Chapter 320

Chapter 320

"Alright." Bai Xiuxiu nestled closer to him to shield herself from the cold wind.

Her lips curved into a slight smile. Since her rebirth, she had never felt frustrated when spending time with her husband.

Wang Qinghe first took Bai Xiuxiu to the community office.

He lifted her off the bicycle and handed her the lunch box. "Remember to heat it up before eating at noon. If you can't find a place to heat it, come find me and we'll eat out. Bring enough food for the whole week, and once your grain transfer is completed, you won't need to bring food anymore."

Seeing him frown, as if she couldn't even eat without him, Bai Xiuxiu couldn't help but laugh. "I'm not three years old. Don't worry about me. When have I ever neglected myself?"

"Then I'll go to work. I'll pick you up in the evening." Wang Qinghe's face turned red.

Bai Xiuxiu found him really easy to tease. This was a stark contrast from how he dealt with business rivals when she used to be a Wandering Spirit behind his back.

"Go on, I'll wait for you in the evening."

Afterward, Bai Xiuxiu turned and entered the office.

Inside, Lu Fang and Lin Yan, who were near the window, returned to their seats when they saw her come in.

As Bai Xiuxiu arrived, Lin Yan teased, "Xiuxiu, you've been married for quite a while now, huh? Why are you still so lovey-dovey? Aren't you worried about being laughed at?"

Bai Xiuxiu was slightly stunned but quickly realized that Lin Yan must have seen her and her husband talking at the door just now.

She smiled immediately. "Sister Lin, that's not quite right. My husband and I are a legitimate couple. Should we be afraid of people laughing just for saying a few words? Is there anything to be ashamed of?"

Lin Yan's expression stiffened for a moment. "At the very least, you two should..."

"My husband dropped me off at work and told me a few things. What's wrong with that?" Bai Xiuxiu asked sincerely.

Her question left Lin Yan speechless, and she awkwardly changed the subject. "Xiuxiu, since you didn't come yesterday, a lot of work has accumulated. Three households in the streets under your jurisdiction have come to us saying their disputes haven't been mediated yet.

You need to handle it soon.

It's been delayed for too long.

Actually, the issues in your area are manageable, but the others are the priority. You shouldn't let others get scolded because of this, right?"

Lin Yan's words were filled with dissatisfaction.

"Don't worry, Sister Lin. I'll start right away." Bai Xiuxiu didn't argue and continued sorting out the work, filtering the tasks that belonged to Lin Yan and Lu Fang, which Sister Zhang had assigned to them.

These tasks were what she planned to have them teach her.

Bai Xiuxiu asked for guidance on the statistics and other office tasks that could be handled in the office.

Looking troubled, she said, "Sister Lin, Sister Lu, I'm not very familiar with these. Can you help me figure out how to do them? The director told me to ask you if I don't understand. I'm a bit slow, so I need to see how others do it to learn."

Her sincerity and proper attitude left no room for complaint.

The two of them looked at the pile of work in front of them, most of which were their own tasks, and were exasperated.

Lin Yan's face turned cold. "Xiuxiu, what do you mean by this? Are we doing your work for you?"

"Sister Lin, don't misunderstand. I'm really a bit slow. If you help me with some, I'll learn by watching. Sister Lu, you too. After all, these tasks aren't really mine to handle. Originally, they were yours. You said that Sister Zhang promised to do them for you, and when she left, they fell to me.

Of course, I'm willing to manage them, but you have to teach me."

The director also told me to come to you. If you don’t assist me with these tasks, I'll have no choice but to take them to the Director.

Bai Xiuxiu looked both helpless and honest.

The moment the two heard about going to the Director, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and help her with the work.

When Director Gao arrived, she saw that Bai Xiuxiu had already started working and was enthusiastically discussing how to get things done with her colleagues. This further improved her impression of Bai Xiuxiu.

"It’s the end of the year, and there’s a lot to do. There are more disputes among neighbors, and because they trust us, they come to us for mediation. We need to be more proactive and keep up with other tasks.

By the end of the year, we’ll provide a bit more in benefits."

Director Gao was making an effort to boost everyone's morale in the office.

People gradually began to respond.

Bai Xiuxiu also responded at the right time: "Director, I just started, but I’ll get familiar with the work quickly."

"Yes, I believe you’ll get familiar with it soon. If you need anything, feel free to ask," said Director Gao. She no longer trusted Lin Yan and Lu Fang. After work yesterday, she visited Sister Zhang. When Sister Zhang heard that someone was taking over her position, she seemed quite concerned.

She asked Director Gao to look after Bai Xiuxiu.

It seemed that Sister Zhang had indeed been wronged.

"Thank you, Director."

Bai Xiuxiu responded loudly and clearly, and she immediately continued asking Lin Yan and Lu Fang to help her with tasks she claimed not to know how to do.

The two were frustrated but couldn’t say much. They wanted Bai Xiuxiu to do the work herself but were worried she would report them to the director. After all, this Bai Xiuxiu didn’t seem as honest as Sister Zhang.

An honest person wouldn’t have tricked them like this.

The entire morning passed with Bai Xiuxiu looking at them innocently and cluelessly, saying with a smile, "I still don’t know how to do it." Lu Fang had a short temper and almost lost it right then.

It was Lin Yan who stopped her.

At lunchtime, Bai Xiuxiu was heating her meal on the stove. When Lu Fang and Lin Yan came back with their meals, they saw that Bai Xiuxiu's meal had eggs and meat. Thinking about how Bai Xiuxiu hadn’t done any work all morning and just kept saying she didn’t know how, they were furious.

"Lin Jie, Lu Jie, you’re back for lunch. Perfect timing. I still haven’t figured it out. Can you two help me again?"

Bai Xiuxiu was about to crowd around them.

"It's lunchtime; don't bother us. Besides, all morning you've been saying you don’t know how to do anything. We’ve already helped you with a tenth of your work. Bai Xiuxiu, this is too much, isn’t it?" Lu Fang couldn’t hold it in anymore.

At that moment, there was no one else in the room, just the three of them.

"Too much?" Bai Xiuxiu laughed.

Looking at the two, she said, "If I'm so excessive, why don’t you go complain to the Director?"

"You!" Lu Fang was left speechless by Bai Xiuxiu's retort.

"What about me? Don’t you want to complain?" Bai Xiuxiu continued to ask them.

Lin Yan realized that Bai Xiuxiu clearly knew what she was doing, indirectly making them do the work themselves.

"Xiuxiu, don’t push it too far. We have our history with Sister Zhang..." Lin Yan frowned.

"Whatever history you have with Sister Zhang is your business. What does it have to do with me? I haven’t done anything wrong, so how am I pushing it too far?" Bai Xiuxiu smiled and countered them.