80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

As soon as we arrived at the factory, Master Zhu announced today's assessment task: everyone would receive a drawing and have to embroider a finished product based on the pattern on the drawing.

Finally, scores are given based on completion rate, with 60 points being the passing mark. Passing the passing mark means you have passed the assessment.

Afterwards, Master Zhu showed them the sample garments that the designer had just designed and were in production for this season. Lin Yue had seen them in her previous life; she had bought them for Lin Mei.

Although she was reluctant to buy it for herself, she would buy it for Lin Mei. Whenever the supply and marketing cooperative had a new look, Lin Mei would drag her to go shopping.

She was naive at the time and was easily persuaded to buy the clothes by Lin Mei with just a few words. She could only touch them with great affection, and it was because of this that she became very familiar with the styles and materials of those clothes.

The girls' eyes lit up at the sight of pretty clothes, which dampened their enthusiasm for studying even more.

After seeing the sample garment, the assessment began.

Lin Yue was quite confident when she received the sample. After practicing last night, she was basically able to use the needle skillfully and would no longer prick her hand.

Everyone started working, and by noon many had finished and happily went to the cafeteria for lunch.

Lin Yue finished the last part, carefully placed it on her workstation, and then went to the cafeteria.

As soon as she left, someone came to her workstation, took scissors, and cut the loose threads on the finished product, making several cuts from front to back.

When it was time to start work in the afternoon, Master Zhu began to check each person one by one, and many people passed.

When it was Lin Yue's turn, Master Zhu picked it up and examined it carefully. He frowned and said, "Are you trying to fob me off with something like this? Do you think I'm old and blind? This won't pass."

Lin Yue looked at him in confusion. She had clearly checked it when she finished and there was no problem. She didn't know why Master Zhu was angry.

Seeing her still looking innocent, Master Zhu became even angrier and threw the finished product on the workbench. "I told you that if you don't pass the test, you can practice again. There's no need to resort to these underhanded tricks."

Lin Yue picked it up and examined it carefully before noticing the problem: it was broken in many places and was not a complete pattern.

At this moment, someone deliberately whispered, "Who is this person? Trying to get away with this rubbish. Luckily, Master Zhu has sharp eyes and saw through her little trick. She's still pretending to be innocent. It's disgusting."

Others chimed in, "That's right, if she doesn't know how, she doesn't know how. Nobody's going to do anything to her. It's just outrageous."

"I think it's a matter of character. You guys don't know, she hit someone yesterday, and she was really ruthless."

"Stop talking, or she might hear you and retaliate."

Lin Yue didn't know how to defend herself, her face flushed red. It was clear that someone had deliberately damaged it, but she couldn't produce any evidence.

Tears were already welling up in her eyes, but Lin Yue stubbornly held them back. She knew that crying and complaining at this moment would only make Master Zhu dislike her even more.

Master Zhu didn't linger at her place and went to check other workstations. Hearing the other girls cheering happily, Lin Yue felt extremely sad.

Why do these kinds of things always happen? Why is it that people always seem to be at odds with themselves?

After the assessment, three people, including Lin Yue, failed, while the other two girls were not severely criticized.

"Those who pass the assessment will follow me to the cutting workshop to learn drawing and cutting."

Master Zhu looked around at the people around him, then walked up to Lin Yue and said coldly, "You sew five more finished products and hand them to me tomorrow morning. If you don't finish, you can leave."

After everyone left, tears finally fell from Lin Yue's eyes. She wiped them away fiercely, picked up a needle, and began to sew.

Huo Qingyan leaned against the wall, a few buttons undone on his work clothes, revealing a two-strand vest underneath.

He glared coldly at Lin Yue. Wasn't this woman very assertive the other day? Why can't she even defend herself today?

Lin Yue didn't look up until it was time to finish work; she just kept sewing intently.

Huo Qingyan watched her sew for as long as she sewed. The girl's expression was very serious; she neither complained nor gave up, nor did she wallow in self-pity.

When she got tired of sewing, she would stand up, swing her arms, and twist her waist. She looked incredibly cute. Huo Qingyan thought she would hide here and cry.

After she left the workshop, Huo Qingyan went to her workstation and picked up the finished product that had been criticized.

He held it in his hand and dangled it as he returned to his dormitory. Master Zhu was smoking a pipe, and the dormitory was filled with smoke.

Huo Qingyan threw what he was holding onto the table in front of Master Zhu. "You couldn't even see through such a childish trick? Looks like you're really getting old and your eyesight is failing."

Master Zhu glared at him and exhaled a puff of smoke. "What? You want to stand up for what's right? Aren't you someone who never meddles in other people's business?"

Huo Qingyan said irritably, "I can't stand you bullying a young girl. Aren't you ashamed at your age?"

Master Zhu's eyes darkened, a hint of disappointment in them. "She complained to you?"

Huo Qingyan also lit a cigarette, holding it between his fingers, and said, "What are you complaining about? They don't even know me."

Master Zhu chuckled. "You sound rather aggrieved? You've taken a liking to her?"

Not hearing his reply, Master Zhu stared wide-eyed in surprise, "I was right, you've got your day too, but don't get any ideas about her, she's a good prospect."

Huo Qingyan took a drag of his cigarette and looked at him with some reproach, "Then why did you make that young girl suffer?"

Master Zhu said, "You know my temper. If she can't even stand this little bit of grievance, she's not worth my time to train. If she wants to be my apprentice, she has to be able to endure and persevere."

"Didn't you say you weren't taking on any more apprentices?"

"Hehehe, let's see how she performs. Let's see if she's worth making an exception for. Don't interfere in her affairs. It's good for her to experience more things."

Huo Qingyan thoughtfully puffed on her cigarette, thinking of the man who had picked her up and dropped her off. She frowned and sighed inwardly, "He's already taken."

He didn't say it aloud, feeling embarrassed.

I finally met someone interesting, but someone beat me to it. That man doesn't seem like a simple person.

Huo Qingyan irritably rubbed his hair, extinguished the cigarette with his finger, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it.

When Chang Jingxiang came to pick up Lin Yue, he handed her the biscuits in his hand, saying, "Are you hungry? Have a bite to tide you over."

Lin Yue lowered her eyes and accepted the gift, softly saying thank you. Chang Jinxiang noticed her low spirits and leaned down to ask, "What's wrong? What happened?"

It would have been better if he hadn't asked. As soon as he did, Lin Yue burst into tears and said in a pitiful voice, "I didn't pass today's assessment."