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

"Hello, Comrade Ye, I am Li Yuejin from the First Food Factory."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Director Li."

Ye Wenxi quickly raised a finger and placed it on her lips.

He mouthed "shh" to Lu Weidong.

She covered the microphone and whispered to him

"You eat first...you eat first..."

Lu Weidong shook his head and sat down at the dining table.

I picked up a piece of ribbonfish and began to carefully remove the bones from it for her.

"Comrade Ye, there's a situation here that I need to report to you immediately."

"Okay, Director Li, please go ahead."

After Ye Wenxi responded with that, he didn't say another word.

She gripped the receiver, her eyes widening in disbelief.

His face was filled with disbelief.

It was as if I had heard some unbelievable story.

After a long while, Ye Wenxi spoke:

"I'm sorry, Director Li, I might... not have that idea for the time being."

"The position and arrangement you mentioned are not quite in line with my future plans."

"If possible, I would like to maintain a part-time and freelance design work style."

On the other end of the phone, Li Yuejin had just recounted the conclusions and recommendations of today's meeting.

They carefully studied Ye Wenxi's latest batch of design drafts.

This is the consensus they reached.

Those manuscripts showed a more mature and stable level of quality.

There is no doubt about Ye Wenxi's commercial potential.

So they discussed and made a decision.

A new position will be created within the municipal light industry system:

Design Consultant Appointed by the Municipal Light Industry Bureau

After Ye Wenxi declined, Li Yuejin added a lot more over the phone.

From salary and benefits to career prospects...

"No, Director Li, it really isn't about the salary."

Ye Wenxi interrupted him, her tone sincere.

"It's because my personal plans don't quite align with the requirements of this position."

"Comrade Ye." Li Yuejin hesitated for a moment.

"May I ask, what are your future plans?"

Ye Wenxi gripped the receiver, silently shouting in her heart:

My goal is simple: to become the richest person in the world!

"Director Li, a long-term solution may not be finalized for the time being."

"And I also feel that I'm probably not up to the task of such an important position."

Ye Wenxi tried to make his tone sound humble:

"I still have a lot to learn and accumulate experience in."

"So for the foreseeable future, I mainly plan to pursue further studies at a higher design institution."

"Oh dear, Comrade Ye! You're being too modest!"

Li Yuejin's voice rose on the other end of the phone.

"With your design skills and market acumen..."

"Those teachers at school probably can't teach you anything anymore!"

The two chatted back and forth for quite a while.

Li Yuejin's side refused to back down.

His words were full of regret and a desire to keep her.

By the time Lu Weidong finished slicing the ribbonfish, the dish was almost completely cold.

"By the way, Factory Director Li..."

"What did you think of the new design drafts I sent you last time?"

Ye Wenxi tried to steer the conversation back to the main topic.

"That's great!"

Li Yuejin's voice became excited again:

"That's wonderful! That's why we're even more determined to have you take this position."

Ye Wenxi felt a sense of powerlessness.

How did we end up back here again?

How could she possibly have that much time to serve as a consultant for the entire light industry system in the city?

She also had to study for university entrance exams, settle in with her husband's family, and launch her planned clothing business...

There simply isn't enough time.

After much persuasion, Ye Wenxi managed to get some information out of him.

I promised myself I would "think it over carefully" and discuss it in more detail later.

Li Yuejin reluctantly gave up and hung up the phone.

"call........."

Ye Wenxi let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if he had just finished a battle.

They discovered that Lu Weidong had already reheated the cold food and was serving it on the table.

"Let's eat." He handed her the chopsticks.

Ye Wenxi looked down and saw that her bowl was piled high with deboned ribbonfish meat, arranged in a white and tender manner.

Feeling a warmth in her heart, she picked up a large piece and fed it directly to Lu Weidong's mouth.

"ah--"

Lu Weidong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and opened his mouth to take it.

"Is it from the food factory?" he asked between chews. "Another new assignment?"

