CHAPTER 392: CHAPTER 392: JOY AND SORROW

After the armaments factory incident, apart from Tang Wei, who occasionally showed disdain towards Gu Lingling, the other people in the engineering department were very friendly to her, taking care of her like a little sister next door.

Gu Lingling gradually adapted to life in the engineering department.

Zhang Shiqiang and Liu Zhi knew that Gu Lingling was good at English, so they would occasionally pick up an English book to ask her for help, and Gu Lingling would share all she knew with them.

Not like Tang Wei, whose arrogant demeanor made people uncomfortable.

"Can’t you just tone down your attitude?" Zhou Qing said to Tang Wei once again.

They were college classmates and were both assigned to the transformer factory, so naturally, their bond was strong. "I think that girl is pretty nice; you shouldn’t always have a bias against her."

"See, this is her ability. Even you’re speaking well of her," Tang Wei said. "Just wait and see, sooner or later, you’ll see her true colors."

Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly.

Tang Wei got hurt during college, so he harbored prejudice against any outstanding girl.

He just hoped that Tang wouldn’t go too far.

By July, Gu Lingling’s English learning group grew even larger, and when the technical department next door heard someone was teaching English, they approached He Jijun.

He Jijun naturally did not agree all on his own and sought Gu Lingling’s opinion first.

Gu Lingling thought about it and, figuring teaching one person is the same as teaching a few, agreed to it.

She taught English for an hour after work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Because her teaching was easy to understand and she was very personable, everyone who attended the class liked her.

Gu Chunmei, her aunt, was also bursting with pride. Now whenever her colleagues mentioned Gu Lingling, they’d give a thumbs up and praise Chun Mei for having such a wonderful niece.

Naturally, more people started asking about her.

Even Zhao Jingmiao and Hao Lianlian were frequently cornered and asked many times about how old Gu Lingling was, what she liked, and so on.

Frightened, the two of them would hide at Gu Lingling’s place after work to attend English classes.

Yao Jingsong, however, wasn’t so lucky to escape the questions. Furthermore, the maintenance crew he was with consisted entirely of men, and many young guys approached Yao Jingsong trying to befriend him to get information about Gu Lingling.

Befriending the potential brother-in-law to gain proximity advantages—it sounded like a wonderful thing.

Of course, where there is joy, there is also worry.

Liu Miao was one of them, and Wang Meili even more so.

Because she came from the same village as Zhang Cuihua, the factory loudmouth, many people knew Wang Meili had been Gu Lingling’s stepmother for several years. However, she was never kind to her stepdaughter.

As such, the story about how Gu Lingling was forced to wash clothes in the river during a cold spring by Wang Meili and nearly got drowned when Wang Meili’s daughter pushed her, was brought to light.

Even the incident where Gu Lingling fainted out of anger and was hospitalized was disclosed.

In total, Wang Meili’s reputation in the transformer factory worsened once again.

"Juanzi, if you don’t take action, Gu Lingling will soon be soaring at the transformer factory." Liu Miao was now boiling over with anger.

Because other stories of her not getting along with Gu Lingling and how she used to bully Gu Lingling by stealing her lunch were also exposed.

Such that now people in the workshop didn’t want to talk to her.

"What’s the rush, wait a bit longer." Gu Juan flicked her wavy curls, "Let her enjoy her moment for a few more days."