Traveling back to 1952, starting a comeback from a relief station

"Huai Ru, you and your boyfriend are such a perfect couple, both so good-looking!"

"Exactly! Tell me, how did you two meet?"

"I heard he's Comrade Wang Ligen's nephew. He's been to the factory before, and people say he's handsome. Seeing him today, I can confirm it's true! I thought he'd be coming to work at the factory."

"Tell me quickly, how did your fate come about..."

Qin Huairu was at a loss for what to do.

She originally thought that her colleagues in the factory were all dedicated to their work and had progressive ideas, but she didn't expect them to love gossiping so much.

Seeing everyone's eager expressions, she could only offer simple words.

Of course, the plot has been slightly tweaked.

He didn't say he came to Beijing to find a partner; he just said he came to the city to stay with someone and happened to meet Wang Anping.

First time meeting.

Wang Anping directly expressed his feelings.

A week later, they actually came to our door to propose marriage.

This story was even more bizarre and convoluted than any martial arts tale passed down among the common people. The female workers gasped in surprise and kept asking for details.

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, a short-haired girl in her early twenties clicked her tongue and said:

"Huai Ru, you're so easy to fool!"

"You haven't even figured anything out yet, and you've already been fooled by his sweet talk?"

"What if you run into a bad person who takes advantage of you? You'll have no one to blame but yourself!"

Another woman nearby leaned over and asked curiously:

"Your partner is working now? Where does they work?"

Qin Huairu said with some pride:

"Street Working Group"

Upon hearing this, the female workers exchanged bewildered glances, and someone pressed for an answer:

"So what's his role in the work group?"

Qin Huairu didn't hide anything:

"He said he was helping with cooking at the shelter and also helping with the accounts. Anping is really good at math."

These words surprised the female workers around them.

Being able to cook for the shelter means your culinary skills must be pretty good, and being able to do accounting is also a highly sought-after skill these days.

The short-haired girl couldn't help but sigh:

"I never knew your partner was so amazing!"

"Since one person is doing two jobs, there must be some kind of subsidy, so the salary must be quite high!"

"By the way, does he hand over his salary?"

"Didn't you two discuss who would control the household finances before you got married?"

Qin Huairu's cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered:

"I give all my wages to Brother Anping for safekeeping, and I only need to keep three yuan for pocket money each month."

"My mom also said that I'm not very bright, and it's safer for Anping to manage the money. I just need to focus on my job."

Upon hearing this, the female workers were stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

What happened today.

This really shocked their values.

These days, it's already unusual enough for someone like Wang Anping to come directly to propose marriage; it's even rarer for the woman to voluntarily hand over her salary to the man for safekeeping; and the fact that the woman's parents also support it makes it even more exceptional.

Everyone had their own doubts:

Just how eloquent is Wang Anping that he could fool Qin Huairu's entire family so completely?

"Alright, stop talking nonsense!"

He Hua clapped her hands twice and then said to the people next to her:

"Stop making sarcastic remarks."

"Don't use your own limited perspective and abilities to judge people at different levels."

"In your eyes, even the emperor would have to use a golden hoe to dig the ground!"

She paused, glanced at everyone, and then said:

"Take Huai Ru's boyfriend for example. He's only been in Beijing for a short time, but he managed to find a job in the street-level work group on his own. Who among you can do that?"

"Or is there a man in your life who could do that?"

"Leaving aside other things..."

"On Huai Ru's first day at work, someone specially took time off to accompany her, and took care of everything perfectly."

"Tell me, would your spouse do that?"

"And they keep saying people are lying."

"Stop overthinking, it's getting late, get to work!"

The female workers were stunned when they heard this—indeed!

I initially thought Wang Anping was just a smooth talker who could deceive girls, but upon closer reflection, his abilities are truly beyond what ordinary people can match.

Besides, sending your partner to work at the factory might seem a bit cheesy to outsiders.

But if this happened to me...

Just thinking about it makes me secretly happy!

Qin Huairu felt that this group leader was indeed worthy of the title; his words were indeed pleasant to hear.

He hurriedly followed behind Sister Hua to learn how to do the work.

Just as Sister Hua said, their group's work wasn't tiring, but they had to be quick and efficient. Qin Huairu was a reliable and capable person, and she adapted to the pace in no time.

Meanwhile, Wang Anping returned to the rescue station and continued to improve his cooking skills.

Mondays are always the busiest.

Everyone at the shelter was busy with their own things, their feet barely touching the ground.

While cooking, Wang Anping began to have some doubts:

Working as a cook at the shelter wasn't a long-term solution; he never intended to spend his entire life working around the stove.

I came here mainly to practice my cooking skills, and now that my skills are about to be upgraded, it's time to find something else to do.

At lunchtime, Wang Anping held two steamed buns and found a corner to sit down.

Well……

I wonder how Qin Huairu is doing at noon.

His colleagues at the rescue station were too busy in the morning to ask about his marriage, but now they've all come over and are asking him all at once.

After all, the reason Wang Anping took leave a few days ago was to go to his girlfriend's house to propose marriage.

Wang Anping finished his lunch in a few bites.

He took out wedding candy from his bag.

He handed a handful to each of his colleagues and said with a smile:

"Let's have a casual dinner together tonight at Emei Restaurant. Everyone can go there after get off work. I'll bring my girlfriend along too."

"It's a promise, no one's going to be absent!"

"Alright, I'll go inform Team Leader Wang first."

After finishing his work here, Wang Anping rode his bicycle to the street work group office, distributed wedding candies to his colleagues, and talked to Wang Qin about the dinner party that evening.

I came out of the team leader's office.

Just as he was about to push his bicycle away, Wang Anping's gaze swept over the bulletin board in the middle of the yard, and he suddenly stopped, leaning over to stare at a news report.

The working group's office is located in a courtyard house, with a bulletin board set up in the center of the courtyard.

To help everyone stay informed about current events, posts from mainstream newspapers such as the People's Daily and Beijing Daily are displayed daily.

Wang Anping was staring at an article in the People's Daily.

The title is particularly eye-catching.

Provisional Measures for Enrollment in National Institutions of Higher Learning.

"In order to select talent... this recruitment examination will adopt a unified question setting, unified examination time, and unified admission standards... Target applicants: senior high school students, members of the public with equivalent educational qualifications, factory workers, etc..."

Is this... a sign that the college entrance examination is about to be reopened?

Moreover, it's open to everyone, not just high school seniors, but also other members of the public, provided they have equivalent academic qualifications.

Wang Anping did some quick calculations and realized the timing was indeed about right.