceous and alluring figure perfectly.

Especially her slender waist, which makes her walk like a water snake.

Zhu Yuanyuan stared wide-eyed, only realizing what was happening when the popsicle liquid dripped down the stick onto her hand.

She chewed and swallowed the rest of the popsicle in a few bites, casually tossed the stick into a trash can by the roadside, and went straight to meet them.

"Hey, comrade!" Zhu Yuanyuan said in a loud voice, striking up a conversation with obvious familiarity.

Su Nianhe stopped and looked at the chubby girl with a big smile on her face.

"Did you call me?" Su Nianhe asked.

"Yeah, right!" Zhu Yuanyuan looked her up and down, clicking her tongue in amazement. "Comrade, how did you get such a figure? Don't you ever eat? Your waist is so thin, I could pinch it with my hand!"

As Zhu Yuanyuan spoke, her hands were itching to pinch something, and she gestured with both hands in the air, really wanting to reach out and pinch it to see how it felt.

But she was a sensible person after all; she obediently withdrew her hand after gesturing and did not do anything out of line.

Su Nianhe blushed at her blunt words.

"I'm eating," Su Nianhe replied honestly.

Zhu Yuanyuan laughed and patted her stomach: "I eat too! I can eat eight big meat buns in one meal, and they all go up here. Comrade, you look unfamiliar. Did you just move into our compound?"

"Yeah, I just rented a courtyard in the alley."

"No wonder I've never seen such a beauty like you before," Zhu Yuanyuan said enthusiastically. "My name is Zhu Yuanyuan, and I work in the foundry workshop of the textile factory up ahead. What's your name?"

"My name is Su Nianhe."

"Nianhe, what a beautiful name." Zhu Yuanyuan leaned closer. "Why are you going out in this sweltering heat?"

"I'd like to check out the area near the textile factory. I'm thinking of setting up a small stall, but I don't know where would be a good location." Su Nianhe saw that she worked at the factory, so she thought she'd ask her for advice.

Shen Huai only mentioned the factory gate, but there shouldn't just be one gate; he needed to ask around properly first. He didn't know when things would be resolved.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanyuan immediately perked up.

"Setting up a stall! You've come to the right person! I know exactly which street near the factory has the most people and which gate is the strictest!" Zhu Yuanyuan patted her chest confidently. "Come on, I'll take you for a stroll!"

Su Nianhe thanked her repeatedly.

Zhu Yuanyuan, a restless person, volunteered to be the guide, leading Su Nianhe along the main road outside the alley towards the textile factory.

"Let me tell you, our factory has four main gates," Zhu Yuanyuan said, gesturing excitedly as she walked. "The north gate is the driveway for factory leaders and the logistics department. You absolutely mustn't put up your cart there. Those old men are too fussy, and they wouldn't buy those little trinkets anyway."

Su Nianhe took notes carefully.

"If you want to set up a stall, go to the South Gate!" Zhu Yuanyuan pointed to a wide road ahead. "The South Gate connects to the spinning and dyeing workshops, which are full of young women and housewives. They love to buy hair accessories and face cream. As soon as it's time to leave work, people flood out, like dumplings being dropped into a pot."

The two walked to an open space outside the south gate.

Two rows of tall sycamore trees line the roadside, and there is plenty of open space under their shade.

"You can take this spot under this tree." Zhu Yuanyuan pointed to the thickest sycamore tree. "It's shady here, and it's a bit far from the factory gate. The security patrol usually turns back after reaching the gate and doesn't bother with this."

Su Nianhe looked at the location; it was indeed spacious and conspicuous.

"Thank you so much, Yuanyuan. If you hadn't led the way, I would have been completely lost tomorrow."

"No need to thank me, what are you selling? I'll bring all the girls from our workshop to support you!" Zhu Yuanyuan said generously.

"Selling the newest hair ties from the south."

"That's great! I was just worried about where to buy pretty hair ties to tie my hair." Zhu Yuanyuan touched her short, thick braid.

After looking at the stalls, Zhu Yuanyuan pulled Su Nianhe to another street.

"Come on, I'll take you to the market. You just moved here, so you'll definitely need to buy groceries and cook. The markets around here are a bit tricky; I'll show you which vendors have the freshest produce and which have accurate scales."

Su Nianhe was more than happy to agree, since she only knew about the vegetable market near the municipal party committee compound and was unaware of the situation here.

She followed Zhu Yuanyuan into a large farmers' market behind the family compound.

The market was bustling with noise, and the shouts of vegetable and meat vendors filled the air.

Zhu Yuanyuan walked in front, like a general inspecting his territory.

"Uncle Wang! Why are these tomatoes wilted? Bring me the fresh ones from the bottom!" Zhu Yuanyuan shouted, pointing to a vegetable stall.

When the old man selling vegetables saw it was her, he smiled and brought out another basket.

"Yuanyuan's here, pick one yourself."

Zhu Yuanyuan pulled Su Nianhe over: "Nianhe, from now on, when you buy vegetables, just go to Grandpa Wang's place. His vegetables are all picked fresh from the field this morning, and he won't shortchange you."

Su Nianhe picked out two big, red tomatoes and a bunch of scallions.

"You have to be selective about the butcher's stall." Zhu Yuanyuan led her inside and stopped in front of a cutting board. "Butcher Liu's pork is the fattest. If you want to buy pork fat to render lard at home, go to him. If you want to buy lean meat for stir-frying, go to the stall at the end of the street."

Su Nianhe nodded as she took out her money and bought a small piece of pork belly.