Ye Wenxi took a bite of rice and briefly recounted Director Li's suggestion.

"Special design consultant appointed by the Municipal Light Industry Bureau?" Lu Weidong raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm..." Ye Wenxi nodded.

"But you refused?"

"Um...."

Ye Wenxi lowered her head, picking at the rice grains in her bowl, somewhat afraid to look at him.

Lu Weidong remained silent for a long while.

He just kept putting food into her bowl, but he didn't eat much himself.

That's completely unreasonable.

A little girl from the countryside.

Such a level of design suddenly appeared.

They were even noticed by the city and given this opportunity.

She actually refused?!

Lu Weidong was incredibly curious, like a cat scratching at his heart.

"Is it because..." he hesitated before speaking, "that you want to go to university?"

"Hmm," Ye Wenxi's voice was even lower.

"Oh," Lu Weidong responded, and didn't ask any further questions.

Ye Wenxi felt somewhat uneasy.

Lu Weidong sighed deeply in his heart.

There are doubts.

On the contrary, they entwined Lu Weidong's heart like vines.

How could a country girl have such knowledge and skills?

A consultant position in the city, you just turned it down like that?

Where does her clarity and foresight beyond her years come from?

Every question deserves further inquiry.

But he didn't ask a single question.

Intuition, like a taut string, was reminding him: he couldn't pursue it, he couldn't force it.

The sense of security she has just built up with great care is something she has been carefully cultivating.

It's like a thin layer of glass.

If you hit it too hard, it might break.

She went through so much trouble to find a sense of security "belonging to this place" in this home, by his side.

He couldn't bear to part with it.

Ye Wenxi is definitely not simple.

He knew this better than anyone else.

But so what?

She has never harmed anyone, nor has she gone astray.

She was simply hiding some of her origins and past that he didn't know.

She is still herself.

It was that alert and decisive girl on the train.

She was the wife who stood tall and remained neither humble nor arrogant when Xu Miao came to make trouble at her door.

She is the lover sitting in front of him right now, feeling uneasy because he can see right through her.

Moreover, she loved him.

Lu Weidong could sense it.

That love may not have reached the point of being completely unconditional.

But it truly exists.

In the light in her eyes when he looked at her.

Her ears turned slightly red when he approached.

With these two things, that's enough.

enough.

He can wait for the rest.

Once she feels secure, once she has built up enough trust.

The day she's willing to say, "Lu Weidong, I need you."

Before that, he had only one task:

Protect her and safeguard this family.

Give her a warm and welcoming place where she can gradually let down her guard.

The next day, Ye Wenxi and Lu Weidong got up very early.

She was going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily toiletries for her sister-in-law, Lu Weihua, who was coming to visit soon.

Thinking that the little girl is still young and at the age where she loves to eat snacks.

She weighed out a lot of cakes and candies, as if preparing them for a child.

After returning home, she made up the bed for Lu Weihua and prepared everything.

Seeing that it was almost time, I set off to the train station to pick up the person.

........

The phone rang in the office of the director of the propaganda department of the military region.

"Hello, I am Wei Changzheng."

"The First Food Factory?" Wei Changzheng was taken aback for a moment.

Li Yuejin chuckled on the other end of the phone and reminded him:

"Director Wei, didn't you call us a while ago?"

"Want to know about the designer of that gift box cover? Do you remember them?"

"Oh! Right, right, right!" Wei Changzheng suddenly realized.

"How is it? Is the other party willing to communicate?"

"No, that's not it..."

"But I have even better news for you."

Li Yuejin sounded somewhat excited.

"You don't know yet, do you? The designer was from within your military region."

"It should be a military dependent."

"What?!" Wei Changzheng's voice suddenly rose.

"The families of military personnel from our military region?!"

"What's the other person's name?"

Li Yuejin clearly pronounced the name, one pause at a time:

"Ye Wenxi!"