The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 122: She Didn’t Return for School Opening

He originally planned to go to the steel factory to find Xiao He, but he was so excited along the way that he made a turn and came here to bring the good news.

As for whether being the factory director at the steel factory is better than staying in the armed forces, there’s no need to say. After all, the factory director is the big boss of the whole steel factory, the top leader indeed.

"Will Xiao Xue come back?" Wang Miaomiao didn’t feel much about Jiang Yan not coming back, as she knew he had to leave sooner or later. This was also good, less trouble early on. But if Jiang Yan doesn’t come, will Xiao Xue still come?

Yang Zhigang shook his head, "I’m not sure about that. You’ll know when school starts..."

Wang Miaomiao felt a bit down because she knew she might very well not come back...

Yang Zhigang scratched his head, knowing that his sister-in-law’s mood was low, but he couldn’t help her, and he had a lot of things to handle himself, "I have to go now, to the factory to hand over the work. I’m officially taking the position tomorrow, so I need to prepare first."

"Go ahead, go ahead, be careful on the road..." Liu Yulan didn’t hold him back, knowing that his work was urgent.

Yang Zhigang rode quickly to the steel factory. Xiao He was already waiting in Jiang Yan’s office. When he received the notice, his mood was low for a while. He wanted to follow Jiang Yan, but reality did not allow it. However, since Jiang Yan told him to follow Yang Zhigang well, he would certainly obey the order and live up to the trust.

The next morning, Liu Yulan and Wang Baoxing left on bicycles. Yes, there was already a new bicycle in the house, as both of them needed it to go to work every day, saving time and effort on their commutes.

Wang Miaomiao had been dispirited since receiving the news yesterday. Without a clear answer, she felt uneasy and a bit anxious. She wanted to write a letter to Cheng Xue to ask about the situation but didn’t know her exact address.

There were still about ten days until school started, so all she could do was wait...

Wang Miaomiao went inside, took out her sketchbook, and continued drawing. She had already completed ten volumes at home during the vacation, exceeding her goal. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

This sketchbook sold well. It contained magical elements, but the main story was about justice overcoming evil and light conquering darkness. The protagonist had to collect the power of light magic by doing good deeds. Together with friends, they grew through persistent efforts. There were difficult obstacles, but they overcame them with wisdom and perseverance.

Wang Miaomiao found the drawing to be effortless, each book contained a small story, with ups and downs in the plot, coexistence of difficulties and opportunities...

In the short days of winter, Wang Baoxing brought Liu Yulan home and found that Wang Pandi had already prepared dinner, waiting for them to return and eat together.

After Liu Yulan washed her hands and came out, she couldn’t help but feel emotional seeing the set table with dishes, saying to Wang Baoxing, "When Pandi gets married at the end of the year, there will only be cold pots and cold stoves when we come home..."

"No worries, you can rest and I’ll cook." Wang Baoxing chuckled.

"Hmph, you got some nerve," Liu Yulan said with a smile at the corners of her eyes and lips, lifting the rice bowl. "But your cooking skills haven’t improved in over ten years; it’s better if I cook and you tend the fire, so you don’t waste food."

"Alright, whatever you say." Wang Baoxing continued to laugh foolishly.

The family sat down to eat. Today, Wang Pandi also cooked a dish of pickled green beans fried with shredded meat and a stewed egg.

The pickled green beans were very appetizing, and Wang Miaomiao ate heartily.

"Dad, Mom, how is Gangzi doing at the factory?" Wang Pandi was distracted all day. After Yang Zhigang came to share the good news yesterday, he left in a hurry, and she didn’t know how he was doing.

"Good, very good..." Liu Yulan spoke of Yang Zhigang with her eyes shining brightly, "Don’t say it, Gangzi is always smiling warmly and kindly in front of us, a bit silly. But when he became a leader and spoke on stage, his presence... was impressive. If I didn’t know that man was my son-in-law, I wouldn’t have recognized him. Remarkable... simply a different person."

"Mom, tell me, what did he say? What did he talk about?" Wang Pandi tried hard to imagine Yang Zhigang’s majestic image, but no matter how much she tried, she couldn’t picture it. In front of her, he was always... uh... shameless? Sweet-talking? Silly and bothersome?

Oh... can’t think like this, it’s embarrassing...

Seeing her daughter looking at her with expectant eyes, Liu Yulan smiled knowingly and explained in detail.

Wang Pandi listened, sometimes surprised, sometimes delighted, her expressions constantly changing with her mother’s narrative. After hearing everything, she couldn’t help but feel pleased with herself. Such an excellent man would soon truly be hers, how could she not be happy...

Life continued at an unhurried pace. On the nineteenth of January, Yang Zhigang drove Jiang Yan’s car over to pick up his sister-in-law and brother-in-law to go to school.

"Brother-in-law, why hasn’t Brother Jiang’s car been sent back to Beijing?" Wang Miaomiao looked at the familiar car in front of her and couldn’t help but think of the past days. Every Saturday, he would surely appear at the school gate, taking a carload of people home, and every Sunday, he would come back on time to pick them up. For half a year, rain or shine.

"Your Brother Jiang said to let me use it for now, so it’s easier to pick you up and drop you off at school. He’s in the army, so sending it back to Beijing and leaving it at home isn’t necessary." Yang Zhigang repeated Jiang Yan’s words, recalling the phone call from the boss a few days ago. The boss had instructed him on many things, teaching him almost hand-in-hand how to develop the factory well.

He also gave many suggestions for his life, including letting him keep the car to continue picking up and dropping off his sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

His fiancée wasn’t even married yet, and he got promoted to a leadership position. He had to keep work and personal matters separate at the factory, or it could cause trouble in the future.

Since he couldn’t show too much favoritism to his in-laws at the factory to avoid suspicion, he had to be more diligent in other areas. Otherwise, it might be misunderstood as him being aloof and looking down on the Yue Family now that he was a leader.

Yang Zhigang was deeply moved. The boss was really very considerate of him... He must not betray the boss’s trust and must make the factory thrive!

Wang Miaomiao bit her lip and said, "Brother-in-law, you don’t need to pick us up again, it’s too much trouble and might interfere with your work."

Yang Zhigang vigorously replied, "No worries, now I’m the one in charge of the factory." Being the top leader was exhilarating; he was the biggest in the whole factory. So what if he took care of some private matters? No one could control him. As long as he informed Xiao He, they would know how to contact him if something came up.

And Xiao He was already used to it; when Jiang Yan was around, this task of picking up and dropping off the kids on the last Saturday and Sunday of the month was part of the schedule. Now, he just had to continue...

After dropping Wang Miaomiao and Wang Jia Bao at school, Yang Zhigang drove away.